Galatians is largely about identity and belonging; “who am I? Who do I belong with? In a dangerous world, where is my safety?” Paul’s answer is that Christ welcomes all people freely into his family/community graciously. Join us for part 7 of our fall series: “Galatians, Good News for Divided Times” as we explore the theme of freedom as adoption. R…

Join us as we explore Galatians chapter 3 where Paul differentiates the way of the Law, vs. the way of Faith. It’s important not to set the Law up as “bad cop,” because God gave a covenantal Law to Israel that was holy and righteous and good. However, it was restrictive and temporary, while faith & promise was always meant to be the permanent solut…

Recommended resources: https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/galatians/By Columbia View Church

Recommended resources: https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/galatians/By Columbia View Church

There is a cynicism among the secular world towards the church and it goes something like this… “We love your Jesus… but we don’t understand why you His followers don’t look much like Him.” Join us today as we continue our series through the book of Galatians as we chip away at the secular world’s critique of the church with the good news that our …

The early church had to navigate what it looked like for Gentiles (Greeks) to be incorporated into the new family of faith with Israel (Jews) in light of Jesus' death, resurrection, and ascension.Their big questions.... What about our food laws? circumcision? our special festivals? Are these necessary to be in the family of faith?Similarly, as our …

The early church had to navigate what it looked like for Gentiles (Greeks) to be incorporated into the new family of faith with Israel (Jews) in light of Jesus' death, resurrection, and ascension.Their big questions.... What about our food laws? circumcision? our special festivals? Are these necessary to be in the family of faith?Similarly, as our …

Join us for this special back to church Sunday as we share our vision and mission as a church and provide an invitation for how you can join in on the good work God is doing in and through our church.By Columbia View Church

Join as Guest Speaker: Margarita Martinez speaks on the holy spirit.By Columbia View Church

It’s one thing to talk about a biblical vision for community - it’s another to actually be in relationship with people because let’s be honest, that’s where it gets messy. Join us today as Pastor David gives us a pastoral word on how to practice community at this unique juncture of our church’s story as we bring our summer teaching series “Made New…

Surgeon General Vivek Hallegere Murthy recently released a statement that the greatest health risk at the present moment is not cancer or heart disease, but loneliness. Let that sink in for a moment - could it be there is something profoundly God-given about our need for belonging? For being in community with others? Join us as we wrap up part 8 of…

Recent polls show that most people agree that the Bible teaches Christians should be generous with their time and their talents (ie. serving / volunteering)… but less would agree the same to be true of their treasure (ie. money) and even less with the practice of tithing (giving 10% of their income to their local church.) Join us for week 6 of an 8…

Who loves shopping?! According to French sociologist Jean Baudrillard, “in the Western world, materialism has become the new, dominant system of meaning. Atheism hasn’t replaced cultural Christianity; shopping has.” Join us for part 5 of our 8 part series entitled Made New as we look at the Christian Practice of Simplicity and it’s potential to res…

Have you noticed that every waking (and even sleeping) moment of our lives is surrounded by noise? Join us this Sunday as we unlock ancient truth and wisdom for the modern world as we explore the practice of silence and solitude as part 4 of our 8 part teaching series titled: Made NewBy Columbia View Church

Is our society moving at a pathological pace? Sociologists and doctors alike have coined the phrase “hurry sick” to describe the abnormally fast pace that society is moving at, causing all sorts of health, relational, emotional, and spiritual collateral damage. Is there a better way? Join us for part 3 of our 8 part series entitled “Made New” as we…

The Bible is chocked full of prayers that are ours for the taking! If you’ve found your prayer life as of lately is a bit stagnant or cool, then join us for part 2 of our 8 part series entitled: “Made New” as we explore the practice of praying scripture. Recommended Bible Engagement Resources: Bible Project: https://bibleproject.com Rightnow Media:…

How does reading a work of literature that is thousands of years old make people new? The Bible might be old in its origins, but it is making people new. Whether you are just exploring faith, new to the faith, or a seasoned follower of Jesus, you won’t want to miss this first teaching in our series “Made New” as we look at the practice of engaging …

