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…
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By Nathan Hosler Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15, Ephesians 4:1-16, John 6:24-35 This was the 15th day of the second month. Approximately 45 days since they were liberated from slavery. And they were in the desert wilderness. And they were hungry. The wilderness has often been a place of testing. Much later, Jesus will go into the…
Death Swallowed up: Easter
Preacher: Pastor Nathan Hosler, PhD Date: March 31, 2024 Scripture: John 20:1-18, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Isaiah 25:6-9 February 14th, the beginning of Lent, feels like a long time ago. Lent is the time often designated for preparation for this past week. If, however, you were like me, you probably lost sight of this at times over…
Jonah and the….Mercy of God
Preacher: Pastor Nathan Hosler, PhD Date: January 21, 2024 Scripture: Jonah 3:1-5, Jonah 3:10, Mark 1:14-20 The fish was huge! It was, at least, big enough for us to keep and eat—(I didn’t really like it as a child). If I say, “Jonah and the….” How do you fill in? Jonah and the big fish or…
Advent 2023 – In Bethlehem, Christmas is Canceled
Preacher: Pastor Nathan Hosler, PhD Date: December 3, 2023 Scripture: Mark 13: 24-37, Psalm 80 Munther Isaac is the pastor of the Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem—the Bethlehem. His family and the Palestinian Christian community trace their history back, literally, to the beginning. The Church of the Brethren has sought to read the New Testament…
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…
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…
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…
Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity
Preacher: Nathan Hosler Scripture: John 17:1-26 Date: September 25, 2022 A young Greek Orthodox monk working in the finance office in Greece, originally from Pennsylvania, dressed in traditional black robe, beard, and long hair in a bun (we did this before hipsters, he said). A pastor working in the women’s ministry from a Pentecostal church…
Embodying, Knowing, Proclaiming
Nehemiah in the Liturgy from a book of hours
Washington City Church of the Brethren 