Seattle Mennonite Church

Advent is a home for our longing that is at once ancient and new every day. We join our longing for the full inbreaking of God’s justice, peace, and liberating love to the longing of our forebears in the faith. Like them, we continue to wait while also being called into embodying our hope. Not because the conditions seem optimistic, but – in the face of any and all circumstances, with broken hearts – we “nevertheless / even now” enact our collective hope in the world around us.

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What happens when a raven and a prophet form a little community of care? How about a Hebrew man and Phoenician widow - across religious and political divides? According to our storyteller, the needs of all are met, and the storyteller calls this God’s provision. Might this tale of unlikely dependencies be just the sort of good news we need in these tense and teetering days?

Unlikely Dependencies = God’s Provision - Seattle Mennonite Church Unlikely Dependencies = God’s ProvisionNov 3, 2024 | Megan Ramer, Sermons What happens when a raven and a prophet form a little community of care? How about a Hebrew man and Phoenician widow – across religious and political divides? According to our storyteller, the needs of all are met, and the...

The early Jesus Way community held resources in common and - in that sharing - were able to meet the needs of all. The book of Acts reports that the Holy One daily added to the numbers of this early Jesus Way community “those who were being saved”. Which causes us to wonder: Saved FROM what? And saved TO or FOR what?

Saved FROM what and TO what? - Seattle Mennonite Church Saved FROM what and TO what?Jun 18, 2023 | Megan Ramer, Sermons, Year W The early Jesus Way community held resources in common and – in that sharing – were able to meet the needs of all. The book of Acts reports that the Holy One daily added to the numbers of this early Jesus Way community “th...