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2026
January 4, Epiphany
Texts: Matthew 2:1-12; Isa 60:1-6; Eph 3:1-12
Sermon: “Participating in Jesus’ Faithfulness: God’s Mission of Standing against Nationalistic Tyrants”
Sermon Take-Home Notes
January 11, Baptism of Our Lord
Texts: Matthew 3:13-17; Acts 10:34-43; Isa 42:1-9
Sermon: “In Memory of Renee Nicole Good: God’s Relentless Fight Against the Terror of Nationalistic Purges”
January 18, Epiphany 2A
Texts: John 1:29-42; Isa 49:1-7; 1 Cor 1:1-9
Sermon: “Previewing God’s Salvation: The Lamb of God Who Takes Away the Sin of the World . . . and Whose Love Comes to Abide in Us”
Sermon Take-Home Notes
January 25, Epiphany 3A
Texts: Matthew 4:12-23; 1 Cor 1:10-18; Isa 9:1-4
Sermon: “Repenting the Failure to Preach the Anti-Nationalist Politics of God’s Reign”
February 1, Epiphany 4A
Texts: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; Matt 5:1-12; Micah 6:1-8
Sermon: “The Cross as Apocalypse of Nationalist Politics”
Sermon Take-Home Notes
February 8, Epiphany 5A
Texts: 1 Corinthians 2:1-12; Matt 5:13-20; Isa 58:1-12
Sermon: “Most Important Disciple of Jesus in Last Century? Mahatma Gandhi, a Hindu Man”
Sermon Take-Home Notes
Excerpt Page from John Dear
February 15, Transfiguration A
Texts: Matthew 17:1-9; Ex 24:12-18; 2 Peter 1:16-21
Sermon: “Glimpsing the Most Vulnerable in the Transfigured Face of Jesus”
Sermon Take-Home Notes
February 18, Ash Wednesday
Texts: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21; Joel 2:1-2, 12-17; 2 Cor 5:20b-6:10
Sermon: “Reframing Ash Wednesday and the Lenten Journey”
February 22, Lent 1A
Texts: Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7; Rom 5:12-19; Matt 4:1-11
Sermon: “Choosing the Right Metaphor for Sin: Pandemic or Enslavement, not Genetic Inheritance”
Sermon Take-Home Notes
Excerpt Page from John Dear
March 1, Lent 2A
Texts: John 3:1-17; Rom 4:1-5, 13-17; Gen 12:1-4a
Sermon: “Mixed Metaphors: The Son of Man Lifted Up and Walking Away from Omelas”
Sermon Take-Home Notes
Excerpt Page from John Dear
March 8, Lent 3A
Texts: John 4:5-42; Rom 5:1-11; Ex 17:1-7
Sermon: “Is Jesus Modeling ‘Marrying’ Your Enemies?”
Sermon Take-Home Notes
Excerpt Page from John Dear
March 15, Lent 4A
Texts: John 9:1-41; Ephesians 5:8-14
Sermon: “Two Encounters with Jesus Healing Humanity’s Blindness”
Sermon Take-Home Notes
Excerpt Page from John Dear
Excerpt Page from James Alison
March 22, Lent 5A
Texts: John 11:1-45; Romans 8:6-11
Sermon: “Calling Humanity Out of Its Nationalistic Entombment”
Sermon Take-Home Notes
Excerpt Page from John Dear
March 29 — Sunday off
April 3, Good Friday
Texts: John 18:12–19:42; Isaiah 52:13–53:12
Sermon: “God’s Authority (In an Age of Authoritarianism): ‘From Above’ or Alongside?
Or: The Great Replacement Theory Vs. The Great Reconciliation Event”
Sermon Take-Home Notes
Excerpt Page from Ibram X Kendi
April 5, Easter A
Texts: John 20:1-18; Jer 31:1-6; Col 3:1-4
Sermon: “God’s Homecoming in Jesus: ‘Resurrecting’ the Unity of the Human Family”
Excerpt Page from N.T. Wright and Ibram Kendi
April 12 — Sunday off
April 19, Easter 3A
Texts: Luke 24:13-35; Acts 2:14a, 36-41; 1 Pet 1:17-23
Sermon: “Transforming Hope: From the One to the One-from-Many”
Sermon Take-Home Notes
Excerpt Page from John Dear
April 26, Easter 4A
Texts: John 10:1-10; Acts 2:42-47; 1 Pet 2:19-25
Sermon: “‘Wolves in Shepherds’ Clothing’: The Sin of Authoritarians Controlling the Narrative About Sin”
Sermon Take-Home Notes
Excerpt Page from Craig Koester
May 3, Easter 5A
Texts: John 14:1-14; 1 Peter 2:2-10; Acts 7:55-60
Sermon: “Redemption of a Prosecutor”
Sermon Take-Home Notes
Excerpt Page from N.T. Wright
May 10, Easter 6A
Texts: John 14:15-21; Acts 17:22-31; 1 Pet 3:13-22
Sermon: “A Mother’s Day Celebration of the Spirit of Advocacy”
