Bulletin Scripture Sermon Title “See, But Not Speak” by Guest Speaker Carrie Eikler Sermon Text Not Available

Bulletin Scripture Sermon Title: “Winter, But Not Christmas” by Guest Speaker Carrie Eikler Sermon text not available

Bulletin Scripture Sermon Title: “Walking, Talking, Listening, Learning” by Guest Speaker Tim Morphew “But we had hoped.…”  It is such a sad lament!  A lament that touches the heart of anyone who has ever lost anyone who meant something to them. “But we had hoped.…” And I suspect that there isn’t a person in this…

Bulletin Scripture Sermon Title “Follow Me” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Good morning!  The story which Mary Lou read for us from Matthew’s gospel, where Jesus calls the first disciples is one which may be near to our hearts.  Maybe you’ve seen this dramatized or portrayed in a movie or video, or maybe you like the…

Bulletin Scripture Sermon Title “All In” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Good morning!  A frigid day in January may seem like the wrong kind of weather to be talking about baptism, or being immersed in water — it certainly not a service I’d want to officiate outdoors any time this month.  But the lectionary texts and…

Bulletin Scripture Sermon Title “Otherwise” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Good morning!  Happy Epiphany!  The text which Joe read for us from Matthew chapter 2 is our first and only glimpse of the magi, or wise men, from the East and the star which led them to Jesus’ birthplace in Bethlehem.  In the Sundays leading up…

Bulletin Scripture Sermon Title “Out of the Box” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden What a privilege it is to get to share this text with you on Christmas Eve.  You will hear it read again during the service this evening, but for those of you who won’t be able to attend that service, or will be…

Bulletin Scripture Sermon Title “Not Too Shabby” by Pastor Rosanna mcFadden Good morning!  It’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas as we begin to sing some of our favorite songs and carols.  I’m not sure it is looking a lot like Christmas; at least not what we usually expect from December in N Indiana. …

Bulletin Scripture Sermon Title “Nothing is Impossible” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Good morning.  Who can identify the music we just heard?  It is the theme song from the movie series “Mission Impossible” the composer is Argentinian Lalo Schifrin — extra bonus points if you knew that detail.  It is the second Sunday of Advent, and…

Bulletin Scripture Sermon Title: “Emmanuel” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Good morning!  It is the first Sunday of Advent: a time which has already taken a lot of preparation, but is itself preparing for something greater.  This, as we sill see in just a bit, fits very neatly in this morning’s scripture.  But first, a brief…