Sermons from February 2020
TIME TO DECIDE
As we move into Sunday, we begin the series LENT 2020: Training for the Body. We will gather around the Table of Christ and hear the words, “This is my body, given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” Jesus walked upon this earth in a real-life flesh-and-bone body – just like ours. During Holy Communion, we remember that in the body of Jesus, the church becomes a body. This year Lent will be a time of training our own bodies as…
LIVING IN THE LIGHT
Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. 2And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white. 3Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. 4Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if you wish, I will make three dwellings here, one for you, one…
THE PROMISE OF FREEDOM
Sunday we finish our series on God’s Promises with the last promise as Freedom. In Deuteronomy 30: 15-20, God addresses the Israelite people, “I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and adversity.” Sometimes freedom feels like a gift, and at other times feels like a curse. Sometimes it isn’t always clear which choice leads to life and which one leads to death. Sometimes we would rather the choice be made for us. We always have the freedom to…
THE PROMISE OF GUIDANCE
This Sunday we will be reminded that God gives us the Promise of Guidance. Sunday’s Scripture is from Matthew 5: 13-20, which is still part of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. In what ways do you need guidance in your life?….Matthew 5: 13-20
THE PROMISE OF BLESSING
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: 3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. 6“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. 7“Blessed are the merciful,…