Sermons

From Death To Breath

April 06, 2014
Ezekiel 37:1-14; John 11:1-45 (selected)
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What fantastic stories and what remarkable foreshadowing of the excitement to come in two weeks.  And it is a description of what we live with every day. Death and life. […]

Group Reflections from 12 Scripture Group

March 30, 2014
John 9:1-41; Psalm 23
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Keith Swartzendruber During the past 3 months we as a church have explored scripture more intentionally and creatively. In addition to our focus in worship, many have gathered in small […]

Drawing Water

March 23, 2014
Exodus 17:1-7: John 4:5-42
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The encounters with God we are exploring this week happen around water.  There are many references and stories about water in the scriptures – in fact doing a simple search […]

Encountering and Re-encountering God

March 16, 2014
Genesis 12:1-4; John 3:1-17
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During lent we are watching for encounters with God, in the biblical text and in our own lives. We are told Abram is 75 when he finally has an encounter […]

Encountering God

March 09, 2014
Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7; Matthew 4:1-11
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Lent is the time when as Christians we look to encounter God – more often and in new ways. So isn’t it curious that these familiar texts from Genesis and […]

Recovery of the Nonconformed Vision

March 02, 2014
Isaiah 1:2-9; Psalm 2; Romans 12:1-13
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I have a long history with “nonconformity.” First of all, I grew up in a Mennonite community where this word was never heard, but then, as a ninth grader, I […]

From Despair To Hope

February 16, 2014
Leviticus 19:9-10; Revelations 21:1-7
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It was mid-summer 2010 as I blankly stared at my computer screen at the office. My eyes moved lazily from one side of the screen to the next, but there […]

Making A Choice

February 16, 2014
Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Matthew 5:21-37
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We are practically knee-deep in the Sermon on the Mount. This year, every Sunday in the month of February we get another reading from Jesus’ famous sermon. As a Mennonite […]

Salty Life, Beautiful Light

February 09, 2014
Matthew 5:13-20; Isaiah 58:1-9
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I love cilantro.  I realize it is a flavor that is hit or miss with people – there are those of us who think cilantro could enhance the flavor of […]

The Foolish Walk

February 02, 2014
I Corinthians 1:18-31; Micah 6:1-8
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We are now one month into the 12 scripture project here at Hyattsville Mennonite. This year as a congregation we are trying new ways of interacting with scripture. So far […]