Sermon and Worship Resources

Ashes at the Coffee Shop, Resurrection at the Bus Stop

by Mary Austin

Ashes at Starbucks - Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Things That Open - Mark 1:9-15
Jesus Gets a Business Card - Mark 8:31-38
More Than a Bad Day? - John 2:13-22
Embarrassing Visits - John 3:14-21
Seeing What We Don’t Want To See - John 12:20-33
Text Message From Jesus - Mark 11:1-11
Feet and Hearts - John 13:1-17, 31b-35
Nothing Special Friday - John 18:1-19:42
Going Where Jesus Goes - Mark 16:1-8

Ambassadors For Christ

by John B. Jamison

Ambassadors For Christ - 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10
A Letter in Time - 1 Peter 3:18-22
Knowing, and Known - Romans 4:13-25
A Little Foolishness - 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
Liz - Ephesians 2:1-10
Who The Heck Is Melchizedek? - Hebrews 5:5-10
Hosanna! - Philippians 2:5-11
Passover Or Passalong? - 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Click to Unfriend - Hebrews 10:16-25
I Want To Remind You — Easter Sunday - 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

What If It's True?

by Lori Wagner

Untamed - Mark 1:9-15
Wrong by Association, Right by Jesus - Mark 8:31-38
Soul Soup - John 2:13-22
The Law of the Serpent - John 3:14-21
Holy Hydration! - John 12:20-33 · Jeremiah 31:31-34
The Eye of the Storm - Mark 11:1-11
Pilate's Ruse - Matthew 27:1-16 · Luke 22:66--23:25 · John 18:28-40; 19:1-16 · Mark 15:1-15
What If It's True? - John 20:1-18 · Matthew 28:10

Simple Faith?

by John Jamison

Actors - Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Simple Faith? - Mark 1:9-15
The Bethsaida Boys - Mark 8:31-38
Zeal! - John 2:13-22
Rebirth - John 3:14-21
Some Greeks - John 12:20-33
The Week - Mark 14:1-15:47
Where It Ends - John 13:1-17, 31b-35
Out of Control (Good Friday sermon) - John 18:1-19:42
Have You Ever Screwed Up? - John 20:1-18

We Wish to See Jesus

by John Smylie

Clearing Out the Pipes - Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
On Your Mark, Get Set, Go! - Mark 1:9-15
The Elephant in The Living Room - Mark 8:31-38
The Perfect Blemish - John 2:13-22
The Serpent - John 3:14-21
We Wish to See Jesus - John 12:20-33
Disintegration and Reintegration - Mark 14:1-15:47
For the Life of Betsy D. I. Smylie - John 12:20-36
Silence and Darkness - John 18:1-19:42
Looking for Jesus? - John 20:1-18

Does Easter Really Matter?: A Journey Through Lent

by King Duncan

Before You Start Ripping Your Clothing - Joel 2:12-17
Noah and the Robots - Genesis 9:8-17
Pop Star Madonna and the Cross - Mark 8:31-38
A Time to Get Angry - John 2:13-22
You Are God's Handiwork - Ephesians 2:10
A Law Written On Our Hearts - Jeremiah 31:31-34
About Donkeys and True Greatness - Mark 11:1-10
Extreme Humility - John 13:1-15
His Final Words - John 18:1-19:42
Does Easter Really Matter? - Mark 16:1-8, John 20:1-9

We Would Like to See Jesus

by King Duncan

Now is the Day of Salvation - 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10
The Museum of Failed Products - Genesis 9:1-17
You're Never Too Old - Genesis 17:1-27
About That Anger - John 2:12-25
What Really Matters - John 3:1-21
We Would Like to See Jesus - John 12:20-36
No Promotion Required - Mark 11:1-11
The Eleventh Commandment - John 13:1-17
A Costly Cross - Isaiah 52:13--53:12
I Have Seen the Lord - John 20:1-18

Imagining the Gospels

by Timothy W. Ayers

Beginning the Lenten Journey - Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Tearing The Sky To Get To You - Mark 1:9-15
Did I Say That Out Loud? - Mark 8:31-38; 9:2-9
The Road to the Passover - John 2:13-22
A Nod of Recognition - John 3:14-21
An Encounter with Jesus - John 12:20-33
It’s Sunday…But Friday’s Comin’ - Mark 11:1-11 · John 12:12-16
Wash All of Me - John 13:1-17, 31b-35
Get the Picture? - John 18:1; 19:42
Profiles In Joy - John 20:1-18 · Mark 16:1-8

