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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...
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“God, After All” Rev. Dr. Steven Jungkeit Texts: Acts 17: 22-28; The Gospel of Thomas, Fragment 77 The Wizard of Oz is having a moment once again, out in the heat of Nevada – images from it are being projected on the outside of the Sphere. ...
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“What Must We Do” Rev. Cathy ZallText: Luke 10:25-37 Our passage today opens with a question: “What must I do to inherit eternal life?”. I rephase this a bit: If I want to thrive…if I want to live a life most deeply aligned with the person God created me to...
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“Our God, Our People, and Our Place” Rev. Dr. Laurie McKnight Text: Genesis 15:1-6, Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 “Our People, Our Places, Our God” My Aunt Alyce and Uncle David would often worship here in Old Lyme when they were at their summer home in...
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“Poems of Praise: On Trees, Treasures and Other Timely Gifts” Rev. Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager Text: Psalm 8: 1, 3-7, Psalm 96: 11-12, Psalm 104: 1-6, and Matthew 6:21 “I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against...
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“But If Not” Rev. A. Reilly Page Text: Daniel 3:8-18 There are four origin stories in our country. Your ancestors were either Indigenous, Enslaved, Immigrants, or Refugees. You may check all that apply. In each of these origin stories, we have individual...
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“We The People: All in the Same Boat” Rev. Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager Text: Isaiah 40: 30-31, Psalm 121, Luke 5: 1-6 I remember the moment we walked into St. Peter’s Square in Rome. I was on sabbatical and Paul and I were looking for the line for the Sistine Chapel. We...
