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 &
Facebook Live
Sunday Worship
Give
You may mail your offering to
15 S. Mulberry Street
Hagerstown MD 21740
OR
make a secure donation by clicking the button below.
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 29
Holy Lamb of God–this Lenten journey has brought me now to the holiest of weeks. I am faced with the reminder of what you did for me to save me from my sinfulness and separation from God. I cannot ignore the pain and suffering you endured. Yet the whispers of God helped you endure and in the end…evil did not win. When suffering and pain oppress me, whisper words of hope to me. When I allow sin to win a battle in my life, upon my confession, whisper words of forgiveness to me. When I feel broken, lost and all alone, whisper words of love to my heart. When I find myself on the brink of succumbing under the weight of darkness, whisper words to help me endure. With you Jesus, when the darkness attacks…I know it will not win. My heart is filled with gratitude for all you have done for me. 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.