The Pastor’s Blog

Notes, news, information, lessons, and updates from the Pastor’s desk and others.

March 16, 2020 Update

Posted on Mar 16, 2020 by Jesse Davis in News and Events |

William Anderson’s Eagle Scout Court of Honor – March 28^th at MFC

The Anderson family invites our Medford Friends family to William Anderson’s Eagle Scout Court of Honor on Saturday, March 28th at 2:00pm. The ceremony will be held in the Fellowship Hall. Watch for updated information.

COVID-19 response

Posted on Mar 13, 2020 by Jesse Davis in Featured, Pastor's Blog |

Medford Friends Church will not be having Sunday Worship March 15th, 22nd, or 29th due to new measures recommended by the Center for Disease Control. (see https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/index.html)

We are hoping to hold Service as regular on April 5th but will continue to function under the recommendations of the CDC.

Pastor Jesse will still be in the office and can speak with you over the phone or in person if you come by or wish to schedule a visit.

Please be in prayer for our city, state, and national leaders as they work to combat and contain this disease.

March 3, 2020 Update

Posted on Mar 3, 2020 by Jesse Davis in News and Events |

Just A Reminder Sunday, March 8^th Daylight Saving Time Begins. Be sure to set your clocks ahead 1-hour Saturday night, March 7th.

Everence Wednesday Webinars to Continue – Come join us for one or more of our upcoming webinars. We will meet in the sanctuary at 11 a.m. each Wednesday. See the flyer in the Sunday bulletin for more information about each week’s topic.

March 11^th Enough-ness Finding contentment & learning to live in it

March 18^th The ABCs & 123s of Donor Advised Funds

March 25^th Master your student loans

April 1^st Kingdom finances and you

Thank you to Charlie & Judy Swingle for taking time to make this information available for us.

Friends Women Fellowship Meeting – The ladies meet on Thursday, March 19th, 10:30 a.m. at MFC. All ladies are welcome. Lunch will follow the meeting.

All Church Potluck – Please join us Sunday, March 15th, for our all church potluck! We always have a great time of fellowship and good food. We’ll meet in the fellowship hall at noon. Bring a main dish and salad, vegetable or dessert to share.

Baby Shower for Emily, Jesse and their New Little One. Please join us Sunday, March 22^nd after church for this celebration! We are suggesting Gift Cards or $$ as they are using special cloth diapers and also need to make some purchases of other items. (They are registered at Target and on Amazon.) If you have questions please contact Terrie Ziemann or Dawn DuLong.

We will hold an Easter Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday, Sunday, April 12^th. Your donations of bags of individually wrapped candy that will fit in small plastic eggs are welcome and much appreciated for this fun event. There is a box in the main hallway to place your candy donations in on Sundays. Thank you!

Southern Oregon Area Spring Missions Rally sponsored by Friends Women will take place at Medford Friends Church on Saturday, April 25^th at 10 a.m. Theme: “Beyond Fear…Be Strong and Courageous” Deuteronomy 31: 6 and 8 Speaker: Nancy Thomas, researcher and author of the recently published book “a Long Walk, a Gradual Ascent” the story of the Bolivian Friends Church in its Context of Conflict. See information on Nancy’s book posted on the bulletin board in the main hallway.

Give it up for Jesus

Posted on Mar 3, 2020 by Jesse Davis in Pastor's Blog |

As we head into the Lent season and look forward to Easter I want to share about the gift of Jesus’ death. Lent is a season where we acknowledge what Christ has given up for us by giving up something for Him. Typically, it is something costly. Many people change their diets for lent, or give up fast food, or some activity that is precious to them. Christ gave up the security of heaven for us. He came to live as a Human and suffer all the things that we do because of the curse of sin. He came to conquer sin by living a perfect life and dying a perfect death for us so that we can now be under His covering and have restored relationship with God. Lent is a reflection on this gift from Jesus. Those things that people give up are symbols and reminders of the selfless giving that Christ offer to us. He gave up everything for US: People broken by sin, opposed to His ways, and distant from Him in every way. He made a way for restored relationship by building a bridge to God through the Cross and the Empty Tomb. What a powerful gift.

As we head into this season, what might God be calling you to give up for this season? What powerful gift can you give to God? Is it devotion? Is it prayer? Is it worship? Is it a relationship that needs to be submitted to His will? Ask God what would be a good thing to give up and I am sure that He will answer you.