Common Lectionary

Acts 2:42-47 How did you form your concept of church? You probably formed your concept of church the same way I did. See if you can identify with this story. "Son! Wake up. It's Sunday morning, It's time for church." "I don't want to go to church.”

Luke 24:13-35 Jesus Christ came walking out of the tomb alive! What had been one way traffic - no return - has now been reversed. A breach has been effected into the hitherto unyielding wall of human mortality, and the living Christ again insinuates Himself into the lives and affairs of Hi

John 20:19-31 A very sensitive and troubled young woman whom life had dealt some very hard blows - profound physi-cal and relational dysfunction - spent six days in Yosemite Park in California. She needed to heal and get her footing. One day while hiking she spotted a little tuft of grass

John 20:1-18 "On the morning of August 27, 1883, the most stupendous explosion ever recorded took place. It was heard as far away as 3,000 miles. "The whole of the northern and lower part of the island of Krakatoa - lying between Java and Sumatra - had blown off. Stone, dust

Matthew 27:11-54 What's it like to be a governor's wife? Pilate's wife might say it depends on the assignment and the governor. Judea certainly wasn't the plum assignment for a civil servant of Rome. The rocky hills and dusty roads were remote from the flurry of parti

John 11:1-45 In the hospital my father-in-law went into a coma; medical technology indicated no brain activity. My godly mother-in-law made the decision to disconnect the respirator and trust her husband to the hands of the Great Physician. Like many other families a difficult decision was fa

John 9: 1-41 (NKJV) [A proclamation suggestion: This message could be delivered in a segmented format with the congregation singing a verse of Send the Light (Charles H. Gabriel, 1856-1932) between the divisions. In a nighttime worship setting, consider doing the introduction with lights out.

Romans 5:1-11 Many people live spiritual lives that are filled with uncertainty. Does God accept me, or doesn't He? Has God forgiven my sins, or hasn't He? Will God keep all His promises to me, or does God's faithfulness depend on my performance? For people who...

Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 There are few things that match the joy of unexpectedly discovering something good. Whether it's discovering money on the ground, or learning a new concept in a class, joy floods our hearts when we find something good that we didn't expect to...

Romans 5:12-19 Each of us has a unique story. We live our lives in the story mode, as the narratives of our individual lives intersect with the stories of others. Each story is unique. Each has its own heroes and villains, its own twists and turns of plot. Yet often we...