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"What the Lord Requires"

The prophet Micah was a younger contemporary of the prophet Isaiah. Micah, too, was speaking to a nation on the verge of defeat and exile; but unlike Isaiah, Micah was a commoner from the foothills, not a nobleman of Jerusalem. As each of these prophets struggle to help a people in trouble understand where God is in the midst of the strife, Micah creates an imaginative dialogue between God and God's chosen people, in the form of a courtroom drama. God challenges Israel, wanting to know why the people have turned away from the way of life and worship in which they have been instructed. And then the prophet responds, asking rhetorical questions about what it might take for the people to make amends to God, ultimately coming to a simple conclusion that has plenty of implications for how we should live as God's people today. In our worship on February 2 Pastor Bobbi will help us consider Micah 6:1-8.

Worship online with Living Stream Church of the Brethren on Sunday at 8:00 pm Eastern time; 7:00 pm Central; 6:00 pm Mountain; 5:00 Pacific time. Or you may access the recorded archives of our worship at www.livingstreamcob.org any time that suits your schedule.

Image Credit - Ellis Wilson, Funeral Procession, ca. 1950, oil on Masonite, Amistad Research Center, Tulane University, New Orleans.

Stay After Worship for Our Fellowship Hour
    Get better acquainted with your church family. Tell stories. Hear stories. Share testimonies. Share prayers. Talk about what you have been reading. Share news about exciting Christian ministries in your area.
It all happens when your online church gathers after worship for fellowship via Zoom Video Conferencing on the first Sunday of each month.
All you need is a smartphone, tablet, or computer with a camera and speakers. The link you will use to join will be posted on our website Sunday evening and also shared in the chat box.
We will be looking for you!

Stolpersteine
“Last Sunday during Living Stream worship I mentioned Stolpersteine, the “stumbling stones” installed by artist Gunter Demnig to mark places where Jews, Roma, GLBT folks, etc., were apprehended by Nazis. Here are some I saw in Wittenberg. Holocaust Remembrance Day #NeverAgainIsNow
-Pastor Bobbi”

From your chats on January 26. As guest preacher Joe Detrick spoke about the way in which God values that which humans discard as worthless our participants posted on the chat board:
Colleen Michael - [I felt welcomed] .......being called to serve as the District Executive in the Pacific Northwest...to serve in ministry......being fully accepted as a Gay woman.
Rebekah Flores - I hope my ministry helps others to be welcomed, affirmed, celebrated..... I see small steps towards this in the CoB but I want to see leaps!l
Judy Braune - To me the "about us" page at brethren.org is a compelling vision.
Dennis Kreps - I have been greatly influenced by church related activities as a youth. Living one's faith remains a message with which I connect.
Daniel Finkbiner - Serving in a hospital far away from a COB. I've found the welcoming of Living Stream invaluable.
Tom Powers - A vision would be the words of the song by Shirley Erena Murray, For everyone born, a place at the table.

UPCOMING WORSHIP with LIVING STREAM

February 9
Pastor Debbie
Looking to the story of St. Valentine for inspiration in these divisive times.

February 16
Pastor Enten

February 23
Pastor Bobbi
“Every Corner Transfigured”
Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18
Matthew 17:1-9

You can revisit any of our previous worship services by visiting our archives.

Living Stream Church of the Brethren affirms the image of God in all persons – of every age, gender identity and expression, race, ability, ethnicity, nationality, class, and sexual orientation – and celebrates each person’s call to serve the world and the church.

Offerings and donations made to Living Stream CoB are always welcome by mail:

Living Stream CoB
500 N Emerson Ave Apt 413
Wenatchee, WA 98801-6638

Thank you to all whose donations keep us streaming!

Recent Donations:
November - $712.00
December - $3,387.00
Jan. to date - $717.00
Monthly Budget: $1,300
2019 Total Giving: $12,693.65

Attendance

Date	Chat	Live	Total Views
Jan 5	24	28	78
Jan 12	26	33	115
Jan 19	28	37	101
Jan 26	34	41	90

(These statistics refer to the number of devices and may represent more than one person on a device. "Total views" includes archive views as well as drops and reconnects.)

Participation in Living Stream Church of the Brethren for 2020
It is our practice in this online congregation to renew our participation annually. In this way, we allow participants the flexibility to come and go, and we can celebrate those who intentionally and actively choose to be on this journey of faith together year by year. You are invited to indicate your desire to participate with Living Stream COB by completing the following online form: Living Stream Participation for 2020. Thank you for being a part of the Living Stream Church of the Brethren!

Click this button to make an offering online to keep Us Streaming! Thank you.

INVITATION FROM YOUR PASTORAL TEAM

Contact your pastoral team -- Pastors@LivingStreamCoB.or g -- to volunteer to share your gift in worship -- be it a reading, a video, a gift of song, or a message. It is your willingness to share your gifts that makes our worship more meaningful and helps us to know each other better across the many miles.

YOUR STREAM TEAM

Contact your pastors with any questions, concerns, suggestions, or to get involved in helping lead worship!

All pastors together: Pastors@LivingStreamCoB.org
Bobbi Dykema: Bobbi@LivingStreamCoB.org
Debbie Eisenbise: Debbie@LivingStreamCoB.org
Enten Eller: Enten@LivingStreamCoB.org
Jen Houser: Jen@LivingStreamCoB.org
Liz Bidgood Enders: Liz@LivingStreamCoB.org
Zech Houser: Zech@LivingStreamCoB.org

Newsletter Editor and Pastor Emeritus: Bruce Rosenberger: Bruce@LivingStreamCoB.org
Technology Issues? Contact Enten the Technology Deacon: Tech@LivingStreamCoB.org

Prayer requests? Email your prayer concerns: Pray@LivingStreamCoB.org

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