Upcoming Sermons
This summer we will follow the appointed readings from the Three-Year Lectionary, Series A, walking through the season after Pentecost and hearing Christ’s Word for His Church.
June 14, 2026 – Third Sunday after Pentecost (View Bulletin)
The Compassion of the Shepherd
Theme: Christ sees His lost and weary people with compassion and sends laborers into His harvest, gathering sinners into His kingdom through His saving grace.
Description: As Jesus looks upon the crowds, He sees sheep without a shepherd and responds with mercy. The Lord who sends His apostles is the same Lord who lays down His life for the flock. Paul reminds us that Christ died for us while we were still helpless sinners, revealing that the mission of the Church flows from the compassion of the Savior who reconciles the world to God.
Readings: Exodus 19:2-8; Romans 5:6-15; Matthew 9:35-10:8
June 21, 2026 – Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (View Bulletin)
Do Not Fear
Theme: Christ calls His disciples to fearless confession because their lives are secure in the Father’s care and redeemed by the Son’s blood.
Description: Jesus prepares His followers for opposition and suffering, yet repeatedly tells them not to fear. The confidence of believers is not found in earthly security but in Christ, who has delivered them from slavery to sin. Through His death and resurrection, Christians are freed to live as servants of righteousness and to confess Him boldly before the world.
Readings: Jeremiah 20:7-13; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:5a, 21-33
June 28, 2026 – Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
Losing Life and Finding Christ
Theme: Those who receive Christ above all things discover true life, even when faithfulness requires sacrifice and suffering.
Description: Jesus warns that allegiance to Him may bring division and demands a cross-bearing discipleship that places Him above every earthly attachment. Paul explains that the Law exposes sin but cannot give life. True life is found only in Christ, who fulfills the Law and grants forgiveness, freedom, and a new identity to those who follow Him.
Readings: Jeremiah 28:5-9; Romans 7:1-13; Matthew 10:34-42
July 5, 2026 – Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Rest for the Weary
Theme: Christ invites burdened sinners to find true rest in His gracious yoke and saving righteousness.
Description: The weary and heavy laden come to Jesus not because they are strong enough to save themselves, but because He is gentle and lowly in heart. Paul’s struggle with sin reveals the burden every sinner carries under the Law. Christ alone provides the rest that comes through forgiveness, reconciliation, and the promise of eternal life.
Readings: Zechariah 9:9-12; Romans 7:14-25a; Matthew 11:25-30
July 12, 2026 – Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
The Word That Bears Fruit
Theme: Christ sows His life-giving Word, creating faith and producing fruit through the work of the Holy Spirit.
Description: In the Parable of the Sower, Jesus reveals that the power of the kingdom rests not in the soil but in the seed of God’s Word. Paul teaches that those who belong to Christ have received the Spirit of adoption and are heirs with Him. The same Word that creates faith also shapes believers into children of God who bear fruit in their lives.
Readings: Isaiah 55:10-13; Romans 8:12-17; Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
July 19, 2026 – Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Wheat Among Weeds
Theme: Christ preserves His people amid the brokenness of a fallen world and promises a final harvest of righteousness.
Description: Jesus teaches that His kingdom grows in the midst of opposition, deception, and evil until the day of judgment. Paul reminds believers that present sufferings cannot compare with the glory that is to be revealed. While creation groans and the Church waits, Christ sustains His people with the certainty of His coming victory.
Readings: Isaiah 44:6-8; Romans 8:18-27; Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
July 26, 2026 – Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
Treasure, Pearl, and Net
Theme: Christ is the priceless treasure of God’s kingdom, worth more than all earthly possessions and secured by God’s unfailing love.
Description: Through a series of parables, Jesus reveals the incomparable value of the kingdom of heaven. Paul proclaims the certainty that nothing can separate believers from the love of God in Christ Jesus. Because Christ has claimed us as His own, we possess a treasure that neither death nor life can take away.
Readings: Deuteronomy 7:6-9; Romans 8:28-39; Matthew 13:44-52
August 2, 2026 – Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Fed by Christ
Theme: Christ compassionately provides for His people, satisfying their deepest hunger through His gracious gifts.
Description: Jesus feeds the multitude in the wilderness, revealing Himself as the Lord who abundantly supplies what His people need. Paul’s sorrow for Israel highlights humanity’s deepest need—not merely bread for the body but salvation through the promised Messiah. In Christ, God provides both daily bread and the bread of eternal life.
Readings: Isaiah 55:1-5; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:13-21
August 9, 2026 – Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
Lord, Save Me
Theme: Christ comes to His fearful people in the midst of life’s storms, rescuing them through faith in His saving presence.
Description: As Peter sinks beneath the waves, his desperate cry becomes the prayer of every believer: “Lord, save me.” Jesus immediately reaches out His hand and delivers him. Paul teaches that salvation comes through faith in Christ, who is near to His people through His Word. The Savior who walks upon the sea is the same Lord who saves all who call upon His name.
Readings: Job 38:4-18; Romans 10:5-17; Matthew 14:22-33
August 16, 2026 – Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
Great Faith, Greater Mercy
Theme: Christ’s mercy extends beyond every human boundary, bringing salvation to all who trust in Him.
Description: The Canaanite woman approaches Jesus with persistent faith, confident that even the crumbs from His table are enough. Her trust is rewarded by the abundant mercy of Christ. Paul reflects on God’s saving purpose for Jew and Gentile alike, revealing a Lord whose grace reaches farther than human expectations and whose mercy triumphs over every barrier.
Readings: Isaiah 56:1, 6-8; Romans 11:1-2a, 13-15, 28-32; Matthew 15:21-28
August 23, 2026 – Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
You Are the Christ
Theme: The Church stands upon the confession that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God and the Savior of the world.
Description: Peter’s confession is not the product of human wisdom but a revelation from the Father. Upon this confession Christ builds His Church and promises that the gates of hell will not prevail against it. Paul responds with praise to the wisdom and mercy of God, reminding believers that all things exist through Christ and for His glory.
Readings: Isaiah 51:1-6; Romans 11:33-12:8; Matthew 16:13-20
August 30, 2026 – Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Following the Crucified Christ
Theme: Christ gives Himself for the salvation of the world and calls His people to follow Him in lives shaped by His mercy.
Description: Jesus foretells His suffering, death, and resurrection, revealing the saving work He came to accomplish for sinners. Because Christ has first given Himself for us, His followers are freed to deny themselves and follow Him in faith. Paul describes the Christian life as one shaped by God’s mercy, where believers reflect the self-giving love of Christ through lives of humble service, steadfast devotion, and sacrificial care for others.
Readings: Jeremiah 15:15-21; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 16:21-28