One Great Hour of Sharing

A theme interpretation for the 2021 One Great Hour of Sharing

Resources for the 2021 One Great Hour of Sharing for the Church of the Brethren.

A theme interpretation written by Chuck Blaisdell for the 2019 One Great Hour of Sharing “Now to God be the glory, who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than we can ask or imagine” (Ephesians 3:20). Imagination. It may seem like a weak word compared to all the

By the Rev. Thea Leticia Racelis “Now to God be the glory, who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine” (Ephesians 3:20). It is easy to feel overwhelmed when we look at all the areas of need in the world. There

By Laura Jean Torgerson “Just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me”(Matthew 25:40). Paul reminds us that as members of the church, we are so closely connected that we may consider ourselves as parts of one body. The New Testament

Adapted from a sermon starter by José Francisco Morales Torres, director of Pastoral Formation at Disciples Seminary Foundation “Where you go I will go; and where you stay I will stay” (Ruth 1:16, NIV). The story of Ruth is a beautiful narrative about resilience and accompaniment. Rendered vulnerable by the deaths of their husbands and

An adaptation of an offertory meditation written by Amy Gopp for the 2015 One Great Hour of Sharing “They voluntarily gave according to their means, and even beyond their means, begging us earnestly for the privilege of sharing in this ministry to the saints” (2 Corinthians 8:3-4). During what the Apostle Paul calls a “severe