Christ the King as Our Firm Foundation (Matthew 7:24-27 Sermon)

Building on the Rock:

Christ the King as Our Firm Foundation (Matthew 7:24-27 Sermon)



You know that feeling when you're assembling furniture from one of those big box stores, and you get to step 47 only to realize you've been building the whole thing backward? Last week, my neighbor Tom knocked on my door holding an instruction manual and what looked like half a bookshelf. "Jon," he said, "I've built this thing three times, and it keeps collapsing." 


We went over to his place, and sure enough, there were wood pieces and little metal connectors scattered across his living room floor like a very boring crime scene. The problem wasn't Tom's effort or even his tools. He'd skipped the first page of instructions, the one that shows you how to identify the foundation piece. Everything else was perfectly assembled, but it was all built on the wrong base. When the flood came, none of that mattered if the firm foundation in Christ wasn't right. Jesus ends His Sermon on the Mount foundation story about two builders.


I thought about Tom this week as I prepared for today, Christ the King Sunday, the final sermon in our Kingdom Stewardship series. Because Jesus ends His Sermon on the Mount with a story about two builders, and the difference between them isn't their effort, their materials, or even their blueprints. The difference is what they choose as their foundation.



The Wise and Foolish Builders: 

A Parable for Our Lives


Listen to how Jesus wraps up the Sermon on the Mount by teaching about building on the rock—His words as the unshakeable base for life.



"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash." (Matthew 7:24-27) 


This iconic Matthew 7:24-27 passage isn't just a story—it's a blueprint for wise living. Notice something crucial here. Both builders heard the same words. Both builders constructed houses. Both builders faced the same storm. The only difference? One built on rock, the other on sand.


Both the wise and foolish builders heard the same words... but only one chose rock.


Now, if you've lived in Houston for more than five minutes, you know about storms. You know about foundations shifting. After Hurricane Harvey, I helped gut houses in Meyerland where beautiful homes had become shells because the foundation couldn't handle what hit them. These weren't poorly built houses. They were expensive, well crafted, carefully maintained. But when the flood came, none of that mattered if the foundation wasn't right. We finally got it built right... because we started with building on the rock.



Jesus isn't giving construction advice here. He's talking about your life. He's talking about what you're building your identity on, your security on, your future on. And He's crystal clear: there are only two options. Rock or sand. His words put into practice, or His words merely heard and admired.



The Stone Nobody Wanted


Our reading from Psalm 118 adds another layer to this foundation metaphor. The psalmist writes: "The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes.” Jesus quotes this very psalm... knowing He's the Jesus as cornerstone the builders are rejecting.



You want to know something funny about cornerstones? In ancient construction, the cornerstone was often the ugliest stone. It was the one that seemed too irregular, too rough, too ordinary for the pretty parts of the building that everyone would see. But master builders knew something: that ugly, rejected stone was often the strongest. It could bear the weight. It could handle the pressure. It could last when prettier stones would crack.


Jesus quotes this very psalm when the religious leaders question His authority. He knows He's the stone they're rejecting. Too ordinary, this carpenter from Nazareth. Too rough around the edges with His talk of loving enemies and blessing those who persecute you. Too irregular with His habit of eating with tax collectors and calling fishermen to be His inner circle.


But here's what gets me every single time: the stone the builders rejected doesn't just become useful. It becomes the cornerstone. The whole building depends on it. Everything else finds its proper place in relation to it.


On this November 23, 2025, Christ the King Sunday Sermon: Building on the Rock, we’re not just acknowledging Jesus as a king among many kings. We're declaring Him the cornerstone, the foundation, the one on whom everything else depends.



What We Build On Instead


Let me be honest with you for a minute. Most of us, myself included, have spent significant portions of our lives building on sand. We just call it by different names.


We build on success. "If I can just get that promotion, that raise, that recognition, then I'll know I matter." So we work 70 hour weeks, miss our kids' games, and tell ourselves it's all for them. Then the market shifts, the company restructures, and suddenly that corner office feels like quicksand.


We build on relationships. "If I can just find the right person, keep the right person, change the right person, then I'll be complete." So we pour everything into a human being who, wonderful as they may be, was never designed to bear the weight of being our foundation. And when they inevitably disappoint us, or worse, when they leave, we feel like the storm has washed everything away.


We build on our health, our appearance, our ability to control outcomes. We build on our political party winning, our kids succeeding, our retirement account growing. We build on being needed, being right, being in charge.


