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,…
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God’s economy of abundance
By: Rev. Nate Hosler John 2:1-11, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 Our Gospel passage is from the book of John. The passage is from the beginning of the secondchapter. It is very early in the book. If you recall, we just finished up Christmas. While it mightfeel quite long ago already, it was only a few weeks…
ALIGNING WITH THE TRUE NORTH OF GOD
By: Julia Baker Colossians 3:12-17 I love this week of Christmastide,there is a liminal nature to these daysthat offer a sacred quiet. The Light has come, we no longer sit in darkness. And we look toward… In these threshold days many of us reflect on the year pastand the one ahead. As I do this…
Miracle Love
Guest Preacher Julia Baker Backward Miracle Every once in a while we need a backward miracle that will strip language, make it hold for a minute: just the vessel with the wine in it— a sacramental refusal to multiply, reclaiming the single loaf and the single fish thereby. I am often asked what my poems…
How Do You See God?
Preacher: Nicole Crouch Date: July 30, 2023 Scripture: Luke 5:17-26 Audio for this sermon can be found here via Google Drive: It is an honor to be here with you all. (As Rev Jenn mentioned) I am the Site Manager for thischurch and Capitol Hill United Methodist Church, and I have been working here since…
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…
But Have Not Love
“Heart of the World” by Mikhail Reva, Odessa Children’s Hospital
Odessa, Ukraine
The Trouble with Christmas
Preacher: Chris Bowman Scriptures: Luke 1:68-79 & Luke 3:1-6 It is an honor to preach here at Washington City Church of the Brethren. You have been a good and faithful presence in the neighborhood over the years. Thank you for that! And thanks to Jessie for the invitation to preach, this second Sunday of Advent….
What does Love do?
Preacher: Jeff Davidson Scripture: 1 John 5:1-6 When I was a kid I don’t remember a whole lot about Mother’s Day Sunday at church. I remember Mother’s Day, of course. Along with everyone else we would go out to eat so Mom didn’t have to cook, and we would buy her a card and Dad…
Like a Good Neighbor…
Preacher: Jessie Houff Scripture: 1 John 4: 7-21 and Acts 8: 26-40 Today it’s all about love, y’all. God’s love for us and love we show for others. The word “LOVE” shows up in the entire bible anywhere from 300-800 times depending on the translation. In the John passage I read today, the word “LOVE”…
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