Worship Notes for the Season of Summer 2022
Weekend of Sunday, June 5 Day of Pentecost Romans 8:14-17
Sermon Title: "Led by the Spirit of God"
On Pentecost, we celebrate that we have been given an Advocate to accompany us. Poured out in wind and fire, water, wine, and bread, the Holy Spirit abides in and among us. We give thanks that God speaks to each of us, no matter our origins, language, or life path. Filled with the Spirit of truth, we go out from worship to proclaim the saving power of Christ’s love and the freedom of God’s grace with all the world.
Weekend of Sunday, June 12 1st Sunday after Pentecost John 16:12-15
Sermon Title: "Guided Into All Truth"
“O Lord our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!” Today we celebrate the holy Trinity. Paul writes that through Jesus we have peace with God, whose love pours into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, giving us lasting hope. We celebrate the gracious One-in-Three, eternal Three-in-One, as we worship in community; as we share water and word, bread and wine; and as we bring God’s love and hope to our neighbors.
Weekend of Sunday, June 19 2nd Sunday after Pentecost Galatians 1:1-24
Sermon Title: "One In Christ"
This Sunday’s texts paint startling pictures of the horrific nature of sin. The church’s repeated celebration of holy communion counters that tragic reality in a continued showing forth of the death of Jesus until he comes again. It is a dramatic declaration of “how much God has done for you.”
Weekend of Sunday, June 26 3rd Sunday after Pentecost Galatians 2:1-21
Sermon Title: "No Longer I, But Christ"
We have no good apart from God. That makes Jesus’ call to follow him an invitation to freedom. This is freedom to revel in the Spirit’s fruit: love, joy, peace, and patience. This is freedom to not be imprisoned by anything that would keep us from the fullness of the life God has given us. This is the path of life.
Weekend of Sunday, July 3 4th Sunday after Pentecost Galatians 3:1-29
Sermon Title: "Law Versus Faith"
God is the source of our nourishment. Jesus’ invitation to “take and eat . . . take and drink” is a repeated one. In holy communion, in the word read and proclaimed, in the assembly of the people of God, the dominion of God has come near. Rejoice! Your name is written in heaven.
Weekend of Sunday, July 10 5th Sunday after Pentecost Galatians 4:1-31
Sermon Title: "Formerly a Slave, Now Child & Heir"
To love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind is to reflect God’s mercy in responding to one’s neighbor. That mercy found its most profound expression in the “gospel that has come to you”—namely the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. That gospel mercy comes to us again today: at the font, at the table, and from the pulpit. It is very near to you.
Weekend of Sunday, July 17 6th Sunday after Pentecost Galatians 5:1-26
Sermon Title: "Faith Working Through Love"
Perhaps the church, at its best, is “all ears.” God urges the faithful, again and again, to “listen up!”—to heed the word that gives life. So it was with Abraham and Sarah, Mary and Martha, and the early church at Colossae. So it is today as we join the assembly to hear the word of God, the word of life.
Weekend of Sunday, July 24 7th Sunday after Pentecost Galatians 6:1-18
Sermon Title: "Boasting in the Cross of Christ"
Persistence in prayer is encouraged by Jesus and wins the attention of God when Abraham intercedes for Sodom. The life of the baptized—to be rooted and built up in Christ Jesus—is to be nurtured with prayer. God hears and answers prayer and so strengthens God’s own. “When I called, you answered me; you increased my strength within me.”
Weekend of Sunday, July 31 8th Sunday after Pentecost Luke 12:13-21
Sermon Title: "On Being Rich Toward God"
Today’s texts offer instruction and encouragement for all who are occasionally overwhelmed by the “unhappy business” of life. Jesus urges us to take care and be on guard against all kinds of greed. We who have died with Christ in holy baptism have also been raised with him and are encouraged to elevate our thinking, seeking the “things that are above.” To that end we seek the sustenance of the Lord’s supper and the encouragement of God’s word.
Weekend of Sunday, August 7 9th Sunday after Pentecost Luke 12:32-40
Sermon Title: "Where is your Treasure?"
Jesus says, “It is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” It is God’s promise from the beginning—to Abraham, to the early church, and to the “little flock” of which we are a part in today’s assembly. Faith, God’s baptismal gift, trusts the promises of God. Have no fear.
Weekend of Sunday, August 14 10th Sunday after Pentecost Luke 12:49-56
Sermon Title: "What Would Jesus Do?"
The word of God is a refining fire. Jesus is the great divide in human history. He invites our undivided attention and devotion. Today in worship we are surrounded by a great “cloud of witnesses.” In the word and in holy communion we are invited yet again to look to Jesus, “the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.”
Weekend of Sunday, August 21 11th Sunday after Pentecost Luke 13:10-17
Sermon Title: "Mercy Where Mercy is Needed"
Remember the sabbath day. Call the sabbath a delight. This is the Lord’s day, and the Lord will do for us what the Lord does: feed us, forgive us, help and heal us. Rejoice at all the wonderful things God is doing.
Weekend of Sunday, August 28 12th Sunday after Pentecost Luke 14:1, 7-14
Sermon Title: "A Lesson in Humility"
Invited and inviting—that is the nature of the church. By God’s grace in holy baptism we have a place at Christ’s banquet table. When, by the power of that same Spirit, humility and mutual love continue among us, the church can be more inviting still.
