Sunday Resources

Welcome, and thank you for visiting Hadley Friends! Here you’ll find the readings, reflections, and resources mentioned in this week's sermon.

Announcements

(For Sunday 3/15/26)

Office hours on Wednesdays from 3:00-5:00 PM. Stop by to chat, pray, or just connect with Pastor Chris. If this time does not work, schedule a video call here.

Our next community dinner is on 3/25 at 6pm. This month we are having a Taco Bar!

If you missed the "Finding Belonging - Inclusive Ministry Training" by Sarah Miller from Russiaville Friends on March 8th, she shared her slides with us for reference. You can learn more about how we can be a more inclusive church to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families by reviewing her slide deck here. Here contact info can also be found on one of the slides near the end and you can reach out to Sarah to find out where the next training is.

Sermon Resources

John 18:28-40

Then they took Jesus from Caiaphas to Pilate’s headquarters. It was early in the morning. They themselves did not enter the headquarters, so as to avoid ritual defilement and to be able to eat the Passover. So Pilate went out to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” They answered, “If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.” Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and judge him according to your law.” The Jews replied, “We are not permitted to put anyone to death.” (This was to fulfill what Jesus had said when he indicated the kind of death he was to die.) Then Pilate entered the headquarters again, summoned Jesus, and asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Do you ask this on your own, or did others tell you about me?” Pilate replied, “I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests have handed you over to me. What have you done?” Jesus answered, “My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom belonged to this world, my followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.” Pilate asked him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.” Pilate asked him, “What is truth?” After he had said this, he went out to the Jews again and told them, “I find no case against him. But you have a custom that I release someone for you at the Passover. Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?” They shouted in reply, “Not this man but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a rebel.

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Queries

When you notice something that doesn’t feel right—at work, at home, or in your community—what is your first response? Do you pause, investigate, or turn away?

How often do we go along to keep the peace, avoid conflict, or protect our own comfort? What does it cost us—and others—when we stay silent?

When the moment comes to act on what you know is true, how will you respond? Will you step forward even if it is risky, knowing that doing nothing is also a choice?

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