Preacher: Dana Cassell Scripture: Luke 12:49-56 Since I left ministry, I have had an unquenchable thirst for DRAMA. When you’re a pastor, or at least when I was a pastor, people’s dramas – large and small – land in your lap day in and day out. I cannot resist the allure of a juicy storyline,…
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God’s Reversal
Preacher: Lisa Ramish Scripture: Luke 12:32-40 Please pray with me. Loving God, we know you are here with us as we read your holy scripture and find ways to let it change our lives. May my words, as well as the way we hear them and respond, be a reflection of your wisdom and love….
The Lord’s Prayer
Preacher: Julia Baker Scripture: Luke 11:1-13 The Lord’s Prayer… At this moment, churches around the globe, in every language are praying this prayer. This beautiful prayer that I would guess has been spoken more than any collection of words in human history. A prayer that, for many of us, we didn’t even memorize consciously but…
Beyond “Are you a Martha or a Mary?”
Preacher: Lisa Ramish Scripture: Genesis 18:1-10a; Luke 10:38-42 Thank you so much for having me as your guest today. I am so grateful to be with you. Let us start with a prayer. Our Creator, Please bless my words and let them be a blessing to those listening. Guide our voices, thoughts and actions to…
And Who is My Neighbor?
Preacher: Rev. Nate Hosler Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:9-14, Colossians 1:1-14, Luke 10:25-37 In 2003, after a year and a half of volunteer service and feeling a call to ministry, I boarded a train to Chicago from Pennsylvania. I was headed to college and the school was in the center of the city. A ministry training program,…
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 When there is a break between the old and new, when the old is no longer valid or functioning and…
The Spirit of Delight
Preacher: Dana Cassell Scripture: Provers 8:1-4, 22-31 A long time ago, in the spring of 2020, a beloved congregant named Nancy included me on a poetry chain mail letter. I don’t really participate in chain letters, but I love poetry and I loved Nancy, who had been a steadfast supporter of me and my ministry,…
Greater Works- Spirit Fire
Preacher: Rev. Nate Hosler Scripture: John 14:8-17, 25-27; Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:24-34, 35b Today we mark Pentecost—the coming of the Comforter-Helper-Advocate—to the disciples. Having come in power, the Holy Spirit empowers and compels the disciples to go out and continue to the work of Jesus. Today we read our scripture passages and reflect. There will…
Demonstration Plots
Preacher: Dana Cassell Scripture: Revelation 21:1-6 A few years ago, I started working for Brethren Volunteer Service on a very specific project: to start new BVS intentional community houses. These would be places around the country, connected with local congregations, where volunteers would work in the community at volunteer projects, but also agree to spend…
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…
Washington City Church of the Brethren 