Podcasts by This Week at Zion UCC

How to Read Violent Texts / Deuteronomy 7:1-11 from 2023-11-12T18:07

November 12, 2023 / Season: Ordinary Time 32 / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 11

10 Commandments for Community / Exodus 20:1-21 from 2023-11-05T19:38

November 5, 2023 / Season: All Saints / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 10

Our Openness and God's Possibility / Exodus 3:1-15 from 2023-10-29T14:08

October 29, 2023 / Season: Ordinary Time 30 / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 9

Wrestling with God / Genesis 32:22--33:11 from 2023-10-22T14:05

October 22, 2023 / Season: Ordinary Time 29 / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 8

Get Off the Altar / Genesis 22:1-14 from 2023-10-15T15:25

October 15, 2023 / Season: Ordinary Time 28 / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 7

Blessed to Be a Blessing / Genesis 12:1-9 from 2023-10-01T15:34

October 1, 2023 / Season: World Communion Sunday / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 6

Why We Need to be "Saved" / Genesis 4, 6, & 8 from 2023-09-24T13:19

September 24, 2023 / Season: Creation 4 / We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 5

Sin & The Original Lie / Genesis 3:1-13 from 2023-09-17T16:50

September 17, 2023 / Season: Creation 3 / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 4

The Second Creation Story / Genesis 2:4-25 from 2023-09-10T16:47

September 10, 2023 / Season: Creation 2 / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 2

The First Creation Story / Genesis 1:1--2:3 from 2023-09-03T16:45

September 3, 2023 / Season: Creation 1 / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 1

ONA Sunday: The Body of Christ / 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 from 2023-08-20T14:55

August 20, 2023 / Open & Affirming Sunday / Season: Pentecost 12

Vocation - Who are you called to be, and what are you called to do? from 2023-08-13T16:00

August 13, 2023 / Series: Life on Purpose, week 8 / Season: Pentecost 11

Discernment as a Way of Life / Romans 12:1-2; Philippians 1:9-11 from 2023-08-06T14:49

August 6, 2023 / Series: Life on Purpose, week 7 / Season: Pentecost 10

Reframing Regret / Psalm 51 from 2023-07-30T14:47

July 30, 2023 / Series: Life on Purpose, week 6 / Season: Pentecost 9

The Holy Art of Attentiveness / Philippians 4:1-9 from 2023-07-09T14:46

July 9, 2023 / Series: Life on Purpose, week 5 / Season: Pentecost 6

Experiencing God in Everyday Life / 1 Kings 19:6-17 from 2023-07-02T14:45

July 2, 2023 / Series: Life on Purpose, week 4 / Season: Pentecost 5

Living into Our Values / Matthew 12:1-12,23-28 from 2023-06-25T14:43

June 25, 2023 / Series: Life on Purpose, week 3 / Season: Pentecost 4

Openness: Embracing Holy Indifference / Ephesians 1:15-23 from 2023-06-18T14:42

June 18, 2023 / Series: Life on Purpose, week 2 / Season: Pentecost 3

Listening to Your Longings / Matthew 9:14-22 from 2023-06-11T14:40

June 11, 2023 / Series: Life on Purpose, week 1 / Season: Pentecost 2

God's Expansive Church / Acts 2 from 2023-05-28T14:39

May 28, 2023 / Pentecost

Satisfying the Thirsty / 1 John 3:16-18 from 2023-05-21T14:37

May 21, 2023 / Series: Jesus in Disguise, week 6 / Season: Eastertide 7

Caring for the Sick / Matthew 25:31-46 from 2023-05-14T18:01:53

May 14, 2023 / Series: Jesus in Disguise, week 5 / Season: Eastertide 6

Feeding the Hungry / Matthew 25:41-46 from 2023-05-07T17:26:27

May 7, 2023 / Series: Jesus in Disguise, week 4 / Season: Eastertide 5

Clothing the Naked / Luke 3:7-18 from 2023-04-30T17:21:13

April 30, 2023 / Series: Jesus in Disguise, week 3 / Season: Eastertide 4

Visiting the Imprisoned / Matthew 25:31-46 from 2023-04-23T18:07:50

April 23, 2023 / Series: Jesus in Disguise, week 2 / Season: Eastertide 3

Welcoming the Stranger / Deuteronomy 10:12-22 from 2023-04-16T16:00

April 16, 2023 / Series: Jesus in Disguise, week 1 / Season: Eastertide 2

The Power of Life / Matthew 28:1-10 from 2023-04-09T16:00

April 9, 2023 / Series: The Peaceable Kingdom / Season: Easter Sunday

Peaceable Kingdom: Justice Wins (Eventually) / Matthew 21:1-17 from 2023-04-02T19:21:25

April 2, 2023 / Series: Peaceable Kingdom / Season: Palm Sunday

Principles of nonviolence from The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change

Peaceable Kingdom: No Eternal Conscious Torment / Matthew 25:31-46 from 2023-03-26T17:18:38

