Matthew 3:13-17, Acts 10:34-43, Isaiah 42:1-9 Nate Hosler Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. Baptism and Jesus, these are two things that the Brethren are “into.” It was seeking to follow Jesus that brought the original 8 together and it was baptism that formed them into…
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DAY ONE
Matthew 2:13-23 Jeff Davidson I work at a 911 center that dispatches emergency and non-emergency calls for police, fire, and medical. Sometimes units will do what we call self-dispatching on a call. If an officer runs across a traffic accident before anyone has called us, they will self-dispatch, which means to enter their own call…
TINY BABY LIGHTING UP THE DARKNESS
Psalm 98, Isaiah 9:2-7, Isaiah 52:7-10, Luke 2:1-20, John 1:1-14 Jenn Hosler On Wednesday, it was the winter solstice, which is the longest night of the year. In our northern hemisphere location, the extended darkness is difficult for many people. There are literally less hours of daylight to experience and we bundle from the cold,…
ARE WE THERE YET?
Matthew 1:18-25 & Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18 Micah Bales It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas. As an American, I have a stereotyped vision of what Christmas ought to look like. It’s a cold, dark, wintry time. We’re bundled up, rushing from our warm houses to gathering places like this one, and back to our…
THERE WE WERE (HERE WE ARE)
Luke 1:46-55, James 5:7-10, Isaiah 35:1-10 Nate Hosler There we were, Jacob and I, sitting in the jurors’ lounge waiting to get called in to wait to see if we will get picked to serve on a jury. Jacob brought a hymnal. I brought a Bible. If we are going to be waiting we might…
PREPARE THE WAY
Matthew 3:1-12 Jeff Davidson Now that Thanksgiving has passed, I have let myself start listening to WASH-FM at 97.1. They are the local “all Christmas music all the time” station. They started with the Christmas music in early November, and while I look forward to the music that was too early for me. I look…
THE ULTIMATE ALL-NIGHTER
Guest preacher Hannah Kelley preached on Isaiah 2:1-5 and Matthew 24:36-44.
JESUS IS LORD. TRUMP IS NOT.
Jeremiah 23:1-6, Luke 1:67-80 Micah Bales I was raised in the Quaker community, so I didn’t grow up with liturgical seasons. My church growing up was actually more “high church” than most Quaker meetings, if you can believe it. We actually did observe the Advent season to some extent. I remember as a kid we…
PRESENT ACTION, FUTURE HOPE
Isaiah 65:17-25; Luke 21:5-19 Jennifer Hosler Our church is committed to seeking justice, wholeness, and community through the gospel of Jesus. As followers of Jesus, we take seriously Jesus’ words—including those to care for and protect the marginalized and to love both our neighbors and our enemies. Since these are values that we regularly talk…
BELIEF IN THE TRUTH
Psalm 17:1-9, Luke 20:27-38, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17 Jeff Davidson Jim Benedict is the pastor at the Union Bridge Church of the Brethren, not too far from New Windsor. He also grew up in Iowa listening to Cubs games, rooting for the Cubs, and for their AAA farm team the Iowa Cubs. After the…
Washington City Church of the Brethren 