Category: SERMONS, WORSHIP, MEDITATIONS

OPEN SESAME ISAIAH 9:1-7; MATT. 4:12-17 CHILMARK COMMUNITY CHURCH DEC. 18, 2016 Armen Hanjian, Pastor The passage from Isaiah 9 has become for Christians one of the major Hebrew scripture references picturing Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah. I see two reasons for this. Matthew quotes the first two verses of Isaiah 9 and suggests…

“Sing For Joy!” Luke 1:57-80; Luke 1:26-56 Luke 2:8-15; Luke 2:25-36 December 11, 2016 3rd Sunday in Advent Chilmark Community Church Rev. Vicky Hanjian A lot of the focus of Advent has to do with anticipation of the coming of a messiah -an anointed one – who will liberate God’s people from whatever it is…

THE FORESTER Isaiah 11:1-10 Matthew 3:1-12 Chilmark Community Church December 4, 2016 Rev. Vicky Hanjian Our sacred texts are full of physical metaphors for our use during Advent. This week, Isaiah offers us the image of the tree as a figure through which to understand God’s work in bringing about new life out of what…

“BE PREPARED” Matthew 25:1-13 Chilmark Community Church November 27, 2016 Rev. Armen Hanjian Perhaps you noticed the sermon title, “Be Prepared,” as the motto of the Boy Scouts. Today is the first Sunday in Advent – that season when Christians start preparing to celebrate the coming of Christ. Advent means “the coming of the Savior.”…

“Walking The Psalms With Walter” Chilmark Community Church November 20, 2016 Rev. Vicky Hanjian Well – – we are at Thanksgiving Sunday – – preparing to celebrate a national day of gratitude. More than at any other time of the year, the Psalms give us the words that fit the occasion. We don’t often turn…

“Where’s The Shepherd?l” Jeremiah 23:1-6 Mark 6:30-34 Chilmark Community Church November 13, 2016 Rev. Vicky Hanjian It has been a real challenge to know how and what to preach this morning. All through my seminary training, I was taught that when I was ordained, I would be ordained to the work of pastor, priest and…

“Why Noah?” Genesis 5:28-6:8 John 21: 1-7 Chilmark Community Church November 6, 2016 Rev. Vicky Hanjian This morning we are in one of our most beloved and intriguing stories in the early biblical narratives about how the human community came into being – – the story of Noah. Noah appears in the narrative 10 generations…

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI MATTHEW 10:7-10 CHILMARK COMUNITY CHURCH OCTOBER 30, 2016 REV. ARMEN HANJIAN Mon. is Halloween. All- Hallows Eve is Tues., Nov. 1 – All Saints Day. I would like to introduce you to a saint. St. Francis was born in 1182 and died at age 44, on Oct.3,1226. This month is the…

“What a Difference A Word Makes” Luke 18:9-14 Chilmark Community Church October 23, 2016 Rev. Vicky Hanjian A young monk, fresh out of seminary was appointed to a monastery where for hundreds of years, the monks had worked faithfully at making beautiful copies of the ancient sacred texts and scriptures. As the aging Father Abbot…