Claremont United Church of Christ

Paul writes in Philippians 2:14, "Do all things without mumbling and arguing." But let's be real: we complain all the time. It's what we do! Life would be boring without a little griping. What exactly does Paul have in mind when he makes this statement? What would it look like to live without mumbling and arguing?

This single beloved line from Psalm 119 packs quite a spiritual punch. Join Pastor Jen as she examines why the psalmist encourages us to cling to God's Word...and explains why she doesn't like lamps!

John 11:35 is the shortest verse in the English Bible. It reads, "Jesus Wept." As Jesus weeps for his deceased friend Lazarus, does it make it more believable or less believable that this man could be the Son of God? Join Pastor Jacob as he explores the emotions of God.

It’s a short and well-known verse, but what does it really mean to be a branch connected to the vine of Jesus? What does it really mean to bear fruit in this world? Join Pastor Jen as she kicks off our new sermon series, “Tweetable Scriptures: the Gospel in 140 Characters or Less.”

In our last Bodylicious sermon, we find the prophet Ezekiel lying on his left side for 390 straight days and then his right side for another 40 days. What is the purpose of the impressive feat of endurance? Join Pastor Jacob as he investigates the ancient practice of "sympathetic magic" and calls for us to care so much about the problems of the world, that we feel it in our own bodies.

This week we talk about the dry bones Ezekiel encountered. How do old, dusty bones have hope for new life? What are the dry bones of regret in your life and in our world, and how might be join God in bringing breath back into them? Join us.

What does Jesus mean when he tells people not to let their left hand know what their right hand is doing? Join Pastor Jacob as he explores a series of hyperbolic statements made by Jesus and his underlying call for us to take off our masks of religiosity and discover our true motivations within.

Join us as we celebrate 24 years of being an Open and Affirming congregation! We will look at Paul's letter to the Corinthians and talk about what it means to be the big, beautiful diverse body of Christ.

This week we take a look at the tongue! How did Jesus use his tongue? How might we use our tongues to create positive change, to speak God's truth and to help bring justice to our world? Join us as we examine this small but mighty appendage!

In the Book of Genesis, Jacob comes out of the womb grasping Esau's heel. Was the enmity between these two brothers all part of God's plan? Why would God want to lift the younger brother above the older? Join Pastor Jacob as he explores the ways God upsets the order of the world and calls for us to stop grasping.