Sermons
A Day In The Life . . .
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
Per the lectionary calendar, tomorrow is the celebration of the presentation of the Lord at the temple. This is the part of the story at the beginning of Jesus’ life […]
A Journey of ‘We’
Speaker: Naomi Tice
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?
Speaker: J. Daryl Byler
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
Speaker: Micah Tillman
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
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
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
Speaker: Jake Short
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?
Speaker: Verna Zook
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
Speaker: Michelle Burkholder
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…
Speaker: Arienne Johnson
“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
Speaker: Cynthia Lapp
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. […]