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| Straining out gnats, swallowing camels? | 5/23/2007 | by J. Daryl Byler |
- Sermon given at Washington Community Fellowship, March 12, 2006 by J. Daryl Byler
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| Salvation in crossing over: a gift from Colombia | 4/24/2006 | by Janna Hunter-Bowman |
- Sermon, Prepared for World Fellowship Sunday, 2005 by Janna Hunter-Bowman
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| Moving Beyond Nonresistance | 8/29/2005 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- was first drawn to the Mennonite Church because of its peace tradition. My pacifist convictions go back to the Vietnam War.
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| Peace is the Will of God | 3/8/2005 | by Dick Davis |
- The setting for the address below was the Anabaptist Consultation on Alternative Service: Implications for Anabaptist Christians in the U.S. - March 4 & 5, 2005 at the Church of the Brethren Offices, Elgin, IL.
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| Salt and light | 1/14/2005 | by J. Daryl Byler |
- After September 11, there was a considerable global outpouring of sympathy for the United States. But as the United States has launched a global war on terror and has overthrown the governments of Afghanistan and Iraq, public opinion has shifted. Indeed, today anti-American sentiment is at an all-time high.
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| One new humanity | 1/14/2005 | by J. Daryl Byler |
- This presidential election season -- which mercifully will end next week (or at least we hope so!) -- has made us acutely aware of the sharp divisions that exist in our nation between so-called conservatives and so-called liberals. These divisions have a way of spilling into the church as well.
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| Proclaiming God's mighty acts | 1/14/2005 | by J. Daryl Byler |
- We live in a nation whose military and economic power is unprecedented in the history of the world. And yet many live in fear because of repeated predictions that there will be new attacks on U.S. soil at any time. In Washington, D.C., many folks are on edge -- just waiting for the other shoe to drop.
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| On Preaching Peace and Justice | 11/17/2004 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Peace and justice are essential to the reconciling gospel. And preaching is a significant form of communicating the gospel within the life of the church. So, it becomes imperative that pastors, and others with responsibility for proclaiming the Word, reflect on the nature of preaching peace and justice.
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| Sharing Peace as Lambs among Wolves | 9/29/2004 | by Jennifer Davis Sensenig |
- Sharing peace is a way of life for Christians. Jesus reminds us that it is also a way of joy.
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| King of Peace | 4/7/2004 | by Norma Duerksen |
- So when Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey it provoked a storm of conflicting expectations and passions. So as I read the Biblical text of this account this morning I'd like for you to participate. I'd like you to be the crowd. I want you to shout out your phrases as if you were in the crowd.
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| God's Eye is on the Sparrow | 3/27/2004 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- In 1962 Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring in which she contended that unless DDT and other pesticides were banned from use, the planet would be unfit for all life. She dramatically predicted that our springs would be silent, because all the birds that are a part of the food chain affected by the toxins would fall victim. But, who cares about what happens to birds?
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| More Flour! More Oil! | 1/9/2004 | by Dorothy Nickel Friesen |
- "We have forgotten a generous God because we have forgotten to be generous at our tables." Friesen challenged North American Mennonites to share.
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| Jesus and Empire | 9/2/2003 | by Joe Roos |
- Like all empires that have preceded and fallen before this one, and in my opinion, this empire will also fall, the U.S. already shows some of the key faults and weaknesses of empire.
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| Aliens and Exiles Seeking A Homeland | 8/13/2003 | by Kurt Horst |
- Nation vs. Church: Kurt Horst, Allegheny Conference Minister, Conference address, July 20, 2003. Horst proclaims that we are members of the nation of God, and that in this world, we must adopt an alien mentality.
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| Resurrection: The Ultimate Answer to Empire | 6/7/2003 | by Rick Derksen |
- "Inevitably, Jesus' actions and teachings on the margins, i.e. in Galilee, would bring him into a direct confrontation with the authorities and so heturned his face toward Jerusalem, the center of power in Roman-occupied Palestine."
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| The Celebration of Yahweh's Kingship: How We Honor the Fourth of July | 6/6/2003 | by Deborah Gish |
- The Celebration of Yahweh's Kingship:How We Honor the Fourth of July
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| Sermon: Lift High the Cross | 5/22/2003 | by Doug Luginbill |
- What are the symbols that we choose to "lift up," that guide us, that provide a sense of meaning, purpose and salvation? The scriptures make clear that Jesus is the one who is to be lifted up. All other symbols, institutions, principalities and powers must relinquish their positions to the power of the cross.
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| Being Bi-Lingual | 4/3/2003 | by Charles Geiser |
- But, I am against this war more than anything because I am a Christian and the one I follow says to love enemies and pray for them.
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| You are my beloved | 3/19/2003 | by Weldon D. Nisly |
- Sermon presented at the Seattle Mennonite Church, March 9, 2003 by Weldon D. Nisly
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| "If any become followers" - living the disarmed life | 3/19/2003 | by Weldon D. Nisly |
- Sermon presented at the Seattle Mennonite Church, March 16, 2003 by Weldon D. Nisly
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| What do pacifists say to their neighbors in the face of war? | 3/16/2003 | by James M. Lapp |
- Sermon presented at the Salford Mennonite Church, February 23, 2003 by James M. Lapp
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| Dissonance | 12/3/2002 | by John E. Sharp |
- Sermon: John E. Sharp, Waterford Mennonite Church, Advent
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| Impatience: How can this be? | 12/3/2002 | by Susan Mark Landis |
- Sermon: by Susan Mark Landis: Advent is a time of waiting, of watching, of listening, rejoicing and wondering. It is a time to sit still and let God do. Me--I'd rather be out doing the doing. But over the last years, God has encouraged me to sit and watch and listen.
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| The Lost Temptation of Christ | 10/16/2002 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Sermon: Jesus didn't respond to evil with passivity, but instead he battled with the powers of evil non-violently.
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| Paul was Patriotic | 8/5/2002 | by Vic Stoltzfus |
- PAUL WAS PATRIOTIC: Vic Stoltzfus traces the church's historical interpretation of Romans 13.
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| Imagine a World | 7/7/2002 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- John Lennon was right. He was not the only dreamer. Long before John Lennon, the prophet Isaiah was a dreamer. He imagined a new world.
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| The good man in sandals | 7/1/2002 | by Lois Hess Nafziger |
- A Retelling of the Good Samaritan parable.
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| God is our Everpresent Help | 6/17/2002 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Complete sermon text based on Psalm 46. Presented by Leo Hartshorn 6/17/2002 at Peace Mennonite Church And La Luz de Evangelica Dallas, Texas.
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| Sermon, Why do we fear? | | by Susan Mark Landis |
- Fear is a primary roadblock to peacemaking. Until our faith in God helps us hurdle the fear of being different from our communities, suffering for our viewpoints, or appearing irrelevant, we will be stymied in our Christian peacemaking.
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| Sermon, But what about Hitler? | | by Susan Mark Landis |
- Often even strongly nonresistant Mennonites quiver when presented with the assumption that peaceful responses sometimes work, but someone like Hitler demands a violent response.
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| Our Call to Nonviolence | | by Susan Mark Landis |
- Nonresistance has been a primary facet of Mennonite beliefs from the beginning
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| The Politics of Prayer | 9/19/1999 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- A sermon preached at Bethel Mennonite Church Lancaster, PA, based on Luke 18:1-8
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