(Matthew 16:13-23)
May these words of this Peter be like a rock,
not a stumbling block!
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"Who do you say
that I am?" Jesus asked. Simon Peter answered, "You
are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." And Jesus
answered, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! ... You are
Peter (petros), and on this rock (petra)
I will build my church..." Jesus then began to speak of
the rough road ahead. And Peter took him aside and rebuked him... "Get
behind me, Satan!" Jesus replied. "You are a stumbling
block..." (Matthew 16:13-23) May these words of this Peter be like a rock, |
Messages
preached at
Long Green Valley Church of the Brethren
Glen Arm, Maryland USA
by Pastor Pete Haynes
Like many preachers, I
use a variety of styles. Starting in 2005, most of my sermons have been
delivered without a manuscript, in a freestyle
pattern (indicated by a "
(no ms)" below) This development followed a visit to our sister congregation
in the Dominican Republic, and the freedom of preaching extemporaneously there.
However, there are complete worship services online to go with these sermons.
This is how we pass along the info needed by our worship leaders every week, the
majority of whom have access to the Internet. As there are nearly ten years worth of sermon manuscripts in these pages, you
might find a message on a particular text or lectionary
date in the indexes below. We still send the prayer list (the shared joys
and concerns) to those in our fellowship who are unable to attend on a given
Sunday, although we no longer - as in the past - send the sermon (or web-link for the majority of
folks with email).
I generally
follow the Revised Common Lectionary (a 3-year cycle of scriptures), but will often choose
to go in different directions. Below are my sermons, listed beginning with the most
recent. At present I plan a month in advance, and list the "menu"
in the church
newsletter. - PLH (click
here to contact me)
All my sermons are indexed according to:
a) Scripture Text, b) Lectionary
Cycle, & c) Year Preached
There is also a site search tool.
For various versions of scripture,
see Online
Translations of the Bible.
For a list of some of the resources I use,
see my Bibliography.
Check out my index of Children's
Time messages.
Read about our Hearing Induction Loop, a simple and inexpensive means of helping those with a hearing disability (and a hearing aid equipped with a telephone switch) to better participate in worship.
For other relevant resources (leader how-to's,
hymns, prayers, etc.), see Worship
Read what we do with these online messages in this
congregation.
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interested, there's quite a number of great lectionary internet websites. To share just
two, Sermons and Sermon
- Lectionary Resources connects sermon pages
from around the world (check out the Sermon
Forum found there). The Text this Week provides all sorts of
online resources for understanding the lectionary texts (The weblog
connected to this site is great!). Though it may work
better with the Catholic variations, see also a
daily Bible reading schedule based on the common lectionary. Visit other
sermon pages by Church of the Brethren pastors, or explore how
Brethren approach Biblical
Inspiration and Authority. Congregational Life Ministries of this
denomination has put out a Calendar
of lectionary readings. Branching out beyond Brethren or even
Protestant boundaries, try out a Daily
Prayer Online, directed in Jesuit fashion. Thinking outside the box,
consider "The
'Un-common' Lectionary Project" from Tom Bandy of Easum
Bandy Associates. Two places I turn for help in pastoral and congregational growth are The Alban Institute (I've attended a number of their seminars - top quality!), and Net Results - both produce excellent magazines, approaching similar issues from different perspectives. Check out how the Church of the Brethren is dealing with "Ethics in Ministry Relations" (approved in 1996 by Annual Conference, the highest authority in our denomination). |
2008
(Lectionary year A)
| date | sermon and worship materials links (no ms) = no sermon manuscript online |
scripture |
| May 11, 2008 | "Damaged
goods or unclaimed goods"
(mp3 audio) (order of worship) |
1 Corinthians 12:3-13 |
| May 4, 2008 | National Senior High
Youth Sunday (order of worship) |
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| Eastertide "What should we do?" series | ||
| April 27, 2008 | "To an
unknown God"
(mp3 audio) (order of worship) |
Acts 17:16-34 |
| April 20, 2008 | "Not cheap"
(mp3 audio) (order of worship) |
Acts 7:55-60 |
| April 13, 2008 | "All
things in common"
(mp3 audio) (order of worship) |
Acts 2:42-47 |
| April 6, 2008 | "From
what, for what?"
(mp3 audio) (order of worship) |
Acts 2:14a, 36-41 |
| March 30, 2008 | Special worship service - Manchester College Chamber Singers | |
| March 23, 2008 | "Raised
with Christ"
(no ms) (Easter order of worship) (Maundy Thursday Love Feast) (Sunrise service) |
Colossians 3:1-4 |
| Lenten "Roller
coaster faith" series (February 3 - March 23) |
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| March 16, 2008 | "Back on
top"
(no ms) (order of worship) |
Matthew 21:1-11 (and parallels) |
| March 9, 2008 | "Scared to
death"
(no ms) (order of worship) |
John 11:1-45 |
| March 2, 2008 | "Hands
Up" (order of worship) |
John 9:1-41 |
| February 24, 2008 | "Getting
wet"
(no ms) (order of worship) |
John 4:5-42 |
| February 17, 2008 | "Night
Rider"
(no ms) (order of worship) |
John 3:1-17 |
| February 10, 2008 | "Go
Fast"
(no ms) (order of worship) |
Matthew 4:1-11 (synoptic comparisons) |
| February 3, 2008 | "Roller
Coaster or Merry-go-round?"
(no ms) (order of worship) |
Matthew 17:1-9 (synoptic comparisons) |
| January 27, 2008 | away at
District
Youth Winter Retreat - Gary Miller Preaching "History – What Good is it?" (order of worship) |
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| January 20, 2008 | "Pray
without ceasing"
(no ms) (order of worship) |
1 Thessalonians 5:12-18 (off lectionary) |
| January 13, 2008 | "Can you
hear me now?"
(no ms) (order of worship) |
Psalm 29, Matthew 3:13-17, Isaiah 42:1-10a, & Acts 10:34-43 |
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"Witnesses of the Nativity" series (December 2 - January 6) |
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| January 6, 2008 | "The Magi"
(no ms) (order of worship) |
Matthew 2:1-12 |
| 1995 & before | Dramas | |||
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(para traducir a español, presione la bandera de España) |
Indexes
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Check out Scripture Index on "The Text This Week" |
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Check out Lectionary Index on "The Text This Week" for Year A, Year B, and Year C |
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To find out when a scripture passage will be read in the lectionary cycle |
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Church of the Brethren Calendar of lectionary readings. |
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