March 26, 2023 / Series: Peaceable Kingdom, week 5 / Season: Lent 5

Principles of nonviolence from The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change

Peaceable Kingdom: Consequences of Nonviolence / Matthew 13:24-30 from 2023-03-19T17:28:56

March 19, 2023 / Series: Peaceable Kingdom, week 4 / Season: Lent 4

Principles of nonviolence from The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change

Peaceable Kingdom: Enemies and Victims / Matthew 18:21-35 part 2 from 2023-03-12T19:09:52

March 12, 2023 / Series: Peaceable Kingdom week 3 / Series: Lent 3

Principles of nonviolence from The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change

Peaceable Kingdom: Lavish Forgiveness / Matthew 18:21-35 from 2023-03-05T17:00

March 5, 2023 / Series: Peaceable Kingdom week 2 / Season: Lent 2

(Principles of nonviolence from The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change)

Peaceable Kingdom: Thinking Differently about Fairness / Matthew 20:1-16 from 2023-02-26T18:50:50

February 26, 2023 / Series: Peaceable Kingdom week 1 / Season: Lent 1
(Principles of nonviolence from The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change)

After the Mountaintop / Matthew 16:21-17:8 from 2023-02-19T18:46:58

February 19, 2023 / Transfiguration Sunday

Reflections on the Lord's Prayer / Matthew 6:9-14 from 2023-02-05T18:52:22

February 5, 2023 / Series: Sermon on the Mount / Season: Epiphany 5

Principles for Loving Our Enemies / Matthew 5:38-48 from 2023-01-22T22:45:32

January 22, 2023 / Series: Sermon on the Mount / Season: Epiphany 3

Tests and Temptations / Matthew 3:16--4:17 from 2023-01-15T18:13:39

January 15, 2023 / Season: Epiphany 2 

Remember Your Baptism / Matthew 3:1-17 from 2023-01-09T16:38:45

January 8, 2023 / Season: Baptism of Christ Sunday

Love Anyway / Matthew 1:18-25 from 2022-12-18T18:01:05

December 18, 2022 / Series: The Growing Edge / Season: Advent 4

Joy Anyway / Isaiah 42:1-9 from 2022-12-11T18:48:12

December 11, 2022 / Series: The Growing Edge / Season: Advent 3

Peace Anyway / Esther 4 from 2022-12-04T18:24:16

December 4, 2022 / Series: The Growing Edge / Season: Advent 2

Hope Anyway / Habakkuk 3 from 2022-11-27T20:10:45

November 27, 2022 / Series: The Growing Edge (Hope) / Season: Advent 1

What Are We Waiting For? / Micah 4 & 5 from 2022-11-20T14:21:03

November 20, 2022 / Series: Covenant, week 11 / Season: Reign of Christ the King

A Covenant of Internal Motivation / Jeremiah 30 & 31 from 2022-11-13T18:03:46

November 13, 2022 / Series: Covenant, week 8 / Season: Ordinary 33

Introducing Our Core Values from 2022-11-06T16:39:36

November 6, 2022 / Season: All Saints Sunday

No One Empty-handed / Psalm 89 from 2022-10-30T13:21:59

October 30, 2022 / Series: Covenant, week 8 / Season: Reformation Sunday

Do Something for God / 2 Samuel 7:1-17 from 2022-10-23T17:40:04

October 23, 2022 / Series: Covenant, week 7 / Season: Ordinary 30

You Gotta Serve Somebody / Joshua 24:1-18, 25 from 2022-10-17T00:37:39

October 16, 2022 / Series: Covenant, Week 6 / Season: Ordinary 29

10 Commandments for Freedom and Safety / Exodus 19 & 20 from 2022-10-10T01:02:13

October 9, 2022 / Series: Covenant, week 5 / Season: Ordinary Time 28

We Cannot Keep Still / Exodus 14:5-22 from 2022-10-02T15:48:25

October 2, 2022 / Series: Covenant, week 4 / Season: Creation 5, World Communion Sunday

A Covenant Is Not A Contract / Genesis 39 from 2022-09-25T23:04:43

September 25, 2022 / Series: Covenant, week 3 / Season: Creation 4

Belonging Shapes Behavior / Genesis 11:27-12:9 from 2022-09-18T16:00:19

September 18, 2022 / Series: Covenant, week 2 / Season: Creation 3

Violence Never Fixes Violence / Genesis 6--9 from 2022-09-11T23:36:31

September 11, 2022 / Series: Covenant, Week 1 / Season: Creation 2

Walk Humbly / Micah 6:1-8 from 2022-09-04T23:54:28

September 4, 2022 / Series: Micah Mission, week 3 / Season: Pentecost 13

Love Mercy / Micah 6:1-8 from 2022-08-28T15:59:36

August 28, 2022 / Series: The Micah Mission, week 2 / Season: Pentecost 12

Do Justice / Micah 6:8 from 2022-08-21T16:26:59

August 21, 2022 / Series: Zion's Mission Statement / Season: Open and Affirming Sunday (11th after Pentecost)

