Sermons from San Diego

This continues our series on Elisha with a Ted Talk by Valarie Kaur If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org.  You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give

This is the third in a series - moving from the spectacle of the prophet Elijah to the silence and healing of Elisha.  And it says a lot about who we are called to be today. See 2nd Kings 2 If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org.  You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurri...

This second segment from 1st Kings 19 moves from the prophetic torch of fire by Elijah to the power of healing touch of Elisha and invites us to find a different way through our anger If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org.  You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring con...

This story about King Ahab, Jezebel, and Elijah has a surprising resonance to what is really happening in the US today.  Read 1 Kings 19: 1-7 If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org.  You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give

What is heaven?  The great escape?  This sermon explores different theological understandings of heaven and ends with a hopeful beautiful vision. If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org.  You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give

Too often, Revelation has been read like a doomsday countdown—filled with beasts, bowls of wrath, and judgment reserved for those who fail a purity test. It’s been used to frighten. But Revelation isn’t a horror story—it’s not a roadmap for the end of the world, but a dream, a protest for a persecuted people:  refuse to give in to despair.  An invitation to be free from fear.  A story of hope. If...

Christian Nationalists in America are persecuting Jesus.  Hear how. Read Acts 9: 1-9 If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org.  You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give

On this Easter morning, we may not be optimistic about the state of the world, but it is the world Jesus lived in too.  Christianity has much to teach us. If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org.  You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.o...

There is more to the story of Zacchaeus than we were taught If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org.  You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give

Why was one sheep separated from the other 99?  Listen to a parable of Jesus in Luke 15: 1-7 If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org.  You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give

This sermon is based on the parable of the fig tree in Luke 13:6-9 If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org.  You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give

This is the story of Mary and Martha from the Gospel of Luke.  But there are more stories that deepen our appreciation for them and all women called to preach the gospel. Read Luke 10: 38-42 If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org.  You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurr...

This sermon based on the parable of the Good Samaritan adds a surprising recipient of mercy Read Luke 10: 25-37 If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org.  You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give

Listen to this interpretation of one of Jesus' most difficult sayings from Luke 6: 27-37.  How do we apply this to what is happening to our country today? If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org.  You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhills...

This sermon explores Jesus call to the first disciples and addresses our calling as Christians in these times today The text is Luke 5: 1-11 If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org.  You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give

Using First Peter as the text, this sermon preached at the ordination of Rev. Barbara Christensen explores our Christian vocation as members of the United Church of Christ in the toxic political environment we now inhabit.  If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org.  You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of...

Mercy is a powerful word when spoken to power.  Paul reminds us, we need each other - especially the most vulnerable people in our world. If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org.  You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give

A sermon in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his call to be creatively maladjusted If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org.  You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give

The terrible ongoing devastation in Los Angeles calls us to wrestle with a faith response. The text is Isaiah 43: 1-7 If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org.  You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give

Find your own star word for 2025 at missionhillsuc.org - click the link and then click the wheel If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org.  You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give

Did Mary know?  Absolutely.  Because exactly the kind of thing God does. This sermon includes images.  To see them, please go to www.davidbahr.weebly.com for the sermon titled Yes, She Knew If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org.  You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurri...

John the Baptist invited people to change their hearts and lives.  He offered a few examples of how. If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org.  You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give

Advent begins in terrible reality and asks us, where do we find hope? If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org.  You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give

When we have imagined together, look what our church has done!  And what more can we do? If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org.  You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give

You may know the story of the widow with only two coins.  Listen to what is behind the story.  Read Mark 12: 38-44 If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org.  You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give