Sermons For Special Days
23 Special Occasion Sermons
David G. Rogne

David Rogne's Sermons for Special Days presents a wonderful opportunity for pastors and congregations to connect faith to their everyday lives.

If all truth is God's truth, then David Rogne has compiled a marvelous resource that reaffirms this fact. Rich with literary and historical reference, each sermon seeks to engage listeners as it recounts events and stories, beautifully weaving modern and applicable themes within scriptural truths. While Rogne has designed his sermons to be delivered on special days -- New Year's Day, Mission Sunday, and Father's Day, to name a few -- the power of each sermon extends well beyond those events as Rogne reminds us that in order to have a life well lived, we must constantly examine the life we are living. A life lived in submission to Christ requires an obedience to the Great Commission, carrying the salvation message into the darkest parts of our world with a clear understanding of God's message and a deep respect for those who have gone before us.

The unique aspect of Rogne's collection of sermons is that they are not confined to the pulpit, for each sermon can be used in a small group setting or in private devotionals. Rogne's reliance upon history, literature, and scripture will enlighten any student of the word, and each sermon will encourage congregations to embrace a dig-deep approach toward God's truth.

The titles included in this book are:

• New Year's Day -- Taking Stock (Acts 24:24-27)
• Mission Sunday -- Reaching Out (Romans 10:1-15)
• Heritage Sunday -- Charles Wesley (Psalm 100)
• Mother's Day -- Soul-Shaping (Ephesians 6:1-4; 2 Corinthians 4:6-10)
• Bible Sunday -- Does God Have a Word for You! (2 Timothy 3:14-17)
• Memorial Sunday -- Heroes (Hebrews 11:1--12:2)
• Music / Choir Recognition Sunday -- Say It with Music (Ephesians 5:17-20)
• Father's Day -- Good Foundations (Ephesians 5:25--6:4)
• Independence Day -- God's Country (1 Peter 2:9-16)
• Labor Sunday -- More than Making a Living (Ecclesiates 2:18-23; John 5:17)
• Stewardship Sunday -- Increasing the Joy (2 Corinthians 8:1-15)
• World Communion Sunday -- Communion by the Sea (John 6:5-15, 25-35)
• Reformation Sunday -- Great Scot! (Malachi 3:1-4)
• Thanksgiving Sunday -- When the Good Times Roll (Deuteronomy 8:11-18)
• Christmas Eve -- Are You Ready for Christmas? (Titus 2:11-15)
• Christmas -- The Child with Four Names (Isaiah 9:1-7)

David G. Rogne served as senior minister at a number of United Methodist congregations in southern California for 39 years. A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, Rogne received his M.Div. degree from Fuller Theological Seminary and his D.Min. degree from the Claremont School of Theology, where his doctoral project involved first-person preaching. Rogne currently writes, lectures, and preaches on special occasions and is a resident of South Carolina. He is also the author of All About the Kingdom, Telling It Like It Was, Let Me Tell You… (CSS), and also a collaborator on Sermons on the Gospel Readings, Series I, Cycle B.