Following Jesus / John 21:15-25 from 2022-05-08T18:31:52

May 8, 2022 / Series: Resurrection Testimonies / Season: Easter 4

After the Spiritual High / John 21:1-14 from 2022-05-01T17:04:05

May 1, 2022 / Series: Resurrection Testimonies / Season: Easter 3

Resurrection Testimony / John 20:1-18 from 2022-04-17T17:06:59

April 17, 2022 / Season: Easter

Remembering and Reenacting / John 12 from 2022-04-10T19:48:20

April 10, 2022 / Season: Palm Sunday

The True Vine / John 15:1-7 from 2022-04-03T16:55:13

April 3, 2022 / Series: Jesus Metaphors / Season: Lent 5

The Way, the Truth, and the Life / John 14:1-17 from 2022-03-27T22:24:43

March 27, 2022 / Series: Jesus Metaphors / Season: Lent 4

The Resurrection and the Life / John 11:1-53 from 2022-03-20T18:35:13

March 20, 2022 / Series: Jesus Metaphors / Season: Lent 3

The Light of the Wold / John 8:12-20 from 2022-03-06T16:39:20

March 6, 2022 / Series: Jesus Metaphors / Season: Lent 1

The Bread of Life / John 6:22-59 from 2022-02-27T16:41:23

February 27, 2022 / Series: Jesus Metaphors / Season: Transfiguration Sunday

The Sign of Openness / John 9 from 2022-02-13T18:27:03

February 13, 2022 / Series: John's Signs / Season: Epiphany 6

The Sign of the Not-Stilled Storm / John 6:14-21 from 2022-02-06T19:32:43

February 6, 2022 / Series: John's Signs / Season: Epiphany 5

The Sign of Abundance / John 6:1-15 from 2022-01-23T17:55:09

January 23, 2022 / Series: John's Signs / Season: Epiphany 3

The Sign of Trust / John 4:46-54 from 2022-01-16T18:08:38

January 16, 2022 / Series: John's Signs / Season: Epiphany 2

The Sign Nobody Noticed / John 2:1-11 from 2022-01-09T18:58:41

January 9, 2022 / Series: John's Signs / Season: Epiphany 1

God's Love and the UCC's Christmas Fund / John 1:1-18 from 2021-12-19T18:08:40

December 19, 2021 / Series: The Work of Christmas / Season: Advent 4

God's Joy in Habitat for Humanity / Isaiah 55 from 2021-12-13T00:53:11

December 12, 2021 / Guest: Mike Newcomb / Series: The Work of Christmas / Season: Advent 3

God's Peace in Delaware County Jail / Ezekiel 37:1-14 from 2021-12-06T00:47:52

December 5, 2021 / Guest: Sam Gedert / Series: The Work of Christmas / Season: Advent 2

God's Hope in Sierra Leone / Jeremiah 29:4-14 from 2021-11-29T02:10:56

November 28, 2021 / Series: The Work of Christmas, week 1 / Season: Advent 1

The Reign of Christ / Isaiah 9:2-7 from 2021-11-21T21:33:43

November 21, 2021 / Season: Christ the King Sunday

Let Justice Flow / Amos 1:1-2, 5:14-15 & 21-24 from 2021-11-14T16:24:07

November 14, 2021 / Season: Ordinary 33

Moving Forward in Transitions / 2 Kings 18 & 19 from 2021-11-08T00:33:48

November 7, 2021 / Series: Transitions / Season: All Saints Sunday

Imperfectly Unfinished Transitions / 1 Kings 5, 6, 7, 8 from 2021-10-31T17:50:01

October 31, 2021 / Series: Transitions / Season: Reformation Sunday

Living in Transitions / 1 Samuel 16:1-13 from 2021-10-24T15:38:07

October 24, 2021 / Series: Transitions / Season: Ordinary 30

Who's Calling? / 1 Samuel 3:1-15 from 2021-10-17T19:00

Guest Preacher: Rev. Kara Jones / Series: Transitions / Season: Ordinary 29

The GenerUSity of Contribution / Exodus 16 from 2021-10-10T22:04:16

October 10, 2021 / Series: generUSity / Season: Ordinary 28

The GenerUSity of Participation / Exodus 2:23--3:14 from 2021-10-03T18:00

October 3, 2021 / Series: GenerUSity / Season: World Communion Sunday

The GenerUSity of Attendance / Genesis 28:10-22 from 2021-09-26T23:55:14

September 26, 2021 / Series: generUSity / Season: Ordinary 26

Facing Our Heritage of Biblical Violence / Genesis 21:1-3; 22:1-14 from 2021-09-19T15:00

September 19, 2021 / Guest Preacher: The Rev. Jon R. Powers / Series: Genesis Past/Present / Season: Ordinary 25

