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…]
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…]
Infinite Mercy – Psalm 51Available HereTo support Cokesbury financially, you can give online here: http://cokesburyumc.church/about/ A Service of Commination 2021 – Cokesbury UMC The imposition of ashes, though traditional in the Roman Catholic Church and not without scriptural merit, was not practiced in the UMC until the 1980’s and was not officially endorsed until 1992. Similarly, … [Read more…]
Join us on Wednesday evening (online) at 7pm for a different service to begin the season of Lent. Because it is not safe us to impose ashes this year, we’re going to take a cue from the tradition of the church and celebrate, as Book of Common Prayer from 1662 puts it: A Service of … [Read more…]