A Live Demonstration



 

 



Linda continues her series with Colossians 3.
Homework for next week is to read Colossians 4 and the tiny book of Philemon.

Welcome to all of our visitors. We were blessed to have a full sanctuary, and being that it was the first Sunday of the month, when we have special music, today we were blessed to have original music by the people who wrote the music. That music you may view below.

 

Be Still ~ Bill Caputo

 

 

Eternal Love ~ Mariah Neff

 

 

Breakdown Hideaway ~ Debbie Barnes

 

 

Anniversary Song ~ Nancy Wiles Nicely

 

 

Living the "Good Life"

Memorial Sunday we remember our loved ones who have left us.

Memorial Day we remember those in the Armed Services who have given their service 

and their lives to keep us free.

Pastor Linda's sermon is from Matthew 6: 33-34.

Enjoy the service.

Curious minds would like to know...

 

Country.........Page Views            For your information:   United States..................1553                     To the left you will see a list of countries and a  number.                                                                  This is the number of times our little blog from Thurmont,
Russia.................................93                  Maryland, USA has been viewed, and from what country.                                                                  The blog site stat page will only show the top ten
Germany............................66                   countries. Many countries have viewed us once or  twice,                                                                   and moved on. It is the people that stay, from  around
Ecuador..............................21                   the world, and listen to our message every week, that I am                                                                   amazed by.
United Kingdom................19                       I wonder about the story of these people. Are they US                                                                   military, deployed overseas? Are they students, overseas
Cayman Islands.................19                   for a year or a semester? What are their occupations and                                                                   lives about in their home country, and how did they Algeria...............................11                   stumble upon us? What brings them back to our blog?                                                                        I also wonder how many USA views are from people
France..................................5                   outside our church community? Where are they from and                                                                   what brought them to our blog? Do they have a home   Italy.....................................4                    church? Are they homebound or do they work on Sunday                                                                   mornings?   Indonesia.............................3                         If anyone, who enjoys our blog, would like to introduce themselves, you may send an e-mail to ThurmontChurchBrethren@Gmail.com. Tell us a little about yourself. How did you find our blog, and what brings you back?         If anyone is in Thurmont, Maryland, USA, on a Sunday morning, you are welcome to join us for worship at 10:00 AM. We love seeing new faces.   Blessings  ~  Susan   P.S. ~ We are now on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/ThurmontChurchOfTheBrethren?ref=hl



Put On Your Christian Clothes

Happy Mothers Day!

     I have always loved this song. Growing up in the Lutheran church in the late 1960's and 1970's, we would sing it often. We also sang it at the Lutheran summer camp where I worked for two summers. This is a terrific feel good song. 

     The song reminds me of Colossians 3:15-17

¹⁵ Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace.And be thankful. ¹⁶ Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. ¹⁷ And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

     Becky Henry gave us a wonderful sermon from Colossians 3: 1-17, about how we should wear our "Christian Clothes".

Bragging Rights...

The Mid-Atlantic Disaster Response Auction Quilt

will bless our church sanctuary for the next six months.

Thank you to Joann Gaver.

 

Our Advocate

 

"Glory Days" 2 ASL signed by the TCOB Kids

 

begins our church service.

 

Then pastor Linda gives us a strong message from John 14:15-31,

 

 

 

and, since it was the first Sunday of the month, we were blessed with exceptional music.

Listen to the Sunday service, and you will be blown away by

Michele Small's rendition of Operator.

 

God's Good Purpose

 

 

Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling

 

We had several dedications today, children and their mothers. It is always wonderful to see people dedicate their lives to our Lord, and to commit to raise their childern to know Christ. Jesus has a way of calling us into his care.

 

 

Reminder: Tuesday, April 23rd is Bible Study at 7:00 PM.

Thursday, April 25th is the Deacon's Meeting at 7:00 PM.

A thank you to our church community...

 

 

  

Our Inheritance

What a friend we have in Jesus.

 

Psalm 16 ~ New King James Version (NKJV)

  

Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust.

² O my soul, you have said to the Lord,
“You are my Lord, My goodness is nothing apart from You.”
³ As for the saints who are on the earth,
“They are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.”

⁴ Their sorrows shall be multiplied who hasten after another god;
    Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, Nor take up their names on my lips.

⁵ O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot.
⁶ The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Yes, I have a good inheritance.

⁷ I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel; My heart also instructs me in the night seasons.
⁸ I have set the Lord always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.

⁹ Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will rest in hope.
¹⁰ For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
¹¹ You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy;
     At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
 

 

Looking for Jesus

Palm Sunday ~ Luke 19:1-10

Zacchaeus the Tax Collector

19 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. ² A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. ³ He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. ⁴ So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.

⁵ When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” ⁶ So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.

⁷ All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”

⁸ But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.”

