Sermons
Weekly professional powerhouse sermons by Leonard Sweet.
The Jesus Life
The Jesus Life Lectionary 2 June 2019 7th Sunday of Easter Jesus’ Ascension Acts 16:16-34 Psalm 97 Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21 John 17:20-26 Text to Life How many times a day do you wish you could be a planaria? Once? Twice? Never? Well, maybe you never consciously wished to be…
Ready for Rapture
Ready for Rapture Lectionary 26 May 2019 6th Sunday of Easter Acts 16:9-15 Psalm 67 Revelation 21:1-10, 22-22:5 John 14:23-29 The length of our days grows longer, as we approach the summer equinox (still three and a half weeks away). There is more sunlight and…
Lift the Dumbbell for a Smart Life
Lift the Dumbbell for a Smart Life Lectionary 19 May 2019 5th Sunday of Easter Acts 11:1-18 Psalm 148 Revelation 21:1-6 John 13:31-35 Text to Life Psalm 139 is a hymn known for its opening words. Its first few verses have been favorites of musicians ever since David first composed…
“A Rock in a Weary Land”
“A Rock in a Weary Land” Lectionary 12 May 2019 4th Sunday of Easter Festival of the Christian Home Acts 9:36-43 Psalm 23 Revelation 7:9-17 John 10:22-30 Text to Life In Washington State several communities have recently passed new laws making it illegal to prohibit residents from having certain breeds…
Blindsided
Blindsided Lectionary 5 May 2019 3rd Sunday of Easter Acts 9:1-6 (7-20) Psalm 30 Revelation 5:11-14 John 21:1-19 Text to Life It is now truly, fully Spring. So it is now officially “getting stuff in the ground” time. At least, if you want any veggies, fruits, or flowers during the…
Our Alpha and Omega God
Our Alpha and Omega God Lectionary 28 April 2019 2nd Sunday of Easter Acts 5:27-32 Psalm 150 Revelation 1:4-8 John 20:19-31 Text to Life We’ve all heard of “tortured artists.” We’re all got names for “tortured artists.” Beethoven Vincent Van Gogh Janis Joplin Charlie Parker Lenny Bruce Kurt Cobain…
Ground Zero
Ground Zero Lectionary 21 April 2019 Easter Sunday Acts 10:34-43 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 John 20:1-18 or Luke 24:1-12 Text to Life Easter Sunday is the day when everything we think we know turns upside down. Tragedy becomes triumph. Sacrifice becomes success. Failure becomes fulfillment. Death becomes eternal…
The Home Stretch
The Home Stretch Lectionary 14 April 2019 Palm Sunday / Passion Sunday Luke 19:28-40 Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 Isaiah 50:4-9a Psalm 31:9-16 Philippians 2:5-11 Luke 22:14-23:56 or Luke 23:1-49 Text to Life Who doesn’t like a party??!! We all love “Palm Sunday” because of the parade of pomp and pageantry that…
The Love Drug
The Love Drug Lectionary7 April 20195th Sunday in LentIsaiah 43:16-21Psalm 126Philippians 3:4b-14John 12:1-8Text to Life There is no doubt we are facing a towering and tottering number of humanitarian, social, economic, environmental, and political crises in this first quarter of the twenty-first century. But perhaps the one that is both…
Freedom “For”
Freedom “For” Lectionary 31 March 2019 UMCOR Sunday 4th Sunday in Lent Joshua 5:9-12 Psalm 32 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Text to Life Human beings thirst for freedom. Human beings thrive under freedom. Human beings mess up freedom. Human beings throw freedom away. In the 1980’s Afghanistan locals,…