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2025 Late Spring & Summer Sermon Series Options

These are a few possible options for the next two sermon series.

Week & DateSpecial DetailJesus is GreaterFreedom & CultureJudge for Yourself
wk 17 – Apr 27Week After EasterWaiting for Greatness (The Great Cloud)- Heb 1a, 11Giving Our Time, Talent, Treasure 1Kingdom in Chaos – Judges 1&2
wk 18 – May 4CommunionGreater Messenger (Angels) – Heb 2Giving Our Time, Talent, Treasure 2From the Left – Ehud, Judges 3b
wk 19 – May 11Mothers Day (Zephaniah)Greater Liberation (Moses/Exodus) – Heb 3Giving Our Time, Talent, Treasure 3Spilled Milk – Deborah, Judges 4 (&5)
wk 20 – May 18(David T)Greater Rest (Joshua/Sabbath)- Heb 4Stand Alone SermonFrom the Least – Gideon, Judges 6&7
wk 21 – May 25Greater Mediator (Priest)- Heb 5 (&6?)Healthy Relational Boundaries – 1 Cor 5Enough about Me – Gideon, Judges 8b,9
wk 22 – June 1CommunionGreater Ancestor? or Authority (Melchizedek) – Heb 7Healthy Fellowship Interdependence – 1 Cor 6A Disinherited Lead – Jephthah, Judges 10b, 11
wk 23 – June 8Greater Contract or Content (Law / Covenant) – Heb 8Healthy Singleness – 1 Cor 7Gift from an Angel – Sampson, Judge 13
wk 24 – June 15PentecostGreater Sanctuary (Tabernacle) – Heb 9Healthy Marriage – 1 Cor 7Foiled Romances, Spoiled Celebrations 1- Sampson, Judges 14-16
wk 25 – June 22Fathers DayGreater Worship (Sacrifice) – Heb 10Healthy Relationship in Complexity – 1 Cor 7Foiled Romances, Spoiled Celebrations 2- Sampson, Judges 14-16
wk 26 – June 29Greater Fellowship (Kingdom/Mountain) Heb 12Healthy Consumer Role models – 1 Cor 8First Fall of Israel – Micah – Judges 17,18

Week & DateAncient Words for Modern Lives (from Proverbs and Psalms)Good King, Bad Kings (from Judah)More Psalms of Summer 9x
wk 27 – July 6FriendshipBad KingPsalm 20 – 28
wk 28 – July 13RestBad Kingor Psalm 9 – 18
wk 29 – July 20Gambling & LeisureGood Kingor Psalm 50 – 61
wk 30 – July 27Family [Good, Bad, Etc]Bad King
wk 31 – Aug 3Sex, Porn, and AdulteryBad King
wk 32 – Aug 10Tech, AI, Digital WorldGood King
wk 33 – Aug 17MoneyBad King
wk 34 – Aug 24WorkBad King
wk 35 – Aug 31IndividualismGood King

Gospel of John Series

Possible ways to preach through the Gospel of Johns across several sermon series.

First Try-
Spring 2025 – Encounters with Jesus: 10-11 sermons minus 2 skips
Miracles of Jesus: 6-7 sermons or 9 and add cross, death and burial
Debating with Jesus: 10-12 sermons (from clearing temple chapt 2 to Lazarus fallout chapt 12 plus betrayals and crucifixion)
Discipled by Jesus: 9-13 sermons (foot washing chapt 13 to prayer in ch 17)

