August 4, 2019 • 10 am • Let It Go • Molly Baskette • First Church Berkeley UCC Luke 12:13-21

March 29, 2020 • 10 am • “Six Feet Over” • Molly Baskette • First Church Berkeley UCC firstchurchberkeley.org

We can sink into cynicism and despair in the face of the world’s peril or we can choose to act with hope and even joy, each of us playing a part in healing the world. Rachel Bauman suggests that we will need spiritual practices to take on this adventure.

September 22, 2019 • 10 am • I Hope You Dance • Rev. Dr. Kenneth Samuel • First Church Berkeley UCC

In the first of a sermon series called “The Wildness of God,” Senior Minister Molly Baskette explores the fragility of life and the power of God. Things get broken—we are broken. Yet God can do much with that brokenness.

Young Adult Minister Kit Novotny invites us into a sense of vulnerability and trust as “fools for Christ” (1 Corinthians 1:18-21; 25) in the tradition of iconic saints and prophets who sometimes demonstrated their humility in public and theatrical acts.

Senior Minister Molly Baskette explores the issue of loneliness. Our circumstances may vary, but we all have an understanding of what loneliness is like. The body of Christ—celebrates connection. How do we make sure to extend that to all who may need it?

With the world telling us to do more and to be doers, there is a quiet call for silence and a vigilance of nothingness. Let's dig our roots in deep, reach them out to others, while listening for the call of God's love in our lives.

May 17, 2020 • 10 am • “The COVID Chirst” • Marvin K. White • First Church Berkeley UCC firstchurchberkeley.org

In the Luke version of the Beatitudes, Jesus comes to the level plain to heal the people and speak to them. Molly Baskette suggests that dealing directly with the challenges of life is the path toward blessing and joy—the way to juicy life.