Week 1- Date: 5/31/26
Sermon Title: Noah and the Flood
Text: Pastor Mark will select the scripture.
Focus: TBD
Preacher: Pastor Mark
Special Elements: Pastor Sara is out of town
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Week 2- Date: 6/7/26
Sermon Title: Isaac on the Altar
Text: Pastor Deb will select the scripture.
Focus: TBD
Preacher: Pastor Deb
Special Elements: Pastor Sara is out of town; NO Holy Communion @ 8:30 am & 9:45 am services
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Week 3- Date: 6/14/26
Sermon Title: Jonah and the Whale
Text: Jonah 2:10; 3:1-5, 10; 4:1-11
Focus: Jonah doesn’t want to go to Ninevah, so he rebels. In his rebellion, he gets thrown overboard and he is swallowed by a fish. So often, our attention is consumed by Jonah’s disobedience. The real struggle in this story isn’t Jonah’s disobedience; it’s a story about God’s undeserved mercy for the people of Ninevah much to Jonah’s dismay. How might we learn to love our enemies?
Preacher: Pastor Sara
Special Elements: Holy Communion at all services; Puerto Rico Mission Team Blessing @ 9:45 am service
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Week 4- Date: 6/21/26
Sermon Title: The Parable of the Talents
Text: Matthew 25:14-30
Focus: Who is God in this story? Why did Jesus tell this story during the final week of his life? Could it be that Jesus tells this story to warn his disciples that this week is not going to end in the way that they think it will end? For the God we see in Jesus is not a God who dominates others through wielding power, the God we see in Jesus is a God who sacrifices his life to save those who are lost and overlooked.
Preacher: Pastor Sara Nelson
Special Elements:
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Week 5- Date: 6/28/26
Sermon Title: Healing of the Blind Man
Text: Mark 8:22-26
Focus: Jesus heals the man in stages. Why? Could it be that the blind man’s transformation is representative of our own transformation? Our transformation unfolds over time through the grace of God.
Preacher: Pastor Sara Nelson
Special Elements: VBS Serve Team Blessing @ all services
Dates: 5/31/26- 6/26/26
Summary: Many of us learned these beloved Bible stories early in life, and they shaped our faith in important ways. As we grow, these same stories grow with us by revealing deeper wisdom, honest struggle, and surprising grace. This series invites us to return to familiar Scriptures and discover how God is still speaking to us through them with new eyes.