EncountersMiracles (6 Sermons)DebatesDiscipleship
*1:37-51
The First Encounters, Nathaniel		2:1-12
Miracle at Cana Wedding Wine		2:13-25
Temple Clearing		1:1-18
The Word Arrives
*2:23-3:36
Nicodemus: The Religious		4:43-54
Miracle at Cana Officials Son		5:16-47
Jesus Teaching On Father, Moses, Authority		1:19-36
The Baptist Prepares
*4:1-42
Samaritan Woman: The Outsider		*5:1-15
Miracle at Jerusalem The Man at the Pool: The Forgotten (skip, Encounters)		6:25-59
Jesus’ Teaching at Capernaum: Bread of Life		12:1-11, 12-19, 20-36
Mary Anoints, Triumphal Entry, Jesus Prepares
*5:1-15
Miracle at Jerusalem The Man at the Pool: The Forgotten		6:1-15
Miracle at Galilee Shore 5000 Fed		6:53-70
Jesus’ Teaching at Capernaum: Eat Flesh & Blood		13:1-17
Jesus’ Teaching: Washing Feet
*7:53-8:11
Adulterous Woman: The Accused (skipped)		6:16-24
Miracle on Sea of Galilee Walking on Water		7:1-24
Jesus’ Teaching at Jerusalem: Word of God		13:18-30
Judas’ Betrayal Predicted
*11:1-37
Mary and Martha: The Grieving		9:1-41
Miracle at Siloam: Blind Sees, Pharisees Can’t, Whose Sins? (Long but one great story)		7:25-52
Jesus’ Teaching at Jerusalem: Source of Living Waters		13:31-38
Peter’s Betrayal Predicted
*11:38-57
Lazarus: The Dead		*11:38-57
Miracle at Bethany: Lazarus: The Dead (skip, Encounters)		8:12-58
Jesus’ Teaching at Temple: Disputes @ Father & Abraham (long but one theme)		14:1-14
Jesus’ Teaching: The Way Home
*18:28-19:16
Pilate: The Powerful		21:1-14
Miracle at shore of Galilee: 153 Large Fish		10:1-21
Jesus’ Teaching at Jerusalem (Hanukkah): Good Shepherd vs Hired Hands		14:15-31
Jesus’ Teaching: The Spirit Predicted
*20:1-31
Mary Magdalene and Thomas: The Faithful and The Doubter (long)
a. 20:1-18 Mary
b. 20:19-31 Thomas		10:22-42
Jesus’ Teaching leaving Jerusalem: “The Father is in Me”		15:1-25
Jesus’ Teaching:
a. The Vine: 1-8
b. The Command: 9-17
c. The World: 18-25
* ALT: 20:19-31
Thomas: The Doubter		12:37-50
Jesus’ Teaching: Words of God Will Judge		15:26-16:15
Jesus’ Teaching: Spirit Brings Truth
* 21:15-25
Peter Reinstated (Done in late 2024, Pastor Z, skip)		18:1-27
Judas Betrays, Peter Betrays, Annas Question		16:16-33
Jesus’ Teaching: Joy Rises From Grief
19:16-42
Cross, Death, Burial
a. 16-27 Cross
b. 28-37 Death
c. 38-42 Burial		17:1-26
Jesus’ Prayer: Reveal Your Glory
a. 1-5: Revealed in the Son
b. 6-18: Revealed in Disciples
c. 19-26: Revealed in Believers

Encounters With God Series

A00 – Encountering God
First the Patriarch Version

A01 – 2025 01 05 – Hagar: The Seen
Scripture Read: Gen 16:1-14
Scripture Covered: Gen 16:1-16

A02 – 2025 01 12 – Sarah: The Barren
Scripture Read: Gen 18:1-15
Scripture Covered: Gen 18:1-15; 21:1-7

A03 – 2025 01 19 – Jacob: The Deceiver
Scripture Read: Gen 32:9-12,22-32
Scripture Covered: Gen 32:1-32

A04 – 2025 01 26 – Joseph: The Discarded
Scripture Read: Gen 41:14-36
Scripture Covered: Gen 40 & 41

A05 – 2025 02 02 – Israel: The Grieving
Scripture Read: Gen 46:1-7, 26-30
Scripture Covered: Gen 46:1-47:12

B06 – 2025 02 09 – Encountering God in the Great Commands
Scripture Read: Duet 6:4-9
Scripture Covered: Duet 6:1-9

B07 – 2025 02 16 – Encountering Jesus in the Great Commissions
Scripture Read: Matt 28:16-20
Scripture Covered: Matt 28:16-20, Luke 24:44-53, Acts 1:1-11

