admin | Lake Oswego United Methodist Church

I Believe in the Sun: Hope for Tomorrow

Posted by admin Categories: Advent, Christmas, Hope, Light, Rev. Michelle McKinnon-Young, Worship Services

Join Pastor Michelle for the First Sunday in Advent as we light the first candle in the Advent wreath and begin our Advent series “I Believe Even When…Filling the Night with Music and Light.”Inspired by the words of an anonymous poet, scrawled on a wall during the Holocaust, “I believe in the sun, even when the sun is not shining,” this Advent series…

Tags: believe Hope I believe LOUMC Rev. Michelle McKinnon-Young

21 Nov 0Comments 0Likes

To Nourish Hope

Posted by admin Categories: Hope, Rev. Jayde Rasband, Worship Services

Hope! We all certainly need some of that in this time of pandemic which is causing so much concern for health, economic uncertainty, and, for some, loss. How do we keep hope alive, and share it with others during this time? Join us this Sunday for Pastor Jayde’s sermon “To Nourish Hope.” In such a time as this we can all…

Tags: Hope LOUMC pandemic

14 Nov 0Comments 0Likes

For Such a Time as This

Posted by admin Categories: Rev. Michelle McKinnon-Young, Time, Worship Services

Time. There’s never enough of it, is there? Just when we think we’ve beaten the clock, a new project or forgotten appointment pops up and we have to squeeze more time into the day. Are we really in control of our time? Pastor Michelle will use a story about Esther and Mordecai (Esther 4: 1-16) as a jumping off point to…

Tags: Gods time LOUMC Rev. Michelle McKinnon-Young Seasons Sermons time

07 Nov 0Comments 2Likes

The Time is the Season

Posted by admin Categories: Hope, Rev. Jayde Rasband, Worship Services

“To everything there is a season…” This Sunday, Pastor Jayde shares a sermon based on a much-loved Bible passage, Ecclesiastes 3:1-13. As we live through this chaotic season of pandemic, fires, hurricanes, elections and more, does this passage take on a different meaning for you? How do we find God in a time such as this? Read the scripture and…

Tags: Gods time Seasons

31 Oct 0Comments 0Likes

Bemagination

Posted by admin Categories: Rev. Michelle McKinnon-Young, Special Sundays, Worship Services

All Saints’ Day Join us this Sunday as we celebrate those who have gone before us on this All Saints’ Sunday. All Saints Day, also known as All Hallow’s Eve or Hallomas, is a Christian celebration in honor of all the saints from Christian history. In Western Christianity, it is observed on November 1 by the Roman Catholic Church, the…

Tags: All Saints Day LOUMC Rev. Michelle McKinnon-Young Saints

24 Oct 0Comments 0Likes

Of Parables, Pearls and Possibilities

Posted by admin Categories: Grace, Rev. Michelle McKinnon-Young, Stewardship, Worship Services

The Never-Ending Story Join us as Pastor Michelle leads us, on this Consecration Sunday, in a discussion about another parable, the Parable of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl. Why does Jesus talk in such cloaked language? Why all these parables? Just spit it out, Jesus! And how many images do we need of God’s Kingdom anyway? As we zero…

Tags: LOUMC Parable of the Pearl of Great Worth parables pearls

17 Oct 0Comments 0Likes

The Fear of Risk

Posted by admin Categories: Outreach, Rev. Jayde Rasband, Stewardship, Worship Services

Sharing Our Story Stewardship Series: Week 2 This Sunday, Pastor Jayde discusses the Parable of the Talents and stewardship as they relate to us in these modern times. How can we overcome our fears and trust in God to help us as we put our gifts to work to take care of others and do good in His name? Tune…

Tags: fear of risk Jayde Rasband LOUMC stewarship using our gifts

10 Oct 0Comments 0Likes

Trusting in God to See Us Through

Posted by admin Categories: Peter Jurney, Stewardship, Worship Services

Sharing Our StoryStewarship Series Week 1 Do good. Be rich in good works. Be generous and ready to share.I Timothy 6:18 NRSV Over the years, Lake Oswego United Methodist Church has taken on many challenges so we could grow in faith and ministry—such as when a small congregation bought land on South Shore Blvd. in 1959, then somehow found the…

Tags: generosity Peter Jurney Sharing Our Story stewardship trust in God

03 Oct 0Comments 0Likes

Beyond Conjunctions

Posted by admin Categories: Communion, Hope, Rev. Michelle McKinnon-Young, Worship Services

The book of Lamentations is a hard pill to swallow. What’s behind all the poet’s ranting? Is there any hope? Perhaps we need to look “Beyond the Conjunctions…” Read Lamentations 3: 19-26 in preparation for the sermon. World Communion Sunday offers congregations a distinctive opportunity to experience Holy Communion in the context of the global community of faith. The first Sunday of October…

Tags: communion Gods love Lamentations LOUMC Rev. Michelle McKinnon-Young Sermons World Communion Sunday

26 Sep 0Comments 0Likes

Opening the Conversation: Our Community and Suicide Prevention

Posted by admin Categories: Hope, Rev. Jayde Rasband, Rev. Michelle McKinnon-Young, Worship Services

Some conversations are difficult. September is Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month. As Christians, we are called to love one another; to take care of each other. This Sunday, Pastors Michelle and Jayde have a conversation with Judy Cushing, former CEO of Lines for Life and current board member of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, about how our church…

Tags: God loves you Hope Jayde Rasband LOUMC Rev. Michelle McKinnon-Young suicide prevention

19 Sep 0Comments 0Likes

Do It Again

Posted by admin Categories: Hope, Rev. Michelle McKinnon-Young, Worship Services

This Sunday, as we continue to experience and hear of others’ suffering due to wildfires, hurricanes, pandemics and more, Pastor Michelle assures us that God sees our suffering. And God is there for us, and offers us hope. Read Ezekial 37: 1-10 in preparation for the sermon. CCLI License # 1221789 Steaming License 20276592 Disclaimer: The Allstate ad used in…

Tags: Hope Lake Oswego UMC LOUMC Rev. Michelle McKinnon-Young

12 Sep 0Comments 0Likes

Celebration of Discipline: Week 6

Posted by admin Categories: Hope, Rev. Jayde Rasband, Rev. Michelle McKinnon-Young, The Celebration of Discipline, Worship Services

Rooted: How the Disciplines of the Faith Ground Us and Companion Us for a Hope-Filled Future Pastor Michelle and Pastor Jayde wrap up their 6-week series, this week, with a dialogical sermon where they discuss the spiritual disciplines and how they keep us Rooted; how they ground us and companion us for a hope-filled future. Read Jeremiah 17: 7-8, 14…

Tags: celebration of discipline Hope Jayde Rasband Rev. Michelle McKinnon-Young Sermons worship

Author page: admin