Springfield Church of the Brethren

Worship for May 2nd, the Fourth Sunday after Easter 1 John 4:7-21, God is Love, We Are Loved & We Love Thank you to our musicians: Bev. B & Mike C.

Worship for April 25th, the Third Sunday after Easter John 10:11​-18, The Good Shepherd Thank you to our musicians: Bev. B & Joel S.

Worship for April 18th, the Second Sunday after Easter Acts 3:12​-18, The Forgiveness of the Early Church Thank you to our musicians: Bev. B & Mike C.

Worship for April 11th, the First Sunday after Easter Acts 4:32​-35, The Community of the Early Church Thank you to our musicians: Bev. B & Bev S.

Happy Easter, He is Risen! Worship for April the 4th. Mark 14:50​-52, 16:1-8 A good story begins with an end. The loss of a loved one, a job, or an understanding of the world. Here we encounter the end of Jesus’s time on Earth and Death as we knew it. It is the End that pushes us out onto the path of discipleship, true discipleship.   And thus begins our story… Special thanks to our musicians: Bev B, Mike C, Janice M., & Olivia E. Week 12 and finale of our series, “Unexpected Messiah; the Defiant Jesus of Mark.”

Worship for March 28th Mark Mark 14:17 -31 - Palm Sunday We often end our prayer with ‘Amen,’ let it be so. It is a seal on our words, a wish, and a confirmation of the truth of what we said and heard. Jesus’s time is coming to an end, we raise an Amen to his life and ministry. We also say ‘Aṣẹ,’ a term from our Nigerian brothers and sisters. A wish for power to be instilled into the life and lessons of Jesus and our world. As Jesus prepares for the cross and we prepared for Good Friday, let us seal his teaching into our hearts and breathe power into living them.   Special thanks to our musicians: Bev B, Mike C, & Ranay H. Week 11 of our series, “Unexpected Messiah; the Defiant Jesus of Mark.”

Worship for March 14th Mark 11:15-18, Jesus Cleans the Temple Court We are called to be peacemakers. We approach this as pacifist, but we see in Jesus that we are not called to being passive-ist. What is our reaction to sin? Does it differ when the sin is our’s, others’, relational, or systemic? How can we turn over the tables? Week 9 of our Series: Unexpected Messiah Special thanks to our musicians: Bev B. & Mike C. Week 10 of our series, “Unexpected Messiah; the Defiant Jesus of Mark.”

Worship for March 14th Mark 14:1-11, Jesus Anointed, Judas Turns Away We attach value to everything: material goods, time, relationships, and even people. What are we mislabeling? What do we price as Worthless that God deems Priceless? What do we see as Priceless, but is really Worthless? Special thanks to our musicians: Bev B. & Mike C. Week 9 of our series, “Unexpected Messiah; the Defiant Jesus of Mark.”

Worship for March 7th Mark 11:12-14, 20-24; 13:28-31, Jesus and the Fig Tree Appearances can be deceptive, not only can they cause misleading assumptions, but they can keep us from realizing the correct path. God pushes us to transform ourselves, to make changes that may not be visible to anyone else. And to change again and again, ever reaching for Jesus’s example. Special thanks to our musicians: Bev B. & Janice M. Week 8 of our series, “Unexpected Messiah; the Defiant Jesus of Mark.”

Worship for Feb. 28th (My apologies, I didn't realize it hadn't uploaded last week.) Mark 10:17-31, Jesus and the Rich Man The rich man had no reason to be kept from the Kingdom of God, right? Jesus immediately finds the thing that has held him back and tells him how to correct, but he walks away. What is holding you back? What is God calling attention to? Special thanks to our musicians: Bev B. Week 7 of our series, “Unexpected Messiah; the Defiant Jesus of Mark.”

Worship for Feb. 21st Mark 7:31-37, Jesus Heals in an Unusual Way Just when you think you have a handle on Jesus and his Way, he does something unexpected, even downright weird! The world is full of rejected strangeness. God works through the strange, teaches lessons through the strange… wait are we among the strange‽ Special thanks to our musicians: Bev B. & Bev S. Week 6 of our series, “Unexpected Messiah; the Defiant Jesus of Mark.”

