Bothell Amplified

Returning to preach this on this episode is our friend Celeste Deveney, Pastor at Nahalem Bay United Methodist Church and author. Celeste has been on staff at Bothell UMC since 2000 and continues to serve in the areas of congregational care and faith formation (Small Groups). She share her reflections on Matthew 16:13-20.

On this episode, we welcome Brian Fu, our pastoral intern and seminary student at Seattle Pacific University who has been with us at Bothell throughout the summer. Brian will share reflections on Matthew 15, 21-28.

On this episode of Bothell Amplified we welcome back Rev. Ashley Skinner-Creek, a provisional elder in the United Methodist Church, currently serving as the Director of Seattle Pacific Seminary. Preaching from Genesis 37: 1-4 and 12-28, she dives into how we are can be called to live and serve into Becoming Christ in the Community. 

Joining us this week for our Summer Sermon series is Dr. Douglas Strong, the Paul T. Walls Professor of Wesleyan Studies and the History of Christianity at Seattle Pacific University (SPU). Ordained as a clergyperson (elder) in the UMC and author of five books and numerous articles on Wesleyan/Holiness Christianity, theological education, revivalism, the abolitionist movement and other social refo...

This week at Bothell Amplified we welcomed back Andrew G. Lang, an educator in the Pacific Northwest, an alumnus of Richard Rohr’s Living School for Action and Contemplation, and author. He will be sharing thoughts on Matthew 13:31-33 and 44-52.

This week at Bothell, we were joined by Pastor Kristin Joyner as she shares reflections on Psalm 86: 11-17 as part of our Summer 2023 Sermon Series, Becoming Christ in the Community.

This week at Bothell, we were hosted by an old friend: Reverend Dave Wright! The former Bothell UMC Associate Pastor joins us after many years away while serving as the University Chaplain at the University of Puget Sound since 2006. Reverend Dave preaches to us from Isaiah 55:10-13. 

We are joined on this episode of Bothell Amplified by author and educator Andrew G. Lang, an alumnus of Richard Rohr’s Living School for Action and Contemplation. Andrew preaches to us from Romans 7:15-25 and what it means to have the desire to do what is right in the law of God. 

This week on Bothell Amplified we are pleased to be hosted by the Reverend Mark Galang, District Superintendent of the Puget Sound Missional District, which oversees 48 faith communities in the Pacific NW Conference of the United Methodist Church. Reverend Galang preaches from Matthew 10: 40-42 and intrigues us to see how God is renewing us, individually and collectively, during these uncertain ti...

This week on Bothell Amplified we are joined by the Reverend Bob Do, Pastor of the new church plant, The Table Seattle, which launched in late 2022. Rev. Do preaches from Psalm 69: 7-18 and asks us to listen in on how God call us to create new communities where everyone can belong. 

This past week on Bothell Amplified we welcome Dr. Jennifer McFarlane Harris, Associate Professor at Seattle Pacific University, where she teaches English and Cultural Studies. Reading from Romans chapter 5:1-8 & 8:14-17, Dr. Harris discusses how we are all called to grow the family of god. 

This past week on Bothell Amplified, we welcome Reverend Steve Jerbi, Minister of Worship and Christian Formation at University Congregational United Church of Christ (UCUCC) in Seattle. Rev. Jerbi shares from Matthew 9:9-13 & 18-26. Check out this week's sermon here! 

This week on Bothell Amplified, we welcome Reverend Elizabeth Schindler who shares from Matthew 28:16-20. Check out this week's sermon here! 

Today, we celebrate Pentecost and remember when the Holy Spirit came down on the disciples to birth the church! How are we being invited to that on-going work of the Spirit, to speak a people and embody "Yes, and..." in our communities and in the world? Check out the sermon from Acts 2:1-21!

This week, Pastor Joe returns with our Youth Group to continue our series, Fundamentals of Faith. Preaching from Acts 1:6-14, see how our expectations don't always line up with Jesus' desire for community, and what part we can play in witnessing to the holy work of bringing hope, joy, peace and love!

This week, we launch a new sermon series called Fundamentals of Faith, as we look at components that guide us on the faith journey! Today, we start by looking at John 14:1-14 and see how asking questions invites us into deeper relationship with Jesus and with one another!

This week, we celebrate Earth Day and explore how God calls us to live in harmony with creation by turning to Psalm 23. 

On this episode of Bothell Amplified, we close out our quick 2-week sermon series, "Meeting Jesus... Again." Focusing on the stories in Scripture of when Jesus encountered the disciples post-resurrection, we turn to Luke 24:13-35 and see how Jesus invites us even into the disappointments of life and inspires us to reimagine a future of hope!

This morning, we launched a new sermon series called "Meeting Jesus... Again", focusing on the stories in Scripture of when Jesus encountered the disciples post-resurrection. We start today on John 20:19-31 and see how Jesus invites us into relationship with himself and with one another! 

This morning, we celebrate Christ's Resurrection and turn to John 20:1-18. Like the earliest disciples, we ask who we are looking for and claim, like Mary, that we, too, have seen the Lord! 

On this Palm Sunday, Pastor Joe preaches from Matthew 21:1-11, inviting us to think about how Jesus initiated the challenge to the powers of the day and how as followers of Jesus, we too can cry out in our desperation for a deliverer. 

This week, Pastor of Community Engagement at Bothell UMC, Rev. Kristin Joyner, continues our Lent series, Seeking, and invites us to reflect on Ezekiel 37:1-14. Where are the places of dry bones in our world and in our lives today? And how might we partner with the movement of the Spirit to bring about hope in our broken world? 

We continue our Lent series called Seeking from A Sanctified Art and turn to the story of Jesus healing the man who was blind since birth. While the healing itself is only a few verses, the rest of John 9 follows how the people around the man responds. What kind of questions were they asking? And how do we ask the right questions for today? 

This week, we welcome Rev. Ben Hartley, associate professor at Seattle Pacific University and ordained deacon in the United Methodist Church preaching from John 4. 

This week, we continue our Lent series, Seeking, from A Sanctified Art, and turn to John 3:1-17 following Nicodemus as he encounters Jesus. Like Nicodemus, what needs to change in our worldview so that all might experience transformation?