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Whichever Route Love’s Caravan Shall Take: The Gospel According to Our Tree of Life Partnership The sun was streaming through our bus windows as we pulled into the driveway leading to the Mount of Beatitudes in the Galilee. The Mount of Beatitudes is the...February 26, 2023 Sermon
The Sheep and the Goats: Considering a Strange Christian Idea Steve Jungkeit The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Texts: Matthew 25: 31-46; Romans 12: 3-7 March 5, 2023 This isn’t the first time I’ve chosen Matthew 25 as our morning Scripture reading....February 12, 2023 Sermon
Standing on Platform 9 ¾: On Learning to Walk Through an Ancient Wall Steve Jungkeit The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Texts: Isaiah 44: 9-18; Ephesians 2: 8-10, 13-15 February 12, 2023 This past summer, one of our guest preachers, Rev. Dr. Terrlyn Curry...February 5, 2023 Sermon
Becoming What We Endeavor To Be Steve Jungkeit The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Texts: Mark 10: 21a; Luke 18: 35-43; Luke 22: 54-61 February 9, 2023 Last week I began my remarks with a plea for both patience and time. Given our commitments around racial...January 29, 2023 Sermon
Becoming What We Endeavor To Be Steve Jungkeit The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Text: Exodus 18: 13-24 January 29, 2023 There may be some among us this morning who expect a word about what has taken place in Memphis. Given the work around racial justice...January 22, 2023 Sermon
Considering Emily Dickinson So why Emily Dickinson on this January Sunday? Why her? Why now? This past autumn I was standing with Carleen and David Good, and we were looking at a painting of David that had been commissioned at his retirement. It’s actually a...January 15, 2023 Sermon
“Letter from a Birmingham Jail” by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Texts: Amos 5:24 January 15, 2023 “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Today, we honor the living...January 8, 2023 Sermon
People Look East Steve Jungkeit The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Texts: Isaiah 44: 24-25, 25-28, 45: 1-2; Matthew 2: 1-12 Biblical religion, at its core, is about the practice of human rights. Full stop. That is an insight given at Christmas, and...December 11, 2022 Sermon
On the Banks of the East River: Belovedness Over Coffee Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Texts: Matt 3:13-17 December 11, 2022 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.” Matt 3:17...December 4, 2022 Sermon
On and Off Ramps of the Holy Highway Steve Jungkeit The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Texts: Isaiah 35: 8-10; Isaiah 40: 1-3; Isaiah 42: 16a December 4, 2022 There is a stretch of the New Jersey Turnpike that has always fascinated me. Down around exit 4 or...November 20, 2022 Sermon
Shelter, Speech, and Solace: A Litany of Thanks Steve Jungkeit The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Texts: Luke 17: 11-19; Philippians 4: 4-7 November 20, 2022 A preacher in the pulpit is like a batter at the plate. Sometimes we swing for the bleachers, and...October 16, 2022 Sermon
Should I Stay or Should I Go: On Walking Away from Omelas[1] Steve Jungkeit The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Texts: Isaiah 53: 4-6, 10-11 October 16, 2022 My offering today shall consist almost entirely of a story, and a peculiar story at that, for which...October 9, 2022 Sermon
Love Is Its Own Rescue: Finding Strength and Shelter in the Storm Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Texts: Mark 4:35-41 October 9, 2022 I’m usually not an early riser. But staying with my mother in Guilford after her cataract surgery...October 2, 2022 Sermon
A Communion Meditation: In Praise of the Lowly Spider Carleen Gerber The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Texts: I Corinthians 12:12-14, 27; I John 3:18-24 October 2, 2022 This summer, on a particularly foggy morning, our lower yard was covered in what seemed...Upcoming Events
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