Index of Liturgical Seasons

Year A

First Sunday of Advent

Second Sunday of Advent

Third Sunday of Advent

Fourth Sunday of Advent

Year B

First Sunday of Advent

Second Sunday of Advent

Third Sunday of Advent

Fourth Sunday of Advent

Year C

First Sunday of Advent

Second Sunday of Advent

Third Sunday of Advent

Fourth Sunday of Advent

Sermon Starters

World War I Christmas Truce

Asking Why: The White Rose

Despite the Rain, I Will Build this Fire

Never Too Late to Serve: Barbara E. Joe

Seeing a Miracle, Guarding the Sacred: Corentin

How to Get What You Want in Prayer: Emo Philips

Finding Awe through the Eyes of a Child

Holding on to Faith after Katrina

Making this Car Big Enough for the Two of Us

Imprisoned, a Nazi Resister Reflects: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

How Christmas is Celebrated Around the World

What if They Move Away Without Me?

Home is Where Church Is

Tilling the Earth to Feed a Stranger: Walafrid

The War to End All Wars: World War I

The Impact of the Title “King of the Jews” on Herod the Great & Caesar Augustus

Adam & Eve Wonder: Is the Night Endless?

Christmas without Advent? A Bride who Won’t Stop Wearing her Dress

Standing Amid the Ruins of a Concentration Camp

Finding Peace and Befriending Bears: Seraphim of Sarov

To Be a Dog Waiting Faithfully

Christmas Folklore in Iceland: The Yule Lads

Meeting the Mystery: Shannon Craigo-Snell

A Mom and Kid, Broken Down by the Side of the Road

Christmas, Snow, & a Squirrel

A Wedding Blessing – You’ve Made It!

Sneaking a Peek at Christmas Presents

God With Us: Irenaeus

Selma March: Are You Tired?

Tuotilo – A Monk who Sculpted a Miracle

Making Peace Where It’s Impossible

A Profoundly Unexpected Light for Christmas Eve

What did Adam and Eve Ever Do to the Devil?

Slave Spirituals Connect Us with Christ

Calling Antisemitism a Sin in Nazi Germany without Retaliation

Palestinians & Israelis Share Dreams of Peace

Bringing a Little Light in a Time of Tragedy with Pizza and Cookies

Plays

Appearing and Nurturing God’s Excellent Lifeforms – the ANGEL Play

Christmas Time

Reverse Christmas Pageant

Candle Lighting Music

“Kindle Advent Candles”

“The Morning Star Will Rise”

“The Holy Fire of Advent”

“Candles Glowing, Promise Showing”

“We Gather ‘Round”

“O Lord, We Seek”

“Advent Leads Our Hearts”

Lessons

“Animals at the Manger”

“Habakkuk”

“Theologies of the Messiah”

“Advent: Hope in the Psalms”

“Advent: Peace in the Prophets”

“Advent: Joy in the Gospels”

“Advent: Love in the Old Testament Writings”

“Advent: Christ in the Epistles”

Blog

“‘Twas the Night before Advent”

Nativity of the Lord/Christmas Eve/Proper I

Isaiah 9:2-7

Psalm 96

Titus 2:11-14

Luke 2:1-20

Nativity of the Lord/Christmas (at dawn)/Proper II

Isaiah 62:6-12

Psalm 97

Titus 3:4-7

Luke 2:1-20

Nativity of the Lord/Christmas Day/Proper III

Isaiah 52:7-10

Psalm 98

Hebrews 1:1-12

John 1:1-14

Sermon Starters

World War I Christmas Truce

How Christmas is Celebrated Around the World

The Impact of the Title “King of the Jews” on Herod the Great & Caesar Augustus

Christmas without Advent? A Bride who Won’t Stop Wearing her Dress

Christmas Folklore in Iceland: The Yule Lads

Meeting the Mystery: Shannon Craigo-Snell

A Mom and Kid, Broken Down by the Side of the Road

Christmas, Snow, & a Squirrel

A Wedding Blessing – You’ve Made It!

Sneaking a Peek at Christmas Presents

God With Us: Irenaeus

A Profoundly Unexpected Light for Christmas Eve

Palestinians & Israelis Share Dreams of Peace

Plays

Christmas Time

Reverse Christmas Pageant

Lessons

“Advent: Christ in the Epistles”

Holy Name of Jesus

Numbers 6:22-27

Psalm 8

Galatians 4:4-7

Philippians 2:5-11

Luke 2:15-21

New Year's Day

Ecclesiastes 3:1-13

Psalm 8

Revelation 21:1-6a

Matthew 25:31-46

Year A/B/C

Sermon Starters

Herod’s Drive for Power

How do We Praise & Pray?: Teresa of Ávila

Making this Car Big Enough for the Two of Us

How Christmas is Celebrated Around the World

The Impact of the Title “King of the Jews” on Herod the Great & Caesar Augustus

Meeting the Mystery: Shannon Craigo-Snell

Christmas, Snow, & a Squirrel

God With Us: Irenaeus

Following a Star, Driving Home

The Star of Bethlehem according to John Chrysostom

The Magi as Zoroastrians

A Profoundly Unexpected Light for Christmas Eve

Palestinians & Israelis Share Dreams of Peace

Year A

Year B

Year C

Sermon Starters

Meeting the Mystery: Shannon Craigo-Snell

God With Us: Irenaeus

What Do We Mean When We Call the Bible “The Word of God”?

