Old Testament: Proverbs 25:6-7
Epistle: Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16
Gospel: Luke 14:1, 7-14
Sermon Title: Unexpected Commands?

At the end of Hebrews, the writer to the Hebrews lays out many, many practical examples and encouragements of just how it is that can live out our faith. From general hospitality to marriage to our leaders, our faith plays a significant part of guiding us in the day-to-day of our lives. Are these unexpected commands from our Lord? From the world’s perspective, absolutely! As followers of Jesus, not really! Our call is to follow our Lord and go against the grain of the culture of today.

Old Testament: Jeremiah 1:4-10
Epistle: Hebrews 12:18-29
Gospel: Luke 13:10-17
Sermon Title: An Unexpected Selection

The prophet Jeremiah had some good excuses as to why he wouldn’t be a good choice for God to use as His prophet. How the Lord counters Jeremiah’s pushback is powerful and pertinent – for Jeremiah and also for us! It was Jeremiah who thought he was an unexpected selection – but that wasn’t what God was thinking. How about you and me?

Old Testament: Isaiah 5:1-7
Epistle: Hebrews 11:29-12:2
Gospel: Luke 12:49-56
Sermon Title: An Unexpected Crowd

Last week we took the first half of the “Heroes of Faith” chapter in Hebrews 11, including the powerful definition of faith. This week we’re going to take the second half and the start of chapter 12, all of which tie together beautifully – and in quite an unexpected and mysterious way. We’ll talk more about this “great cloud of witnesses” and think more about who’s in that crowd – and there may be some rather unexpected characters.

Old Testament: Isaiah 1:1, 10-20
Epistle: Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16
Gospel: Luke 12:32-40
Sermon Title: Faith – with Unexpected Results

Hebrews 11 is the awesome “Heroes of Faith” chapter of the Bible. Reference is made to story after story of Old Testament heroes of faith. Rather than delving into one or two of these people, we’re going to take the big picture of the faith they had in the Promise and see how that compares to the faith we hold today. Hebrews 11:1 is a powerful definition of faith and hope! The strong commands and urging that Jesus gives in Luke 12 only undergird the call and invitation to have faith in Jesus.

Old Testament: Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23
Epistle: Colossians 3:1-11
Gospel: Luke 12:13-21
Sermon Title: Where’s Your Head? In Expected or Unexpected Places?

In his letter to the Colossians, St. Paul instructs us about where we are to set our minds – on things above and not on earthly things. Then in the Gospel reading in Luke 12, Jesus tells a very poignant story about greed and contentment, giving a very practical application to where our minds are supposed to be. We’ll talk about other practical realities that this opens up for all of us.

Old Testament: Psalm 138
Epistle: Colossians 2:6-15
Gospel: Luke 11:1-13
Sermon Title: An Unexpected Gem

Prayer is an amazing gift the Lord has given to us. Many of us know the Lord’s Prayer and we can rattle it off without even thinking about it. But what would happen if we actually did think about it? That’s what we’ll explore on this Sunday, going deep into this precious, unexpected gem that Jesus gave to His disciples and to us.

In the short account of sisters Mary and Martha in Luke 10, it appears on the surface to be a pretty open-and-shut case of who was right and who was wrong (or at least needing a little course correction). But is there more going on here than meets the eye?

Old Testament: Psalm 15 
Epistle: Colossians 1:15-29 
Gospel: Luke 10:38-42 
Sermon Title: Lazy or Listening? 

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In Luke 10, we hear Jesus telling the story of the Good Samaritan. There is a surprise here that many of us are familiar with. But it’s also important for us hear the context of this story and what prompted Jesus to tell it and then how Jesus wrapped it up. This speaks to underlying questions people today live with when it comes to so much uncertainty in our world and in our lives.

Old Testament: Amos 7:7-17 
Epistle: Colossians 1:1-14 
Gospel: Luke 10:25-37 
Sermon Title: An Unexpected Hero 

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From 2 Kings 5, we hear the account of a man named Naaman, the lead commander under the king of Aram. When Naaman is diagnosed with leprosy--a death sentence in those days--God uses some rather unlikely people to connect Naaman to not just the king of Israel but to the powerful prophet Elisha. The way Elisha brought healing to Naaman speaks to other very unexpected ways the Lord continues to work in our lives still today.

Old Testament Reading: 2 Kings 5:1-14
Epistle Reading: Galatians 6:1-16
Gospel: Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
Sermon Title: "Dirty Water that Washes Clean?!"

On this Sunday before our nation’s celebration of Independence Day, we hear St. Paul expounding on freedom in Galatians 5. What is real freedom? Where does it comes from? What’s the difference between what we’re celebrating on July 4th and what the Lord is offering to all who believe in Him? These are some of the questions we’ll explore.

Old Testament: 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14
Epistle: Galatians 5:1, 13-25
Gospel: Luke 9:51-62
Sermon Title: Freedom from an Unexpected Source