Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 14, 2025, 10:00am View the livestream Facebook Instagram YouTube Sermon Questions How do we find hope? How do we keep hope? How do you search for both the “sheep” and the “coins” in your own communities? How can you be more attentive to those who are lost, overlooked, or marginalized? Order of Worship PreludeBless His Holy NameBy Andrae CrouchTFWS #2015Kathy OnishiWelcome of Grace and GreetingRev. Karen Yokota LoveLand AcknowledgementRev. Karen Yokota LoveCall to...
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Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Rally Sunday! September 7, 2025 10:00AM View the livestream Facebook Instagram YouTube Sermon Questions Jesus calls us to put Him first, even above family, status, and possessions. Where in your life do you find it hardest to let Christ take the primary place, and why? Following Jesus requires tangible choices and sometimes letting go of control. What is one “costly yes” you feel called to embrace this week to live out your faith more fully? Jeremiah reminds us that God’s hands are patient and...
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Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost August 31, 2025 10:00AM View the livestream Facebook Instagram YouTube Sermon Questions When have you been tempted to seek recognition or status? How might Jesus’ words about humility speak into that moment? What does it mean for you personally to take the “lower seat” in your relationships, workplace, or community? Jesus challenges us to invite those who cannot repay us—who might that be in your own circle of life and community? How would our church—and our neighborhood—look different if we truly lived by...
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All are Welcome Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost Blessing of the Animals August 24, 2025 10:00AM – Worship in the Courtyard (outside) View the livestream Facebook Instagram YouTube Sermon Questions How have animals blessed us in our own lives? How might we share the joy and comfort we receive from animals with others, particularly those in need? Where do you see “the least of our human family (and fellow furry friends), and how can our care for animals inspire us to extend compassion to all? Order of Worship PreludeAs the DeerTFWS #2025Kathy...
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All are Welcome Tenth Sunday after Pentecost August 17, 2025 10:00AM View the livestream Facebook Instagram YouTube Sermon Questions When have you felt tested or challenged in your faith, and how did you experience God’s presence or strength during that time? Who has influenced your faith journey, and how might you now be called to encourage or mentor someone younger in faith? What distractions or “weights” do you need to let go of so you can focus more fully on following Jesus today? Order of Worship PreludeProclaim the Glory of the...
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All are Welcome Ninth Sunday after Pentecost August 10, 2025 10:00AM View the livestream Facebook Instagram YouTube Sermon Questions What fears still hold you back from trusting that God delights in providing for you? How might letting go of fear change the way you live, give, or love others? In what ways is God inviting you to be “ready”—not just in belief, but in action? What would being spiritually alert look like in your daily life this week? What “possessions” or attachments—material or emotional—might God be gently trying to...
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Click image to view the 2025 Scholarship Recipients booklet. All are Welcome Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Scholarship Sunday August 3, 2025 10:00AM View the livestream Facebook Instagram YouTube Sermon Questions What are the different fears that paralyze us in our lives, especially in our relationship to God? How can we know that God is always with us, even in difficult times? What does it mean for God to say, “I have called you by name; you are mine”? Order of Worship...
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All are Welcome Seventh Sunday after Pentecost July 27, 2025 10:00AM View the livestream Facebook Instagram YouTube Sermon Questions Why did the disciples ask Jesus to teach them to pray, especially considering they were already religious? What does Jesus’ response to the disciples’ request reveal about his relationship with God and his desire to teach them? How does Luke’s portrayal of Jesus’ own prayer life inform our understanding of his teaching on prayer? What if Jesus’ teaching on prayer is less about how we pray and more about to whom...
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All are Welcome Sixth Sunday after Pentecost July 20, 2025 10:00AM View the livestream Facebook Instagram YouTube Sermon Intro Sermon Questions What does it mean for our church to “embody Christ” as we prepare the next generation? In what ways are we already doing this, and what might we need to let go of or begin anew to become a church that future generations will call home? If the saints and ancestors of our faith—especially those who built Blaine Memorial through trials like war, displacement, and invisibility—could speak to...
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All are Welcome! Fifth Sunday after Pentecost July 13, 2025 10:00AM View the livestream Facebook Instagram YouTube Sermon Reflection Questions What have you heard recently that inspired hope? How did they come to embrace this hope? What does Paul’s prayer of thanksgiving celebrate about the fruit of hope in the lives of the “saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ in Colossae?’ What is the connection between these petitions and the hope the Colossians heard? Order of Worship PreludeHoly, HolyJimmy OwensKathy OnishiWelcome of Grace...
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