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November
27, First Sunday of Advent, Hanging of the Greens
Lesson: Genesis 3.14-15
Sermon Title: Promise
And the winner is? The promise is that there will be a savior. It was a long time ago, but he came.
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December 4, Second Sunday of Advent
Lesson: Isaiah 42.1-9
Sermon Title: Purpose
Why? Too often our why questions act as walls instead of doors. Instead of why, we ought to ask what may I learn. What is the purpose?
December 11, Third Sunday of Advent
Lesson: Malachi 3.1-2
Sermon Title: Preparation
Clean the house! Plan and produce the meals. Don't forget to invite the guests. It all takes preparation.
December 18, Fourth Sunday of Advent
Lesson: Isaiah 53.1-12
Sermon Title: Participation
Wall flower is an expression that puts dread into the heart of any young man or woman. You go to the dance, to dance. It takes participation.
December 24, Christmas Eve Service, 6:00 pm
Lesson: Matthew 1.18-25
Sermon Title: Debut
The line of debutante's reveals fine gowns and beautiful jewelry, handsome, well-dress escorts. They are making their debut into society. here is another debut.
December 25 Christmas Day
Lesson: Isaiah 9.2-7
Sermon Title: Body Chains, Leg Irons and Handcuffs
The handcuffs are removed. The chains drop off. The burden is lifted. Come and celebrate the freedom that is to be found in Jesus.
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January
1, New Year’s Day, Epiphany Sunday, Communion Sunday
Lesson:
1 Timothy 6:2-10
Sermon
Title: Such As I Have
The world is filled with discontent. The Christian ought to be a fulfilled and satisfied person. How is it possible to develop contentment in a discontented world?
January 6, Epiphany of the Lord
January 8, Baptism of Our Lord
Lesson:
Mark 4.1-11
Sermon
Title: The Baptized and the Baptized
We are baptized with water into the faith and family of Jesus. Is there another baptism with which we ought to be concerned?
January 15,
Lesson: Matthew 23.1-12
Sermon Title: Blind Ambition
Ambition may be based on a holy aspiration or the selfish desire for position. Sometimes it is difficult to tell the differing types of ambition apart. Can Jesus help?
January 18-25, Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
January 22, Ecumenical Sunday, Annual Church Meeting and Potluck Dinner
Lesson: Matthew 23.13-36
Sermon
Title: Avoiding the "Woes."
Jesus announces woes on the religious establishment. We learn to avoid the woes and be blest.
January 22, Martin Luther King, Jr Day
January 29,
Lesson:
Matthew 23.37-39
Sermon
Title: Home Alone
We have a choice between life and lifelessness. We do choose life! How may we know that life is really life?
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February , Black History Month
February 5
Lesson:
Matthew 24.1-8
Sermon
Title: Predictions
Tell us, the disciples asked, "What shall be the sign of your coming and the end of the age." Do we really want to know?
February 12, Lincoln's Birthday
February 12, Boy Scout Sunday
Lesson:
Matthew 24.3-14
Sermon
Title: The Surest Sign
There shall be signs and wonders and on the earth distress at what is taking place. The only way to avoid the distress is to be ready.
February 14, Valentines Day
February 19
Lesson: Matthew 24.15-28
Sermon Title: Rumors
Imposters abound. Don’t believe everything you hear. Only a reliance on the true will help you to avoid the false. We listen to Jesus.
February 19-25, Brotherhood/Sisterhood Week
February 20, President's Day
February 22, Washington's Birthday
February 26, Transfiguration Sunday
Lesson:
Matthew 24.29-31
Sermon Title: Sky Signs
God does nothing without helping us to prepare. What do signs in the sky tell us about the coming of the Son of Man?
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March 1, Ash Wednesday Service 7:00 pm
Lesson: Judges 13.1-25
Sermon Title: Not Again!
This is the sixth time this has happened. Why should God care? God does care, what does he do? Will he do the same thing for us?
