Rise Up, Fall Down (1st Sunday in Advent) Preacher: Nathan Hosler Scriptures: Isaiah 64:1-9, Luke 1:46-55 There is a certainty, and inevitability about it. The planets spin. In the night sky. Seen from the playground in the early evening, befor

Give Thanks. Give Back. Give Joy.

Nov 30th, 2020 13m 20s

Preacher: Jessie Houff Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23. Matthew 25: 31-46. Psalm 100 Today, we are focusing on three scriptures, each with a different theme and what each message means. We’re going to reflect on giving thanks, giving back, and giv

Becoming the Dregs

Nov 15th, 2020 10m 27s

Preacher: Jeff Davidson Scripture: Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18; Matthew 25:14-30 Sometimes you’re reading something and there’s a phrase or an expression that jumps out at you or raises a question of some kind. That’s what happened to me with our read

WWJND?

Oct 18th, 2020 11m 53s

Preacher: Jeff Davidson Scripture: Isaiah 45:1-7; Matthew 22:15-22 Some of you will remember the slogan from back in the 1990s.WWJD – What Would Jesus Do? There were WWJD bracelets, there was aWWJD book that was an update of the original WWJD b

Context and Church

Aug 23rd, 2020 13m 58s

Preacher: Jeff Davidson Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20 Context matters. There are a lot of different things that can go into making up a context. The physical setting. The history of a place or a people. Who it is that is saying or writing somethi

Not a Place Where We Can Be but God is Present There

Aug 16th, 2020 19m

Preacher: Jennifer Hosler Scripture: Genesis 45:1-15; Psalm 139:1-14 How closely does God care for us? Is God concerned with the intimate details of our lives, or just with some broader, overarching plan of redemption? Christians have varied in

Easter in a Pandemic

Apr 12th, 2020 12m 54s

Preacher: Jennifer Hosler Scripture: John 20:1-18 It’s intense, the pressure of preaching an Easter sermon during a global pandemic.How can I have the right words to say,to point us to the divine solidarity of Jesus entering with us in our suff

Thoughts and Meditations

Mar 15th, 2020 15m 2s

Preacher: Jeff Davidson Scriptures: Exodus 17:1-7, Psalm 95, Romans 5:1-11, John 4:5-42

War or Baptism

Jan 12th, 2020 7m 45s

Preacher: Nathan Hosler Scripture: Isaiah 42:1-9, Acts 10:34-43, Matthew 3:13-17 Last Sunday we changed our church sign to “No War with Iran.” It is clear we are opposed to war with Iran. This statement is, however, rather limited. The Church o

Everything Changes

Jan 5th, 2020 12m 15s

Preacher: Jeff DavidsonScripture: Jeremiah 31:7-14, John 1:1-18Do you know what today is? Here’s a hint. (sings) “On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me a partridge in a pear tree.” Any ideas?Yes. It’s the twelfth

Love

Dec 22nd, 2019 8m 54s

Preacher: Jeff DavidsonScripture: Isaiah 7:10-16, Matthew 1:18-25Who are the people in the Bible that you think about at Christmas time? Jesus, obviously. Mary. Joseph. If you think a little harder then maybe Elizabeth, or Zechariah

Even the Prophet Doubted

Dec 15th, 2019 19m 59s

Preacher: Jennifer HoslerScripture: Isaiah 35: 1-10; Luke 1:46b-55; Matthew 11:2-11Doubt, loss, pain, darkness… sounds like Christmas-time? Unlike our cultural displays of perpetual holiday cheer, our four weeks of Advent scriptures

Peace

Dec 1st, 2019 10m 20s

Preacher: Nathan HoslerScripture: Matthew 24:36-44, Isaiah 2:1-5, Psalm 122, Romans, 13:11-14When I was a growing up, my family would go camping for our summer vacation. In addition to camping type activities such as hiking and moun

Job

Nov 10th, 2019

Preacher: Jeff DavidsonScripture: Job 19:23-27aI have a soft spot for Job. Maybe it’s because a lot of us learn his story in Sunday School. Maybe it’s because so many terrible things happened to him and to people he loved and it rea

The World’s Greatest Sinner

Sep 15th, 2019

Preacher: Jeff DavidsonScripture: Psalm 51:1-10Note: I forgot my manuscript when leaving for church on the 15th. There are likely significant differences between the sermon as it was preached and the sermon as it appears here. Thank

Partying: How and with Whom

Sep 1st, 2019

Preacher: Jeff DavidsonScripture: Luke 14:1, 7-14This passage is one of my favorites in the Bible, and it always reminds me of one of my favorite sermons. It’s a sermon by the Rev. Peter Marshall – not the old host of Hollywood Squa

When Jesus is not a Peacemaker

Aug 18th, 2019

Preacher: Jennifer HoslerScripture: Luke 12:49-56At Washington City Church of the Brethren, we understand the ministry of peacemaking as an important, integral part of Jesus’ gospel. The teaching and actions of Jesus speak in Script

Do not be afraid, little flock

Aug 11th, 2019

Preacher: Nathan HoslerScripture: Isaiah 1:10-20, Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16, Luke 12:32-40Jesus said, “Do not be afraid, little flock.”That there are reasons to be afraid, both for ourselves and our future generations and for our nei

Before All Things

Jul 21st, 2019

Preacher: Nathan HoslerScripture: Amos 8:1-12; Psalm 52; Colossians 1:15-28Our passages in Amos and Psalms challenge pride and power. Common, perhaps worn out, themes in this town. With the prophet Amos we could say,Hear this, y

Not Too Far

Jul 14th, 2019

Preacher: Jeff DavidsonScripture: Deuteronomy 30:9-14; Luke 10:25-37If you’ve gone to almost any Christian church for almost any amount of time you’ve heard the story of the Good Samaritan. I’ve preached on it many, many times, and

Sheer Silence

Jun 23rd, 2019

Preacher: Nathan HoslerScripture: 1 Kings 19:1-15a, Galatians 3:23-29

Oddities of the Holy Spirit

May 26th, 2019

Preacher: Jennifer HoslerScripture: Acts 16:9-15; John 14:23-29At times, I am reminded that following Jesus is a bit strange. I’m trained in scientific methods as a community psychologist and I’m working to develop specific hypothes

Recognizing God

May 5th, 2019

Preacher: Jeff DavidsonScriptures: John 21:1-19, Acts 9:1-20One of the classic adventure books that I remember reading as a kid “The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood” by Howard Pyle. It might have been in the Reader’s Digest abridged

We need resurrection

Apr 21st, 2019

Preacher: Nathan HoslerScripture: Luke 24:1-12, 1 Corinthians 15:19-26We need a resurrection.We need a resurrection.I first thought this phrase while in church last Sunday, feeling beleaguered and discouraged in this very sa

Jesus and the Deeds of Power

Apr 14th, 2019

Preacher: Jennifer HoslerScripture: Luke 19:28-40I like Palm Sunday, because I like waving palms. Tactile worship is a lot of fun and we should probably figure out more ways to include props in worship. But Palm Sunday is about more