Cycle C Sermons for Lent and Easter Based on the Gospel Lessons
Wayne Brouwer

In this collection of sermons for Ash Wednesday through Easter 7, Wayne Brouwer’s From Upside Down to Right Side Upanswers the question that many of us have, sometimes more often than we might like "Where is God?"

Cycle C Sermons Based on the Second Lessons for Lent and Easter
Bonnie Bates

The messages of Living In Hope for Lent and Easter provide interesting perspectives on the texts for Cycle C and are a good resource for pastors as they prepare their own sermons.

Cycle C Sermons Based on Second Lessons for Lent and Easter
Mark Ellingsen

"Go against the grain."

This is what Mark Ellingsen wants your church to hear in A Rebellious Faith. It isn't merely odd or contradictory in the eyes of the world to live a Christian life. It is offensive.

To go against the grain – by discounting our accomplishments, carrying no shame in the light of grace, considering no one outside of God's love – is to sometimes make people who worship hard work, the quest for perfection and exceptionalism deeply uncomfortable.

And that is a very good thing.

Ellingsen begins with the irrevocable truth that the ashes we put on our living bodies at the beginning of the Lenten season represent the death we all deserve. From there, he leads your congregation through the brazenly offensive, un-American ideas presented in the New Testament.

Confession does not shame and isolate us, it liberates us. Bearing the cross of our sin is not a burden, but a blessing in the knowledge the Lord has paid the ultimate price for our sin. The Resurrection does not make anyone exceptional. It unites us all whether or not we are ready to enter Heaven together.

A Rebellious Faith reminds us that the war is already won, and we are to live as brave sinners whose Savior cannot be overcome.

Cycle C Sermons for Lent and Easter Based on the Gospel Texts
Schuyler Rhodes

Shouting Joy to the Storm reminds us that, just as the Father partnered with the Son to bring him through the storm of Calvary, so he will bring us through our storms. We are not in this for a mere lifetime. We are in it for the long haul.

"They shall no more be a prey to the nations, nor shall the beasts of the land devour them. They shall dwell securely, and none shall make them afraid (Ezekiel 34:28, ESV)."

Cycle C Sermons for Lent and Easter Based on the Gospel Texts
R. Robert Cueni

R. Robert Cueni brilliantly draws from over four decades of pastoral experience, blending a deep knowledge of historical events with beautifully written text as he invites the reader to consider how to live out a life of genuine faith.

First Lesson Sermons For Lent/Easter, Cycle C
Carlyle Fielding Stewart, III

Jesus was so marred and unbeautiful that those who were like him were drawn to him, and he changed their lives forever. There was something about the blemished visage and form of Jesus that compelled these people to identify with him. Carlyle Stewart

Gospel Sermons For Lent/Easter, Cycle C
John Brittain

During the season of Lent and especially around Easter, many people think about the life and times of Jesus, thanks partly to the glut of biblical epics on television. But the truth is that many of us bracket the biblical narrative off from our...

Series I, Cycle C
Steven E. Albertin; Charles D. Reeb; Richard E. Gribble

Filled with wit, insight, and inspiration, this anthology includes sermons for every Sunday and major celebration throughout the Christian year based on the First Readings from Cycle C of the Revised Common Lectionary. Three outstanding preachers from diverse denominational backgrounds interpret texts from the Old Testament and Acts in fresh ways that proclaim the Good News for the 21st century. Their powerful messages remind us that the Hebrew scriptures are much more than just ancient history and

Cycle C Sermons for Lent/Easter Based on the Gospel Texts
Susan R. Andrews

Preaching is a privilege. To dare to proclaim the living word of God is to engage in the mysterious work of incarnation. And so, preaching takes both courage and humility. Nothing trivializes God more than a sloppy sermon or a lazy preacher. Our people are starving for a nourishing word, and we dare not feed them junk food.
— from the Preface



The reader of these meditations, based upon the gospel lessons for Cycle C of the Revised

Sermons for Lent / Easter Based on Gospel and Second Lesson Texts
Wayne Brouwer, Bonnie Bates

These Gospel and Second Lesson sermons are great for illustrations and will generate new ideas for your own sermons. This package is a good way to start off your sermon writing for Ash Wednesday through The Ascension.