August 1 - August 31
Sunday, August 4 Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost / Communion
Texts: 2 Samuel 11:25-12:13a, Psalm 51:1-17*
Guest Preacher: Pastor Debbie Derby
Sermon: Forgiven and Re-created
How would we like to hear the words that the prophet Nathan spoke to King David in the first part of 2 Samuel 12? How would we respond? David responded with the words of Psalm 51. Let's look at what he prayed and see if we can do the same!
Sunday, August 11 Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
Texts: Ephesians 4:25-5:2, Psalm 130*
Guest Preacher: Mahlon Boyer
Sermon: Dichotomies
Can a sinner be righteous?
Sunday, August 18 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Texts: Proverbs 9:1-6, John 14:15-21*
Guest Preacher: Karen Nuscher-Creasy
Sermon: Your Cheating Heart
Jesus knew something about cheating hearts. In face, his words to his disciples recorded in the Gospel lesson were uttered within days of his betrayal and death. Judas betrayed him in the Garden of Gethsemane and did so with a cheatin kiss. And the cheatin would continue.
Sunday, August 25 Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Texts: Romans 13:11-14, Ephesians 6:10-20*
Guest Preacher: Kerry Kuhn
Sermon: Are You Equipped?
You have heard it said, "God doesn't call the equipped, but that he equips those that are called." Enter the changing room, then, for the righteousness of God is one-size-fits-all.