John 17:6-19, Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 Micah Bales Good morning! Can you remember a time when you felt betrayed? When a person you loved and trusted took advantage of your confidence in order to harm you? It’s devastating. It leaves you not sure if you can trust anyone, ever again. Betrayal shuts us down; we raise…

John 15:9-17 Jeff Davidson Ann Marie Reeves Jarvis. How many people have heard of her? Let me tell you a little about her. She was born in Culpeper, VA, not too far from here, in 1832. Her dad was a Methodist minister, and when she was 18 she married the son of a Baptist minister….

1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-8 Nathan Hosler This week a nearby city was set aflame. We likely felt many things during this time. I was also reading for this sermon. Particularly reading and rereading the 1st John passage. Both these events and this passage require such depth of thought that I struggled to make sense…

Acts 4:4-12 Jeff Davidson One of my part-time jobs in high school was as a grill cook at Clancy’s Restaurant in Tipp City. It was kind of similar to Wendy’s, with a little bit more on the menu. That’s where I learned the secrets of successful cooking: when in doubt fry it, too much grease…

John 20:19-31 Jeff Davidson  I know folks often say that “seeing is believing”, but that’s not always true. I like magicians. I like to watch magic shows on TV, and I like it especially when they do what’s called “close-up” magic. That’s where the magician rolls up their sleeves and does whatever sleight of hand…

John 20:1-18, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Nathan Hosler Easter Sunday Our first summer of marriage Jenn and I lived in a cottage on several acres forest that someone lent us. Jenn was doing an internship at the congregation where I grew up and I was working with my dad in carpentry. One evening we were going…

Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29    Mark 11:1-11  Palm Sunday Jeff Davidson Years ago I saw some flash cards that had cartoons on them designed to help you learn the books of the Bible. One of the cards had a big cartoon letter “S” on it, and the “S” had arms and was stirring a bowl. Which book…

John 12:20-33, Matthew 13: 24-30 Bryan Hanger Today is the 5th Sunday of Lent. Next week is Palm Sunday. Jesus’ final act is approaching and we must continue to reflect on his final days and focus our hearts on the message he proclaimed. In our scripture readings today we have a parable and a short…

John 3:14-21  Jeff Davidson This is one of those passages that has about a dozen different sermons in it. Jesus starts off by talking about Moses lifting up a bronze serpent on a pole in the wilderness. That story is in Numbers 21:4-9. You could talk about how just as Moses lifted up the serpent…

John 2:13-25 Nathan Hosler – John 2:13-25 13 The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. 15 Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the…