Sermon Schedule for September

sunday, August 31

Jesus the center

Matthew 22:41-45


At the heart of everything is Jesus Christ. He is the center of your life, the center of human history, and the center of all things. Jesus here reveals something about who he is, the Lord God come to earth.

sunday, september 7

the lamentation of jesus

Matthew 23:1-39


Jesus pronounces judgment over the Pharisees and makes his lament over Jerusalem. How are we to read these judgments and this lament today? Are we able to see our own failures in the light of theirs?

sunday, september 14

the end times

Matthew 24:1-35


The disciples ask Jesus about his prediction of the destruction of the temple and the “end times.” Jesus begins by talking about what world history will look like for the Christian, and thus how we are to look on the claims of those who purport to know what the “end times” will look like.


sunday, september 21

no one knows

Matthew 24:36-51


Jesus states that on one knows the day and hour of “coming of the Son of Man.” Here Jesus makes the point that the consummation of the ages is in the hands of God alone.

sunday, september 28

parable of the ten virgins

Matthew 25:1-13


Jesus uses the story of a marriage feast to call his followers to be ready for his coming. Of course, his coming can take different forms in our life and in our world, and such a “coming” in our life rarely appears on our agenda.