March 3, World Day of Prayer
March 5, First Sunday in
Lent
Lesson: Matthew 24.32-35
Sermon Title: Passing Away
We use this expression to describe the death of a person. Jesus talks about heaven and earth and his word. Is he dependable?
March 12, Second Sunday in Lent, Girl Scout Sunday
Lesson: Matthew 24.36-44
Sermon Title: Remembering Noah
It was Gregory Peck who said: "Tough times don't last, tough people do, remember?" Noah was a tough person. May he and his family serve as an example for us?
March 17, St. Patrick’s Day
March 19, Third Sunday in Lent
Lesson: Matthew 24.45-51
Sermon Title: Drawn and Quartered
The results of failure are devastating. Jesus desires to create successful Christians. What do I need to do to be successful?
March 20, First Day of Spring
March 20, Earth Day
March 26, Fourth Sunday in Lent
Lesson: Matthew 25.1-13
Sermon Title: Give Me Oil for My Lamp!
"Give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning. Give me oil in my lamp, I pray. Give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning. Keep me burning 'til the break of day." The words to a youth or camp song have implications for each of us. What happens if we run out of oil?
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April 1, April Fools Day
April 2, Daylight Savings Time Begins
April 2, Fifth Sunday in Lent, Communion Sunday
Lesson: Matthew
25.14-30
Sermon Title: Trading Up
Trading is a lost art. Trading up means getting the best exchange for the goods or services that you are offering. What does this have to do with "talents"?
April 9, Passion/Palm Sunday
Lesson: Psalm 118.1-2, 19-29; John 12.12-16
Sermon Title: Join the Festal Procession
Palm branches are still being waved. Cloaks are still being set out. Hosanna’s are still being shouted. Do you feel it? Or, Are you bored with the whole thing?
April 13, Maundy Thursday
Lesson: Mark 14.10-25
Sermon Title: Betrayal at the Last Supper
How could Judas have been so deceived by his own vision and desires that he betrayed Jesus? Could that ever happen to you or me? Judas’ pre-conceptions effected his perception. Zealotry of any kind is most dangerous.
April 14, Good Friday
Lesson: Mark 14.53-72
Sermon Title: Denial in the Courtyard
The cock crowed. The prophecy came true. It did not have to be this way. What might have changed so that Peter affirmed rather than denied?
April 15, Tax Day
April 16, Easter Sunday
Lesson: 1 Corinthians 15.1-19
Sermon Title: Affirmation in the Cemetery
Its not the empty tomb that is vital to the Easter story, it is the appearance of the one who was laid to rest in it. He is Risen!
April 23, Holy Humor Sunday
Lesson: Psalm 100
Sermon Title: Make a Joyful Noise!
The Old Hundredth tune is a joyful song, and it is a good match for Psalm 100's call to joyful worship. Come we that love the Lord and let our joys be known.
April 25, Holocaust Remembrance Day
April 26, Secretary's Day
April 28, Arbor Day
Lesson: Matthew 25.31-46
Sermon Title: I'd Rather be a Sheep than a Goat!
Are you a sheep or a goat? Neither, you say, but that is not exactly true. If Jesus is the "good shepherd," doesn’t that give us a choice as to how we will see ourselves?
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May 4-5, Wisconsin Congregational Annual Meeting, Pilgrim Congregational Church, Green Bay
May 4, National Day of prayer
May 6, Nurse's Day
May 7
Lesson: Matthew 26.1-5
Sermon Title: The Fix Is In!
They worked stealthily to overcome opposition to their plan to remove the source of their irritation. They worked by night. Their plan was exposed in the light of day. It will always be so.
May 14, Mother's Day, Rural Life Sunday
Lesson: John 15.1-8
Sermon Title: My Family Tree
Do any genealogical research and you begin to put people on your family tree. The family is a tree. But in the truest sense Jesus is the vine and we are the branches. How does one be a fruitful branch?
