2009 - 2010, SERMON PLANNING SCHEDULE
Advent
2009 (November 29, 2009) through Pentecost 2010 (November 23, 2010)
Lectionary
Cycle Year C
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November 29, First Sunday of
Advent
Lesson:
Jeremiah 33.14-16; Luke 21.25-36
Sermon
Title: Promises, Promises
Some promises aren’t worth the paper they’re printed
on. What about God’s promises, are they any better?
December 6, Second Sunday of
Advent
Lesson:
Malachi 3.1-6; Luke 1.68-79
Sermon
Title: Messenger Service
Scram Couriers delivers the message. So does John the
son of Zechariah,
December 13, Third Sunday of
Advent
Lesson:
Zephaniah 3.14-20; Luke 3.7-18
Sermon
Title: What Should We Do?
D you really want to know? Maybe it is better to
remain uninformed, but again, this might prove harmful.
December 20, Fourth Sunday of
Advent
Lesson:
Micah 5.2-5a; Luke 1.46b-55
Sermon
Title: Out of Small Beginnings
Out of the acorn grows the mighty Oak. What comes
from Bethlehem is greater and long-lasting?
December 24, Christmas Eve
Service
Lessons:
Psalm 98; Isaiah 52:7-10; Hebrews 1:1-12;
John 1:1-14
Sermon
Title: Glory, Glory
The One who comes reveals grace and truth. Is he your
light in your darkness?
Lesson:
Luke 2.41-52
Sermon
Title: Divine Prescient
What is it that he knew and why?
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January 2010
January 3, Communion Sunday,
Epiphany Sunday
Lessons:
Sirach 24.1-12; John 1.1-12
Sermon
Title: Whad’Ya Know?
The question is asked, “Whad’Ya Know.” The answer is
“Not much.” Whad’Ya know now?
January 10, Baptism of Our
Lord
Lesson:
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
Sermon
Title: Ratification
His mission is ratified by a disembodied voice that
may have been understood by a few. Do we understand his mission and the extent
of his work?
Lesson:
John 2.1-11
Sermon
Title: Water Into Wine
It was a marriage reception that suffered a severe
loss of face because there was no wine. There was a remedy.
Lesson:
Luke 4.14-21
Sermon
Title: Fulfilled in Galilee
His was an outrageous claim in his own home town. Was
he right?
Lesson:
Luke 4.21-30
Sermon
Title: Get Out of Town
The sheriff told the bad man to be out of town by
sundown, or else. These peole did not wait until sundown..
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Lesson:
Luke 5.1-11
Sermon
Title: If You Say So!
The men were tired and frustrated when the man told
them there were fish to be had. They did not really believe him, but set the
net anyway. The results were overwhelming.
February 14, Transfiguration
Sunday, Valentine’s Day
Lesson:
Luke 9.28-36
Sermon
Title: Departure
There is verbal conversation and non-verbal. Does the
non-verbal needs a translation.
Lesson:
Psalm 51; Joel 2.1-7, 12-17; 2 Corinthians 5.20b-6.10; Matthew 6.1-6, 16-21
Sermon
Title: Whiter than Snow
Snow is pretty white, at least in the beginning. How
do you change black to white?
February 21, First Sunday in
Lent, Brotherhood/Sisterhood Week
Lesson:
Luke 4.1-13
Sermon
Title: It Is Written
The argument was a challenge. You could seek to
answer with logical rhetoric. In this case it only took a word.
February 28, Second Sunday in
Lent
Lesson:
Luke 9.37-43
Sermon
Title: How Much Faith is Enough?
They were stymied, chagrined, and embarrassed because
they could not do it. They needed more faith.
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Lesson:
Luke 13.1-9
Sermon
Title: Repent or Perish
Here is insight into human actions, and natural
causes that destroys. What needs to be done if you want to live?
March 14, Fourth Sunday in
Lent
Lesson:
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
Sermon
Title: Lost and Found
H9ow do you feel if something valuable that you have
lost is found?
March 21, Fifth Sunday in
Lent
Lesson:
John 12.1-8
Sermon
Title: Virtuous Woman, a Christian Perfume
What takes place in Bethany?
Lesson:
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29; Luke 19:28-40
Sermon
Title: Palms and Passion
The crowd is fickle glorifying in one breath
and demanding death in another. How do we avoid the mercurial and hold on to
the unchangeable?
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April 1, Maundy Thursday,
Spaghetti Supper and Candlelight Communion, 6:00 pm.
Lessons: Psalm 116:1-2,
12-19; Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-17,
31b-35
Sermon
Title: The Lesser, the Greatest
The master is not greater than the servant, nor the
servant greater than the mast5er. Now that’s humility.
April 2, Good Friday Service, 1:00 pm
Lessons:
Psalm 22; Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Hebrews 10:16-25; John 19:1-42
Sermon
Title: The Source and Ending
Everything has a beginning and an ending. Sometimes
the ending is not the end, why is that so?
Lesson:
Luke 24.1-12
Sermon
Title: Telling Doesn’t Make It So!
Telling can be an idle tale or a true report. How
does on tell the difference?
Lesson:
Luke 6.20-23
Sermon
Title: Happy Are the Blessed
A day without laughter is a day without sunshine. Be
prepared to laugh and let the sun shine in!
SERMONS FROM COLOSSIANS
Lesson: Colossians 1.1-7
Sermon Title: Making the Grade
We remember Report Cards. Our progress or lack of it was recorded and a grade was established. Does God give grades?
