Weekly Scripture Readings
12/1/2019 – 1st Sunday in Advent
OT – Jer. 23:5-8 – Sermon Text on Righteous Branch
Epistle – Romans 13:11-14
Gospel – Mt. 21:1-9
12/4/2019 – Advent Wednesday – Jesus Was Here – John 1:9-18 – Theme will be what it means to us that Jesus was here and how we celebrate that.
12/8/19 – 2nd Sunday in Advent
OT – Malachi 4:1-6
Epistle – Romans 15:4-13
Gospel – Luke 21:25-36 – Sermon Text on meaning of Staying Awake.
12/11/2019 – Advent Wednesday – Jesus Is Here – John 6:60-71 – Theme will be how Jesus is here with us right now and how we celebrate that.
12/15/19 – 3rd Sunday in Advent
OT – Isaiah 40:1-8 – Sermon Text on True Comfort coming from God’s Word in the Flesh
Epistle – 1 Cor. 4:1-5
Gospel – Mt. 11:2-11
12/18/2019 – Advent Wednesday – Jesus Will Be Here Again – Revelation 22:6-20 – Theme will be why Jesus will be coming again and how we celebrate that. Music will be accompanying the message as well.
12/22/19 – 4th Sunday in Advent
OT – Deut. 18:15-19
Epistle – Phil. 4:4-7
Gospel – Luke 1:39-56 – Sermon will be on the story in the text – expositional
12/24/19 – Christmas Eve
OT – Isaiah 7:10-14
Gospel – Mt. 1:18-25 – Sermon will be on the story in the text – expositional
Gospel – Luke 2:1-14 – “Took out the Epistle reading to give everyone a more complete story of Jesus’ birth
12/25/19 – Christmas Day
OT – Ex. 40:17-21. 34-38
Epistle – Titus 3:4-7
Gospel – John 1:1-14 – Sermon will have theme of understanding Born Again…
12/29/19 – Presentation of Jesus
OT – Isaiah 11:1-5
Gospel – Luke 2:22-40 – “It’s a longer reading”
1/5/20 – Epiphany
Isaiah 60:1-6
Ephesians 3:1-12
Matthew 2:1-12 – First Gentiles to witness Jesus Christ
1/12/20 – Baptism of Jesus
Isaiah 42:1-7
1 Cor. 1:26-31
Matthew 3:13-17 – Baptism of Jesus and what happened in that moment
1/19/20 – Epiphany 2
Amos 9:11-15
Romans 12:6-16
John 2:1-11 – Wedding in Cana and it being a watershed moment
1/26/2020 – Epiphany 3
2 Kings 5:1–15a – Focus on the story of Naaman for the sermon.
Romans 1:8–17
Matthew 8:1–13
2/2/2020 – The Presentation of Our Lord
1 Samuel 1:21–28
Hebrews 2:14–18
Luke 2:22–40 – Focus on what those words meant from Simeon and for us today.
2/9/2020 – Sexagesima
Isaiah 55:10–13
Hebrews 4:9–13
Luke 8:4–15 – Focus on the parable of the sower and what “good soil” is.
2/16/2020 – Quinquagesima
Isaiah 35:3–7
1 Corinthians 13:1–13 – Focus on how God’s people are to love each other.
Luke 18:31–43
2/23/2020 – The Transfiguration of Our Lord
Exodus 34:29–35
2 Peter 1:16–21
Matthew 17:1–9 – Focus will be on understanding the Glory of God, and how we get glimpses of it in our own lives.
2/26/20 – Ash Wednesday – The Wounds of Blasphemy – Pastor Eric Hauan
Exodus 20:1-7 – Sermon will be based off of this command and how deep and far reaching it truly is
Romans 15:3-7
John 10:31-39
3/1/20 – 1st Sunday in Lent
Genesis 3:1-21
Hebrews 4:14-16
Matthew 4:1-11 – Sermon will be based off of the telling the story of Jesus’ temptation, Theme – Facing Your Enemy
3/4/20 – Lent 1 – The Wounds of Adultery – Pastor Eric Hauan
Exodus 20:14 – Sermon will be on breaking down this command through the Epistle application and Gospel application
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Matthew 9:9-13
3/8/20 – 2nd Sunday in Lent
Genesis 32:22-32 – Sermon will come from this idea of wrestling with God
Romans 5:1-5
Matthew 15:21-28
3/11/20 – Lent 2 – The Wounds of Violating the Sabbath – Pastor Ryan Fehrman
Exodus 20:8-11
Colossians 2:16-19
Luke 6:6-11
3/15/20 – 3rd Sunday in Lent
Exodus 8:16-24
Ephesians 5:1-9
Luke 11:14-18 – Sermon will be based off of this text, Theme – Expositional over the text since so much interesting stuff is being said
3/18/20 – Lent 3 – The Wounds of Murder – Pastor Tim Swanson
Exodus 20:13
1 Peter 2:13-17
John 11:47-53
3/22/20 – 4th Sunday in Lent
Isaiah 49:8-13
Acts 2:41-47 – Sermon will be based off of this text, Theme – The Church…then and now
John 6:1-15
3/25/20 – The Wounds of Dishonoring Authority – Pastor Russ Kampfer
Exodus 20:12
Ephesians 6:1-4
John 19:12-16
3/29/20 – 5th Sunday in Lent
Genesis 22:1-14
Hebrews 9:11-15
John 8:42-59 – Sermon will be based off of all of the texts, Theme – The altar will be used in three ways – as Mount Moriah as the story of Abraham and Isaac is told, then to Golgotha which is the same mountain, and then it will be shown how Hebrews and communion tie it all together. A very visual sermon centered around the necessity of sacrifice.
4/1/20 – The Wounds of Stealing – Pastor John Stransky
Exodus 20:15
Romans 13:1-7
Luke 23:1-5
4/5/20 – Procession for Palm Sunday
John 12:12-19 – Sermon will be based off of this text, Theme – Palm Sunday
Matthew 21:1-9
4/9/20 – Holy or Maundy Thursday
Exodus 12:1-14 – Sermon will be based off of this text, Theme – the story itself being told and the meal’s meaning today
1 Corinthians 11:23-32
John 13:1-5, 34-35
4/10/20 – Good Friday
Isaiah 52:13-53:12 – Since the Lenten theme is By His Wounds…this is the theme for Good Friday
2 Corinthians 5:14-21
John 18:1-19:42
4/12/20 – Easter Services
Job 19:23-27
1 Corinthians 15:51-57 – Sermon will be based off of this text, Theme, Victory – It’s Not Just About Winning…It’s How You Win
Mark 16:1-8
