Dean Feldmeyer Like a Phoenix. Cycle B Sermons for Pentecost Through Proper 15 Based on the Gospel Texts

The season after Pentecost has had several different names over the years. It has been called “Ordinary Time,” which meant that the Sundays were numbered, not that they were common or mundane. It has been called “Kingdomtide” as the celebration of the imminent nature of God’s Kingdom breaking forth in the world as both present and future reality. And it has sometimes just been called “The Time after Pentecost.” Whatever we choose to call it, it is often felt as a slow-down, or a sag in the enthusiasm and energy of the church. Rarely does anything new begin in the summer. It’s a time of waiting for vacations to end and school to begin again so we can get back to the business of doing ministry. The sermons in Like A Phoenix offer the goal of bringing new vigor and vitality into the life of the church even in the hot months of the year when everything and everyone is calling us to slow down and take it easy. Since the season after Pentecost is drawn out it may be more difficult to come up with sermon ideas. This book will help ease the burden. A busy pastor will have more time to focus things other than sermon preparation, especially during the summer, with vacation time in full-swing. This book may be used for: Sermon preparation Independent or group study Inspirational reading Some Sermon Titles Include: Together in One Place (Acts 2:1-21) Meeting Jesus (John 3:1-17) Meet the Rose Family (Mark 3:20-35) Little Start, Big Finish (Mark 4:26-34) A Non-anxious Presence (Mark 4:35-4...