Claremont United Church of Christ

Pastor Jen starts our "Saints You Should Know" sermon series by teaching us about Hildegard of Bingen and all of the incredible aspects of her life.

The parallels between King Ahab in our passage for today and our current administration are uncanny. We can gather people around us who will tell us what we want to hear or people who will be honest and candid with us. Friends, we cannot return to "normal".

During the pandemic, it is so easy to feel isolated and alone. Pastor Jen explains why, no matter where you are, you belong in this community.

During Paul's missionary journeys in the Book of Acts, the Spirit of God takes him to unexpected places. How is the Spirit leading us to new places and new discoveries during this pandemic?

Like the rock that Jacob placed in the desert marking the spot where he encountered God, Claremont United Church of Christ is a marker of a place where people have come together to worship God, be inspired, and accompany one another through life for 130 years.

The parallels between how our country responded to Covid-19 in its earliest stages and how we handle climate change are uncanny. On these world issues we must come together to accept the fact before us and make wide-spread, systemic changes.

The 3-Day flip is finished! The risen Christ is restored! But where exactly should we be looking for Jesus after the resurrection?

Our homes are at their cleanest when guests are about to arrive. We curate the images we put on social media. But when Jesus enters the temple before his death to cleanse the temple of the money changers, he asks us to keep a clean house year-round and to be willing to expose the most vulnerable parts of ourselves.

The night in the Garden of Gethsemane involves violence even though Jesus spent his whole ministry teaching his disciples to be peaceful. What would happen if followers of Christ actually started living out his teachings?

Pastor Jen looks at the famous story of a woman caught in adultery in the Gospel of John. How far have we come or not come from this story? How does God feel about the ways we so easily cast blame on others?