Sermons

1000 Days in Sanctuary

Prelude

Peace Candle | Edith and family

 

 

As we worship in place today, we light a Peace Candle in our home,

inviting you to light a Peace Candle in your home.

The flame joins us in spirit across distance,

along with our sister church in Armenia, Colombia.    

 

Welcome and Call to Worship | Joel Call

Sanctuary Prayer

God our Sanctuary, grant us and our neighbors, near and far, courage in our hearts, peace in our homes, and justice in our streets. Amen.

Dios nuestro Santuario, concédenos y nuestros vecinos, cercana y lejana, coraje en nuestros corazones, paz en nuestros hogares, y justicia en nuestras calles. Amen.

HWB 358 | Oyenos, mi Dios (Hear us, my God) | Tom Blosser (piano/vocal), Quinn Blosser (violin)
     (Words: Oyenos, mi Dios, repeat, Listen to your people, Oyenos, mi Dios)

Children’s Time | Elisa Leahy

Song | Anita's Song     

Pastoral Prayer and Offering Dedication | Joel Call

Scripture | Joshua 2:1-21 | Carrie Vereide

Sermon | Rahab’s walls | Joel Miller (text below)

STJ 115 | Yonder come day | Tom Blosser, Zoe Blosser

Invitation to Visit | Edith Espinal

Benediction | Joel Call

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Sermon Text:

For the first time in quite a while, I’m speaking a sermon...

Worship in Place | Central District Conference Sunday | June 21, 2020

Welcome and Call to Worship | Chaska Yoder

Peace Candle | Erin Leatherman

 

 

As we worship in place today, we light a Peace Candle in our home, inviting you to light a Peace Candle in your home. The flame joins us in spirit across distance, along with our sister church in Armenia, Colombia.    

 

 

 

HWB 295 | Christ is Coming! Let creation | Phil Yoder

Children’s Time | Martha Ruggles

Pastoral Prayer | Chaska Yoder

Special Music | Creation Groans | By Phil Yoder 

Mission Moment | Central District Conference | Barbra Gant

Scripture | Romans 8:18-27 | Eliza Graber

Sermon | Spirit bless our souls with yearning | Joel Miller

Hymn | Holy Spirit Bless | Katie Graber

Benediction | Chaska Yoder

 

Sermon Text

Every two years the leadership of Central District Conference chooses a theme.  Our current theme is worded as a prayer:  Spirit, bless our souls with yearning.

The language comes from a liturgy in one of our hymnals, Sing the Journey, otherwise known as the green one, #124.  It says, “I will...

CMC Worship in Place for June 14 | Pride Sunday

As we forgo Sunday worship gatherings, we are offering a video service each week. The link to the video is sent out on Sunday morning along with prayer requests.

Welcome and Call to Worship | Jen Cartmel

Peace Candle | Stried Family

 

 

As we worship in place today, we light a Peace Candle in our home, 

inviting you to light a Peace Candle in your home. 

The flame joins us in spirit across distance, along with our sister church in Armenia, Colombia.    

 

 

STJ 4 | You’ve got a place | Phil Hart

Children’s Time | Tim Stried

Pastoral Prayer | Jen Cartmel

Special Music | By Way of Sorrow* | Phil Hart

Scripture | Acts 8:26-36 | Jen Cartmel

Sermon | What Can Stop Us? | Mark Rupp

Hymn | There is a Time for Silence** | Phil Hart 

Benediction | Mark Rupp

* Permission granted for use by artist.

** Words by Carolyn Gillette (used with permission); Music by Phil Hart

 
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CMC Worship in Place for June 7

As we forgo Sunday worship gatherings, we are offering a video service each week. The link to the video is sent out on Sunday morning along with prayer requests.

Welcome and Call to Worship | Julie Hart

Peace Candle | Shakita Kabicek

As we worship in place today, we light a Peace Candle in our home, inviting you to light a Peace Candle in your home. The flame joins us in spirit across distance, along with our sister church in Armenia, Colombia.  

HWB 46 | I sing the mighty power of God | Katie Graber

Children’s Time | Jen Cartmel and Bill Plessinger

Graduating Seniors Blessing | Mark Rupp

Pastoral Prayer | Mark Rupp

Mission Moment | CCMP | Phil Hart

Scripture | Genesis 1:1-5; Psalm 8 | Patti Browning

Sermon | "Let there be..." | Becca Lachman

StJ 24 | Creation is a Song | Doug and Jude Krehbiel

Benediction | Julie Hart

Closing | 8:46 Minutes of Silence

 

Cookie Sunday via Zoom (link will be sent out on Sunday morning)

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Sermon text:

“Let there be…”

Greetings, friends and church family, greetings strangers and wanderers. Welcome to this new day...

Pentecost Sunday

Prelude

Peace Candle | Gretchen Geyer and Thomas Leonard

As we worship in place today, we light a Peace Candle in our home, inviting you to light a Peace Candle in your home. The flame joins us in spirit across distance, along with our sister church in Armenia, Colombia.    

Welcome and Opening | Joel Call 

Call to Worship | Joel Call

Hymn | Holy Spirit, come with power | Tom Blosser, Debra and Galen Martin

Children's Time | Kelsey and Mike Ryan-Simkins

Mission Moment | Comforter Blessing | Joyce Wyse

Pastoral Prayer and Offering Dedication | Robin Walton

Special Music | O healing river | Tom Blosser

Scripture | Acts 2

v. 1 - 2 | Japanese | Charlie Shenk

v. 3 - 4 | Spanish | Edith Espinal

v. 5 - 6 | German | Roberta Gerlach

v. 7 - 8 | French | Isaac Ruggles

v. 14 - 16 | Mandarin | Ruth Leonard

v. 17 - 18 | Turkish | Wilbur Miller

Sermon | Holy Spirit everywhere | Joel Miller

STJ 33 | Come, Holy Spirit, descend...

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