Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. “I struck the board and cried, ‘No more; I will abroad…’” Those are the opening lines of George Herbert’s poem, “The Collar,” which we have reprinted for you as a bulletin insert. Herbert was an Anglican priest and poet […]
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Sermon: Holy Habits: Hospitality
Text: Hebrews 13:2; Luke 14:1-14
Focus: Jesus is the ultimate host, welcoming sinners into heaven and to his table.
Function: That they would show loving hospitality towards strangers and other believers.
Some of the things Jesus says are hard to understand or even downright offensive–like when he says that we should eat his flesh and drink his blood. Jesus is not encouraging vampirism or cannibalism, of course, so what in the world is he talking about?
Do you or a loved one struggle with depression or the desire to die? How does God feed our need for his presence to give us hope and life?
Sermon: Take, Eat, Drink
Texts: Mark 14:12-26; Matt. 26:26-28; 1 Cor. 10:16-17
Focus: We are one Body in Christ.
Function: That they would see the Body and Blood of Jesus in the fellowship of bread and wine.