Let There Be Light / Genesis 1:1--2:4a from 2021-09-12T17:53:45

September 12, 2021 / Series: Genesis Past/Present / Season: Ordinary 24

God Promises: presence and Kingdom life from 2021-09-05T20:41:40

September 5, 2021 / Series: Testify, week 9 / Season: Pentecost 15

God Promises: grace and courage / 2 Corinthians 1:19-22b from 2021-08-29T23:38:02

August 29, 2021 / Series: Testify, week 8 / Season: Pentecost 14

God Calls Us: the Church / 2 Corinthians 4 from 2021-08-22T23:03:21

August 22, 2021 / Series: Testify, week 6 / Season: Pentecost 13

God Bestows: the Holy Spirit from 2021-08-15T17:39:32

August 15, 2021 / Series: Testify, week 6 / Season: Pentecost 12

God Has Come: Jesus / John 1:1-9 from 2021-08-08T19:00

August 8, 2021 / Guest Preachers: Rev. Dave & Rev. Beth Long-Higgins / Series: Testify, week 5 / Season: Pentecost 11

God Judges: righteousness / Isaiah 58 from 2021-08-01T18:00

August 1, 2021 / Guest Preachers: Rev Dave & Rev Beth Long-Higgins / Series: Testify, week 4 / Season: Pentecost 10

God Seeks: salvation / Isaiah 55:1-11 from 2021-07-26T01:00

July 25, 2021 / Series: Testify, week 3 / Pentecost 9

God Calls: creation / Deuteronomy 30:15-20 from 2021-07-18T18:00

July 18, 2021 / Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Marshall Cook / Series: Testify, week 2 / Season: Pentecost 8

We believe in God / John 1, 1 John 1 from 2021-07-11T16:32:44

July 11, 2021 / Series: Testify, week 1 / Season: Pentecost 7

Walk Humbly. Or Not. / Micah 6:1-8 from 2021-07-04T19:00

July 4, 2021 / Series: Micah Mission, week 3 / Season: Pentecost 6 / Note: the last 30 seconds of audio are the beginning of a Communion liturgy written by Marcia McFee © www.worshipdesignstudio...

Love Mercy. Or Not. / Micah 6:1-8 from 2021-06-28T01:20:46

June 27, 2021 / Series: Micah Mission, week 2 / Season: Pentecost 5

Do justice. Or not. / Micah 6:1-8 from 2021-06-20T16:27:54

June 20, 2021 / Series: Micah Mission, part 1 / Season: Pentecost 4

We Are Part of the Solution / Matthew 7:1-5 from 2021-06-13T23:10:37

June 13, 2021 / Series: But Now I See, part 3 / Season: Pentecost 3

We Are Part of the Problem / Matthew 7:1-5 from 2021-06-08T19:46:11

June 6, 2021 / Series: But Now I See, part 2 / Season: Pentecost 2

Expanding Beyond Our Bias / Matthew 7:1-5 from 2021-05-30T16:53:30

May 30, 2021 / Series: But now I see, part 1 / Season: Pentecost 1

Pentecost: an Expansive Church is Born / Acts 2 and Galatians 3 from 2021-05-23T18:32:50

May 23, 2021 / Season: Pentecost

The Woman Who Loved Much / Luke 7:36-50 from 2021-05-18T23:20:33

May 16, 2021 / Series: Unsung Sheroes, part 5 / Season: Easter 7

The (Im)Perfect Hostess / Luke 10:38-42 from 2021-05-09T15:19:56

May 9, 2021 / Series: Unsung Sheroes, part 4 / Season: Easter 6 / Mother's Day

Little Old Ladies / Luke 18 and 21 from 2021-05-02T16:14:44

May 2, 2021 / Series: Unsung Sheroes 3 / Season: Easter 5

Emancipated Women / Luke 4, 8, and 13 / Guest Preacher: Rev. Jon R. Powers from 2021-04-25T14:00

April 25, 2021 / Series: Unsung Sheroes 2 / Season: Easter 4

Women's Work / Luke 8:1-3 from 2021-04-18T16:30:22

April 18, 2021 / Series: Unsung Sheroes 1 / Season: Easter 3

Jesus is Alive and Everything is Possible / Luke 24:13-35 from 2021-04-11T18:55:01

April 11, 2021 / Series: Alleluia, Amen! / Season: Easter 2

The Meaning of Resurrection / Luke 24:1-12 from 2021-04-11T17:01:44

April 4, 2021 / Easter Sunday

What Kind of King and What Kind of Kingdom? / Luke 19:29-44 from 2021-03-28T14:55:02

March 28, 2021 / Series: Our Journey to the Cross / Season: Palm Sunday

You are Lovable and Capable / Luke 18:31-19:10 / Guest Speaker: Rev. Dr. Marshall Cook from 2021-03-22T02:02:15

March 28, 2021 / Series: Our Journey to the Cross / Season: Lent week 5

You are Lovable and Capable / Luke 18:31-19:10 / Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Marshall Cook from 2021-03-22T01:02:15

