Sometimes people ask how a church can welcome all these people. After all, doesn’t religion cause you to exclude people who “don’t belong?” In our passage from Matthew 22 at worship today, Jesus says the most important commandment is to love. He makes no exceptions. Neither do we. God loves you. And so do we. Prelude – Be Thou My Vision, played…
An Open & Affirming, Just Peace Church
15303 SE Webster Rd., Milwaukie, OR 97267
PO Box 2562, Clackamas, OR 97015
(503) 652-6910
info@c-ucc.org
PO Box 2562, Clackamas, OR 97015
(503) 652-6910
info@c-ucc.org
Sermons from October 2020
Rev. Charlie Hinkle discusses Pope Francis’s recent comments in support of same-sex unions. Charlie is a retired lawyer. He was the lead lawyer for the ACLU here in Portland, Oregon. Charlie is a long-time member of Clackamas UCC and he happens to be a gay Christian. Charlie reflects on the recent comments from Pope Francis…
Jesus tells a parable about a king who throws a party. But there’s a problem. Nobody comes! And what does the king do in response? He burns down the whole town. Ouch. Throughout the centuries, many Christians have interpreted this parable as a story of divine judgment. If you reject God’s party, God will act like the king and reject you. But…