Sermon Text: Romans 5:1-11 Sermon Title: “Holy Change” Sermon Notes: Justification is the term Paul uses to describe being transformed by faithful discipleship. This profound transformation into right relationship brings us into reconciliation (at-one-ment) with our fellow creatures and with God. Order of Worship Readings and Prayers
Sermon Text: John 3:1-17 Sermon Title: “Together” Sermon Notes: Nicodemus and Jesus meet at night, traditionally a time of openness to new perspectives and dreams, to talk about how to live in the eternal “now” and the always “new” of the Spirit. Being a Christian disciple draws us to claim our identity in Christ and [...]
Sermon Text: Matthew 4:1-11 Sermon Title: “Suffering and Temptation” Sermon Notes: This passage tells us that it is not the forces of evil, but the Holy Spirit that leads Jesus (and us) to the confrontation with our deepest human wounds and places of vulnerability. Order of Worship Readings and Prayers
Gospel Text: Matthew 17:1-9 Sermon Title: “Being Changed” Gospel Notes: Matthew’s account of Jesus’ transfiguration echoes the words heard at Jesus’ baptism, the voice of God confirming Jesus’ identity as “God’s beloved son” (17:5). Jesus was far more than a rabbi and healer. Jesus was a change agent, both for the world, and for us! [...]
