AUGUST 9, 2026
Eyes on Jesus!
Rev. Scott Zeckzer
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost - Sermon Text: Matthew 14:27; Readings: Psalm 18:1-6; Job 38:4-18; Matthew 14:22-33
Things happen in life, and we think to ourselves, “I do not remember signing up for this!” What can you do when “curveballs” are thrown at you? Jesus says, “Keep your eyes on me!”
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[Jesus] was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.”
Mark 10:14b
Many years ago, when I was both young in body and courageous in spirit, I would be dropped off at Sunday school, dash to the side door, and run down the stairs into a large room filled with groups of chairs. It was there in that noisy community that the Holy Spirit encouraged my faith. I can still see a flash of a filmstrip about Abraham and, oh yes, the flannelgraph. Nothing high tech about reciting the Catechism together, but the words still echo in my mind and bolster my faith. I still treasure the little plaque with John 3:16 that my Sunday school teacher gave me for Christmas. As members of an ongoing community, let us go forward with a flannelgraph faith — growing one piece at a time, each with a purpose. When the whole scene is done, there is our life, maybe a little lopsided, but designed by God according to His will.
Elise KoenemannNew Haven, IN
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