Sermon Take-Home Notes
Excerpt Page from René Girard
May 17, Easter 7A
Texts: John 17:1-11; Acts 1:6-14; 1 Pet 4:12-14; 5:6-11
Sermon: “Antiracism: The Heart of Gospel Ministry Today”
Sermon Take-Home Notes
Excerpt Page from N.T. Wright
Excerpt Page from Jared Diamond
May 24, Pentecost A
Texts: John 14:15-21; Acts 17:22-31; 1 Pet 3:13-22
Sermon: “Going Full Pentecost, Part 1”
Excerpt Page from N.T. Wright
May 31, Trinity A
Texts: Matthew 28:16-20; Gen 1:1-2:4a; 2 Cor 13:11-13
Sermon: “Going Full Pentecost, Part 2”
Sermon Take-Home Notes
Excerpt Page from N.T. Wright
June 7, Proper 5A
Texts: Matt 9:9-13, 18-26; Hosea 5:15–6:6; Rom 4:13-25
Sermon: “Healthcare Jesus-Style”
Sermon Take-Home Notes
Excerpt Page from Chris Murphy
June 14, Proper 6A
Texts: Matt 9:35–10:8, 16-23; Rom 5:1-8; Ex 19:2-8a
Sermon: “Scapegoating Violence: The Core of Nationalism”
Sermon Take-Home Notes
Excerpt Page from Thomas Jay Gates
June 21 — Sunday off
June 28, Proper 8A
Texts: Genesis 22:1-14; Rom 6:12-23; Matt 10:42-44
Sermon: “Gay Pride: From New York City 1969 to Watertown, WI, 2026” (Jeff Alderson)
Sermon Take-Home Notes
July 5, Proper 9A
Texts: Romans 7:15-25a; Matt 11:16-19, 25-30; Zech 9:9-12
Sermon: “Celebrating the 250th by Striving to Heal American Double-Mindedness”
Excerpt Page from Eddie Glaude, Jr.
Excerpt Page from Douglas Campbell
July 12, Proper 10A
Texts: Romans 8:1-11; Matt 13:1-9, 18-23; Isa 55:10-13
Sermon: “Gleaning from Star Trek How to Properly Read St. Paul”
Excerpt Page from Douglas Campbell
July 19 — Sunday off
July 26, Proper 12A
Texts: Romans 8:26-39; Matt 13:31-33, 44-52; 1 Kings 3:5-12
Sermon: “From Football to Human Survival: Learning to Move Beyond Nationalistic Teams to Team Humanity”
Excerpt Page from N.T. Wright
August 2, Proper 13A
Texts: Matthew 14:13-21; Rom 9:1-5; Isa 55:1-5
Sermon: “The Miracle of Multiplying Generosity”
Sermon Take-Home Notes
Excerpt Page from John Dear
August 9, Proper 14A
Texts: Matthew 14:22-33; 1 Kings 19:9-18; Rom 10:5-15
Sermon: “An Acted-Out Parable: Rising above the Chaos of Human Violence”
Sermon Take-Home Notes
Excerpt Page from John Dear
August 16, Proper 15A
Texts: Matthew 15:21-28; Isa 56:1, 6-8; Rom 11:1-2a, 29-32
Sermon: “Reading the Bible for Nonviolence at a Time of Nationalistic Violence”
Sermon Take-Home Notes
August 23, Proper 16A
Texts: Matthew 16:13-20; Rom 12:1-8; Isa 51:1-6
Sermon: “Jesus’ Politics, Part 1: Yes, Jesus Does Have a Politics”
Sermon Take-Home Notes
August 30, Proper 17A
Texts: Matthew 16:21-28; Rom 12:9-21; Jer 15:15-21
Sermon: “Jesus’ Politics, Part 2: The Revolutionary Politics of Nonviolence”
Sermon Take-Home Notes
Excerpt Page from John Dear
September 6, Proper 18A
Texts: Matthew 18:[1-14] 15-20; Rom 13:8-14; Eze 33:7-11
Sermon: “Jesus’ Politics, Part 3: The (Baptismal) Call to Live in Communities That Prioritize the Least in God’s Family”
Excerpt Page from Mark Allan Powell
September 13 — Sunday off
September 20 — Sunday off
September 27, Proper 21A
Texts: Matthew 21:23-32; Phil 2:1-13; Eze 18:1-4, 25-32
Sermon: “Following Jesus Passes through Atheism”
Excerpt Page from Robinette, Klein & Taylor
October 4, Proper 22A
Texts: Philippians 3:4b-14; Matt 21:33-46; Isa 5:1-7
Sermon: “The Deeper Truths about Being Human and Being God: Following Jesus Passes through Atheism, Part 2”
Sermon Take-Home Notes
Excerpt Page from Robinette, Klein & Taylor
October 11, Proper 23A
Texts: Philippians 4:1-9; Matt 22:1-14; Isa 25:1-19
Sermon: “The Long, Long Journey from Violence to Nonviolence: Following Jesus Passes through Atheism, Part 3”
Sermon Take-Home Notes
Excerpt Page from Robinette, Klein & Talyor
October 18 — Sunday off
October 25 — Sunday off
November 1, All Saints A
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