Second, the entire OT version
Job – Job 38-42 – The Suffering
Adam and Eve – Gen 3 – The Shameful
Abraham – Several (and we have just done a couple) – The Faithful
Isaiah – Isa 6 – The Repentant
Elijah – 1 Kings 18,19 (Zeph just preached on) – The Exhausted
David – 2 Sam – The Disappointed
Solomon – ?? – The Gifted
Jeremiah – ?? – The Grieving
Hezekiah – 2 Kings or Isaiah – The Surrounded
Ezekiel – ?? – The Creative
Gideon – Judges – The Underdog

John Encounters With Jesus Series

C00 – Encountering Jesus (in John’s Gospel)
**Encounters with Jesus from John’s Gospel – Texts and Titles taken from (with some adaptations) Dr Glenn Peckiam. It should be noted that I neither know of his work, nor listened to his messages, but merely adapted his series.

C08 – 2025 02 23 – Nathaniel: The Pure
Scripture Read: John 1:47-51
Scripture Covered: John 1:43-51

C09 – 2025 03 02 – Nicodemus: The Religious
Scripture Read: John 3:1-21
Scripture Covered: John 3:1-21

C10 – 2025 03 09 – Samaritan Woman: The Outsider
Scripture Read: John 4:7-26
Scripture Covered: John 4:1-42

Skip – The Desperate Woman in Adultery: The Used
Skipped due to questionable canonical status. (John 8:2-11)

C11 – 2025 03 16 – The Man at the Pool: The Forgotten
Scripture Read: John 5:1-16
Scripture Covered: John 5:1-16

C12 – 2025 03 23 – Mary and Martha: The Grieving
Scripture Read: John 11:1-8,16-27
Scripture Covered: John 11:1-37

C13 – 2025 03 30 – Lazarus: The Dead
Scripture Read: John 11:33-48
Scripture Covered: John 11:38-57

C14 – 2025 04 06 – Mary of Bethany: The Worshipper
Scripture Read: John 12:1-11
Scripture Covered: John 12:1-11

C15 – 2025 04 13 – Pilate: The Powerful (PALM SUNDAY)
Scripture Read: John 18:33-19:12 (maybe shorten)
Scripture Covered: John 18:33-19:12

C16- 2025 04 20 – Mary Magdalene and Thomas: The Faithful and The Doubter (EASTER SUNDAY)
Scripture Read: John 20:1-18
Scripture Covered: John 20:1-31

2025 Sermon Series Planning

This post is a work in progress and will be updated with collaboration.

Encounters w/ God*Summer
1 – 1/5 – Hagar
(Gen 16:1-14)		17 – 4/27 – 27 – 7/6 –36 – 9/7 –
2 – 1/12 – Sarai
(Gen 18:1-15)		18 – 5/4 – 28 – 7/13 –37 – 9/14 –
3 – 1/19 – Jacob
(Gen 32:9-12,22-32)		19 – 5/11 – Mother’s29 – 7/20 –38 – 9/21 –
4 – 1/26 – Joseph
(Gen 41:14-36)		20 – 5/18 – 30 – 7/27 –39 – 9/28 –
5 – 2/2 – Israel
(Gen 46:1-7,26-30)		21 – 5/25 – 31 – 8/3 –40 – 10/5 –
6 – 2/9 – Encountering the Great Command (Duet 6:1-9)22 – 6/1 – 32 – 8/10 –41 – 10/12 –
7 – 2/16 – Encountering the Great Commission (Matt 28:16-20)23 – 6/8 – Pentecost33 – 8/17 –42 – 10/19 –
Encounters w/ Jesus (in John’s Gospel)**24 – 6/15 – Father’s34- 8/24 –43 – 10/26 –
8 – 2/23 – Nathaniel (John 1:47-51)25 – 6/22 – 35 – 8/31 –44 – 11/2 –
9 – 3/2 – Nicodemus (John 3:1-21)26 – 6/29 – 45 – 11/9 –
10 – 3/9 – Samaritan Woman (John 4:7-26)
46 – 11/16 –
11 – 3/16 – The Man at the Pool (John 5:1-16)b47 – 11/23 –
12 – 3/23 – Mary and Martha (John 11a)
13 – 3/30 – Lazarus (John 11b)bAdvent 2025
14 – 4/6 – Mary of Bethany (John 12)b48 – 11/30 – 49 – 12/7 –
15 – 4/13 -Pilate (John 18:33-19:12)50 – 12/14 –51 – 12/21 –
16 – 4/20 – EASTER – Mary Mag & Thomas (20:1-17)52 – 12/28 –

