Lifted Up

“Lifted Up” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden 1 Timothy 2:1-8 Good morning! This is Thanksgiving Sunday: it is also the last Sunday of the church year, known as Christ the King Sunday or Eternity Sunday. Of course, you can make the case — and I plan to pretty shortly — that every Sunday should be Thanksgiving…

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Indescribable

“Indescribable” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden 2 Corinthians 9:11-15 Good morning! This is the second Sunday of November and the second week of the three-week series Grateful. If you have been reading or sharing the Grateful devotional journals, this morning’s text is taken from this past week’s readings on Giving. The readings for the first week…

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Sow and Sow

“Sow and Sow” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden 2 Corinthians 9:6-10 Good morning! It is good to be back with you, and great to have an extra hour to sleep in and prepare for the day. Tim and I had a relaxing week away in Florida; a perceptive person asked me about the fall colors on…

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Created

“Created” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Psalm 104:1-31 Good morning! This is our last in series of three sermons on the psalms, and maybe (maybe!) the last time I will get to ask you, Which tree are you? [Slide grid] For the past two weeks I’ve put up this grid of tree photos at the end…

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Protected

“Protected” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Psalm 91:1-16 Good morning! I have been continuing to think about trees this week — especially because I have a limb which isn’t doing too well. [Slide tree grid] I invite you to consider or re-consider which tree you are. If you were here last week, you might be the…

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Broken

“Broken” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Psalm 22:1-19 Good morning! [Tree grid slide] I shared this slide at the beginning of the service, and I hope you have found an image which at least approximates which tree you are today. I want to explain a little more why I have shared this today, and how I…

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Come to the Feast

“Come to the Feast” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Isaiah 25:6-10 Good morning! It is World Communion Sunday. It’s an opportunity not only for us to share the bread and cup of communion as the gathered body of Christ, but also to remember that the body of Christ is not only this gathering of people, it…

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Choosing our Friends

“Choosing our Friends” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden James 4:1-8 Good morning! I am going to be sharing from the book of James again this week. James is beloved by the Church of the Brethren for its practical, down-to-earth wisdom about Christian living. Other folks have been inspired by the book of James as well, including…

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