Sermons
Weekly professional powerhouse sermons by Leonard Sweet.
Dangerous Discipleship
Dangerous Discipleship Lectionary 24 March 2019 3rd Sunday in Lent Isaiah 55:1-9 Psalm 63:1-8 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Luke 13:1-9 Text to Life McDonald’s and Chick-fil-A are offering discounts on their fish burgers this month. Did you even notice. It’s a small bow to the on-going season of Lent on the…
Walking in Jesus Shoes
Walking in Jesus Shoes Lectionary 17 March 2019 Second Sunday in Lent Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 Psalm 27 Philippians 3:17-4:1 Luke 13:31-35 Text to Life One of the most notable fixtures of big cities is the presence on the streets of vendors selling “discounted” designer goods. Handbags, scarves, shoes, sunglasses, clothing,…
Your Life is a Steinway
Your Life is a Steinway Lectionary 10 March 2019 First Sunday in Lent Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 Romans 10:8b-13 Luke 4:1-13 Text to Life Music lessons fall into two categories. Either they enter our lives as a gift from God, or they enter our lives as the wrath of…
Faith Fire
An Ash Wednesday Special Sermon by Len Sweet *** Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from off the altar. –Isaiah 6:6-8 *** Burnings at the stake, which did not cease until the 18th century in…
Face Time with God
Face Time with God Lectionary 3 March 2019 Transfiguration Sunday Exodus 34:29-35 Psalm 99 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 Luke 9:28-36 (37-43a) Text to Life “Facebook” is an oxymoron at best, a deception at worst. When you are communicating online, whether on Facebook or Snapchat or Instagram, or some other digital communication…
“Oh dear, what can the matter be?”
“Oh dear, what can the matter be?” Lectionary 24 February 2019 7th Sunday After Epiphany Genesis 45:3-11, 15 Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50 Luke 6:27-38 Text to Life What “matters” most to you? If you had only ten seconds to get out of your house as it was…
The Largest Room in Our Lives
The Largest Room of Our Lives Lectionary 17 February 2019 6th Sunday After Epiphany Jeremiah 17:5-10 Psalm 1 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 Luke 6:17-26 Text to Life In our homes today, we have two kinds of rooms, each one determined by our life circumstances. Those two kinds of rooms are rooms…
The Overboard Life
The Overboard Life Lectionary 10 February 2019 5th Sunday After Epiphany Isaiah 6:1-8 (9-13) Psalm 138 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Luke 5:1-11 Text to Life The clock is ticking. You’ve got until Friday. But if you haven’t pre-ordered, pre-thought, or pre-shopped, you are already in trouble. This ticking time bomb at…
A Charter for Every Chart
A Charter for Every Chart Lectionary 3 February 2019 4th Sunday After the Epiphany Jeremiah 1:4-10 Psalm 71:1-6 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Luke 4:21-30 Text to Life No one wants to be the bearer of bad news. But sometimes it has to be done. Doctors have to break the news of…
Breaking Free
Breaking Free Lectionary 27 January 2019 3rd Sunday After the Epiphany Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 Psalm 19 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a Luke 4:14-21 Text to Life Last week the Instagram image that reigned supreme for over a year, celebrated as the most popular image on the Web, was toppled from its…