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Sermons on Easter (Season) (Page 2)
We finish off the Easter season talking about the confidence that we have as people who h;ave been saved by the Risen and Living Lord Jesus Christ . – Acts 1: 6-26 | Psalm 1 | 1 John 5: 9-15 | John 17: 11-19
We take some time to talk about our unity as Christians, which comes from the fact that we have all been forgiven by Christ, and how that forms in us hopes for deepening our unity with God and one another, and hopes for what the world will look like because of our united action and…
We continue to talk about the things that form our hope, this Sunday talking about how our Baptisms form abiding hope in our connection with God – Acts 8: 26-40 | Psalm 150 | 1 John 4 | John 15: 1-8
It’s Good Shepherd Sunday and we talk about our Good Shepherd who lays down His life for us- Acts 4: 1-12 | Psalm 23 | 1 John 3: 16-24 | John 10: 11-18
We continue to think about how the Cross shapes our hopes, especially in terms of how Jesus reveals what we will be. – Acts 3: 11-21 | Psalm 4 | 1 John 3: 1-7 | Luke 24: 36-49
We begin our “A Cross Shaped Hope” series by considering our hopes that relate to restoration. – Acts 4: 32-35 | Psalm 148 | 1 John 1: 1 to 2: 2 | John 20: 19-31
We celebrate the end of Holy Week and the beginning of the Easter season with an acknowledgement that Jesus changes our hopes to something beyond ourselves. – Isaiah 25: 6-9 | Psalm 16 | 1 Corinthians 15: 1-11 | Mark 16: 1-8
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…
We talk about what it is that makes us feel really alive and how Jesus, the Good Shepherd, brings us real life as He puts His own on the line for us. Sermon Scripture: 1 Peter 2:19–25 For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. For what…
We talk about what fears we’re responding to and how they help us to understand responding to God. Sermon Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13–25 Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do…