"Opened Minds" for Ascension Sunday Year C, June 1, 2025 Based on Luke 24:44-53Read the transcript here: https://bit.ly/43Fkjd0 "Seeds and Ways" is a podcast series based on the United Church of Christ's weekly resources: "Sermon Seeds" and "Weekly Seeds." "Sermon Seeds" is for worship planners and includes passages from the Revised Common Lectiona…

In his sermon this week, Pastor Vince discusses false sanctuary vs. real sanctuary. He encourages us to embrace the real sanctuary of God's love and care, rather than give in to the false sanctuary of familiarity, despair and anger.

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Who's feasting at the table with you in glory? Think bigger. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Pastor Mike preaches on Saul's encounter with Jesus and the helaing of the eyes of his soul and how our vision of Jesus heals ours too. 3rd Sunday in Easter: Acts 9:1-19a, Revelation 5:6-14; John 21:1-14Image by StockSnap from Pixabayتوسط Sermons from Rev. Mike Landsman, pastor of Zion's Stone UCC in Northampton, PA

"A Sabbath" for the Sixth Sunday of Easter in Year C, May 25, 2025 Based on John 5:1-9.Read the transcript here: https://bit.ly/4jXz0hy "Seeds and Ways" is a podcast series based on the United Church of Christ's weekly resources: "Sermon Seeds" and "Weekly Seeds." "Sermon Seeds" is for worship planners and includes passages from the Revised Common …

We're focusing on Disability Justice this month at Bethany. In her sermon this week, Pastor Rebecca reflects on the ways churches and communities often ask 'how can you fit into how we do things' rather than asking 'how can we do things in ways that include the most people possible?'

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On this episode of Fill the JAR, we talk with Peggy Matteson, Chair of Wellness Ministries! Citations: 1. “Way Out of No Way” Written by Tracy Howe and Osagyefo Sekou Performed by Stop Cop City Choir Recorded in Tucson, Arizona Used with permission Listen/Download/Donate/Purchase: https://stopcopcitychoir.bandcamp.com This Toolkit will assist you i…

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Tabitha spent her time making tunics for widows, not the sort of thing that will make you great in the eyes of the world. But often a life that touches deeply a few lives amounts to something greater still. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

"Looking for Love" for the FIfth Sunday of Easter in Year C, May 18, 2025 Based on John 13:31-35.Read the transcript here: https://bit.ly/43nz0kW "Seeds and Ways" is a podcast series based on the United Church of Christ's weekly resources: "Sermon Seeds" and "Weekly Seeds." "Sermon Seeds" is for worship planners and includes passages from the Revis…

In her last sermon as Bethany student pastor, Kelli Manning delivered a sermon asking: what does sanctuary look like when we are surrounded by the wilderness? Can Sanctuary and Wilderness coexist?

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This one puzzles over the cross, which is itself the puzzle of human existence and the Christian faith. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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"The Works Testify" for the Fourth Sunday of Easter in Year C, May 11, 2025 Based on John 10: 22-30. Read the transcript here: https://bit.ly/4m2pcEs "Seeds and Ways" is a podcast series based on the United Church of Christ's weekly resources: "Sermon Seeds" and "Weekly Seeds." "Sermon Seeds" is for worship planners and includes passages from the R…

Citing the Potawatomi botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer, student pastor Xander King invites us to consider our church and it's community as verbs rather than nouns, to imagine them as living, changing things.

Pastor Mike preaches on being partners with one another in tribulation, the kingdom of God, and patient endurance as we await his appearing and our life in the age to come.توسط Sermons from Rev. Mike Landsman, pastor of Zion's Stone UCC in Northampton, PA

On this episode of Fill the JAR, we talk with Julie Taylor, Executive Director of National Farmworker Ministry. National Farm Worker Ministry is a faith-based organization committed to social, economic, and racial justice for farm workers. Grounded in faith, NFWM works side by side with farm workers and their organizing groups throughout the countr…

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Thomas gets a bad name. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Jim Longhurst preaches on Exodus 5 & 6توسط Union Congregational Church Magnolia

Paul Seavey prays the Invocation and reads Scriptureتوسط Union Congregational Church Magnolia

"Cast the Net" for the Third Sunday of Easter in Year C, May 4, 2025 Based on John 21: 1-19. Read the transcript here: https://bit.ly/4lPPbik "Seeds and Ways" is a podcast series based on the United Church of Christ's weekly resources: "Sermon Seeds" and "Weekly Seeds." "Sermon Seeds" is for worship planners and includes passages from the Revised C…

In her Easter sermon this week, Pastor Rebecca shares how God reveals much more than we could know or imagine on our own.

Pastor Mike preaches on the non partiality of the hope of the resurrection, how the gospel is for all people, and the power inherent in the proclamation of the risen Christ before concluding that Christ's bodily resurrection is so essential to our faith that to deny it is to deny our faith and cuts us off from its power.…

Pastor Mike preaches on the various reactions of the perpetrators and onlookers of Jesus' crucifixion and how their responses are paralleled today.توسط Sermons from Rev. Mike Landsman, pastor of Zion's Stone UCC in Northampton, PA

Pastor Mike preaches on the link between the lambs slain and eaten at the first Passover and Christ's institution of the Eucharist.توسط Sermons from Rev. Mike Landsman, pastor of Zion's Stone UCC in Northampton, PA

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Happy Easter, everyone. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Janis prays the Invocation and reads Scriptureتوسط Union Congregational Church Magnolia

Rich preaches from the Gospel of Matthew chapters 27 and 28توسط Union Congregational Church Magnolia

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"Locked Doors" for the Second Sunday of Easter in Year C, April 27, 2025 Based on John 20:19-31. Read the transcript here: https://bit.ly/4iphxg5 "Seeds and Ways" is a podcast series based on the United Church of Christ's weekly resources: "Sermon Seeds" and "Weekly Seeds." "Sermon Seeds" is for worship planners and includes passages from the Revis…

"This is not a sermon about what you should do but it is a sermon about what can happen. How, without much planning, or even the skills you think you need, you can end up following Jesus just one step at a time. A sermon about what could happen when God speaks through you and you draw the attention of the Empire. So, I guess, it’s a warning. That i…

Pastor Mike preaches on the story of the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem contrasting that with a Roman triumph culminating with Jesus' enthronement on the cross.Palm Sunday, Year C: Luke 19:29-40; Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 23:1-49Photo by Silas Barr Photographyتوسط Sermons from Rev. Mike Landsman, pastor of Zion's Stone UCC in Northampton, PA

On this episode of Fill the JAR, we talk with Rev. Ryan Downing of Faith UCC in Iowa City, and Chuck Hauck, a member there and leader on the Faith UCC Faith Works committee. We discuss ways for churches to embody solidarity with workers that are both accessible AND powerful for community and congregation alike. Enjoy! Citations: 1. “Way Out of No W…

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We have a standard of measuring those who would rule us, a ruler beyond the ruler. The ones these days aren't measuring up. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)

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Val preaches on the Gospel of Luke 19: 28-44توسط Union Congregational Church Magnolia