Recent Sermon Videos
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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.

SERMON FOR SEPTEMBER 1, 2019:
"The Myth of a Bootstrap Nation"

On this Labor Day weekend, it's good to remember that despite the persistent myth that here in America, we "pulled ourselves up by our own bootstraps" to achieve success, in reality what prosperity some enjoy is built on the willing and unwilling sacrifice of millions. God calls us to remember that we are not a self-made nation. We are interdependent, and our lives-are interconnected more than we might care to admit.(Jeremiah 2:4-13)

Other Recent Sermons

August 25, 2019: "Unbent"
Jesus heals a woman on the Sabbath, and the synagogue leaders take offense, giving Jesus the perfect opening to talk about how God wants us to help our neighbors. It's a simple, straightforward story. Only it's not. Because... Jesus didn't go far enough. This woman with a disability isn't an object or an object lesson. She is a child of God just as she is, unbroken, unbent.  (Luke 13:10-17)

July 14, 2019: "UnTrue"
The prophet Amos imagines God holding a plumb line, a level, against our lives together to see if we are being true to the Gospel of justice, peace, and compassion. The threat isn't punishment but consequences: Will we build a world that stands fast for the flourishing of all God's children and the earth itself? Or will we live so out of balance that we'll collapse under our own weight? God puts the question and the answer into our hands. "Go and look and say what you see..." (Amos 7:7-17)

May 5, 2019: "The UnEasy Hour"
We've celebrated Christ's resurrection at Easter. Now how we do live as Easter people ourselves? The Book of Acts includes lots of stories of folks trying to do just that. This week, it's Paul and Ananias, enemies who suddenly find themselves thrown together on the same side... God's. (Acts 9:1-20)