March 28, 2021 / Series: Our Journey to the Cross / Season: Lent week 5

Crazy Stupid Generous / Luke 16:19-31 from 2021-03-14T17:20:55

March 14, 2021 / Series: Our Journey to the Cross / Season: Lent, week 4

Prodigals and Hypocrites / Luke 15:1-32 from 2021-03-07T15:54:16

March 7, 2021 / Series: Our Journey to the Cross / Season: Lent 3

What About "Repent or Perish"? / Luke 13:1-9, 31-35 from 2021-02-28T16:05:43

February 28, 2021 / Series: Our Journey to the Cross / Season: Lent 2

Isn't What I'm Already Doing Good Enough? / Luke 10:25-37 from 2021-02-22T02:05:38

February 21, 2021 / Series: Our Journey to the Cross, week 1 / Season: Lent 1

The Jesus We Need / Luke 9:28-45 from 2021-02-14T15:59:28

February 14, 2021 / Season: Transfiguration Sunday

Doing Good Every Day of the Week / Luke 6:1-11 from 2021-02-07T16:07:09

February 7, 2021 / Series: Who Is Jesus? - Lord of the Sabbath / Season: Epiphany 5

The Both/And Savior / Luke 5:17-26 from 2021-01-31T16:21:58

January 31, 2021 / Series: Who is Jesus? - Son of Man & Human One / Season: Epiphany 4

Risk, Release, and Reward / Luke 5:1-11, 18:28-30 from 2021-01-24T15:56:14

January 24, 2021 / Series: Who Is Jesus? Week 3 - Fisher of Friends / Season: Epiphany 3

Choosing Release / Luke 4:14-30 from 2021-01-17T18:43:27

January 17, 2020 / Series: Who Is Jesus? Week 2 - Releaser / Season: Epiphany 2

Judgment and Good News / Luke 3:1-22 from 2021-01-10T15:48:48

January 10, 2020 / Series: Who is Jesus? Week 1 - Affirming Judge / Season: Epiphany 1

The Work of Christmas / Luke 1:1-4 from 2021-01-03T15:59:08

January 3, 2021 / Introduction to the Gospel of Luke / Season: Christmas 2

Love: Christmas is Spiritual / Luke 1:67-79 from 2020-12-20T15:51:02

December 20, 2020 / Series: We Believe / Season: Advent 4

Joy: Christmas is Political / Luke 1:46-55 from 2020-12-13T15:55:06

December 13, 2020 / Series: We Believe / Season: Advent 3

Peace in God's Promises / Isaiah 61 from 2020-12-06T16:22:53

December 6, 2020 / Series: We Believe / Season: Advent 2 / Includes bonus material of Communion

Hope in God's Character / Joel 2:12-13 from 2020-11-29T15:58:49

November 29, 2020 / Series: We Believe / Season: Advent 1

A New Heart / Jeremiah 31 from 2020-11-22T15:53:47

November 22, 2020 / Series: Old Testament Promises / Season: Christ the King / The tambourine episode

The Jonah Syndrome / Jonah 4 from 2020-11-08T15:52:31

November 8, 2020 / Series: Old Testament Promises / Season: Pentecost 23

Just Enough / 1 Kings 17:1-17 from 2020-11-01T16:09:16

November 1, 2020 / Series: Old Testament Promises / Season: All Saints Sunday

Building a House for God / Guest Preacher: Rev. Beth Long-Higgins / 2 Samuel 7:-17 from 2020-10-25T15:22:51

