Sermons on Lent and Easter (Page 2)
Speak Up!
As we continue in the season of Lent, we find ourselves in Mark with Bartimaeus. He was a blind beggar sitting in the roadside doing his normal routine, but one day, Jesus was near. Once he heard that, he yelled from the top of his lungs for Jesus to have mercy on him. Jesus met and told him how it was his faith that made him well and gave him back his sight. I wonder, what does it look like…
Mark 10:17-31
Here we are, in the season of Lent and we find ourselves in Mark with Jesus telling the young rich ruler to sell all he has to follow him. Jesus makes the statement “ It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” What does Jesus mean by this? In the base camp of our church community, near and far, we will continue…
Stand and Deliver
Christ is Risen! Go and tell everyone the good news! The resurrection of Jesus is an event in which we celebrate because it shows that death could not hold Him down. How can we experience the resurrection in our lives? What needs to be revived in order for you and I to live life fully? In the base camp of our church community, near and far, we take the time to experience the Resurrection! We will keep the gift of…
Shout Hosanna!
Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! In the base camp of our church community, near and far, we shout Hosanna as we celebrate the arrival of Jesus. We will keep the gift of Sabbath, learn sacred stories, sing, pray, reflect, refuel, and revive our sense of reverence! SCRIPTURE: Matthew 21:1-17 (NLT) As Jesus and the disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the town of Bethphage on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two…
Look Around
Sheep on the right, Goats on the left; one side is blessed the other side is disciplined. The commonality between them: how they served the people around them. In the base camp of our church community, near and far as we wrestle with “the final judgement”. We will keep the gift of Sabbath, learn sacred stories, sing, pray, reflect, refuel, and revive our sense of reverence! SCRIPTURE: Matthew 25:31-46 (NLT) “But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all…
Are You Ready?
Preparation is key in life! We hope to be ready for any circumstance but what do we do when we do not have all that we need? In the base camp of our church community, near and far, we continue our Lenten journey as we wrestle with the parable of the bridesmaids. We will keep the gift of Sabbath, learn sacred stories, sing, pray, reflect, refuel, and revive our sense of reverence! SCRIPTURE: Matthew 25:1-13 (NLT) “Then the Kingdom of…
You’re Invited
SCRIPTURE: Matthew 22:1-14 (NLT) Jesus also told them other parables. He said, 2 “The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a king who prepared a great wedding feast for his son. 3 When the banquet was ready, he sent his servants to notify those who were invited. But they all refused to come! 4 “So he sent other servants to tell them, ‘The feast has been prepared. The bulls and fattened cattle have been killed, and…
Come
SCRIPTURE: Matthew 20:1-16 (NLT) “For the Kingdom of Heaven is like the landowner who went out early one morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2 He agreed to pay the normal daily wage and sent them out to work. 3 “At nine o’clock in the morning he was passing through the marketplace and saw some people standing around doing nothing. 4 So he hired them, telling them he would pay them whatever was right at the end of the…
The FM Challenge
SCRIPTURE: Matthew 18:21-35 (NRSV) 21 Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if my brother or sister sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times. 23 “For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. 24 When he began the reckoning, one who owed him ten thousand talents…
Get Up & Do Not Be Afraid
SCRIPTURE: Matthew 16:24-17:8 (NRSV) 24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If any wish to come after me, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 25 For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they give in return for their life?…