Cast Your Fears Away
Preacher: Rev. Jason Carson Wilson Date: May 21, 2023 Scripture: 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 Audio for this sermon can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IKpj3gj6bky5xWj0UK5bILWPQVon3gNu/view?usp=sharing 1 Peter 4:12-14 ad 5:6-11 offer powerful words of encouragement and guidance for those struggling with fear and anxiety. Peter reminds us that life brings trials and difficulties, but we are not…
Mary – Mother of God – Economist: Happy Mother’s Day
Preacher: Nathan Hosler Date: May 14, 2023 Scripture: Proverbs 31:10-31, Luke 1:46-56, John 14:15-21 Audio can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oJgNavaIdkTPRqg1vXJ8cPs0vhqKADAD/view?usp=sharing Happy Mother’s Day! Today we honor and express gratitude for and to mothers. We are thankful for the ways that mothers have cared for us as we grew up and did work that we did…
Lectio Divina
Preacher: Jennifer Hosler Date: May 7, 2023 Scripture: Acts 7:55-60, Romans 12:9-21 This audio can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_aW3b-IFNKTfEp8tq7msWhtZSrtol9tK/view?usp=sharing This time of reflection is audio only
Suffering Isn’t Salvific
Preacher: Jason Carson Wilson Scripture: 1 Peter 2:19-25 Date: April 30, 2023 Audio can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wu3TT3BrL3dyFmyF6XuCnyGdqPeo-rxT/view?usp=share_link Peter encourages his readers to endure suffering patiently, even unjustly. He reminds them that Christ suffered unjustly but did not retaliate or seek revenge. Instead, he entrusted himself to God, who judges justly. Peter emphasizes that Christ’s…
Earth Day and the Road to Emmaus
Preacher: Jenn Hosler Scpriture: Genesis 1:1-2:3, Luke 24:13-35, Romans 8:18-25 Date: April 23, 2023 Audio can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1378uwosRyidz5abvWXuKhvIr4PyIkvWE/view?usp=sharing Yesterday was Earth Day. For several years, Washington City Church of the Brethren has intentionally marked Earth Day in our worship services, via sermons, tools, events, and calls to action. Looking back through the sermons…
Called by Our Names
Preacher: Jenn Hosler Scripture: John 20:1-18 Date: April 9, 2023 Audio for the message can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18nOpolcQ6xiQgsMdfuWPG2c3gcMbGvm1/view?usp=sharing From the Perspective of Mary Magdalene – Adapted from John 20:1-18 The sun was not up. It was dark and cold, and I really didn’t want to be out that early. So much had happened, so…
Palm Sunday Sermon
Preacher: Chibuzo Petty Scripture: Psalm 118, Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 14:12-16 Date: April 02, 2023 Audio can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P57WaF8KRSRO3pr2xCFsiwgFXr0Zt0bz/view?usp=share_link
We Often Cry Out for Mercy but not for Redemption
Preacher: Rev. Jason Carson Wilson Scripture: Psalm 130 Date: March 26, 2023 Audio can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KUH9JlUzpTglVhbSJAqnVbZh7UU2q4np/view?usp=share_link Good Moring, church. We re visiting the words of Psalm 130 today as we sing out praises to our Creator. Let’s remember that the Psalms were usually hymns sung in the temple. David reportedly wrote Psalm 130…
Blinded Sight
Preacher: Julia Baker-Swann Scripture: John 9:1-41, Ephesians 5:8-14 Date: March 19, 2023 Audio can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ISvnzp00xFUPBBeBmBGXlItdVeDj33dh/view?usp=share_link I have a lot of compassion for the Pharisees in this story. They have witnessed something outside of their ordered world and they are freaked out. I see them scurrying around from person to person trying to…
Living Water Sets Us Free
Preacher: Jenn Hosler Scripture: John 4:5-42 Date: March 12, 2023 Audio can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K5dE0_UMQwXJrLEJwT7ItWvX4JfvZVRb/view?usp=share_link It is a hard time for many in the LGBTQ community right now. Drag shows, which have long been an important cultural piece in the LGBTQ community, are getting misunderstood and banned. Two weeks ago, a drag queen story…
Where does my help come from? (Brunch and Bible Study)
Preacher: Jenn Hosler Scripture: Psalm 121 Date: March 5, 2023 A Song of Ascents. 1 I lift up my eyes to the hills— from where will my help come? 2 My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. 3 God will not let your foot be moved; God who keeps you will…
Good Work
Preacher: Nate Hosler Scripture: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7, Psalm 32, Matthew 4:1-11 Date: February 26, 2023 God put them in the garden of Eden to “till and to keep it.” The Biblical witness is one in which good work and responsibility is given as a blessing—part of what it means to be human. This work comes…
Constitution of the Margins
