Mason First Presbyterian Church
131 E Maple Street, Mason, MI 48854
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Jan. 15 (2nd Sunday after Epiphany):
"Behold the Lamb of God!"
Isaiah 49:1-7  •  Psalm 40:1-11  •  1 Corinthians 1:1-9  •  John 1:29-42
Jan. 8 (Baptism of the Lord):
"I Need To Be Baptized..."
Isaiah 42:1-9  •  Psalm 29  •  Acts 10:34-43  •  Matthew 3:13-17
Jan. 1 (1st Sunday of Christmas):
"The Holy Name of Jesus"
Numbers 6:22-27  •  Psalm 8  •  Galatians 4:4-7 or Philippians 2:5-11  •  Luke 2:15-21


2022
Dec. 11 (3rd Sunday of Advent):
"From This Day All Generations Shall Call Me Blessed"
Isaiah 35:1-10  •  Luke 1:46b-55  •  James 5:7-10  •  Matthew 11:2-11
Dec. 4 (2nd Sunday of Advent):
"The One of Whom the Prophet Isaiah Spoke"
Isaiah 11:1-10  •  Romans 15:4-13  •  Matthew 3:1-12
Nov. 27 (1st Sunday of Advent):
"In the Beginning Was the Word"
John 1:1
Nov. 20 (Christ the King):
"The Image of the Invisible God"
Jeremiah 23:1-6; Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43
Nov. 13 (23rd Sunday after Pentecost):
"These Things Must Take Place First"
Malachi 4:1-2a; Psalm 98; Luke 21:5-19
Oct. 30 (21st Sunday after Pentecost):
"Salvation Has Come to This House"
Isaiah 1:10-18; Psalm 32:1-7; Luke 19:1-10
Oct. 23 (20th Sunday after Pentecost):
"All Who Humble Themselves..."
Sirach 35:12-17; Luke 18:9-14
Oct. 16 (19th Sunday after Pentecost):
"Sound Teaching"
Genesis 32:22-31; 2 Timothy 3:14 - 4:5
Oct. 2 (17th Sunday after Pentecost):
"The Good Deposit Entrusted to You"
Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4; Psalm 37:1-9; 2 Timothy 1:1-14
Sept. 25 (16th Sunday after Pentecost):
"The Treasure of a Good Foundation"
Amos 6:1a, 4-7; Psalm 146; 1 Timothy 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31
Sept. 18 (15th Sunday after Pentecost):
"Is There No Balm in Gilead?"
Jeremiah 8:22
June 5 (Pentecost): "To Be with You Forever"
Acts 2:1-21; Romans 8:14-17; John 14:8-17, 25-27
May 29 (Seventh Sunday of Easter):
"Seated at His Right Hand in the Heavenly Places"
Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:15-23; Luke 24:44-53
May 8 (Fourth Sunday of Easter):
"The Lamb at the Center of the Throne"
Psalm 23; John 10:22-30; Revelation 7:9-17
May 1 (Third Sunday of Easter):
"Come and Have Breakfast"
John 21:1-19
April 17 (Resurrection of the Lord / Easter Sunday):
"They Shall Not Hurt or Destroy"
Luke 24:1-12; Isaiah 65:17-25
April 15 (Good Friday)
"Reflections on Psalm 22"
Psalm 22
April 14 (Maundy Thursday)
"The New Covenant in My Blood"
Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
April 10 (Palm Sunday):
"Four Journeys"
Luke 19:28-40; Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 22:14—23:56
April 3 (Fifth Sunday in Lent):
"The Anointing at Bethany"
John 12:1-8
March 27 (Fourth Sunday in Lent):
"The Prodigal"
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
March 20 (Third Sunday in Lent):
"The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree"
Luke 13:1-9
March 13 (Second Sunday in Lent):
"Count the Stars..."
Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
March 6 (First Sunday in Lent):
"Do Not Put the Lord Your God to the Test"
Luke 4:1-13
March 2 (Ash Wednesday):
"Return to Me with All Your Heart"
February 27 (Transfiguration of the Lord):
"Bright as a Flash of Lightning"
Luke 9:28-36
February 20 (7th Sunday after Epiphany):
"Love Your Enemies..."
Luke 6:27-38
February 13 (6th Sunday after Epiphany):
"Blessed Are You..."
Luke 6:17-26
February 6 (5th Sunday after Epiphany):
"Put Out into the Deep Water..."