Worship for Feb. 14th (Happy Saint Valentine's Day) Mark 7:1-23, Jesus Challenged By the Pharisees About Following Ritual Jesus challenged the faith he belonged to, he called the people to deeper piety and perfect faith. In doing so, he challenged the religion of his people, the rules and regulations built around their faith. When does ritual and tradition get in the way of your relationship and walk with Jesus? Special thanks to our musicians: Bev B. & Mike C. Week 5 of our series, “Unexpected Messiah; the Defiant Jesus of Mark.” Episode

Worship for Feb. 7th Mark 6:1-6, Jesus Rejected at Nazareth It’s impossible to know where the path of faith will take us. It’s even harder when that path leads us away from family, friends, and home. Jesus was rejected by those who watched him grow. What do we do when we find that our own path leads to rejection? Special thanks to our musician: Bev B. Week 4 of our series, “Unexpected Messiah; the Defiant Jesus of Mark.”

Worship for Jan. 31st Mark 5:1-20, The Gerasene Demoniac  Jesus challenged the sins that were no longer recognized, the sins that were acceptable. We are challenged to not take part. Special thanks to our musicians: Bev B. & Mike C. Week 3 of our series, “Unexpected Messiah; the Defiant Jesus of Mark.”

Worship for Jan. 24th Mark 2:13-17, The Calling of Levi and a Feast with the Disreputable The old adage goes, “You can tell a lot about a person by the company they keep.” Jesus, Son of God does not keep company with the “respectable.” No, he spends his time with the least respectable. Serving our neighbors means serving those who need it most. Love for our neighbors extends past the boundaries we set up, defying our comfort and convention. Special thanks to our musician: Bev B. Week 2 of our series, “Unexpected Messiah; the Defiant Jesus of Mark.”

Week 1 of our series, “Unexpected Messiah; the Defiant Jesus of Mark.” Mark 1:1-15 - John, Jesus, a Baptism, & a Beginning Jesus starts among the outsiders, the ignored, the rabble rousers. He is here to shake things up, not build up the conventional. Thank you to our musicians: Bev B. & Mike C. 

Worship for Jan. 10th, 2021  2 Timothy 4:1-8 Thanks to musician Bev B.

Worship for December the 27th Matthew 1-2, Luke 1-2 Special thanks to all of our musicians (in order of appearance) Bev B., Ranay H, Mike C, Janice M., Olivia and Scarlet E., and pastor Andrew. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Worship for December the 20th 1 Corinthians Musicians: Bev B, & the Springfield CoB Virtual Choir, produced by Janice M. (Fourth Sunday of Advent)

Worship for December the 13th 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 Musicians: Bev B, & the Springfield CoB Virtual Choir, produced by Janice M. (Third Sunday of Advent)

Worship for December the 6th Romans 15:4-13 Musicians: Bev B, Mike C, & Janice M. (Second Sunday of Advent)

Worship for November the 29th 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Musicians: Bev B (First Sunday of Advent)

Worship for November the 22nd Philippians 1:3–11 Musicians: Bev B. and Springfield CoB Choir (Virtual choir created by Janice M.) (Sixth, and final part, in our Prayer Series)

Worship for November the 15th Number 27:1-11 Musicians: Bev B. and Mike C. (Fifth in our Prayer Series)

Sermon Title: "Weathering the Storm," presented by Sister Cindy Peel, guest preacher; Music: Bev B./piano Scripture: Acts: Scripture:  Matthew 7:21-28 CCLI License # 245596; CCLI Streaming License # 20258149 Springfield Church of the Brethren, Akron, OH, USA For the Glory of God and Our Neighbors’ Good Visit us at http://www.springfield-cob.com 330-628-3058

Worship for November the 1st Ecclesiastes 12:1-8 Musicians: Bev B. and Mike C. All Souls Day (A break in our Prayer Series)

Worship for October the 25th 1 King 3:7-15, Solomon asks for Wisdom  Musicians: Bev B. (Fourth in our Prayer Series)

Worship for October the 18th Jonah 4, Jonah is Angry Musicians: Bev B. (Third in our Prayer Series)

Worship for October the 11th Esther 4, For Such A Time As This Musicians: Bev B. (Second in our Prayer Series)

Worship for October the 4th Luke 6:12–16, Jesus choses the 12 Musicians: Bev B. (First in our Prayer Series)

Worship for Sept the 27th Leviticus 16: 29-34, Institution of Yom Kippur Musicians: Bev B. *A week late, apologies

Worship for Sept the 20th Acts 28: 23-31, Paul in Rome, The End of Acts Musicians: Bev B., Olivia E., & Janice M. Music: Devotion by Oceans (Where Feet May Fail), by Joel Houston, Matt Crocker, Salomon Ligthelm

Worship for Sept the 13th Acts 18:1-11, Paul in Corinth Musicians: Bev B. & Janice M. Music: Devotion by Dean Ussher, Luke Hellebronth, & Tim Hughes