What’s Dove Got to Do With it?

Year A

Year B

Year C

Sermon Starters

Seeing a Miracle, Guarding the Sacred: Corentin

Finding Awe through the Eyes of a Child

Meeting the Mystery: Shannon Craigo-Snell

God With Us: Irenaeus

What Do We Mean When We Call the Bible “The Word of God”?

Making Peace Where It’s Impossible

A Profoundly Unexpected Light for Christmas Eve

Slave Spirituals Connect Us with Christ

Calling Antisemitism a Sin in Nazi Germany without Retaliation

Palestinians & Israelis Share Dreams of Peace

Music

“We Seek to Follow Christ”

Year A/B/C

Sermon Starters

Can We Control the Power of our Lies?

Shepherd Leadership during Crisis

What did Adam and Eve Ever Do to the Devil?

Year A

First Sunday in Lent

Second Sunday in Lent

Third Sunday in Lent

Fourth Sunday in Lent

Fifth Sunday in Lent

Palm/Passion Sunday: Liturgy of the Palms

Palm/Passion Sunday: Liturgy of the Passion

Year B

First Sunday in Lent

Second Sunday in Lent

Third Sunday in Lent

Fourth Sunday in Lent

Fifth Sunday in Lent

Palm/Passion Sunday: Liturgy of the Palms

Palm/Passion Sunday: Liturgy of the Passion

Year C

First Sunday in Lent

Second Sunday in Lent

Third Sunday in Lent

Fourth Sunday in Lent

Fifth Sunday in Lent

Palm/Passion Sunday: Liturgy of the Palms

Palm/Passion Sunday: Liturgy of the Passion

Sermon Starters

Can We Control the Power of our Lies?

Does Physical Suffering Bring Us Closer to God?: Christina the Astonishing

When God Says No: Dan Bern

Sometimes God Knocks us Off our Feet: Norbert of Xanten

Sin Boldly: Martin Luther

Shame, Healing, Love, and Acceptance

The 5 Second Rule, But For Words

Sharing a Church in the Holy Land Gets Complicated

Never Too Late to Serve: Barbara E. Joe

Looks Good on Paper, Different in Practice

Seeing a Miracle, Guarding the Sacred: Corentin

How do We Praise & Pray?: Teresa of Ávila

How to Get What You Want in Prayer: Emo Philips

Imprisoned, a Nazi Resister Reflects: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

If No One Spoke Up, Would You?: Solomon Asch

Generational Feuds: The Frosts & The Coates

Home is Where Church Is

The Affair of the Sausages: Huldrych Zwingli

History & Transmission of the Lord’s Prayer

Tilling the Earth to Feed a Stranger: Walafrid

The War to End All Wars: World War I

A Martyr to End Slavery: Rev. Elijah Parish Lovejoy

Meeting the Mystery: Shannon Craigo-Snell

Forgiving the Unforgivable: Mark Stroman & Rais Bhuiyan

Rescuing the Man Who’s After You: Dirk Willems

Selma March: Are You Tired?

Before the Laws were Clear, Some Slaves Filed Lawsuits for Freedom and Won

Divine Intervention in a Secret Church of Enslaved People Before the Civil War

Sin Doesn’t Burn Away

Solomon’s Growing Abuse of Forced Labor

What’s Dove Got to Do With it?

What did Adam and Eve Ever Do to the Devil?

Slave Spirituals Connect Us with Christ

The Ship that Sunk at the Dock in Calm Water

Calling Antisemitism a Sin in Nazi Germany without Retaliation

Palestinians & Israelis Share Dreams of Peace

Bringing a Little Light in a Time of Tragedy with Pizza and Cookies

Lessons

Monday of Holy Week

Plays

Costly: Mary of Bethany Anoints Jesus

Tuesday of Holy Week

Wednesday of Holy Week

Maundy Thursday

Sermon Starters

How Are You Being Saved Right Now?

Meeting the Mystery: Shannon Craigo-Snell

Plays

Good Friday

Sermon Starters

When God Says No: Dan Bern

The Impact of the Title “King of the Jews” on Herod the Great & Caesar Augustus

Looking for Christ in Christian Nationalism

Meeting the Mystery: Shannon Craigo-Snell

Mary Magdalene is (Probably) Not Who You Think She Is

Rescuing the Man Who’s After You: Dirk Willems

Plays

Good Friday through Psalm 22

Holy Saturday

Year A

Year B

Year C

Sermon Starters

A Free Black Man Fought Slavery: William Still

What if They Move Away Without Me?

