Jonah 3-4; Mark 1:14-20 Jennifer Hosler Jonah and the whale. It’s a story that you might have learned in Sunday School. Jonah’s story is fairly well known to Christians—and it’s probably one of the most familiar scripture passages to people who do not go to church. It’s memorable because some parts are pretty dramatic. If…
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COME AND SEE
John 1:35-51 Jeff Davidson One of the things that frustrates me the most about driving is rubberneckers. You’re sitting in traffic, sitting in traffic, sitting in traffic, inching along, running later and later for your appointment, and finally you see what the holdup is: a fender bender that’s going the other direction on the other…
INTO THE WILDNESS
Genesis 1: 1-5, Psalm 29, Mark 1:4-11, Acts 19:1-7 Nathan Hosler Presentation conveys something of the message. Someone getting a face tattoo or wearing a swanky suit are communicating something. As an example of this Br. Jacob felt he needed to shave off is substantial beard recently while looking for a job upon moving to…
HEARING AND PROCLAIMING
Jeremiah 31:7-14 Jeff Davidson Happy New Year! It’s nice to see you again. I hope you had a good Christmas celebration, and I hope you had a good New Year’s celebration too. I hope that 2015 is a wonderful year for each of you. In terms of the secular, cultural end of Christmas, one of…
NOT SURPRISED
Luke 2:22-40 Jennifer Hosler I really like surprises, especially surprise parties. I like being a part of them and helping to orchestrate a celebratory scheme. The anticipation of seeing a person’s face or expression is really delightful. I like helping with surprise parties and I also like throwing them, though I’m not very good at…
REJOICE
Luke 1:26-38 Luke 1:46b-55 Jeff Davidson (Note to the reader: this sermon was preached after the dedication to Christ of Miles Menzie Curtis Clark, son of John and Sally (Penner) Clark.) This is a great time for a baby dedication. This is the time of year when we think about baby Jesus, about parenthood, about…
MARY PROCLAIMED
Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; Luke 1:46b-55 Nathan Hosler While traveling strange things often happen. From the 3rd to the 9th I was traveling in the Dominican Republic and Haiti on for my denominational work with the Office of Public Witness. On our return flight out of Santo Domingo, the Dominican capitol, I was stopped going through…
Prepare
Isaiah 40:1-11 Mark 1:1-8 Jeff Davidson As many of you know Julia and I have been moving and unpacking the last couple of weeks. We’re not done yet, but we’re getting there. It’s coming along. We actually moved two weeks ago yesterday, but the preparation for the move had started long before then. We had…
KEEP AWAKE
Isaiah 64:1-9; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37 Jennifer Hosler This past week was tumultuous for our nation. Our thanksgiving celebrations were held amidst a background of pain, suffering, anger, and even violence. Protests and vigils occurred all over the country this week: DC, Chicago, New York City, and even at my campus…
THIS IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY?
Psalm 8, Matthew 6:5-13 Angela Finet
Washington City Church of the Brethren 