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Sermon Topics: Sept. 11, 2005 - Sept. 3, 2006
1 and 2 Samuel: (David: Called to Action) Sept. 11-Dec. 18, 2005
Luke: (Luke's Gospel: Called to Witness) Dec. 24, 2005-Apr. 23, 2006
Isaiah: (Called as a Light to the Nations) Apr. 30-June 11, 2006
Luke 8: June 18, 2006
Ephesians: (Called to Use Our Gifts) June 25-July 30, 2006
Philippians: August 6 & 13, 2006
1 Peter: August 20, 2006
Genesis & Acts: August 27 & September 3, 2006
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Called into Mission
David: Called to Action
1 Samuel 16- 2 Samuel 2
Fall 2005
Synopsis:
God has a goal in mind in choosing David to reign as king. The Israelites lost their sense of call to God’s mission during the period of the Judges, where everyone did what was right in their own eyes. God had originally called Abraham and his family to be a blessing to all the families of the earth (Gen 12); and then through Moses, God called those saved from Egyptian slavery to be a priestly kingdom and a holy nation (Exod 19). Somewhere between Sinai and the Promised Land, the people forgot their charge and assumed the blessing of God for themselves alone. To restore the faltering charge, God called David to lead a people into a renewed mission. As God called David, so God calls Geneva church to a renewed mission, to be a blessing to all the families of the earth and to be a priestly kingdom to the community around us. As with David, when God calls, God equips and directs his people to his greater glory.
Sept 11 | Sept 18 | Sept 25 | Oct 2 | Oct 9 | Oct 16 | Oct 23 | Oct 30
Nov 6 | Nov 13 | Nov 20 | Nov 27 | Dec 4 | Dec 11 | Dec 18
Sept 11
Text: 1 Samuel 16:1-13
Sermon: God Calls to Action
Sermon Text: 16:12 “Rise and anoint him; for this is the one.”
Focus:
Samuel comes to Bethlehem to anoint a new king. He thinks he knows whom God
wants. But God has other ideas. God looks upon the heart and not the appearance
in choosing David to act as king.
Sept. 11 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf
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Sept 18
Text: 1 Samuel 16:14-23
Sermon: God Calls to a Task
Sermon Text: 16:17 “Provide for me someone who can play well, and bring
him to me.”
Focus:
Once God has called David, David finds himself called into the service of
Saul to play his music. God’s call results in us finding our gifts
and responding to a situation of need.
Sept. 18 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Sept 25
Text: 1 Samuel 17:31-39
Sermon: People Equip for Action
Sermon Text: 17:39 “David strapped Saul’s sword over the armor,
and he tried in vain to walk . . .”
Focus:
Saul has a plan for David’s call, and supplies him with gifts that
do not fit his style and personality. Over eager people will attempt to fit
us with their armor and supplies until we find the gifts that God has uniquely
given us to use.
Sept. 25 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Stewardship Series: God Equips Us for Action (Oct 2-30)
Oct 2
Text: 1 Samuel 17:38-47
Sermon: God Equips for Action
Sermon Text: 17:47 “For the battle is the LORD’s, and he will
give you into our hand.”
Focus:
After rejecting Saul’s armor, David finds his calling through the use
of his God given gifts. David also finds that it is not Saul or the armies
of Israel who will deliver him, it is God alone. When we find our true calling,
we find our God given gifts and a God who will deliver us.
Oct. 2 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf
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Oct 9
Guest Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Michael H. Wenning
Text: Matthew 13:44-45 and 2 Samuel 24:18-25
Sermon: Something for Nothing
Sermon Text: 2 Samuel 24:24 "I will not offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God that cost me nothing."
Oct. 9 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Oct 16
Text: 1 Samuel 19:1-7
Sermon: Success is Always Threatened
Sermon Text: 19:2 “My father Saul is trying to kill you.”
Focus:
When David sets out to respond to God, he finds that Saul opposes him, attempting
time and again to kill him. Even Jesus, the Son of God, finds that both
Satan and Jesus’ own disciples oppose him. When we respond to God,
we encounter opposition both from the enemies of God and from the faithful.
Oct. 16 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf
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Oct 23
Text: 1 Samuel 19:18-24
Sermon: God Helps the Threatened
Sermon Text: 19:20 “The spirit of God came upon the messengers
of Saul, and they also fell into a prophetic frenzy.”
Focus:
Scripture teaches us that he who is with you is stronger than he who is against
you. David finds that God is powerful to help him even when he is threatened
by Saul and his messengers.
