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"The Cornerstone ... Living Stones ... and us!"

As we gather online for worship on January 26, Joe Detrick, will invite us to consider how the most unlikely of persons, those on the margins of the church, those rejected by mortals, might receive untold blessings in the eyes of God - precious and holy. Please refer to the two scripture readings: Scripture: Psalm 118.22–24 (Peterson) and 1 Peter 2.4–5 (NRSV).
Following a short analysis of the building of Solomon’s Temple (1 st Kings 5:15-18; and 6:7), Joe will share an exasperating life-learning farm experience (picking rocks). The Temple capstone and the farm rocks, thought insignificant, became powerful metaphors for God’s transformational power – living stones, chosen and precious in God’s sight.
In your respective congregations, alongside Living Stream, what is your experience in being welcomed, valued, cherished, and recognized with spiritual gifts within? Though perhaps rejected by mortals, yet chosen and precious in God’s sight! As a denomination we have not been very successful or faithful in welcoming our LGBTQ neighbors into our circles of care. How might persons of faith, seeking the mind of Christ, address these weighty stone-like issues of the day?
Please join our worship and share your hopes, dreams, and actions that give Christians hope in a challenging world because of the “hope that is within each one of us.” (1 Peter 3:15)
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.

Welcome New Pastor
The Living Stream Board has called Liz Bidgood Enders to become part of the pastoral team of Living Stream Church of the Brethren. Many of you heard Liz preach in our worship on January 12.

Liz was born in Pennsylvania and is part of three generations of ordained women in her family. She and her husband Greg are graduates of Elizabethtown College and Bethany Theological Seminary, and both served a year in BVS as workcamp coordinators. Liz has served congregations in Ohio and Indiana, and for the last 13 years has been Pastor at Ridgeway Community CoB in Harrisburg, PA. Beyond congregational ministry, she is passionate about biblical storytelling. Other interests include learning sign language, playing games of all kinds, physical activity, reading, and watching movies. Liz and Greg have three kids (Micah, Kara, and Jonah). They also have a dog, a cat, and a rat (who technically belongs to Kara). World peace is what she envisions and works toward, but a more modest goal is for the animals in the house to get along with each other.

WRITE A LETTER, CHANGE A LIFE
NOW through JANUARY 31, 2020
Write For Rights is Amnesty International’s largest annual human rights campaign. People like you around the world write letters on behalf of people who need urgent help. This year Amnesty International has identified ten people who are being unjustly imprisoned or facing abuses. This year’s 10 cases are young people under threat; you can help them by signing up, writing, reporting, and mailing your letters by January 31, 2020. See detailed instructions at amnestyusa.org .

Letter from the Birmingham City Jail
While Dr Martin Luther King Jr. receives much adulation and praise, some of his writings are not quite so easy to read. In worship on January 19, Pastor Debbie challenged us all to read the complete Letter from the Birmingham City Jail.

Brethren Pastor Executed
Nigerian Pastor Rev. Lawan Andimi of Nigeria was executed on January 20 by the Boko Haram. He had been abducted on January 2. He was an ordained minister in Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN, the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria), served as EYN district secretary for the Michika area, and was chair of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) for the Michika area.
Andimi is just one of the captives of Boko Haram and factions of the Islamic State who have been executed since December 2019. According to reporting from Ahmad Salkida in “Christianity Today,” a Nigerian soldier was killed along with Andimi. On Christmas Eve 2019, 11 Christian captives in Borno State were beheaded. Also in December, four abducted aid workers of the international NGO Action Against Hunger were killed.
More information is available at the Church of the Brethren Newsline.

UPCOMING WORSHIP with LIVING STREAM

February 2
"What the Lord Requires" Micah 6:1-8
Pastor Bobbi

February 9
Pastor Debbie
(St. Valentine)

February 16
Pastor Enten

February 23
Pastor Bobbi

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
Dec 29	22	30	76
Jan 5	24	28	74
Jan 12	26	33	112
Jan 19	28	37	83

(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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