Recent Sermon Videos
Listen Again... Or "Try It Before You Buy It"

We know life is busy, so if you have to miss a Sunday but don't want to miss a sermon, check out the videos of recent sermons posted below. And if you're looking to find out more about what and how we believe at The Congregational Church of Needham, UCC, here's an easy and risk-free way to do just that. Take a listen and then think about joining us in person some Sunday soon.  Check out our complete catalog of sermon videos on YouTube here.
"Everyday Glory"
February 23, 2020: Transfiguration & Mardi Gras Sunday
The trouble isn't the glory, but our relegating glory to mountaintop experiences. Meanwhile, we come from glory, we're going to glory, and glory is God's gift for ALL God's children right now. So show it & grow it & share it everyday. (Matthew 17:1-9)

Other Recent Sermons
"The Fuzzy Gospel of Jesus Christ"
February 16, 2020
Sometimes the Gospel as Jesus preached it can seem awfully fuzzy. Like that bit about "love your neighbor": Who's my neighbor exactly? And what's love really look like, anyway? And forget loving my enemies... But that's because the Gospel isn't about following rules, even really good ones, but about relationship, and relationships are way, way harder. (Matthew 5:17-48, select verses)
"Dreaming in Another Language"
January 19, 2020
On this Sunday before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, it's become standard practice to rehearse elements of his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. But was his dream and the dream of our African-American neighbors every really the dream of the dominant white culture in our country? And if not, can we ever really learn to dream in another language? (Daniel 7:1-14)
'"Calling"
January 12, 2020
This Sunday we'll remember Jesus' baptism by John in the Jordan River; celebrate Rev. John's 20th anniversary of ordination to the ministry of word and sacrament and the beginning of his second year of ministry here with us at the Congregational Church of Needham; and reflect on the whole idea of a "call from God": Who does God call, and how? And what does it mean to answer that call... or not? (Matthew 3:13-17)