Sunday Sermon Library
8/30/26
This Sunday we will be studying Romans 12:1-8. In this lesson, Paul calls the faithful to live out their Christian belief through close community and in service to God. Our encounter with God’s Word shapes our whole lives. This encounter transforms us, making us different from the world but alive to God in Christ. We’ll be thinking through some of the implications of this transformation this Sunday.
8/16/26
We will be studying Matthew 15:21-28, the story of Jesus and the Canaanite woman. In the text, Jesus is faced with two different petitions. He says ‘yes’ to one and ‘no’ to the other, but in both cases Jesus answers in a way that draws the petitioner deeper into his eternal kingdom.
7/12/26
This Sunday, we’ll be studying the parable of the sower from Matthew 13. In this parable, Jesus describes four different types of ground. Each type receives the seed sown on it differently. Only the good soil is able to bear fruit. We’ll study each type of ground as we learn how to prepare our hearts to flourish in the Kingdom of God.
6/28/26
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This Sunday we will be studying Matthew 10:34-42 and Romans 6:1-11. In these passages, Jesus and Paul are insisting that following Christ changes us. There’s a sharp distinction made between our past and our future and between the church and the world. As we turn from sin and turn to God the Holy Spirit makes us alive to Christ. These two lessons encourage us to participate in the Kingdom of God and in the life welling up from Christ.
6/7/26
First Sunday of Ordinary Time
This Sunday we launch into Ordinary Time, the lengthy stretch of the church year between Trinity Sunday and Christ the King. This season allows us to dig into the details of Christ’s earthly ministry—to trace out his teaching and his actions closely. We’ll be studying the call of Matthew this week as it is told in Matthew 9:9-13.
5/31/26
Trinity Sunday
This Sunday is Trinity Sunday. We worship one God who eternally exists in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. God’s Trinitarian nature is worth learning about on its own terms, but it is also Good News for us. It enriches our worship and is right at the heart of our salvation.
5/24/2026
Pentecost
This Sunday is Pentecost! We read about the first Pentecost in Acts, and we also see how Paul counsels the Corinthian church with respect to the gifts of the Spirit. God’s Spirit is living and active in the church today. We learn more about who receives the Holy Spirit and what the Spirit is used for in our time together Sunday.
5/17/2026
The Sunday After Ascension Day
This Sunday we talk about Christ’s ascension into heaven. The ascension is good news for us as Christians because it completes the atonement and allows us all to know Christ more fully. The ascension will end when Christ returns at the end of the age, but until that time comes, we are called to be Christ’s witnesses.
5/10/2026
Rogation Sunday
Traditionally, on Rogation Sunday, churches ask God to superintend the growth of crops recently planted. For us, Rogation reminds us that God created us to dwell in the natural world, that we each have a vocation, and that it is good to be diligent in asking for God’s blessing over our lives and endeavors. We’ll be studying John 15:1-11 as we meditate on these interlocking themes.
4/12/2026
The Second Sunday of Easter
We’ll still be basking in the glow of Christ’s victory over sin and death. The liturgical calendar includes six Sundays in Eastertide, so we have a nice amount of time to really soak in all that Christ has done for us and to reflect on what it means in our lives here and now.