Oct. 23 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf
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Oct 30
Text: 1 Samuel 21:1-6
Sermon: God’s Presence Feeds the Called
Sermon Text: 21:6 “So the priest gave him the holy bread, for there
was no bread there except the bread of the Presence.”
Focus:
When David flees from Saul, he finds sustenance from Ahimelech, the priest
of Nob. The priest feeds David with the bread of the Presence, that which
had been in the presence of the LORD. Just as with David, God will equip
and sustain us as we follow his call.
Oct. 30 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf
format.
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Nov 6
Text: 1 Samuel 24:1-10
Sermon: Called to Honor
Sermon Text: 24:6 “The LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my
lord.”
Focus:
David has a chance to kill Saul, and thus bring an end to Saul’s persecution.
But David chooses to honor God, who has called Saul, even when Saul’s
actions have been destructive. We find our calling not in calculating our
desires, but in honoring the irrevocable call of God.
Nov. 6 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf
format.
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Nov 13
Text: 1 Sam 25:2-3, 32-35, 39
Sermon: Called to Listen
Sermon Text: 25:35 “I have heeded your voice, and I have granted your
petition.”
Focus:
Nabal (the fool) has insulted David’s men, who have provided protection
for the shepherds over Nabal’s flock. David plans to take revenge upon
Nabal until Nabal’s wife Abigail prevails over David’s rash judgment.
We like David are called to listen to the wise counsel of others before we
rush to judgment.
Nov. 13 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Nov 20
Text: 1 Sam 27:1-7
Sermon: Called to Recalculate
Sermon Text: 27:1 “There is nothing better for me than to escape to
the land of the Philistines.”
Focus:
David has to rethink his calling after Saul is determined to kill him. David
must have wondered whether God had truly called him, given the opposition
that he now faced. In response, David walks through the only door open
to him, to flee to the Philistines. We too must make adjustments when we
see no other alternative.
Nov. 20 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Nov 27
Text: 1 Sam 28:3-7, 15-19
Sermon: Forcing a Call
Sermon Text: 28:6 “When Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD did not
answer him.”
Focus:
Saul, aware that the LORD had left him in order to call David, tries to force
God’s hand by resorting to witchcraft. We too at times attempt to
force the hand of God. This story is a sobering warning that we can stray
from the call of God.
Nov. 27 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Dec 4
Text: 1 Sam 30:1-6
Sermon: Challenged from Within
Sermon Text: 30:6 “David was in great danger; for the people spoke
of stoning him.”
Focus:
David makes a tactical mistake in abandoning the town of Ziklag. When he
returns he finds that enemies have attacked. As a result, David’s
soldiers turn on him. He now has to respond to opposition from within.
We too find that trouble arises not from enemies out there, but from well
meaning people of our own tribe.
Dec. 4 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Dec 11
Text: 1 Sam 30:11, 15-20
Sermon: Responding to the Challenge
Sermon Text: 30:18 “David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken.”
Focus:
When challenged, David did not strike out at his accusers. He heard their
complaints and devised a plan to redress the mistakes he had made. We do
well to listen to our accusers and plan accordingly to fix our mistakes.
Dec. 11 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Dec 18
Text: 2 Sam 2:1-7
Sermon: God Fulfills the Call
Sermon Text: 2:4a “Then the people of Judah came and there they anointed
David king.”
Focus:
God had called David to be king; but it was a long journey from call to fulfillment.
David had to pursue the call and deal with opposition before he finally
became king. God’s call on our lives is irrevocable, yet at the same
time our task to fulfill. We must work out our salvation with fear and
trembling, for it God who is at work in us.
Dec. 18 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Called into Mission
Luke’s Gospel: Called to Witness
Winter 2006
Synopsis:
Luke, the author of both the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts, has a goal in mind. He understands Jesus as calling disciples for the purpose of mission. The Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts begin with the same prologue, to Theophilus; furthermore, the Gospel of Luke ends and the Book of Acts begins with the same charge, that the disciples are Jesus’ witnesses in Jerusalem, in Judea and Samaria, and even to the ends of the earth. Luke tells us that the gathered disciples, the church, does not have a missions program but is a mission, defined as those who are sent by Jesus into the world.
