But Why Here? There are dozens of churches in Lake Oswego, and hundreds more within an easy driving distance. Why are we part of THIS congregation? What is it that makes LOUMC distinctive? Should we even TRY to be different? And why can’t all the churches just get together? Join us live at 9:00 on September 22 or watch…
“John Who Now?” What are United Methodists? What makes us distinct? What do we believe? And what’s all this weirdness about “going on to perfection?” Is this John Wesley guy actually helpful when it comes to being a faithful Christian? (He is.) Join us live at 9:00 on September 15 or watch the replay any time after. Download the…
What’s This All For? What is all this church stuff for? Why do we gather in worship? Why have a building? Why read and study Scripture together? Why have small groups, or ministry teams, or a staff, or ESPECIALLY why have a pastor? What does it even mean to be a church? What does it mean to be the Church?…
Two Daughters In this week’s Gospel reading, Mark interposes two healing stories to highlight the breadth of God’s healing work. How does God heal today? What is the connection between being ‘healed’ and being ‘saved?’ And how does Jesus move in our midst to bring healing and wholeness to our world? Join us live at 10:00 on June 30…
Music Fest Music is the heartbeat of Christian worship – the rhythm and melody of our faith. And as Methodists, we have a rich heritage of music serving as a key part of our theological formation. This Sunday we’ll be celebrating and sharing from this deep history as we worship and sing together. Join us live at 10:00 on…
Little Things What good can we do, as small as we are in the face of the world’s problems? What can God possibly do with us? We might be tempted to think our work for justice means very little, and so is not worth what it costs us. But God is the One who loves to take small things and…
Do Less, Be More What do you think of when you hear “sabbath?” Perhaps you grew up with strict rules about what was not allowed on Sundays. Or maybe, outside of attending worship, very little was different about Sunday than the rest of the week. But why does God make the commandment to “observe the sabbath and keep it holy”…
A Well-Tended Life Hope Montgomery, the Program Director at Camp Magruder, will join us in worship to share a bit about our Conference Camp and Retreat Ministries. Camp and Retreat Ministries offer us the opportunity to step outside of our normal routines and communities to tend to our spiritual lives. A well-tended spiritual life bears goodness and love in the…
Truth and Action Christ’s resurrection invites us to act with love in a real way, not just with empty words and platitudes. Join us live at 9:00 on April 21, or watch the recording any time after. Read Acts 4:5-12 and 1 John 3:16-18 in preparation for Sunday’s sermon, “Truth and Action.” You can download the bulletins for worship from the…
Into the Light God invites us to live fully as we have been created and called to be – fully in the Love of Resurrection Light – even with all our wounds, scars, quirks, gifts, graces, and foibles. So while the ham dinners, egg hunts, sunrise services, new outfits, and Easter gatherings with family and friends have passed, the freedom…
Faithing Ain’t Easy What does it mean to live a life of faith? What does it mean to follow the Way of Jesus? Shouldn’t it be easy since Jesus has “already won the victory?” We might want to think so, but we follow a suffering Messiah who challenges us to take up our own cross, and to lay down our…
