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Lent is a period of 40-days leading to Easter when we practice letting go in order to receive from God. Sometimes this letting go looks like giving up something very specific - sweets, coffee, etc - and our cravings for those things might draw us to God. Sometimes the letting go is a more internal, daily practice as we listen to the Holy Spirit. Regardless,  Lent is both a time of more intense spiritual practice and a season of open-handed surrender rather than tight-fisted discipline. During Lent, Sundays are feast days. Days when we celebrate mini-resurrections on the way to the resurrection of Christ. For Lent this year at Timberline Old Town & Everyday Joe’s, we will enter into these mini-resurrections through the five senses in a series called Awakenings. The senses are signs of life, and we wonder what would happen if we were to be intentionally awake to them. This week, we enter into the sense of sight. This particular Sunday as also a Movement Sunday. When a month has a fifth Sunday, we take it as

SONGS WE SANG Deliverance by Strahan Skeleton Bones by John Mark McMillan Who You Say I Am by Hillsong Oh How We Love You by United Pursuit INVOCATION "Be Opened" by Malcolm Guite Be opened. Oh if only we might be! Speak to a heart that’s closed in on itself: ‘Be opened and the truth will set you free’, Speak to a world imprisoned in its wealth: ‘Be opened! Learn to learn from poverty’, Speak to a church that closes and excludes, And makes rejection its own litany: ‘Be opened, opened to the multitudes For whom I died but whom you have dismissed Be opened, opened, opened,’ how you sigh And still we do not hear you. We have missed Both cry and crisis, we make no reply. Take us aside, for we are deaf and dumb Spit on us Lord and touch each tongue-tied tongue. TEXT John 1:35-39 TAKEAWAYS 1 What is a food I used to hate and now I’m crazy about it? 2 What is a change I made in my life that surprised me? 3 What is a change I’ve wanted to make for a long time? What is a move I’ve been putting off and it’s time to tak

ISONGS WE SANG Centuries by Aaron Strumpel Great Are You Lord by All Sons and Daughters Broken Vessels/Amazing Grace by Hillsong King Of My Heart by John Mark McMillan INVOCATION "Be Opened" by Malcolm Guite Be opened. Oh if only we might be! Speak to a heart that’s closed in on itself: ‘Be opened and the truth will set you free’, Speak to a world imprisoned in its wealth: ‘Be opened! Learn to learn from poverty’, Speak to a church that closes and excludes, And makes rejection its own litany: ‘Be opened, opened to the multitudes For whom I died but whom you have dismissed Be opened, opened, opened,’ how you sigh And still we do not hear you. We have missed Both cry and crisis, we make no reply. Take us aside, for we are deaf and dumb Spit on us Lord and touch each tongue-tied tongue. TEXT Matthew 9:18-26 Mark 10:13-16 Matthew 8:1-4 TAKEAWAYS 1 If applicable, hold you’re partners hand more. 2 If you don’t have a partner, hold a friend’s hand occasionally. 3 Pay attention to those who are alone. PRACTICE Keep a

SONGS WE SANG Great Are You Lord by All Sons & Daughters How Beautiful by Mosaic Dirt by The Collection How He Loves Us by John Mark McMillan INVOCATION "Be Opened" by Malcolm Guite Be opened. Oh if only we might be! Speak to a heart that’s closed in on itself: ‘Be opened and the truth will set you free’, Speak to a world imprisoned in its wealth: ‘Be opened! Learn to learn from poverty’, Speak to a church that closes and excludes, And makes rejection its own litany: ‘Be opened, opened to the multitudes For whom I died but whom you have dismissed Be opened, opened, opened,’ how you sigh And still we do not hear you. We have missed Both cry and crisis, we make no reply. Take us aside, for we are deaf and dumb Spit on us Lord and touch each tongue-tied tongue. TEXT Luke 1:39-45 1 Samuel 16:14-18, 23 TAKEAWAYS 1 What am I hearing that I need to stop hearing? 2 What am I not hearing that I need to start hearing? 3 Listen to the birds of the air 4 Listen to music without words 5 Listen to a voice that you woul

