Faithful Failure – Psalm 118.20-24 & Mark 8.27-33Available HereTo support Cokesbury financially, you can give online here: http://cokesburyumc.church/about/ GATHERING Announcements:The number of COVID19 cases in our immediate area is such that we will continue to only offer worship online until it is reasonably safe for us to reopen.Until that time, we will continue to offer mid-week … [Read more…]
Saturday, March 6: Jesus and Isaacby Matt Benton, Pastor of Bethel United Methodist Church in Woodbridge, Virginia. Genesis 22:1-14Once upon a time there was a man named Abram. One day Abram was out working in his father’s fields and God spoke to him. God promised a great nation would come from Abram, which in the ancient … [Read more…]
Wednesday, March 3: The Three Strangersby Michael Petrin, a professor at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Genesis 18:1-8:And the Lord appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, … [Read more…]
Monday, March 1: The New Adamby Yun Kim, Pastor of St. Peter’s UMC in Richmond, VA. YHWH Elohim breathed in ‘ADAM’ “Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being.” – Genesis 2:7 Job 33:4 says, … [Read more…]
Saturday, February 27: The New SabbathSarah Locke, Pastor of Hickory United Methodist Church in Chesapeake, VA. “Then he said to them, ‘The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.’” – Mark 2:24-28 For people who have spent more time in our … [Read more…]
Between Love & Hate – Psalm 35.17-21 & John 15.18-25Available HereTo support Cokesbury financially, you can give online here: http://cokesburyumc.church/about/ GATHERING Announcements:The number of COVID19 cases in our immediate area is such that we will continue to only offer worship online until it is reasonably safe for us to reopen.Until that time, we will continue to … [Read more…]
Wednesday, February 24 – The Elected RejectedTaylor Mertins, Pastor of Cokesbury United Methodist Church in Woodbridge, VA. Isaiah 43.1:But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. Election is, … [Read more…]
Saturday, February 20 – The Inverted BabelStephanie Kimec-Parker, Pastor of the Gathering at Scott Memorial United Methodist Church in Virginia Beach, VA. In Genesis 11:1-9, we see the people have come together to make something great. They are using their intelligence to build a wonderful city, to include a tower so tall, it reaches the … [Read more…]
The Devil We Know – Psalm 91.9-13 & Luke 4.1-13Available HereTo support Cokesbury financially, you can give online here: http://cokesburyumc.church/about/ GATHERING Announcements:The number of COVID19 cases in our immediate area is such that we will continue to only offer worship online until it is reasonably safe for us to reopen.Until that time, we will continue to … [Read more…]
(Over the past month a wonderful group of pastors/academics put together a Lenten devotional for their respective congregations. Each has written one (sometimes two) entries, and they will be sent out accordingly. The theme is “Jesus in the Old Testament” and it’s a chance to see how the story of scripture reads both forward and … [Read more…]