Join Pastor Michelle for the Third Sunday in Advent as we light the candle of Joy in the Advent wreath! We continue our Advent series “I Believe Even When…Filling the Night with Music and Light” with Sunday’s sermon “I Believe in God: Ode to Joy.” What is joy? How is it different from happiness. Pastor Michelle will talk about this…
Advent 2 Join Pastor Jayde for the Second Sunday in Advent as we light the candle of Love in the Advent wreath and continue our Advent series “I Believe Even When…Filling the Night with Music and Light.” In this week’s Gospel lessons from Matthew and Isaiah, a messenger appears as a sign from God, heralding a new era. In each passage, the words “do not…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