Redemption to Transformation

by Richard Gribble

Be Reconciled with the Lord - 2 Corinthians 5:20b--6:10
Suffering Leads to Victory - 1 Peter 3:18-21
Enduring the Trials of Faith - Romans 4:13-25
Wisdom to the World, but Foolishness to God - 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
Celebrating the Virtue of Humanity - Ephesians 2:1-10
The Redemptive Side of Suffering - Hebrews 5:5-10
The Cost of Discipleship - Philippians 2:5-11
How Faithful Are We? - 1 Corinthians 11:23-25
Sacrifice Leads to Life - Hebrews 10:16-25
Rising to New Life - 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Momentous Moment

by David T. Ball

Beware: Hypocrites on Premises - Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
A Clock or a Compass? - Mark 1:9-15
Unacceptable - Mark 8:31-38
No Substitute - John 2:13-22
It’s About God - John 3:14-21
Seeing and Not Being Seen - John 12:20-33

Crying at the Tomb

by King Duncan

Looking for Rainbows - Genesis 9:1-17
Acting on Faith - Genesis 17:1-27
Responsible Living - Exodus 20:1-21
The Handiwork of God - Ephesians 2:1-10
Yada, Yada, Yada - John 12:20-36
After the Parade - Mark 11:1-11
A Table Like No Others - 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
Were You There? - John 19:17-27
Crying at the Tomb - John 20:10-18

Navigating the Sermon in Lent

by Various Authors

Dust in the Wind - Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
A Watery Grave - Mark 1:9-13
Building a New Team - Mark 8:31--9:1
Table Manners - John 2:12-25
Prescription on a Pole - John 3:1-21
Starting Over - John 12:20-36
Getting to a Teachable Moment - Mark 15:1-15
I'll Never Forget That Night - John 13:1-17
A Personal History - John 18:1—19:42
An Annual Reminder - John 20:1-9

Reversal

by Ron Lavin

Ashes for Remembering - Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
Chocolate Cake, Flooded Waters, and Baptism - Genesis 9:8-17
A Funeral for “I Can’ts” - Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16
What Part of “You Shall Not” Don’t You Understand? - Exodus 20:1-17
Look Inside and Discover Life - Numbers 21:4-9
What’s New? - Jeremiah 31:31-34
The Passion of the Servant Leader - Isaiah 50:4-9a
It’s All about Jesus - Isaiah 52:13--53:12
Lord of All! - Acts 10:34-43

The Heart of the Matter

by King Duncan

Where a Cross Should Be Worn - Matthew 6:1-4
Rainbows and Roses - Genesis 9:1-17
The World's Worst Bargain - Mark 8:31--9:1
Etched in Stone - Exodus 20:1-21
God's Workmanship - Ephesians 2:1-10
The Heart of the Matter - Psalm 51:1-19
Eight Days until Eternity - Mark 11:1-11
Remember Me - Luke 22:7-38, John 13:18-30
Was It Really Necessary? - John 19:17-27
Death Has Been Conquered - Mark 16:1-20

Genuine Hope

by Nancy Kraft

The Season of Reconciliation - 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2
The Width and Depth of God’s Grace - Romans 6:3-5, 1 Peter 3:18-22
Genuine Hope - Romans 4:13-25
The Wisdom of The Cross - 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
It’s about Grace - Ephesians 2:1-10
God’s Great High Priest - Hebrews 5:5-10
The Story That Shapes Us - Philippians 2:5-11
On The Night When He Was Betrayed - 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
How Do We Make Sense of This? - Romans 8:35-39, Hebrews 10:1-39
The Unbelievable Truth - 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

God, The Good Ally

by Ken Lentz

Let The Shofar Sound! - Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
Troubled Waters - Genesis 9:8-17
The Divine Deal ... - Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16
God, The Good Ally - Exodus 20:1-17
Hope Lifted Up - Numbers 21:4-9
The Last Compact - Jeremiah 31:31-34
Who Is Isaiah’s Servant? - Isaiah 50:4-9a
Thanks for the Memories! - Exodus 12:1-4 (5-10) 11-14
A Death on a Long Friday - Isaiah 52:13--53:12
Death Meets The Lord - Isaiah 25:6-9

