Beyond Loaves and Fishes: Judges: Week 3

Tuesday night, April 23, 2019, we went deeper into the stories of Judges. We encountered stories designed to startle listeners, stories shocking in gory detail, designed to help people living through hard times cope with those challenges. How does this strategy and others issues raised help us deal with the complications and challenges of modern life? Come and watch!

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Easter's First Evangelists

The Easter Sunday sermon for April 21, 2019, based on Luke 24:1-12. We explore the meaning of Jesus' resurrection for the disciples and for us today. We explore who were chosen to be Jesus' very first evangelists to the resurrection and how everything about that day flew in the face of expectations. Come and watch to discover what that means for each and every one of us.

Join Us Today: Easter Morning

Lansdowne Baptist Church will be celebrating Jesus resurrection today at 11 a.m. in the sanctuary. Come and join this joyous celebration, this reminder of all Jesus has done for us and for the whole world. You are invited and will be most welcome. We hope to see you soon.

~Rev. Jeff Snyder

Have a Blessed Good Friday; Join Us Easter Sunday

Wishing everyone a blessed Good Friday. Inviting everyone to join us Easter Sunday morning to celebrate Jesus' resurrection and discover what that means for each and every one of us. The sermon is based on Luke 24:1-12, the sermon titled Easter's First Evangelists.

Favorite Easter hymns to be sung, Easter flowers to enjoy, and wonderful Easter fellowship to participate in and be uplifted by!

You are invited. See you then!

Celebrated Annual Feast 2019 with Our Community

Volunteer instructions...

On Saturday, April 6, 2019, Lansdowne Baptist celebrated our annual community feast, inviting our neighbors in to break bread and enjoy fellowship with us.

Greetings!

Volunteer Prep

We had lots of volunteers. As happens each year, we fretted in the backs of our minds over whether we'd have enough food and our volunteers and community businesses steped up and ensured that we had more than enough. God's generosity was clearly shown in action. We had terrific volunteers who set up the room, greeted our guests, prepared and served the food, and cleaned up the room afterwards. As always, we had a wonderful turnout from the community (we couldn't do it without you all) and everyone had a great time.

More than enough food, much to choose from.

It was wonderful to see this small community come together and fellowship in harmony in such a divided society. It was inspiring and makes me hopeful that we can all come together around worthy projects, setting aside our differences to work on something that benefits everyone.

So much food to share!

It was a blessed day. I'm writing this on Good Friday, 2019, and I hope this is a blessed day for each and every one of you out there.

Serving others

Feasting

Come and join us for Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019, at 11 a.m. in the sanctuary as we remember all that Jesus did for us through his death and resurrection. Come, join us, be a part of our community, and remember along with us all that we have to be grateful for. You are invited. You will be welcome! 

Beyond Loaves and Fishes: Judges: Week 2

Tonight we plunged into the book of Judges seriously. The book is designed to challenge safe assumptions and present us with alternative ideas. Come and watch!

Personal note: It is always tricky to make off the cuff remarks at the start. I know full well it was Notre Dame Cathedral that burned ... but I said the Louvre ... based on something I'd read earlier and was rattling around in my head. I will confess my first inclination was not to share this live stream or to edit that embarrassing slip away ... but, being an admittedly fallible human being as well as a pastor, you might as well see the mistakes and know I'm going to make more as we go along. Let's hear it for transparency.

We'll all need to give each other grace instead of judgment, especially in challenging times like these. Honestly, I'm still in emotional turmoil over the Notre Dame Cathedral fire and the arson committed against three African-American churches. I'm also entirely sure I mispronounced the names of some of the many tribes resident in the land. The first two chapters were some pretty interesting reads. Just wait until we get to chapter 3!

