An Open & Affirming, Just Peace Church

15303 SE Webster Rd., Milwaukie, OR 97267
PO Box 2562, Clackamas, OR 97015
(503) 652-6910
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Sermons from July 2020

Jesus Proclaims Black Lives Matter

July 26, 2020
Rev. Adam Ericksen

Do you know how so much of Christianity is based on excluding others who “don’t belong”? That’s not really Christian. Welcome to worship, everyone. You are loved. You belong. Prelude Adam: God be with you. All: And also with you. Welcome and Announcements – Adam Ericksen Lighting of the Peace Candle – Amira Stanley and Adam Adam: Our…

In an Unjust World, You Are Meant to be a Weed

July 19, 2020
Jeff Pratt, Rev. Adam Ericksen

You are supposed to be the weed. Jesus tells a parable about a master who sows wheat in a nice and orderly fashion. But someone sowed some weeds. This parable is typically interpreted to mean, “Okay, Christians. Be nice wheat. Stay in line. Don’t disrupt things. Just be nice little wheat.” But did you know that according to the unjust political and…

God is Not a Divine Warrior. God is a Divine Farmer.

July 12, 2020
Alison Gary, Rev. Adam Ericksen

Throughout human history, we have imagined God as a demanding king or a violent warrior. You have to work really hard to get this kind of god on your side. You know, say the right prayers, believe the right doctrine, even sacrifice something dear to you. But Jesus gives us a totally different image of God. God is not like a demanding…