And here's the thing: none of these are bad things. Success, relationships, health, security, these are all gifts from God. But they make terrible foundations. They're sand. Shifting, unstable, temporary sand. The storms of life faith don't care about your church attendance... The difference is whether your storms of life faith leaves you standing. Building on rock means doing, not just hearing—obeying Jesus teachings like forgiving when it's hard.


I met with a man last month, let's call him Robert. Successful businessman, beautiful family, serves on three nonprofit boards. By every external measure, Robert had built something impressive. But he came to my office with tears in his eyes. "Pastor," he said, "I feel like I'm drowning in my own life. Everything looks perfect from the outside, but I wake up at 3 AM in a panic. I've built this whole life, and I don't even know what it's for anymore."


Robert had built a mansion on sand. And the first strong wind of midlife was threatening to topple it all.



Kingdom Stewardship: 

Building on the Right Foundation


What does it mean to build on Christ the King as our foundation? Because let's be clear: calling Jesus "King" on a Sunday morning in a Presbyterian church in Houston is easy. Living with Him as King when you're stuck in traffic on 610, when your teenager is being impossible, when the diagnosis comes back positive, when your marriage is hanging by a thread, that's different.


But here's what I love about Jesus. He doesn't just demand to be our foundation. He shows us what it looks like. The King of Kings becomes a cornerstone by getting down in the dirt with us.


Think about what we've explored these past seven weeks in the Sermon on the Mount. For seven weeks, we've been talking about kingdom stewardship—how we steward our blessings... on the foundation of Christ the King. The Beatitudes that turn our values upside down, blessing the poor in spirit and the meek. The call to be salt and light, influencing our world not through power but through service. The invitation to store up treasures in heaven rather than chasing what moths and rust destroy. The challenge to seek first the Kingdom, to judge less and mercy more, to ask, seek, and knock with the confidence of children approaching a good Father.


Every one of these teachings is a foundation stone. Not suggestions for a nicer life, but the bedrock reality of how the universe actually works when the King of that universe is in charge. Jesus is uncomfortably clear in Matthew 7:24-27: it's about doing, not just hearing.



What Rock Looks Like on Monday


So what does this look like when you wake up Thursday morning to cook a turkey? What does building on the rock mean when you're sitting in traffic on Monday, or arguing with your spouse on Tuesday, or facing a stack of bills on Wednesday?


First, it means you stop pretending you're the architect. A few years ago, my wife and I decided to renovate our kitchen. I had all these grand ideas. I drew up plans, picked out materials, even started demo one Saturday while she was at her sister's. By the time she got home, I had successfully removed half a wall. The wrong half. The load bearing half. 


We had to call in a actual contractor who looked at my handiwork, shook his head, and said, "Well, the good news is we can fix this. The bad news is we need to start over with someone who knows what they're doing."


Building on Christ as King means admitting we need someone who knows what they're doing. It means coming to His words not as suggestions to consider but as blueprints to follow. Not because He's a cosmic killjoy who wants to limit our creativity, but because He's the master builder who knows how houses stand through storms.


Second, building on rock means doing, not just hearing. Jesus is uncomfortably clear about this. It's not enough to nod along on Sunday, to have the Jesus fish on your car, to know all the right answers in Bible study. The wise builder "hears these words of mine and puts them into practice."


You know what this looks like? It looks like actually forgiving your brother even though he doesn't deserve it. It looks like giving generously even when your own budget is tight. It looks like showing up for someone else's crisis even when you have your own problems. It looks like choosing truth when a lie would be easier, choosing service when power is available, choosing love when hate feels justified.


I think about Martha Henderson, one of our members who died last year. Martha wasn't famous. She never preached a sermon, never led a committee, never had her name on a building. But Martha built on rock. Every Tuesday for fifteen years, she drove to Houston's Fifth Ward to tutor kids in reading. When her husband got Alzheimer's, she kept going, arranging care for him so she wouldn't miss her time with those kids. When I asked her why, she said, "Pastor, Jesus said whatever we do for the least of these, we do for Him. Those kids aren't the least of anything, but the world treats them like they are. So I show up."


Martha's house stood through every storm because she didn't just hear Jesus' words about loving the least of these. She put them into practice. She built on rock.



The Storm Is Coming


Can we talk honestly about storms for a minute? Jesus doesn't say "if" the storm comes. He says when. "The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house."


Both houses face the same storm. Following Jesus doesn't give you a weather exemption. In fact, sometimes it feels like the storms get stronger when you start taking Him seriously. 


This past year, I've walked with families through unbearable losses. I've sat with marriages that are breaking. I've prayed with people whose bodies are betraying them, whose minds are clouding, whose children are choosing paths that lead to darkness. Good people. Faithful people. People who show up every Sunday and serve every week.


