Pastor Scott and Pastor Carol are planning a sermon series for this Fall to correspond with the Church School curriculum on the Beatitudes. The sermon series takes parishioners through some of the most familiar teachings of Jesus from his Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew, chapters 5-7, and relates them to the events surrounding Christ’s life, death, and resurrection. In the process, the services will powerfully reveal that the cross itself is the ultimate “sermon on the mount” for our journey of faith.
September 20 • Blessed Are You • Matthew 5:1-11 We who are poor in spirit, who mourn, and who hunger and thirst for righteousness are called blessed by our Savior in his Sermon on the Mount. Our series this fall reminds us that though we have been brought low by sin, our Lord will bless us with new life in Him through the cross.
September 27 • Salt and Light • Matthew 5:13-16 Christ calls us to be salt and light in this world of sin. We who have tasted and seen his great love for us on the cross can spend our lives savoring his salvation and shining with his glory and grace in the places where he has put us.
October 4 • Prayer and Fasting • Matthew 6:5-18 We need no special season of prayer and fasting. We grow in our relationship with Christ by communicating with him, and we learn more about him and ourselves by giving up those things that can distract us from our connection to him.
October 11 • Do Not Worry • Matthew 6:25-34 So much of our lives is spent worrying about what might happen or what has happened. Christ teaches us to stop being anxious, but simply to trust that he knows what is best and will take care of us to the very end.
October 18 • Judge Not • Matthew 7:1-5 We live in a very judgmental world, so Jesus’ advice not to judge sounds radical to our modern ears. When we leave all judgment up to God, we free ourselves to look at one another through fresh and forgiving eyes.
October 25 • Build on Rock • Matthew 7:24-27 We build our lives on very shaky foundations, and then we are surprised when things start collapsing. Jesus reminds us in his teachings that the only solid foundation is himself, the Rock of our salvation. On him alone, we build.
