Bulletin Scripture “Joy” by Pastor Rosanna Good morning!  It is a great day to talk about joy, and specifically about how joy is related to our relationship with God.  If you have been tracking, or even just paying attention to some stuff which is printed in your bulletin, Joy is the second fruit of the…

Bulletin Scripture “Love” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Good morning!  This is the second week of our sermon series on Fruit of the Spirit.  I’m going to guess that the concept of this first fruit “love” and the text which Ted read for us to describe it are both familiar to you.  In fact, one of…

Bulletin Scripture “Vine and Branches” by Pastor Rosanna McFaddemn Good morning!  This is the first Sunday of a sermon series on Fruit of the Spirit.  We’ll be exploring the fruit of the Spirit in our worship services and in an adult Bible study during the Sunday School hour.  I am grateful to all the folks…

Bulletin Scripture “Read the Book” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Good morning! The day of Pentecost has passed, but we are just at the beginning of the season of considering what the Spirit is moving in our midst to get us to do on behalf of the mission of God.  I want to start by sharing…

Bulletin Scripture “The Language of Praise” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Good morning!  I want to thank Joe Kohler for being the worship leader today, and I hope he doesn’t feel like he was short-changed on the scripture reading.  As you know, this is Pentecost Sunday, and at least the first 40 verses or so of…

Bulletin Scripture “Looking Toward Heaven” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Good morning!  It is good to be back with you this morning.  This Sunday, in case anyone is counting, is the seventh and last Sunday of the Easter season — Easter was six weeks ago.  A lot has happened at Creekside and with Creekside leadership in…

Bulletin Scripture “One Good Word” by Guest Speaker Missy Schrock, Center for Healing and Hope Before I get started with my sermon, I want to Say a few things about the connection between Center for Healing & Hope and Creekside Church of the Brethren because it goes back to before the turn of the century…

Bulletin Scripture “Living Stones, I Presume” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Good morning!  It is good to be together as god’s people this day.  And though my strongly held belief is that ministry is what we do going forward from this moment, sometimes it can be helpful to remember what we have done before — not…

Bulletin Scripture “Abundantly” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Good morning!  We are three weeks away from Easter Sunday, a Sunday which the lectionary — the three year cycle of Bible readings — observes as Good Shepherd Sunday.  Sheep herding is an ancient business; one which still goes on today in places all around the world.  I…

Bulletin Scripture “Hearts on Fire” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Good morning!  I trust we’ve all recovered from Holy Humor Sunday, but I hope you are continuing to find joy in this Easter season.  We are still celebrating the resurrection and remembering what it was like for believers to encounter the risen Christ. I mentioned on…