Category: Ethics
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For the Beauty (An Earth Day Sermon on Psalm 104:1-6 & 10-24)
A sermon given at Colonial Church with Bob Dahm for Earth Day on April 18, 2021. You can listen to the sermon below or you can watch the Alternative or Traditional service on YouTube. Psalm 104 God the Creator and Provider 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great. You are clothed with…
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Loving God’s Earth: A Theology of Creation (Session 1)
A Theology of Creation Sundays from 11:00am – 12:00pm via Zoom (beginning April 11th) Zoom ID: 541-870-2251 Join us for a class exploring theology and Creation. This five-week study will explore biblical, theological, and ethical resources for loving God and creation. 1. Intro & Overview (4/11) 2. A Biblical Theology of Creation, Part 1 (4/18) 3. A…
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Finding Rest (A Sermon on Matthew 11:28-30)
A sermon given at Colonial Church on February 14, 2021. You can listen to the sermon below or you can watch the Alternative or Traditional service on YouTube. You can also watch the Kids’ Sermon HERE. “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens. And I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you…
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Faith & … Justice: A Journey with James Baldwin
Join us for a conversation about the work of James Baldwin as Christian and Sara set the table for our current Faith & Justice work as we take “A Journey with James Baldwin.” James Baldwin, widely considered one of the most incisive and original critics of racism in the United States. “I Am Not Your Negro”examines…
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Turning to One Another (A Sermon on
A sermon given at Colonial Church on March 21, 2021. You can listen to the sermon below or you can watch the Alternative or Traditional service on YouTube. You can also watch the Kids’ Sermon HERE. When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the son of man has been glorified and God has been glorified in him. If God…
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Turning to the Wilderness (A Sermon on Luke 4:1-10)
A sermon given at Colonial Church on February 28, 2021. You can listen to the sermon below or you can watch the Alternative or Traditional service on YouTube. You can also watch the Kids’ Sermon HERE. Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he…
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Gathered for the Neighborhood (A Sermon on Ephesians 3:1-10 & 14-21)
A sermon given at Colonial Church on February 14, 2021. You can listen to the sermon below or you can watch the Alternative or Traditional service on YouTube. You can also watch the Kids’ Sermon HERE. This is the reason that I, Paul, am a prisoner for Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles. For surely, you have already…
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Faith & … Justice: Segregation in Culture & Life
Conversation Series returning on February 9th from 6:30 – 8:00pm via Zoom Zoom ID: 541-870-2251 Our call is clear: God loves and champions the cause of the oppressed, and we’re meant to image God by doing the same. Join us for a Conversation series continuing to explore themes of racial justice and the lack of it. We’ll uncover…
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The Law is Love (A Sermon on Luke 10:25-28)
A sermon given at Colonial Church on December 13, 2020. You can listen to the sermon below or you can watch the Alternative or Traditional service on YouTube. You can also watch the Kids’ Sermon HERE. Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal…
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Be The Church #6: Stand Your Ground- Black Bodies & the Justice of God
This fall, our podcast series “Be the Church” has featured two monthly episodes, the first one each month focuses on our sermon series and what we’re learning about the Bible and ourselves, and the second episode of each month focuses on our Faith & Justice text for the month. So in this FINAL installment of…
Sara Wilhelm Garbers (she/they), M.Div., Ph.D. 