Dec 24 | Dec 25 | Jan 1 | Jan 8 | Jan 15 | Jan 21 | Jan 22 | Jan 29
Feb 5 | Feb 12 | Feb 19 | Feb 26 | Mar 5 | Mar 12 | Mar 19 | Mar 26
Apr 2 | Apr 9 | Apr 16 | Apr 23
Dec 24
Text: Luke 2:1-7
Sermon: A Son of David
Dec. 24 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Dec 25
Text: Luke 2:8-20
Sermon: Good News for All People
Dec. 25 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Jan 1
Text: Luke 2:22-35
Sermon: A Light to the Nations
Jan. 1 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Jan 8
Text: Luke 3:1-6, 15-17
Sermon: A Witness to Jesus
Sermon Text: 3:16 “ . . . but one who is more powerful than I is coming.”
Focus:
John the Baptist has a job to point to Jesus, who will baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire. It is the job of a witness not to point to one’s self but to point people to Jesus.
Jan. 8 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Jan 15
Text: Luke 3:21-22
Sermon: God's Witness to Jesus
Sermon Text: 3:22 “You are my son, the Beloved.”
Focus:
In Jesus’ baptism, God speaks the words from the adoption formula for Judaic kings (Ps 2), announcing that Jesus is the unique son of God, son of David. God is at work through Jesus in a different way than through prophets, priests, or kings.
Jan. 15 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Jan 21 - Stated Meeting of the Presbytery of Los Ranchos Jan 22 Jan 29 Feb 5 Feb 12 Feb 19 Feb 26 Mar 5 Mar 12 Mar 19 Mar 26 Apr 2 Apr 9 (Palm Sunday) Apr 16 (Easter Sunday)
Apr 23 Called into Mission Synopsis: In the latter chapters of the Book of Isaiah (40-66), God calls the devastated and exiled people to come home and be a light to the nations. God has punished Israel for neglecting both the call to her God and also to her charge to be a blessing to all the families of the earth and a holy priesthood to the nations. In these latter chapters we learn how God plans to use his covenant people to renew and fulfill this call. How to start all over again... Apr 30 | May 7 | May 14 | May 21 | May 28 | June 4 | June 11 Apr 30 May 7 May 14 May 21 May 28 June 4 (Pentecost Sunday) June 11 June 18 Called into Mission Synopsis: Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is a circular letter, meant to be shared with other churches in Asia Minor. Paul wrote this letter as a summary of what he had been teaching in all the churches. The letter tells of God’s plan to bring all people together in the church, the Body of Christ. In order to make this happen, God, through Jesus Christ brings people together and equips them with various gifts in mission to all peoples of the world.
June 25 | July 2 | July 9 | July 16 | July 23 | July 30 June 25 July 2 July 9 July 16 July 23 July 30 August 6 August 13 August 20 August 27 September 3
Text: Acts 1:6-11
Sermon: Gazing Toward Heaven
Focus:
The charge to the gathered disciples could not be clearer. The Holy Spirit of Jesus is to come upon the community in order to witness to the ends of the earth. The goal is witness; the means is community. Somehow we have reversed the two, making the goal community.
Jan. 21 Presbytery Worship Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Text: Luke 4:1-13
Sermon: The Devil Witnesses to Jesus
Sermon Text: 4:3 “If you are the Son of God . . .”
Focus:
The Spirit leads Jesus into the wilderness, where the devil places before him tests to determine his true identity. The temptation story proves what the baptism of Jesus announces, that God is at work in Jesus.
Jan. 22 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Text: Luke 4:31-37
Sermon: Authority and Power
Sermon Text: 4:36 “For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits.”
Focus:
Jesus begins to show his authority as the Son of God through healings and other acts of power. People see this and attest that God is at work among them. This still happens today; people see the work of Jesus and know that God is present among us.
Jan. 29 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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The Rev. Steve Yamaguchi, Executive Presbyter of the Presbytery of Los Ranchos
Text: Luke 5:1-11
Sermon:
Catching People
Sermon Text:
5:10 “from now on you will be catching people.”
Focus:
Jesus calls disciples to be witnesses to the presence of God among them. He uses their particular gifts to fashion their witness for the kingdom. Just as with Simon and the disciples, God uses our particular gifts to fashion our response as witnesses.
Feb. 5 Sermon Outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Text: Luke 5:17-26
Sermon: God in Action, Part 1
Sermon Text: 5:21 “Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
Focus:
When Jesus heals a paralytic man, Pharisees and teachers question him about his authority in doing so. They proclaim the right answer even as they question, only God can forgive sins. When Jesus is among us, God is at work.
Feb. 12 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Text: Luke 7:36-50
Sermon: God in Action, Part 2
Sermon Text: 7:48 “Then he said to her, ‘Your sins are forgiven.’”
