Bulletin for December 27, 2015

Washington Mennonite Church

December 27, 2015

9:30 AM

Advent 2015 – FREEDOM BOUND

The advent season is a time of reflection of how God’s coming in Jesus releases us from personal, social, and historical chains that bind us.  The theme for this Advent-Epiphany season is “Freedom Bound.”  We live in the paradox that we are both bound and free, on a march to freedom but encumbered by the burden and sin we carry; we are carrying the scars of struggle but living with a new hope.  God’s freedom takes us down pathways of justice, mercy, trust, love, service and invitation.

Week 2 – THE PATH OF SERVICE

The gift of Jesus is a gift that shapes the church’s life.  After Christmas celebrations in which we spend time with our families and friends, it is good to remember on the Sunday after Christmas that our primary family is the church.  Freedom in Christ is evidenced by a spirit of cooperation, not competition—through service and bearing with one another despite conflicts and differences.

Newsletter for December 27, 2015

The Bearing Fruit

December 27, 2015

Washington Mennonite Church

December 24, 2015

6:30 PM

 

Christmas Eve

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.

John 1:1-5

Bulletin for December 20, 2015

Washington Mennonite Church

December 20, 2015

9:30 AM

 Advent 2015 – FREEDOM BOUND

The advent season is a time of reflection of how God’s coming in Jesus releases us from personal, social, and historical chains that bind us.  The theme for this Advent-Epiphany season is “Freedom Bound.”  We live in the paradox that we are both bound and free, on a march to freedom but encumbered by the burden and sin we carry; we are carrying the scars of struggle but living with a new hope.  God’s freedom takes us down pathways of justice, mercy, trust, love, service and invitation.

Week 2 – THE PATH OF LOVE

From the smallest tribe of Israel, from a poor teenager, from the margins God is bringing real and unexpected freedom.  The fourth Sunday of Advent explains what God’s labor of love will mean for the world.  The upheaval that Mary sings about is nothing short of revolutionary.

Newsletter for December 20, 2015

The Bearing Fruit

December 20, 2015

Bulletin for December 13, 2015

Washington Mennonite Church

December 13, 2015

9:30 AM

Advent 2015 – FREEDOM BOUND

The advent season is a time of reflection of how God’s coming in Jesus releases us from personal, social, and historical chains that bind us.  The theme for this Advent-Epiphany season is “Freedom Bound.”  We live in the paradox that we are both bound and free, on a march to freedom but encumbered by the burden and sin we carry; we are carrying the scars of struggle but living with a new hope.  God’s freedom takes us down pathways of justice, mercy, trust, love, service and invitation.

Week 2 – THE PATH OF TRUST

Fear of the unknown, fear of the past, and fear for our security entangles and paralyzes

us.  On this third Sunday of Advent we bring our fears to God.  We long to be released from their power over our lives.  Instead of life-denying servitude or a joyless acceptance of fate, our passages counsel God’s people to an impassioned, resolute, joyful, and trusting response to life.

Newsletter for December 13, 2015

The Bearing Fruit

December 13, 2015

Washington Mennonite Church

December 6, 2015

9:30 AM

Advent 2015 – FREEDOM BOUND

The advent season is a time of reflection of how God’s coming in Jesus releases us from personal, social, and historical chains that bind us.  The theme for this Advent-Epiphany season is “Freedom Bound.”  We live in the paradox that we are both bound and free, on a march to freedom but encumbered by the burden and sin we carry; we are carrying the scars of struggle but living with a new hope.  God’s freedom takes us down pathways of justice, mercy, trust, love, service and invitation.

Week 2 – THE PATH OF MERCY

In this second week of Advent, images of God’s mercy wash over us.  The most striking image is of light that enters the darkness—dawning on us, illuminating our darkness, and giving us the strength to make the changes we need to be on this freedom way.

Newsletter for December 6, 2015

The Bearing Fruit

December 6, 2015