Isaiah 64:1-9, 1 Corinthians 1:3-9, & Mark 13:24-37 Micah Bales The first Sunday in Advent I’ve been accused of many things. But I’ve never been accused of being without imagination. When I was a child, I had what you could probably describe as an overactive imagination. Every book I read, every cartoon I watched,…
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THE 15TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST or THE WEASEL, THE MOUSE, THE GREAT LIZARD ACCORDING TO ITS KIND
The audio version may differ from the transcript of this sermon, but can be found on Soundcloud at: https://soundcloud.com/washingtoncitycob/15th-sunday-since-pentecost-september-17-2017 Exodus 14:19-31, 15:20-21, Romans 14:1-12, Matthew 18:21-35 Nate Hosler As many of you know we went camping last week. My family has gone camping most every year for more than 20 years. My mother has…
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
1 Kings 19:9-18, Matthew 14:22-33 Jeff Davidson My original plan was to talk about this passage in light of our discernment process with the Brethren Nutrition Program. I’ve moved away from that specific focus over the course of the last couple of weeks, but my conclusion still applies to that process and to the discussion…
THERE WILL BE NO TOMAHAWK MISSILES IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD
Philippians 2:5-11 & Matthew 21:1-11 Micah Bales Our gospel reading this morning is about Jesus’ triumphal entrance into Jerusalem, just days before he would be arrested and executed. Jesus is riding on a donkey, and the people are all around him. There were massive crowds in town for Passover, and Jesus’ arrival in the city…
THE HOLY IN YOU
Colossians 1:15-28 Jeff Davidson Yet another week, yet another massacre of one kind or another. France suffers their third mass-casualty incident in the last year and a half, with more than 80 people killed. Hundreds are killed and thousands arrested in a coup in Turkey that has religious undertones, although it was conducted by the…
With Them in Their Suffering
Romans 12:9-21; Galatians 3:26-29; Matthew 6:5-18 Jennifer Hosler If you’ve been looking at the news lately, you’ve seen that our world is full of sorrow and suffering and violence. We look around the planet and see war in Gaza and rockets in Israel, we see festering problems in eastern Ukraine, violence against Christians and Yazidis…
Rivers Clap and Mountains Sing
Rivers Clap and Mountains Sing (Malachi 4:1-3; Psalm 98) Jennifer Hosler Of all the times I’ve had what could be called a “holy” experience, most of them have occurred outdoors. When I’ve been struck by the near presence of God, when I’ve felt wrapped in God’s love, when I’ve marveled at the beauty of…
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