Focus:
A woman sneaks into a dinner party where Jesus is lying. She cries and washes his feet with her tears. This prompts a discussion regarding forgiveness. Those in attendance rightly perceive that Jesus is God in action.
Feb. 19 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Text: Luke 9:1-6
Sermon: Jesus Sends Witnesses
Sermon Text: 9:2 “and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God.”
Focus:
Jesus does not desire to do it alone. He calls and sends disciples out to witness to the kingdom of God. This is the same model the church holds today. We do not do it alone. We send men and women together to proclaim God’s reign among us.
Feb. 26 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Text: Luke 9:18-22
Sermon: Who is Jesus?
Sermon Text: 9:20 “But who do you say that I am?”
Focus:
After numerous chances to see Jesus at work, the disciples realize that Jesus is God among them. Peter proclaims this. Each of us comes to the point where we have to make a decision about Jesus. Who is Jesus?
Mar. 5 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Text: Luke 10:38-42
Sermon: Two Sister Disciples
Sermon Text: 10:40 “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself.”
Focus:
Two sisters, Mary and Martha, have very different approaches to discipleship. We find the same thing happening in the church today; some have one gift, some another. Jesus affirms both, but points to the better focus.
Mar. 12 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Text: Luke 17:11-19
Sermon: A Grateful Witness
Sermon Text: 17:15 “Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back...”
Focus:
God is the author of healing whether or not we acknowledge it. In the case of ten lepers, one turns back to praise God. The one who turns back is the fortunate one, for he knows whom to thank.
Mar. 19 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Text: Luke 18:18-27
Sermon: The Cost of Witness
Sermon Text: 18:18 “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Focus:
Discipleship gains us eternal life, but it costs giving up our life in order to follow Jesus. The rich young ruler has a life, which he will not leave in order to gain the life that Jesus offers. Some people would rather have their wretched life than have the life God offers us.
Mar. 26 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Text: Luke 19:1-10
Sermon: An Unlikely Witness
Sermon Text: 19:2 “A man was there named Zacchaeus.”
Focus:
Jesus calls unlikely people to be his witnesses. Zacchaeus would not have been our first choice for disciple. But God’s ways are not our ways. All that is necessary for a witness is that a person respond to God’s call.
Apr. 2 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Text: Luke 19:29-40
Sermon: Stones Will Shout
Sermon Text: 19:40 “I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would shout out.”
Focus:
When Jesus enters Jerusalem, he does so symbolically to demonstrate the entry of God as king to reign. What Jesus does must be proclaimed by disciples in order for the reign of God to be known among people.
Apr. 9 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Text: Luke 24:36-49
Sermon: You Are My Witnesses
Sermon Text: 24:48 “You are witnesses of these things.”
Focus:
The resurrected Jesus tells his disciples that their job is now to witness to what they have seen and heard. This is always the job of disciples, to witness to what we have seen and heard.
Apr. 16 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Text: Luke 24:13-35
Sermon: The Caring Christ
Sermon Text: 24:15 “While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them.”
Focus:
After Easter, now what? Discover the risen God who walks with us wherever we go.
Apr. 23 Sermon text not available.
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Isaiah 40-66: Called as a Light to the Nations
Spring 2006
At one time or another each of us crashes and burns.
Israel crashed and burned during the 6th century BC,
but God was not finished with his people.
They began again through the encouragement of the prophet Isaiah.
Maybe you need to begin again.
Come hear encouraging words from God who says,
"Comfort ye, comfort ye, my people."
Learn how God can make rivers run in the desert of your life.
Text: Isaiah 40:1-5
Sermon: God Makes a New Way
Sermon Text: 40:3 “In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD.”
Focus:
Israel has received her punishment for neglecting the way of the LORD. Now God will make a new way so that the nation can fulfill their call to be a light to all people.
Apr. 30 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Text: Isaiah 42:1-9
Sermon: A Light to the Nations
Sermon Text: 42:6 “I have given you as a covenant to the people, as a light to the nations.”
Focus:
The call of God is never for Israel alone. It is also never for the church alone. The call of God is always that all people, all nations may experience justice and righteousness.
May 7 Handout ("Position Description") in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Text: Isaiah 45:1, 5-8
Sermon: There is But One God
Sermon Text: 45:5 “I am the LORD, and there is no other.”
Focus:
God works even through foreign leaders (Cyrus), who have no knowledge of him to bring about his purposes. The oracle about Cyrus teaches us that there is but one God, who has revealed himself to Israel as LORD (Yahweh), regardless of other religious claims.