*Encounters with God from the Old Testament
Leaves two open weeks in this first draft. Lot does receive a visit (Gen 19) and loses his wife. Abraham’s warning about Sodom and Gomorrah could be another (Gen 18b). But two open weeks would provide a buffer should anything need to be added.

**Encounters with Jesus from John’s Gospel

Late Spring Options (10 Sundays):
– Ten weeks is a little long for one series, but it is fine to do. 6 to 8 week series really work well and might leave a 2-4 week smaller series.
– Judges (7-9 weeks),
– Hebrews (8-10 weeks) otherwise it’s 13-15 weeks to cover it all
– Colossians (6-8 weeks)
– Other ideas? (more 1 Corinthians, more Isaiah, etc)??

Summer Options (9 Sundays):
– Psalms, Who is Jesus from John’s Gospel (more chapters from John), 9 OT Kings or Good King Bad Kings of Judah, …

Fall Options (12 Sundays):
– Longer section could be two 6 weeks series or a longer series with a shorter one or one long 12 week masterful exposition.

  • Small fillers:
    • Biblical
      • Jude
      • Philemon
    • Topical
      • Distraction

Advent Options:
I have a post of options here and I’m open to other thoughts / ideas.

Biblical Coverage So Far (let me know if these photos need clarification):

Key Sunday Dates, Three Day Weekends and Church or Denomination Events:
Jan 19 – MLK Weekend
Jan 26 – Sunday before Lunar New Year (Wed, Jan 29)
Feb 9 – Sunday after the EFCA Theology Conference in Chicago, Pastor Chris attending
Feb 16 -23 – Presidents Day Weekend & Public Schools Winter Break until returning Mon, Feb 24
Mar 9 – Daylight Savings Sunday, Ash Wednesday is just before, Mar 5th
Mar 16 – Sunday after EFCA East Theology Refresher (Mar 13 & 14) in PA.
April 13 – 20 – Palm Sunday begins Holy Week culminating in Easter on the 20th
April 13 – 20 – Youth In House Spring Retreat some or many of these days? (Check with Johnny)
May 11 – Mother’s Day
May 25 – Memorial Day Weekend
June 8 – Pentecost Sunday
June 15 – Father’s Day (and Trinity Sunday and Juneteenth week (Thursday June 19th)
July 6 – Independence Day Weekend will be a three day weekend, Friday to Sunday
Aug 31 – Labor Day Weekend
Oct 12 – Columbus / Indigenous People Weekend
Oct 26 – POSSIBLY Sunday after the EFCA East District Conference (not yet posted)
Nov 30 – First Sunday of Advent
Dec 13 – Second Saturday is traditional day for our Christmas Party
Dec 28 – Sunday after Christmas and before New Years Day

Key Things I need to get dates for and add before ministry calendar shapes up:
– Membership Meetings
– Quarterly All Churches Meals
– Baptism in Spring (with NYCEF invited early enough)
– Quarterly Outreach Plans
– What else?

United States 2025Download

Advent Candle Lighting Readings by Year

2024
1 – Advent Video from 2020 poem reading
2 – First Coming
by Madeleine L’Engle
3 – EFCA Video – Light and Dark
4 – EFCA Video – On Earth Peace
5 – EFCA Video – Scripture Reading: Luke 2:8-20

2023
1 – Isaiah 9:2,6-7
2 – Isaiah 11:1-10
3 – Isaiah 12:1-6
4 – Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11

2022
1 – Isaiah 64:1-9
2 – Isaiah 40:1-11
3 – Isaiah 61:1-4,8-11
4 – 2 Samuel 7:1-11,16
5 – Isaiah 9:2-7

2021
1 – Isaiah 9:2-7
2 – Isaiah 11:1-10
3 – Isaiah 60:1-6
4 – Isaiah 54:1-8

2020 (COVID – lots of videos)
– Created videos with poems and scripture readings with video backdrops, some of them were tolerable.