SONGS WE SANG All Creatures Of Our God And King by St. Francis of Assissi Satisfied In You by Sing Team (27) Take Heart by Loud Harp Build My Life by Housefires TEXT Mark 4:1-20 TAKEAWAYS The seed is good We feel like fools It’s not a secret to be de-coded. It’s a mystery to be experienced Hold space (Our soil) - confess weakness and sin - Receive love and grace - Cultivate gifts - Pay attention BENEDICTION Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God, But only he who sees takes off his shoes; The rest sit round and pluck blackberries. Amen. (Elizabeth Barrett Browning)

SONGS WE SANG Who You Say I Am by Hillsong God Is So Good by Pat Barrett Almighty God by Sandra McCracken Immanuel by Loud Harp  TEXT Mark 2:15-16 TAKEAWAYS 1 Go where you go, but go differently. 2 Questions To Consider: Who am I avoiding? Who am I keeping separated? With whom do I need to have a 21 minute conversation? 3 Have coffee with two of your friends who've never met each other 4 Throw a party and invite people you're not sure will like each other BENEDICTION A Prayer of St. Francis Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is discord, union; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console; to be understood, as to understand; to be loved, as to love; for it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to

Melissa Carmon is the Bolt Gallery featured artist for February and March 2019. She joined us on Sunday to talk about her series of portraits titled Eternal Color, what eternal echoes reach from their lives to ours, and how we might go with all of it.   SONGS WE SANG Brother by The Brilliance Too Proud by Enter The Worship Circle How Beautiful by Mosaic Build My Life by Housefires   TAKEAWAYS Go where you go, but go differently.   BENEDICTION A Prayer of St. Francis Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is discord, union; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console; to be understood, as to understand; to be loved, as to love; for it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.

SONGS WE SANG Divine Romance by Phil Wickham How Beautiful by Mosaic Reckless Love by Cory Asbury From The Inside Out by Hillsong TEXT Matthew 18:21-35 TAKEAWAYS 1 Practice generous thinking 2 Where might I have a scarcity mentality? 3 Practice paying attention to the gifts we receive, great and small. 4 What do I need to pass on? 5 Truly generous people know who they are and embody mercy BENEDICTION Love After Love The time will come when, with elation you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own mirror and each will smile at the other's welcome, and say, sit here. Eat. You will love again the stranger who was your self. Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart to itself, to the stranger who has loved you all your life, whom you ignored for another, who knows you by heart. Take down the love letters from the bookshelf, the photographs, the desperate notes, peel your own image from the mirror. Sit. Feast on your life.   Amen. Read more at http://timberlineoldtown.libsyn.com/

SONGS WE SANG Mightier by Aaron Strumpel Too Proud by Enter The Worship Circle Fire And The Flood by Loud Harp Relentless by Hillsong United TEXT Luke‬ ‭18:9-14‬ ‭ TAKEAWAYS 1 Prayer is an antidote (a medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison) for my brain’s chaos and despair including but not limited to anxiety, fear, jealousy, hate, disorientation, insecurity, and saying or doing stupid stuff. 2 Find your prayer(s) 3 Join us Wednesday at noon for midweek prayer at the shop, or join online here. RESOURCES Podcast: Jill Bolte Taylor "My Stroke Of Insight" BENEDICTION Lord Jesus Christ Son Of God Have mercy on me, a sinner. Amen.   PRACTICE This week, set aside 90 seconds each day to recite the Jesus Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ Son Of God Have mercy on me, a sinner. Amen.

