May 24, 2026 Sermon

“Why Does the Caged Bird Sing?: Inspiration from Maya Angelou”” The Rev. Rebecca CrosbyText: Psalm 130: 1-2, 5-6; Acts 16:16-26; Philippians 1:12-14, 18b-20, 27  Why Does A Caged Bird Sing?:  Inspiration from Maya Angelou        Maya Angelou, one of the...

May 10, 2026 Sermon

“The Garden of Humanity” Rev. Dr. Steven Jungkeit Texts: Genesis 2: 8-15 (Selections); John 20: 15-16; Revelation 22: 1-3   Of Soil and Soul: Gardens and the Ethics of Care  “They were careless people – they smashed up things and creaturesand then...

May 3, 2026 Sermon

“Something To Do With Paying Attention,” With a Nod to David Foster Wallace Rev. Dr. Steven JungkeitTexts: I Corinthians 13   “Attention, taken to its highest degree,is the same thing as prayer.It presupposes faith and love.Absolutely unmixed attention is...

April 26, 2026 Sermon

“Everything Else in the House of God”  Rev. Dr. Steven JungkeitTexts: Mark 16: 14-15, 19-20; Titus 1: 15; John 14: 2 “In my Father’s house, there are many mansions.” -John 14: 2        The weeks after Easter present a preacher with a mere handful of...

April 19, 2026 Sermon

“This Is the Moment We Have Been Waiting For”  Rev. Dr. Steven JungkeitText: John 21: 15-19 Not long ago I heard a story about a form of theater in Japan that originated in the 17th century. It’s called Kabuki Theater, and it’s one of several traditional...

April 12, 2026 Sermon

“Mary”  The Rev. Catherine ZallText:    John 20:1, 11-16April 12, 2026 Always such a pleasure to return to FCCOL.      In these challenging times I feel a special urgency to continue to engage the profound, mysterious, claims of Easter.    That the spirit...

April 5, 2026 Sermon

“On the Way to Galilee”  Rev. Dr. Steven JungkeitText: Matthew 28: 1-10Easter Sunday Worship Service         A few years ago, after we were through with our Easter services and after I had gone home, our family gathered around the table for Easter dinner....

March 22, 2026 Sermon

“Discerning Voices: Miriam’s Question”  Rev. Dr Steven JungkeitTexts: Numbers 12: 1-16; Numbers 20: 1; Hebrews 13: 13 Discerning Voices: Miriam’s Question Let us then go to him outside the camp… Hebrews 13:13        Many of us have been immersed in a...

March 15, 2026 Sermon

“Discerning Voices: Miriam by the Seashore”  Rev. Dr. Steven Jungkeit Texts: Exodus 15: 1-3; Exodus 15: 20-21      I’ve been hearing an insistent and important question over the past several months, as many of us have been making our way through the Bible....

March 8, 2026 Sermon

“The Depth Dimension of Existence”  Rev. Dr. Steven JungkeitTexts: Matthew 7: 24-27; Romans 8: 31-39; Hebrews 6: 19-20 “The Depth Dimension of Existence”              A year and a half ago I shared with you what happened when Rachael and I were due to drop...

March 1, 2026 Sermon

“What In Us Is Dark, Illumine”  Rev. Dr. Steven JungkeitTexts: Isaiah 14: 12-15; Matthew 4: 1-4; “On Mr. Milton’s Paradise Lost,” by Andrew Marvell   What in me is dark, illumine… -John Milton, Paradise Lost  Having entered the season of Lent, it is...

February 22, 2026 Sermon

“Bearing Witness: How to Speak Love in a Storm”  Rev. Laura Fitzpatrick-NagerTexts: Exodus 23: 9, Mark 4: 34-41 Walking into a detention center is a surreal experience. You hand in your driver’s license, sign paperwork, lock your belongings in a locker and...

February 15, 2026 Sermon

“A Sublime Madness”  Rev. Dr. Steven JungkeitTexts: Isaiah 58: 1, 6-9; Jeremiah 20: 9 “A Sublime Madness”     One of the sharpest minds the United States has ever produced happened to be a minister, a theologian, and a social theorist in the denomination...

February 1, 2026 Sermon

“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              ...

January 11, 2026 Sermon

“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...