Lesson: Colossians 1.9-12
Sermon Title: Super Glue
What hold us to Jesus Christ cannot be weak for the connection would soon be broken. We need something strong and lasting like Super Glue.
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Lesson: Colossians 1.13-14
Sermon Title: Transferred
Have you ever been transferred? I have been transferred from one department o another and from one location to another. Jesus wants to transfer all people. How?
May 9, Mother’s Day, Rural Life Sunday
Lesson: Colossians 1.15-20
Sermon Title: Images
We have images of mother's in our minds that become role models for thought and behavior. There is only one perfect role model that that is Jesus.
Lesson: Colossians 1.21-23
Sermon Title: Stationary Movement
Is this a contradiction of terms. Is there such a thing as stationary movement or is that something stationary and something moving. Well!
Lesson: Colossians 1.24-29
Sermon Title: Toil and Struggle
These are not terms that we so easily associate with Christianity. Perhaps we should.
May 30, Memorial Sunday, Trinity Sunday
Lesson: Colossians 2.1-3
Sermon Title: Hearts United
We remember. We mourn. We celebrate! Do we fully appreciate the sacrifices that have been made and the purpose for which lives were give in sacred honor?
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Lesson: Colossians 2.4-5
Sermon Title: How Is Your Morale?
Low morale generally insures defeat. How is it possible for us to live at a high level of morale?
Lesson: Colossians 2.6-8
Sermon Title: Captives and Slaves
See to it that no one enslaves you according to human tradition or the elemental spirits of the universe. How may we avoid capture?
Lesson: Colossians 2.9-10
Sermon Title: Half Empty-Half Full.
How would you like to have not half, but the whole?
Lesson: Colossians 2.11-13
Sermon Title: Buried and Raised
This is not something for the past nor the future, but for the present. What does it mean to be alive?
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July 4, Communion Sunday, Independence Sunday
Lesson: Colossians 2.14-15
Sermon Title: God's Eraser
Erasers are used to wipe out a mistake. What does God have for an eraser?
Lesson: Colossians 2.16-19
Sermon Title: Shadows and Substance
The world offers shadows; Jesus offers substance. Which do you want more?
Lesson: Colossians 2.20-23
Sermon Title: Environmental Health
We would like to live in a healthy physical environment, do we have the same desire for a spiritual environment?
Lesson: Colossians 3.1-5
Sermon Title: Mind Set
The way you set your mind is the way that you will live. What is the difference between above and below? What impact do these terms have?
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August 1, Friendship Day, Guest Speaker. No Sermon or Study Guide for this date.
Lesson: Colossians 3.5-11
Sermon Title: Constant Renewal
Do you ever get tired of being told that you have to renew your driver's license, medical card, or you automobile registration? Why should spiritual renewal be any different?
August 15, , Outdoor Worship, Church Picnic, Brigham Park, Blue Mounds
Lesson: Colossians 3. 12-15
Sermon Title: Harmony
What is the difference between the ingredients in a salad and the members of a congregation?
Lesson: Colossians 3.16-17
Sermon Title: Singing I Go
We have a song to sing. The words and the melody take many forms, but all for the same purpose, which is?
Lesson: Colossians 3.18-4.1
Sermon Title: Integration
Family life requires integration of dreams, ambitions, and goals. What does a fully integrated family look life?
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Lesson: Colossians 4.2-4
Sermon Title: Labor of Love
What might be a labor of love? Does it include prayer?
September 12, Sunday School Begins, Grandparents Day
Lesson: Colossians 4.5-6
Sermon Title: Questions and Answers
How do we respond if we are questioned about our faith?
September 19, Outdoor Worship, Church Picnic at Village Park
Lesson: Colossians 4.7-9
Sermon Title: What's the News
Onesimus will tell you everything. Who in the world is Onesimus?
Lesson: Colossians 4.10-14
Sermon Title: Persuaded, Instructed, Firm
Are these the steps to a joyful life in Christ?
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October 3, World Communion Sunday, Communion Sunday, Guest Speaker
Guest Speaker. There is no Study Guide or Sermon for this date.
Lesson: To Be Announced
Sermon Title: To Be Announced
October 10, Laity Sunday, National Childcare Day, Columbus Day (Traditional)
Lesson: Colossians 4.15-18
Sermon Title: Share the News
Paul is concerned with communication between the churches. Is this a concern that we also ought to share?
Lesson: 2 Timothy 2.8-15
Sermon Title: Doing One’s Best
The Christian is a working person who is dedicated to rightly explaining the word of truth so as not to be embarrassed by ignorance. We learn our lessons well.
Lesson: 2 Timothy 3.14-4.5
Sermon Title: Wanderers
Some people wander from church to church, from religion to religion. To avoid wandering hold on to the word of truth.
October 31, Daylight Savings Time Ends, Reformation Day, All Saints Sunday, Halloween, Harvest Dinner after Worship Sermon
Lesson: Romans 1.16-17
Sermon Title: The Just Shall Live
How shall we be justified before God and how then shall we live?
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Lesson: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17
Sermon Title: Comfort and Hope
God is the One who stands beside holding out comfort and hope. All one has to do is accept.
November 14, Stewardship Sunday, International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church
Lesson: 2 Corinthians 9.6-15
Sermon Title: Generosity
Generosity is characterized by an open rather than a closed hand. How may we serve God with hands wide open?
Lesson: John 6.25-35
Sermon Title: Food
Jesus provides the bread of life, so why go hungry?
November 24, Thanksgiving Eve Service
We will join with the churches from Mazomanie and Black Earth for this service. The place and time will be in the Newsletter.
November 25, Thanksgiving Day
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