Sermons
The Peace Of The Earth
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
The United Nations has designated September 21st of each year as the International Day of Peace. [And just so you are not confused for the rest of the day, or […]
Lost Or Found
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
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
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
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
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
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 […]
Divine Judgment: What Are We Afraid Of?
Speaker: Jake Short
Judgment. It’s not a word we hear a lot at Hyattsville Mennonite. So often we have felt judged by others for our actions, and therefore we hesitate to pass judgment, […]
Finding Treasure
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
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 […]
Recipe For Prayer
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
How do we pray? It is a question the disciples of Jesus asked and one that we still ask today. What is prayer, what does it look like, sound like, […]
From Chaos, Life
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
Today is the last day of June; a month full of rainbows and pride parades. Pride is an annual time of celebration for LGBTQ people (& allies) as LGBTQ people […]
Get Up!
Speaker: Chet Jechura
Let us pray. God of Resurrection Glory: You gave Peter the power to raise up Dorcas from the dead. Raise us up, we pray, from the things that hold us […]
Visions of Vision
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
You’ve got to love a scripture passage that begins with: meanwhile. Meanwhile Saul continued to breathe murderous threats against the disciples. Okay, so maybe we don’t necessarily like what comes […]