Oregon City
United Methodist Church
18955 S South End Rd, Oregon City, OR 97045
503-656-3433
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Join us this Sunday,
September 7th at 10:00am
for a Service of Word & Table
as Pastor Tom brings the message
Healing Injustice: Healing the Women
Welcome to the Season of Kin-domtide
Kin-domtide (or Kingdomtide, though we focus less on kingdom and more on the kindred bond we hope to achieve in Christ) is a season of Ordinary Time between Pentecost and Advent. During this season we emphasize Jesus' teachings concerning the kin-dom of God, and how we as Christ followers are called to build the kin-dom here and now, in real time.
This Sunday is the thirteenth Sunday of Kin-domtide. Luke 4:38-41, Luke 13:10-17, & Mark 5:25-34 will be our focus this week. Jesus heals women on multiple occasions. If Jesus’ actions have a secondary purpose beyond the flexing of Divine powers, what injustice is Jesus addressing in this healing?
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Is a healing in Scripture ever more than just a healing?
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What is it to be healed?
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How far reaching is that healing? Is it individual? Is it communal? Is it national or global? Is it a bit of all of these on a spectrum of ever shifting connectedness?
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Aside from healing the ailments of these women, what social justice issue might Jesus be addressing in these passages?
UPCOMING SCRIPTURES:
Sunday, September 14th: Healing Injustice: A Gift of Sight and Sound
Fourteenth Sunday of Kin-domtide
Luke 18:35-43 & Mark 7:31-37 - Jesus heals blind and deaf persons. If Jesus’ actions have a secondary purpose beyond the flexing of Divine powers, what injustice is Jesus addressing in these healings?
Sunday, September 21st: I've Got Your Back
Fifteenth Sunday of Kin-domtide
Guest Pastor, Rev. Jon Hughes
Mark 9:33-50 - Rev. Jon Hughes will be preaching about working together/cooperation and how we are able to do more cooperatively than we'd be able to do as individuals.
Sunday, September 28th: Healing Injustice: Even the Dogs...
Sixteenth Sunday of Kin-domtide
Luke 8:26-39 - Jesus heals the daughter of the Syrophoenician woman. If Jesus’ actions have a secondary purpose beyond the flexing of Divine powers, what injustice is Jesus addressing in these healings?
Sunday, October 5th: Investments Matter
Seventeenth Sunday of Kin-domtide
Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 & Luke 16:19-31 - Jesus tells a parable about a rich man, who horded wealth, and Lazarus, the beggar at his gate. Jeremiah buys a field as a prophetic act pointing to Judah’s future even though the people are in exile. What do these have in common? They’re both a commentary on investment. It could investment in the future, in community, in spiritual living, in that which nourishes vs that which hordes. Which are the more blessed investment options?
Sunday, October 12th: TBD
Eighteenth Sunday of Kin-domtide
TBD -