Matthew 4:1-11, Genesis 2:15-17, Nate Hosler [Think of the style of the “Tall Man” and the “Middle Man” children’s books] There is a man named Bill Cox. Bill Cox—in addition to being well versed in the Brethren and assorted Anabaptist genealogies of Lancaster Pennsylvania and in addition to being quite conversant in the various styles…
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THANKS, KING
Psalm 93, John 18:33 – 37, Revelation 1:4b – 8 Jeff Davidson As I’ve mentioned a few times over the years, I am an adopted child. When I was young, like kindergarten and first grade, I would wonder who my birth parents were. I would wonder to myself, “What if my birth mother is the Queen…
1st BEST COMMANDMENT
Deuteronomy 6:1-9, Mark 12:28-34 Nathan Hosler 28 One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?” 29 Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; 30 you shall love the…
SERVANT, PRIEST, AND KING
Isaiah 53:4-12; Hebrews 5:1-10; Mark 10:35-45 Jennifer Hosler My paternal grandfather (my dad’s dad) was really interested in genealogy. I never asked exactly where this interest came from but through it, I learned some random historical facts about my dad’s side. Little nuggets of info such as, I apparently have a Quaker ancestor from somewhere…
JESUS, YOU’VE GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!
Mark 10:17-31, Hebrews 4:12-16 Micah Bales I don’t know about you, but for me, this is a part of the Bible that strikes home in an almost visceral way. When I read this, I know that God has found me out. He has uncovered a place of weakness and resistance in me. He has found a…
COSMIC POWERS?
Ephesians 6:10-20 Nate Hosler Precisely a week ago we were on a plane returning from a week in Disney World with Jenn’s family. They had traveled south to Florida from a not nearly as hot Canada to celebrate our nephew’s 10th birthday. In addition to a keen enthusiasm for sugar and bright song filled environs,…
He’s Back
“He’s Back” – Nathan Hosler Acts 2:14a, 22-32, John 20:19-31, 1 Peter 1:3-9 The year was 2002. Just 24 months into the new millennium and there I was—sent but sitting in the dark. I was in Weierhof, a small German village of about 900 people an hour southwest of Frankfurt. Was with Eastern Mennonite…
Risen
RISEN – Colossians 3:1-4 Matthew 28:1-10 Jeff Davidson – April 20, 2014 There’s a cartoon that shows people coming out of church on Easter Sunday shaking hands with the pastor. One guy says. “You know, Pastor, this is why I only come once a year. Whenever I’m here your sermon is always about the…
Victor, King, Servant?
Victor, King, Servant? – Jennifer Hosler Psalm 118: 1-2, 19-29; Matthew 21:1-11 Today is Palm Sunday, as we have already seen and heard and waved our palm branches. Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, is the name that the church has given to mark the events in Scripture which are referred to as the Triumphal…
Who is That Shiny Person?
Who is That Shiny Person? – Jennifer Hosler Exodus 24:12-18; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9 When thinking about today’s gospel passage, I spent time musing on surprise encounters: those times when you run into someone you know, in a place where you least expect them to be. Running into someone you know is delightful in…
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