The storm doesn't care about your church attendance. The rain falls on the righteous and the unrighteous. The difference isn't the storm. The difference is whether you're still standing when it passes.


Last year, Hurricane season, I got a call from a family in our congregation. Their street was flooding, water creeping toward their door. They were scared, preparing to evacuate. But the wife said something I'll never forget: "Pastor, we're scared about our house, but we're not scared about our home. Our home isn't built on this foundation. It's built on Christ. The house might flood, but we won't be washed away."


That's the difference between building on rock and building on sand. When you build on sand, you are your achievements, you are your relationships, you are your circumstances. When any of those wash away, you wash away with them. But when you build on rock, when Christ the King is your foundation, you can lose everything else and still stand. Because your identity isn't in what you've built. It's in who you're built on. Because Christ the King is our firm foundation in Christ—and what God builds on rock stands forever. The wisdom is in obeying Jesus teachings with it, starting tomorrow.



The King's Authority


Matthew tells us something fascinating about the crowd's reaction to Jesus' teaching. "When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law."


The religious teachers of Jesus' day were like expert commentators. They could tell you what Rabbi Hillel said, what Rabbi Shammai thought, what the tradition taught. They were walking Wikipedia pages of religious information. But they had no authority of their own.


Jesus didn't quote other rabbis. He said, "You have heard it said... but I tell you." He spoke like someone who didn't just know about the house, but who had designed it. Like someone who didn't just understand the storm but controlled it. Like someone who wasn't just teaching about the kingdom but was the King Himself.


This is why Christ the King Sunday matters. We're not just celebrating a nice teacher who had some good ideas about living. We're acknowledging the one who has all authority in heaven and on earth. The one who can actually bear the weight of being our foundation.



Kingdom Stewardship


For seven weeks, we've been talking about Kingdom Stewardship. How we steward our blessings, our influence, our resources, our relationships, our prayers, and our trust. But here's what it all comes down to: the most important thing you steward is what you build your life on.


You can be generous with your money but build your security on your bank account. You can serve every week but build your identity on being needed. You can pray eloquently but build your confidence on your own wisdom. You can attend church religiously but build your righteousness on your own goodness.


Or you can take everything, every blessing, every resource, every relationship, every talent, every breath, and build it consciously, deliberately, daily on the foundation of Christ the King.



What Will You Build?


Three days ago, I stood in the sanctuary after everyone had left from our Thursday night service. The light was coming through the windows in that golden way it does in late November. And I thought about all of you, all of us, preparing for Thanksgiving, preparing for the holidays, preparing for another year to end and a new one to begin.


I thought about the young couples trying to build marriages that will last. The parents trying to build families that will thrive. The singles trying to build lives of purpose. The elderly trying to build legacies that matter. The broken trying to rebuild after storms have already hit.


And I wanted to grab each of you and say what I'm saying now: Build on rock. Build on Christ. Not because it's the religious thing to do, but because it's the only thing that works when the storm comes.


Tom, my neighbor with the backwards bookshelf? We finally got it built right. Took us four hours and a lot of laughing at ourselves, but it stands strong now. You know why? We went back to page one. We identified the foundation piece. We built everything else on that.


That's what Jesus is offering us. Not a add on to make our lives a little better. Not a spiritual decoration for an otherwise secular house. He's offering to be the foundation, the cornerstone, the rock on which everything else can stand secure.


The Thanksgiving Table


In four days, you'll sit around a table. Maybe it'll be crowded with family, maybe it'll be quiet with just a few. Maybe you'll feel grateful for abundance, maybe you'll feel the ache of absence. But at that table, you'll have a choice. What will you give thanks for? And more importantly, what are you building on?


Will you give thanks for blessings while building on them for security? Or will you give thanks for blessings while building on the One who gives them?


Will you look at your family, your health, your home, your job, and say "This is my foundation"? Or will you say "These are gifts from my foundation"?


The storm is coming. It always does. Maybe it's already here for you. Maybe you're in the middle of rain and wind and rising water right now. But hear this good news: it's never too late to change your foundation. It's never too late to build on rock.



The Invitation


Jesus ends His sermon with a choice, and so must I. Two builders, two foundations, two outcomes. The wisdom isn't in hearing this message. The wisdom is in doing something with it.


So here's my invitation, my challenge, my plea as your pastor who loves you and wants to see you stand through every storm: Choose the rock. Choose Christ the King. Not just as a Sunday acknowledgment but as a Monday through Saturday foundation.


Start tomorrow. When you wake up, before your feet hit the floor, say "Christ, You are my King. You are my foundation. Today I build on You." When decisions come, ask "What would building on rock look like here?" When storms threaten, remember whose authority you're standing on.


