Sermons

A Journey of ‘We’

January 25, 2015
Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Mark 1:18-20
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A few weeks ago the junior high Sunday School class I help teach had a lesson on the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. And out of all the stories that we […]

Hearing God’s Call: Does God Tweet?

January 18, 2015
I Samuel 3:1-20; Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; John 1:43-51
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While Cindy and I served as MCC country representatives in Jordan, I was invited to be one of three speakers for an online press conference with U.S. media.  The press […]

Anabaptismaticism

January 11, 2015
Genesis 1:1-5; Acts 19:1-7; Mark 1:4-11
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At last year’s Hospitality Night, Richard said something that surprised me. Hyattsville Mennonite Church, he said, is a Spirit-filled congregation. When I think of Spirit-filled churches, I think about pastors […]

Holy, Hole-y, Wholly

January 04, 2015
Matthew 2:1-12
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Today we gather together to celebrate. We celebrate Epiphany – a day that, in our tradition, recounts the journey the wise ones from the East took to seek and find […]

Heirs To The Spirit, Heirs To Freedom

December 28, 2014
Luke 2:22-40; Galatians 4:4-7; Psalm 148
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Good morning. Happy Christmas! ¡Feliz Navidad! Joyeaux Noël! Fröhe Weihnachten! Selamat Hari Natal! I would like to take about 30 seconds and have everyone greet those around them in the […]

Where Does God Live?

December 21, 2014
II Samuel 7:1-11, 16; Luke 1:26-38
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The church in which I grew up, Broadway Mennonite Brethren in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada was a plain building, white stucco walls inside and out, very small separate entryways for […]

The Joy Journey

December 14, 2014
Luke 1:46b-55
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On this, the third Sunday of Advent, it feels like we have reached a turning point in the season; the waiting and preparation transitions into a more active state of […]

The Beginning Continues…

December 07, 2014
Isaiah 40:6-11; 2 Peter 3:8-15
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“There is a beginning. There is a not yet beginning to be a beginning. There is a not yet beginning to be a not yet beginning to be a beginning. […]

Alert and Awake to Hope

November 30, 2014
Mark 13:24-37; Isaiah 64:1-9; I Corinthians 1:3-9
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On this first Sunday of Advent – and this last Sunday that I am with you for three months, I want to say something joyful and profound, memorable and inspiring. […]

The Good Stuff

November 16, 2014
Matthew 25:14-30; Jeremiah 13:1-11
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Here were are in mid-November.  It has been a little over two weeks since All Hallows’ Eve. I don’t know how many of the families in this community participate in […]