Rev. Joe preaches on Easter Sunday that Christ is not among the dead, but found among the living in relationships and within our hearts. We have to roll away the stone that keeps us from seeing the truth of the empty tomb -- that Jesus is not a heap of bones, but an active and living presence in our world.

The Plymouth Church Choir and Orchestra offer two movements from Antonio Vivaldi's Gloria: "Gloria in Excelsis Deo" and "Domine Filii Unigenite"

Rev. Joe contrasts Jesus with worldly rulers, and a man who claimed to be Messiah, John of Giscala, showing that Jesus was a Prince of Peace, not a Divine Warrior. In His entry to Jerusalem, Jesus parallels a Roman triumph only enough to draw a big difference between him and Caesar.

Diane preaches on Jesus' prophecy of the destruction of the Temple as a metaphor for when our Temples, our constructed worldviews, come crashing down and God gives us a new perspective. Delivered March 13, 2016 at Plymouth Congregational Church in Belmont, MA.

Rev. Joe preaches on the Great Commandment and what God truly wants from us -- not the appearance of love, but the reality of love in our hearts. Delivered March 6, 2016 at Plymouth Congregational Church of Belmont

Rev. Joe preaches on "power under" instead of "power over" and reads an excerpt from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Drum Major Instinct" sermon.

Karen Ingwersen and Ben Lowry reflect on the Belmont Religious Council's Interfaith Youth Mission Trip to Birmingham, AL. Karen looks back on over 20 years of leading such trips.

Jesus crosses boundaries by speaking to a Samaritan woman at Jacob's well.

Rev. Joe compares the story of Jairus asking Jesus for help and the woman who secretly touches Jesus' cloak to be healed, and what it tells us about sexism and privilege in society, and God's reaction to it. Scripture is from Mark chapter 5.

Rev. Joe preaches on the nature of parables, and how the parable of the sower relates to the modern church.