Mountain Rise UCC Weekly Message

Got News? Rev. Greg Osterberg 06.12.2020 13:55 ↓

From Isaiah 40:1-5 and Mark 1:1-8

"Power Sharing" - Rev. Valerie Austin 15.11.2020 17:55 ↓

Matthew 25: 14-29

Burning Midnight Oil - Rev. Greg Osterberg 08.11.2020 14:39 ↓

Matthew 25: 1-13Jesus' parable about 10 wedding guests burning midnight oil, meant something different to the first hearers. Now, we understand it as an invitation to always be ready to welcome divine love into the midst of our lives and relationships.

"Moment to Choose" - Rev Greg Osterberg 25.10.2020 12:41 ↓

The reading is from Deuteronomy 30:15-20. Choose Life! This is the Message from worship, 10-25-20

"Faith’s Face” Exodus 33:12-23 Rev. Valerie Austin 25.10.2020 15:31 ↓

Join us this week as we explore what it means to see God as both an intimate friend in which we can always be honest, as well as a transcendent guide whose mysterious path we strive after, even when we can’t see the whole picture. In this message we wade through humanity’s ancient tendency to construct ideas of God in images and forms in which we can understand, control, and manipulate. As we move...

Stephen 2.0 11.10.2020 13:36 ↓

Rev. Dr. Greg Osterberg discusses Stephen and the creation of Stephen Ministries. Mountain Rise also inducts new Stephen Ministers.

Mind You - Greg Osterberg 9-27-20 27.09.2020 13:15 ↓

Rev Osterberg speaks about the need for us to change our minds and ways to be able to understand those who may be deemed lesser than.

Made 4 Good 15.09.2020 15:52 ↓

A Reading from a letter of Paul the Apostle to the church in Rome. (12: 1-12)

Forgive us our Debts as we Forgive Our Debtors 15.09.2020 11:06 ↓

Reading from Matthew 18; 21.... The famous parable where Jesus tells the story of the indebted servant who is forgiven. The four points of forgiveness: 1. When and How to Forgive, Safely. 2. Forgive and Forget is not in the Bible, 3. People yearn for forgiveness, 4. Forgiving frees us.

Plausible Possibilities 15.09.2020 13:02 ↓

In this message Pastor Valerie explores the notions of community and sharing. She reimagines a modern understanding of Christ's feeding of the crowd of 5,000+ found in Matthew 14:13-21.

Swamp Art 15.09.2020 14:42 ↓

In this discussion of Matthew 15:10-20, Pastor Valerie describes how pain can infiltrate our lives, triggering fear and inhibiting growth in relationships. She invites the listener into the process of bringing before the Divine their own pain that’s in need of healing.

Divine Hospitality 15.09.2020 18:52 ↓

In this message Pastor Valerie untangles the frustrations and fears of welcoming the other. Launching from Matthew 10:40-42 she discusses the notion of welcoming the stranger as God welcomes us.