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  • Love One Another

    Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Apr 4, 2020
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     | 3,010 views

    We cannot Gather around Tables, We cannot wash feet, We cannot Touch. Maundy Thursday Service in the time of Coronavirus

    Maundy Thursday Lord, today as we gather apart, we pray for those who gather around tables at home. As we enjoy a meal, we know that in houses across the nation, families gather. Help us to feel your presence this evening, remembering the last meal you shared with your disciples. As we hear ...read more

  • Palm Sunday Without The Palms Series

    Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Apr 4, 2020
     | 3,838 views

    Devotional Worship Service for Palm Sunday during Pandemic - The stones cry out

    Palm Sunday, March 30, 2020 Prayers for the world: Beloved Jesus, in this time of crisis, our churches sit empty. Not because we do not love you, but because you told us to love one another, and this is the best way we can do it. As the crowds gathered to celebrate your entry into Jerusalem, this ...read more

  • 6 Five Small Stones - Series

    Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Mar 27, 2020
     | 3,930 views

    What does it mean to lean on God in the age of Coronavirus? Looking at David and Goliath (Worship Resources included)

    Sunday, March 29, 2020 Prayers for the World: In our world today, there are many who need prayer. We lift up the ill, and those who care for them. We lift up the vulnerable, that you might surround them with your protection. We lift up the grieving, and we ask that they find comfort in you. We ...read more

  • 5 Upon This Rock Series

    Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Mar 25, 2020
     | 2,983 views

    As the church was closed, we had to go to printed meditations, so this is a much shorter version of what was originally planned.

    Matthew 16:13-20 13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you ...read more

  • 4 Hearts Of Stone And Handwashing Series

    Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Mar 14, 2020
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     | 7,522 views

    Written in Midst of Coronavirus epidemic: The Pharisees criticized Jesus for not washing his hands correctly. But they had unclean hearts. In this time, what does it mean to have a clean heart

    Mark 7:1-8 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) 7 Some Pharisees and some teachers of the law came from Jerusalem and gathered around Jesus. 2 They saw that some of his followers ate food with hands that were not clean, meaning that they did not wash their hands in a special way. 3 The Pharisees and all the ...read more

  • 3 Sticks And Stones Series

    Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Mar 4, 2020
     | 4,440 views

    A woman is caught in adultery. Stones are gathered that she might be killed as punishment. But Jesus has a different perspective

    John 8:1-11 (NRSV) Then everyone went home, but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Early the next morning he went back to the Temple. All the people gathered around him, and he sat down and began to teach them. 3 The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees brought in a woman who had been caught ...read more

  • 2 Foundation Stones Series

    Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Feb 26, 2020
     | 4,005 views

    What does it mean that Jesus is to be our cornerstone and foundation?

    INVITATION to pick up pebbles … (in Heart Shaped glass dish) Psalm 118:20-23 (NRSV) 20 This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it. 21 I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation. 22 The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief ...read more

  • The Choice To Follow God - More Than A Political Ad

    Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Feb 21, 2020
     | 2,449 views

    God gives us a promise - that we have the right to choose. But the choice isn't simple, we can choose life or choose death.

    Deuteronomy 30:15-20 NRSV 30:15 See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and adversity. 30:16 If you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I am commanding you today, by loving the LORD your God, walking in his ways, and observing his commandments, decrees, and ...read more

  • 1 Shattered Commitments Series

    Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Feb 21, 2020
     | 4,887 views

    Here in Lent we explore stones. We begin today with the shattering of the commitment between God and God's people. Let us take up our stones and walk to the freedom of Easter and the rolling back of the stone.

    Exodus 32 =:1--24 NRSV When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered around Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make gods for us, who shall go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of ...read more

  • Blessed To Be A Blessing Series

    Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Jul 6, 2019
     | 8,980 views

    God called Abraham into a covenant - but it wasn't for him, it was for the world. He was blessed to be a blessing - July 4 Sermon

    The Abrahamic Covenant – the mideast The Abrahamic covenant is a part of the foundation of Judaism, the Muslim faith, and our own faith in Christianity. Within the Hebrew faith, of which Jesus was a part, the people believed that God had called them and set them aside as a unique people. They ...read more

  • God's Love And The Great Flood Series

    Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Jun 26, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,290 views

    In the face of overwhelming evil, God chose to redeem the world through Noah and his family.

    Scriptures of the day: Genesis 6:11-20, Genesis 7:6-16, Psalm 5 Opening Intro: First of all, as we focus on Genesis, I have already received questions about the hows of things that went on there at the beginning of time. I want to remind all of you of something we discussed last week about ...read more

  • In The Image Of God Series

    Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Jun 17, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,913 views

    What does it mean that God is Creator? What does it mean that we are in the image of God.

    Outline: In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Then, when everything else was ready, God created humankind. Imagine, if God had done it any other way. Picture the earth as it began, formless, shapeless. Then picture how God created it. As you picture it, we need to ...read more

  • Jailbreak - Or Who Is In Prison Anyway?

    Contributed by Roberta Karchner on May 29, 2019
     | 8,514 views

    Paul and Silas are imprisoned. But so is the woman with the demon and the jailer who jails them

    Acts 16:16-34 Jailbreak (The Free and the not so free) Over the last few weeks, we have been exploring Acts and the way the church has spread throughout the world in the earliest days of Christianity. From Peter and the disciples standing up to the authorities, to Joppa, where Saul, an new ...read more

  • The Lord God Made Them All

    Contributed by Roberta Karchner on May 18, 2019
     | 3,069 views

    At a pivotal moment, Peter discovered God loved those outside his inner circle. Who are we including or excluding?

    Acts 11:1-18 The Lord God Made Them All – How many Christians does it take to change a light bulb? It depends upon which denomination you belong to. If you are Methodist, you are welcome no matter what the status of your bulb. You can be bright, dim, or completely burned out. You can be a light ...read more

  • Mothering And Mothers

    Contributed by Roberta Karchner on May 11, 2019
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,996 views

    Dorcas was not a mother, but she mothered the widows.

    Acts 9:36-43 Many ears ago, Erma Bombeck wrote this wonderful tribute to mother’s for her Mother’s Day Column. You have probably heard it, but I thought it would be appropriate for today … “When God Created Mothers" [Copyrighted material available online if you choose to share it] But ...read more