A Spacious Christianity

Does Everything Really Happen For a Reason?, with Rev. Kally Elliott. Series: Good Enough A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Luke 12.54-56; 13.1-9. About the Series, Good Enough: Embracing Imperfections of Life and Faith (A Lent Series based on Kate Bowler’s Good Enough – 40ish Devotionals For a Life of Imperfection). Lent marks the forty days leading to...

When So Much Is Beyond My Control, with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski. Series: Good Enough A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Psalm 46:10; Matthew 16:25. Our theme for Lent is “Good Enough”, based on the book by Kate Bowler and Jessica Ritchie. This book gives us the permission to be unapologetically human. There is no such thing as the perfect life. There is on...

Ordinary Lives Can Be Holy, with Rev. Kally Elliott. A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Luke 4.1-13. In Luke 4.1-13, Jesus faces his own mortality as he wanders the wilderness for 40 days without food, feeling, we assume, very alone. But this experience shapes him in ways that will affect his entire life. This message is important within our everyday liv...

Deliver Us - Surrender, with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski. Series: The Lord's Prayer A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Romans 12.21; Matthew 6.13; Galatians 5.22-23. 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...

Forgive - Confession, with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski. Series: The Lord's Prayer A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Matthew 18.21;Luke 23.24. 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 wil...

Daily Bread- Enough, with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski. Series: The Lord's Prayer A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Luke 11.1-2;Matthew 25.35; Romans 8.26-27; Ephesians 3.16. Focusing on the phrase “Give us this day, our daily bread”. This portion of the prayer invites us to trust there is enough, and work to ensure there is enough for everyone. And, goin...

Thy Kingdom Come - Peacemakers and Dream Builders, with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski. A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Micah 4.3-4, Matthew 6.10. This week, we focus on the phrase “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done”. What if our purpose isn’t just to get to heaven? But, to bring a bit of heaven here on Earth? With special guest, Rabbi Johanna Hershenson of T...

Hallowed Be Thy Name - Beauty, with Rev. Kally Elliott. Series: The Lord's Prayer A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Matthew 5.1-2, 6.9. A short phrase with great significance. It’s a naming of God. It’s defiant praise in the face of darkness, reminding us that God’s love always wins. Join us this Sunday at 10am, as we look at how this prayer that J...

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 “o...

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 st...

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 t...

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...

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 Christma...

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 connect...

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, wh...

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, pea...

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 an...

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 gen...

Love Generously with Rev. Morgan Schmidt. Series: Uncommon Generosity A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28. 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...

Forgive Generously with Rev. Kally Elliott. Series: Uncommon Generosity A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Matthew 18:15-20. To reconcile with someone is to bring heaven to Earth. It’s messy, awkward and uncomfortable. Forgiveness that leads to reconciliation takes practice. Jesus asks us to forgive and let ourselves be forgiven. About the Series, Uncomm...

Live Generously with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski. Series: Uncommon Generosity A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. 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, m...

The Great Commandment, Vaccinations, Exemptions…oh my! with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski. Series: The Art of Neighboring A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Mark 12.28-34. 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 differen...

What if Jesus Really Meant What He Said? with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski. Series: The Art of Neighboring A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Luke 10. 25-28. What if Jesus really meant what he said when he told us to love our neighbor? What if the road to eternal life, the life that really is life cuts right through our neighborhoods? I am wondering if our hope...

What Do You Need? with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski. Series: I 've been meaning to ask A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Job 2:11-13; 2 Timothy 4:9-18. About the Series, I 've been meaning to ask: Some of the best conversations start with good questions - questions we’ve been meaning to ask, questions that keep us curious, and questions that lead us...

Where Does It Hurt? with Rev. Kally Elliott. Series: I 've been meaning to ask A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Lamentations 3:19-26. About the Series, I 've been meaning to ask: Some of the best conversations start with good questions - questions we’ve been meaning to ask, questions that keep us curious, and questions that lead us deeper int...