Sunday, May 5, 2024
Communion Sunday
SUNDAY'S sermon
As we get to the end of the Sermon on the Mount, we see Jesus continuing to use “Road Language.” There is a Way to follow, a path to travel on. He’s just about to the end of the sermon and concludes with a few warnings for those convinced (or at least becoming convinced) they’d like to walk with Him on His ‘Blessed Way.’ To make His warnings stick, Jesus uses word pictures and tells them about Two Ways/Roads, Two Trees, Two Endings (this week) . . . and Two Houses (next week).
Scripture Readings
- Jeremiah 14:13-15 (NRSV); Lamentations 2:13-15 (NRSV) read by Josh James, Contemporary Worship Leader
- Matthew 7:12-23 (NRSV) read by Tom Hansen, Senior Pastor
* This Sunday, we recognized and celebrated graduating high school seniors.
sermon on the mount
current sermon series
In this sermon series, we are looking at Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount; a sermon that began with the Beatitudes. This particular “sermon” – which Jesus may have preached/taught in part or in whole numerous times – has inspired leaders inside and outside the Church for centuries. There was more written about the Sermon on the Mount than any other passage of scripture in the Early Church’s first couple centuries.
The particulars of “the road Jesus wants us to walk on” and the way of life Jesus said was “Blessed” is spelled out in the challenging details of this sermon. Jesus is essentially saying this is where “the rubber meets the road” when it comes to loving God and loving people well.
scripture readings
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- May 5 - Matthew 7:13-23; Psalm 1:1-3; Jeremiah 14:13-15; Lamentations 2:13-15
- May 12 - Matthew 7:21-29; Psalm 127:1; Ezekiel 13:10-14; Ezekiel 33:31
- May 19 - Matthew 25:14-30
- May 26 - Matthew 13:31-33
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- June 2 - Matthew 10:1-16
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