Claremont United Church of Christ

Jesus' healing miracles are never just about the body. They are always widening the boundaries of community and acceptance. If we can join him in this expansive inclusion, we too can be healed.

In the Gospel of Luke, Zacchaeus learns that he has the power to make all things new. Join Pastor Jacob as he explores our own ability to make old things new, just like Christ, as we write the stories of our lives.

If Jesus wants to dine with someone who is rejected and despised by their own community, then who is IN and who is OUT of the circle of compassion? Pastor Jen examines Jesus' determination to engage with brokenness in order to heal and transform that brokenness.

Do we truly see the people around us? Do we feel seen? Strangely, one of the only stories shared in all four Gospels is of an unnamed woman with an alabaster jar. Join Pastor Jacob as he tries to help us see her as she truly is.

In the Gospels, we find the disciples hiding after Jesus' death, finding it hard to believe everything that Jesus told them. Why do we sometimes have a hard time believing what is right in front of us?

The teachings of Christ and the legacy of Dr. King invite us to reject Cain's dismissal of his brother and instead become caretakers of our siblings. How might we build beloved community brick by brick and choice by choice?

Our new sermon series starting today is entitled, "Didn't See That Coming: Embracing the Unexpected." But we definitely SHOULD have seen the events of this week coming because they are a result of our country's inability to deal with its legacy of white supremacy. Join Pastors Jen and Jacob as they explore the events of this week and what they teach us about our past and about how we can shape our future.

Contrary to popular belief, the magi were probably not following a giant, unmissable star in the sky. Instead, they were seekers of truth who had spent their whole lives looking carefully for signs of the divine. What big and small epiphanies might God be trying to reveal to us in our daily lives now?

In today's world we often specialize in a single discipline or trade, but today Pastor Jacob invites us all to be generalists as we explore several different topics and try to answer the question, "How can we see God?"

Many of us come to Christmas Eve this year feeling weary from the year we have just lived. But take heart, because the angel proclaims that unto YOU a child is born.