(Vegetable seeds being distributed in Honduras) Actions Do Speak Louder Than Words by Bishop Chris Giesler Preaching Text: John 13:31-35 An old adage says that our actions speak louder than our words. And today’s text from John’s...
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Preaching Mission for the 4th Sunday of Easter (May 11, 2025)
To Whom Are We Listening? by Bishop Chris Giesler Preaching Text: John 10:22-30 There was great confusion and debate going on in Jerusalem. As we come to the setting of today’s text, Jesus has been in Jerusalem for some...
Preaching Mission for the 3rd Sunday of Easter (May 4, 2025)
(Dale Lucas catches a “big one” while at Mission Camp at the Hope Conference and Renewal Center) Same-Old, Same-Old? Or Perhaps, Something New by Bishop Chris Giesler The scene in our Gospel lesson moves the reader...
Preaching Mission for the Second Sunday of Easter (April 27, 2025)
(Brother Justin Rabbach of the Board of World Mission forging a new partnership with leaders from the Moravian Church of Zambia) The Power to Forgive By the Rt. Rev. Chris Giesler Preaching text: John 20:19-31 Most of us will be...
Preaching Mission for Easter Sunday (April 20, 2025)
Good Friday Sorrow, Easter Joy By Bishop Chris Giesler Assigned Texts: Luke 24:1-12 In the summer of my 15th year, I spent four weeks with my uncle, aunt, and family in Nova Scotia, Canada. Job #1 for me during those weeks was...
Preaching Mission for Palm Sunday (April 13, 2025)
(Bean seeds being distributed in Honduras. I was hungry, and you gave me food…)_ Examining Our Expectations By Bishop Chris Giesler Assigned Text: Luke 19:28-40 Several years ago, I met a friend at my favorite Indian...
Preaching Mission for the 5th Sunday in Lent (April 6, 2025)
(The Moravian Congregation in Arusha, Tanzania at Worship) True Worship Brings True Service By Bishop Chris Giesler Assigned Text: John 12:1-8 You must pay attention when the narrative of a particular event appears in all four...
Preaching Mission for the 4th Sunday in Lent (March 30, 2025)
(Members of the BWM Board of Directors touring a home in western North Carolina damaged in last year’s floods. The BWM is helping to completely refurbish the home.) Home Is Never Far Away Assigned Text: Luke 15:1-3...
Preaching Mission for the 3rd Sunday of Lent (March 23, 2025)
A God of Second Chances…Lot’s of Them By Bishop Chris Giesler Preaching Text: Luke 13:1-9 I remember as a child going to the old Post Office building in downtown Winston-Salem, NC, and seeing a man out on the front...
Preaching Mission for the 2nd Sunday of Lent (March 16, 2025)
Checking our Prejudices by Bishop Chris Giesler Preaching Text: Luke 13:31-35 What is the first thing that pops into your head when you hear the word “Pharisee?” Chances are you are thinking of the string of accusations that...