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Sermon Archives- 3/17/19, Rev. Dr. Catharine Guest ~Spring CleaningRev. Dr. Catharine Guest continued her Lenten Series called Spring Cleaning with a message entitled Tidying Up Life based on the scriptures Micah 6:6-8 and Matthew 16:24-26. As we move through our Lenten series on Spring Cleaning, I wonder.....what about our lives sparks joy in God's heart? What about our lives grieves God's heart? If we were to la […]
- 3/10/19, Rev. Dr. Catharine Guest ~Spring CleaningRev. Dr. Catharine Guest began a new Lenten Series called Spring Cleaning.based on the scriptures Titus 3:3-8 and 1 John 1:5-10 Lent is a time of spiritual house cleaning. This season of Lent we will be doing just that. When we look within ourselves from the perspective of Christ’s unconditional, sacrificial love for us - where are our hearts, minds, and sou […]
- 3/3/19, Rev. Dr. Catharine Guest ~Loving AllRev. Dr. Catharine Guest preached on Who and Whose We Are based on 1 Peter 2:4-10; and John 17:20-26 If someone were to ask you who you are and who do you belong to - what would be your elevator speech about yourself? What is most significant about you? Where is your point of intersection in the lives of others? In the very life of God? Video of the Common G […]
- 2/24/19, Rev. Dr. Catharine Guest ~Loving AllRev. Dr. Catharine Guest preached on Turnabout is God’s Way based on Luke 6:27-36 and Romans 12:19-21 God calls us to love - even our ‘enemies’ .... but how? Ignore them, tolerate them - that might work - maybe we can co-exist if we just live and let live but is that what God wants......? There is no video this week.
- 2/17/19, Elizabeth Snader ~ United in ChristElizabeth 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 AllRev. 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 GodRev. 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 BeginningRev. 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 LightRev. 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 […]
- 3/17/19, Rev. Dr. Catharine Guest ~Spring Cleaning
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