⁹ Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. ¹⁰ For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

Love Feast on Maundy Thursday

Thursday, March 28, 2013

7:00 PM

 

 

 

Love feast and communion

In an act of great love, Jesus gave his life for ours. The Brethren, as Jesus’ followers, love God and each other—and take that love into the world. Once or twice a year, Brethren celebrate what the earliest Christians called agape: the outflowing love that seeks not to receive but to give.
Jesus taught us this practice, sharing with his disciples a last, loving meal the night before he died. He washed the disciples’ feet, ate supper with them, sought to draw them closer into the fold of his love, and offered them the symbolic bread and cup.
During love feast, we repeat these simple, meaningful acts. After reconciling any discord among ourselves, we lovingly wash each other’s feet, then enjoy a meal together. Quietly we share communion, the bread and the cup that remind us of Jesus’ great gift; we renew our commitment to follow his example of sacrificial love. Congregations may also observe the eucharist, or bread-and-cup communion, at other times and in other settings.
Love feast closes with a hymn; then follows the humble task of cleaning up, in which all are invited to participate. When we leave the feast, reunited in our dedication to Christ and to each other, the deep, nourishing love goes with us.



Cancelled

 

Due to the nasty weather in Frederick County Maryland, tonight's Lenten service has been canceled.

Make New

 



2 Corinthians 5:16-21

New Living Translation (NLT)

 

16 So we have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view. At one time we thought of Christ merely from a human point of view. How differently we know him now!

17 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!

18 And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him.

19 For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation.

20 So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!”

21 For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.

 

Church World Service Hygiene Kits

 

 

In the face of natural disasters, violence, or grinding poverty, Hygiene Kits can mean the difference between sickness and health for struggling families.

To assemble a Hygiene Kit you will need:

• One hand towel measuring approximately 16" x 28" (no fingertip or bath towels)
• One washcloth
• One wide-tooth comb
• One nail clipper
• One bar of soap (bath size in wrapper)
• One toothbrush (in original packaging)
• Six standard size Band-Aids®

Place all items in a one-gallon plastic bag with a zipper closure, remove excess air from bag, and seal. Please do not add toothpaste to the Hygiene Kit. Cartons of toothpaste that have an extended expiration date will be added to Hygiene Kit shipments just prior to shipment.

Leave the kits on the left front pew of our church.




With God's Help...

... There's Nothing I Can't Solve.

 

 

Today's sermon and puppet show is based on Philippians 4:10-13.

 

Who do you say I am?

 

Matthew 16:13-19 

 

Linda starts her sermon with Matthew 16:13-19, where Jesus asks his disciples

 "Who do you say I am?"

Peter answers "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."

This is the beginning of the church.

Jesus is the Christ head and we are the body,

not to die by being alone, but to grow in the community of church.

 

I have a friend who does not belong to a church community, due to the hipocracy of some within the church. I responded that maybe she has not found the church community for her needs. I suggested she pray about it, and find a church community where she may grow.

 

The church is one foundation, where we are deciples to each other. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid-Atlantic Chicken Canning Project

April 3, 2013

The nation's only truck mounted, portable meat-canning unit 

arrives in York, Pennsylvania for six days of operation in 

March and April each year. Three operators work together with 

volunteers from both Mid-Atlantic and PA Southern Districts 

of the Church of the Brethren to can nearly 60,000 pounds 

of chicken for distribution in both the U.S and outside 

the U.S., serving the needs of families in poverty. According 

to officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the 

canner is the only operational portable unit in the 

United States. During World War II, the Mennonites 

developed the concept to quickly feed European war-ravaged, 

hungry people. The canner and crew will travel to about 

30 locations in 11 states during the spring and summer months. 

If you are interested in serving in this vital outreach ministry,

please contact Joe Leach.

I am in aw.

 

 

 

 I am in aw. My first post to this Blog was on January 6, 2013, the first Sunday of 2013. I am amazed at how many people have found interest in Thurmont Church of the Brethren, and the preaching of God's message.  

As of this date, 601 pages have been viewed, mostly done so on the weekends. Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.

Our church community may listen, a second time, to Sundays sermon. Those that could not come to the church building on Sunday, may listen for the first time. The "Snow Birds", living south for the winter, may view events and listen to their home church sermon.

The message is also reaching beyond our little church community. Some may stumble upon us by accident, and if they listen to the message, I do not know. Some do listen, and return, like the person from Germany. It is amazing how the word of God, preached from Thurmont, Maryland, is reaching around the globe to Germany.

Many come here via thurmontchurchbrethren.blogspot.com. Some have found us via Facebook or Google+. Others may just web search something, and find us.

No matter how or why people find this blog, I hope the message of God is heard and enjoyed through the words of Pastors Linda, Becky, Steve, and Joanne.

This blog is another way to serve our purpose of "Making Christ Known, Loved, and Obeyed as God Equips and Empowers Us."

 

 

FYI: Look for  Sundays new posts later on Sunday evenings. P.S.- In the past 26 hours, since I first posted this Blog page, there have been 26 page views of our Blog. I am still in aw.



The Power of God's Love

 

 

 

Pastor Becky Henry shared God's word with the scripture from Ephesians 3:14-21.

 

May the power of God's love be with one and all.

 

 

 

 Click here to read

Judges 19:1-30

 

Todays sermon is most likely the most bizarre story in the Bible.

It is a doozy, and not for children.

A link is above, so you may read along as Linda reads about the Levite and his Concubine.