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Advent

First Sunday of Advent

November 30, 2008
"Not lacking in any spiritual gift" (no ms)
"Keep Awake"
"Waiting in Hope"

Isaiah 64:1-9
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19
1 Corinthians 1:3-9
Mark 13:24-37
Second Sunday of Advent

December 7, 2008
"Speak peace" (no ms)
"Stealing Home"
"Under Construction"

Isaiah 40:1-11
Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
2 Peter 3:8-15a
Mark 1:1-8
Third Sunday of Advent

December 14, 2008
"A dream of joy" (no ms)
"Careful with the Candles"
"Joy for the Journey"

Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
Psalm 126 or
Luke 1:47-55
1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
John 1:6-8, 19-28
Fourth Sunday of Advent

December 21, 2008
"A marginal song" (no ms)
"In the hands of a teenager"
"A Heavenly Host Around Us"

2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16
Luke 1:47-55 or
Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26
Romans 16:25-27
Luke 1:26-38

Christmas

Christmas Eve & Day
  Proper I

December 24 & 25, 2008
"Eternal Moments, Global Places"

Proper I:
Isaiah 9:2-7
Psalm 96
Titus 2:11-14
Luke 2:1-14 (15-20)
Christmas Eve & Day
  Proper II

December 24 & 25, 2008
"Eternal Moments, Global Places"

Proper II:
Isaiah 62:6-12
Psalm 97
Titus 3:4-7
Luke 2:(1-7) 8-20
Christmas Eve & Day
  Proper III

December 24 & 25, 2008
"Not just ‘for the birds’"

Proper III:
Isaiah 52:7-10
Psalm 98
Hebrews 1:1-4, (5-12)
John 1:1-14
First Sunday
  after Christmas

December 28, 2008
"Simeon’s Song"
"Letters from Home"
"Mr. Funnytalk's Story"

Isaiah 61:10-62:3
Psalm 148
Galatians 4:4-7
Luke 2:22-40
New Years Day

January 1, 2009

 

Ecclesiastes 3:1-13
Psalm 8
Revelation 21:1-6a
Matthew 25:31-46
Second Sunday
  after Christmas

January 4, 2009
"Chile con Carne"

Jeremiah 31:7-14
Psalm 147:12-20
Ephesians 1:3-14
John 1:(1-9), 10-18

Epiphany

Epiphany

January  6, 2009
"Voyagers, not voyeurs"
"Perceiving the Star"
"Elway, Clayton, and Vince"

Isaiah 60:1-6
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14
Ephesians 3:1-12
Matthew 2:1-12
First Sunday after Epiphany

January 11, 2009
(mp3)  "A brand new day" (worship)
"Making the Connection"

Genesis 1:1-5
Psalm 29
Acts 19:1-7
Mark 1:4-11
Second Sunday
  after Epiphany

January 18, 2009
(mp3)  You called?(worship)
"Can anything good come out of Nazareth"
"A Temple of the Holy Spirit"

1 Samuel 3:1-10, (11-20)
Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18
1 Corinthians 6:12-20
John 1:43-51
Third Sunday
  after Epiphany

January 25, 2009
"Shifting and gifting" (no ms)
"Goin' Fishin'"

Jonah 3:1-5, 10
Psalm 62:5-12
1 Corinthians 7:29-31
Mark 1:14-20
Fourth Sunday
  after Epiphany

February 1, 2009
"A Cleansing Silence" (mp3)
"Puffed up or built up"
and an illustration

Deuteronomy 18:15-20
Psalm 111
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Mark 1:21-28
Fifth Sunday
  after Epiphany

February 8, 2009
"Looking for the Energizer® Bunny" (mp3)
"Both and Neither" (no ms)
"Wide-eyed by starlight"
"That is what I came to do"

Isaiah 40:21-31
Psalm 147:1-11, 20c
1 Corinthians 9:16-23
Mark 1:29-39
Sixth Sunday
  after Epiphany
February 15, 2009
"Touching the Untouchable" (mp3)
"All pleasantries aside" (summary)
2 Kings 5:1-14
Psalm 30
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Mark 1:40-45
Seventh Sunday
  after Epiphany
"Yes upon Yes"
"When you welcome Jesus 
into your home
"
"The one who forgives sin"
Isaiah 43:18-25
Psalm 41
2 Corinthians 1:18-22
Mark 2:1-12
Eighth Sunday
  after Epiphany
  Hosea 2:14-20
Psalm 103:1-13, 22
2 Corinthians 3:1-6
Mark 2:13-22
Transfiguration Sunday
 
Last Sunday after Epiphany
February 22, 2009
"But we don’t live there" (mp3)
"Lifting the Veil"
"When the scene shifts"
"Beyond what we can see"
2 Kings 2:1-12
Psalm 50:1-6
2 Corinthians 4:3-6
Mark 9:2-9