We set aside this particular Sunday to spotlight U COUNT, an organization that works to increase awareness of the crime of global sex trafficking and support at risk women, children, and survivors of sex slavery through three fronts: global projects, domestic efforts, and the marketplace.   The theme for the morning was "Change Their Story"   SONGS WE SANG Free by Gungor Beautiful Things by Gungor White As Snow by Jon Foreman   Love Song by Jason Morant RESOURCE Video: U COUNT Campaign Info Graphic Information: U Count Campaign   BENEDICTION Father,  We pray in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, who showed loving kindness to the powerless, that You will grant to the people of this nation the will to do good, to flee from evil, and to practice all righteousness, making us respectful of life and sharers of Your blessings, caring for one another in mercy and truth.   Amen   PRACTICE Think of someone who you know very well, whose story you know very well. Holding their face in your mind, say this prayer: Reme

SONGS WE SANG Spirit Move by Bethel Music Nothing I Hold Onto by United Pursuit Psalm 29 by Shawn Keefer King Of My Heart by John Mark McMillan   TEXT 2 Corinthians 1:3-7   TAKEAWAYS 1 The worst suffering is suffering alone. 2 The curse of rugged individualism is isolation. 3 What needs to be re-integrated? 4 What needs to be unwrapped?   RESOURCES Video: Psalm 29 by Shawn Keefer Podcast: The Miraculous Healing Power of Mustard Seeds   BENEDICTION May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.   PRACTICE   This week, set aside 30-60 minutes to reflect on 2 Corinthians 1:3-7. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal what needs to be unwrapped and what needs to be re-integrated.

SONGS WE SANG Build My Life by Housefires Nothing I Hold Onto by United Pursuit How Beautiful by Mosaic Reckless Love by Bethel   TEXT Matthew 17:14-20   TAKEAWAYS 1 Helpful and Helpless may be ego narratives 2 Be present 3 Bear Witness 4 Check In 5 Pray   RESOURCE Video: As If with Malcolm Guite   PRACTICE This week - in moments of feeling helpful or feeling helpless - recite the Jesus Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God,  Have mercy on me. Amen

SONGS WE SANG Woke Up This Mornin' It Is Well With My Soul Mightier by Aaron Strumpel How Great Thou Art   TEXT 2 Corinthians‬ ‭12:7-10‬ ‭   TAKEAWAYS Everything Belongs Everyone Belongs Everything is Now   RESOURCE Podcast: The Bible For Normal People "Episode 2: Richard Rohr- A Contemplative Look At The Bible"   PRACTICE This week it will be nice weather. Find some sweet music. Put in earbuds. Look at everything. Ponder.  

For Advent, we’re following the guide Celebrating Abundance by Walter Brueggemann. We want to create space to sit in the tension between our illusions of abundance and the abundance of newness. Or as Brueggemann says about Advent: "Advent is preparation for the demands of newness that will break the tired patterns of fear in our lives." Advent 3: The What & The When Of The Christ Child Song: Spirit Move by Bethel Music Recognition of Souls Prayer:  We confess that we are inured to chaos, O God. We are well accustomed to fear and scarcity, and so we do not easily discern your transformative power. Make our hardened hearts supple once again, so that we might be prepared to celebrate the lord of abundance. Amen. Songs:  Beautiful Things by Gungor O Come O Come Emmanuel Revelation Song by Jesus Culture The Stand by Hillsong Readings & Commentary: John 3:1-9 Sermon by Darren Fred   Benediction: God, may we live in the mystery of Christ in us, and us in Christ, and move in Christ and have our being in

For Advent, we’re following the guide Celebrating Abundance by Walter Brueggemann. We want to create space to sit in the tension between our illusions of abundance and the abundance of newness. Or as Brueggemann says about Advent: "Advent is preparation for the demands of newness that will break the tired patterns of fear in our lives." Advent 2: Energy At Midpoint Song: Reckless Love by Bethel Recognition of Souls Prayer:  By your loving spirit, may Advent be a time of remembering and giving thanks, and also a time of renewing our energy and our resolve for mission. May we rest and obey. Amen. Song: Nothing I Hold On by United Pursuit Readings & Commentary: Isaiah 40:31   From Celebrating Abundance: The poem [in Isaiah 40] reflects a faith community in which the possibilities of the Gospel seem to have failed. We might call it burnout. They could not generate the old vitality. Nothing seemed to work. In this world, appeal to the power of God did not carry much weight. Song of Reflectio

