Sermons
Weekly professional powerhouse sermons by Leonard Sweet.
Deep and Wide
Deep and Wide Lectionary 20 January 2019 2nd Sunday After Epiphany Isaiah 62:1-5 Psalm 36:5-10 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 John 2:1-11 Text to Life There is a new “app” you can now download that is called “Calm.” Yep. You heard that right. An “app” called “Calm.” They say there’s an app…
Learn it, Live it, Love it
Learn it, Live it, Love it Lectionary 13 January 2019 Baptism of Our Lord Isaiah 43:1-7 Psalm 29 Acts 8:14-17 Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Text to Life Now . . . in the depths of winter . . . after the holidays . . . we all long for a “get-away.”…
Follow the Jesus Star
Follow the Jesus Star Lectionary 6 January 2019 The Epiphany of Our Lord Isaiah 60:1-6 Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 Ephesians 3:1-12 Matthew 2:1-12 Text to Life Today is Epiphany, the last day of the Twelve Days of Christmas we call Christmastide. It’s the day when the Star of Bethlehem, a very…
Suit Up
Suit Up –Guest Sermon by Jesse Caldwell Lectionary 30 December 2018 1st Sunday After Christmas 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26 Psalm 148 Colossians 3:12-17 Luke 2:41-52 Text to Life Props: Before you begin the sermon, pass out paper and pens or pencils. During the message, you will be asking them to…
Merry Chrystery
Merry Chrystery Lectionary 23 December 2018 Fourth Sunday of Advent Micah 5:2-5a Luke 1:47-55 Hebrews 10:5-10 Luke 1:39-45 Text to Life Advent is a season of anticipation. In other words, it is at heart a “birth” story. The prescribed Advent lectionary texts speak of a coming Messiah, a divine presence,…
Eye of an Eagle and Spirit of a Dove
Eye of an Eagle and Spirit of a Dove Lectionary 16 December 2018 Third Sunday of Advent Zephaniah 3:14-20 Isaiah 12:2-6 Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:7-18 Text to Life Bird brain. It is an insulting label we plaster on those we deem dim-witted, clueless, or less “with it” than the rest…
The Ox and Hee-Haw of the Donkey
The Ox and Hee-Haw of the Donkey Lectionary 9 December 2018 Second Sunday of Advent Malachi 3:1-4 Luke 1:68-79 Philippians 1:3-11 Luke 3:1-6 Text to Life It is hard for us to appreciate how our ancestors were confronted on a daily basis by a world filled with hostile creatures. Think…
Advent Sermon Series: The Animals of Advent — Part I: The Roar of the Lion and the Bleat of the Lamb
Advent Sermon Series: The Animals of Advent Part I: The Roar of the Lion and the Bleat of the Lamb Lectionary 2 December 2018 First Sunday in Advent Jeremiah 33:14-16 Psalm 25:1-10 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Luke 21:25-36 Text to Life I bet you’ve noticed how many children’s stories feature animals…
The Maranatha Church
The Maranatha Church Lectionary 25 November 2018 Christ the King / Reign of Christ Sunday Student Day 2 Samuel 23:1-7 Psalm 132:1-12 Revelation 1:4b-8 John 18:33-37 Text to Life You are a time traveler? Don’t believe me? Unless you have never journeyed beyond a couple hundred miles east or west…
Unpolished Praise
Unpolished Praise Lectionary 18 November 2018 26th Sunday After Pentecost 1 Samuel 1:4-20 1 Samuel 2:1-10 Hebrews 10:11-14 (15-18) 19-25 Mark 13:1-8 Text to Life As the holidays creep ever closer, the catalogs clog up our mail boxes and post offices. I thought shopping now gets done online these days.…