Dranesville Church of the Brethren

Dranesville Church of the Brethren

di Joey Moss

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Fixing Mrs. Jellyby Syndrome: Jonah 4:1-11 - Pitiful Penitence.

Part of the difficulty of worshiping a God that is merciful is that sometimes he is merciful to your enemies, but we still have to forgive them. The Gospel is for everyone, not just for the people we like.

Fixing Mrs. Jellyby Syndrome: Ruth 4:1-12, "Seeing with Wise Eyes"

The world has its own ways of judging people, but generally these are really foolish. Judging people with the eyes of Christ is way better, because you get the chance to know people the world rejects for no good reason. The people you serve can bless you in surprising ways.

Mrs. Jellyby Syndrome: What is Certain. Esther 6:1-14

God is incredibly faithful to his covenant with his people, to a degree that it almost looks like magic to outsiders. But through Jesus that covenant has been extended to us. We can count on God coming through and providing for us.

Mrs. Jellyby Syndrome: Uncertainty and Calling, Esther 4

The mission that God has given us can be difficult and we’re never sure whether we will succeed, or even if we're doing the right thing all the time. But serving God is an adventure which is better than anything else we can do, so it is worth doing.

Ash Wednesday Service Meditation: Joel 2:1-17

A meditation on mortality and repentance from the Ash Wednesday service 2023.

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Epiphany: Matthew 4:12-23, "Together Again"

God has called us to be the search party for our lost brothers and sisters to bring them back into the family of God.

Epiphany: Isaiah 60:1-6. Light(s) of the World

During Epiphany, we celebrate when people from all nations came to worship Jesus, which was a greater fulfillment of Israel’s role in the world to bring blessing to the nations than anything Israel had done to that point. If Jesus is king of the world, then worldly distinctions are obliterated.

Christmas: Luke 2:22-40, Kingdom of Suffering

Unlike the other kingdoms of the world, the kingdom that Jesus was ushering in was one based on suffering. God showed a different kind of love, which is the one that is demonstrated most in suffering for another person.

Christmas: Luke 2:1-14, Who's Really in Charge

The kingdom of God was entering into the world, and already it was showing a different kind of power. Rome was flexing their muscles with their census for the purposes of taxation, but the tiny child would be their undoing.

Advent: Luke 1:18-38, God-bearers

Just like Mary carried God into the world and gave it hope and salvation, we are also called to bear God into the world, because wherever we go God is with us. The certainty of miraculous signs is something we often crave, but we will never get. And that’s okay and kind of beautiful.

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