Luke 5:1-11
January 30 (4th Sunday after Epiphany):
"In the Prophet's Hometown"
Luke 4:21-30
January 23 (3rd Sunday after Epiphany):
"Today This Scripture Has Been Fulfilled"
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Luke 4:14-21
January 16 (2nd Sunday after Epiphany):
"The First of His Signs"
John 2:1-11
January 9 (Baptism of the Lord):
"Through the Waters"
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
January 2 (Christmas II):
"Can Carols Call Folks to Faith?"
Rev. Charlie Herrick
Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12
December 12 (Advent III):
"What Should We Do?"
Luke 3:7-18
December 5 (Advent II):
"The Word of God Came to John..."
Malachi 3:1-4; Luke 1:68-79; Luke 3:1-6
November 28 (Advent I):
"The Days Are Surely Coming..."
Luke 21:25-36; 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
November 21 (Christ the King Sunday):
"The Ruler of the Kings of the Earth"
Revelation 1:4b-8
November 14 (25th Sunday after Pentecost):
"By a Single Offering..."
Hebrews 10:11-14, 19-25
November 7 (24th Sunday after Pentecost):
"A Son Has Been Born to Naomi"
Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17
October 31 (23rd Sunday after Pentecost):
"Where You Go, I Will Go"
Ruth 1:1-18
October 24 (22nd Sunday after Pentecost):
"And the Lord Restored the Fortunes of Job"
Job 42:1-6, 10-17
October 17 (21st Sunday after Pentecost):
"Where Were You When I Laid the Foundation of the Earth?"
Job 38:1-7, 34-41
October 10 (20th Sunday after Pentecost):
"I Would Lay My Case Before Him"
Job 23:1-9, 16-17
October 3 (19th Sunday after Pentecost):
"He Still Persists in His Integrity..."
Job 1:1; 2:1-10
September 26 (18th Sunday after Pentecost):
"From Mourning into a Holiday"
Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22
September 19 (17th Sunday after Pentecost):
"On His Law They Meditate Day and Night"
Psalm 1:2
September 5 (15th Sunday after Pentecost):
"Has Not God Chosen the Poor in the World...?"
James 2:1-10, 14-17; Mark 7:24-37
August 29 (14th Sunday after Pentecost):
"Doers of the Word"
James 1:17-27
August 15 (12th Sunday after Pentecost):
"A Wise and Discerning Mind"
1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14
August 8 (11th Sunday after Pentecost):
"Imitators of Christ"
Ephesians 4:25 - 5:2
August 1 (10th Sunday after Pentecost):
"A Life Worthy of the Calling"
Ephesians 4:1-16
July 11 (7th Sunday after Pentecost):
"Dancing Before the Lord with All Their Might"
2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19
July 4 (Independence Day):
"They Desire a Better Country"
Deuteronomy 10:17-21; Hebrews 11:8-16; Matthew 5:43-48
June 27 (5th Sunday after Pentecost):
"A Fair Balance"
2 Corinthians 8:7-15
June 13 (3rd Sunday after Pentecost):
"The Lord Does Not See as Mortals See"
1 Samuel 15:34 - 16:13
June 6 (2nd Sunday after Pentecost): "Binding the Strong Man, the Eternal Sin, and the True Family of Jesus"
May 30 (Trinity Sunday): "The Story of the Nicene Creed"
May 16 (Easter VII): "Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem"
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Psalm 122
May 9 (Easter VI): "Even on the Gentiles"
Acts 10:44-48
May 2 (Easter V): "Now There Was an Ethiopian Eunuch..."
Acts 8:26-40
Apr. 25 (Easter IV): "I Have Other Sheep That Do Not Belong to This Fold..."
John 10:11-18; 1 John 3:16-24
Apr. 18 (Easter III): "No One Who Abides in Him Sins...."
Acts 3:12-19; Psalm 4; 1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36b-48
Apr. 11 (Easter II): "Everything They Owned Was Held in Common"
​Acts 4:32-35
Apr. 4 (Easter): "Then He Appeared..."
Acts 10:34-43; Mark 16:1-8
Mar. 28 (Palm Sunday): "Jesus Found a Young Donkey..."
John 12:12-16
Mar. 21 (Lent V): "A New Covenant"
Jeremiah 31:31-34
Mar. 14 (Lent IV): "So Must the Son of Man Be Lifted Up"
Numbers 21:4-9; John 3:14-21
Mar. 7 (Lent III): "My Father's House"
John 2:13-22
Feb. 28 (Lent II): "For This Reason It Depends on Faith..."
Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Romans 4:13-25
Feb. 21 (Lent I): "A Proclamation to the Spirits in Prison"
Genesis 9:8-17; 1 Peter 3:18-22
Feb. 14 (Transfiguration of the Lord): "Transfigured!"
Mark 9:2-9
Feb. 7 (5th Sunday after Epiphany): "Have You Not Known?  Have You Not Heard?"
