5th Sunday in Lent
                                                                                                March 29, 2009
                                                                                                Omaha, NE
                                                                                                Rev. Steven W. Plank
 
 
“Hide and Seek”
 
 
Text:    John 12:26a – “Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also.”
 
Scripture Lessons:       Psalm 51:1-12
                                    John 12:20-26
 
Proposition:  Jesus is clear.  As his disciples, we need to be found wherever he is.  [...]

                                                                                                4th Sunday in Lent
                                                                                                March 22, 2009
                                                                                                Omaha, NE
                                                                                                Rev. Steven W. Plank
 
 
“Symbols of Faith”
 
 
Text:    Numbers 21:9a – “So Moses made a serpent of bronze, and put it upon a pole…”
 
Scripture Lessons:       Numbers 21:4-9
                                    Ephesians 2:1-10
 
Proposition:  Moses took a symbol of death and turned it into a symbol of life.  The same is true [...]

2nd Sunday in Lent
March 8, 2009
Omaha, NE
Rev. Steven W. Plank
“Name-Calling”

Text: Mark 8:33b – “Get behind me, Satan!”

Scripture Lessons: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16
Mark 8:31-38

Proposition: There is lots of “Name-Calling” in our lessons this morning. By what name would we like to be called as we walk this Lenten journey with Jesus?

Prayer for Illumination: O [...]

1st Sunday in Lent
March 1, 2009
Omaha, NE
Rev. Steven W. Plank

“Through the Lens of Love”

Text: Psalm 25:7b – “… according to your steadfast love remember me…”

Scripture Lessons: Mark 1:9-15
Psalm 25:1-10

Proposition: Lent is a time in which we are invited to do things: give something up, do something extra, repent, pray, fast, [...]

Transfiguration of the Lord
February 22, 2009
Omaha, NE
Rev. Steven W. Plank
“The Challenge of Being Out Front”
Text: Mark 9:8 – “Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more, but only Jesus.”
Scripture Lessons: 2 Kings 2:1-12
Mark 9:2-9
Proposition: The Transfiguration marked a turning point, a new direction, in the lives of Jesus and the apostles. [...]