Preacher: Jenn Hosler Scripture: Luke 18:9-14 Our tagline as a congregation is “Seeking justice, wholeness, and community through the gospel of Jesus.” We can unpack that a little. Justice – we want to work for social justice in our city, our country, and our world. Wholeness – this comes from the biblical word for peace,…
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God’s Economy: Woe to the Rich and Blessed Are the Poor
Preacher: Jenn Hosler Scripture: Luke 16:19-31; 1 Timothy 6:6-19 The past few weeks, we spent a lot of money, and it feels strange. We bought new mattresses, replacing our 18-year-old mattress queen mattress and our unknown aged second-hand twin mattress with versions that would be kinder to our bodies and kind to our earth. We…
I Want to Be That Pawpaw Tree
Preacher: Jenn Hosler Scripture: Psalm 1; Luke 14:25-33 How do we make space for joy and rest amidst injustice and seemingly endless crises, here in our country and in our city and across the world? The past 2 years, I have been wrestling with this. One particular memory is of Martin Luther King Jr. Day…
Transdimensional Liminal Space
Preacher: Rev. Jenn Hosler Scripture: Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:15-23; Luke 24:44-53 A liminal space – an in-between, transition time. The Latin word ‘limen’ means “threshold.” Liminal spaces are spaces of possibility, uncertainty, uneasiness, and opportunity. When there is a break between the old and new, when the old is no longer valid or functioning and…
Breakfast with Jesus
Preacher: Rev. Jenn Hosler Scripture: John 21:1-19 Our scripture today is one of my favorite passages in the Bible. I’ll talk more about how and why it is meaningful, but the short answer is because, in John 21, we have resurrected Jesus cooking breakfast. Who here regularly eats breakfast? (no judgment if you don’t) Who…
What is blocking the flow of love?
Preacher: Jenn Hosler Scripture: Psalm 51:1-2, 6-12; Isaiah 58:1-12; James 5:1-9, 13-16 A few weeks ago, I attended a retreat in Florida at a Catholic retreat center. I wasn’t surewhat to expect for myself at this retreat. I didn’t come in with any specific hopes, though I knewa dedicated time for renewal and spiritual growth…
Love – and Almost Getting Thrown off a Cliff
Preacher: Jenn Hosler Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30 Love – and Almost Getting Thrown off a Cliff (1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30)Jennifer Hosler The love passage – 1 Corinthians 13. Perhaps this feels like a difficult passage to dig into right now. Using my powers of deduction, many of us are stressed, terrified, angry,…
Stars, Joy, and Paying Homage: Epiphany
By: Jennifer Hosler Psalm 72: 1-7, 10-14; Isaiah 60:1-6; Matthew 2: 1-23 When I was growing up, my non-religious family celebrated Three Kings Day, which is what Epiphany is known as in some cultures. My mom would typically bake a cake and insert little wax-paper-covered coins in the cake, so that whoever found a coin…
Joy, or, You Brood of Vipers – Third Sunday of Advent
Lectio Divina Led by Jennifer Hosler Isaiah 12:1-6; Zephaniah 3:14-20; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18 This is the third Sunday of Advent. Traditionally, the theme for this Sunday is Joy. Joy or rejoice is seen throughout several of our lectionary scriptures. For our candle lighting, we read a passage from Isaiah, which is read today in…
Not Alone, With the Spirit of Power and Love
Scriptures – John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15; Acts 2:1-21 Jennifer Hosler Who here regularly celebrates Christmas? Who here regularly celebrates Easter? Who here regularly celebrates Pentecost? In my household, we don’t yet have any Pentecost traditions and I think I’d like to change that. Shane Claiborne and his wife Katie Jo celebrated by breathing fire – at…
Washington City Church of the Brethren 