Isaiah 40:21-31
Jan. 31 (4th Sunday after Epiphany): "He Commands Even the Unclean Spirits"
Mark 1:21-28
Jan. 24 (3rd Sunday after Epiphany): "Follow Me (No, Not Me!)"
Mark 1:14-20
Jan. 17 (2nd Sunday after Epiphany): "Speak, Lord!"
1 Samuel 3:1-10
Jan. 10 (Baptism of the Lord): "Baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus"
Matthew 1:4-11; Acts 19:1-7
Jan. 3 (Christmas II): "The Founder of Christianity"
2021

2020
Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve): "Emmanuel"
Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23
Dec. 20 (Advent IV): "The House of David"
Luke 1:26-33; 2:1-20
Dec. 13 (Advent III): "Mary's Song"
Luke 1:46-55
Dec. 6 (Advent II): "A Baptism of Repentance"
Mark 1:1-8
Nov. 29 (Advent I): "Come, Lord Jesus, Come!"
Isaiah 64:1-9; Mark 13:24-37
Nov. 22 (Christ the King): "We Are NOT the Ones in Charge!"
Matthew 25:31-46; Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24
2020.11.15 "So the Lord Sold Them..."
Judges 4:1-7
2020.11.08 "Put Away the Foreign Gods"
Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25
2020.11.01 "Dry Ground"
Joshua 3:7-17; 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13; Matthew 23:1-12
2020.10.25 "Whose Son Is He?"
Matthew 22:34-46
2020.10.18 "Render Unto Caesar..."
Matthew 22:15-22
2020.10.11 "Rebellion!"
Exodus 32:1-14
2020.10.04 "The Fear of the Lord"
Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20; Psalm 19
2020.09.27 "Christ Jesus: Emptied and Exalted"
Philippians 2:1-13
2020.09.20 "Your Fill of Bread in the Morning"
Exodus 16:2-15
2020.09.13 "Racism and Christianity in America (Part 14: 1968-2020 and Concluding Reflections)"
2020.09.06 "Racism and Christianity in America (Part 13: 1965-1968)"
2020.08.30 "Racism and Christianity in America (Part 12: 1961-1965)"
2020.08.23 "Racism and Christianity in America (Part 11: 1955-1961)"
2020.08.16 "Racism and Christianity in America (Part 10: 1920-1955)"
2020.08.09 "Racism and Christianity in America (Part 9: 1870-1920)"
2020.08.02 "Racism and Christianity in America (Part 8: 1865-1877)"
2020.07.26 "Racism and Christianity in America (Part 7: 1863-1865)"
2020.07.19 "Racism and Christianity in America (Part 6: 1854-1862)"
2020.07.12 "Racism and Christianity in America (Part 5: 1820-1854)"
2020.07.05 "Racism and Christianity in America (Part 4: 1776-1820)"
2020.06.28 "Racism and Christianity in America (Part 3: 1730-1783)"
2020.06.21 "Racism and Christianity in America (Part 2: 1620-1750)"
2020.06.14 "Racism and Christianity in America (Part 1: 1492-1640)"
2020.06.07 "The Trinity: Why It Matters (Right Now)"
2020.05.31 "Out of the Believer's Heart..."
Acts 2:1-6; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13; John 7:37-39
2020.05.24 "Cast All Your Anxiety on Him"
Acts 1:6-14; 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11; John 17:1-11
2020.05.17 "I Will Not Leave You Orphaned"
Psalm 66:8-20; 1 Peter 3:13-22; John 14:15-21
2020.05.10 "Built into a Spiritual House"
1 Peter 2:2-10
2020.05.03 "The Shepherd and Guardian of Your Souls"
1 Peter 2:19-25
2020.04.26 "... During the Time of Your Exile"
1 Peter 1:17-23
2020.04.19 "A New Birth into a Living Hope"
John 20:19-31; 1 Peter 1:3-9
2020.04.12 "He Is STILL Risen"
Matthew 28:1-10
2020.03.08 "Faith Reckoned as Righteousness"
Genesis 12.1-4; 15.1-6; Romans 4.1-5, 13-17
2020.03.01 "One Man's Trespass and Another Man's Righteousness"
Matthew 4.1-11; Genesis 2.15-17; 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-19
2020.02.23 "Eyewitnesses of His Majesty"
Matthew 17.1-9; 2 Peter 1.16-21
2020.02.02 "The Presentation in the Temple"
Luke 2.22-40
2020.01.26 "My Light and My Salvation"
Psalm 27:1
2020.01.19 "40"
Psalm 40:1-11
2020
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