Light of the World

by Mark Trotter

A Friend in Low Places - Mark 1:9-13
This Is Not the Race I Entered - Mark 8:27-38
How to Look Foolish - 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
Serpents and Other Signs - Numbers 21:4-9
Will You Be in that Number? - John 11:32-44
Stirring Things Up - Mark 13:1-8, Hebrews 10:11-25
The Light of the World - John 20:1-18

The Passion Of The Christ

by Brett Blair

His Triumphal Entry - Luke 19:28-44
His Cleansing Of The Temple - Luke 19:45-48
His Teachings - Luke 20:27-40
His Last Supper - Luke 22:7-38
His Trial - Luke 22:66--23:25
His Death - Luke 23:26-43
His Resurrection - John 20:1-9, John 20:10-18

They Heard Him Gladly

by James W. Moore

The Common People Heard Him Gladly - Mark 12:35-40
Jesus and Andrew - John 1:35-42
Real Gratitude - Luke 19:1-10
Jesus and Bartimaeus - Mark 10:46-52
Jesus and Mary and Martha - Luke 10:38-42
Jesus and Mary Magdalene - John 20:10-18
When The Risen Christ Comes Looking For Us - John 21:15-25

Questions for Lent and Easter

by Maxie Dunnam

The Life Question: What Are You Looking For? - John 1:35-42
The Grace Question: Are You A Teacher...and Yet Do Not Understand? - John 3:1-21
The Wholeness Question: Do You Want To Be Made Well? - John 5:1-15
The Discipleship Question: Do You Wish To Go Away? - John 6:60-71
The Commitment Question: Will You Lay Down Your Life For Me? - John 13:31-38
The Cross Question: Am I Not To Drink The Cup? - John 18:1-11
The Easter Question: Why Are You Weeping? Whom Do You Seek? - John 20:1-18

The Healing Power Of The Christ

by James W. Moore

The Healing Of Simon's Mother-in-Law - Mark 1:29-34
The Healing of the Man with the Withered Hand - Mark 2:23-3:6
The Healing of the Gerasene Demoniac - Mark 5:1-20
The Healing of Jairus' Daughter and the Hemorrhaging Woman - Mark 5:21-43
The Healing of Blind Bartimaeus - Mark 10:46-52
The Healing Power of the Cross - Luke 23:26-43, Mark 15:33-41, Luke 23:44-49
The Healing Power of the Resurrection - Mark 16:1-20

Encounters With Christ

by James W. Moore

Encounters With Christ I: Jesus & the Man Born Blind - John 9:1-12
Encounters With Christ II: Jesus and Mary and Martha - Luke 10:38-42
Encounters With Christ III: Jesus and Nicodemus - John 3:1-21
Encounters With Christ IV: Jesus and the Woman at the Well
Encounters With Christ V: Jesus and James and John - Matthew 20:20-28
Encounters With Christ VI: Jesus and Caiaphas - Matthew 26:57-68
Encounters With Christ VII (Easter): Jesus & Mary Magdalene - Mark 16:1-20
The Way of the Lord - John 13:1-17, 31b-35

The Longest Running Parade in History

by Leonard Sweet

The Shadow - Genesis 3:1-24
Ever Been Robbed? - John 3:1-21
The Miracle Molecule - John 4:1-26
The Wussification of the Church - John 9:1-12
Dead Man Walking - Psalm 130:1-8
The Longest Running Parade in History - Psalm 118:1-29
What Is Jesus Doing? - Matthew 28:1-10

Salvation at the Skull

by Frank G. Honeycutt

Escape from the Island of Spiritual Sloth - Matthew 6:16-18
On Defeating the Devil - Luke 4:1-13
Headlines and Holiness - Luke 13:1-9
The Waster - Luke 15:11-32
Costly Extravagance - John 12:1-11

