Take Up Your Cross by Bishop Chris Giesler Assigned Text: Mark 8:27-38 I have had several opportunities to travel to the Holy Land and to stand in many of the places where Jesus stood and walk in the steps that Jesus walked. One...
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Preaching Mission for the 16th Sunday after Pentecost (September 8, 2024)
(Leaders of the Moravian Medical Clinic in Ahuas, Honduras) How Big Are Your Boundaries? by Bishop Chris Giesler Assigned Text: Mark 7:24-37 Facebook is an interesting world to explore…some days. While I enjoy seeing pictures of...
Preaching Mission for the 15th Sunday after Pentecost (September 1, 2024)
A Matter of the Heart, Not Rules by Bishop Chris Giesler Assigned Texts: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 James 1:17-27 Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Among other things, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends frequent hand washing to...
Preaching Mission for the 14th Sunday after Pentecost (August 25, 2024)
(Youth and adults being filled with God’s love at Mt. Morris, WI) We are What We Eat by Bishop Chris Giesler Preaching Text: John 6:56-69 The Gospel lesson for this week continues a chapter-long conversation that Jesus had...
Preaching Mission for the 13th Sunday after Pentecost (August 18, 2024)
(Mission Camp at Mt. Morris in Wisconsin. Serving others fills the soul) What Are You Hungry For? What Are You Willing To Share? by Bishop Chris Giesler Preaching Texts: Ephesians 6:10-20 & John 6:51-58 During my seminary...
Preaching Mission for the 12th Sunday after Pentecost (August 11, 2024)
Manna That Keeps on Feeding By Bishop Chris Giesler Assigned Scripture Texts: I Kings 19:4-8 John 6:35, 41-51 We have been talking “Manna” for several weeks now, and Jesus is at it again. “I am the bread of...
Preaching Mission for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost (August 4, 2024)
(Children in Honduras being fed through the Infant Feeding Program) Bread That Never Molds by Bishop Chris Giesler Preaching Texts: Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15 John 6:24-35 For a middle-school science research project, my son decided to...
Preaching Mission for the 10th Sunday after Pentecost (July 28, 2024)
We’ve Got a Kid with a Lunch Box by Bishop Chris Giesler Preaching Text: John 6:1-21 Imagine a congregation’s Board of Trustees has just received word that the lawn service that arrives on Thursday mornings to cut the...
Preaching Mission for the 9th Sunday after Pentecost (July 21, 2024)
(Moved by compassion, Moravians from across North America have raised funds to provide bean and rice seeds for flooding victims in Honduras and Nicaragua) And Jesus Had Compassion for Them By Bishop Chris Giesler Preaching Text:...
Preaching Mission for the 8th Sunday after Pentecost (July 14, 2024)
God’s Banquets are Very Different by Bishop Chris Giesler Scripture Text: Mark 6:14-29 Imagine the scene: It’s Herod’s Birthday. Now, this is not the same Herod as the one who tried to have Jesus killed as an infant; this is his...