Sermons About Lectionary
The Grace of Freedom
This year we are preaching through the Revised Common Lectionary. It has a series of readings for every day and Sunday of the year from the Psalms, the Gospels, the Epistles, and the Old Testament narratives or prophets. During the Summer months it includes a series of readings that take us right through Romans. So we will be following the Romans readings in our services and preaching as well. Some, with good reason, have called Romans “the freedom letter.” No other book in the Bible unfolds the gospel like Romans does. But be warned. You cannot seriously read Romans without being changed. It is a dangerous book. Today in the Word, we will begin that series with Romans 1.1-5.
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Something More Important than Just Plain Old Motherhood
In the Christian year, Pentecost Sunday is the day which remembers the coming of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2). But more than that, it celebrates the work of the Spirit in our lives today. The Holy Spirit is not an “it” but a person of the Trinity. He draws us to Christ. He convicts us of sin. He persuades and enables us to believe. He unites us with Christ and mediates the presence of Jesus to us, bringing all the benefits of salvation to our souls. He gives gifts. He leads. He fills. He comforts. He brings forth spiritual fruit. And the Spirit always seems to throw the floodlight back onto Christ.
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