Sunday’s Coming
A grand vision for a crumbling world (Ephesians 1:15-23)
Christ has brought the entire cosmos into submission? Frankly, it doesn’t look that way.
Hope for the climate (Acts 16:9-15; Psalm 67; Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5; John 5:1-9)
Given the environmental future we’re facing, we would do well to address it with resurrection hope.
An inheritance of love (John 13:31-35)
People sometimes regress to childlike behavior in stressful situations.
Present in our loss (John 10:22-30)
How did faith and medical science become, for some people, mutually exclusive?
Called and called back (Acts 9:1-20; John 21:1-19)
Jesus still needs Peter—and us.
Focus on the breath (John 20:19-31)
Jesus, fresh out of his own three-day savasana, breathes on the disciples.
Craving hope (Isaiah 65:17-25; 1 Corinthians 15:19-26)
We live between variants; we also live between Advents.
A redefined relationship (Hebrews 10:16-25)
How can we approach hope as we draw near to the cross?
Learning from Passover without co-opting it (Exodus 12:1-14)
How can these values be lived out in our traditions and in our assemblies?
What the stones have witnessed (Luke 19:28-40)
The biblical landscape is a stony one.
A rite of spontaneous love (John 12:1-8)
Mary has learned that God spares nothing in loving us.
Moments in the middle (Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32)
What comes in between being lost and being found?
Keep trying (Luke 13:1-9)
I relate to the servant in Jesus' parable.
Naming our fears (Psalm 27)
Need words of confidence? Start with Psalm 27.
Beyond the wilderness (Deuteronomy 26:1-11)
Deuteronomy offers instructions for what to do after not 40 days but 40 years of wandering.
When nothing matches (Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21)
It’s easy to read this passage and assume it has nothing to do with us.
Shiny things (Exodus 34:29-35)
The story of Moses’ descent from Mount Sinai should be paired with the story before it.
Joseph’s whole story (Genesis 45:3-11, 15)
To preach on only a portion of this passage is to do it a disservice.
Super tree powers (Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1)
Trees symbolize a holy channel that faithfully stewards the power of God into the world.
The disciples’ job interview (Luke 5:1-11)
Let’s see how they measure up to Indeed.com’s suggestions.