Sundays at PBCOB

-Sermon from 9/21/2025

On Sunday we were joined by Russ Matteson as he encouraged us through Philippians to continue on with the work of Christ into the future!

On Sunday we were joined by our new friend Werner Mischke, as he shared about honor and shame inrelation to  Luke 5:12-14 . You can follow more of Werner's work  right here .

On Sunday we finished up with our "Greatest Hits" series looking at  John 21:15-25 . Here we see grace and humility, we see not worrying about things that don't concern us and following Jesus.

On Sunday we continued on with our "greatest hits" series, looking at  Matthew 5:9  and what it means to be part of the Historic Peace Church movement.

On Sunday we continued on with our "greatest hits" series, looking at  Luke 18:18-30  and the story of the Rich Young Ruler. We spent our time talking about how our money and power so easily can corrupt our discipleship. -Sermon from 8/17/2025

On Sunday we continued on with our "greatest hits" series, looking at  John 3:1-21 . We spent our time talking about being a John 3:17 church. That is to say, instead of our focus being on the afterlife (and all of the unknowns), our calling is to be people of Jesus here and now and point to the life that he brings. I did spend a bit of time in my message going into the complications of...

On Sunday we continued on with our "greatest hits" series. This is to ultimately end up on our website (as that current section is mostly empty) and to help us understand our own faith tradition and perspective. Our fourth text was on Matthew 27:45-56 and the implications of the Temple veil being torn in two. Not only are there no barriers between us and God, we exist to be incommunity w...

On Sunday we continued on with our "greatest hits" series. This is to ultimately end up on our website (as that current section is mostly empty) and to help us understand our own faith tradition and perspective. Our second text was on  Mark 8:31-38  and how we are rooted in the Anabaptist theological tradition.

On Sunday we began our new series, looking to sum up some of the basic things we value. This is to ultimately end up on our website (as that current section is mostly empty) and to help us understand our own faith tradition and perspective. Our first text was on  Colossians 1:15-20  and how we take a Christ-shaped lens to all matters of faith and the Bible.  -Sermon from 7/13/2025

On Sunday we finished our look at the prophet Micah, as Denise Dynes joined us to guest preach. 

On Sunday we continued along inour Micah series, looking at 6:1-8. Inthis lawsuit dialogue, the Lord tries to see what caused the breakdown with their covenant. The people offer many things to set things right, all which miss the point. Micah famously then says what God truly wants is us to practice justice, promote hesed love and walk humbly with Him.

On Sunday we continued along inour Micah series, looking at  5:1-5 . Inthis back and forth message of hope and doom, the prophet speaks of a day when Bethlehem will save all people. This is a theme picked up by Matthew as he writes about the birth of Christ. We as humans often think God only shows up in the mighty and the powerful, but the path of Jesus is one marked by simplicity, humility and we...

On Sunday we continued along inour Micah series, looking at  4:1-8 . Here in this section, the prophet tells of a day when the nations will gather together and there will be true peace in the land. We believe this day started with the arrival of Jesus and will find its completion upon his return. I mentioned that this was the inspiration for many songs, including artists as diverse as  Michael Jac...

On Sunday we continued along in our Micah series, looking at  3:1-12 . In this section, Micah gives three oracles of doom. For us, I think he speaks to needing to understand justice in a collective sense, we need to work on peace for all of our neighbors and we need to be open to learning our blindspots. -Sermon from 6/8/2025

On Sunday we continued along in our Micah series, looking at  2:1-11 . We spent our time examining the situation Micah was proclaiming out against and the striking parallels within our own days. -Sermon from 6/1/2025

On Sunday we began a new series, looking at the prophet Micah. We talked about how our understanding of God is not contained solely within the prophets but are finalized in the story of Jesus. -Sermon from 5/25/2025

Sermon Recap: The Fox and the HenOn Sunday we looked at Luke 13:31-35 as we focused in on the path of the hen versus the path of the fox. Check out more of the work of the artist I referenced, Kelly Latimore,  right here ! -Sermon from 5/11/2025

On Sunday we looked at Romans 12:4-8 as we focused in on "Embody Our Gifts" and what that means with our plethora of youth. -Sermon from 5/4/2025

On Sunday we were blessed to have Alisha Garber speak (and Josh play music), as she talked about the work of Neighborhood Ministries. -Sermon from 4/27/2024

On Sunday we celebrated Easter by looking at the story of Jesus and the miraculous catch of fish in John 21. Our nets remain unbroken as we remain in the vine!  -Sermon from 4/20/2025

On Sunday we continued on with our animals Lenten series by exploring Mark 5:1-20 and Jesus being the one who overcomes oppressive forces (and our calling to follow in his footsteps). -Sermon from 4/6/2025

On Sunday we continued on with our animals Lenten series by exploring Matthew 6:25-34 and the teaching from Jesus that God cares for the birds and flowers and how much more-so us! -Sermon from 3/30/2025

On Sunday we continued on with our animals Lenten series by exploring 2 Chronicles 10 and the story of Rehoboam becoming king. -Sermon from 3/23/2025

On Sunday we continued on with our animals Lenten series by exploring Numbers 11:10-20 and the story of the Israelites longing for the quail of Egypt. -Sermon from 3/16/2025