October 25, 2020 / Series: Old Testament Promises / Season: Pentecost 21

Yahweh Remembers You / 1 Samuel 2:1-10 from 2020-10-18T15:17:47

October 18, 2020 / Series: Old Testament Promises / Season: Pentecost 20

The Golden Calf / Exodus 32:1-14 from 2020-10-11T15:16:52

October 11, 2020 / Series: Old Testament Promises / Season: Pentecost 19

The God Who Brought Us Out of Egypt / Exodus 12 &13 from 2020-10-04T15:31:26

October 4, 2020 / Season: Pentecost 18 / Series: Old Testament Promises Week 4

Roller Coasters and Divine Jujitsu / Exodus 37-50 from 2020-10-02T16:14:25

September 27, 2020 / Season: Pentecost 17 / Series: Old Testament Promises

God's Promise to Abram and Sarai / Genesis 15 from 2020-09-20T15:33:32

September 20, 2020 / Series: Old Testament week 2 / Season: Pentecost week 17

"The Fall" is Good News / Genesis 3 from 2020-09-13T17:53

September 13, 2020 / Series: Origin Stories / Season: Pentecost 15

Spiritual Warfare is for Everyone / Ephesians 6 from 2020-09-06T15:57:08

September 6, 2020 / Series: Ephesians week 6 / Season: Pentecost 15

Submit to One Another / Ephesians 5 from 2020-08-30T16:21:39

August 30, 2020 / Series: Ephesians week 5 / Season: Pentecost 14

Keeping the Unity of the Spirit / Ephesians 4 from 2020-08-23T19:49:11

August 23, 2020 / Series: Ephesians, Week 4 / Season: Pentecost, Week 13

God's Multi-colored Wisdom / Ephesians 3 from 2020-08-16T17:07:16

August 16, 2020 / Series: Ephesians, Week 3 / Season: Pentecost, Week 12

Themes of Ephesians / Ephesians 1 from 2020-08-02T17:13:38

August 2, 2020 / Ephesians week 1 / Pentecost 10

Our Faith Is Not Magic / Acts 19:11-20 from 2020-07-26T15:16:48

July 26, 2020 / Acts Week 10 / Pentecost 9

Fighting Fire with Snow / Acts 15:1-13 from 2020-07-19T15:50:51

July 19, 2020 / Acts Week 9 / Pentecost 8

Conversion and Community / Acts 9:1-31 from 2020-07-05T15:00:58

July 5, 2020 / Acts week 7 / Pentecost 6

Obedience and Freedom / Acts 8:26-40 from 2020-07-01T21:41:49

June 28, 2020 / Acts week 6 / Pentecost 5

Does everything happen for a reason? / Acts 6:8–8:4 from 2020-06-21T15:59:53

June 21, 2020 / Acts week 5 / Pentecost 4

Truthful New Community / Acts 4:31--5:11 from 2020-06-07T14:50:56

June 7, 2020 / Acts week 3 / Pentecost 2

What is Pentecost For? / Acts 2 from 2020-06-01T02:02:09

May 31, 2020 / Pentecost / Acts: Week 2

Big Questions: Trust AND Acts: Week 1 / Acts 1:1-14 from 2020-05-24T20:50:33

May 24, 2020 / Ascension Day

Big Questions: Love / 1 John 3 & 4 from 2020-05-17T16:09:34

May 17, 2020 / Easter 6

Big Questions: Eternal Life / John 17 from 2020-05-10T15:33:20

May 10, 2020 / Easter 5

Big Questions: Resurrection / 1 Corinthians 15 from 2020-05-03T17:28:27

May 3, 2020 / Easter 4

Big Questions: Death / Romans 6, Galatians 2, 2 Corinthians 7 from 2020-04-26T15:19:30

April 26, 2020 / Easter 3

Big Questions: Sin / Genesis 3, Romans 7 & 8 from 2020-04-19T14:43:19

April 19, 2020 / Easter 2

How to Be a Disciple: Choose good news / Mark 16:1-8 from 2020-04-12T15:41:22

April 12, 2020 / Easter Sunday

How to be a disciple: Let Jesus be who he is / Mark 11:1-11 from 2020-04-05T14:39:46

April 5, 2020 / Palm Sunday

How to be a disciple: Don't be alarmed / Mark 13:1-8, 34-37 from 2020-03-29T14:28:26

March 29, 2020 / Lent 5

How to be a disciple: Love God, take care of others / Mark 12:28-34, 38-44 from 2020-03-22T14:35:29

March 22, 2020 / Lent 4

How to be a disciple: trust and pray / Mark 11:12-14, 19-25 from 2020-03-15T14:41:52

March 15, 2020 / Lent 3

How to be a disciple: Healed for service / Mark 10:32-52 from 2020-03-08T16:24:21

March 8, 2020 / Lent 2

Cultivating Love / Luke 1:5-25, 57-80; 1 Thessalonians 13:4-7 from 2019-12-22T22:42:46

December 22, 2019 / Advent 4

Cultivating Joy / Ezra 1:1-4 & 3:1-4, 10-13; 1 Thessalonians 5:12-18 from 2019-12-15T17:00

December 15, 2019 / Advent 3

Cultivating Peace / Isaiah 40:1-11, Philippians 4:4-9 from 2019-12-09T16:57:09

December 8, 2019 / Advent 2

Cultivating Hope / Jeremiah 33:14-18, Romans 5:1-5 from 2019-12-01T17:13:33

December 1, 2019 / Advent 1 / Hope

Do the Right Thing / 2 Kings 22 & 23 from 2019-11-24T16:59:23

November 24, 2019 / Christ the King Sunday

God is speaking to us / Isaiah 5:1-7, 11:1-5 / Guest Preacher: Rev. Seth Stout from 2019-11-17T16:42:36

November 17, 2019 / Guest Preacher: Rev. Seth Stout

God is the Best Parent / Hosea 11:1-11 from 2019-11-10T16:42:56

November 10, 2019

How to maintain a living tradition / Hebrews 12:1-2, 1 Peter 2:1-5, 9 from 2019-11-03T18:35:20

November 3, 2019 / All Saints Sunday

Icons and Idols / 2 Samuel 6 from 2019-10-27T20:26:16

October 27, 2019

Taking the Easy Way Out / 1 Samuel 8 from 2019-10-20T15:59:09

October 20, 2019 / Pentecost 19

Comfort and Consolation / Psalm 46 & 2 Corinthians 1 from 2019-10-13T19:24:06

October 13, 2019 / On this day our congregation spent most of our worship service memorializing our former pastor Jon Peterson. Pastor Beth offered a few minutes of reflection after these memori...

