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“The World is Lit By Lightening” Rev. Dr. Steven JungkeitTexts: Exodus 19: 1-2, 16-19; Matthew 24: 23-27; John 1: 1-5 “Blow out your candles, Laura.Nowadays the world is lit by lightning.” -Tennessee WilliamsThe Glass Menagerie ...
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“Where Shall Wisdom Be Found: A Story of Pilgrimage and Discovery” Rev. Dr. Steven Jungkeit Texts: Proverbs 2: 1-10; Matthew 2: 12 Where Shall Wisdom Be Found: A Story of Pilgrimage and Discovery Nearly six years ago, the white...
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“Scripts for the Pageant” Rev. Dr. Steven Jungkeit Texts: Psalm 119: 97-105; Matthew 2: 1-12; John 1: 14 Where shall wisdom be found? That question from the Book of Job is one that reverberates on Epiphany Sunday, during which we retell the...
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“How Newness Enters the World” Rev. Dr. Steven JungkeitTexts: Ezra 9: 1-4, Nehemiah 13: 1-3, Matthew 1: 1-16 It’s always a good idea to read the fine print. That applies to the mortgage on your house, it applies to the list of side-effects...
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“Labor of Love” Rev. Dr. Steven JungkeitTexts: Luke 1: 26-38; Luke 2: 1-7 A Labor of Love It is the custom of most churches to hold off on reading Luke’s story of the birth of Jesus until Christmas Eve, or perhaps until the fourth Sunday of...
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“Estrangement and Grace: Lessons from the Prodigal Family” Rev. Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager Text: Luke 15:11-32 “But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him.” Luke 15:20 My...
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No Condemnation, Part II: “He Descended Into Hell: On the Third Day He Rose Again from the Dead” Rev. Dr. Steven JungkeitTexts: The Apostle’s Creed; Isaiah 53: 3-4; I Peter 3: 18b-20 One of the things we emphasize over and over, and especially when...
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“A Past That Promises More” Rev. Dr. Steven JungkeitTexts: Genesis 2:2, 3:7; Genesis 4: 1-10; Romans 8: 1-2 No Condemnation: The Unspoken History of a Strong Emotion What if the history of the world – its wars, its peace, its economics,...
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“A Past That Promises More” Rev. Dr. Steven Jungkeit Texts: Deuteronomy 4:9; 32:7; Luke 22: 14-19 Not long ago, a close friend sent me a picture of himself with somebody else I didn’t recognize. “Look who came to visit,” the accompanying...
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“Innovation and Creativity in a World of Laws” Rev. Dr. Steven JungkeitTexts: Psalm 1: 1-3; Exodus 20: 1-21 Their delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law they meditate day and night. -Psalm 1 One of the things I enjoy most in my work is...
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“Remind Us Again, Brave Friend” Rev. Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager John 6:1-13 “Remind Us Again, Brave Friend” Many years ago, I was teaching at UCC Summer camp on Lake Winnipesaukee. I met a man there who, though retired, had been a young activist in the...
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“Some Churches I Have Loved” Rev. Dr. Steven JungkeitTexts: Deuteronomy 30: 11-14; Philippians 1: 1-11 Some Churches I Have Loved A few weeks ago, a small group composed of members of our church Boards, along with some parents and young people,...
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“Green Grass – 40 Years of Partnership” Rev. Dr. Steven JungkeitTexts: Isaiah 11: 1; Matthew 5: 1-12 (Indigenous People’s Version) A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse… Isaiah 11: 1 A little more than a year ago, six travelers from FCCOL...
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“Church, After All” Rev. Dr. Steven JungkeitTexts: Isaiah 58: 11-12; Isaiah 61: 4 A few weeks ago, I spoke about the ways different understandings of God can persist, even after older or outmoded images of God become unsustainable. Today I’d like...
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“The Grace of Small Things” Rev. Dr. Steven Jungkeit Texts: Luke 14: 25-30 It’s good to look out and to see so many of you back after the summer – our parents and families, our choir, all of you really. It’s nice to have the band back together after some...