And here's the beautiful promise: the house built on rock doesn't just survive the storm. It stands as a testimony. It becomes a shelter for others who are looking for something solid. It declares to a world built on sand that there is a better way, a stronger foundation, a King worth building on.


We are blessed to bless. We receive to give. And the greatest blessing we've received, the most important thing we can give, is the news that there is a Rock on which to build. His name is Jesus. He is Christ the King. And He is strong enough to hold whatever you need to build.



The Closing


Friends, beloved of God, carriers of the kingdom, as we close this series on Kingdom Stewardship, as we prepare our hearts for Thanksgiving and our souls for Advent, as we stand on the threshold of celebrating the King who came as a baby to become our cornerstone, I leave you with this:


You are building something with your life. Every day, every choice, every priority is another brick in the structure. The question isn't whether you're building. The question is what you're building on.


The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. The teacher from Nazareth has become the King of Kings. The stone the builders rejected—the Jesus as cornerstone—has become the King of Kings. The one who died on a cross has become the foundation that cannot be shaken.


Build on Him. Build with confidence. Build with joy. Build knowing that the storm may come, but you will stand.


Because Christ the King is our firm foundation. And what God builds on rock stands forever.


Thanks be to God. And all God's people said: Amen.


We are blessed to bless; we receive to give.




A Few Questions

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About the Author

pastor houston, st johns presbyterian, bellaire texas church, serving since 1956, presbyterian pastor, west bellfort church

Pastor Jon has served St. John's Presbyterian Church in Houston for over a decade and is the author of 50+ books on Christian living available on Amazon. 


He is an innovator in both the community and at the church, bringing in major initiatives like the Single Parent Family Ministry housing with PCHAS, the One Hope Preschool program, and expanding the community garden that brings together church members and neighbors. 


Under his leadership, St. John's has become known for practical service that makes a real difference in the community. 


His approach is simple: "We're real people who worship and serve Jesus Christ with no frills."