May 20, Armed Forces Day
May 21
Lesson: Matthew 25.6-13
Sermon Title: One Woman's Love
She did what she could. We do what we can. There are those who are going to object. What would Jesus say?
May 25 Ascension Day
May 28, Ascension Sunday, Memorial Sunday
Lesson: Acts 1.1-11
Sermon Title: Up He Goes!
With eyes filled with wonder and minds with feelings of apprehension, the disciples watched Jesus disappear into heaven and from their sight. What does this remarkable day offer us?
May 29, Memorial Day Observed
May 30, Memorial Day
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June 4, Pentecost, Children's Sunday
Lesson: Ezekiel 37.1-14
Sermon Title: Dry Bones Can Live Again!
Dem bones, dem bones gonna walk aroun', Dem bones, dem bones, gonna walk aroun', Dem bones, dem bones, gonna walk aroun', I hear the word of the Lord! It is the power of the Spirit of the Lord!
June 11, Trinity Sunday
Lesson: Romans 8.1-17
Sermon Title: Children and Heirs
I've got a mansion just over the hilltop, In that bright land where we'll never grow old, And some day yonder we will never more wander, But walk on streets that are purest gold. I'm a Child and I'm an Heir, Are you? How does one get to be both?
June 14, Flag Day
June 18, Father’s Day
Lesson: Luke 15.11-32
Sermon Title: What’s a Father to Do?
What’s a father to do? Does Jesus provide an example and processes to answer the question?
June 21, First Day of Summer
June 25,
Lesson: Matthew 26.14-25
Sermon Title: Its Time
There are moments when for whatever reasons friendship and love are betrayed by necessity. Perhaps this is why there are no children named Judas. Why?
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July
2, Independence Sunday, Communion Sunday
Lesson: 1 Peter 1.17-21
Sermon Title: In God We Trust
In God We Trust is on our coins. In God We Trust is on our money. But, is In God We Trust in our hearts and minds?
July 4, Independence Day
July 9 - 15, Sponsored by the Wisconsin Congregational Association, Junior and Senior High Camp will be held at Mt. Morris Camp and Conference Center
July 9,
Lesson: Matthew 26.26-30
Sermon Title: Ratification
Unless it is ratified a covenant is not in force. We live with a new covenant. How is it ratified? What do we achieve through our willing participation? Come and see!
July 16, Outdoor Worship, Church Picnic,
Brigham County Park, Blue Mounds
Lesson: Job 38-39, Selected
Sermon Title: It’s a Big Wide Wonderful World We Live in
How does one develop an appreciation for the world, its diverse life, and ability to sustain life? We remember the Creator.
July 23, Parent’s Day
Lesson: Matthew 26.31-56, 69-75
Sermon Title: The Disadvantage of Being Unprepared
He did it! He said that he wouldn’t, but he did. What if he had been prepared? Would it still have happened? Is there an answer?
July 26, Vacation Bible School
July 30
Lesson: Matthew 26.57-68
Sermon Title: Meeting the Opposition
Jesus is confronted by a highly volatile and emotional organized opposition. How does he handle himself? Is this something that we can learn to manage similar situations in our own lives?
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August 6 - 27, No Sunday School
August 6, Friendship Day, Guest Speaker:
Rev. Alan Green
No Online Sermon
August 13, Heritage Days Worship Service,
Tower Hill State Park
Lesson: Genesis 3:1-6
Sermon Title: Whose to Blame
Curiosity is a double-edged sword. It can create or it can destroy. How may we learn to use curiosity wisely?
August 20
Lesson: Matthew 27.1-10
Sermon Title: When Life Appears Hopeless
Judas provides us with a negative example when life seems hopeless, when all your hopes and dreams, and desires are thwarted or frustrated. How do you recapture the dream?
August 27, Guest Speaker: Rev. Alan Green
No Online Sermon
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September
3, Labor Sunday, Sunday School Rally Day
Lesson: Matthew 27.11-26
Sermon Title: He Washed His Hands
How do you withstand pressure? This is a pressure packed moment for the participants. Does evaluating their responses help us to stand the heat?
