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Upcoming Worship Themes
A Modern Day Mite
July 20, 2008

Jesus watched a widow put two small coins into the temple contributions and declared it more than the contributions of the rich. What does it mean to give out of our poverty?Key text: Luke 21:1-4

Diversity Sunday (July 27, 2008)
This day will be celebrated as Diversity Sunday, with worship being coordinated by the Open & Affirming Action Group. Central to our service will be personal stories which offer us insight into what it means to walk awhile in one another's shoes.
CELEBRATION OF THE 300TH ANNIVERSARY - Nostalgia or Vision (August 3, 2008 — Susan Boyer)
Surrendered to God, Transformed in Christ, Empowered by the Spirit is our denominational theme for this anniversary year. How can we celebrate our past without wallowing in nostalgia? What are the lessons of the past that can transform our future?
Key text: Matthew 7:24-27
PEACE CAMP SUNDAY - What's in Your Toolbox? (August 10, 2008 — Susan Boyer)
This year the theme for Peace Camp is: “A Toolbox for Peace”. What are the tools we need in order to live as peacemakers? What tools are you carrying with you?
Key text: Ephesians 6:10-17
ANNUAL CONFERENCE REPORT SUNDAY - Whoever Serves Must Follow (August 17, 2008 — Susan Boyer)
On this Sunday we will look at the theme for this summer’s Church of the Brethren Annual Conference. On this anniversary year, what is the message that the denomination wants us to hear?
Key text: John 12:24-26a
The Baby with the Bathwater (August 24, 2008 — Vern Jahnke)
We take more with us than we think or intended to when we “get free” of something. Brethren roots are in liberation from Lutheran/Roman Catholic orthodoxy. Lutheran roots are in liberation from Roman Catholic dominance. Catholic roots are in liberation from Roman hegemony. A true “theology of liberation” accounts for our tendency to incorporate much of what we intended to reject.
Key text: Galatians 5:1
Cain and Able: A Tale of Two Brothers (August 31, 2008 — Susan Boyer)
As Stephen Shoemaker writes: “Life east of Eden is mixed with pain; blessing and curse live side by side.” The story of Cain and Abel is an old story of sibling rivalry. It is story that lies deep in our own consciousness.
Key text: Genesis 4:1-16

"You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person... Give to the one who asks of you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you." Matthew 5:38-42

How has this scripture shaped Church of the Brethren?

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