2019
These were unique writings I think done by Ben. We had different families, singles, friends read them together, so they had several parts to them.

2018
1 – Jeremiah 33:14-16
2 – Luke 1:67-75? (lost to history)
3 – Luke 1:76-79
4 – Psalm 80:1-7

2017
Notes are not clear. Lost.

2016
1 – Isaiah 7:10-16
2 – Isaiah 9:2-7
3 – Malachi 4:1-5
4 – Isaiah 54:1-8

2015
1 – Jeremiah 33:14-16
2 – Malachi 3:1-4
3 – Zephaniah 3:14-20
4 – Micah 5:2-5a

2014
Notes are not clear. Lost.

Miscellaneous Advent Resources from years of notes.
General Advent Resources: http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/advent-resource-guide/

Advent 2024

Advent 2024 theme will be “Proclaim” and will use each section of the Old Testament to proclaim the expected Messiah. The three Sundays prior to Advent will also be listed below and will include a single sermon by Pastor Zephaniah related to his call to NYC and two sermons from the prophet Haggai by Pastor Chris that will related back to 1 Corinthians 3:16, intersect with our patio renovations, and point forward to our Advent series.

November 2024 and December 2024

Week 45 – 2024 11 10 –
Preacher: Pastor Zephaniah
Scripture Covered: John 21:15-19
Scripture read: John 21:15-19
Sermon Title: Care for the Flock
Summary: Peter is asked three times, “Do you love me” by Jesus. After each affirmation he is commanded to feed and care for Jesus’ sheep.

Week 46 – 2024 11 17 –
Preacher: Pastor Chris
Scripture Covered: Haggai 1:1-15a
Scripture read: Haggai 1:1-11
Sermon Title: Creating a Worship Space
Summary: Haggai is sent to deliver a message to those who have returned from Babylon with the authorization of the King (first Cyrus, then Darius) to rebuild the temple of the LORD. They have journeyed, rebuilt their home and fields and trades, but they have not begun rebuilding the temple. Haggai calls them to focus their attention on the temple revealing that God had been trying to get their attention by frustrating their work but they had not noticed or understood. The leaders and people respond and begin work to rebuild the temple.

Week 47 – 2024 11 24 – (Thanksgiving on Nov 28th)
Preacher: Pastor Chris
Scripture Covered: Haggai 1:15b – 2:9
Scripture read: Haggai 1:15b – 2:9
Sermon Title: Becoming a Worshipful People
Summary: The temple once rebuilt doesn’t seem as great or as ornamented as the original temple was. Some of the very old even remember with old temple. But God promises that his presence, like in the Exodus, is what makes the space sacred and that he will use the temple to bring a greater glory and to grant peace bringing the nations what they desire (possibly understood as Jesus’ presentation, see Simeons words: Luke 2:29-32).

Week 48 – 2024 12 01 – Advent Week 1
Preacher: Pastor Chris
Scripture Covered: Gen 12:1-4; 22:13-18; Acts 3:24-26; Gal 3:16
Scripture read: Gen 12:1-4; 22:13-18
Sermon Title: Proclaim a Blessing
Summary: In the Torah / Law / Pentateuch, Abraham is given a promise and covenant by God that his seed will bless the nations. What will invade the creation cursed by Adam’s rebellion? It will be a beloved son who willingly is sacrificed for the sin of the world.