Preaching and Reading the Old Testament

by Elizabeth Achtemeier

Responding to the Story - Deuteronomy 26:1-15
Living by a Promise - Genesis 15:1-18
Return and Be Forgiven - Isaiah 55:1-13
Passing From Old to New - Joshua 5:13--6:27
Endings - Isaiah 43:14-28
Suffering Servant Song - Isaiah 52:13--53:12
God Shows No Partiality - Acts 10:23b-48

Eyes on the Prize: A Sermon Series for Lent

by King Duncan

Big Boys Do Cry - Joel 2:1-2,12-17
Grace Under Pressure - Luke 4:1-13
What Are You Bananas About? - Philippians 3:17-4:1
A Fruitful Life - Luke 13:1-9
Welcome, Joe! - Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
Winning the Grand Prize - Philippians 3:4b-14
Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley - Luke 19:28-40 · Philippians 2:5-11
When Table Talk Won a Super Bowl - 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
I Shall Rise Again! - I Corinthians 15:19-26 · Luke 24:1-12

Shouting Joy to the Storm

by Schuyler Rhodes

Treasure Hunters - Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
“Until An Opportune Time…” - Luke 4:1-13
Long View — Long Haul - Luke 13:31-35
One More Year - Luke 13:1-9
They Should Have Fired That Shepherd - Luke 15:1-3 (8-32)
You Will Always Have The Poor With You… - John 12:1-8
I Love a Parade! - Luke 19:28-40
Dirty Feet - John 13:1-17, 31b-35
What Is Truth? - John 18:1--19:42
Resurrecticity - John 20:1-18 · Luke 24:1-12

A Rebellious Faith

by Mark Ellingsen

The Hiddenness Of Life’s Truths: Christian Life As Surprise - 2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10
A Protestant (And Catholic) Way To Confess - Romans 10:8b-13
Hanging Around Jesus Changes You - Philippians 3:17 — 4:1
Nobody’s Too Good To Repent - 1 Corinthians 10:1-13
A New Beginning - 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
Giving It All Up For Jesus And What’s Ahead - Philippians 3:4b-14
God Doesn’t Always Behave Like We Think He Should - Philippians 2:5-11
In The Presence Of Christ! - 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Look What Happened On The Cross! - Hebrews 10:16-25
A Sympathetic High Priest - Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9
Why The Resurrection Makes Sense - 1 Corinthians 15:19-26
Easter Makes Us One! - Acts 10:34-43

You Are Here!

by Frank Ramirez

You Are Here - John 18:1—19:42
Hit Me with Your Best Shot - Luke 4:1-13
Oh, Jerusalem - Luke 13:31-35
The Tower of Siloam - Luke 13:1-9
This Fellow Welcomes Sinners - Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
No Pleasing Some People - John 12:1-8
No ... On - Luke 22:66--23:25
Holy Ground - John 13:1-17, 31b-35
Another Mary, Another Martha - John 20:1-18

Growing Strong in the Season of Lent

by King Duncan

The Happy Hypocrite - Matthew 6:1-4, 5-6, 16-18
Are You Giving Up Chocolate for Valentine's Day? - Luke 4:1-13
The Word According to Superman - Genesis 15:1-18
Second Chances - Luke 13:1-9
A Lost Boy - Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
Eyes Fixed Upon the Goal - Philippians 3:8-14
Pet Rocks and the Big Reveal - Luke 19:28-44
What Did Jesus Do? - 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
A Complicated Disciple - John 18-15-27
Sunday's Here - John 20:1-9

Ready for the Resurrection

by R. Robert Cueni

Good-Bye Mardi Gras, Hello Lent - Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
What to Give Up for Lent - Luke 4:1-13
It Is Always the Third Day - Luke 13:31-35
What to Do With Human Failing - Luke 13:1-9
Blago and Radnan, Two Lost Sons - Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
The Devastating Influence of Faultfinding, Nay-Saying, and Nitpicking - John 12:1-8
From Deep Unto Deep - Luke 22:14--23:56
What Will We Do When He Is Gone? - John 13:1-17, 31b-35
From His Arrest to His Crucifixion and Burial - John 18:1--19:42
Be Ready for the Possibility of the Resurrection - John 20:1-18

