Category: SERMONS, WORSHIP, MEDITATIONS

“If Not Now – – When?” Deuteronomy 21:10 – 14 Isaiah 60: 1- 3 Luke 17:20-21 Chilmark Community Church October 16, 2016 Rev. Vicky Hanjian It is a powerful and liberating tradition in this country that we observe the separation of church and state. We do not preach from the pulpit in favor or against…

“A Certain Royal Dignity” Chilmark Community Church September 25, 2016 Esther 4:11-14; 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 Luke 14:25-34 We’re looking at a rather fun story from the Hebrew scriptures this morning. The Book of Esther reads like a short novel. It has all the elements of drama, intrigue, struggles with ethics and morality – – and…

“When Worlds Collide” 1 Kings 21:1-21 Luke 7:36 – 8:3 Chilmark Community Church September 11, 2016 Rev. Vicky Hanjian Naboth is a Vineyarder!  He owns a lovely vineyard that has been handed down from generation to generation in his family.  His world is one in which he is responsible for caring for his land. But…

“How Crazy Was He?” 1 Samuel 16: 14-23 Mark 3:20-35 August 28, 2016 Chilmark Community Church Rev. Vicky Hanjian Not long after Armen and I moved here from NJ, a young friend and colleague in ministry came to visit the island for the first time.  He and his wife were members of the New Jersey…

I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST PHIL. 2:1-11 August 21, 2016 Chilmark Community Church Rev. Armen Hanjian Who is Jesus? What we know of him can be summarized in short order. He was born 67 generations ago – 6 B.C. as the calendars have been corrected. He was born in Bethlehem, about 5 miles South of…

HOLY REAL ESTATE Chilmark Community Church August 14, 2016 II Samuel 7:1-14 Mark 6:30-32; 53-56 Rev. Vicky Hanjian Being the king of the Israelites had its perks, not the least of which was the real estate that came along with job. King David lived in a sumptuous house of cedar – a commodity highly valued…

“What’s The Good Word?” Matthew 5:1-16 2 Corinthians 12:14-21 Chilmark Community Church August 7, 2016 Rev. Vicky Hanjian “Have you heard the latest?” “Did you hear what happened to so and so…?” “Did you know that thus and such is going on?” When I watch myself respond to conversation starters like this, I have to…

“Then he told them a parable…” Luke 12:13-21 Chilmark Community Church July 31, 2016 Rev. Vicky Hanjian   This is the time of year in the lectionary cycle when we are on the road with Jesus as he moves about in Galilee – dining with friends, spending time with his inner circle of disciples, and…

THE MIND OF CHRIST PHIL. 2:1-11 Chilmark Community Church Rev. Armen Hanjian July 24, 2016 Some once asked John Wesley, “Do you think God will save this world with your intelligence?”  Wesley sad, “ He won’t save it with your ignorance!”   Some put little effort toward it, but I believe it is imperative that…