Sermons
Weekly professional powerhouse sermons by Leonard Sweet.
B3 Love
B³ Love Lectionary 22 April 2018 4th Sunday of Easter Acts 4:5-12 Psalm 23 1 John 3:16-24 John 10:11-18 Text to Life In the mid-1950’s, movie director Cecil B. DeMille was frantically promoting his latest larger than life production of “The Ten Commandments.” The Hollywood mogul struck a brilliant public…
The Wavelength of Love
The Wavelength of Love Lectionary 15 April 2018 3rd Sunday of Easter Acts 3:2-19 Psalm 4 1 John 3:1-7 Luke 24:36b-48 Text to Life Here is one of the most awkward moments life can present. See if you can identify with it. Ready? You are out in public and…
Trust the Story
Trust the Story Lectionary 8 April 2018 2nd Sunday of Easter Acts 4:32-35 Psalm 133 1 John 1:1-2:2 John 20:19-31 Text to Life Brace yourself. Time to review your sixth grade English. Do you remember the difference between a “simile” and a “metaphor”? Or did you miss that class?…
Is Not Was, Forward Not Back
Is Not Was, Forward Not Back Lectionary 1 April 2018 Easter Sunday Acts 10:34-43 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 John 20:1-18 Text to Life The message of Easter is a simple exclamation: “Hallelujah! Christ is risen!” We respond with another exclamation: “Christ is risen, indeed”! Can you…
The Lamb Parade
The Lamb Parade Lectionary 25 March 2018 Palm Sunday / Passion Sunday Palm Sunday: Mark 11:1-11 Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 Passion Sunday: Isaiah 50:4-9a Psalm 31:9-16 Philippians 2:5-11 Mark 14:1-15:47 Text to Life How many of you here this morning have swabbed your mouth or spit into a test tube and…
Transverting Truth
Transverting Truth Lectionary 18 March 2018 5th Sunday in Lent Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalm 51:1-12 Hebrews 5:5-10 John 12:20-33 Text to Life Lent is a season of readying. Lent is a season of repentance. Lent is a season of renewal. Lent is a season of fasting. But we often forget…
Kiss Don’t Hiss
Kiss Don’t Hiss Lectionary 11 March 2018 4th Sunday in Lent Numbers 21:4-9 Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 Ephesians 2:1-10 John 3:14-21 Text to Life In 1995 Nicholas Evans published a novel entitled “The Horse Whisperer.” Three years later the story was made into a movie directed by and starring Robert Redford.…
The Carpenter’s Square
The Carpenter’s Square Lectionary 4 March 2018 3rd Sunday in Lent Exodus 20:1-17 Psalm 19 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 John 2:13-22 Text to Life We want to be known by symbols of strength, goodness, even greatness. Soldiers proudly wear uniforms flashing medals showing solidarity in serving their country. Athletic teams and…
The Good News / Bad News Season of Lent
The Good News / Bad News Season of Lent Lectionary 25 February 2018 2nd Sunday in Lent Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Psalm 22:23-41 Romans 4:13-25 Mark 8:31-38 Text to Life Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Are you “the glass always half full,” or the glass is always half empty”…
The Sign of the Bow
The Sign of the Bow Lectionary 18 February 2018 1st Sunday in Lent Genesis 9:8-17 Psalm 25:1-10 1 Peter 3:18-22 Mark 1:9-15 Text to Life What happens when Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday fall on the same day? What happens when the feast day of Saint Valentine, the celebration of…