God All Along

by David J. Kalas

Trumpet Medley - Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
Anatomy Of A Testimony - Deuteronomy 26:1-11
A Resume of Righteousness - Genesis 15:1-18
RSVP - Isaiah 55:1-9
Joshua's New Diet - Joshua 5:9-12
Heisman In The Hudson - Isaiah 43:16-21
Profile Of A Savior - Isaiah 50:4-9a
That’s Why We Call It Good - Isaiah 52:13--53:12
The Gospel According To Pronouns - Acts 10:34-43

At the Cross Roads

by King Duncan

When We're Estranged from God - Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
When We Are Tempted - Luke 4:1-13
When We Are Uncertain about The Future - Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
When the Drought Gets Really Bad - Isaiah 55:1-9
When We Feel Lost - Luke 15:11-32
When We Don't Know God - Philippians 3:1-11
When We Feel Unwanted - Luke 19:28-44
The Servant Leader - John 13:1-17
Pilate's Dilemma - John 18:28-40
Surprise in a Graveyard - John 20:10-18

One Heaven of a Party

by Charley Reeb

Come Clean - Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
One Heaven of a Party - Deuteronomy 26:1-11
Falling Into Faith - Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
The Invitation - Isaiah 55:1-9
A Happy Ending - Joshua 5:9-12
Dying To Live - Isaiah 43:16-21
Can You Hear It? - Isaiah 50:4-9a
Wounded Healers - Isaiah 52:13--53:12
God Has the Last Word - Acts 10:34-43

The Journey of Salvation

by King Duncan

Are You in the Right Place? - Matthew 6:1-6
In the Wilderness with the Devil - Luke 4:1-13
Eyes Set on Jerusalem - Luke 13:31-35
The Greatest Sin - Luke 13:6-9
The Journey of Salvation - Luke 22:39-46, 2 Corinthians 5:17-21
An Absolute Cure for Boredom - Philippians 3:7-4:1
If the Stones Cried Out - Luke 19:28-40
A Solemn yet Joyous Feast - 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
What Gets Into Us? - John 18:1--19:42
Surprise--One Got Out! - Luke 24:1-12

But!

by Steven E. Albertin

Show Me Your Credentials - 2 Corinthians 6:3-13
Did God Really Say...? - Romans 10:8-13
Enemies of the Cross - Philippians 3:17 - 4:1
Passing the Test - 1 Corinthians 10:1-13
A New Point of View - 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
Running the Race - Philippians 3:4-11, 2 Timothy 4:7
A Bloody Cheer! - Philippians 2:5-11
Meal of Death - 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
A Bloody Sacrifice - Hebrews 10:16-25
But…! - 1 Corinthians 15:19-26

The Complete Picture

by King Duncan & Angela Akers

A Tattoo for the Heart - Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Shiny Objects - Matthew 4:1-11
Close! But No Cigar! - John 3:1-17
Do You Know the Gift of God? - John 4:5-42
A Life-changing Question - John 9:1-41
The Complete Picture - John 11:1-45
Places That Have a Memory - Matthew 21:1-11
All We Are Left With... - John 13:1-17, 31b-35
When Darkness Covered the Land - Matthew 27:11-54
He's Not Dead Anymore - Matthew 28:1-10

On the Way With Jesus

by April Yamasaki

With Gratitude and Humility - Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
In the Wilderness - Matthew 4:1-11
On the Mountaintop - Matthew 17:1-9
Transformed - John 4:5-42
Sent - John 9:1-41
When the Way Means Staying Home - John 11:1-45
When the Way Is Hard - Matthew 26:14-27:66
Facing Death - John 18:1-19:42
Forgiven - Matthew 28:1-10

What, Then, Would You Be?

by Dr. Ronald H. Love

What, Then, Would You Be? - 2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10
Smombies - Romans 5:12-19
To Cross Over - Romans 4:1-5, 13-17
Invictus - Romans 5:1-11
Bible Wagon - Ephesians 5:8-14
Moksha - Romans 8:6-11
The Ear of the Heart - Philippians 2:5-11
Mandatum - 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Pontifex - Hebrews 10:16-25
The Sawdust Trail - Colossians 3:1-4