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This isn't merely a performance; it is a curated pilgrimage through the cosmos of human emotion, blending the fiery passion of the Southern Hemisphere with the ethereal mysteries of the celestial spheres. The program is a masterwork of stylistic breadth. We begin with Astor Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires , where the trio will navigate the sultry, syncopated rhythms of Nuevo Tango , demanding a rigorous mastery of chromaticism and rhythmic drive. This is followed by the evocative, contemporary textures of Jenny Xiong’s And the Remnants of a Temple for piano trio , a piece that invites us to find sacred echoes in silence and structure. Finally, we ascend with a transcendent arrangement of Gustav Holst’s The Planets , a work of immense harmonic complexity and planetary grandeur that will surely vibrate through the very rafters of our sanctuary. 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Led by Lisa Sparaco , a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and member of our church, this group will provide a safe and faith-filled space for sharing stories, receiving encouragement, and walking together through seasons of loss. This is not a therapy group, but a ministry of care and prayer for all who grieve. Next Meeting for Healing Hearts Monday, March 30th, 11:00 AM to 12:00 Noon in the Prayer Room Prayer List With hearts united in hope, we lift these names into the healing presence of God. Glen Risley, recovering from surgery Scenacia Jones family Gerry Jump, Brazos Towers Family of Sue Benn Tom Edmondson, recovering from spinal surgery Holly Darr, health concerns Karen Alsbrook, health Kelsey Wiltz, health concerns Glen Risley, health concerns Madalyn Rodgers, Kathleen Captain's sister Joe Sanford, Scott Moore and Alice Rubio Those looking for a job St. Johns College Students Raina Bailey and the families in our PCHAS homes One Hope Preschool families and staff Caring for One Another in Prayer Our prayer list is a vital way we support one another, lifting up joys and concerns before God. From time to time, we update the list to ensure it reflects current needs. If a name has been removed and you would like it added back, please reply to this email and let us know who they are and why you would like them included. Your input helps us pray more intentionally and stay connected to those in need of ongoing support. Thank you for being part of this ministry of care and intercession. Prayer List Update – How Can We Pray for You? As part of our commitment to intentional and meaningful prayer, we periodically refresh our prayer list to ensure we are staying connected with those who need support. If you or someone you previously requested would like to remain on the prayer list, or if you have a new name to add, please reply to this email and let us know. We are grateful for the opportunity to pray with and for you. Happy Birthday Madeline Graeter (March 29) Olive Mfobujong (March 30) Happy Anniversary Tad and Andra Mulder (March 25) Church Calendar Thursday, March 26 5:00 pm Exercise Class in Building 2 Saturday, March 28 8:30 am Quarterly Bible Study, Session Room 10:00 am One Hope Preschool Easter Party, Courtyard Sunday, March 29, Palm Sunday 9:30 am Sunday School for Adults, Systematic Theology, Session Room 11:00 am Worship Service, live in sanctuary and on Facebook 1:30 pm Book Study on Zoom 3:00 pm Lenten Arts Series, Sanctuary Coming Soon Saturday, March 28 , Quarterly Bible Study: Salvation, 8:30 am Saturday, March 28 , One Hope Easter Party, Courtyard, 10 am Sunday March 29 , Palm Sunday, Lenten Arts Concert, Trio Orients, 4 pm Monday, March 30 , Healing Hearts, 11 am Wednesday, April 1 , Men’s Group, 6:30 pm Thursday, April 2 , Maundy Thursday Service, 7 pm, Sanctuary Sunday, April 5 , Easter Sunday Sunday, May 31 , CE Brunch: Senior Sunday and Teacher Appreciation Saturday, June 20 , Quarterly Bible Study (new format for all ages) Church Calendar Online For other dates, see St. John’s Calendar online: https://www.stjohnspresby.org/events/ LENTEN SERMON SERIES Wilderness Sabbath: Six Weeks of Desert Wisdom Concludes this Sunday March 29 – Palm/Passion Sunday "The Road to the City" OT: Isaiah 50:4-9a (The servant's suffering) NT: Matthew 21:1-11 (Triumphal entry) and Matthew 26-27 (Passion narrative) Six weeks in the desert. Six weeks of sand and silence and the kind of stillness that strips you down to what's actually true. This Sunday, March 29th, the road leads out of the wilderness and straight into Jerusalem. "The Road to the City" is where our Wilderness Sabbath series ends, and it ends the way Holy Week always ends: with palm branches and shouting and a crowd that has no idea what's actually coming. We'll sit with Isaiah's Suffering Servant and then walk with Jesus through Matthew 21, from the parade to the passion, from the hosannas to the shadows of what follows. It's a lot to hold in one morning. That's the point. If you've been with us through Lent, you know this journey has asked something of us. This Sunday asks a little more. Come ready for that. Tap Here to leave a quick Google Review for St. John's Presbyterian Church 👉 Tap here to leave a review: [ Direct Google Review Link ] (Currently 4.9 stars from 37 reviews – thank you!) Resurrection Disruptions Coming Soon to St. John's New Sermon Series Starts on Easter Sunday! Most Easter sermons make a promise the people in the pews already know is hard to keep. Death is defeated. Christ has risen. Hallelujah. And then Monday arrives. And the diagnosis is still real. The grief hasn't lifted. The loss is still just... there. This Easter season at St. John's, we're going to be honest about that tension. The sermon series is called "Resurrection Disruption: When Death Gets Interrupted," and the central claim is this: Easter Sunday announces something more specific than "death lost." What it announces is that death got interrupted. Mid-sentence. A clause inserted into the story that changes everything after it, without pretending the story was never started. That might sound like a small distinction. I promise it isn't. We're going to spend eight Sundays together, from Easter all the way through Pentecost in mid-May, tracing this pattern across both the Old and New Testaments. Ezekiel in a valley of dry bones. Thomas with his hand near a wound. Three men walking out of a furnace not smelling of smoke. Disciples huddled in a locked room while the risen Jesus stands in the middle of them. Each week is a disruption story. Each week God shows up for someone who wasn't ready, wasn't expecting it, and probably wasn't facing the right direction when it happened. That pattern matters. Because most of us, if we're honest, aren't facing the right direction most of the time either. The series runs Easter Sunday through the Day of Pentecost, and the eight messages follow the shape of grief in a way that surprised even me when I saw it. We start with the disorientation of early Easter morning and end, eight weeks later, with the disciples finally breathing out what God breathed into them. The arc moves from receiving to sending, from silence to fire, from a sealed tomb to a wide open street. If you've ever wondered whether faith has anything real to say to people who are actually suffering, these eight weeks are going to give you a lot to hold onto. Bring a friend. Bring whoever in your life is carrying something heavy this spring. We'll start where we always start, at an empty tomb, and see where the risen Christ takes us from there. Church Office Hours and Contact Info Our church office is normally open Monday through Thursday, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Pastor Jon is typically available on Monday and Tuesday mornings, Alvina Hamilton serves on Wednesdays, and Linda Herron staffs the office on Thursdays. If you need assistance outside of these hours, please don’t hesitate to call us at 713-723-6262. To submit updates for the Prayer List or contributions to the Wednesday Epistle , kindly email Pastor Jon directly . Put "Epistle" in the subject line to make sure it gets in the Epistle. Church Website and Calendar Online Our church website: https://www.stjohnspresby.org/ For dates, times, and events, see St. John’s Calendar online: https://www.stjohnspresby.org/events/ Email Pastor Jon to request an addition to the church calendar or to add an event or article to The Epistle. 