Feeling rushed and exhausted all the time? Is that the "life and life to the full" Jesus talked about in John 10:10, or is there a better way? Join us for our summer teaching series entitled “Made New" as we explore some of the practices of following Jesus that have the potential to make us into new people from the inside out.…

Join guest speaker Ken as he teach us how to pray out of the bible from gods words.By Columbia View Church

When the title “Chrsitian” is used today, what associations are often made? Unfortunately over recent decades “Christian” evokes images of the Jan 6 2021 capitol storming, protesting outside abortion clinics, and judgemental hypocrisy.But how did the nickname come to be in the first place?Join us as we explore how being a Chritian is a call to radi…

When the title “Chrsitian” is used today, what associations are often made? Unfortunately over recent decades “Christian” evokes images of the Jan 6 2021 capitol storming, protesting outside abortion clinics, and judgemental hypocrisy.But how did the nickname come to be in the first place? Join us as we explore how being a Chritian is a call to rad…

Testimony (Mark & David) We as a church have a clear vision of inviting our community to belong to Jesus, believe in Jesus, and become like Jesus. I've asked Mark to share a brief testimony about how God has been opening doors and opportunities for him to do just that at his work place. 1. Tell us about the recent conversations you've been having w…

Did you know Yahweh commanded His people to love foreigners (immigrants) more than 30 times in the Old Testament? In the biblical story there’s what we know as the “quartet of the vulnerable” which included the orphan, widow, poor, and the immigrant. Interestingly enough, the first three of this quartet was standard ancient near eastern practice an…

ALL CULTURES AND SOCIETIES THROUGHOUT ALL OF TIME HAVE VIEWED IMMIGRANTS AS A THREAT OR A BURDEN OR BOTH… FOLLOWERS OF JESUS ARE CALLED TO SOMETHING RADICAL, UNCOMMON, AND COUNTER-CULTURAL WHEN THEY ARE CALLED TO LOVE AND WELCOME IMMIGRANTS. JOIN US AS FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRANT CONNECTION PASTOR ZACH SZMARA BRINGS A COMPELLING WOR…

Abram the wanderer… Joseph the trafficking survivor… Moses the refugee… Ruth the marriage-based petition… David the asylum seeker… Daniel the faithful exile... The reality is, the major biblical characters in the Old Testament tell both compelling and challenging stories of migration which ought to inform how we view trends in migration today. But …

Why is there such a crisis at the southern border? Why is there great disparity between people groups today? Join us as we explore part 2 of our teaching series, “Migration and the People of God” through the account of The Fall in Genesis 3. In short, alienation and displacement are the result of the humanities fall, not God’s good creation.…

In the biblical story, God is credited for the creation of everything - particularly humans, who in the words of the author of Genesis says are, “made in the image of God.” But what does that mean, and what are the implications in our conversation on migration? Join us this Sunday as we dive into part 1 of our 6 part teaching series entitled “Migra…

Greetings, We are so excited to host guest Global Partners missionary to Cambodia, Collette Nybakken, for worship tomorrow at 10am. While attending Oklahoma Wesleyan University, Collette felt the strong call on her life to serve God long-term overseas. She had the opportunity to spend the summer in 2016 serving alongside Global Partners missionarie…

What has influenced your perspective of foreign-born individuals? How much of that has been the Bible? Join us as we begin a new teaching series about becoming a faith community of loving welcome in a culture of fearful hostility. The Biblical story has a unique invitation for God’s people to embrace and welcome the sojourner… the foreigner… the im…

Welcome! Easter is an important event that discusses the resurrection of Christ.By Columbia View Church

Join us for a special Palm Sunday worship service as we bring our 21 days of prayer and fasting to a close! We’ll hear personal testimony from our people on how God showed up and moved in their lives - You won’t want to miss this!By Columbia View Church

When Jesus died, Matthew 27:51 tells us that the giant veil that separated everyday people from the holy of Holies was torn in two. At that moment, holy architecture was completely undone. It used to be that God was over there and I’m over here… but not anymore… God’s spirit is right here. The currency to build a pathway to God’s presence was blood…

