Sermons
Again And Again
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
There was an old man Named Michael Finnegan He had whiskers On his chin-ne-gan He shaved them off and they grew in again Poor old Michael Finnegan, Begin Again Today […]
The Grit of Restoration
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
Don’t let the unusually amazing and warm weather of the past few weeks fool you. The budding trees and blooming flowers may tempt you into thinking we have already made […]
When Anabaptists Were The Terrorists
Speaker: Lawrence Ressler
“Be angry and sin not,” Paul advises the church at Ephesus in Ephesians 4:26. Anger itself is not presented as a sin. Paul reminds us in this passage that the […]
Rise And Shine
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
When Jesus says it, it sounds so matter of fact: You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world. Preachers around the globe are trying […]
Blessed Attitude
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Not to be overly dramatic but since advent, when I last preached, it feels like the world has changed. Some of us feel disoriented, like we are living in a […]
At The Edge Of The Sea
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
John the Baptist has died. He has been killed by Herod Antipas, the hand of Rome. It is time. Time for Jesus. Jesus moves to Capernaum. To a house by […]
Wait With Joy
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
Our advent theme this year is Wake. Watch. Wait. These three small words are easy to glide right over. They seem almost interchangeable in our advent context. Yet they hold […]
Watching For Shoots
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
I am grateful for this season of advent. When all around we hear “buy, more, now” and “cook, bake, eat” it is a relief to come to church and hear […]
Wake!
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
Well, here it is, once again the first Sunday of Advent and instead of being greeted with a text of excitement and warm fuzzy anticipation about the impending birth of […]
Be Still, And Know!
Speaker: Sara Wenger Shenk
The Psalm has many familiar, reassuring cadences. Some of us may know it by memory. 1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will […]