Meeting the Mystery: Shannon Craigo-Snell

A Wedding Blessing – You’ve Made It!

God With Us: Irenaeus

Mary Magdalene is (Probably) Not Who You Think She Is

Seven Sleepers of Ephesus

Selma March: Are You Tired?

Divine Intervention in a Secret Church of Enslaved People Before the Civil War

Shepherd Leadership during Crisis

Slave Spirituals Connect Us with Christ

Calling Antisemitism a Sin in Nazi Germany without Retaliation

Year A/B/C

Sermon Starters

Looking Up, Going Down

Faith Can Take You All Over the World: Mary Fisher

Meeting the Mystery: Shannon Craigo-Snell

God With Us: Irenaeus

Seven Sleepers of Ephesus

Selma March: Are You Tired?

Historical Background

“Ascension Notes”

Year A

Year B

Year C

Sermon Starters

Faith Can Take You All Over the World: Mary Fisher

The Reformation’s African Ties: Abba Mika’el & Martin Luther

Missionaries to China Trying a Different Approach: Michele Ruggieri & Matteo Ricci

History & Transmission of the Bible

Meeting the Mystery: Shannon Craigo-Snell

Slaves in the American South Claimed Jesus as their Own

Divine Intervention in a Secret Church of Enslaved People Before the Civil War

What Do We Mean When We Call the Bible “The Word of God”?

The Mulan of the American Revolution

Making Peace Where It’s Impossible

A Profoundly Unexpected Light for Christmas Eve

Slave Spirituals Connect Us with Christ

Year A

Year B

Year C

Sermon Starters

Holy Words Still Shake the Threshold

Trinity is a Mystery

You Can Learn More About the Trinity, But You Probably Won’t Understand More

Contemplating the Trinity

Meeting the Mystery: Shannon Craigo-Snell

Slave Spirituals Connect Us with Christ

Sermon Starters

Sin Boldly: Martin Luther

The Reformation’s African Ties: Abba Mika’el & Martin Luther

History & Transmission of the Bible

The Affair of the Sausages: Huldrych Zwingli

History & Transmission of the Lord’s Prayer

Role of Women in the History of the Church

Selma March: Are You Tired?

Sin Doesn’t Burn Away

Solomon’s Growing Abuse of Forced Labor

Making Peace Where It’s Impossible

Slave Spirituals Connect Us with Christ

The Ship that Sunk at the Dock in Calm Water

Calling Antisemitism a Sin in Nazi Germany without Retaliation

Plays

Reform Boldly

Year A

Year B

Year C

Sermon Starters

World War I Christmas Truce

Never Too Late to Serve: Barbara E. Joe

Seeing a Miracle, Guarding the Sacred: Corentin

How do We Praise & Pray?: Teresa of Ávila

Faith Can Take You All Over the World: Mary Fisher

A Free Black Man Fought Slavery: William Still

Speaking with the Spirit Whatever the Price: Anne Hutchinson

Imprisoned, a Nazi Resister Reflects: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The Reformation’s African Ties: Abba Mika’el & Martin Luther

Missionaries to China Trying a Different Approach: Michele Ruggieri & Matteo Ricci

History & Transmission of the Bible

The Affair of the Sausages: Huldrych Zwingli

Tilling the Earth to Feed a Stranger: Walafrid

Feeding the Hungry: Basil of Caesarea

Role of Women in the History of the Church

Tea & Cookies with Protestors: Desmond Tutu

A Martyr to End Slavery: Rev. Elijah Parish Lovejoy

Finding Peace and Befriending Bears: Seraphim of Sarov

Meeting the Mystery: Shannon Craigo-Snell

Seven Sleepers of Ephesus

Rescuing the Man Who’s After You: Dirk Willems

Selma March: Are You Tired?

Slaves in the American South Claimed Jesus as their Own

Divine Intervention in a Secret Church of Enslaved People Before the Civil War

Shepherd Leadership during Crisis

Learning is Hard – Being Taught Generation to Generation is Holy

The Mulan of the American Revolution

Tuotilo – A Monk who Sculpted a Miracle

Slave Spirituals Connect Us with Christ

Calling Antisemitism a Sin in Nazi Germany without Retaliation

Bringing a Little Light in a Time of Tragedy with Pizza and Cookies

Year A

Year B

Year C

Sermon Starters

Tilling the Earth to Feed a Stranger: Walafrid

Feeding the Hungry: Basil of Caesarea

Tea & Cookies with Protestors: Desmond Tutu

Making Peace Where It’s Impossible

Year A

Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24

Year B

Year C

Sermon Starters

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