Schedule for Sermon, Call to Worship, and Opening Prayer
The following is our schedule for December 2024 — April 2025. We will be updating on a regular basis so that you can plan for the future.
December 2024
December 1, 2024
Sermon and Call to Worship (Luke 21:25-36)
Prayer (Jeremiah 33:14-16)
December 8, 2024
Sermon and Call to Worship (Luke 3:1-6)
Prayer (Malachi 3:1-4)
December 15, 2024
Sermon and Call to Worship (Luke 3:7-18)
Prayer (Isaiah 12:2-6)
December 22, 2024
Sermon and Call to Worship (Luke 1:39-45 (46-55))
Prayer (Micah 5:2-5a)
December 29, 2024
Sermon and Call to Worship (Luke 2:41-52)
Prayer (Psalm 148)
January 2025
January 5, 2025 – Second Sunday after Christmas
Call to Worship and Sermon: John 1:(1-9), 10-18
Opening Pastoral Prayer: Jeremiah 31:7-14
January 12, 2025 – Baptism of the Lord
Call to Worship and Sermon: Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
Opening Pastoral Prayer: Isaiah 43:1-7
January 19, 2025 – Second Sunday after the Epiphany
Call to Worship and Sermon: John 2:1-11
Opening Pastoral Prayer: Isaiah 62:1-5
January 26, 2025 – Third Sunday after the Epiphany
Call to Worship and Sermon: Luke 4:14-21
Opening Pastoral Prayer: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10
February 2025
February 2, 2025 – Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
Call to Worship and Sermon: Luke 4:21-30
Opening Pastoral Prayer: Jeremiah 1:4-10
February 9, 2025 – Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
Call to Worship and Sermon: Luke 5:1-11
Opening Pastoral Prayer: Isaiah 6:1-8, (9-13)
February 16, 2025 – Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany
Call to Worship and Sermon: Luke 6:17-26
Opening Pastoral Prayer: Jeremiah 17:5-10
February 23, 2025 – Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany
Call to Worship and Sermon: Luke 6:27-38
Opening Pastoral Prayer: Genesis 45:3-11, 15
March 2025
March 2, 2025 – Transfiguration Sunday
Call to Worship and Sermon: Luke 9:28-36, (37-43a)
Opening Pastoral Prayer: Exodus 34:29-35
March 9, 2025 – First Sunday in Lent
Call to Worship and Sermon: Luke 4:1-13
Opening Pastoral Prayer: Deuteronomy 26:1-11
March 16, 2025 – Second Sunday in Lent
Call to Worship and Sermon: Luke 13:31-35
Opening Pastoral Prayer: Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
March 23, 2025 – Third Sunday in Lent
Call to Worship and Sermon: Luke 13:1-9
Opening Pastoral Prayer: Isaiah 55:1-9
March 30, 2025 – Fourth Sunday in Lent
Call to Worship and Sermon: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
Opening Pastoral Prayer: Joshua 5:9-12
April 2025
April 6, 2025 – Fifth Sunday in Lent
Call to Worship and Sermon: John 12:1-8
Opening Pastoral Prayer: Isaiah 43:16-21
April 13, 2025 – Palm Sunday (Liturgy of the Palms)
Call to Worship and Sermon: Luke 19:28-40
Opening Pastoral Prayer: Psalm 118:1-2; 1929
April 20, 2025 – Easter Sunday
Call to Worship and Sermon: John 20:1-18
Opening Pastoral Prayer: Isaiah 65:17-25
April 27, 2025 – Second Sunday of Easter
Call to Worship and Sermon: John 20:19-31
Opening Pastoral Prayer: Acts 5:27-32