September 13, 2020 Sermon

The Long Way Home  Steve Jungkeit The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Texts: Genesis 21: 8-20; Revelation 3:20 September 13, 2020 The place to start is with a desperate woman, weeping.  She is without support, without shelter, without food and water, without...

September 6, 2020 Sermon

Sacred Bundles for Sacred Journeys  Steve Jungkeit The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Texts: Exodus 25: 10-22; 2 Corinthians 4: 7 September 6, 2020 “But we have this treasure in clay jars…”-2 Corinthians 4:7             There’s a feature of Aztec and Mayan...

August 30, 2020 Sermon

You Can Do This Hard Thing  Steve Jungkeit The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Texts: Mark 14: 12-16, 22-25 August 30, 2020              At the risk of embarrassing them, I want to say at the outset that I wrote this sermon with my daughter Sabina and my wife...

August 23, 2020 Sermon

String Theory: On Learning to Live in Ordinary Time Steve Jungkeit The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Texts: Psalm 90:12; Matthew 17: 1-8 August 23, 2020 Teach us to count our days, that we might gain a wise heart.-Psalm 90:12             Today I’d like to...

August 16, 2020 Sermon

The Good-Trouble Gospel  Ashley Makar The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme August 16, 2020 In the waning days of his life, Congressman John Lewis was still working to nurture the light despite violence, to encourage revolutionary love, and to embed this planet...

August 9, 2020 Sermon

Healing from the Ground Up  Rev. Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Text: Luke 13:10-17b August 9, 2020 The biblical story came alive for me this week. I spent some time with a woman on Tuesday who is bent double by life and has been...

August 2, 2020 Sermon

An Image of Hope  The Rev. Rebecca Crosby The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Text: Micah 4: 1-5; Galatians 6: 7-10 August 2, 2020 I appreciate very much this opportunity to be with you again, even if it is through YouTube.  I have missed you all very much,...

July 26, 2020 Sermon

What the World Needs Now Catherine Zall The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Text: Psalm 139:1-12 July 26, 2020 This meeting house is a special place for me. Over twenty-five years ago when my family moved to Lyme I ended up at FCCOL and over time was blessed...

July 19, 2020 Sermon

A Prayer (En Pleine Air) on the Old Saybrook Town Green  David W. Good Minister Emeritus, The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Text: Exodus 3: 1-8; 4: 10-13; Luke 6: 12-19 July 19, 2020 First of all, a word of gratitude to Steve for his kind and gracious...

July 12, 2020 Sermon

For My Neighbor Crystal  Rev. Laura Fitzpatrick-NagerThe First Congregational Church of Old LymeText: Luke 10: 25-37July 12, 2020  On my way back from a protest last Sunday in Stonington, I noticed my gas tank was on empty. Pulling into the Mobil station just off exit...

July 5, 2020 Sermon

How Firm a Foundation  Steve Jungkeit The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Texts: I Corinthians 2: 1-10 July 5, 2020            I’d like to use this sermon to elaborate on the hymn that you heard Brian and Lisa sing: How Firm a Foundation.  What I want to tell...

June 28, 2020 Sermon

The Hidden Face: Veils, Masks and the Experience of the Holy Steve Jungkeit The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Texts: Exodus 33: 18-23; Exodus 34: 29-35 June 28, 2020             Over the past several weeks, I’ve been out of the house more than at any time...

June 21, 2020 Sermon

Laying Down Our Swords and Shields  Steve Jungkeit The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Texts: Isaiah 2: 1-4; Romans 3: 9-24 June 21, 2020              Just prior to the sermon, you heard Dan Stevens play “Down by the Riverside.”  It’s a song with a long...

June 14, 2020 Sermon

A House Called Tomorrow  Rev. Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Text: Acts 2:1-24 June 14, 2020 On that Friday, we were all gathered in one place.  There were more than two thousand people on the New Haven Green last Friday. It was an...

June 7, 2020 Sermon

“I carry your heart with me,I carry it in my heart” (eecummings) Carleen R. Gerber The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Text: Psalm 137:1-4; Mark 8:20-25; Ephesians 1:18 June 7, 2020        This week has been a trial for the sturdiest of souls.  The grief and...