Sermon Archives

• 2/17/19, Elizabeth Snader ~ United in Christ
  Elizabeth Snader, Director of Children and Youth Ministries continued the Love Rebooted series. Her topic was United in Christ based on Scriptures Ephesians 4:1-7 and Ephesians 4:11-16. This week Elizabeth preached on a portion of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians where he focuses on unity. Paul reminds us all of our call from God and that we are one through Ch […]
• 2/10/19, Rev. Dr. Catharine Guest ~Loving All
  Rev. Dr. Catharine Guest preached on Loving All based on Exodus 20:12-17 and Matthew 22:39-40. The Ten Commandments - all about relationship - the first four - about our relationship with God - the last six about our relationship with the rest of the world. We try to obey the last six just as much as we try to obey the first four - and are so proud when we c […]
• 2/3/19, Rev. Drew Ensz~What the World Needs Now.
  This Sunday, February 3rd, we welcomed our guest preacher, Rev. Drew Ensz, who preached on "What the World Needs Now." The scriptures were 1 Corinthians 13:1-7 and 1 Corinthians 13:8-13 Drew is the Ministry Director of Arise Campus Ministry which is the United Methodist campus ministry at George Mason University. Drew grew up around the Baltimore a […]
• 1/27/19, Rev. Dr. Catharine Guest ~Loving God
  Rev. Dr. Catharine Guest preached on Love Rebooted: Loving God based on scriptures Exodus 20:1-11 and Matthew 22:37-38 . Rule of law - traffic laws - all kinds of rules and regulations! What good are they - just seems everyone wants to steal our joy. More often than not rules get expanded with corollaries and amendments and personality preference - so expand […]
• 1/20/19, Rev. Dr. Catharine Guest ~ Love Rebooted: In the Beginning…..and the New Beginning
  Rev. Dr. Catharine Guest preached on Love Rebooted: In the Beginning…..and the New Beginning based on scriptures Genesis 1:26-31, Jeremiah 31:3, and John 3:16-17. in the beginning - God's intended creation of humankind for loving relationship with the creator and with each other was pronounced very good.....but then....things changed - and creation need […]
• 1/6/19, Rev. Dr. Catharine Guest ~ Following the Light
  Rev. Dr. Catharine Guest preached on Following the Light based on scriptures Isaiah 60:1-6 and Matthew 2:1-12 Epiphany - the day we celebrate the divine revelation of Christ to those beyond the Jewish nation. We think of Epiphany as the day we remember the coming of the wise men to worship the Christ child and we think immediately of camels, the star, and st […]
• 12/30/18, Rev. Dr. Catharine Guest ~ Missed Opportunity
  Joseph is such an underrated person in the life of Christ - but Joseph sacrificed it all to guard the light that is Christ in a world at war with itself - all that he had, all that he was - all given to the Lord of Lord's and King of Kings - what does Joseph have to say to us this Advent season? The scriptures were Matthew 1:18-25 and Matthew 2:13-15. A […]
• 12/23/18, Rev. Dr. Catharine Guest ~ Guardian of the Light
  Joseph is such an underrated person in the life of Christ - but Joseph sacrificed it all to guard the light that is Christ in a world at war with itself - all that he had, all that he was - all given to the Lord of Lord's and King of Kings - what does Joseph have to say to us this Advent season? The scriptures were Matthew 1:18-25 and Matthew 2:13-15. A […]
• 12/16/18, Rev. Dr. Catharine Guest ~ Vessel of Light
  Mary, the one chosen to carry the Son of God, the Light of the world. What implications did saying 'yes' to the angel of God have on her life? So often it seems that it was such an easy thing to be the vessel of light in the world, but was it? The scriptures were Luke 1:26-38 and Luke 1:39-56
• 12/2/18, Rev. Dr. Catharine Guest ~ Torch Bearer
  Darkness and Light - the prevailing theme of Advent. Always been interesting to me how oftentimes just a bit of light in a dark room - even the pinpoint of a cell phone screen can help me to see in the middle of the darkest night as I get my bearings if I need to get up and check out the sounds that go bump in the night. Without light to lessen the darkness […]