March 1st., 2020
Sermon: "An Ash Wednesday Blessing-"-" Crossing in the Storm"
Scripture:
Psalms Reading: Psalm 32
Blessed are those who are forgiven
Gospel Lesson: Matthew 14:22-33
Jesus walks on water
Theme: Storms come in all sorts of different ways striking individuals, families, churches, and nations.
March 8th., 2020
Sermon: "Dancing in God's Beloved World"
Scripture:
Psalms Reading: Psalm 121
I Lift Mine eyes to the hills
Hebrew Scripture: Genesis 12: 1-4 a
God Calls Abraham to be a blessing
Gospel Lesson: John 3: 1-17
Nicodemus learns that "God so loved the world"
Theme: When we surrender to God - when we are born again- a new way of seeing, feeling , and thinking comes about in us. We begin to see spiritual truths. We learn new ways of dealing with life in the world. We begin to live differently.
March 15th., 2020
Sermon: "The Wellspring of Grace"
Scripture:
Psalms Reading: Psalm 95: 1-7a
Let us shout to the rock for our salvation
Hebrew Scripture: Exodus 17: 1-7
Water from the rock,
Gospel Lesson: John 4: 5-42
Jesus and the Samaritan Woman
Theme: How easily we forget that the Samaritan woman of her day had very little choice or control over their own lives.
March 22nd., 2020
Sermon: "Looking Within"
Scripture:
Psalms Reading: Psalm 23
The Lord is my Shepard
Hebrew Scripture: 1 Samuel 16: 1-13
Samuel chooses one of Jess's sons as king.
Gospel Lesson: John 9: 1-41
Jesus heals the man born blind
Theme: Blindness is not about quality of our vision or condition of our eyes. It is not about the darkness around us, but, rather the darkness within us.
March 29th., 2020
Sermon: "Unbinding the Power of God"
Scripture:
Psalms Reading: Psalm 130
The Lord is my Shepard
Hebrew Scripture: Ezekiel 37: 1-14
Samuel chooses one of Jess's sons as king.
Gospel Lesson: John 11: 1-45
Jesus heals the man born blind
Theme: We have been raised to new life in Christ. Thus, we have a new chance to live live as God wants us to live it, but to do so we need to have the grave clothes that still bind us and the shrouds that still cover our faces remove.
NOTE: Additional track following the sermon - Piano Music by Whitney Augustine