August 18      (13th Sunday after Pentecost)                    [New Sermon Series; “Tough Questions”]

Text:                James 1:17-25

Title:                TOUGH QUESTIONS: “ARE YOU BUYING OR JUST LOOKING?”                             

Theme:           We live in a low commitment society. We often hesitate to commit to anything, either because we’re afraid something better will come along, or because we simply resist commitment. This may work in life but not in our faith. James asks us a very tough question, “Are we doers of the word, or are we “just looking”?

Reflections: "Lazarus John 11:32-44

July 21             (Ninth Sunday after Pentecost)  

Text:                Luke 19:1-10

Title:                Reflections: “Zaccheus”

Theme:            Hate is like a virus, it consumes everything it touches, and it does the most damage to the human heart. As long as there is hate in your heart there is no room for love. Jesus calls us to a new life, free of hate, full of love and forgivness.

a.         This is a monologue giving background into the life of Zaccheus and what turned him into a twisted and hateful man who stole from his own people.

 

July 21             (Ninth Sunday after Pentecost)  

Text:                Luke 19:1-10

Title:                Reflections: “Zaccheus”

Theme:            Hate is like a virus, it consumes everything it touches, and it does the most damage to the human heart. As long as there is hate in your heart there is no room for love. Jesus calls us to a new life, free of hate, full of love and forgivness.

a.         This is a monologue giving background into the life of Zaccheus and what turned him into a twisted and hateful man who stole from his own people.

 

July 14             (Eighth Sunday after Pentecost)

Text:                Luke 15:11-24

Title:                Reflections: “The Prodigal Son”

Theme:            In his parables and teaching, in his life and his death, Jesus reveals to us the true nature of God. God is the loving Father who receives us in our sin and shows mercy upon us, even in our sin.

                        a.         This is a two person monologue involving the prodigal son and his Father.

 

July 14             (Eighth Sunday after Pentecost)

Text:                Luke 15:11-24

Title:                Reflections: “The Prodigal Son”

Theme:            In his parables and teaching, in his life and his death, Jesus reveals to us the true nature of God. God is the loving Father who receives us in our sin and shows mercy upon us, even in our sin.

                        a.         This is a two person monologue involving the prodigal son and his Father.

 

July 7               (Seventh Sunday after Pentecost)

Text:                Luke 10:25-37

Title:                Reflections: “The Good Samaritan”                                                      

Theme:            One question never answered about the Good Samaritan was why he did what he did. Sometimes we do good things for the wrong reasons. Great thing about God is that He can take our many “wrong” reasons and make them right.

                        a.         This is a monologue sermon in the first person of the man who was beaten and left

                                    to die on the side of the rode

 

July 7               (Seventh Sunday after Pentecost)

Text:                Luke 10:25-37

Title:                Reflections: “The Good Samaritan”                                                      

Theme:            One question never answered about the Good Samaritan was why he did what he did. Sometimes we do good things for the wrong reasons. Great thing about God is that He can take our many “wrong” reasons and make them right.

                        a.         This is a monologue sermon in the first person of the man who was beaten and left

                                    to die on the side of the rode

 

June 30            (Sixth Sunday of Pentecost)

Text:                Luke 8:26-39

Title:                Life in the Spirit: “Sent”

Theme:            Those who Christ heals he also sends. We have all been healed by God in Christ.  The Spirit moves us, empowers us, and convicts us of the need to tell others what God has done for us.

 

June 30            (Sixth Sunday of Pentecost)

Text:                Luke 8:26-39

Title:                Life in the Spirit: “Sent”

Theme:            Those who Christ heals he also sends. We have all been healed by God in Christ.  The Spirit moves us, empowers us, and convicts us of the need to tell others what God has done for us.