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  • The Wilderness Survival Guide
    Welcome - Adam EricksenPrelude Music - Jean HerreraPeace Candle - Raleen and CliffScripture: Deuteronomy 26:4-6, 11; Luke 4:1-13Call to Action and ContemplationOne: After his baptism, Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness.All: Will the Spirit lead us into uncomfortable places?One: We already are in an uncomfortable place.All: God is with us in uncomfortable places.One: May we be with each other in uncomfortable places, too. AmenPeaceSongOfferingPrayersSermon: The Wilderness Survival GuideBenedictionMay God bless you and keep you.May God’s face shine upon you and be gracious unto you.May God look upon you with kindness and give you peace,This day and forevermore. Amen

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    41 min
  • Meeting God in the Deep Water
    WelcomePrelude - Jean HerreraLighting of the Peace Candle - Cliff and PrincessWe pray for peace,In our hearts,In our homes,In our communities,In our nations,And in our worlds.Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8; Luke 5:1-11Call to Action and ContemplationOne: We have gathered together in hopes for a better world.All: We have gathered to hear God’s call.One: This is the God of hope and liberation.All: The God who met Simon in his despair and filled his net…One: … is the same God who meets us in our despair and fills our net.All: May we fill one another’s nets, too. Amen.Passing of the PeaceSongOfferingPrayersSermon: Meeting God in the Deep WaterBenedictionMay God bless you and keep you.May God’s face shine upon you and be gracious unto you.May God look upon you with kindness and give you peace,This day and forevermore. Amen-Numbers 6:24-26

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    1 hr 16 min
  • God Has No Vengeance
    WelcomePrelude - Jean HerreraLighting of the Peace Candle - April and CliffAll: We pray for peace,In our hearts,In our homes,In our communities,In our nations,And in our worlds.Scripture: 1 Kings 17:13-16; Luke 4:16-27Call to Action and ContemplationOne: We gather today to share God's love for all people...All: Outsiders and insiders.One: Old-timers and new-comers.All: The young, old, and in between.One: Nonbinary, transgender, female, and male All: Black, brown, Indigenous, Asian, or white.One: Come as you are.All: For this is God’s house, a house of prayer for all people, and God welcomes us all. Amen.PeaceSongOfferingPrayersSermon: God Has No Vengeance - Pastor Adam EricksenBenedictionMay God bless you and keep you.May God’s face shine upon you and be gracious unto you.May God look upon you with kindness and give you peace,This day and forevermore. Amen

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    1 hr 6 min
  • The Receiving End of Prayer, Rev. Charlie Hinkle
    Prelude - Jean HerreraOpening Words - Charlie HinkleWelcome & AnnouncementsLighting of the Peace Candle - Jeff PrattOpening Hymn - God of Change and GloryScripture: Philippians 1:1-11; Luke 22:31-37 - Jeff Pratt, Rhonda Frick-WrightCall to Action and to ContemplationPassing of the PeaceAnthem - In the Bleak Midwinter, choirInvitation to the Offering - Grown-up Christmas List, choirPrayer of DedicationPrayers of the PeopleCommunity PrayerLord's PrayerPrayer Hymn - Sweet Hour of PrayerSermon: The Receiving End of Prayer, Rev. Charlie HinkleClosing Hymn - Not my Brother nor My SisterBenedictionPostlude

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    57 min
  • Online Christmas Eve Service

    Welcome

    Prelude – Jean Herrera

    Invocation

    Lighting of the Christ Candle

    Matthew 1:18-25

    Song: O Come All Ye Faithful

    Luke 2:1-7

    Song: Angels We Have Heard on High

    Offering

    Christmas Prayer

    Song: Do You Hear What I Hear? – Christine Fogh

    Homily – For God So Loved the World

    Song: Joy To the World

    Benediction

    **You can watch our on-campus Christmas Eve Service and Candlelight Caroling at this link.

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    41 min
  • You Have Found Favor With God
    Prelude Music - Jean HerreraWelcome - AdamPeace Candle - April and CliffAdvent Candle of PeaceWhen the world seems scaryWhen we try to escape and hideThe Holy invites us to confront fearThat we may find hope and peace. Amen.Scripture - Isaiah 41:17-20; Luke 1:26-38Call to Action and ContemplationOne: We come to prepare the way;All: The way for Christ –One: the hope of Christ, the peace of Christ –All: to enter our world,to enter our hearts.One: We cry out together in the wilderness:All: The kingdom of heaven has come near.One: We come to be part of the light–All: the light that shines in the darkness. Amen.PeaceSongOfferingPrayersSermon: You Have Found Favor with GodBenedictionMay God bless you and keep you.May God’s face shine upon you and be gracious unto you.May God look upon you with kindness and give you peace,This day and forevermore. Amen-Numbers 6:24-26

