Claremont United Church of Christ

Sermon from Claremont United Church of Christ

The Bible is full of prophets beyond just the ones with books named after them. In the book of 1 Kings we meet a prophet named Micaiah who is willing to share a hard truth with King Ahab of Israel, even though 400 other people are telling the king exactly what he wants to hear. Join Pastor Jacob as he invites us to step out of our echo chambers and listen for a God who is calling us into a deeper and more compassionate faith.

This Sunday we launch a new sermon series taking a look at the hidden figures of Scripture! In the 31,102 verses of Scripture there are characters that get only a passing reference and are quickly forgotten. Take Bezalel and Oholiab for example! They are only mentioned in Exodus 31 but these two men with hard to pronounce names are called by God for a specific purpose, and perhaps God is calling us too.

The story of the Isrealites crossing the Red Sea in their escape from Egypt becomes the central story of the Hebrew people. Join Pastor Jacob as he explores why the crossing is about so much more than Moses vs. Pharaoh or Israel vs. Egypt, and why it tells a story that the forces of oppression in this world will never prevail.

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Retold: Sunday School Stories You Thought You Knew

"Jonah"

You can't think of Joseph without thinking of his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat! But Joseph's life was far from sunshine and rainbows. In fact, from the beginning, Joseph was mired in family dysfunction. However, his story is a source of encouragement that no matter what hardships we might be facing, we can be resilient enough to keep going, trusting that God goes with us.

Pastor Jen dives into Sunday School Stories You Thought You Knew: "The Good Samaritan"

We launch a new sermon series this week retelling some of the most common Sunday School stories, but this time, looking at both the good and dark parts of the tales. Pastor Jacob revisits Noah's Ark and helps us navigate God's anger to discover the hopeful end of this Hebrew fable: God is more concerned with human flourishing than human destruction--and we should be too!