New Life from a Stump (Holy Hope)

Preacher: Jennifer Hosler Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-10 This week, I was catching up with a parent at my kid’s school, knowing that they had visited their older adult parents over Thanksgiving and that they were tasked with hosting an extended-family-Thanksgiving. I asked how it went and he said, “I don’t know why we always put it…

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…

”GOD’S KINGDOM IS HERE” OR ”ALREADY AND NOT YET”

“God’s Kingdom is Here” or “Already and Not Yet” – Jennifer Hosler Isaiah 9:2-7; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-14 (15-20) This week the world is celebrating the remarkable life and work of Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday. In South Africa, he led the way for forgiveness to triumph over revenge, for choosing the path of…