Towards Sunday
Sermon Series: A Community Rooted in Christ
…A Community Rooted in CHRIST”
by Blaine Detwiler | November 12, 2019 | A Community Rooted in Christ, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
This Sunday we pick up another highlighted word from the opening line of our Vision Statement, ‘We are a community rooted in CHRIST.’ Below are three scripture lessons. All three are excerpts from church letters that Paul wrote, one to a church located in...November 10, 2019 – “…a Community ROOTED in Christ”
by Blaine Detwiler | November 5, 2019 | A Community Rooted in Christ, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
Jesus was fond of using artful stories called parables. Below is one of Jesus’ most famous parables. Notice where He is while He is telling it. Matthew 13:1-9 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the lake. Such great crowds gathered around...November 3, 2019 – “… A COMMUNITY Rooted in Christ”
by Blaine Detwiler | October 29, 2019 | A Community Rooted in Christ, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
For the next 4 Sundays we will be working from the first line of our Vision Statement; ‘We are a COMMUNITY rooted in Christ.’ For this Sunday I want to center our focus on the word community. The scripture lesson below uses the word church. Jesus was...Sermon Series: Love
October 27, 2019 – “Love: As a Verb”
by Dave Strausbaugh | October 22, 2019 | Love, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
John 15:9-14 (NRSV) As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. I have said these things to you so that my joy...October 20, 2019 – ‘Love: is the Greatest’
by Blaine Detwiler | October 16, 2019 | Love, Towards Sunday, Uncategorized | 0 Comments
The past two Sundays we have noticed how other languages work define the word love. Greek has 4 separate words that sharpen the meanings. Hebrew has a word that describes love as a new condition that can occur when giving takes place. Neighbor is...October 13, 2019 -“Love: One String Attached”
by Blaine Detwiler | October 8, 2019 | Love, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
Deuteronomy 7:8-9 It was not because you were more numerous than any other people that the Lord set his heart on you and chose you—for you were the fewest of all peoples. It was because the Lord loved you and kept the oath that he swore to your ancestors, that the...“Love: What are We Sayin’?”
by Blaine Detwiler | October 1, 2019 | Love, Towards Sunday, Uncategorized | 0 Comments
We are a community ROOTED in Christ, being TRANSFORMED by the Spirit, SUSTAINED by God’s love, actively INVITING the faces we see each day into the way of Jesus. On Sunday we will begin a 4 part series centered around the ‘sustained by God’s love’ part of our vision...Sermon Series: The Holy Spirit
Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019 – “The Holy Spirit; Gifts and Fruit”
by Blaine Detwiler | September 17, 2019 | The Holy Spirit, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
Galatians 5:22-26 By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions...Sept. 15, 2019 – “The Holy Spirit is a Helper” (advocate)
by Blaine Detwiler | September 10, 2019 | The Holy Spirit, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
John 14:15-26 ‘If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him,...Sept. 8, 2019 – “The Holy Spirit REnews”
by Blaine Detwiler | September 3, 2019 | The Holy Spirit, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
This Sunday we will be continuing our series on the Holy Spirit. We can read about the Holy Spirit in our bibles as in the 4 short scriptures below. Persons can also have experiences with the Holy Spirit. This Sunday we will be talking about one of the...Sept. 1, 2019 – “The Holy Spirit Heals–Be Open”
by Connie Detwiler | August 27, 2019 | The Holy Spirit, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
Isaiah 57: 18-19 - “I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will lead him and restore comfort to him and his mourners, creating the fruit of the lips. Peace, peace, to the far and to the near,’ says the Lord, ‘and I will heal him.” Sit yourself in a...August 25, 2019 – “The Holy Spirit; Exploring Symbols”
by Blaine Detwiler | August 20, 2019 | The Holy Spirit, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
This Sunday will feature a survey of how the Holy Spirit is ‘represented’ in Scripture, and beyond. To begin consider this definition of what a symbol is and how a symbol functions; A symbol is a mark, sign or word that indicates, signifies, or is understood as...August 18, 2019 – “The Holy Spirit; Two Unsettling Scriptures”
by Blaine Detwiler | August 14, 2019 | The Holy Spirit, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
Exodus 3:(1-6) 13-15 3Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he...Sermon Series: The Way of Jesus
August 11, 2019 – “The Way of Jesus: WAYfarers Wrap-up of Sermon Series
by Blaine Detwiler | August 6, 2019 | The Way of Jesus, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
The Way of Jesus John 14:6 Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the...August 4, 2019 – “The Way of Jesus: WAYfarers Leave Footprints”
