July 6, Annual Conference Sunday

Texts: Philippians 1:18-28; Philippians 2:1-14

Sermon: Standing Firm in the Spirit

Sermon by Leslie Connolly

 

July 13, Membership Sunday

Texts: Romans 8:1-11; Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23

Sermon: “But if…”

Theme: This, that, and the other thing are constantly going wrong all around us. The world of “the flesh” thus brings death. “But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead…the Spirit is life… If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in you.”

 

July 20

Text: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

Sermon: “Tare Or”

Theme: The wheat and the weeds (tare) grow together. Let the Lord of the Harvest be in charge of sorting them out. This is the true test of faith: that someone other than us is in charge of the sorting.

 

July 27, Baptism Sunday

Text: Romans 8:26-39

Sermon: Repurposed by God

Theme: God’s adoption of us transforms us with a love that cannot be removed regardless of what is happening to us. Gathering and supporting one another in this transforming love is the purpose of the church as the fellowship of Jesus-followers. “All things work together for God for those who are…called according to God’s purpose.”

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