The Smartest People I Know are the Kindest People I Know

Mar 30, 2023

Thank you to Dr. Claude Jager-Rubinson for preaching today. Claude is a member of Houston Mennonite Church and an Associate Professor of Sociology at University of Houston Downtown.

Scripture Reading

Romans 8:6-11

Hymn 

Jesus Calls Us (VT #30)

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Called to the Light

Mar 24, 2023

Opening our lives to the way of Jesus brings restored sight, and creates a new life in us.

Scripture Reading

John 9:1-41

Hymn 

Praise to the Lord the Almighty (VT #88)

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Shaped Through Thirst

Mar 16, 2023

The story of Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well is a stark contrast to the story of Nicodemus.

Scripture Reading

Genesis 12:1-4a; John 3:1-17

Hymn 

Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (VT #606)

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Shaped by New Birth

Mar 16, 2023

Jesus, you have come to put the world right,
to give life to the dead,
and to call into existence a people born from above.

Scripture Reading

Genesis 12:1-4a; John 3:1-17

Hymn 

Come What May (VT #768)

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Shaped by Testing

Mar 2, 2023

Lent is a season of testing. Testing is the theme of the Genesis and Matthew texts. The 40 days of Lent correspond to Jesus's 40 days of testing in the wilderness. Two questions lie at the heart of our testing: What do we really want? Who are we?

Scripture Reading

Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7; Matthew 4:1-11

Hymn 

You Shall...