May 14 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Text: Isaiah 49:1-6
Sermon: A Servant to the Light
Sermon Text: 49:1 “The LORD called me before I was born.”
Focus:
In this text regarding the servant, we learn that God has a purpose in mind even before calling Israel or even before sending Jesus to earth. God’s purpose is to save all the earth.
May 21 Sermon text not available.
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Text: Isaiah 53:1-6
Sermon: The Servant Suffers
Sermon Text: 53:6 “And the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.”
Focus:
The New Testament uses this text to understand Jesus among us. The servant of God suffers because God must take upon himself our guilt in order to set us free from sin and death to serve the nations.
May 28 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Text: Isaiah 55:1-5
Sermon: A Spirit for All Nations
Sermon Text: 55:5 “See, you shall call nations that you do not know.”
Focus:
On Pentecost the church celebrates the pouring of the Holy Spirit for mission to the nations. Pentecost is not a new move in the plan of God. God has always determined that we should witness to all peoples.
June 4 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Text: Isaiah 56:3-7
Sermon: A House for All Peoples
Sermon Text: 56:7 “For my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.”
Focus:
God tells even foreigners and eunuchs, those who were previously excluded from the people of God, that they too have a place in the fellowship. God’s house (fellowship) shall be for all people, not only for those who think they belong.
June 11 Sermon Outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Chaplain Bob Warren
Text: Luke 8:22-26
Sermon: God's Chosen Sea
Sermon Text: Luke 8:25 “Who then is this, that he commands even wind over water, and they obey him.”
No Sermon Outline available.
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Ephesians: Called to Use Our Gifts
Summer 2006
Text: Eph 1:1-10
Sermon: God Has a Plan
Sermon Text: 1:10 “as a plan for the fullness of time, to gather up all things in him.”
Focus:
God’s plan to bless the families of the earth comes in the person of Jesus Christ, who is to be the magnet for all peoples of the world. It is God’s purpose that all people will come to Jesus. When this happens God will be glorified.
June 25 Sermon Outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Text: Eph 2:1-10
Sermon: What Does the Plan Look Like?
Sermon Text: 2:10 “For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works."
Focus:
Through grace in Jesus Christ we have been restored to a life for which we were created. Thus, when we live in Christ Jesus we find our true selves.
July 2 Sermon Outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Text: Eph 2:11-22
Sermon: No Longer Strangers
Sermon Text: 2:19 “So then you are no longer strangers and aliens.”
Focus:
Everyone searches for a home, a place to belong. God calls all people into the home of Christ Jesus. It is here we will find that we are no longer strangers and aliens, but members of God’s household.
July 9 Sermon Outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Text: Eph 4:1-16
Sermon: One God, Many Gifts
Sermon Text: 4:7 “But each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ’s gift.”
Focus:
We have one God, which is the basis for our unity. But we are given many expressions of the gift of Christ, which is the basis for our diversity. It is the job of the church to maintain both the unity of our faith and the diversity of its expression.
July 16 Sermon Outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Text: Eph 5:1-20
Sermon: Imitating God
Sermon Text: 5:1 “Therefore, be imitators of God.”
Focus:
The greatest learning tool is imitation. Paul calls us to imitate God in order to learn to live both in unity and diversity within the Body of Christ, and also as a witness to the outside world.
July 23 Sermon Outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Text: Eph 6:10-17
Sermon: The Whole Armor of God
Sermon Text: 6:11 “Put on the whole armor of God.”
Focus:
God does not leave us on our own to live in the Body of Christ or in the outside world; God equips us with power so that we may have victory in our struggles.
No Sermon Outline available.
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Rev. Emily McColl
Text: Philippians 1:3-11
Sermon: Bless One Another
Sermon Text: 1:6 “I am confident of this, tha the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ.”
August 6 Sermon text not available.
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Rev. Carolyn McOwen
Text: Philippians 2:1-11
Sermon: Having the Mind of Christ
Sermon Text: 2:5 “Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus”
August 13 Sermon in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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Rev. Tom Cramer
Text: 1 Peter 1:1-9, 13-16
Sermon: Living Strong in the Gap
Sermon Text: 1:3b “By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”
No Sermon Outline available.
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Guest Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Michael H. Wenning
Text: Genesis 37:1-4, 39:21-23, 50:15-21; Acts 16:6-10
Sermon: Plan B
No Sermon Outline available.
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Text: Acts 10:1-16
Sermon: Why Change?
September 3 Sermon Outline in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.
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