Draw Near with Confidence
The Twenty-third Sunday after PentecostHebrews 4:12–16 This week and next week, we’re going to be looking a little more closely at the readings from Hebrews. Just a little bit of … [Read more…]
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Consider My Servant Job
The Twentieth Sunday after PentecostJob 1:1, 2:1-10 Job is a very strange book of the bible. It’s been one of the very hardest books to interpret. No one knows when, … [Read more…]
Servant of All
The Eighteenth Sunday after PentecostMark 9:30-37 In last week’s gospel passage, we found Jesus struggling with his identity as God’s anointed one, God’s Messiah, God’s Christ. He knew that he … [Read more…]
Who Do You Say that I Am?
The Seventeenth Sunday after PentecostMark 8:27–38 It’s not what we would normally expect from Jesus, but here in the Gospel of Mark today, Jesus seems to be having an identity … [Read more…]
September Youth Events
Sunday, Sept. 1st– NO EVENTS Sunday, Sept. 8th– Youth Gathering 3:00-5:00 Sunday, Sept. 15th- Elementary Gathering 1:00-2:30, Youth Gathering 3:00-5:00 Saturday, Sept. 21st- Youth/Elementary/Family Chalk Art Festival (we will have two squares … [Read more…]
Doers of the Word
The Fifteenth Sunday after PentecostJames 1:17–27 I need to warn you: this is a political sermon. Or, to be more precise, this is a sermon about politics. I know that … [Read more…]
The Whole Armor of God
The Thirteenth Sunday after PentecostEphesians 6:10-20 The words sound a little strange to our modern ears: “Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to … [Read more…]
Twelve Years
The Sixth Sunday after PentecostMark 5:21–43 Mark the Evangelist uses a very special literary technique, sometimes called interpolation, inclusio, or chiastic structure, but more commonly referred to as a Markan … [Read more…]
The Lot Fell on Matthias
The Seventh Sunday of EasterActs 1:15–26 We are almost at the end of our seven-week Eastertide journey through Acts. So it is a little strange that this morning we’re jumping … [Read more…]
Even on the Gentiles
The Sixth Sunday of EasterActs 10:44–48 We’re continuing our Eastertide journey through the book of Acts. We haven’t read it yet this season, but one of the first things that … [Read more…]
How Can I Understand?
The Fifth Sunday of EasterActs 8:26–40 All through the seven weeks of the Easter Season we are focusing on the fifth book of the New Testament, the Acts of the … [Read more…]
May Messenger
WORSHIPIN MAY In May we will finish up our 7-week sojourn through the Book of Acts, exploring the story of the early church, and its response to Jesus’s resurrection. Though … [Read more…]
The Name of Jesus
The Fourth Sunday of EasterActs 4:1-20 We are in the third week of our Eastertide journey through the Book of Acts, which is the sequel to the Gospel of Luke. … [Read more…]
Everything in Common
The Second Sunday of EasterActs 4:32–35 After journeying through the reflective and penitential season of Lent, after celebrating the joy of resurrection on Easter Morning, we are now in the … [Read more…]
April Messenger
WORSHIP IN APRIL Throughout April, we are celebrating the season of Easter. Also known as the Great Fifty Days, or the Week of Weeks, it begins on the Feast of Easter … [Read more…]
Sunday Announcements
Lenten Bible Study continues into Easter. We’re watching The Chosen and joining for conversation, food, and fellowship. Sunday, April 7, 4-6 pm at Hillsboro UMC. Sunday, April 14, 4-6 pm at Forest Grove UMC … [Read more…]
Who Will Roll Away the Stone?
Easter SundayMark 16:1–8 “Overcome with terror and dread, they fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.” They were expecting to find a corpse. And … [Read more…]
All of Them Said the Same
Maundy ThursdayMark 14:12–31 It is Holy Week, and this year we hear Mark’s version of events. On Sunday, Jesus comes triumphantly into Jerusalem, riding on a donkey, with people waiving … [Read more…]