Worship Bulletin for March 22, 2026

By Jon Burnham • March 21, 2026
St. John's Presbyterian Church in Houston  Invitation to Worship Fifth Sunday in Lent March 22, 2026 This Sunday we are sitting with one of the strangest images in all of Scripture. A valley full of dry bones. Not just a few bones scattered here and there. The prophet Ezekiel describes very many bones, and they were very dry. That detail matters. Whatever hope there had been, it had been gone a long time. God asks Ezekiel a question that sounds almost cruel: "Can these bones live?" Ezekiel, to his credit, does not pretend to know. He says, "O Lord God, you know." That is one of the most honest things anyone ever says in the Bible. And I think it's the right answer for most of us on most days. Some of you are carrying something dry right now. A relationship that went quiet. A faith that used to feel alive but lately feels like going through the motions. A dream you buried so carefully you stopped looking at the spot where you put it. Lent is a good season for that kind of honesty. And then we will turn to John 11, where Jesus stands outside a tomb, four days too late by any reasonable measure. Martha says what we would all say. "Lord, if you had been here..." She means well. We all mean well when we say something like that to God. What she does not yet know is that being four days late is not a problem for the one who called himself the resurrection and the life. Jesus wept. I never want to rush past that. Two of the shortest words in the New Testament, and they carry more weight than whole sermons. Then he said, "Lazarus, come out." That is what we are gathering around this Sunday. The God who breathes into dry bones. The God who calls the dead by name. The Spirit that blows through the wilderness and stirs things that have gone still. Our organist Alina Klimaszewska will open worship, and we will sing the old hymn dating back to the Year of Our Lord: 1707, "Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove." That hymn, composed by Isaac Watts, has been honest about cold hearts and dying devotion for about three hundred years. We will be in good company. Worship begins at 11:00 AM. Our Sunday morning Bible Study meets at 9:30 AM if you want to come early and dig in before the service. We are at 5020 West Bellfort Avenue in Houston, zip 77035. If you have questions, call us at (713) 723-6262. Come as you are. Dry bones welcome. Peace of Christ be with you, Pastor Jon Burnham St. John's Presbyterian Church, Houston 5020 West Bellfort Avenue Houston, TX 77035 (713) 723-6262 P.S. The service will be live-streamed on our church website and on our St. John's Facebook page . St. John's Presbyterian Bulletin March 22, 2026, Fifth Sunday in Lent Gathering Prelude, Alina Klimaszewska, organ *Call To Worship, The Rev. Dr. Jon Burnham Leader: Can these bones live? People: Only you know, O Lord. Leader: Can what is dead rise again? People: Only you can breathe life into dust. Leader: Come, people of God, breathe deep, People: The Spirit moves over the valley of the dead. Opening Prayer *Hymn 279 Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove 1 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, with all thy quickening powers; kindle a flame of sacred love in these cold hearts of ours. 2 In vain we tune our formal songs; in vain we strive to rise; hosannas languish on our tongues, and our devotion dies. 3 Dear Lord, and shall we ever live at this poor dying rate? Our love so faint, so cold to thee, and thine to us so great! 4 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, with all thy quickening powers; come, shed abroad a Savior's love, a nd that shall kindle ours. Prayer of Confession, Ann Hardy, Liturgist God of the living, we confess that we have made peace with death. We see bones and assume the story is over. We see tombs and forget you roll away stones. We have given up on relationships, on dreams, on the possibility that what is dead in us might live again. Forgive our settled despair. Forgive the ways we've stopped hoping, stopped trying, stopped believing in your power to resurrect what we've buried. Breathe on these dry bones. Raise us to life. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen. (Silent Confession) Assurance of Pardon *Glory Be to the Father, Hymn 581 *Passing the Peace The Word Prayer for Illumination First Scripture Reading, Ezekiel 37:1-14 The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me all around them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. He said to me, “Mortal, can these bones live?” I answered, “O Lord God, you know.” Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. I will lay sinews on you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the Lord.” So I prophesied as I had been commanded; and as I prophesied, suddenly there was a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. I looked, and there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them; but there was no breath in them. Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to the breath: Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.” I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood on their feet, a vast multitude. Then he said to me, “Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are cut off completely.’ Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: I am going to open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people; and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people. I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken and will act,” says the Lord.’ Anthem Sermon Scripture, John 11:1-45 Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” But when Jesus heard it, he said, “This illness does not lead to death; rather it is for God’s glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” Accordingly, though Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus, after having heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. Then after this he said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.” The disciples said to him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now trying to stone you, and are you going there again?” Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Those who walk during the day do not stumble, because they see the light of this world. But those who walk at night stumble, because the light is not in them.” After saying this, he told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to awaken him.” The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will be all right.” Jesus, however, had been speaking about his death, but they thought that he was referring merely to sleep. Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. For your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.” Thomas, who was called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.” When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles away, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary stayed at home. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of him.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” She said to him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world.” When she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, and told her privately, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.” And when she heard it, she got up quickly and went to him. Now Jesus had not yet come to the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him. The Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary get up quickly and go out. They followed her because they thought that she was going to the tomb to weep there. When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. He said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus began to weep. So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?” Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days.” Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, “Father, I thank you for having heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.” When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.” Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him. The Word of the Lord for us today. Thanks be to God. Sermon, Breath in Dry Bones The Rev. Dr. Jon Burnham *Hymn 286 Breathe on Me, Breath of God 1 Breathe on me, Breath of God; fill me with life anew, that I may love what thou dost love, and do what thou wouldst do. 2 Breathe on me, Breath of God, until my heart is pure, until with thee I will one will, to do and to endure. 3 Breathe on me, Breath of God, till I am wholly thine, until this earthly part of me glows with thy fire divine. 4 Breathe on me, Breath of God, so shall I never die, but live with thee the perfect life of thine eternity. The Apostles’ Creed, Prayers of the People Lord’s Prayer Welcome and Announcements Offering *Doxology, Hymn 609 *Prayer after the Offering Sending *Hymn 291 Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness (verses 1, 2, and 4) Refrain: Spirit, spirit of gentleness, blow through the wilderness, calling and free. Spirit, spirit of restlessness, stir me from placidness, wind, wind on the sea. 1 You moved on the waters; you called to the deep; then you coaxed up the mountains from the valleys of sleep; and over the eons you called to each thing, "Awake from your slumbers and rise on your wings." (Refrain) 2 You swept through the desert; you stung with the sand; and you goaded your people with a law and a land. When they were confounded with idols and lies, then you spoke through your prophets to open their eyes. (Refrain) 4 You call from tomorrow; you break ancient schemes; from the bondage of sorrow the captives dream dreams. Our women see visions; our men clear their eyes. With bold new decisions your people arise. (Refrain) *Benediction Postlude Announcements Food Train for Scenacia Jones’ Family Scenacia Jones’ son Nyjel is having increased health problems. We are organizing a “food train” of meals for the family. If you would like to help, please sign up at the link below or contact Mindi Stanley at mstanley@bcm.edu or 832-247-4086. [ Link to sign up for Food Train for Scenacia Jone's family. ] Quarterly Bible Study: Salvation Perhaps the most important question we can ask ourselves is whether we are saved. Paul tells us: “5 Examine yourselves to see whether you are living in the faith. Test yourselves.” (2 Corinthians 13:5). And Peter tells us: “. . . be even more diligent to make your call and election sure . . .” (2 Peter 1:10). But saved from what? What does it mean to be saved? The Christian Education Committee is offering a time for us to explore what is meant by biblical salvation. We will cover the following topics: What is salvation? How are we saved? Can we have assurance of our salvation? Can we lose our salvation? How should salvation manifest itself in our lives? The class will be on Saturday, 28 Mar from 8:30am to 2:00pm. Lunch will be provided. A sign up roster is in the narthex. Please sign up so we know how many people for materials and lunch. Hope to see you there! Lenten Arts Series, March 29. 