Week 49 – 2024 12 08 – Advent Week 2
Preacher: Pastor Zephaniah
Scripture Covered: 2 Sam 7; Psalm 89:1-4, 20-29; Acts 2:25-36; Matt 1
Scripture read: 2 Sam 7:8-16
Sermon Title: Proclaim a Promise
Summary: In the History books, David is promised that God will establish his lineage forever and never remove his love from his descendants. How will his throne be secured for eternity? It will be a descendant who obeys completely and yet unjustly receives the rod of the nations breaking the power of death by submitting to it with God’s unfailing power and love resulting in his resurrection.

Week 50 – 2024 12 15 – Advent Week 3
Preacher: Pastor Chris
Scripture Covered: Psalm 2; 22:22-31; 110; Luke 20:41-44; Heb 5:5-10
Scripture read: Psalm 110:1-7
Sermon Title: Proclaim Truth
Summary: In the Wisdom books, the powerful are promised a day of reconning. God will establish the strong and just rule of his son, one who will rule and declare righteousness. What will end the revolt of the nations against God? It will be a king whose reign will bring joy to the poor and help to those needing rescue. He will rule and mediate as both king and priest and will establish God’s peace on earth.

Week 51 – 2024 12 22 – Advent Week 4
Preacher: Pastor Zephaniah
Scripture Covered: Isaiah 9:1-7; 11:1-10; 55:1-13
Scripture read: Isaiah 9:6-7; 11:1-10
Sermon Title: Proclaim Abundance
Summary: In the Prophets, the earth is promised a future of abundance. God will bring a flourishing that is beautifully described even if hard for us to imagine. Described by some as the moment that heaven touches earth, it is a result of God’s righteousness extending over his people through the rule of a new kind of king. What will establish an enduring peace that brings abundance to all, great and small? It will be the power of the creator who measures the sea and weighs the mountains. It will be the one who knows the mind of God, who possess his Spirit, and who rests in his will.

Week 52 – 2024 12 29 – Toward the New Year
Preacher: Pastor Chris
Scripture Covered: Psalm 111:1-10
Scripture read: Psalm 111:1-10
Sermon Title: Praise and Thanks to God
Summary: A time to recount God’s goodness and faithfulness and look forward with anticipation to what He has in store for us in 2025.

Past posts about Advent Series Planning:
– 2023 and Future Ideas
– 2021 Advent
– This stuff
– 2 Peter Advent in 2020
– 2019 Advent: Piles of Paradox
– An Advent Hymn Story

Luke 2024 Series

This is the series through Luke from April 2024 through June 2024. We have been in Luke a number of times and this should finish near all of Luke with a few passages skipped over here and there. Some of those we have covered in parable series or other series that covered Matthew or Mark versions of the same episode, but we will have hit most of Luke by the end of June. (The Dxx number indicates the week of the year it is. This is the fourth sermon series we’ve started in 2024.)

D14 – 2024 04 07
Scripture Covered and Topics: Luke 13:1-9 – Par of Fig Tree
Scripture to Read: Luke 13:1-9
Sermon Title: Piecing It Together
Brief Teaching: Parables

D15 – 2024 04 14
Scripture Covered and Topics: Luke 13:10-17 – Crippled Woman Healed
Scripture to Read: Luke 13:10-17
Sermon Title: Finding True Rest
Brief Teaching: Sabbath Rest

D16 – 2024 04 21
Scripture Covered and Topics: Luke 13:18-30 – Par of Mustard, Yeast, Narrow, First/Last
Scripture to Read: Luke 13:18-30
Sermon Title: Tiny Ingredients with Huge Impact
Brief Teaching: Fruit of the Spirit

D17 – 2024 04 28
Scripture Covered and Topics: Luke 14:1-14 – Healing Question, Inviting Guests
Scripture to Read: Luke 14:1,7-14
Sermon Title: Humble Party Invitation
Brief Teaching: Baptism

D18 – 2024 05 05
Scripture Covered and Topics: Luke 15:1-7, 8-10, 11-32 – Lost Sheep, Coin, Sons
Scripture to Read: Luke 15:1-2, 11-24 (second reader? Luke 15:25-32)
Sermon Title: Losing and Finding
Brief Teaching: Membership