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The Stones Would Shout

The Palm Sunday sermon for April 14, 2019, based on Luke 19:28-40, with Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Here we explore what the people of Israel expected in a Messiah, how Jesus understood his role as Messiah (which was radically different), and what that means for us today. See what Jesus meant when he told the Pharisees if these people didn't proclaim his coming, the stones would shout. Come and watch

Happy Friday! See You Palm Sunday

Wishing you a wonderful Friday, an uplifting Saturday, and a worshipful Palm Sunday with us at Lansdowne Baptist Church. This week's sermon is "The Stones Cry Out." Come and celebrate the arrival of the King with us.

All are welcome!

Beyond Loaves and Fishes: Ruth Week 6 & Judges Week 1

Tuesday night, April 9, 2019, we wrapped up our study of the book of Ruth and moved on to the book of Judges. This is a real challenge as Judges deals with a time of turmoil for Israel, when the nation is edging toward monarchy. It is written for Israelites in exile to offer them hope as well, looking back at where they had been for explanation of how they arrived at where they are. It challenges a lot of comfy assumptions with challenging questions. Come and watch!

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What Price?

Our sermon today was based on John 12:1-8. We explore how generous Mary, sister of Martha and Lazarus, was in her anointing of Jesus. We explore how we may be equally generous with others, and why we should do so. Come and watch.

Charlotte Yinger, Longtime Member of Lansdowne Baptist, Dies

On March 29, 2019, Charlotte Yinger passed away, returning home to God. She lived at the Elwyn Institute. 

Charlotte is survived by her sister Eleanor, her uncle Joseph Yinger, and several cousins. 

A memorial service will be held at the Elwyn Institute at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Lansdowne Baptist Church or the Elwyn Institute. 

Beyond Loaves and Fishes: Lenten Live Stream Week 4

On Thursday night, April 4, 2019, we wrapped up our study from N.T. Wright's book, The Day the Revolution Began. We discovered Jesus' vocation, how that vocation was lived out in his crucifixion, and how it has been passed along to us today. We examined what this means for us. We were given a lot to ponder and a lot to do. Come and watch. See if you aren't encouraged to do a few things differently yourself. Have a blessed seaons of Lent and Easter.

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Beyond Loaves and Fishes: Ruth Week 5

Tuesday night we came close to wrapping up our study on Ruth. Afterwards we will be turning to the book of Judges. Ruth is a balm on the life described in Judges. Judges will be a challenging book, a rigorous study, but it will have something significant to say to us in our time. Look forward to seeing you soon. Be blessed! Come and watch!

We welcome two new subscribers to the live stream this week! We are glad you're here.

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Promises Kept

The sermon for Sunday, March 31, 2019, is based on Joshua 5:9-12. In this text the people of Israel, facing exile in Babylon, are reminded of a time when they were faithful to God, followed God's law, and were bold and courageous. It was an inspirational message designed to turn the faithful toward God and the hope of an eventual return from exile. It may be equally inspirational for us today. Come and watch!

It looks like we had a momentary hiccup with the recorder toward the end of the sermon. Sorry about that. 

Easter Egg Hunt!

Lansdowne Baptist Church will hold an Easter Egg Hunt for the young children (first grade and below) on Saturday, April 13, from 1:30 p.m. until the last Easter egg is recovered (no later than 2:30 p.m.)! We will be gathering and hunting on the grass outside the office wing near our parking lot. This hunt is open to children from the community and we look forward to seeing you there. Happy hunting. 

May the blessings of Easter be yours! 

Racism and the Church

Lansdowne Baptist Church is proud to be a diverse, multi-cultural church. That alone doesn't guarantee racial harmony, but it provides firsthand insight, and communication between members of different races. Segregated churches do not have the benefit of that particular social interaction. Some even experience the perils of "single-mindedness" which can foster deeply embedded and pervasive structures of racism, and in extreme cases, lead to horrible hateful acts of violence. The many intricate levels of racism are hard to combat, even when it is a recognized problem, with people willing to address it. See the article at: https://baptistnews.com/article/beyond-condemning-racist-violence-the-white-church-must-grapple-with-ways-it-is-implicated-in-that-violence/#.XJ6cDphKiUk

~Will Thompson