Message for Pentecost, June 4, 2017Glennon Heights Mennonite ChurchBetsy Headrick McCraeScripture passage: Acts 2:1-18Come, Holy Spirit!Last week we left the gathered disciples in transition. They were huddled in anupper room, praying and waiting. Jesus, their leader, their risen Savior, had just left themin a very dramatic way – he was lifted up to heaven and […]
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Message for May 28, 2017Glennon Heights Mennonite ChurchBetsy Headrick McCraeScripture passage: John 17:1-11 and Acts 1:1-14In transitionOur biblical passages this morning are all about transition. In John, Jesus hasbeen talking with his disciples about what’s coming, about what he and they must gothrough. This is difficult stuff for them to hear. As we pick up
Message for May 21, 2017Glennon Heights Mennonite ChurchBetsy Headrick McCraeScripture passage: Acts 17:22-28Sharing our storiesLast Sunday during Sunday School Jeff Bontrager asked us to think about how wecan share the story of our congregation, Glennon Heights Mennonite Church. We dohave a story to share. It’s the story of who we are as a group of
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Reflections for Mother’s Day, May 14, 2017Betsy Headrick McCraeGlennon Heights Mennonite ChurchMothering GodThe Bible was written a very long time ago. Things were different then. That’sno surprise. But it’s something that we need to take into account as we continue to readand study the Bible and listen for the Spirit’s leading.The Bible was written in
Message for Sunday, May 7, 2017Glennon Heights Mennonite ChurchBetsy Headrick McCraeScripture passage: 1 Peter 2:1-5, 9-25It’s complicatedContrary to what you see on your bulletin covers this morning – “With gladnessand simplicity” – I’m here to tell you that sometimes reading the Bible – like all of life –is not simple. In fact, it’s complicated. That’s
Message for Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017Glennon Heights Mennonite ChurchBetsy Headrick McCraeScripture passages: Matthew 28:1-10 and John 1:1-5The love of God“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word wasGod. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, andwithout him not one thing
Message for the First Sunday of Lent, February 22, 2015Glennon Heights Mennonite ChurchBetsy Headrick McCraeScripture passage: Genesis 9: 8-17Sticking with us anywayThe story of Noah and the flood has always captured our imagination. It’s one welearn when we are very little. For instance, our daughter decorated the nursery for ourgrandson with an ark and animals
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Message for the first Sunday of Lent, March 5, 2017Glennon Heights Mennonite ChurchBetsy Headrick McCraeScripture passages: Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 and Matthew 4:1-11We hungerThere was trouble even in paradise. The tree of the knowledge of good and evilgrew there along with all the other trees. It was part of the package. God knew this.God knew that
Message for February 19, 2017Glennon Heights Mennonite ChurchBetsy Headrick McCraeScripture passages: Matthew 5:38-48 and 1 Corinthians 3:10-11Our foundation“No one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid; thatfoundation is Jesus Christ.” These words of the Apostle Paul were foundational for ourAnabaptist ancestors. Menno Simons used this verse as his motto. In
Reflections for Sunday, February 8, 2015Glennon Heights Mennonite ChurchBetsy Headrick McCraeScripture passage: Isaiah 40:21-31What do you know? What have you heard?Before I share a few thoughts with you this morning, I need to give you a headsup. This is going to be an interactive morning; I’m going to ask you to share yourthoughts as well.
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