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.
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)
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)
Other Recent Sermons
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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) |
April 21, 2019: "The Why of Resurrection"
Let's set aside the various whats of resurrection for a moment--the ifs and hows, the nuts and bolts--and focus for a moment on the whys, and the what thens. What does resurrection mean for us as individuals and as a church. Because a church weighed down by whats will sink. A church connected to their whys will rise like Christ. (Isaiah 65:17-25) |
April 14, 2019: "Between Hosanna and Hallelujah"
"If it's Hosanna, it must be Palm Sunday, and if it's Palm Sunday, it must be Hosanna." But did you know, Hosanna isn't just Hebrew for "Hooray!" but something closer to "Help us!" As we move toward the Hallelujah of Easter, let's pause a moment along the road to cry our Hosannas to the odd and unlikely king riding by. (Luke 19:28-40) |