So last week we talked about why and how we fast, I want to take the next two weeks to have a conversation about why and how we pray. And regardless of how this first week went for you, whether you felt like your prayer life was on fire or you just couldn’t get into it, I take a lot of solace from the fact that even Jesus’ first disciples took awhi…

Well here we are church, tomorrow is officially the first day of our 21 days of prayer and fasting… raise of hands if this is the first time you’ve ever participated in something like this?I’m super excited and a little nervous tbh for these next three weeks. I’m excited because I think the Church is at her best when she is seeking God intentionall…

Join us guest speaker Ken shares the word today about focusing on God no matter what season of life we are in.By Columbia View Church

I really believe Jesus & His church are the hope of the world.I really believe eternity is on the line.I really believe the Kingdom of God is unshakable.I really believe the great commission matters. Our journey with Jesus starts something like it did with the disciples “come follow me.” The Bible uses this metaphor of “sheep” and “shepherd” to des…

Why do I follow Jesus? Jesus has changed my life.I really believe Jesus & His church are the hope of the world.I really believe eternity is on the line.I really believe the Kingdom of God is unshakable.I really believe the great commission matters. Our journey with Jesus starts something like it did with the disciples “come follow me.” The Bible us…

Welcome to the fourth part of the Soul shift. There are 5 shifts that we can follow to get us closer to our lord.By Columbia View Church

When thinking of the words "consumer" and "steward", what comes to mind? Is the former a person "consuming" and never caretaking? Is the latter a person that simply watches over what they have been responsible for, but never investing and making something better of it? When following Jesus and wanting to shift our soul to his image, we are all call…

The parable of the prodigal son has been told many times ever since Jesus shared it with the disciples. Does this mean that it is a one and done, meaning there is nothing else we can learn from this parable of a son walking away from his father and family and that is it? Or can we reevaluate this story and reflect on our own lives to see what God i…

Join us as Special Guest Ken Brandom gives the word of joyBy Columbia View Church

Join us as guest speaker, Mark, takes us into learning how to be grateful and joyful.By Columbia View Church

It may seem like the Old Testament can't be related to in these modern times because it takes place thousands of years ago. But the story it tells and the poem it writes about our God is consistent and His character is never changing. As we wrap up the book of Exodus, what does it tell you about God and how He looks at us through His character? Joi…

Join us as guest speakers Mark and Serena Dunbar begin this first week of Advent: Hope. The Dunbar's have had a fruitful ministry in Latin America for over 30 years through world gospel mission. For more information about their minitry or to support themfollow this link.By Columbia View Church

Join us with our special guest speaker Dr. Dave Martin, director of Mosaix PDX as he guides us through a teaching of Romans 8 with an emphasis on managing your mind, realizing your identity in Christ and beholding the glory of God.By Columbia View Church

In the book of exodus, the hebrews struggled with submitting themselves to other false gods and idols rather than putting their faith in God. But even today we can make false idols when anything takes our attention from God whether that is hurry, social issues, and even good concepts like love more than finding love in God. What are idols that wind…

In the Old Testament, statred in the Exodus from Egypt to settling in the new homeland, the Hebrews worship God in the tabernacle. This is the hallowed place where God comes down from heaven to meet with them. In the New Testament, Jesus' sacrifice on the cross began a new process of the Tabernacle, where the Holy Spirit comes down not to a place b…

Many skeptics believe that the laws and teachings in the bible, especially the ten commandments in exodus, are just God telling us what to do. But if you really look at what they all teach and show, they point back to the covenant God desires for us: to uphold this beautiful marriage of Christ and the church, to love more than ourselves and our ear…

Join Pastor David as he continues into Exodus 16: The Wilderness.By Columbia View Church

We all have a journey to travel. The struggles might feel like they go on forever, but we are reminded in the gospel that the sun rises in the morning. We can see the same journey the Hebrews went on is the same journey we all go through but in Christ - the day comes with hard news, the night comes with sin and suffering that feels like the longest…