Ephesians 4:1-7; 11-16; 1 Cor. 12:12-31; Hebrews 10:19-25 Jennifer Hosler A friend in college told me that she was done with church. We were in bible college, training for ministry. “I’m not done with Jesus,” she said, “But I just don’t see the point of church.” This was puzzling to me – mainly because I…
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TRANSFORMED
Psalm 30, 1 Kings 17:17-24, John 17:20-26, Galatians 1:11-24 Jeff Davidson Every year or so I like to say a word about the worship planning process, particularly as it relates to scriptures. Back when Nate and Jenn and I began sharing preaching responsibilities we were worried about preaching on the same Bible verses in close proximity…
Tiger, Sacrament, and Miracle
Don Kraybill Visiting preacher Don Kraybill gave a sermon on forgiveness using the following verses from the Message Bible by Gene Peterson: Matthew 6:9-15 Luke 11:2-4 Matthew 18:21-22 Matthew 18:34-35 Mark 11:25 Luke 6:37-38 Luke 17:3-4 John 20:23 2 Corinthians 2:5-7,10 Colossians 3:13
THE CALL TO WISDOM
Proverbs 8:1-4 & 22-31, Romans 5:1-5 Sara White Last week we celebrated Pentecost, the descending of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and the birth of the Church. Emmett Eldred, a good friend of mine and a fellow member of the Church of the Brethren, described the events of Pentecost as “a room full of…
SPIRIT OF LOVE AND POWER
John 14:8-17, 25-27; Acts 2:1-21; Romans 8:11-17 Jennifer Hosler Have you ever bent over and struggled to walk in a powerful, overwhelming wind? During the first year that Nate and I were married, we lived one block from Lake Michigan in Chicago. Several times I had to stoop over and brace myself to get to…
YOUR LOVE FOR ME
John 17:20-26 Jeff Davidson When I started doing pulpit supply here at Washington City back around 2002 or 2003 I used to listen to WAMU on the way in and on the way out. Back then on the way in it was Stained Glass Bluegrass, an excellent show full of bluegrass gospel music. On the…
MISSION(ARY?)
Acts 16:9-15 Nathan Hosler The Poisonwood Bible, a novel, tells the story of Nathan Price and his family. In 1959, Nathan Price, an unabashedly overzealous and paternalistic missionary, goes to the colonial Congo with his wife and four daughters in tow. The story is told from the perspective of his family who range from the…
Caring for Caribou
Genesis 1:20-31 Katie Furrow “The Sacred Place Where Life Begins.” For the Gwich’in people, this place is the coastal plains of Northern Alaska. The coastal plains are home to the breeding grounds of countless migratory bird species, polar bears, and the Porcupine Caribou which plays a significant role in the lives of the Gwich’in as…
CALLED TO BE DUNKER PUNKS
Jenn Hosler Romans 12; Matthew 5: 38-6:4; 6:19-34 What is punk? The dictionary definition of punk focuses on two aspects: the music and the clothing. Punk is, according to google definitions, “a loud, fast-moving, and aggressive form of rock music, popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s.” If a person is a punk, the…
REFUGEE WELCOME SUNDAY
Psalm 105:12-15, Leviticus 19:33-34, Ephesians 2:15-20 Nate Hosler If you have ever been hiking in a forest you will probably remember that the trail often changes. At times a trail is more like a road. Perhaps it was an old railroad bed turned into a bike path. At other times it might be a single…
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