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Upcoming Sermons
God Is Light, Easter 2 (B) – April 7, 2024
[RCL] Acts 4:32-35, Psalm 133, 1 John 1:1-2:2, John 20:19-31 God is light and in God, there is no darkness at all. When we walk in the light that is…
What Is Loved Is Resurrected, Easter Day (B) – March 31, 2024
[RCL] Acts 10:34-43 or Isaiah 25:6-9; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 or Acts 10:34-43; John 20:1-18 or Mark 16:1-8 What is loved is resurrected. That is the proclamation of…
Bright Threads, The Great Vigil of Easter (B) – March 30, 2024
[RCL] Exodus 14:10-31; 15:20-21; Psalm 114; Romans 6:3-11; Mark 16:1-8 A “dramatic” Easter sermon inspired by Mark 16:1-8, as told from the perspective of Mary Magdalene. I want to tell…
The Identity of the Slain, Good Friday – March 29, 2024
All of the sermons for Holy Week and Easter are available in a free, downloadable document here. Suitable for use with your congregation, small group, or as personal devotions, each…
Adaptation, Maundy Thursday – March 28, 2024
All of the sermons for Holy Week and Easter are available in a free, downloadable document here. Suitable for use with your congregation, small group, or as personal devotions, each…
The Paradox of Judas, Wednesday in Holy Week – March 27, 2024
All of the sermons for Holy Week and Easter are available in a free, downloadable document here. Suitable for use with your congregation, small group, or as personal devotions, each…
The Hero Revealed, Tuesday in Holy Week – March 26, 2024
All of the sermons for Holy Week and Easter are available in a free, downloadable document here. Suitable for use with your congregation, small group, or as personal devotions, each…
To the End and Beyond, Monday in Holy Week – March 25, 2024
All of the sermons for Holy Week and Easter are available in a free, downloadable document here. Suitable for use with your congregation, small group, or as personal devotions, each…
God Save the People, Palm Sunday (B) – March 24, 2024
All of the sermons for Holy Week and Easter are available in a free, downloadable document here. Suitable for use with your congregation, small group, or as personal devotions, each…
Upcoming Bible Studies
Bible Study: Easter 5 (B) – April 28, 2024
RCL: Acts 8:26-40; Psalm 22:24-30; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8 Acts 8:26-40 Philip encounters an Ethiopian eunuch returning home from a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Prompted by the Spirit, Philip befriends…
Bible Study: Easter 4 (B) – April 21, 2024
RCL: Acts 4:5-12; Psalm 23; 1 John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18 Acts 4:5-12 This passage finds Peter and John having been arrested for teaching the Gospel to crowds of people. When…
Bible Study: Easter 3 (B) – April 14, 2024
RCL: Acts 3:12-19; Psalm 4; 1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36b-48 Acts 3:12-19 You might have heard of Christians “sharing their testimonies,” either in a church setting or with friends and…
Bible Study: Easter 2 (B) – April 7, 2024
RCL: Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 133; 1 John 1:1-2:2; John 20:19-31 Acts 4:32-35 What would life be like if we didn’t own things? It’s a difficult reality to imagine – after…
Bible Study: Easter Day (B) – March 31, 2024
RCL: Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; John 20:1-18 Acts 10:34-43 This passage is part of the story of Peter and a centurion named Cornelius. Here, Peter is…
Bible Study: Palm Sunday (B) – March 24, 2024
RCL: Isaiah 50:4-9; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Mark 14:1-15:47 Isaiah 50:4-9 Biblical scholars largely place this passage within what is called “Deutero-Isaiah,” the second of three movements in the Book…
Bible Study: Lent 5 (B) – March 17, 2024
RCL: Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51:1-13 or Psalm 119:9-16; Hebrews 5:5-10; John 12:20-33 Jeremiah 31:31-34 Even though the book of Jeremiah is set amid times of extraordinary suffering for the people,…
Bible Study: Lent 4 (B) – March 10, 2024
RCL: Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22; Ephesians 2:1-10; John 3:14-21 Numbers 21:4-9 The Book of Numbers recounts the 40-year-long journey of the ancient Israelites through the wilderness, toward the Promised…
Bible Study: Lent 3 (B) – March 3, 2024
RCL: Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25; John 2:13-22 Exodus 20:1-17 This week’s Old Testament reading begins with God reminding the Hebrew people that God has delivered them from…
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