Sermon: “Unbelievable Messages” given by Elder Granger OdumFirst Lesson: Psalm 118:19-24Second Lesson: Matthew 28:1-10Hymns: “Jesus Christ Is Risen Today,” “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today,” “Christ Is Alive”
Sermon: “Who Is This?” given by Elder Dan SelockFirst Lesson: Matthew 21:1-17Second Lesson: Psalm 118:25-29Hymns: “Hosanna Loud Hosanna,” “All Glory Laud and Honor,” “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”
Sermon: “Getting to the Heart of Things” given by Rev. Dan WhitfieldFirst Lesson: Psalm 121Second Lesson: Matthew 25: 31-46Hymns: “God Is Here!,” “Will You Let Me Be Your Servant,” “Lord, I Want to Be A Christian”
Sermon: “The Ten Bridesmaids” given by Deacon Clint BorckyFirst Lesson: Matthew 25:1-7Second Lesson: Matthew 25:8-13Hymns: “Love Devine All Love’s Excelling,” “Give Me Oil In My Lamp,” “The Church Is One Foundation”
Sermon: “As Many As You May Find” given by Elder Dan SelockFirst Lesson: Matthew 22:1-14Second Lesson: Psalm 45:6-7Hymns: “God of Grace, God of Glory,” “Come Back to the Table of Grace,” “Look Who Gathers at Christ’s Table”
Sermon: “Fair Is Fair?” given by Elder Granger Odum First Lesson: Matthew 20:1-16 Second Lesson: Psalm 16:5-8 Hymns: “Fairest Lord Jesus,” “For the Fruit of All Creation,” “They’ll Know Christians By Our Love”
Sermon “Of Bread and Stones” given by Dr. Rebecca Blair on February 26, 2023
Matthew 16:24-17:8 Giving up has some different connotations. We give up things we want to get something else. We give things up that aren’t great for us for Lent. We give up and are derided for being quitters, by others or by ourselves. In this passage Jesus asks us to give things up and to take things up. Give up…
Matthew 13:24-43 Parables are Jesus’s way of telling us what we need to know. That doesn’t mean they are our way of hearing what we need to know. Here there are three parables and the disciples want to know the explanation. They ask after the crowds have left and Jesus has gone into the house. They don’t ask about the other…
Matthew 7:1-14, 24-29 Many of these phrases have also worked their way into our common language. Perhaps they have moved so far into our collective consciousness that they are now common sense and not just common phrases. At the same time, we can bristle at this common advice. Judge not is usually an admonishment (and a judgment). The narrow gate comes…
