Hummelstown UCC Podcast

John 10:11-18; Psalm 23 (CEV); Acts 4:5-12Lucille Clifton, from “won’t you celebrate with me” “what did i see to be except myself? i made it up here on this bridge between starshine and clay, my one hand holding tight my other hand;”

Luke 24:36-48; Psalm 4: Confident Plea for Deliverance from Enemies; Acts 3:12-19“Sometimes, a story does not make sense as it unfolds. Complex narratives withlayers of meaning may need to be revisited time and time again to unpack theclues, metaphors, and relationships the story explores.”-Rev. Dr. Cheryl A. Lindsay

Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 133: The Blessedness of Unity; John 20:19-31“Patience is power. Patience is not an absence of action; rather it is "timing" it waitson the right time to act, for the right principles and in the right way.”-Fulton J. Sheen

Luke 24:1-12; Luke 9:10-17The bread has been baked and broken, and now, it is ready to share. Pairing the Easter story with Luke’s story of feeding five thousand, we focus today on how the love of God expands to include everyone in need. Share the Bread of Life and confidently declare Christ is Risen!-Love Will Rise!

Psalm 118:19-29; John 6:25-35This week we celebrate Palm Sunday, the one day a year when we reallyacknowledge how desperate and confused we are. We are filled with hope andfear all at the same time, and we turn to God and to one another, never really surewhich emotions we will project. Even with all our preparations and attempts, we willfall short. We will be left feeling hungry. W

Psalm 119:9-16; Luke 13:6-9, 20-21After so much work, it’s finally time to wait. It is time for the bread dough to rest, butif you watch closely, it is not resting idly. It is slowly rising. We have moved throughthis season of Lenten preparation to arrive at this moment of sabbath resting andhopeful rising. We are almost ready to follow Jesus to his last days of bread broken,shar

Micah 6:6-8; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31The cross and the church are foolishness in the world. Are they foolishness toyou? Are you willing to do your part to see the foolishness of God redeem theworld? Are you using your gift to the glory of God or was God just being foolish incentering plans in you?

Psalm 19: God’s Glory in Creation and the Law; Matthew 13:24-33One of the most difficult steps of making bread is milling the wheat grains into flour.It takes both time and labor. The Bible doesn’t have very many references for millingflour, so we will focus this week on the Parable of the Weeds in Matthew 13, in whichJesus spoke about the farmer allowing weeds to grow alongsid

Psalm 22:23-31; Exodus 16:2-5 , 13-30It is hard to find a balance in life between what God does and what we do. Whenthings are going well, how do we find a balance between gratitude for God’sblessings and celebration of our own hard work? When things are not going well,how do we balance our own frustration with trust in God’s provision? We continueour worhsip series this Sunday

Psalm 25: Prayer for Guidance and for Deliverance; Luke 8:1-5When Jesus preached his sermons and parables, he often used illustrations relatingto everyday life at the time- farming, family, cooking and sharing meals. In order tounderstand his meaning, it is helpful for us to learn more about bread in Jesus’ time.What was the process and labor needed to produce a loaf of bread? Th