Building Our Foundations on God

by Richard E. Gribble

Building Our Foundation on God - Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
God, Or the World? - Matthew 4:1-11
Transformed in Christ - John 3:1-17
Through the Lens of God - John 4:5-42
Jesus Cures Our Spiritual Blindness - John 9:1-41
Jesus Breaks Our Chains - John 11:1-45
Sharing the Pain of Others - Matthew 26:14-27:66
The Price of God's Glory - John 18:1-19:42
Jesus Transforms the Darkness into Light - John 20:1-18

A Sight For Blind Eyes

by David E. Leininger

The Devil Made Me Do It - Matthew 4:1-11
Nicodemus - John 3:1-21
Excuses - Luke 14:15-24, Genesis 3:1-24
Unexpected Evangelists - John 4:1-26
Sight for Blind Eyes - John 9:1-12, John 9:13-34, John 9:35-41
The Grief Grinch - John 11:17-37
Sometimes You've Got to Shout! - John 12:12-19
The Imperatives of the Resurrection - Matthew 28:1-10

Return to the Lord, Your God

by Lee Griess

Return to the Lord, Your God - Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Strong in God’s Name - Matthew 4:1-11
Faith to Follow - John 3:1-17
Streams of Living Water - John 4:5-42
A God Who Suffers with Us - John 9:1-41
Set Free for Life - John 11:17-37
A Salvation Army Parade - Matthew 21:1-11
Brought Together and Sent Forth - John 13:1-17, 31b-35
The Cross No One Wants To See - John 18:1-19:42
The Rest of The Message - John 20:1-18

The Story of His Glory

by King Duncan

The Problem with "Fawneys" - Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18
Trusting in the Goodness of God - Genesis 2:15-17, Genesis 3:1-7
The Gospel in Miniature - John 3:16
Scrubbing Our Social Media Accounts - Romans 5:1-11
You Have a Story to Tell - John 9:1-41
New Tendons for Dry Bones - Ezekiel 37:1-14
Hosanna! Please Save Us! - Matthew 21:1-11, Matthew 26:14-16
Should We Wash One Another's Feet? - John 13:31-38, John 13:1-17
The Garden of Betrayal and the Garden of His Burial - John 18:1-11
Shockwaves of Joy - Matthew 28:1-10

Toward Easter and Beyond

by David O. Bales

Dust and Ashes Wednesday - 2 Corinthians 5:11 – 6:13
In the Balance - Romans 5:12-19
For Example - Romans 4:1-5, 13-17
Spiritual Judo - Romans 5:1-11
Lighting up Lent - Ephesians 5:8-14
Spiritual Resuscitation - Romans 8:6-11
Humility: We Know It When We See It - Philippians 2:5-11
The Ordinary in God’s Hands - 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
A Friday We Call “Good” - Hebrews 10:16-25
Life in the Resurrection Zone - Colossians 3:1-4

A Jiffy for Eternity

by Robert Leslie Holmes

Are You Sorry Enough to Wash Your Face? - Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Jesus or Niccolo? - Matthew 4:1-11
A Jiffy for Eternity - John 3:1-17
The Womb of Amazing Grace - John 4:5-42
Here's Mud In Your Eye - John 9:1-41
When Lazarus Leaped and Laughed - John 11:1-45
Live Spelled Backward - Matthew 26:14-27:66
No Greater Love - John 13:1-17, 31b-35
Son of a Daddy - John 18:1-19:42
Oh Say, Can You See by the Dawn’s Early Light? - John 20:1-18

Words of Hope and Clarity

by Schuyler Rhodes

Sleeping through the Alarm - Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
Putting the Genie Back in the Bottle… - Genesis 2:15-17, Genesis 3:1-7
Being a Blessing - Genesis 12:1-4a
Why Did You Bring Us Out of Egypt? - Exodus 17:1-7
Are All Your Sons Here? - 1 Samuel 16:1-13
Can These Bones Live? - Ezekiel 37:1-14
I Love a Parade - Isaiah 50:4-9a
To Be Passed Over - Exodus 12:1-4 (5-10) 11-14
Where the Rubber Meets the Road - Isaiah 52:13--53:12, Romans 7:7-25
Preaching Peace By Jesus Christ ... - Acts 10:34-43

