It's time to face the consequences of your Christianity.

The Third Sunday of Lent

Luke 11:14-28

Man is not in Plato's Cave.

The Second Sunday of Lent

Gen. 27; Matt. 15:21-28

We make idols because we think we have to in order to survive. We construct unbiblical, non-Christian identities (sexual and otherwise) because we think we have no other way to live.

The First Sunday of Lent

Gen. 19:1-29; Matt. 4:1-11

Ash Wednesday is the day you get a haircut and a shave.

Joel 2:12-17; Matthew 6:16-21

The people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.

Epiphany 3

Jonah 3:1-5,10; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20

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Correspondence in time and place to the divine will.

The church can never stop growing.

Epiphany 2

1 Samuel 3:1-10; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20; John 1:43-51[29-51]

A Christian is not born of the marriage bed.

Christmas 1

Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7; John 1:1-18

C-h-you are-c-h.

Advent 4, Year B

2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38

Questions for reflection and discussion:

1.            What was rejected at the time of the English Reformation?

2.            King David desired to build a ____________ for God.

3.            Up until this time, God had always dwelt in a ____________.

4.            God’s promise to build David a house foretells the coming of the ____________.

5.            The Messiah, or Christ, is the physical ____________ of David.

6.            The eternal kingdom is rooted in a relationship between a ____________ and His ____________.

7.            What son of David initially fulfilled the prophecy and built a temple?

8.            Explain why Nathan’s prophecy supports the divinity of Jesus Christ.

9.            Explain what David hadn’t thought through in his desire to build a house for God.

10.        Peter calls the members of the church this: ____________.

11.        Explain why signs, symbols, and even church architecture, are necessary to true religion.

12.        Explain the first and easiest mistake to make in religion.

Parents and Grandparents, you are responsible to apply God’s Word to your children’s lives. Here is some help. Young Children – draw a picture about something you hear during the sermon. Explain your picture(s) to your parents or the minister after church. Older Children – Do one or both of the following: 1) Count how many times the word house is mentioned. 2) Read this article and discuss with your parents what it takes to make sure you have a home to live in and a roof over your head.

(1) Mariolatry; (2) house; (3) tent; (4) Christ or Messiah; (5) offspring; (6) Father, Son; (7) Solomon; (8) the offspring (God the Son) is of the same kind as His Father (God the Father); (9) an earthly home cannot house God; (10) living stones; (11) they are a kind of language that is used to communicate the gospel; (12) making the signs and symbols ends in themselves

Cultures do not evolve morally.

Advent 3, Year B

Isaiah 61:1-4,8-11; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8,19-28