A Jesus Centered Community of Scripture, Faith, and Grace
Lectionary Year C (Page 3)
O Bethlehem Ephratha! We talk about the prophecy of Micah that a Savior will be born in the humble town of Bethlehem, the royal city of David. Micah 5: 2-5 | Psalm 80: 1-7 | Hebrews 10: 5-10 | Luke 1: 39-56
We continue looking at the prophetic writings of the Old Testament and what they tell us about the birth of Christ – this week we look at the book of Zephaniah. Zephaniah 3: 14-20 | Psalm 85 | Philippians 4: 4-7 | Luke 7: 18-28
We talk about when we need to bring bad news, and how Jesus really is good news. Sermon Scripture: Matthew 10:34–42 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father,…
We talk about how our language ties us to things, and how we are tied to the Law and to the Gospel as Christians.
We talk about how Jesus walked into a situation that was normally marked by “social distancing” but that He disregarded the anxiety and connected with the woman at the well. Sermon Scripture: John 4:1–42 Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John (although Jesus…
We continue with our Epiphany series, Made (for Discipleship) as we talk about the “contagion” of the Gospel. Sermon Scripture: Matthew 4:12–25 Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee. And leaving Nazareth he went and lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, so…
We finish the Church year and celebrate the confirmation of Molly by considering ends and beginnings and how we understand those things as Christians. Sermon Scripture: Luke 23:27–43 And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting for him. But turning to them Jesus said, “Daughters…
We talk about the “small” subject of the meaning of life and begin to wrap up our Annual Focus year in which we have been talking about the big idea of “vocation”. Sermon Scripture: Luke 21:1–28 Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, and he saw a poor…
Today we talk about the readings for the day which are all about our connection with God and how we sometimes try to ignore His call to our own detriment. Sermon Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2 Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers,…
We talk about the legalisms that we put on ourselves when we think about what makes us good or bad, and how Jesus sets us free from this legalism by declaring us all worthy for heaven. Sermon Scripture: Matthew 5:1–12 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his…