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Join us each Sunday, 10AM at bendfp.org, or 11AM KTVZ-CW Channel 612/12 in Bend, Oregon. Subscribe/Follow, and click the bell for alerts. At First Presbyterian, you will meet people at many different places theologically and spiritually. And we love it that way. We want to be a place where our diversity brings us together and where conversation takes us all deeper in our understanding of God. We call this kind of faith “Spacious Christianity.” We don’t ask anyone to sign creeds or statements of belief. The life of faith is about a way of being in the world and a faith that shows itself in love.Featuring: Rev. Dr. Steven Koski, Rev. Kally Elliott, Tyler McQuilkin, Becca Ellis, Brave of Heart, and Guests. Thank you for your support of the mission of the First Presbyterian Church of Bend. Visit https://bendfp.org/giving/ for more information.

A Spacious Christianity First Presbyterian Church of Bend

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Join us each Sunday, 10AM at bendfp.org, or 11AM KTVZ-CW Channel 612/12 in Bend, Oregon. Subscribe/Follow, and click the bell for alerts. At First Presbyterian, you will meet people at many different places theologically and spiritually. And we love it that way. We want to be a place where our diversity brings us together and where conversation takes us all deeper in our understanding of God. We call this kind of faith “Spacious Christianity.” We don’t ask anyone to sign creeds or statements of belief. The life of faith is about a way of being in the world and a faith that shows itself in love.Featuring: Rev. Dr. Steven Koski, Rev. Kally Elliott, Tyler McQuilkin, Becca Ellis, Brave of Heart, and Guests. Thank you for your support of the mission of the First Presbyterian Church of Bend. Visit https://bendfp.org/giving/ for more information.

    No Future Without Forgiveness, with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski.

    No Future Without Forgiveness, with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski.

    No Future Without Forgiveness, with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski. Series: Everyday Peacemakers A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: John 8.1-11; Luke 23.34.
    Join us this Sunday as Rev. Dr. Steven Koski discusses the importance of forgiveness, especially self-forgiveness, through the biblical story of Jesus forgiving an adulterous woman and inviting her and others to let go of judgment and shame to live freely in God’s love and grace.
    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 different places theologically and spiritually. And we love it that way. We want to be a place where our diversity brings us together and where conversation takes us all deeper in our understanding of God.
    We call this kind of faith “Spacious Christianity.” We don’t ask anyone to sign creeds or statements of belief. The life of faith is about a way of being in the world and a faith that shows itself in love.
    Thank you for your support of the mission of the First Presbyterian Church of Bend. Visit https://bendfp.org/giving/ for more information.
    Keywords:
    jesus, love, god, condemn, forgive, stones, forgiveness, shame, woman, spacious, breathe, hear, world, heart, tight grip, loudest voice, father, voice, man, live, presbyterian, church, online worship, bend, oregon
    Featuring:
    Rev. Dr. Steven Koski, Rev. Kally Elliott, Tyler McQuilkin, Becca Ellis, Brave of Heart, Guests
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    Healing Our Hurt So We Don’t Hurt Others, with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski.

    Healing Our Hurt So We Don’t Hurt Others, with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski.

    Healing Our Hurt So We Don’t Hurt Others, with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski. Series: Everyday Peacemakers A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: John 11.35; Luke 18. 38-42.
    You are invited to join us at First Presbyterian Church in Bend and online this Sunday. This week, Rev. Dr. Steven Koski will discuss empathy and care for others and how we can find connection with others in their pain, possibly helping ourselves process our own suffering—experience how God’s healing presence is found when we meet one another with compassion.
    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 different places theologically and spiritually. And we love it that way. We want to be a place where our diversity brings us together and where conversation takes us all deeper in our understanding of God.
    We call this kind of faith “Spacious Christianity.” We don’t ask anyone to sign creeds or statements of belief. The life of faith is about a way of being in the world and a faith that shows itself in love.
    Thank you for your support of the mission of the First Presbyterian Church of Bend. Visit https://bendfp.org/giving/ for more information.
    Keywords:
    emotional pain, jesus, suffering, pain, pilgrimage, heal, story, pandemic, hurting, brokenhearted, wept, told, grief, feeling, wound, grieve, god, memorial service, lonely, cry, presbyterian, church, online worship, bend, oregon
    Featuring:
    Rev. Dr. Steven Koski, Rev. Kally Elliott, Tyler McQuilkin, Becca Ellis, Brave of Heart, Guests
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    Loving Your Enemies, with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski.

    Loving Your Enemies, with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski.