God Needs Us / Exodus 1, 2 & 3 from 2019-09-29T16:07:04

September 29, 2019 / Stewardship Week 4

Surviving a Wrestling Match with God / Genesis 32:22-30 from 2019-09-22T16:12:20

September 22, 2019 / Stewardship Week 3

Hospitality, Scarcity, and Fulfillment / Genesis 18 & 21 from 2019-09-15T15:36:46

September 15, 2019 / Stewardship Week 2

Created for Generosity / Genesis 1 from 2019-09-08T16:21:57

September 8, 2019 / Stewardship week 1

The choice between right and easy / Matthew 7:13-29 from 2019-09-01T16:38:24

September 1, 2019 / Sermon on the Mount / Pentecost 12

The Reverse Golden Rule / Matthew 7:1-12 from 2019-08-25T15:27:53

August 25, 2019 / Sermon on the Mount / Pentecost 11

Nothing to Fear When Everyone is Included / Matthew 6:25-34 from 2019-08-18T16:44:26

August 18, 2019 / Open & Affirming Sunday / Sermon on the Mount

The Lord’s Prayer / Matthew 6:7-15 from 2019-08-04T16:53:24

August 4, 2019 / Sermon on the Mount

Adultery, Divorce and Promises / Matthew 5:27-37 from 2019-07-28T15:12:29

July 28, 2019 / Sermon on the Mount / Pentecost 8

Revolutionary Beatitudes / Matthew 5:1-12 from 2019-07-14T21:58:51

July 14, 2019 / Sermon on the Mount 2 / Pentecost Week 6

Who is the City on a Hill? / Matthew 5:13-16 from 2019-07-07T18:00

July 7, 2019 / Pentecost 5

God is for us. Who can be against us? / Romans 8:18-39 from 2019-06-30T15:49:19

June 30, 2019 / Pentecost 4

No self-loathing. No condemnation. / Romans 7:14-8:2,11 from 2019-06-23T22:54:55

June 23, 2019 / Pentecost 3

Guest preacher Rev. Dave Long-Higgins / Romans 6:1-14 from 2019-06-16T15:51:58

June 16, 2019 / Romans part 5 / Pentecost 2

Saved by grace: now what? / Acts 2 & Romans 5 from 2019-06-09T16:09

June 9, 2019 / Pentecost / Romans part 4

How does Jesus save us? / Romans 5:1-11, 18-19 from 2019-06-02T16:37:59

June 2, 2019 / Romans week 3 / Easter 7

Sin is the injury; grace is the cure / Romans 3:21-30 from 2019-05-26T15:48:55

May 26, 2019 / Romans week 2 / Easter 6

Righteousness and transformation / Romans 1 & 2 from 2019-05-19T15:39:14

May 19, 2019 / Romans week 1 / Easter 5

Thank God, we are not God / Acts 13 & 14 from 2019-05-12T22:47:47

May 12, 2019 / Guest Preacher Pastor Joyce Oyler / Easter 4

No One Is Unclean / Acts 10 from 2019-05-05T16:26:42

May 5, 2019 / Easter week 3

The Great Commission / Matthew 28:16-20 from 2019-04-29T00:08:19

April 28, 2019 / Guest Preacher Rev. Beth Long-Higgins / Easter 2

The Victory of the Power of Life / Matthew 28:1-10 from 2019-04-21T15:22:45

April 21, 2019 / Easter Sunday

The Last Judgment / Matthew 25:31-46 from 2019-04-14T16:01:47

April 14 / Parables of Judgment 3 / Palm Sunday

What can we do for each other? / Matthew 25:1-13 from 2019-04-07T20:45:39

April 7, 2019 / Parables of Judgment 2 / Lent 6

Best. Party. Ever. / Matthew 22:1-14 from 2019-03-31T17:59:06

March 31, 2019 / Lent 4 / Parables of Judgment 1

Who Is This Jesus? / Matthew 21:1-11 from 2019-03-24T18:04:25

March 24, 2019 / Lent 3 / Transition between Parables of Grace and Parables of Judgment

Quit Your Bookkeeping / Matthew 18:21-35 from 2019-03-10T16:10:29

March 10, 2019 / Lent 1 / Parable of the Unforgiving Servant

God is doing something new / Matthew 16:13-23, 17:1-8 from 2019-03-03T18:09:31

March 3, 2019 - Transfiguration Sunday

Choose Abundance / Matthew 14:13-33 from 2019-02-24T17:15:31

February 24, 2019 /  7th week after Epiphany

Jesus’ most radical words / Matthew 5:38-48 from 2019-02-10T16:57:35

February 10, 2019

Live by the principles / Matthew 5:17-26 from 2019-02-03T17:15:53

February 3, 2019

Guest speaker: Kearstin Bailey / Matt 5:1-13 from 2019-01-28T01:00

January 27, 2019

Guest Preacher: Mary Harris / Matthew 3 from 2019-01-13T21:26:32

January 13, 2019. A testimony.

