Sermons
Weekly professional powerhouse sermons by Leonard Sweet.
Rich Toward God
Rich Toward God Lectionary31 July 2016Hosea 11:1-11Psalm 107:1-9, 43 Colossians 3:1-11Luke 12:13-21 Text to Life We’ve all have had those “shoulda, coulda, woulda” moments in life, those instances where “greatness passed us by” and we were clueless. Did you skip like I did the ’76 winter Olympics USA vs. USSR hockey…
Disciple Go!
Disciple Go! Lectionary 24 July 2016 10th Sunday After Pentecost Hosea 1:2-10 Psalm 85 Colossians 2:6-15 (16-19) Luke 11:1-13 Text to Life Unless you’ve been under a rock for the last two weeks, you’ve heard about “Pokemon Go.” Good news? It’s a fun game that actually gets kids outside, walking…
It’s Not About the Food
It’s Not About the Food Lectionary 17 July 2016 9th Sunday After Pentecost Amos 8:1-12 Psalm 52 Colossians 1:15-28 Luke 10:38-42 Text to Life There are two kinds of people who love to throw dinner parties. There are those who delight in planning the exquisite menu, shopping for the ingredients,…
You Have No Neighbor
You Have No Neighbor Lectionary 10 July 2016 8th Sunday After Pentecost Amos 7:7-17 Psalm 82 Colossians 1:1-14 Luke 10:25-37 Text to Life Everyone wants to think they are the “Good Samaritan.” Or at least they COULD BE the good Samaritan if an occasion arose that called for “good sam”-like…
The Five Relationship Rules
The Five Relationship Rules Lectionary 3 July 2016 7th Sunday After Pentecost 2 Kings 5:1-14 Psalm 30 Galatians 6:1-6, 7-16 Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Text to Life Summer is wedding season. Add together the months of June, July, and August, and what do you get? They equal a perfect storm of…
Take Off the Training Wheels
Take Off the Training Wheels Lectionary 26 June 2016 6th Sunday After Pentecost 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20 Galatians 5:1, 13-25 Luke 9:51-62 Text to Life It is a huge moment in everyone’s life. But since it usually happens at about the age of five or six, it…
It’s Complicated
It’s Complicated Lectionary 19 June 2016 5th Sunday After Pentecost Father’s Day 1 Kings 19:1-15a Psalm 42 Galatians 3:23-29 Luke 8:26-39 Text to Life Every city has at least one. Usually several. They are located in empty lots, under overpasses, condemned properties. Sometimes sanctioned, sometimes not. These places the homeless…
The First M&M s
The First M&M s Lectionary 12 June 2016 4th Sunday After Pentecost 1 Kings 21:1-21a Psalm 5:1-8 Galatians 2:15-21 Luke 7:36-8:3 Text to Life Everyone goes through phases. Every now and again, interior designers like to go in for the clean, pure, “all white” look. Have you ever stepped into…
Inside Outside
Inside Outside Lectionary 5 June 2015 3rd Sunday After Pentecost 1 Kings 17:8-16 (17-24) Psalm 146 Galatians 1:11-24 Luke 7:11-17 Text to Life We are officially into “summer.” The solstice is not until June 18, but Memorial Day weekend is past. So summer is here. Or in the words of…
Strange Instruments
Strange Instruments Lectionary 29 May 2016 2nd Sunday After Pentecost 1 Kings 18:20-21, (22-29), 30-39 Psalm 96 Galatians 1:1-12 Luke 7:1-10 Text to Life Every culture has some form of rite of passage from childhood to adulthood. We are more familiar with the Jewish Bar/ Bat Mitzvah, or the Amish…