    Loving Your Enemies, with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski. Series: Everyday Peacemakers A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Matthew 5.9;Matthew 5. 43-48;John 13.34;Luke 19.5-6.
    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 different places theologically and spiritually. And we love it that way. We want to be a place where our diversity brings us together and where conversation takes us all deeper in our understanding of God.
    We call this kind of faith “Spacious Christianity.” We don’t ask anyone to sign creeds or statements of belief. The life of faith is about a way of being in the world and a faith that shows itself in love.
    Thank you for your support of the mission of the First Presbyterian Church of Bend. Visit https://bendfp.org/giving/ for more information.
    Keywords:
    jesus, enemy, god, disagree, agape love, seek, pray, love, worst, prayer, peace, ugliness, peacemakers, practice, faith, peacemaker, spacious, lord, disturb, world, presbyterian, church, online worship, bend, oregon
    Featuring:
    Rev. Dr. Steven Koski, Rev. Kally Elliott, Tyler McQuilkin, Becca Ellis, Brave of Heart, Guests
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    Couragous Imagination, with Rev. Kally Elliott.

    Couragous Imagination, with Rev. Kally Elliott.

    Couragous Imagination, with Rev. Kally Elliott. Series: Everyday Peacemakers A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Isaiah 2:4; Matthew 5:9.
    Join Rev. Kally Elliott who will discuss the impact of gun violence on communities and individuals. She will share some personal experiences with gun violence and explore how we might prevent violence through peaceful means.
    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 different places theologically and spiritually. And we love it that way. We want to be a place where our diversity brings us together and where conversation takes us all deeper in our understanding of God.
    We call this kind of faith “Spacious Christianity.” We don’t ask anyone to sign creeds or statements of belief. The life of faith is about a way of being in the world and a faith that shows itself in love.
    Thank you for your support of the mission of the First Presbyterian Church of Bend. Visit https://bendfp.org/giving/ for more information.
    Keywords:
    guns, jesus, world, god, gun violence, sword, call, people, life, peace, love, killing, turned, church, gunman, prophets, school, live, toy guns, imagination, presbyterian, church, online worship, bend, oregon
    Featuring:
    Rev. Dr. Steven Koski, Rev. Kally Elliott, Tyler McQuilkin, Becca Ellis, Brave of Heart, Guests
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    Kindness as a Spiritual Practice, with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski.

    Kindness as a Spiritual Practice, with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski.

    Kindness as a Spiritual Practice, with Rev. Dr. Steven Koski. Series: Everyday Peacemakers A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: Romans 12.21;Galatians 5.22;Colossians 3.12;Matthew 5.9.
    This Sunday, Rev. Dr. Steven Koski invites us to practice kindness as a spiritual discipline during Lent by clothing ourselves with compassion for others in a divided world.
    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 different places theologically and spiritually. And we love it that way. We want to be a place where our diversity brings us together and where conversation takes us all deeper in our understanding of God.
    We call this kind of faith “Spacious Christianity.” We don’t ask anyone to sign creeds or statements of belief. The life of faith is about a way of being in the world and a faith that shows itself in love.
    Thank you for your support of the mission of the First Presbyterian Church of Bend. Visit https://bendfp.org/giving/ for more information.
    Keywords:
    kindness, world, god, love, spacious, people, lent, give, jesus, patient, tracy chapman, practice, hearts, feel, life, spiritual, grant, singing, lord, forces, presbyterian, church, online worship, bend, oregon
    Featuring:
    Rev. Dr. Steven Koski, Rev. Kally Elliott, Tyler McQuilkin, Becca Ellis, Brave of Heart, Guests
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    • 30 min
    Building Community Through Deep Connection, with Rev. Kally Elliott.

    Building Community Through Deep Connection, with Rev. Kally Elliott.

    Building Community Through Deep Connection, with Rev. Kally Elliott. Series: Holy Friendships A Spacious Christianity, First Presbyterian Church of Bend, Oregon. Scripture: John 15.
    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 different places theologically and spiritually. And we love it that way. We want to be a place where our diversity brings us together and where conversation takes us all deeper in our understanding of God.
    We call this kind of faith “Spacious Christianity.” We don’t ask anyone to sign creeds or statements of belief. The life of faith is about a way of being in the world and a faith that shows itself in love.
    Thank you for your support of the mission of the First Presbyterian Church of Bend. Visit https://bendfp.org/giving/ for more information.
    Keywords:
    friends, friendship, jesus, moai, love, felt, life, frozen pizza, calls, disciples, longing, talk, people, explicit, invited, live, regularly, meet, frankness, fears, presbyterian, church, online worship, bend, oregon
    Featuring:
    Rev. Dr. Steven Koski, Rev. Kally Elliott, Tyler McQuilkin, Becca Ellis, Brave of Heart, Guests
    Support the show

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