UCC Longmont Sermons

This week's worship is in the form of a mini-retreat. Poetry and simple reflections will work together with the Spirit as we explore 3 qualities of BLESSINGS.

This week we are joined by special guest speaker Mike Martin. Mike is the Founder of Raw Tools, and organization that focuses on the repurposing of firearms for safe and useful means. In this podcast, Mike reflects on a biblical blessing that is close to his heart.

In this worship service we begin a new sermon series on Blessings- both blessings found in scripture and the practice of blessing. Spoiler alert, the practice of blessing is not just for sneezes! :)

For everything there is a season... This Sunday is our last Sunday in our Ecclesiastes series, where we'll appropriately think about beginnings and endings.

Mike Martin joins us for his final guest sermon of the summer to share his reflections on a verse from Ecclesiastes.

The book of Ecclesiastes is well known for its list of (what seems like) polarities: a time for birth and time for death; a time for destroying and building; crying and laughing, finding and losing. This week we take a closer look at "a time for love and hate, for war and peace" and ponder together the possibility that some commitments can choose us at very early ages.

This week we are joined by Rev. Amelia, Rev. Sarah and our Pianist Robert as we turn to our July sermon series focused on the book of Ecclesiastes.

This week we wrap up our June sermon series on music and scripture. We are joined by Rev. Sarah as we reflect on different hymns and their relation to scripture.

This week we are joined by Mike Martin, founder of RAW Tools. Mike joins us for his second of four appearances this summer as he shares his favorite hymn and the scripture that inspired it.

During this Worship Service, we are joined by Rev. Sarah as we continue our series on scripture and music AND share in worship with our partner churches in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

Have you ever thought about the connection between scripture and hymns? This week we'll explore the gift of music as a well being practice and a conveyor of Christian teachings.

What does it mean to live well, and how has the past year and a half shaped your understanding of happiness? In this podcast, we are joined by Rev. Amelia as we reflect on that question with inspiration from Psalm 1.

This Pentecost, we are joined by a guest member of our Worship Team, Mike Martin, Founder of RAWtools. Mike shares his relationship with God and his heart for service. This is the first of four services Mike will be joining us this summer.

As we walk towards Pentecost on May 23rd, we are joined by Rev. Sarah as we hear a story about American Idol (yes, the tv show) and the Spirit at work in community. It's like a combined Pentecost prep session and Pentecost part 1!

In this reflection we continue to explore community life through the lens of a long-standing metaphor for Church. We are joined by Rev. Sarah as we reflect on the fierce love of a mama bear to her cubs as it parallels with church life and community.

What does UCC Longmont have in common with a monastery? This week we are joined by Rev. Amelia as we think about what it means to be an "intentional Christian community." We draw on the monastic tradition of a Rule of Life to think about what guides us individually and as a church.

Still unsure what to make of the whole resurrection thing? Doubts and doubters are welcome! Join Rev. Sarah as we take one more look at a resurrection passage and then begin to explore the Book of Acts.

Have you ever wondered what it's like to start a church community? As we gather both virtually and in-person, we are joined by Rev. Sarah, as we consider scripture passages that speak to the ongoing ideals and challenges of life in community.

Join Rev. Sarah as we reflect on the story of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. One of the greatest gifts of the Christian tradition is the beautiful truth that, in the end, there is resurrection and love endures.

During this Worship Service we begin Holy Week with our Palm Sunday celebration. As we light our last candle for Lent, we join Rev. Amelia as we reflect on how the early Jesus followers invite us to join in "proclaiming." What truth do you long to see shouted from the rooftops and streets?

On this Fifth Sunday of Lent we are joined by Rev. Sarah as we light the way for recalculating. We take a look at how recalculating is much more than just a tool for your GPS.

On this third week of Lent, we are joined by Rev. Amelia. We take a look at the "Parable of Lost Things" from the book of Luke and are asked to reflect on how God's grace how can show up when we least expect or in ways we could never predict.

On this second week of Lent, we are joined by Rev. Amelia. We take a look at scripture from Luke and take a deeper look to reflect on what God and a hen have in common.

On this first Sunday of Lent, we will continue making our way through the Gospel of Luke this week with 2 stories that, at first blush, seem to give conflicting messages. Join Rev. Sarah for a time of reflection as we look at "mercy". We are asked how it has been and can be applied in our lives.

While we wrapped up our January Sermon Series last week, we continue the trend this week with the word "Healing". We are joined by Rev. Sarah as we begin our journey through the Gospel of Luke, starting with the 7th Chapter.