A Jesus Centered Community of Scripture, Faith, and Grace
Lectionary Year A (Page 2)
What are you capable of? – We start a new sermon series called “Follow the Story” as we look into the parables of Jesus. Genesis 50: 15-21 | Psalm 103: 1-12 | Romans 14: 1-12 | Matthew 18: 21-35
Are you asking the wrong question? We finish up our “God of the Goofs” series with the disciples asking the wrong question about what it means to be in the Kingdom of heaven. Ezekiel 33: 7-9 | Psalm 32: 1-7 | Romans 13: 1-10 | Matthew 18: 1-20
What is Jesus’ nickname for you? Simon’s nickname was the Rock. Saul’s was something like “little guy”. What’s Jesus’ nickname for you? Isaiah 51: 1-6 | Psalm 138 | Romans 11: 33 – 12: 8 | Matthew 16: 13-20
Who have you failed to include? – We talk a little bit about who we fail to include into the kingdom of God, why we fail to include them, and how God sets our mistakes right. Sermon Scripture: Isaiah 56: 1, 6-8 | Psalm 67 | Romans 11 | Matthew 15: 21-28
We start our series “God of the Goofs” by talking about Peter and his failed “water walk” and finds Jesus rescuing him – something showing him, and us, who Jesus really is. Sermon Scripture: Matthew 14:22–33 Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he…
What are you worth? We talk about your worth to God and how our worth is always based in what Christ has done for us. Scripture: Matthew 13:44–52 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all…
We celebrate our first reopening Sunday with an appropriate talk about the Parable of the Weeds of the Field. You may also watch this as a video at: https://youtu.be/0L0VnHxKbIg?t=1148 Sermon Scripture: Matthew 13:24–43 The Parable of the Weeds [24] He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a…
We talk about what it means to have a King in Jesus. Sermon Scripture: Zechariah 9:9–12 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.…
We consider what it means to be God’s people, His royal priesthood, His holy nation, His beloved disciples – even when we don’t knock out everything on our to-do list.
What is your favorite cliche? We talk about the cliches of the Christian faith and of our sinful lives and how Jesus brings comfort through all of those things. Sermon Scripture: 1 Peter 2:2–10 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—if indeed you have…