UCC Longmont Sermons

In service this week we took a look at what it means to be Open and Affirming to all people in our lives.

This week we continue our reflection on the Ten Commandments with the 9th Commandment, thinking about how honesty or dishonesty shape the world and ourselves.

This week we take a look at the challenge of the 8th Commandment as it factors into our daily lives.

This is the sermon from our August 4th, 2019 service. No matter who you are or where you are on life's journey, you are welcome here.

This the sermon from our July 28th worship led by Taylor Dabney.

This week we continue our 10 Commandments series with the 6th challenge: you shall not kill. Sounds easy, right? We might be surprised at the questions it raises.

The next Commandment started to make sense one day in yoga class. Where are the Commandments showing up in your life?

Rev. Sarah explores the commandment to remember the Sabbath.

This week is Confirmation Sunday! We're taking a break from the Ten Commandments series as we celebrate and welcome our confirmands into full membership and celebrate their journey of faith.

The 10 Commandments? They're worth a closer look!

The 10 Commandments? They're worth a closer look! It's another fun intergenerational service with a dramatic reading and the chance to wave streamers, make noise and get in on the action of the story. Wear your red! Children will stay in the sanctuary but as always, the nursery is available as well as a coloring table and pew activities.

How do you experience the Spirit? This week was Pentecost Sunday, sometimes celebrated as the "birthday of the church" when we celebrate the Holy Spirit. It was another fun intergenerational service with a dramatic reading and the chance to wave streamers, make noise and get in on the action of the story.

The day a child realizes that all adults are imperfect, they become an adolescent; the day s/he forgives them, s/he becomes an adult; the day s/he forgives themselves, s/he becomes wise. Alden Nowlan (adapted)

How important is forgiveness?

Our questions and questioning sermon series continues this week with an examination of prayer.   How do you pray?  Is it working?

Our questions and questioning sermon series begins this week with an examination of the Easter message: Christ is alive. What is this aliveness that follows death? Spoiler: The answer is among us!

This week we continued the Easter story with the account of Jesus' appearance on the road to Emmaus. Cleopas and his friend recognized Jesus in the breaking of the bread; where have you experienced Jesus?

Our celebration of ressurection continued on Sunday

Worship was intergenerational as we celebrated Easter together!

This week we'll find ourselves standing once again on the road to Jerusalem, palms in hand as we welcome Jesus. Experience Palm Sunday through an intergenerational story, favorite hymns and an Ignatian reading practice.

This inter-generational Communion service included an invitation to consider an ancient list of practices- both to take on and to avoid- for sustaining a healthy and vibrant community of faith. What is the story or vision that would shape a list like this? What story or vision are you putting into practice through your daily life?

This week we continue our Lenten "spring training" sermon series on Ephesians 4:25-5:1. One of the widely held virtues is honesty. What could it mean to be truly honest with one another? Children's Worship will be offered this week.

The stress of lockdowns--whether a drill or for safety--takes it's toll on kids. In this week's episode, Amelia talks with Lena Hilder McCain about helping kids manage the stress of a lockdown.

This week's podcast episode is a mini-episode on creating safe churches, following up on the conversation last week about preventing sexual abuse. Listen here for episode six in this eight week series.

Rev. Amelia's latest podcast episode "Preventing Abuse with Ericka Anderson, LPC is up. Listen here for easy, helpful tips for a hard-to-handle topic."