Lectionary
Next Week's Scripture Readings
Old Testament
1 Kings 19:1-15a
Psalm
42
New Testament
Galatians 3:23-29
Gospel
Luke 8:26-39
Next Week's Scripture Readings
Old Testament
1 Kings 19:1-15a
Psalm
42
New Testament
Galatians 3:23-29
Gospel
Luke 8:26-39
THIS WEEK’S SERMON
This week’s lectionary passage is the familiar story of the conversion of Saul of Tarsus in Acts 9:1-20. On his way to Damascus to round up and persecute more Christians, Saul has a supernatural encounter with the risen Jesus. In a vision of blinding light Saul realizes his persecution of the newly formed Christian church was not what God wanted after all. Up until this point Saul’s spiritual blindness had kept him from seeing the light of God’s truth. But following his encounter, the newly named Paul now understands that what he thought was true was in fact false. While none of us have persecuted the church as Saul did, nor have had a supernatural encounter with Jesus as he did, we cannot assume that we don’t suffer from times of spiritual blindness. The question is, when Jesus does shine his light of truth on our path how do we respond? In the sermon this week we’ll look at how we might think about overcoming our spiritual blindness through God’s holy light.
OUR WEEKLY PRAYER
Please consider praying the prayer below each day this week.
Lord Jesus, the source of all truth,
You who shines your light of truth on our paths today.
Help us to have eyes to see and ears to hear your truth;
So we might overcome our times of spiritual blindness.
In your holy name we pray. Amen.
This week’s lectionary passage is the familiar story of the conversion of Saul of Tarsus in Acts 9:1-20. On his way to Damascus to round up and persecute more Christians, Saul has a supernatural encounter with the risen Jesus. In a vision of blinding light Saul realizes his persecution of the newly formed Christian church was not what God wanted after all. Up until this point Saul’s spiritual blindness had kept him from seeing the light of God’s truth. But following his encounter, the newly named Paul now understands that what he thought was true was in fact false. While none of us have persecuted the church as Saul did, nor have had a supernatural encounter with Jesus as he did, we cannot assume that we don’t suffer from times of spiritual blindness. The question is, when Jesus does shine his light of truth on our path how do we respond? In the sermon this week we’ll look at how we might think about overcoming our spiritual blindness through God’s holy light.
OUR WEEKLY PRAYER
Please consider praying the prayer below each day this week.
Lord Jesus, the source of all truth,
You who shines your light of truth on our paths today.
Help us to have eyes to see and ears to hear your truth;
So we might overcome our times of spiritual blindness.
In your holy name we pray. Amen.