D19 – 2024 05 12 – Mother’s Day
Scripture Covered and Topics: Luke 16:1-15 – Par of Shrewd Manager
Scripture to Read: Luke 16:1-15
Sermon Title: Spending on Credit

D20 – 2024 05 19 – Pentacost
Scripture Covered and Topics: Luke 16:16-17, 19-31 – Par of Lazarus & Rich Man
Scripture to Read: Luke 16:16-17, 19-31
Sermon Title: Mind the Gap

D21 – 2024 05 26
Scripture Covered and Topics: Luke 17:1-19 – Sin & Forgiveness, Duty & Gratitude
Scripture to Read: Luke 17:7-19
Sermon Title: Where Praise Flows

D22 – 2024 06 02
Scripture Covered and Topics: Luke 17:20-37 – Coming Kingdom of God
Scripture to Read: Luke 17:20-33
Sermon Title: Watching the Lightning Strike

D23 – 2024 06 09
Scripture Covered and Topics: Luke 18:1-14 – Par of Judge & Widow, Pharisee & Tax Collector
Scripture to Read: Luke 18:1-8, 9-14 (two readers?)
Sermon Title: Prepared to Pray

D24 – 2024 06 16
Scripture Covered and Topics: Luke 18:15-30 -Little Children & Rich Ruler
Scripture to Read: Luke 18:15-30
Sermon Title: Becoming Truly Rich

D25 – 2024 06 23
Scripture Covered and Topics: Luke 18:31-42 – Disciples can’t see, Blind beggar sees Son of David
Scripture to Read: Luke 18:31-42
Sermon Title: Seeing a Hidden Kingdom

D26 – 2024 06 30
Scripture Covered and Topics: Luke 19:1-27 – Zacchaeus
Scripture to Read: Luke 19:1-10
Sermon Title: Investing Toward Eternity

D26 – 2024 06 30
Scripture Covered and Topics: Luke 19:11-27 – Par of Ten Minas
Scripture to Read: Luke 19:11-24
Sermon Title: Investing Toward Eternity 2

Opening 2024 in Prayer

Sunday, December 31, 10:45 am
Sermon Title: Your Kingdom Come
Scripture Reading: Luke 11:1-13

Wednesday, January 3, 7:00 pm
Starting 21 Days of Prayer
Fellowship Cafe or Zoom

Sunday, January 7, 10:45 am
Sermon Title: Known Among Friends
Scripture Reading: John 15:9-17

Wednesday, January 24, 7:00 pm
Celebrating 21 Days of Prayer
Fellowship Cafe or Zoom

21 Days of Prayer

Join us as we pray our way into 2024, asking God to show us his priorities. We will be guided through this by understanding Jesus’ priorities as revealed by his teachings and life. You can download the guide here, email Bernadette at the church office or pick up a physical copy at church. Here is a list of the days and scriptures that will prompt our prayers. The guide has additional thoughts and prompts for each day from pastor and author Dana Olson.

WednesdayJanuary 3 – Day 1
John 1:1-5		January 10 – Day 8
Luke 18:1-8		January 17 – Day 15   Mark 12:13-17
ThursdayJanuary 4 – Day 2
Luke 5:27-32		January 11 – Day 9 Matthew 6:25-34January 18 – Day 16
John 10:22-30
FridayJanuary 5 – Day 3
Matthew 11:27-30		January 12 – Day 10
Matthew 5:43-46		January 19 – Day 17
Matthew 4:18-22
SaturdayJanuary 6 – Day 4
John 6:35-40		January 13 – Day 11
Luke 11:27-28		January 20 – Day 18
Matthew 28:16-20
SundayJanuary 7 – Day 5
Luke 9:22-27		January 14 – Day 12
John 4:23-26 		January 21 – Day 19
Acts 1:6-9
MondayJanuary 8 – Day 6. Matthew 22:34-40January 15 – Day 13
Matthew 6:19-21		January 22 – Day 20
John 14:1-6
TuesdayJanuary 9 – Day 7
Luke 10:25-37		January 16 – Day 14
Mark 10:2-9		January 23 – Day 21
Revelation 19:11-16