Remember the Rooster

by King Duncan

Be Reconciled With God - 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2
Hitting the Boss Key - Matthew 4:1-11
What If You Truly Were Born Again? - John 3:1-21
The Woman at the Well - John 4:1-26
Here's Mud in Your Eye - John 9:1-12
Can These Bones Live Again? - Ezekiel 37:1-14
Prelude to the Passion - Matthew 21:1-11
Around the Family Table - 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
Remember the Rooster - John 18:25-27

Be Reconciled with God

by King Duncan

Be Reconciled With God - 2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2
Dr. Jekyll Meet Jesus - Matthew 4:1-11
Dead Hearts and New Beginnings - John 3:1-17
Accept His Peace - John 4:1-26, Romans 5:1-11, Exodus 17:1-7
I Once Was Blind…and Maybe I Still Am - John 9:1-41
Fix It, Daddy - John 11:17-45
Which Parade Are You In? - Matthew 21:1-11
In Remembrance - 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Was There No Other Way? - Isaiah 52:13--53:12
Do You Have Your Key Ready? - John 20:1-18

Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!

by David and Marian Plant

For the Glow of It - Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 6:16-18
Don't Give In - Matthew 4:1-11
Nicodemus Came By Night - John 3:1-21
Listening 101 - John 4:1-26, John 4:27-38, John 4:39-42
Clearing the Eyes - John 9:1-12, John 9:13-34, John 9:35-41
But What of Lazarus? - John 11:1-16, John 11:17-37, John 11:38-44
Learning to Walk in the Dark - Matthew 26:14-16
Loving Made Real - John 13:1-17, John 13:31-38
Friday - John 18:1-11
I've Seen the Lord - John 20:1-9, John 20:10-18

Fire in the Hold

by Bill Mosley

Loch Ness, Locusts, and Bread - Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
Family Tree - Genesis 3:1-7
Honest Abe - Genesis 12:1-4a
Pass the Pigweed - Exodus 17:1-7
The Seeing Eye - 1 Samuel 16:1-13
Oskar’s Cruelty - Ezekiel 37:1-14
Dark Ugly Clouds - Isaiah 50:4-9a
Death: A Way of Life - Isaiah 52:13—53:12
Those Parentheses - Acts 10:34-43

The Temptation of the Palms

by Richard W. Ferris

A Christian's Resumé - 2 Corinthians 6:3-13
Adam's Legacy - Romans 5:12-19
Abraham Believed God - Romans 4:1-5, 13-17
Access Denied - Romans 5:1-11
Light Is as Light Does - Ephesians 5:8-14
Temptation of the Palms - Philippians 2:5-11
After Good Friday - Hebrews 10:16-25
Taking You Up with Him - Colossians 3:1-4

Finding the Way Out - Help for Troubled Spirits from the Psalms

by King Duncan

When We No Longer Recognize Ourselves - Psalm 51:1-19
Nothing to Hide - Psalm 32:1-11
Hill Climbing - Psalm 121:1-8
A Straying Heart - Psalm 95:1-11
Expect the Unexpected - Psalm 23:1-6
Down in the Dungeon - Psalm 130:1-8
The Path of Joy - Psalm 118:1-29
"Before" and "After" - Psalm 31:1-24

The Tragedy and the Triumph

by King Duncan

The Case of the Dancing Men - Psalm 51:1-19
The Garden of Temptation - Genesis 3:1-24
Leaving Home - Genesis 12:1-8
The Evangelist Has a Shady Past - John 4:1-26
Playing the Blame Game - John 9:1-12
Daring Thomas - John 11:1-16
The Triumph and the Tragedy - Matthew 21:1-11
Why Are You Here? - 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
Eyewitness News - John 20:1-9

With an Eye to the New - Lent

by Elizabeth Achtemeier

The Day of the Lord - Joel 2:1-11
Our Sin Against God - Genesis 2:4-25
The Spread of Sin - Genesis 12:1-8
Through the Wilderness - Exodus 17:1-7
Seeking a Shepherd King - 1 Samuel 16:1-13
Can These Bones Live? - Ezekiel 37:1-14
The Servant Song - Isaiah 50:1-11
The Origins of Passover - Exodus 12:1-30
Such a Transformation! - Isaiah 52:13--53:12
The Resurrection Is for Everyone - Acts 10:23b-48