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United Church of Christ
Sermons (Page 2)
Pastor Elisabeth reflects on the women healed on the Sabbath (Luke 13:10-17). She waited in the synagogue unnoticed for years. Jesus saw her and filled this peculiar bent over women with God’s love and she rose. God’s hands are upon us as well as we rise up to show God’s love.
Pastor Elisabeth updates the congregation on church development related to our our search process, and then guides us to a deeper understanding of prayer in our lives. She is inspired by Mary Oliver’s line “Prayer is a doorway to thanks, and a silence in which another voice may speak” She assert as did Paul, that…
Homecoming Sunday begins the Fall church season. Pastor Elisabeth takes on the difficult task of explaining love. Also included is a hilarious reading from “The Guide to Installing Love.”
Pastor Elisabeth continues her series of core values which unify us. These values create a “center of gravity that holds us together when chaos all around us is happening.” Today she discusses respect–exemplified by deep listening and by appreciating the diversity of the gifts of the Spirit among us.
Rev. Middelberg discusses how the compassion of Jesus makes the realm of God visible. He called together a dispirit community, spoke for the marginalized, healed and feed the people, and loved unselfishly.
(July 28, 2024) We build practices of engaging in beauty to build resilience so we can bring healing to a troubled world. She quotes Wendy Farley who wrote, “Divine beauty shimmers and Shimmies through the universe and in very place where someone is singing or weeping.” Pastor Elisabeth describes people bringing healing through art,…
Pastor Elisabeth considers how to be faithful in difficult times when injustice prevails. “There is a greater goodness to which we all belong,” she reminds us.
He held no office, discussed no legislation, didn’t “rule” over anybody, said nothing about partisan issues. But the establishment feared him. Pastor Elisabeth explores Peter’s and the other disciple’s encounter with the Risen Jesus while fishing in Galilee. Jesus tells Peter 3 times, that if he loves Him, he must feed His sheep. Throughout Jesus’…
This version edits to include only the key readings and sermon during this emotionally and spiritually powerful service. Included are Julia Ward Howell’s original Mother’s Day proclamation, a reading from Psalms, readings from women in difficult situations around the world, and a moving sermon by Pastor Elisabeth.