The Church in the Heart of the City with the City at Heart
15 S. Mulberry Street, Hagerstown, MD
Sunday Services
8:30—9:15 am
Praise Worship
Fellowship Hall
9:30—10:30 am
Sunday School
Individual classrooms
10:45 am Worship
Sanctuary &
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Hagerstown MD 21740
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Junior Church
During the 10:45 service on the 2nd & 4th Sundays each month, children in kindergarten through grade 6 gather in the Rainbow Room.
Food Pantry Sunday
On the first Sunday of month, bring dry items: boxed or in cans, but not in glass jars. Place items on the cart inside the west entrance.
Take a Moment Prayer : Week of Mar 8
I praise you, O Lord, all the day long. You address all my needs by bringing light to my day, by providing nourishment to my body, and by satisfying my soul’s thirst with living water. My imperfections do not keep you from seeking me out in order to draw my heart back to you. Thank you, Holy One, because within my heart, I know I would be lost to sin without you. I pray for those, Lord, who do not know you. They long to be loved and to have meaning in their lives. They do not recognize you standing right next to them…offering them living water that would satisfy their spiritual thirst. Make clear to me the opportunities before me to change that scenario. Fill me with confidence to offer the cup of cold water that will satisfy their thirst. May my whole life point the way for others to find you, now and always. May my life be a testimony for peace which we seek for our world. Amen.
March
Jesus said to Satan, “Away from me, Satan!” (Matthew 4: 10a)
We find ourselves in the season of Lent. It’s a time of self-examination and repentance. We think of ourselves walking with Jesus towards Jerusalem where he will suffer and die…paying the ultimate price for our sin. While we know as Christians that confession and repentance of our sin should not be just a once-a-year practice, we recognize the opportunity more clearly during lent.
We all sin and fall short of the glory of God. There are many reasons why we sin. Sometimes we do it without thinking about it, and other times…well, we know what we are about to do is not pleasing to God and may cause problems…but we do it anyhow. The old saying, “The devil made me do it” can be our default excuse for our sin. We find ourselves at the booth of temptation…sometimes mesmerized by what is available there. It can look so good…so right, and Satan will gladly let us have it…saying it is free…but in reality, we sell our souls for the purchase of sin. We separate ourselves from God and the glorious gifts and promises he has for us when we cave-in to temptation.