A Spacious Christianity

Our Father - Community, with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski. Series: The Lord's Prayer A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Matthew 6:5-13.

The first two words of the Lord’s Prayer are simple, but revolutionary – “Our Father.” These two words remind us that that we belong to God. And, in belonging to God, we belong to each other. In God’s heart, there is no “other”, or “them”, there is only “our”.

About the Series, The Lord's Prayer: In the midst of their own uncertainty, the disciples asked Jesus how to pray. Jesus replied, “Pray this way” and offered what is known as The Lord’s Prayer. This series will focus on this teaching of Jesus as an invitation to six spiritual practices that can strengthen our faith and offer peace in these anxious times.

Join us each Sunday, 10AM at bendfp.org, or 11AM KTVZ-CW Channel 612/12 in Bend.  Subscribe/Follow, and click the bell for alerts.

At First Presbyterian, you will meet people at many different places theologically and spiritually. And we love it that way. We want to be a place where our diversity brings us together and where conversation takes us all deeper in our understanding of God.

We call this kind of faith “Spacious Christianity.” We don’t ask anyone to sign creeds or statements of belief. The life of faith is about a way of being in the world and a faith that shows itself in love.

Thank you for your support of the mission of the First Presbyterian Church of Bend. Visit https://bendfp.org/giving/ for more information.

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The Strength to Love, with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski. A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Luke 3: 21-23.

These are such challenging days, demanding the very best of us. Demanding our deepest love and our bravest action. But, we can grow tired and overwhelmed. This Sunday we’re focusing on the life and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who said, “the strength to love comes from knowing at the deepest level that you are loved”. This Sunday we’ll remember the baptism of Jesus and listen for words that God spoke to him. That just may be the words we need to hear to find the Strength to Love.

Join us each Sunday, 10AM at bendfp.org, or 11AM KTVZ-CW Channel 612/12 in Bend.  Subscribe/Follow, and click the bell for alerts.

At First Presbyterian, you will meet people at many different places theologically and spiritually. And we love it that way. We want to be a place where our diversity brings us together and where conversation takes us all deeper in our understanding of God.

We call this kind of faith “Spacious Christianity.” We don’t ask anyone to sign creeds or statements of belief. The life of faith is about a way of being in the world and a faith that shows itself in love.

Thank you for your support of the mission of the First Presbyterian Church of Bend. Visit https://bendfp.org/giving/ for more information.

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Living in Our Time Being, with Rev. Barry Heath. Series: The Inn: Housing The Holy A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-3, Galatians 2:1-3.

The box of Christmas decorations are being put away. This week, Rev. Barry Heath will discuss what it means to live with a mystery that we celebrated when these decorations were up, and to live in the realities of our time, where the Daily News seems to take away all the mystery and the miracle that we remembered at Christmas time. Join us Sunday as we wrestle with a difficult question, “Where is God’s justice in the midst of our time?”

About the Series, The Inn: Housing The Holy: As our world and our lives are filled with grief, anxiety and fear, we journey together in this Advent Season making room in our hearts and lives for hope, peace, joy and love. The journey to Bethlehem is our own journey. It is a journey as close as our own hearts. Is there room for love to be born?

Join us each Sunday, 10AM at bendfp.org, or 11AM KTVZ-CW Channel 612/12 in Bend.  Subscribe/Follow, and click the bell for alerts.

At First Presbyterian, you will meet people at many different places theologically and spiritually. And we love it that way. We want to be a place where our diversity brings us together and where conversation takes us all deeper in our understanding of God.

We call this kind of faith “Spacious Christianity.” We don’t ask anyone to sign creeds or statements of belief. The life of faith is about a way of being in the world and a faith that shows itself in love.

Thank you for your support of the mission of the First Presbyterian Church of Bend. Visit https://bendfp.org/giving/ for more information.

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Epiphany 2022, with Rev. Kally Elliott. A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon.

The story of the Magi journey to see the baby is in some way, our own story. The light you have been waiting for is here today is what we call Epiphany Sunday. It’s when we read the story of the Magi who saw a light in the dark they saw the child with married his mother, and they knelt down and paid him homage.

Join us as we wonder how the story of the Magi might urge us forward on our own journey of transformation in the way of Jesus.

