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Worship – July 25 – Jesus Blesses & Multiplies what we bring for Sharing
Jesus as the Bread of Life 9th Sunday of Pentecost Today is the first of five Sundays with gospel readings from John 6, the first four of which focus on Jesus as bread of life. Today Jesus feeds thousands of people with five loaves and two fish....
Worship – July 18 – Preparing to Care for Others
Jesus sends his disciples out to teach and heal 8th Sunday of Pentecost Mark’s gospel makes clear how great is the press of the crowd, with its countless needs to be met, on Jesus and his disciples. Yet in today’s gospel Jesus advises his...
Worship – July 11 – Witnessing to Justice
Jesus and the prophets proclaimed God's saving love 7th Sunday of Pentecost When Amos reports his vision of God judging Israel for its mistreatment of the poor, he becomes a threat to the power of the priests and the king. John the Baptist also...
Worship – July 4 – Sent, Empowered by Faith
Jesus reaches out to heal and break down barriers. 5th Sunday of Pentecost Jesus does great deeds of power and gives his disciples authority over demons. Yet none of this power is unilateral; it all must be received by faith. Jesus asks his...
Worship – June 27 – Breaking Barriers by Healing
Jesus reaches out to heal and break down barriers. 5th Sunday of Pentecost A woman finds healing by touching Jesus’ cloak, and a girl is restored to life when he takes her by the hand. In both cases a boundary is crossed: in Jesus’ time the...
Worship – June 20, 4th Sunday of Pentecost – Calming the Storms
Now is the day of salvation! Jesus Calms the Storm! Now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation! Now we are in the storm, the boat almost swamped; but Jesus is here now, and when we call him, he will calm the storm. Even the wind and...
Worship – June 13, 3rd Sunday of Pentecost – Mighty Power in Tiny Things
Faith like a Mustard Seed The mustard seed becomes a great shrub that shelters the birds, recalling ancient images of the tree of life. We’d expect a cedar or a sequoia, but Jesus finds the power of God better imaged in a tiny, no-account seed....
Worship – June 6, Outdoor Worship – Together in Christ
Worship will be in-person at Starker Arts Park, Corvallis Live Sunday at 10 am Bring folding chairs and your own communion elements of wine/juice and bread. Starker Arts Park, 4485 SW Country Club Blvd. Corvallis Knit together in the body of...
Worship – May 30, Trinity Sunday – The Mystery of Unity
One God, With Us Always When we say God is the triune God, we are saying something about who God is beyond, before, and after the universe: that there is community within God. Our experience of this is reflected in Paul’s words today. When we pray...
Worship – May 23, Pentecost Come, Holy Spirit!
Come, Holy Spirit, to us Fifty days after Easter, we celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. Crossing all boundaries that would separate us, the Spirit brings the wideness of God’s mercy to places we least expect it—to a crowd of...
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