Kenny Benge preached a sermon entitled “Gospel and Eucharist, Part 1” based on John 6:1-21 for the 9th Sunday after Pentecost on July 28, 2012. The reading, reflection, and preaching of the Scriptures and the practice of Holy Communion have been the Church’s two central acts of worship down through the centuries. John 6 has been a central text in shaping both of these acts. In the first of a four part series, we examine the pattern of the Lord's Supper—Take, Bless, Break, Give—and discover the shape of the liturgy is the shape of the Christian life.

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

2 Samuel 11:1-15
Psalm 14
Ephesians 3:14-21
John 6:1-21

Danny Bryant preached a sermon entitled “A Different Kind of King” based on 2 Samuel 9 for the 8th Sunday after Pentecost on July 21, 2012.

Scriptures for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
2 Samuel 9
Psalm 89:20-37
Ephesians 2:11-22
Mark 6:30-34, 53-56

Danny Bryant preached a sermon entitled “A Different Kind of God” based on 2 Samuel 6 for the 7th Sunday after Pentecost on July 14, 2012.

Scriptures for Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
2 Samuel 6:1--19
Psalm 24
Ephesians 1:3-14
Mark 6:14-29

Kenny Benge preached a sermon entitled “A Different Kind of Hero” based on 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 for the 6th Sunday after Pentecost on July 7, 2012. The biblical story is constantly inviting us to see issues of power and weakness in a different way.

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10
Psalm 48
2 Corinthians 12:2-10
Mark 6:1-13

Kenny Benge preached a sermon entitled “Jesus Welcomes Sinners” based on Mark 5:21-43 for the 5th Sunday after Pentecost on June 30, 2012. The healing of the woman with the issue of blood was a part of Jesus' total ministry, the open welcome of sinners, that went with the inauguration of His kingdom.

Scriptures for the 5th Sunday after Pentecost:

2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27
Psalm 130
2 Corinthians 8:1-15
Mark 5:21-43