Cynthia Lapp

Waiting For Who?

December 15, 2019
Matthew 11:2-11; Isaiah 35:1-10; James 5:7-10; Luke 1:46-55
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(sung) Wait on the Lord, God’s time is near. Wait on the Lord, be strong, take heart. It’s the third Sunday of Advent and we are still waiting. What are […]

What Are We Waiting For?

December 01, 2019
Matthew 24:36-44; Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13:11-14
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What are you waiting for? This is the question we will be asking together this Advent and Christmas season. (A bunch of other Mennonites across the country are also asking […]

Vision Amidst Violence

October 06, 2019
Psalm 37:1-9; II Timothy 1: 3-7; Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4
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“Why do you make me see wrongdoing and look at trouble? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise.” This description from Habakkuk is all too real. My […]

Global Warning

September 29, 2019
I Timothy 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31
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These two texts, taken together, give us more than enough to grapple with this morning. In the global context, we are considered wealthy, even quite wealthy. What might we hear […]

Lost Or Found

September 15, 2019
Luke 15:1-10
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Jesus is that guy, the guy that is always telling stories. At least that is how Luke writes his version of Jesus’ life. You probably should read it for yourself […]

Breathing & Groaning

September 08, 2019
Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; Romans 8:19-23
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Yesterday the church council and pastorate met to look to the upcoming church year. As we thought about what is going well among us here at Hyattsville Mennonite, we also […]

Repairing The Breach

August 25, 2019
Isaiah 58:9-14; Luke 13:10-17
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This story of the woman coming to synagogue on the Sabbath feels strangely familiar because it happens sometimes; people (that we do not know) come to the church on a […]

Finding Treasure

August 11, 2019
Luke 12:32-34; Isaiah 1:1,10-17
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It is a joy to be back among you after the gift of a three month sabbatical. My first Sunday back, on July 28, I was told I looked relaxed […]

The Last Word

April 21, 2019
Luke 24:1-12; Isaiah 65:17-23
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So much wrong and so much injustice, as you shouldered a wooden cross. Now like you, my best dreams are shattered; all I know is the weight of loss. My […]

Lost and Found at Home

March 31, 2019
Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
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Jesus told this parable a long time ago. It still gets told over and over in different ways, in literature, in song, in real life. There is something so compelling […]