Lent

Ash Wednesday

February 25, 2009

Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 or
Isaiah 58:1-12
Psalm 51:1-17
2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
First Sunday in Lent

March 1, 2009
"Immediately" (mp3)
"Responding with a clear conscience"
"Nailing the Gun to the Wall"

Genesis 9:8-17
Psalm 25:1-10
1 Peter 3:18-22
Mark 1:9-15
Second Sunday in Lent

March 8, 2009
"Hoping against hope"
"By Another Name"

Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16
Psalm 22:23-31
Romans 4:13-25
Mark 8:31-38 or
Mark 9:2-9
Third Sunday in Lent

March 15, 2009
"Only me"
"Udderly Ridiculous"
"Turning the Tables"

Exodus 20:1-17
Psalm 19
1 Corinthians 1:18-25
John 2:13-22
Fourth Sunday in Lent March 22, 2009
"Dead as a doornail" (mp3)
"Nic at Night"
Numbers 21:4-9
Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22
Ephesians 2:1-10
John 3:14-21
Fifth Sunday in Lent March 29, 2009
"Beth" (mp3)
"It's all Greek to me"
"Wash Time"
"The Heart of the Matter"
Jeremiah 31:31-34
Psalm 51:1-12 or
Psalm 119:9-16
Hebrews 5:5-10
John 12:20-33
Liturgy of the Palms
   Sixth Sunday in Lent
April 5, 2009
"Pausing at the Gate"
"Trees for Life"
Mark 11:1-11 or
John 12:12-16
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29
Liturgy of the Passion
  
Sixth Sunday in Lent
April 5, 2009
"Humbled and Exalted" (mp3)
Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm 31:9-16
Philippians 2:5-11
Mark 14:1-15:47 or
Mark 15:1-39, (40-47)

Holy Week

Monday of Holy Week

April 6, 2009

Isaiah 42:1-9
Psalm 36:5-11
Hebrews 9:11-15
John 12:1-11
Tuesday of Holy Week

April 7, 2009

Isaiah 49:1-7
Psalm 71:1-14
1 Corinthians 1:18-31
John 12:20-36
Wednesday of Holy Week

April 8, 2009

Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm 70
Hebrews 12:1-3
John 13:21-32
Maundy Thursday

April 9, 2009

Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14
Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
John 13:1-17, 31b-35
Good Friday April 10, 2009 Isaiah 52:13-53:12
Psalm 22
Hebrews 10:16-25 or
Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9
John 18:1-19:42
Holy Saturday April 11, 2009 Job 14:1-14 or
Lamentations 3:1-9, 19-24
Psalm 31:1-4, 15-16
1 Peter 4:1-8
Matthew 27:57-66 or
John 19:38-42

Easter

Easter

April 12, 2009
"He appeared also to me" (mp3)
"He is going ahead of you..."
"On this Mountain"
"No Plastic Lillies"
Between "the Troubles I've Seen,"
and the "Glory, Hallelujah
"

Acts 10:34-43 or
Isaiah 25:6-9
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
1 Corinthians 15:1-11 or
Acts 10:34-43
John 20:1-18 or
Mark 16:1-8
Second Sunday of Easter

April 19, 2009
"So that you may come to believe" (mp3)
"Testifying to the resurrection"
"That our Joy may be Complete"
"God's Hallmarks for Others"

Acts 4:32-35
Psalm 133
1 John 1:1-2:2
John 20:19-31
Third Sunday of Easter

April 26, 2009
"What we will be has not yet been revealed" (mp3)

Acts 3:12-19
Psalm 4
1 John 3:1-7
Luke 24:36b-48
Fourth Sunday of Easter
      Youth Sunday

May 3, 2009
"What’s love got to do with it?"
"The Good Shepherd"
"Hear his voice ... Follow his steps"

Acts 4:5-12
Psalm 23
1 John 3:16-24
John 10:11-18
Fifth Sunday of Easter
        Mother's Day
May 10, 2009
"Unless someone guides me" (mp3)
"An abiding presence" (no ms)
"The Wisdom of the Vine"
"Safe Roads ... or the Road to Safety"
"Abiding in the Vine"
Acts 8:26-40
Psalm 22:25-31
1 John 4:7-21
John 15:1-8
Sixth Sunday of Easter May 17, 2009
"I have called you friends" (mp3)
"Living as God's friends"
"Do You Believe in Easter"
"Worship as a Patchwork Quilt"
Acts 10:44-48
Psalm 98
1 John 5:1-6
John 15:9-17
Ascension Day May 21, 2009
"Out of sight, but not gone"
Acts 1:1-11
Psalm 47 or Psalm 93
Ephesians 1:15-23
Luke 24:44-53
Seventh Sunday
    of Easter
May 24, 2009
"I have planted them" (mp3)
"And the lot fell on me"
Acts 1:15-17, 21-26
Psalm 1
1 John 5:9-13
John 17:6-19
Day of Pentecost May 31, 2009
"When the Spirit of Truth comes" (mp3)
"When bones get dry"
"Praying for the Wind to Blow"
"Pour me"
Acts 2:1-21 or
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Psalm 104:24-34, 35b
Romans 8:22-27 or
Acts 2:1-21
John 15:26-27; 16:4b