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    59 min
  • What Makes Jesus So Scandalous?
    Welcome and AnnouncementsPrelude - Jean HerreraLighting of the Peace Candle - Cliff and PrincessScripture: 2 Kings 24:8-12b, 14; Luke 7:11-23Call to Action and Contemplation One: We gather today to share God’s love for all people…All: Outsiders and insiders.One: Old-timers and new-comers.All: The young, old, and in between.One: Nonbinary, transgender, female, and male All: Black, brown, Indigenous, Asian, or white.One: Come as you are.All: For this is God’s house, a house of prayer for all people, and God welcomes us all. Amen.Passing of the PeaceSongOfferingPrayersWhat Makes Jesus So Scandalous?BenedictionMay God bless you and keep you.May God’s face shine upon you and be gracious unto you.May God look upon you with kindness and give you peace,This day and forevermore. Amen-Numbers 6:24-26

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    55 min
  • Revelation as Resistance – Q&A about the Book of Revelation
    Prelude - Jean HerreraWelcome - AdamPeace Candle - April and CliffWe pray for peace,In our hearts,In our homes,In our nations,And in our worlds.Scripture: John 1:5; 1 John 4:7-8; Revelation 21:1-4Call to Action and ContemplationOne: Sisters, brothers, siblings: let us rejoice in the vision of John: I saw a new heaven and a new earth!All: The old heaven and the old earth and the sea have been renewed.One: Then I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, descending from God out of heaven.All: A great voice thundered from heaven:One: “See, God is making all things new!All: God’s home is with us! God will wipe every tear from our eyes.One: There will be no more death, or sorrow, or crying, or pain. All of this – gone forever!”All: Thanks be to God! Alleluia! Amen.PeaceSong OfferingPrayersSermon - Revelation Pt 6: Comments, Questions, ResponsesBenediction

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    1 hr 3 min
  • Revelation Part 4: How To Defeat the Dragon
    Prelude - Jean HerreraWelcome and AnnouncementsPeace Candle - April and PrincessScripture: Revelation 12:7-12; Revelation 13:9-10Call to Action and ContemplationOne: Children of God: welcome!All: Welcome to this place of love and grace,One: Welcome to this place of hope and perseverance.All: God invites all of us to be a part of the beloved community,One: God invites all of us to share in the good news:All: We are welcome, just as we are. We are loved, just as we are. Amen.Passing of the PeaceSongOfferingPrayersSermon: Revelation Pt 4 - How To Defeat the DragonBenedictionMay God bless you and keep you.May God’s face shine upon you and be gracious unto you.May God look upon you with kindness and give you peace,This day and forevermore. Amen

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    57 min
  • Revelation Part 3: The Four Horsemen of the Evil Empire
    Welcome and AnnouncementsPrelude - Jean HerreraLighting of the Peace Candle - Micheal and CliffAll: We pray for peace,In our hearts,In our homes,In our communities,In our nations,And in our worlds.Scripture: Revelation 6:1-8; Revelation 7:9-11Call to Action and ContemplationOne: God calls us to love our neighbor as ourselves;All: the one who is weak and the one who is strong, One: the one who is happy and the one who is sad, All: the one who is enjoying mental wellness todayOne: the one who is struggling with mental illness today,All: the one we understand and the one we don’t, One: the one who is embraced and the one who is shunned, All: the one who is like us and the one who is different.One: Come, let us worship together!All: We come, trusting God’s abundant love! Amen!Passing of the PeaceMay the peace of Christ be with you.And also with you.SongInvitation to the Offering Prayers of the PeopleSermon: Revelation Part 3: The Four Horsemen of the Evil EmpireCommunionBenediction

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    1 hr 8 min

About Clackamas United Church of Christ

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Welcome to the weekly audio podcast of Rev. Adam Ericksen of Clackamas United Church of Christ, a progressive, inclusive, Christian community seeking to follow in the way of Jesus. Located in…