Preacher: Jenn Hosler Scripture: Matthew 5:1-16 Date: February 5, 2023 The Sermon on the Mount begins in Matthew 5 and Jesus has just started his ministry. In the chapter before, we see Jesus preaching, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” Jesus calls Simon (Peter) and Andrew and James and John, away from…
Why I Believe in the Prophetic Christian Tradition
Preacher: Brooks Berndt Scripture: Matthew 6:24-33 Date: January 29, 2023 There are a wide variety of Christians out there in the world, and I am grateful that your church is willing to take a chance this morning on a Christian of a different denominational flavor. Fortunately, I think our flavors work well together. It is…
Worship
Preacher: Nathan Hosler Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23, Isaiah 9:1-4, Psalm 27:1, 4-9, 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Date: January 22, 2023 What is Worship? In approximately 5 words. [community response] My Friday morning answer was—Being rightly oriented towards God. We are going to read our passages with this question in mind. What is worship? However, as you might…
Imperfect Saints, Part of a Bigger Story
Preacher: Jenn Hosler Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 Date: January 15, 2023 Today is our first Service Sunday. Several people are serving in-person at our Sunday respite for asylum seekers in DC today, helping newly arrived families get the clothes and toiletries they need. We also had the same amount of people request addresses to send…
God is a Sticky Toddler, Presented with Gifts (an Epiphany Sermon)
Preacher: Jenn Hosler Date: January 8, 2023 Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12 What exactly do I know about Epiphany? I’ve been preaching for more than 10 years and somehow, some way, I have never been scheduled to preach on Epiphany. So, this sermon’s preparation was an opportunity to think about Epiphany knowledge and the misconceptions our culture…
Christmas Eve
Preacher: Chibuzo Petty Scripture: Jeremiah 30:1-24, 31:1-40, 32:1-44. 33:1-26 Date: December 24, 2022
Joy and Peace
Preacher: Nathan Hosler Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25 Date: December 18, 2022 It was Saturday morning and still dark. I awoke and looked at my clock. 5:19. Perfect—not too early, not too late. Still a few minutes until my alarm would go off. Headed off to my first race since April 2019. Which was feeling enormously long…
Washington City Church of the Brethren Memorial
Preacher: Jessie Houff Scripture: Isaiah 35:1-10, Luke 1:46b-55 Date: December 11, 2022
Hope Despite a Tree Cut Down
Preacher: Jenn Hosler Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-10, Romans 15:4-8a, 12-13 Date: December 4, 2022 Do you consider yourself a hopeful person? A glass half-full or a glass half-empty kind of person? Or, perhaps a third way, do you see a glass filled with possibilities? You say to yourself, I can work with the amount of water…
Thanksgiving Reflection
Preacher: Chibuzo PettyScripture: Isaiah 2:1-5 (NRSVUE), Psalm 122 (NIrV)Date: November 27, 2022
Christ the King
Preacher: Jen Houser – Guest Preacher Scripture : Luke 23:33-43 Date: November 20, 2022 For those of you who don’t know me, I am currently the Director of the Brethren Historical Library and Archives located at the Church of the Brethren General Offices in Elgin, IL. My work largely includes answering research questions for patrons,…
Leaning into Church Friendships, Leaning to Church Conflict
Preacher: Jennifer Hosler Scripture: Philippians 1:3-11; 2:2-4, 12-16; 4:1-7 Date: November 6, 2022 Could a spreadsheet help strengthen your friendships or even our relationships within the church? Maybe, according to an NPR article (Keane & Weiner, 2019). Here’s an excerpt: Vanessa Nuñez was craving close friendship. “I had a lot of surface-level relationships with different…
Dia de los Muertos
Preacher: Jessie Houff Scripture: Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 Date: October 30, 2022 Two weeks ago I participated in a Zoom workshop on Dia de los Muertos, the altar or ofrenda, and learned of an upcoming vigil. This vigil is for migrants who have lost their lives on their journey to the United States. Our scripture today…
Ministry Direction Conversation
Preacher: Chibuzo Petty Scripture: Exodus 4:18-26 Date: October 23, 2022
Continued Reflections
Preacher: Chibuzo Petty Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-25 (NIRV), Galatians 3:23-29 (ESV) Date: October 16, 2022
Intergenerational Ministry Conversation
Preacher: Chibuzo Petty Scripture: Psalm 90 Date: October 9, 2022
Washington City Church of the Brethren 
Hi WCCOB
Is there a link that I could listen to Pastor Chibuzo’s sermon on May 22. I was not able to attend via zoom
Hello Madonna, it all depends on staff capacity, whether the service was recorded (sometimes there are errors), and whether preachers provide a textual sermon. Sorry that that is not a precise answer but if we have it, it will be posted eventually.