Food That Endures
August 4, 2024 – Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
Rev. Paul Shoemaker

Jesus tells us we are to labor for the food that endures to eternal life (John 6:27). That means we are to plan properly for the long term. Christians are to be long-range planners.

Sermon Text: John 6:22-35
Readings: Psalm 145:10-21; Exodus 16:2-15; John 6:22-35

I Am the Bread of Life
August 11, 2024 – Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
Rev. William Mueller

Jesus tells us He is the Bread of Life. This is one of the great “I Am” statements in John’s Gospel. But what does Jesus mean by this? He gives Himself for us.

Sermon Text: John 6:35-51
Readings: Psalm 34:1-8; 1 Kings 19:1-8; John 6:35-51

Ideal-Ordeal-New Deal
August 18, 2024 – Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Rev. Dr. Thomas Ahlersmeyer

Our walk with Jesus, like so many of our relationships, appears so wonderful in its early days. Then comes an issue or crisis that intrudes upon our faith. God be praised that our Savior has “words of eternal life” (John 6:68 ESV) that can offer the “new deal” of forgiveness and life when our ideal has become an ordeal.

Sermon Text: John 6:60-69
Readings: Psalm 34:12-22; Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18; John 6:51-69

Without Wrinkle
August 25, 2024 – Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Rev. Dr. Walter Maier III

Wrinkles—we want to avoid them, but cannot. The good news is that God sees us, and all believers, as without wrinkle, in a way which is far more important than in the physical sense. This means that we will live forever.

Sermon Text: Ephesians 5:25-27
Readings: Psalm 14; Ephesians 5:25-27; Mark 7:1-13