For Advent, we’re following the guide Celebrating Abundance by Walter Brueggemann. We want to create space to sit in the tension between our illusions of abundance and the abundance of newness. Or as Brueggemann says about Advent: "Advent is preparation for the demands of newness that will break the tired patterns of fear in our lives."   Advent 1: Newness Is On Its Way Song: Children Of The Earth by Josh Garrels Recognition of Souls: Living God, visit us in this season with your Holy Spirit that we may get carried away to do obedient things we have not yet done, kingdom things we did not think we had in us, neighbor things from which we cringe. May you act in us, through us, beyond us, more than we imagine, because newness is on its way among us. Amen. Song: Are You Listening by United Pursuit Reading: John is not the newness. He prepares us for the newness. And his word is that if we want to be immersed in the life giving power of God, then we must do as john says: share your coat and shoes and goods; manag

Heading into the holidays, we are in a three week series thinking about Hospitality in terms of welcome, comply, and farewell. The holidays can be a space in time when anxious scarcity is the loudest voice and heaviest feeling. By practicing hospitality, we begin to depart that system and realize the wealth of what we have to offer to one another: generous abundance. It just so happens that ‘Celebrating Abundance’ is the title of the guide we’ll be using for Advent in December. See where we’re going with this one?   TEXT: John‬ ‭13:1, John‬ ‭14:27 TAKEAWAYS: When we are with people this next month, let’s remember to see them, listen to them, wish them well. Is there someone we didn’t properly say goodbye to? Might we need to circle back? In small ways and larger ways, what are we leaving with each other and what are we receiving from each other. When we remember each other, how do we feel? Some things to leave when we leave: A joke. A compliment. A truth. A note. A small gift. Food. Peace. RESOURCE

Heading into the holidays, we are in a three week series thinking about Hospitality in terms of welcome, comply, and farewell. The holidays can be a space in time when anxious scarcity is the loudest voice and heaviest feeling. By practicing hospitality, we begin to depart that system and realize the wealth of what we have to offer to one another: generous abundance. It just so happens that ‘Celebrating Abundance' is the title of the guide we’ll be using for Advent in December. See where we’re going with this one? SONGS Mightier - Aaron Strumpel Build My Life - House Fires Nearness Of You - Loud Harp Reckless Love - Bethel TEXT Mark 10:35-52 TAKEAWAYS What do we really need? A quality product (read:love) in a timely manner with kindness When we want to be special, what we need is to be known Most of us feel like the weird one most of the time Kingdom hospitality is to remember that no matter how someone is acting, what we are all looking for is love. RESOURCE With That Moon Language by Hafiz (trans. Daniel

SONGS  Holy Spirit It Is Well Reckless Love Lord I Need You TEXT Romans 12:9-13 TAKEAWAYS People can tell when you're not happy to see them Practice seeing people Introduce people to people Act happy to see everyone - especially the people you aren't happy to see

SONGS  Free - Gungor Satisfied In You - The Sing Team I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever Relentless - Hillsong United TEXT Isaiah 11:6-10 CAMPAIGN BREAK TAKEAWAYS Over the next month leading to Advent, regularly read the poem in Isaiah 11:1-10, considering this commentary from Walter Brueggemann: In poetry we can do things not permitted by logic or reason. Poetry will open the world beyond reason. Poetry will give access to contradictions and tensions that logic must deny. Poetry will not only remember, but also propose and conjure and wonder and imagine and foretell. Consider these questions: What does it ask you to remember? What healing rest does it propose? What truth and good work does it cause you to wonder about and imagine? Where is might edge effect be present in your life that you might engage to help create the place of glorious rest the poem foretells? BENEDICTION Risen Christ, Come near to us who are in places of death, Come near to us who are strugging to surrender, Come near to us fools and m