Join us each Sunday, 10AM at bendfp.org, or 11AM KTVZ-CW Channel 612/12 in Bend.  Subscribe/Follow, and click the bell for alerts.

At First Presbyterian, you will meet people at many different places theologically and spiritually. And we love it that way. We want to be a place where our diversity brings us together and where conversation takes us all deeper in our understanding of God.

We call this kind of faith “Spacious Christianity.” We don’t ask anyone to sign creeds or statements of belief. The life of faith is about a way of being in the world and a faith that shows itself in love.

Thank you for your support of the mission of the First Presbyterian Church of Bend. Visit https://bendfp.org/giving/ for more information.

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Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski. Series: The Inn: Housing The Holy A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Isaiah 9.2-7;Luke 2.

We all need to hear the good news of great joy we celebrate in the birth of a child in the manger. There is a light that shines in the darkness a light the darkness cannot overcome. Join us this Christmas Eve. As we once again receive the gift of this light and find the hope and courage we need to bring that light into the darkest corners of our world.

About the Series, The Inn: Housing The Holy: As our world and our lives are filled with grief, anxiety and fear, we journey together in this Advent Season making room in our hearts and lives for hope, peace, joy and love. The journey to Bethlehem is our own journey. It is a journey as close as our own hearts. Is there room for love to be born?

Join us each Sunday, 10AM at bendfp.org, or 11AM KTVZ-CW Channel 612/12 in Bend.  Subscribe/Follow, and click the bell for alerts.

At First Presbyterian, you will meet people at many different places theologically and spiritually. And we love it that way. We want to be a place where our diversity brings us together and where conversation takes us all deeper in our understanding of God.

We call this kind of faith “Spacious Christianity.” We don’t ask anyone to sign creeds or statements of belief. The life of faith is about a way of being in the world and a faith that shows itself in love.

Thank you for your support of the mission of the First Presbyterian Church of Bend. Visit https://bendfp.org/giving/ for more information.

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Rev. Dr. Steven Koski, Rev. Morgan Schmidt, Rev. Kally Elliott, Brave of Heart, Becca Ellis, Guests

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Love Endures, with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski. A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Matthew 1.23, 1 Cor.13.7.

On this fourth and last Sunday of Advent we ask ourselves, Is there room for love? God did not come to us in brute strength and invincibility. God came to be with us and the sheer vulnerability of a helpless crying baby. It is vulnerability that connects in the love we show to one another. Is there room to be vulnerable?

About the Series, The Inn: Housing The Holy: As our world and our lives are filled with grief, anxiety and fear, we journey together in this Advent Season making room in our hearts and lives for hope, peace, joy and love. The journey to Bethlehem is our own journey. It is a journey as close as our own hearts. Is there room for love to be born?

Join us each Sunday, 10AM at bendfp.org, or 11AM KTVZ-CW Channel 612/12 in Bend.  Subscribe/Follow, and click the bell for alerts.

At First Presbyterian, you will meet people at many different places theologically and spiritually. And we love it that way. We want to be a place where our diversity brings us together and where conversation takes us all deeper in our understanding of God.

We call this kind of faith “Spacious Christianity.” We don’t ask anyone to sign creeds or statements of belief. The life of faith is about a way of being in the world and a faith that shows itself in love.

Thank you for your support of the mission of the First Presbyterian Church of Bend. Visit https://bendfp.org/giving/ for more information.

Featuring:

Rev. Dr. Steven Koski, Rev. Morgan Schmidt, Rev. Kally Elliott, Brave of Heart, Becca Ellis, Guests

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Make Room for Joy, with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski. Series: The Inn: Housing The Holy A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Luke 2. 8-10.

During this Advent season we are asking ourselves, Is there room? On this third Sunday of Advent we are asking ourselves, Is there room for joy? In such challenging times, it might be difficult to even think about joy. But, when there is little room for joy, this is when we need joy the most. So join us this Sunday as we make room for joy.

About the Series, The Inn: Housing The Holy: As our world and our lives are filled with grief, anxiety and fear, we journey together in this Advent Season making room in our hearts and lives for hope, peace, joy and love. The journey to Bethlehem is our own journey. It is a journey as close as our own hearts. Is there room for love to be born?

Join us each Sunday, 10AM at bendfp.org, or 11AM KTVZ-CW Channel 612/12 in Bend.  Subscribe/Follow, and click the bell for alerts.