Season after Pentecost

During the season of Pentecost two Old Testament options are given for both lesson and Psalm.
The first option gives readings that follow a Sunday-by-Sunday sequence.
The second option provides readings that relate to the New Testament readings.

Trinity Sunday
 
first Sunday after Pentecost

June 7, 2009
"The shaking of the foundations" (no ms)
"Dad, can I have the car keys?"

Isaiah 6:1-8
Psalm 29
Romans 8:12-17
John 3:1-17
Proper 4 (9)

      

1 Samuel 3:1-10, (11-20)
Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18   or
Deuteronomy 5:12-15
Psalm 81:1-10
2 Corinthians 4:5-12
Mark 2:23 - 3:6
Proper 5 (10)

      

1 Samuel 8:4-11, (12-15), 16-20; (11:14-15)
Psalm 138   or
Genesis 3:8-15
Psalm 130
2 Corinthians 4:13 - 5:1
Mark 3:20-35
Proper 6 (11)
      

June 14, 2009
 

1 Samuel 15:34 - 16:13
Psalm 20   or
Ezekiel 17:22-24
Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15
2 Corinthians 5:6-10, (11-13), 14-17
Mark 4:26-34
Proper 7 (12)
      Father's Day
June 21, 2009
"When the storm swamps the boat"
"The Big Bully and the Itty-Bitty Rock"
1 Samuel 17:(1a, 4-11, 19-23), 32-49 and
Psalm 9:9-20 or
1 Samuel 17:57-18:5, 10-16,
Psalm 133 or
Job 38:1-11 and
Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32
2 Corinthians 6:1-13
Mark 4:35-41
Proper 8 (13) June 28, 2009
"Just believe"
"When Goliath is not our enemy"
2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 and
Psalm 130 or
Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15, 2:23-24 and
Lamentations 3:23-33 or
Psalm 30
2 Corinthians 8:7-15
Mark 5:21-43
Proper 9 (14) July 5, 2009
"Of credits and debits"
2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 and
Psalm 48 or
Ezekiel 2:1-5 and
Psalm 123
2 Corinthians 12:2-10
Mark 6:1-13
Proper 10 (15)

July 12, 2009
"The Celebration of his lavish gift-giving" (amble & ramble)
"God's Plumb Line"

2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 and
Psalm 24 or
Amos 7:7-15 and
Psalm 85:8-13
Ephesians 1:3-14
Mark 6:14-29
Proper 11 (16)

July 19, 2009
"A Lonely Place ... a Crowded Shore"

2 Samuel 7:1-14a and
Psalm 89:20-37 or
Jeremiah 23:1-6 and
Psalm 23
Ephesians 2:11-22
Mark 6:30-34, 53-56
Proper 12 (17)

July 26, 2009
"Whole Wheat, Greenbacks, and Real Life"
"But what are they among so many people?"

2 Samuel 11:1-15 and
Psalm 14 or
2 Kings 4:42-44 and
Psalm 145:10-18
Ephesians 3:14-21
John 6:1-21
Proper 13 (18)

August 2, 2009
"Not a bunch of clones" (mp3)
"Whole Wheat, Greenbacks, and Real Life"
"From Official to Gifted Leadership"
"Not a bunch of clones" (mp3)

2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a and
Psalm 51:1-12 or
Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15 and
Psalm 78:23-29
Ephesians 4:1-16
John 6:24-35
Proper 14 (19)

August 9, 2009
"Good grief " (mp3)
"Whole Wheat, Greenbacks, and Real Life"
"God’s best ad"

2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33 and
Psalm 130 or
1 Kings 19:4-8 and
Psalm 34:1-8
Ephesians 4:25-5:2
John 6:35, 41-51
Proper 15 (20)

August 16, 2009
"Whole Wheat, Greenbacks, and Real Life"
"And Christ shall give you light"

1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14 and
Psalm 111 or
Proverbs 9:1-6 and
Psalm 34:9-14
Ephesians 5:15-20
John 6:51-58
Proper 16 (21)

August 23, 2009
"Hard Word" (mp3)
"Whole Wheat, Greenbacks, and Real Life"
"Inner Resistance"

1 Kings 8:(1, 6, 10-11), 22-30, 41-43 and
Psalm 84 or
Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18 and
Psalm 34:15-22
Ephesians 6:10-20
John 6:56-69
Proper 17 (22)

August 30, 2009
"Germs and Sin"
"Living Beyond the Talk Shows" or "Itching like heaven"

Song of Solomon 2:8-13 and
Psalm 45:1-2, 6-9 or
Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 and
Psalm 15
James 1:17-27
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
Proper 18 (23)

September 6, 2009
"To those who are of a fearful heart" (mp3)
"Is that your final answer?"

Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23 and
Psalm 125 or
Isaiah 35:4-7a and
Psalm 146
James 2:1-10, (11-13), 14-17
Mark 7:24-37
Proper 19 (24)

September 13, 2009
"Back to the drawing board" (mp3)
"The tongue of a teacher"
"Taming the Tongue"
or
"Escaping the Sound of your own voice"

Proverbs 1:20-33 and
Psalm 19 or
Wisdom of Solomon 7:26-8:1 or
Isaiah 50:4-9a and
Psalm 116:1-9
James 3:1-12
Mark 8:27-38
Proper 20 (25)

September 20, 2009
"Blessed to be a Witness" (mp3)
"Household Wisdom"
"A harvest of righteousness sown in peace"
"Adding flavor to a tasteless world"

Proverbs 31:10-31 and
Psalm 1 or
Wisdom of Solomon 1:16-2:1, 12-22 or Jeremiah 11:18-20 and
Psalm 54
James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a
Mark 9:30-37
Proper 21 (26)
 

September 27, 2009
"Calling for the elders"
"Adding flavor to a tasteless world"

Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 and
Psalm 124 or
Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 and
Psalm 19:7-14
James 5:13-20
Mark 9:38-50
Proper 22 (27)
      World
         Communion
             Sunday

October 4, 2009
"Still hangin' on" (mp3)
"Invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb"
"Pioneer Days"

Job 1:1; 2:1-10 and
Psalm 26 or
Genesis 2:18-24 and
Psalm 8
Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12
Mark 10:2-16
Proper 23 (28)

October 11, 2009
"Heart sink" (mp3)
"Inheriting eternal life"
"As naked as the day we were born"

Job 23:1-9, 16-17 and
Psalm 22:1-15 or
Amos 5:6-7, 10-15 and
Psalm 90:12-17
Hebrews 4:12-16
Mark 10:17-31
Proper 24 (29)

October 18, 2009
"Out of the whirlwind" (mp3)
"Who is your high priest ?"
"On the left and on the right"

Job 38:1-7, (34-41) and
Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35c or
Isaiah 53:4-12 and
Psalm 91:9-16
Hebrews 5:1-10
Mark 10:35-45
Proper 25 (30)

October 25, 2009
"And the Lord restored…" (mp3)
"Sowing in tears, reaping in joy"
"Bart's Story"

Job 42:1-6, 10-17 and
Psalm 34:1-8, (19-22) or
Jeremiah 31:7-9 and
Psalm 126
Hebrews 7:23-28
Mark 10:46-52
Proper 26 (31)
 


"Amid Bitterness and Emptiness"
(#1 of a 4-part series on Ruth)

Ruth 1:1-18 and
Psalm 146 or
Deuteronomy 6:1-9 and
Psalm 119:1-8
Hebrews 9:11-14
Mark 12:28-34
All Saints Sunday

November 1, 2009
"Table of Life" (mp3)

 
Proper 27 (32)

November 8, 2009
"Table of Justice" (mp3)
"Unless the Lord..."
"Widow Dressings"
"Putting in Everything"

Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17 and
Psalm 127 or
1 Kings 17:8-16 and
Psalm 146
Hebrews 9:24-28
Mark 12:38-44
Proper 28 (33)

November 15, 2009
"Table of Grace" (mp3)
"Provoked to love?"
"So now I give him to the Lord"

1 Samuel 1:4-20 and
1 Samuel 2:1-10 or
Daniel 12:1-3 and
Psalm 16
Hebrews 10:11-14, (15-18), 19-25
Mark 13:1-8
Proper 29 (34)
      Christ the King
          Sunday

November 22, 2009
"Table of the King" (mp3)
"Alpha and Omega"
"Not a proposition, but a person"

2 Samuel 23:1-7 and
Psalm 132:1-12, (13-18) or
Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 and
Psalm 93
Revelation 1:4b-8
John 18:33-37
Thanksgiving Day

November 26, 2009

Joel 2:21-27 and
Psalm 126
1 Timothy 2:1-7
Matthew 6:25-33

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