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  • You are the Salt of the Earth..6-12-16

    YOU ARE THE SALT OF THE EARTH Matthew 5:1-13 June 12, 2016 Rev. Armen Hanjian Chilmark Community Church “You are the salt of the earth.”  When Jesus said that, there were several obvious things to which he referred.  Today,  the implications of this vibrant sentence from the sermon on the mount are not quite so…

  • “City Gates and Thin Spaces” June 5, 2016

    “City Gates and Thin Spaces” 1 KIngs 17:8-24      Luke 7:11-17 Chilmark Community Church   June 5, 2015 Rev. Vicky Hanjian It doesn’t take a degree in Biblical Studies to see how freely the author of the gospel of Luke  has drawn upon the story of Elijah and the widow of Zarephath.  The similarities…

  • Blessing the Fleet Memorial Day Sunday

    Photographs by Susan Heilbron. Tony Peak calls Menemsha to worship. Coast Guard Station Menemsha  was represented. Carol Loud played the old portable key board among the coffee pots. Andy Goldman attentive from his electric car. Judy and a lot of others enjoyed the morning. Fresh from Fla. Rev. Armen Hanjian Rev.Vicky Hanjian on God calming…

  • “Thunder, Lightning, Wind and Fire” May 15

    “Thunder, Lightning, Wind and Fire” Exodus 19:9-25 Acts 2:1-21 Chilmark Community Church May 15, 2016 Rev. Vicky Hanjian There is a lot of cosmic drama going on in the scriptures this morning. A  mountain rumbles, wrapped in smoke, fire descends, the smoke rises like the smoke from a furnace – the mountain shakes.   A …

  • Released From Fears May 8, 2016

    RELEASED FROM FEARS MICAH 4:1-4            1 JOHN 4:3-21 CHILMARK COMMUNITY CHURCH UNITED METHODIST MAY 8, 2016 REV. ARMEN HANJIAN Recently someone said,   “Almost everyone I know is either lonely or afraid.”  “Fear,” said Gilbert J. Chesterton, “is the greatest plague of mankind.”  Medical dictionaries list more than 3,000 fears…

  • Promises, Promises Take II, May 1, 2016

    “Promises, Promises – Take 2” John 14:15 – 29 Chilmark Community Church May 1, 2016 Rev. Vicky Hanjian This has been an emotionally strenuous week. On Thursday morning, my email contained a message from Rev. Amy Edwards. She is the pastor of the Federated Church in Edgartown. The email went to all the island clergy…

  • Promises, Promises April 25,2016

    “Promises, Promises” Genesis 17:1-8 Revelation 21:1-7 Chilmark Community Church April 24, 2016 Rev. Vicky Hanjian There are lots of ways to name and classify the many books of the Bible.  One that I use increasingly is the fact that the scriptures are a witness to a people’s relationship with God.  From beginning to end –…

  • You Can’t Have This if you Want That 4/17/16

    YOU CAN’T HAVE THIS IF YOU WANT THAT Luke 18:18-30 Chilmark Community Church April 17, 2016 Rev. Armen Hanjian When you respond to the various opportunities that come your way in life with “Yes. I’ll do it,” or “No, I don’t believe I’ll do that,” are you sure you are making the right decisions? Today’s…

  • Behind Locked Doors

    “WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?” John 20:19 – 23 April 3, 2016 Chilmark Community Church Rev. Vicky Hanjian Last week’s Easter celebration ended on a note of joy and triumph. We read the story of Mary and Peter and another disciple discovering the empty tomb. We rejoiced with Mary as she realized that Jesus was still…