Scripture: Luke 2

Today's  paintings:

• The Arrival at Bethlehem by Luc-Olivier Merson
• The Holy Family with Angels by Rembrandt

Scripture: Luke 1

Today's paintings

• Head of the Madonna by Francesco di Cristofano
• The Annunciation by Luca Giordano
• The Annunciation 1908 by Luc-Olivier Merson

Scripture: John 1

The painting referenced in today's sermon is by N.C. Wyeth.

Scripture: Mark 1

 Paintings referenced in today’s sermon:

• Sacajawea by N.C. Wyeth
• No Body Left Behind by Tim Solliday
• Tranquil Journey by Tim Solliday

Scripture: Luke 7

Slides from today's sermon:

• Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
• The Red Vine, Matinicus Island, Maine by George Bellows

Scripture: Deuteronomy 8; 1 Samuel 17; 2 Samuel 5; Romans 14

 Paintings referenced in today’s sermon:

• View Near Stockbridge, Massachusetts by Frederic Edwin Church
• Morning Catskill Valley by George Inness
• Essence of Twilight by Carolyn Hutchings Edlund  

Scripture: Exodus 15, Romans 7 & 8

Scripture: Selections from Proverbs, Common English Bible

Pictures: Rembrandt: Hendrickje Stoffels

             Waterhouse: Miranda - The Tempest

             Rembrandt: Aristotle Contemplating a Bust of Homer

In celebration of All Saints Day, we honor the "saints" who died in the last year with a reading of names.

Scripture: Mark 6

Paintings referenced in today's sermon:

A Storm in the Rocky Mountains, Mt. Rosalie by Albert Bierstadt, 1866

The First Harvest in the Wilderness by Asher B. Durand, 1855 

Scripture: Romans 5

Our guest preacher today is Len Lutz, a member of our congregation and one of the two BUMC Lay Leaders.

Scripture: Genesis 32

Rembrandt's Self-Portrait as Saint Paul

Scripture: Leviticus 19 & 25; 1 Corinthians 1 & 5

Painting referenced in today's sermon: Boreas in the West Indies, March 1787 by Geoff Hunt

Scripture: Genesis 16, Matthew 18

Painting referenced in today's sermon:

Hagar in the Wilderness by Camille Corot

Scripture: Luke 8

Paintings referenced in today's sermon:

• Christ in the House of His Parents by Jphn Everett Millais
• The Suitor by Tim Solliday
• Peace, Be Still by Stephen Gjertson

If God loves us so much, why is there so much pain in the world?

Scripture: Mark 1 & 2

Paintings referenced in today's sermon:

• The Loom Weaver by Tim Solliday (This first painting is not the one Dave mentions in the sermon, but is a similar painting by the same artist. The painting Dave mentions is not available on the Internet because of copyright issues.)
• Boxwood Studio Autumn by Fern Isabel Coppedge
• The House at Rueil by Eduard Manet

Scripture: Galatians 5 and 6

Scripture: John 1 & John 8

Book referenced in today's sermon: Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban

Scripture: Acts 12

Thanks to today's guest preacher, Fred Cornelious, from our congregation.

Scripture: Hebrews 11, Philippians 1, Romans 5, 1 Corinthians 1

Scripture: 1 John 3, Mark 8

Scripture: Mark 8

Scriptures: Colossians

The BUMC church family is grieving the death of Luke Benton, one of our youth members. We pray for strength, comfort, and peace for his family and friends.

Scripture: Psalm 46

Scripture: Matthew 19:16-26

Scripture: Romans 5, Hebrews 4 & 5, 2 Corinthians 4 (The Common English Bible)

Scripture: Matthew 18, Common English Bible

The paintings in today's sermon are all by Winslow Homer:

• Snap the Whip I
• Spring
• Waiting for an Answer

Scripture: 1 John 3

Paintings referenced in this sermon:

• Christ Performing Miracles by Lucien Simon
• Going Home with Grandpa by Martin Driscoll (near bottom of page)

Scripture: John 20, I Peter  1

Scripture: John 6

Scripture: Romans 1 and Matthew 5

Scripture: Matthew 5 & 15, John 6

Guest Preacher:  Brenda Anderson-Baker

Scripture: Matthew 5, Acts 2

Scripture: John 3 and Luke 15 (Common English Bible)

Paintings in today's sermon:

• The Return of the Prodigal Son, 1669, by Rembrandt 
• Moses in the Bulrushes, 1921, by Henry Tanner
• A French River Landscape, by Fritz Thaulow

Scripture: Luke 24

Pictures:

Claude Lorrain: The Walk to Emmaus

Rembrandt:  Christ at Emmaus

Henry Tanner: He disappeared out of their sight.

Scripture: John 20, The Common English Bible

Scripture: Matthew 21

Rembrandt and Jesus

Scripture: Romans 6, The Message

Paintings in today's sermon

• The Three Crosses, an etching by Rembrandt
• Consummatum est Jerusalem (Jerusalem: It is Finished/Golgotha) by Jean-Leon Gerome
• The Old Church by the River by Fritz Thaulow

Sisley & Matthew

Link to paintings from tonight's study

Scripture: Ephesians 2

Paintings in today's sermon:

Christ with Mary and Martha by Henryk Semiradsky
The Holy Trinity by Andrei Rublev

Bierstadt artwork used in tonight's study

Scripture: Hosea 13, Matthew 6

Exploring Homer Winslow works

Click here for a slideshow of paintings used in tonight's study

Scripture: John 1

Pentecost, Acts 2

Scripture: Gospel of Thomas, 82; Mark, chapters 1 & 4

Paintings referenced in today's sermon

• Weary Wayfarers by Jean-Charles Cazin, 1885
• Lackawanna Valley by George Inness, 1855

Genesis 28:10   Jacob's dream at Bethel
Genesis 32:22   Jacob wrestles with God

Scripture: Matthew 17

Paintings in this week's sermon

• Gathering Storm Near Maravatio, Mexico by Thomas Moran
• Dutch Flower Girls by George Hitchcock
• View of Yosemite Valley by Thomas Hill

Scripture:Deuteronomy 15, Deuteronomy 22, John 3, Matthew 11, 1 Corinthians 15

Painting referenced in today's sermon: The Blind Girl by Sir John Everett Millais, 1856