September 4, Labor Day
September 10, Grandparent's Day
Lesson: Matthew 27.27-44
Sermon Title: Victim and Victimizers
Did they really now what they were doing? Do we really know what we are doing? Is it possible that we are also victimizers? No, you say, Why?
September 17, Citizenship Day, Outdoor Worship, Church Picnic on the
Church Grounds
Lesson: Genesis 1.26-31; 2.15
Sermon Title: Earthkeeping
God created humankind to guard, protect, and attend to creation. What does it mean to keep the earth and all it's resources?
September 23, First Day of Autumn
September 24
Lesson: Matthew 27.45-56
Sermon Title: Cataclysm
Cataclysm is a violent upheaval that causes great destruction or brings about a fundamental change. What changes are wrought by the death of Jesus on the cross?
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October 1, World Communion Sunday, Communion Sunday
Lesson: Matthew 27.57-66
Sermon Title: Blessed Assurance
Human guards are no match for the power of God. God guards so that nothing that is gained is lost. We live in the hope of the blessed assurance. Is assurance like insurance?
October 8, Laity Sunday
Lesson: Matthew 28.1-10
Sermon Title: Resurrection
His resurrection confirms the promise. What can we do to accept and confirm the promise for ourselves?
October 9, Columbus Day Observed
October 12, Columbus Day
October 15, Pastor's Appreciation Day, National Children's Day
Lesson: Matthew 28.11-16
Sermon Title: Tall Tales and Distortions
It happened! There is no denying it! If you cannot deny it, distort it. How may we discover the truth so we can avoid the lies?
October 16, National Boss's Day
October 22
Lesson: Matthew 28.16-29
Sermon Title: Making Disciples
Go into all the world and make disciples. How do you make a disciple? What kinds of material do you use. What construction chart is available to put all the parts together in their right places? Great questions, are there any answers?
October 29, All Saints Sunday, Reformation Sunday
Lesson: Matthew 7.24-29
Sermon Title: What Have We Learned?
This completes our sermon series from the Gospel of Matthew. What have we learned that we can put into practice?
October 31, Reformation Day, Halloween
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November 2, All Saints Day
November 3, World Community Day
November 5, All Saints Sunday
Lesson: Ephesians 1.1-14, Sermon
Title: Becoming Saints!
What do you think of, when you hear the word, "saint"? Congregationalists do not have "saints", or do we
November 7, Election Day
November 11, Veteran's Day
November 12, Stewardship
Sunday, International
Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church
Lesson: 1 Corinthians 12.12-27
Sermon Title: One Body, Many Members
Sabine Baring-Gould, wrote the words to "Onward Christian Soldiers." The third verse reads: "Like a mighty army moves the church of God; / Brothers, we are treading where the saints have trod. / We are not divided, all one body we, / One in hope and doctrine, one in charity. If only it were true! How may we make it true?
November 13, Veteran's Day Observed
November 19-25, National Bible Week
November 19, Thanksgiving Sunday, Bible Sunday, Church Anniversary, Harvest Dinner after
Worship
Lesson: 2 Timothy 3.14-4.5
Sermon Title: What
Do You Do with Itching Ears? What in the world are itching ears? Well, how do you relate to the Word of God? That will determine how you understand and apply what Paul writes to Timothy.
November 22, Thanksgiving Eve Service, 7:00 pm
Lesson: Psalm 111
Sermon Title: Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart!
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart in company of the upright in the congregation. We are people with gratitude. Is the level of our thanks sufficient?
November 23, Thanksgiving Day
November 26, Christ the King Sunday
Lessons: Psalm 93; John 18.33-37
Sermon Title: Who Was, Who Is, Who Is to Come.
His throne is established. It was established in times past. It will revealed in time to come. In the mean time Jesus is Lord of lords and King of kings. Is he yours?
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