Strengthen the Church: Faithfully Building the Body of Christ
Supports church growth and leadership development in the conferences and through the national offices of Local Church Ministries. Received annually on Pentecost Sunday.
Every Sunday at 10:00 a.m.
June 25, 2017
3rd Sunday after Pentecost ~ God and Sparrows
Matthew 10:24-39: Jesus reassures disciples then and now of God’s presence and care, while also urging us to be courageous in acts of faith.
July 2, 2017
4th Sunday after Pentecost ~
…Even a Cup of Cold Water
Matthew 10:40-42: Images of compassion received and given urge us to welcome and tend to others, and beckon us to open ourselves to receive gifts of compassion brought us by others.
July 9, 2017
5th Sunday after Pentecost ~ Delight
Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67: We are invited into a servant’s quest for a suitable wife for Isaac, and his delight as he encounters Rebekah.
July 16, 2017
6th Sunday after Pentecost ~ Divided
Genesis 25:19-34: A story of rival twins challenges us to examine the things that divide, and to seek ways to live in unity even with our differences.
July 23, 2017
7th Sunday after Pentecost ~ Promises
Genesis 28:10-19a: In a divine encounter and words of promise, God reassures Jacob and us, “I will keep you wherever you go, I will not leave you.”
July 30, 2017
8th Sunday after Pentecost ~ Honor
Genesis 29:15-28: In looking to bind himself honorably to a new family because of his love for Rachel; Jacob discovers not everything falls into place for him. Jacob, the cheater, is out-cheated.
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