3 pm, NEW TIME! (Not 4 pm) Trio Oriens will once again present a program of exceptional beauty and artistry. Remember the NEW TIME, and don’t miss this final concert of our Lenten Arts Series. One Hope Preschool Easter Baskets. One Hope is collecting pre-filled, age-appropriate Easter eggs for their Ester Egg Hunt on March 28. All are invited. Our donations will bring joy to little egg hunters. Donations accepted until March 26. Join Us for Our One Hope Schools Eggstravaganza! Mark your calendars for March 28th — it’s going to be an egg-citing day filled with fun, smiles, and plenty of Easter surprises for the children of all ages and families of our Westbury community! This is a FREE community event, and we’d love your support. If you or your business would like to sponsor, please reach out. Your sponsorship helps us create a magical experience for our families and keeps this special event possible Let’s make this Easter unforgettable together. PCHAS Luncheon - Register Now - Details Below. "Hope Outlives Hardship" is the theme for the annual luncheon for PCHAS at the Lakeside Country Club (100 Wilcrest Dr., 77042). The April 16th one-hour noon-time program provides an update on the many services PCHAS provides in Texas, Louisiana and Missouri through heartwarming examples of how lives are changed. St. John’s ties to PCHAS go back many years, but especially since partnering with their Single Parent Program beginning in 2012. Do you feel a sense of pride when someone in the community comments or asks about these duplexes? We hope to fill (at least) two tables (of 10-11 guests) for this annual major fundraising event here in Houston for PCHAS. Special diets are available on request. Yes, you will have an opportunity to donate toward this amazing ministry should you so choose, but it is not required! Many who have attended in the past have already received email or snail-mail notifications. More information will be in the Epistles and announcements during worship services through mid-April. Those interested in attending are asked to register either directly to Marla Endieveri at the PCHS Office here in N.W. Houston(832-241-5921), or on-line (marla.endieveri@pchas.org); by calling or texting Shirley at 713-598-0818; by calling or texting Ann Hardy at 713-240-2690; or by leaving a message at the church office (713-723-6262) no later than April 11. Please consider attending this special time of fellowship and hope! Elder Shepherding Circles update (March 21). Earlier this year our Session spent time together on retreat reflecting on what kind of church St. John’s is called to be in this season of our life together. One conviction kept rising to the surface. We want to be a congregation where people are truly known and cared for, not just greeted at the door on Sunday morning. In a busy world where it is easy to drift apart without meaning to, we believe the church can be one of the places where people stay connected in real and personal ways. Out of that conversation the Session began what we are calling Elder Shepherding Circles. Each elder has been given a small group of households in the congregation with one simple purpose: to stay in touch. About once a month an elder may send a text, make a phone call, write an email, or even drop a note in the mail. The message is not complicated. We are thinking about you. We are praying for you. We are glad you are part of St. John’s. Healing Hearts for March. Monday, March 30, 11:00 am. St. John’s is proud to support this healing ministry. One Great Hour of Sharing Special Offering. Around the world, millions of people lack access to sustainable food sources, clean water, sanitation, education, and opportunity. The work done in support of the causes supported by One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) — disaster, hunger, poverty, climate change, and immigration/migration and refugees — serves individuals and communities in need. This work provides people with safety, sustenance, and hope. This offering helps to improve the lives of people in these challenging situations. Envelopes are at the back of the sanctuary. Happy Birthday Layla Pennycuff (March 1) Laith Assad (March 3) Offiong Glover (March 5) Kyra Noons-Adams (March 6) Mark Swindler (March 14) Gloria Glover (March 17) Madeline Graeter (March 29) Olive Mfobujong (March 30) Happy Anniversary Jim and Lynne Austin (March 10) Kerry and Mary Gaber (March 22) Tad and Andra Mulder (March 25) Prayer Concerns Nyjel Bennett-LaGrone and his family, health concerns Gerry Jump Family of Sue Benn Tom Edmondson, recovering from spinal surgery Holly Darr, health concerns Karen Alsbrook, health Kelsey Wiltz, health concerns Glen Risley, health concerns Madalyn Rodgers, Kathleen Captain's sister Joe Sanford, Scott Moore and Alice Rubio Those looking for a job St. Johns College Students Raina Bailey and the families in our PCHAS homes One Hope Preschool families and staff Calendar Sunday, March 22, 5th Sunday in Lent 9:30 am Sunday School for Adults, Systematic Theology, Session Room 11:00 am Worship Service, live in sanctuary and on Facebook 1:30 pm Book Study, Zoom 4:30 Pack 8 Meeting, Exercise Room Tuesday, March 24 5:00 pm Exercise Group, Building 2 Thursday, March 26 5:00 pm Exercise Class in Building 2 Saturday, March 28 8:30 am Quarterly Bible Study, Session Room 10:00 am One Hope Preschool Easter Party, Courtyard Sunday, March 29, Palm Sunday 9:30 am Sunday School for Adults, Systematic Theology, Session Room 11:00 am Worship Service, live in sanctuary and on Facebook 1:30 pm Book Study on Zoom 3:00 pm Lenten Arts Series, Sanctuary Coming Events Mon, March 30, Healing Hearts, 11 am Wed, April 1, Men’s Group, 6:30 pm Thurs, April 2, Maundy Thursday Service, 7 pm, Sanctuary April 5, Easter Sunday Sun, May 31, CE Brunch: Senior Sunday and Teacher Appreciation Sat, June 20, Quarterly Bible Study (new format for all ages)

The Epistle for March 18, 2026

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