Unexpected revelations / Matthew 2 from 2019-01-06T17:26:13

How do we react to the light? January 6, 2019

Post-Christmas Story / Dec 30 from 2018-12-30T16:47:16

“God’s Daring Plan,” by Barbara Brown Taylor

Love: the power to never give up / Matthew 1 from 2018-12-23T16:56:40

December 23, 2018. Advent week 4

Joy: grace recognized / Isaiah 42 from 2018-12-16T17:05:27

December 16, 2018. Advent week 3

Peace: no mo' FOMO / Esther 4 from 2018-12-09T16:58:37

December 9, 2018. Advent week 2

Dreams for the Future / Isaiah 36-37 and 2 from 2018-11-18T17:29:10

November 18, 2018

Do justice; love mercy; walk humbly / Micah 6 from 2018-11-11T16:56:03

November 11, 2018

What kind of people will we be? / 2 Kings 5 from 2018-11-04T18:19:07

November 4, 2018

What are we up against? / 1 Kings 3 from 2018-10-28T16:03:14

October 28, 2018

David and Bathsheba / 2 Samuel 11-12 from 2018-10-22T00:41:58

October 21, 2018

Guest Preacher: Rev. Gunnar Cerda from 2018-10-16T14:59:30

October 14, 2018 -- UCC Access Sunday

10 Commandments: Boundaries not Bondage / Exodus 19-20 from 2018-10-16T14:41:25

October 7, 2018

Between the devil and the deep blue sea / Exodus 14 from 2018-09-30T16:07:34

September 30, 2018

What does God promise us? / Genesis 12 & 39 from 2018-09-23T16:40:34

September 23, 2018

Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Janine Wilson / Gen 12, Isa 55, Matt 5 from 2018-09-17T00:28:53

September 16, 2018 -- Zion member and guest preacher Rev. Dr. Janine Wilson reminds us we are blessed to be a blessing.

Noah's Ark: God is not angry / Genesis 6-9 from 2018-09-09T15:54:47

September 9, 2018

Faith is the victory / 1 John 5 from 2018-09-02T15:26:49

September 2, 2018

God is Love. Period. / 1 John 4 from 2018-08-26T15:38:11

August 26, 2018

Open and Affirming Sunday / 1 John 3 from 2018-08-19T15:07:32

August 19, 2018 -- All birds are welcome in God’s tree, and a testimony from Mary Harris

Guest Preacher: Rev. Mirjam Welsch / 1 John 2 from 2018-08-12T16:00:24

August 12, 2018

Living in the light of truth / 1 John 1 from 2018-08-05T15:31

August 5, 2018

Working with God to bring about what is good / Ruth 4, Romans 8 from 2018-07-22T15:04:16

July 22, 2018 - Rom 8:28 In all things God works together with those who love God, to bring about what is good!

Guest Preacher: Lisa Ho / Ruth 3 from 2018-07-17T16:20:44

July 15, 2018 - Be bold, brave, kind and faithful!

Mimicking God’s faithfulness and redemption / Ruth 2 from 2018-07-08T15:45:26

July 8, 2018

Returning again / Ruth 1 from 2018-07-01T16:31:27

July 1, 2018 - Church in the basement, with a celebration of Communion

Don’t all y’all be anxious / Philippians 4 from 2018-06-17T15:10:36

June 17, 2018

Motivated by love, not fear / Philippians 3 pt 2 from 2018-06-11T01:42:15

June 10, 2018 - The Proposal Sunday!

God’s righteousness / Philippians 3 pt 1 from 2018-06-03T15:12:53

June 3, 2018 - includes a celebration of Communion

Guest Preacher: Rev. Gwen Thomas / Philippians 2 part 2 from 2018-05-27T15:44:50

May 27, 2018

PENTECOST / Acts 2 from 2018-05-20T15:11:52

May 20, 2018 — The Spirit brings boldness and inclusion!

Be like-minded with Jesus Christ as Lord / Philippians 2 part 1 from 2018-05-13T15:07:09

May 13, 2018

Joy and partnership in the gospel / Philippians 1 from 2018-05-06T15:25:50

May 6, 2018 — with a bonus recording of our Communion service!

Paul speaking at Mars Hill in Athens / Acts 17 from 2018-04-29T15:03:01

April 29, 2018

Paul and Silas bound in jail, all night long / Acts 16 from 2018-04-22T15:43:03

Apr 22, 2018

Believing Thomas / Jn 20 from 2018-04-08T16:10:35

April 8, 2018