1 Corinthians 11:23-26 I have been thinking a lot about rituals this week and their meaning. Rituals are such an important part of how humans make meaning and make sense of life. It is how we tell our story. It is how we put together various strands of life and purpose and understanding […]
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Psalm 51:1-3, 10-12 This sermon comes with a warning! It is a warning for all of us celebrating and looking back right now at our Anabaptist-Mennonite history at 500 years. It is a warning to all those who hold up a Mennonite understanding of faith as the way that makes sense to them
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Christina Moss John 15:1-10; Proverbs 3:5-8 Good Morning. For those of you who don’t know me, which is most of you, I wanted to start by taking a minute to introduce myself. My name is Christina Moss, and I’m a friend of Pastor Kandace’s. I attended Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, where she was
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Luke 4:14-21; 6:46-48; 1 Corinthians 3:11 Introduction Mennonites can be particular about the farmer’s pork sausage they prefer. In this area, there are a lot of varieties to choose from. Detweiler’s, Snyder’s, Gerber’s, Stone Crock, Stemmler’s, Earlidale, F & M in Wallenstein, and of course many of us remember with fond nostalgia the
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Matthew 2:1-12 Magi: I thought we had finally arrived, finally made it after such a long and arduous journey. Here we are, in Jerusalem, in this city of such beauty and grandeur and history and layers of religious meaning. All these bright lights after so much darkness. They call it Zion, the city
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Matthew 1:18-25 Joseph: (at table with tea mug) I had the wildest and weirdest dream last night. It was so clear and vivid that it is almost like it wasn’t a dream, but actually happened. What is it saying to me? So often I don’t remember my dreams. I wake up and know
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