Sunday Link

  SERMON   Jesus Comes to Us in the Storm     Matthew 14:22–33 (ESV) 22 Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.  23 And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray.  When evening came, he […]

SERMON Jesus is the Miracle Worker      Matthew 14:13–21 (ESV)      13 Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself.  But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns.  14 When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and

SERMON  The Kingdom Is Like King Jesus        Matthew 13:31–33, 44–52 ESV Today, we’ll talk about God’s kingdom. Whether or not it’s a new concept for you, our passage in Matthew will help reveal God and his kingdom. And even if you’ve already learned many things about the kingdom, perhaps this passage will help you

SERMON       Jesus is Faithful to the End       Matthew 13:24–30, 36–43 ESV In today’s scripture reading, we find Jesus in the middle of sharing a series of parables about what the kingdom of God is like. Last Sunday, we looked at the parable of the Sower. We learned that Jesus, as the human who

 SERMON   The Father Has Sown His Son for the Whole World      Matthew 13:1–9, 18–23 NRSVUE    That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea.  2 Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. 

SERMON      God Rescues Us Through Jesus     Romans 7:15–25a NRSVUE 15 I do not understand my own actions.  For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.  16 Now if I do what I do not want, I agree that the law is good.  17 But in fact it

WELCOME and THANKS for joining us for another Sunday LinkUP.     OPENING COMMENTS    Our theme today is Christ Jesus obeys on our behalf and shares his life with us.  The selected readings – which support the theme – are Psalm 89:1–4, 15–18 • Jeremiah 28:5–9 • Romans 6:12–23 • Matthew 10:40–42.   Each Bible reading

    The theme for today is God has freed us from sin.    The selected passages show us that God’s love meets people in real struggle and real pain and then draws them into the freedom found in Christ.    Psalm 69:7–10,11–15,16–18  gives voice to someone who feels alone and overwhelmed yet still trusts

  OPENING COMMENTS   The theme for today is God proves his love for us.   The selected passages are … Psalm 116:1–2, 12–19 • Genesis 18:1–15, 21:1–7 • Romans 5:1–8 • Matthew 9:35–10:8, 9–23   Our call to worship psalm is a response of abundant gratitude to the Lord who hears our cries and rescues us from

  TEXT for Today’s message …Romans 4:13-25    13 For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.  14 For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise made of no effect,  15 because the law