The Fourth Sunday of EasterActs 4:1-20 We are in the third week of our Eastertide journey through the Book of Acts, which is the sequel to the Gospel of Luke. Two weeks ago, we heard from the end of chapter four about how the early church in Jerusalem shared their possessions so that no one … [Read more…]
The Second Sunday of EasterActs 4:32–35 After journeying through the reflective and penitential season of Lent, after celebrating the joy of resurrection on Easter Morning, we are now in the Season of Easter. Easter isn’t just one Sunday, it lasts for seven weeks, eight Sundays. A week of weeks, it is sometimes called, or the … [Read more…]
WORSHIP IN APRIL Throughout April, we are celebrating the season of Easter. Also known as the Great Fifty Days, or the Week of Weeks, it begins on the Feast of Easter and continues to the Feast of Pentecost…
Lenten Bible Study continues into Easter. We’re watching The Chosen and joining for conversation, food, and fellowship. Sunday, April 7, 4-6 pm at Hillsboro UMC. Sunday, April 14, 4-6 pm at Forest Grove UMC Food Collection for April 7th: Soups and Meals (like Hamburger Helper) Camping and Retreat Ministries has many camps available to us in the summer. In particular, … [Read more…]
Easter SundayMark 16:1–8 “Overcome with terror and dread, they fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.” They were expecting to find a corpse. And they knew how to handle a corpse. Early on the morning of the first Easter, those three women, Mary Magdalene, the other Mary, and Salome, … [Read more…]
Maundy ThursdayMark 14:12–31 It is Holy Week, and this year we hear Mark’s version of events. On Sunday, Jesus comes triumphantly into Jerusalem, riding on a donkey, with people waiving palm branches and declaring him a new king in the line of King David. He takes a look around and then goes back to the … [Read more…]
Palm-Passion SundayMark 11:1–11 It’s all a misunderstanding. Back in chapter 8 of Mark, Jesus had talked with his disciples about who he is and what he is meant to do. He asked them, “Who do people say that I am?” “They think that you’re John the Baptist, or Elijah, or one of the other prophets.” … [Read more…]
The Fifth Sunday in LentPsalm 51:1–12 I’m doing something this morning that I don’t usually do; I’m preaching from the Psalm. Generally speaking, all things being equal, my favorite kind of text to preach is the gospel. It is the stories of Jesus, for me, the very heart of our faith. Plus, there are four … [Read more…]