Sermon Title: "Led by the Spirit of God"
On Pentecost, we celebrate that we have been given an Advocate to accompany us. Poured out in wind and fire, water, wine, and bread, the Holy Spirit abides in and among us. We give thanks that God speaks to each of us, no matter our origins, language, or life path. Filled with the Spirit of truth, we go out from worship to proclaim the saving power of Christ’s love and the freedom of God’s grace with all the world.
Weekend of Sunday, June 12 1st Sunday after Pentecost John 16:12-15
Sermon Title: "Guided Into All Truth"
“O Lord our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!” Today we celebrate the holy Trinity. Paul writes that through Jesus we have peace with God, whose love pours into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, giving us lasting hope. We celebrate the gracious One-in-Three, eternal Three-in-One, as we worship in community; as we share water and word, bread and wine; and as we bring God’s love and hope to our neighbors.
Weekend of Sunday, June 19 2nd Sunday after Pentecost Galatians 1:1-24
Sermon Title: "One In Christ"
This Sunday’s texts paint startling pictures of the horrific nature of sin. The church’s repeated celebration of holy communion counters that tragic reality in a continued showing forth of the death of Jesus until he comes again. It is a dramatic declaration of “how much God has done for you.”
Weekend of Sunday, June 26 3rd Sunday after Pentecost Galatians 2:1-21
Sermon Title: "No Longer I, But Christ"
We have no good apart from God. That makes Jesus’ call to follow him an invitation to freedom. This is freedom to revel in the Spirit’s fruit: love, joy, peace, and patience. This is freedom to not be imprisoned by anything that would keep us from the fullness of the life God has given us. This is the path of life.
Weekend of Sunday, July 3 4th Sunday after Pentecost Galatians 3:1-29
Sermon Title: "Law Versus Faith"
God is the source of our nourishment. Jesus’ invitation to “take and eat . . . take and drink” is a repeated one. In holy communion, in the word read and proclaimed, in the assembly of the people of God, the dominion of God has come near. Rejoice! Your name is written in heaven.
Weekend of Sunday, July 10 5th Sunday after Pentecost Galatians 4:1-31
Sermon Title: "Formerly a Slave, Now Child & Heir"
To love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind is to reflect God’s mercy in responding to one’s neighbor. That mercy found its most profound expression in the “gospel that has come to you”—namely the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. That gospel mercy comes to us again today: at the font, at the table, and from the pulpit. It is very near to you.
Weekend of Sunday, July 17 6th Sunday after Pentecost Galatians 5:1-26
Sermon Title: "Faith Working Through Love"
Perhaps the church, at its best, is “all ears.” God urges the faithful, again and again, to “listen up!”—to heed the word that gives life. So it was with Abraham and Sarah, Mary and Martha, and the early church at Colossae. So it is today as we join the assembly to hear the word of God, the word of life.
Weekend of Sunday, July 24 7th Sunday after Pentecost Galatians 6:1-18
Sermon Title: "Boasting in the Cross of Christ"
Persistence in prayer is encouraged by Jesus and wins the attention of God when Abraham intercedes for Sodom. The life of the baptized—to be rooted and built up in Christ Jesus—is to be nurtured with prayer. God hears and answers prayer and so strengthens God’s own. “When I called, you answered me; you increased my strength within me.”
Weekend of Sunday, July 31 8th Sunday after Pentecost Luke 12:13-21
Sermon Title: "On Being Rich Toward God"
Today’s texts offer instruction and encouragement for all who are occasionally overwhelmed by the “unhappy business” of life. Jesus urges us to take care and be on guard against all kinds of greed. We who have died with Christ in holy baptism have also been raised with him and are encouraged to elevate our thinking, seeking the “things that are above.” To that end we seek the sustenance of the Lord’s supper and the encouragement of God’s word.
Weekend of Sunday, August 7 9th Sunday after Pentecost Luke 12:32-40
Sermon Title: "Where is your Treasure?"
Jesus says, “It is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” It is God’s promise from the beginning—to Abraham, to the early church, and to the “little flock” of which we are a part in today’s assembly. Faith, God’s baptismal gift, trusts the promises of God. Have no fear.
Weekend of Sunday, August 14 10th Sunday after Pentecost Luke 12:49-56
Sermon Title: "What Would Jesus Do?"
The word of God is a refining fire. Jesus is the great divide in human history. He invites our undivided attention and devotion. Today in worship we are surrounded by a great “cloud of witnesses.” In the word and in holy communion we are invited yet again to look to Jesus, “the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.”
Weekend of Sunday, August 21 11th Sunday after Pentecost Luke 13:10-17
Sermon Title: "Mercy Where Mercy is Needed"
Remember the sabbath day. Call the sabbath a delight. This is the Lord’s day, and the Lord will do for us what the Lord does: feed us, forgive us, help and heal us. Rejoice at all the wonderful things God is doing.
Weekend of Sunday, August 28 12th Sunday after Pentecost Luke 14:1, 7-14
Sermon Title: "A Lesson in Humility"
Invited and inviting—that is the nature of the church. By God’s grace in holy baptism we have a place at Christ’s banquet table. When, by the power of that same Spirit, humility and mutual love continue among us, the church can be more inviting still.
