in Lent
02/21/21 The Whole Law
For All the Right Reasons: “The Whole Law” James 2 ¹ My brothers and sisters, do you with your acts of favoritism really believe in our glorious Lord...
12-27-20 Serving in Peace
Luke 2:22-40 22 When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the...
12-06-20 What to Say About Repentance
Mark 1:1-8 1 The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, “See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your...
11-08-20 Foolish and Wise
Matthew 25:1-13 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 When the foolish took their lamps, they...
10-18-20 What is God’s?
Matthew 22:15-22 15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap him in what he said. 16 So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are...
09/20/20 Like a Landowner
Matthew 20:1-16 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2 After agreeing with the laborers for the usual daily wage, he sent...
08/23/20 What the Father Reveals About the Son
Matthew 16:13-20 13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the...
08/09/20 Take Heart
“Take Heart” Matthew 14:22-33 22 Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 23 And after he had dismissed the crowds,...
07/19/20 In Good Time
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 24 He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; 25 but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds...
07/01/18 Honor the Past, Live for the Future
2 Samuel 1:1 David Mourns for Saul and Jonathan 1 After the death of Saul, when David had returned from defeating the Amalekites, David remained two days in Ziklag. 2 Samuel 1:17-27 17 David intoned this lamentation...