(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...
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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...
Preaching Mission for the 7th Sunday after Pentecost (July 7, 2024)
(The statue honoring John Hus on the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic) From Weakness Comes the Power of God by Bishop Chris Giesler Assigned Scripture Texts: Ezekiel 2:1-5 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 Mark 6:1-13 The Apostle...
Preaching Mission for the 6th Sunday after Pentecost (June 30, 2024)
(Water filters being distributed in Honduras are providing healing from intestinal diseases by providing clean drinking water.) All Will Be Well by Bishop Chris Giesler Preaching Text: Mark 5:21-43 In today’s text from Mark’s...
Preaching Mission for the 5th Sunday after Pentecost (June 23, 2024)
Storms and How We Grow from Them by Bishop Chris Giesler Assigned texts: Job 38:1-11 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 Mark 4:35-41 This week, our assigned texts, though written thousands of years ago, are relevant to the storms we face today...
Preaching Mission for the 4th Sunday after Pentecost (June 16, 2023)
(Needed Seeds Are Distributed in Honduras) Small Things Can Make a Big Difference by Bishop Chris Giesler Preaching Text – Mark 4:26-34 This week’s focus is on Mark’s Gospel, which includes two parables from...
Preaching Mission for the 3rd Week after Pentecost (June 9, 2024)
(A Moravian Mission Team working near Wilmington, NC. While this building cannot provide shelter in its current state, it will be home for a family in need in the future). A Future Hope by Bishop Chris Giesler Assigned Texts: 2nd...
Preaching Mission for the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost (June 2, 2024)
(Sunday Worship at the Happy Valley Moravian Church in Labrador) To Keep The Sabbath or Not by Bishop Chris Giesler Preaching Texts: Exodus 20:8-11 & Mark 2:23-3:6 I hear many dedicated church folk commiserating about the...