Loosely following a stretch of the Revised Common Lectionary for Year C, this four week stewardship sermon encourages us to think about the various treasures God has entrusted to us and empowers us to entrust our treasures to each other. Entrusted Treasures: Series Outline Week 1: Entrusted Treasures (2 Timothy 1:1-14)Introduce the sermon series with anContinue reading “Entrusted Treasures”
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Walking the Hard Road: When Faith is Challenged
The season of Lent grew from a strengthening period of preparation for baptism and entry into the Christian life, acknowledging that it is not always an easy life. Using scriptures from the Revised Common Lectionary, Lent Year C, this sermon series invites us to look deeper into the challenges our faith may face along theContinue reading “Walking the Hard Road: When Faith is Challenged”
Promises: Awaiting Christ in a Weary World
Following the Revised Common Lectionary for Advent Year C, this four week Advent sermon series encourages your congregation to celebrate the promises God has kept, and also to keep faith in the promises God has yet to fulfill. Living in between kept and unkept promises takes great trust, and developing that trust is the majorContinue reading “Promises: Awaiting Christ in a Weary World”
Where Our Treasure Is
Money doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Money has a mission. This straightforward four-week stewardship sermon encourages the congregation to give to the vital mission and ministries God has laid our for the church. Note: This sermon series works best accompanied by a narrative budget, so you can give the congregation numbers for each area–how much moneyContinue reading “Where Our Treasure Is”
ReLent. Restore. Renew.
Following the Revised Common Lectionary for Lent Year B, this seven week Lent sermon series invites your congregation to ponder what new things God may be doing. It lifts up Lent as a time for restoration and renewal of trust in God’s promises. Week 1: “A New World”Scripture: Genesis 9:8-17While Noah’s Ark is often treatedContinue reading “ReLent. Restore. Renew.”
Rise Up
The call to rise up—to shake off what chains us down and drags us through the mud and turn our eyes to God—echoes throughout scripture. Following the Revised Common Lectionary for Epiphany Year B, this six week sermon series highlights the joys and challenges of rising up to follow God’s call, no matter what that looksContinue reading “Rise Up”
Christmas Without the Crazy
Christmas is supposed to be a time of joy and peace… but too often it drives us crazy instead! Neverending to-do lists, fights with family, exhaustion and ingratitude can make the good news of Christ’s birth sound like a nightmare instead. Loosely following the Revised Common Lectionary for Year B, this sermon series invites yourContinue reading “Christmas Without the Crazy”
