September 1, 2024 Worship 10:30 AM
What Really Matters: People or Issues
The Church of the Brethren 2024 Annual Conference met around the theme of Welcome and Worthy, drawn from Romans 16:2. At the July 5th worship, Brandon Grady, pastor of the Black Rock congregation in Glenville, Pennsylvania, asked participants to consider “what keeps us singing?” and “what really matters?” At the close of Pastor Brandon’s sermon, he and his brother Ben sang a moving affirmation of what really matters. Both Brandon and Ben are adopted children who have grown up in the Church of the Brethren. Brandon Grady is a graduate of Bethany Theological Seminary.
Our Crest Manor worship this Sunday will be built on Apostle Paul’s letter to the church at Rome. Through the blessings of technology, our guest speaker on Sunday will be Pastor Grady as he delivered his Annual Conference sermon. In preparation for worship and for hearing Pastor Grady, I encourage you to read again Romans 12:9-21. These familiar verses invite us to weigh each day “what really matters.”