by FCCofOldLyme | Sermons
Shelter From the Storm Steve Jungkeit The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Texts: Psalm 90: 1-2; Luke 13: 34b; Matthew 7: 24-27 July 10, 2022 Nine years ago our family had just moved into the parsonage when the White Elephant Sale came around. I had heard a...
by FCCofOldLyme | Sermons
The Quality Of Mercy Is Not Strained Steve Jungkeit The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Texts: John 8: 2-12 July 3, 2022 Two paintings hang in the Hoag Parlor that often catch my eye. They commemorate performances of Shakespeare plays that were directed by...
by FCCofOldLyme | Sermons
In the Belly of the Whale Steve Jungkeit The First Congregational Church of Old LymeTexts: Jonah 1 and 2 (selected verses); Matthew 12: 38-40 June 5, 2022 Several months ago I shared a story in our newsletter that has continued to captivate me. Since I’m not sure how...
by FCCofOldLyme | Sermons
THE ANCIENT PATHS: WHERE ARE THE CAIRNS THAT CAN LEAD US TO THE KIN-DOM OF GOD? David Good The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Text: Psalm 137 1-4; Jeremiah 6:13-16; Matthew 5: 1-16 May 29, 2022 A number of years ago we spent some glorious time up in...
by FCCofOldLyme | Sermons
In the Midst of New Dimensions: The Time That Jesus Was Corrected[1] Steve Jungkeit The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Text: Mark 7: 24-30 May 15, 2022 It’s a troubling, and maybe confusing story that we just heard. We tend to imagine that Jesus was all...
by FCCofOldLyme | Sermons
Practicing Hope Rebecca Crosby The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Texts: Jeremiah 32: 9-15; Ephesians 1:17-18; Romans 8:22-25 May 8, 2022 Today we are going to contemplate the nature of Hope. Hope has been fleeting these last few years with the Covid pandemic...
by FCCofOldLyme | Sermons
Lead Us Not Into Temptation: Resisting the Logic of Violence Steve Jungkeit The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Texts: Matthew 6: 7-13 May 1, 2022 My offering this morning comes in the form of fragments, shards and remains strewn about as if by an explosion....
by FCCofOldLyme | Sermons
To Ourselves We Seemed Like Grasshoppers: Why the Stories We Tell Matter Steve Jungkeit The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Text: Numbers 13 (selected verses) April 24, 2022 Theology matters. Which is to say, the deep stories we tell ourselves about the world...
by FCCofOldLyme | Sermons
The Many Resurrections of Easter Steve Jungkeit The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Texts: John 11: 17-24; Luke 23: 32-34; Luke 24: 1-12; Romans 12: 3-5 April 17, 2022 Easter Sunday One of the great challenges of Easter Sunday is the array of beliefs and...
by FCCofOldLyme | Sermons
Here Comes Life: Stories of Resilience, Risk and Rejoicing Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Texts: Micah 6:8, Matthew 20:29-34, Matthew 21:1-10 It is Holy Week. The minute we started singing All Glory Laud and Honor and the children...
by FCCofOldLyme | Sermons
Every Rung Goes Higher and Higher: Reflections on Palestine, Israel, and the Middle East Steve Jungkeit Ghoufran Allababidi (President, Tree of Life), Alex Pinkowish, and Rev. Susan Callahan Switzer, with music by Rodney Brown The First Congregational Church of Old...
by FCCofOldLyme | Sermons
Twelve Gates to the City: Reflections on New Orleans Steve Jungkeit Beth Hamilton, and Martha Gibson with music by Rodney Brown The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Texts: Psalm 30; John 14: 1-4; Revelation 21: 9-14 March 27, 2022 We begin with a song made...
by FCCofOldLyme | Sermons
The Glory of God is the Human Being Fully Alive The spotlight glowed on the shining faces of the five actors entering the small stage from the wings. They were shining like the sun. Each person moved individually and yet as one, twirling arms, making noises, twisting...
by FCCofOldLyme | Sermons
Overcoming the Spider’s Sting: Original Sin and its Discontents Some years ago, I had an uncomfortable realization as I was reading a book called The Black Dahlia, by the great noir crime writer James Ellroy. Now, I want you to know that I love noir as a genre – it’s...
by FCCofOldLyme | Sermons
I Have Called You Friends Here’s a story I recently heard about someone who needed a basic form of human contact, but who couldn’t find it. The story is about a man named Kevin Hines. He was suffering from feelings of isolation and loneliness, as well as other, more...
