Prayer of Confession You appear to us in this way and that way. Sometimes you show up in our neighbors’ face and sometimes you’re as dramatic as a burning bush. Still we don’t see you. We are too focused elsewhere…
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Obvious & Subtle
Tagged with: assurance of grace, Confession of Sin, Moses
Posted in Confession of Sin & Assurance, Exodus, Exodus 3, Exodus 3:1-15, Exodus 3:1-5, narrative lectionary, Old Testament
Posted in Confession of Sin & Assurance, Exodus, Exodus 3, Exodus 3:1-15, Exodus 3:1-5, narrative lectionary, Old Testament
God of Enough.
The ads online, on TV, and everywhere we look shout: “Buy me! You deserve me! You’re only worthy with me!” Some days we shout back: Enough! And other days we let a theology and attitude of scarcity overtake us. On…
Holy Vulnerability
This is holy ground. Remove your shoes, bare your soul. Simply “be” before your God. The vulnerability frightens us. We want to cover ourselves. We want to hide. You are worthy. You are lovable and loved. You are capable and…
Tagged with: God, vulnerability
Posted in 3:1-15, Call to Worship, Exodus, Exodus 2:23-25; 3:10-15; 4:10-17, Exodus 3, narrative lectionary, Old Testament, Uncategorized
Posted in 3:1-15, Call to Worship, Exodus, Exodus 2:23-25; 3:10-15; 4:10-17, Exodus 3, narrative lectionary, Old Testament, Uncategorized
Maybe, It’s Not Our Job
David has reached the pinnacle of his career. Jerusalem has been restored to the Israelites. You’ll recall that Jerusalem is sacred ground for the Jewish people. Outside of Shiloh, God has been traveling around in a box: the ark. That…
Tagged with: David, legacy church, MLK, Nathan
Posted in 2 Samuel, 2 Samuel 7, 2 Samuel 7:1-17, Exodus, Exodus 25, Exodus 25:9-22, Exodus 9, Matthew 5, Matthew 5:5, New Testament, Old Testament, Sermon
Posted in 2 Samuel, 2 Samuel 7, 2 Samuel 7:1-17, Exodus, Exodus 25, Exodus 25:9-22, Exodus 9, Matthew 5, Matthew 5:5, New Testament, Old Testament, Sermon
Golden Calves, Distractions, & the Realm of God
*Call to Worship Out of the world of hardships, pains, hatred, and distractions…Come and worship! We come together at the base of the mountain awaiting a word of hope from God. But even here together we can get distracted by…
Tagged with: distraction, golden calf, impatience, narrative lectionary
Posted in Call to Worship, Exodus, Exodus 32, Exodus 32:1-14, Old Testament, Uncategorized
Posted in Call to Worship, Exodus, Exodus 32, Exodus 32:1-14, Old Testament, Uncategorized
Offering: Promises & Signs
Invitation There are many signs we claim for our faith but ultimately it is our active love that reveals who we worship. As the plate comes around commit to give of your whole selves. Give of your talents and material…
Signs of God & Faith
God asked the enslaved Jews in Egypt to mark their doors with a sign of their faith. God promised freedom from slavery. We adorn our sanctuaries with the cross upon which Jesus hung as a sign of our willingness to…
Tagged with: narrative lectionary, promises, signs, World Communion Sunday
Posted in Call to Worship, Days of the Church, Exodus, Exodus 12, Exodus 12:1-13, Exodus 13, Exodus 13:1-8, Old Testament, World Communion Sunday
Posted in Call to Worship, Days of the Church, Exodus, Exodus 12, Exodus 12:1-13, Exodus 13, Exodus 13:1-8, Old Testament, World Communion Sunday
Baby Moses Rides the Waves
Listen to this sermon here. Now a man from Levi’s household married a Levite woman. 2 The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She saw that the baby was healthy and beautiful, so she hid him for…
Tagged with: Bruce Epperly, Cori Cypret, death of a teenager, eastern Oregon, Paul, process theology, Robert Mesle, theodicy
Posted in After a Tragedy, Exodus, Exodus 2, Exodus 2:1-10, New Testament, Old Testament, Romans, Romans 8, Romans 8:28, Sermon, Special Times
Posted in After a Tragedy, Exodus, Exodus 2, Exodus 2:1-10, New Testament, Old Testament, Romans, Romans 8, Romans 8:28, Sermon, Special Times
Waves of Love & Commitment
Invitation God’s breath sustains the ever-creating universe. Divine love rode the waves with the baby Moses and is with you in every joy, heartbreak, and challenge. Let God’s love move you to commit to use your talents and financial resources…
The River of Life
Prayer of Invocation Your divine breath swept across the waters, giving life to fish & child. You rode the waves with Moses, moving a sister to speak up, reuniting mother and infant. You revealed your pleasure in Jesus, as the…
Tagged with: Elder Testament, river of life, water
Posted in Exodus, Exodus 2, Exodus 2:1-10, Genesis, Genesis 1, Genesis 1-2, Genesis 1-2:1, Invocation, Isaiah, Isaiah 43, Isaiah 43:19-20, Mark, Mark 1, Mark 1:9-11, New Testament, Old Testament, Uncategorized
Posted in Exodus, Exodus 2, Exodus 2:1-10, Genesis, Genesis 1, Genesis 1-2, Genesis 1-2:1, Invocation, Isaiah, Isaiah 43, Isaiah 43:19-20, Mark, Mark 1, Mark 1:9-11, New Testament, Old Testament, Uncategorized