At First Presbyterian, you will meet people at many different places theologically and spiritually. And we love it that way. We want to be a place where our diversity brings us together and where conversation takes us all deeper in our understanding of God.

We call this kind of faith “Spacious Christianity.” We don’t ask anyone to sign creeds or statements of belief. The life of faith is about a way of being in the world and a faith that shows itself in love.

Thank you for your support of the mission of the First Presbyterian Church of Bend. Visit https://bendfp.org/giving/ for more information.

Featuring:

Rev. Dr. Steven Koski, Rev. Morgan Schmidt, Rev. Kally Elliott, Brave of Heart, Becca Ellis, Guests

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A Place at the Table with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski. Series: The Inn: Housing The Holy A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Baruch 5.1-5; Philippians 1.9-11.

About the Series, The Inn: Housing The Holy: As our world and our lives are filled with grief, anxiety and fear, we journey together in this Advent Season making room in our hearts and lives for hope, peace, joy and love. The journey to Bethlehem is our own journey. It is a journey as close as our own hearts. Is there room for love to be born?

Join us each Sunday, 10AM at bendfp.org, or 11AM KTVZ-CW Channel 612/12 in Bend.  Subscribe/Follow, and click the bell for alerts.

At First Presbyterian, you will meet people at many different places theologically and spiritually. And we love it that way. We want to be a place where our diversity brings us together and where conversation takes us all deeper in our understanding of God.

We call this kind of faith “Spacious Christianity.” We don’t ask anyone to sign creeds or statements of belief. The life of faith is about a way of being in the world and a faith that shows itself in love.

Thank you for your support of the mission of the First Presbyterian Church of Bend. Visit https://bendfp.org/giving/ for more information.

Featuring:

Rev. Dr. Steven Koski, Rev. Morgan Schmidt, Rev. Kally Elliott, Brave of Heart, Becca Ellis, Guests

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Making Room with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski. Series: The Inn: Housing The Holy A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Jeremiah 33.14-16; Psalm 25. 4-5.

During this Advent season, we’re going to imagine our lives as that in asking ourselves is there room and on this first Sunday of Advent with hearts, so full of anxiety, despair, fear? How might we create space and make room in our hearts for hope?

Join us each Sunday, 10AM at bendfp.org, or 11AM KTVZ-CW Channel 612/12 in Bend.  Subscribe/Follow, and click the bell for alerts.

At First Presbyterian, you will meet people at many different places theologically and spiritually. And we love it that way. We want to be a place where our diversity brings us together and where conversation takes us all deeper in our understanding of God.

We call this kind of faith “Spacious Christianity.” We don’t ask anyone to sign creeds or statements of belief. The life of faith is about a way of being in the world and a faith that shows itself in love.

Thank you for your support of the mission of the First Presbyterian Church of Bend. Visit https://bendfp.org/giving/ for more information.

Featuring:

Rev. Dr. Steven Koski, Rev. Morgan Schmidt, Rev. Kally Elliott, Brave of Heart, Becca Ellis, Guests

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Give Generously with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski. Series: Uncommon Generosity A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: John 6:1-13.

About the Series, Uncommon Generosity: Are you a more generous person than you were 12 months ago? Are you growing in your generosity? Are you living with arms crossed? or with arms wide open? As we center our hearts in the uncommon generosity of God’s love, may we be inspired to be a reflection of God’s uncommon generosity in the world.

Join us each Sunday, 10AM at bendfp.org, or 11AM KTVZ-CW Channel 612/12 in Bend.  Subscribe/Follow, and click the bell for alerts.

At First Presbyterian, you will meet people at many different places theologically and spiritually. And we love it that way. We want to be a place where our diversity brings us together and where conversation takes us all deeper in our understanding of God.

We call this kind of faith “Spacious Christianity.” We don’t ask anyone to sign creeds or statements of belief. The life of faith is about a way of being in the world and a faith that shows itself in love.

Thank you for your support of the mission of the First Presbyterian Church of Bend. Visit https://bendfp.org/giving/ for more information.

Featuring:

Rev. Dr. Steven Koski, Rev. Morgan Schmidt, Rev. Kally Elliott, Brave of Heart, Becca Ellis, Guests

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