Sermons

The Reign Of God Is Like . . .

July 27, 2014
Psalm 78:2-4; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
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The past few weeks we have heard quite a few of Jesus’parables that are included in the gospel of Matthew. I have struggled, along with the disciples, to understand these […]

Is HMC A Living Contradiction?

July 13, 2014
Psalm 119:105-112; Romans 8:1-11; Matthew 13:18-23
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I. Our Unofficial Identity Statement Hyattsville Mennonite is a Christ-centered welcoming church committed to peace and justice. How do I know this? you ask. I’ve been going here for years, […]

Messy Mercy

June 29, 2014
Genesis 22:1-14
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When the lectionary offered up Genesis 22 as the text for this Sunday, I paused and shook my head, what is one to say about this story?  It is distressing, […]

O Nineveh

June 22, 2014
Jonah Chapters 1-4
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At a Crossroads Stuck at a fork in the road between God’s call and fear We meet Jonah You met me But what fear? To go, I think not He […]

Eucharist: Giving Thanks

June 15, 2014
I Corinthians 11:17-22, 27-32
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Last week we celebrated communion in this congregation, and I mean celebrate. Communion is often a fairly somber event, but last Sunday as people came forward they smiled. In fact, […]

Resting in God’s Stillness and Silence

May 18, 2014
Psalm 46:1-10
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In stillness and silence, we are offered the possibility of withdrawing from the noises in our of lives. You know our cell phones, our IPads, our computers, the TV and […]

SheepGate

May 11, 2014
John 10:1-16; Psalm 23
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Sheep Gate. I didn’t know about “sheep gate” until this week when I walked around the church property reading this gospel from John. (I was trying to find new insights […]

In The Aftermath

May 04, 2014
Luke 24:13-35
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In today’s scripture we find ourselves transported back once again to Easter Sunday as we hear about yet another experience of encounter with the resurrected Christ.  This story, which has […]

Making the Path by Walking

April 27, 2014
Psalm 34:14; Romans 15:13; Mark 7:24-30
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Many years ago, when I was still living in Sincelejo, my home town, I was a part of a group of young adults who had started an Anabaptist bible study […]

Fear and Exhilaration

April 20, 2014
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Christ is Risen!  [Christ is Risen Indeed!] Alleluia! We have journeyed together throughout Lent this year as witnesses to encounters with God; encounters that happened through temptation, through blessings and […]