by Blaine Detwiler | July 30, 2019 | The Way of Jesus, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
Luke 4:18-19 ‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor.He has sent me to proclaim release...July 28, 2019 – TOWARDS SUNDAY 2
by Connie Detwiler | July 23, 2019 | The Way of Jesus, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
I am very aware that change can be hard. Reforming our church governance structure is a big change. Isaiah 43:19 tells us that our...July 28, 2019 – WAYfarers Keep Growing
by Blaine Detwiler | July 23, 2019 | The Way of Jesus, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
Mark 9:36-37 Then he took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, ‘Whoever welcomes one such child in my...“The Way of Jesus: WAYfarers Hob Nob with Wisdom”
by Joyce Lehman | July 17, 2019 | The Way of Jesus, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
Proverbs 8:1-21 New Living Translation (NLT) Wisdom Calls for a Hearing 8 Listen as Wisdom calls out! Hear as...July 14, 2019 – “The Way of Jesus: WAYfarers Have Gumption”
by Blaine Detwiler | July 9, 2019 | The Way of Jesus, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
Ezekiel 4: 1-3, 9-15 And you, O mortal, take a brick and set it before you. On it portray a city, Jerusalem; and put siege-works against...July 7, 2019 – “WAYFARERS WIDEN TABLES, Feeding at the table of conspirators”
by Connie Detwiler | July 2, 2019 | The Way of Jesus, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
Two weeks ago Carl’s brother, Pastor Phil, in his sermon, described “Ruach (the breath of the Holy Spirit) and that the real meaning of “conspiracy”...June 30, 2019 – “The Way of Jesus: WAYfarers Handle Their Treasures”
by Blaine Detwiler | June 25, 2019 | The Way of Jesus, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
Luke 6:43-45 ‘No good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit; for each tree is known by its own fruit. Figs are not...Please pray for our Up-coming Congregational Meeting
by Connie Detwiler | June 19, 2019 | The Way of Jesus, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
Prayer for upcoming Congregational Meeting June 26, 2019 To discuss proposed by-law changes and approve FY20 budget Lord,The events of a day in the...June 23, 2019
by Blaine Detwiler | June 18, 2019 | The Way of Jesus, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
Genesis 2:4-9 These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created. In the day that the Lord God made the earth...June 16, 2019 – “The Way of Jesus: WAYfarers Have the Freedom to Dance”
by Blaine Detwiler | June 11, 2019 | The Way of Jesus, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
Jeremiah 31:31-33 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of...June 9, 2019 – “WAYfarers: Tend to God’s Garden”
by Jason Barthlow | June 6, 2019 | The Way of Jesus, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
So I've been reading and gathering thoughts for Sunday's message which is titled WAYFarers: Tend to God's Garden. I'm hoping to explore how we...June 2, 2019 – “The Way of Jesus: WAYfarers Grow Roots”
by Blaine Detwiler | May 28, 2019 | The Way of Jesus, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
Marion Mennonite Church's vision statement: We are a community rooted in Christ, being transformed by the Spirit, sustained by God's...May 26, 2019 – “WAYfarers Pursue Peace”
by Carl Kniss | May 22, 2019 | The Way of Jesus, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
The biblical vision of Shalom is much larger and all-encompassing than simply the absence of war or conflict that might come to mind when we say...May 19, 2019 – “The Way of Jesus: WAYfarers Embrace Hope”
by Blaine Detwiler | May 15, 2019 | The Way of Jesus, Towards Sunday | 1 Comment
Ecclesiastes 1:2-3 Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. What do people gain...May 12, 2019 – “The Way of Jesus: WAYfarers Travel”
by Blaine Detwiler | May 7, 2019 | The Way of Jesus, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
Here are 4 short scripture lessons to consider towards this Sunday's gathering. Isaiah 65:17 For I am about to create new...The Way of Jesus: “WAYfarers Have Fingerprints”
by Blaine Detwiler | April 30, 2019 | The Way of Jesus, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
May 5, 2019 Below are 4 scripture lessons for us to consider in preparation for this Sunday's gathering. Genesis 1:26-27 Then God said, ‘Let us make...April 28, 2019
by Blaine Detwiler | April 24, 2019 | The Way of Jesus, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments
Good afternoon all,This Sunday is launch Sunday of a series called "The Way of Jesus". This particular emphasis was germinated from the work...Recent Sermons
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A Community ROOTED in ChristBlaine Detwiler, November 10, 2019
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A COMMUNITY Rooted in ChristBlaine Detwiler, November 3, 2019
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Love As a VerbDave Strausbaugh, October 27, 2019
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