Worship Service for  9/6/2020 Springfield Church of the Brethren, Akron, OH, USA For the Glory of God and our neighbors’ good Visit us at http://www.springfield-cob.com 330-628-3058 Sermon Title: "Sticking out like a Sore Thumb" presented by Pastor Cindy, guest preacher;  Scripture:  Acts 17: 16-34 **Audio Only** Musician: Bev B/piano CCLI License # 245596 CCLI Streaming License # 20258149

Worship - Sunday,August 30, 2020 Springfield Church of the Brethren Sermon Title: An Unknown God - Mike Conner Scripture:  Acts 17: 16-34 Music: Bev B/piano CCLI License # 20258149

Worship for August the 23rd Acts 16:13-18, 25-34 Musicians: Bev B. & Joel S.  Music: Lover of my Soul, by Jonathan McReynolds CCLI: 20258149

Worship for August the 16th Acts 15:13-22, 30-32: The Council of Jerusalem Music: Bev B.

Worship for August the 9th Acts 14:8-18: Barnabas and Paul called gods Music: Bev B.

Worship for August the 2nd Acts 12:1-18: The death of James and Peter led out of prison Musicians: Bev B.  & Olivia E.

Worship for July 19th Acts 9:1-19 Conversion of Saul Musicians: Bev B., Janice M, & Olivia E. This was recorded in our basement using my computer, as we had no electricity this morning.

Worship for July 12th Acts 8:26-40, Philip and the Eunuch Musicians: Bev B., Janice M, & Mike C. Special music featuring Jean N.

Worship for July 5th Acts 8:9-25 - Simon the Sorcerer Musicians: Bev B., Janice M, & Mike C. Special music: I Can Only Imagine, by MercyMe

Acts 5:1-11 Music by Bev B.  Special Music by Janice M., Word of God Speak, by Mercy Me

Father's Day Worship in Sanctuary 

We were able to worship again this week in our sanctuary and broadcast a live video while doing so. The audio of the video isn't great, so here is a much cleaner copy. If you want to line it up and listen and watch at the same, watch the video until 3:03, then start the audio, it will tell you when to start the video again.

Worship for May the 24th, 2020 Matthew 28:16-20, The Great Commission Acts 1:4-11, The Ascension  Produced by: Becky K., Christopher K., & Andrew W. Music by: Bev B. & Janice M.

Worship for May the 17th, 2020 John 21:1-14, Jesus Appears to the 7 Produced by: Becky K., Christopher K., & Andrew W. Music by: Bev B. & Janice M.

Happy Mother's Day!! Worship for May the 10th, 2020 Proverbs 8:12-21, 32-36, Wisdom Produced by: Becky K., Christopher K., & Andrew W. Music by: Bev B., Olivia E., and Janice M.

Worship for May the 3rd, 2020  John 20:19-29, Doubting Thomas Produced by: Becky K., Christopher K., & Andrew W. Music by: Bev B., Olivia E., and Janice M.

Psalm 116 Music: There is a balm in Gilead, An African American spiritual, Played by Bev B. Ambient Recording: Morning in the countryside; In the forest, By inchaney, https://freesound.org/s/514474/

Letter to the Galatians 5:22-26 (Lectia Divina) Music: Move in our Midst, Words by Kenneth Morse, Music by Perry Huffaker, Played by Bev B. Ambient Recording: Morning in the countryside; In the forest, By inchaney, https://freesound.org/s/514474/

Worship for April the 26th, 2020 Luke John 21:15-19, Peter, Do you love me? Produced by: Becky K., Christopher K., & Andrew W. Music by: Bev B., Olivia E., and Janice M.

Worship for April the 19th, 2020 Luke 24:13-35, The Road to Emmaus Produced by: Becky K., Christopher K., & Andrew W. Music by: Bev B. and Janice M.

Easter Sunday Worship, April 12, 2020 Matthew 26:1-10 Musicians: Bev B. and Janice M. A/V: Christopher and Becky K.

This is worship for Palm Sunday, 4/5/2020 Scripture is Matthew 21.1-11, Special thank you to all the folks who helped with bring the Scripture alive this week! Sermon Title: "Apotheosis"

Worship for March the 29th. Philippians 4:10-13 Thank you to Bev. Bridger for joining us and providing some music. 

This is our first online only worship, this is for March 22, 2020. Our reading is Matthew 18:10-14 (NIV) and the sermon is titled, "All those who wander." The poem in the message is from J.R.R. Tolkien's, The Fellowship of the Ring.