by cbaker | Feb 23, 2021 | Pastor's Pondering
Music has a richness and depth that makes the worship service stirring and meaningful. I like to sing, but I like to sing even more with other people. And I love to sing the words and music of songs that have fed people of faith over time. Until we get back to...
by cbaker | Feb 17, 2021 | Midweek Hymn Devotional
Ash Wednesday INVITATION and READINGS Come all that seek Him. You are welcome, for God is seeking you. Psalm 51: 10-17 10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. 11 Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit...
by cbaker | Feb 17, 2021 | Pastor's Pondering, Updates
Planning for the future Tomorrow will be the day when we are reminded of our mortality as we begin another season of Lent together. I hope you can participate in the virtual worship service (details below) and that you have received the mailing with items to help us...
by cbaker | Feb 10, 2021 | Midweek Hymn Devotional
INVITATION and PSALM Come, seek the Lord. Seek His path and He will light it for you. Psalm 5 – For the director of music. For pipes. A psalm of David. 1 Listen to my words, Lord, consider my lament. 2 Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray....
by cbaker | Feb 9, 2021 | Pastor's Pondering
In our ongoing series on the stained glass windows in the sanctuary, we’ve come to the window that shows Jesus feeding the multitude. This scene is found in all four gospels (Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:31-44; Luke 9:12-17 and John 6:1-14). The day was getting on the...
by cbaker | Feb 3, 2021 | Midweek Hymn Devotional
He came for us INVITATION and SCRIPTURE Come, witness the one who came for us, who lived for us, and who died for us. Come and know Jesus, who personifies God’s love, compassion, and mercy, that we may live and work in His ways. Hebrews 2:14-18 14 Since the children...
by cbaker | Feb 2, 2021 | Newsletters
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by cbaker | Jan 27, 2021 | Midweek Hymn Devotional
“What Would Jesus Do?” INVOCATION and READING Day by day, Dear Lord of thee three things I pray: to see thee more clearly, love thee more dearly, follow thee more nearly, day by day. att. Richard of Chichester Matthew 11:25-30 The Father Revealed in the Son 25 At...
by cbaker | Jan 26, 2021 | Pastor's Pondering
Visiting the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center today showed that there have been 421,239 deaths in the United States from COVID-19. Around the world, the number of deaths is recorded as 2,143,198 and Frederick County Health Department reports 232 deaths. The...
by cbaker | Jan 19, 2021 | Pastor's Pondering
On the day before the inauguration of a new president and vice president, I will pass on a prayer provided by our Bishop and the Baltimore Washington Cabinet. (This is found in the weekly e-connection for January 19) A weekly prayer for the Baltimore-Washington...
