Love Lives Here

This sermon, drawing from Mark 8:34-36, was preached by Rev. Matt Fitzgerald on September 5, 2021 at St. Pauls United Church of Christ, an open and affirming church in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood, where all are always welcome. Please join us for worship, Sundays at 10am, at 2335 N. Orchard Street, Chicago, and online at spucc.org/streaming.

In this sermon, Rev. Dr. Jeff Carlson draws on Ephesians 4-5. Preached at St. Pauls United Church of Christ, an open and affirming church in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood, where all are always welcome. Please join us for worship, Sundays at 10am, at 2335 N. Orchard Street, Chicago, and online at spucc.org/streaming.

This sermon draws from observations on John 6:14-15, 24-27. It was preached on August 1, 2021 by Rev. Sarah Garcia at St. Pauls United Church of Christ, an open and affirming church in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood, where all are always welcome. Please join us for worship, Sundays at 10am, at 2335 N. Orchard Street, Chicago, and online at spucc.org/streaming.

How are we to understand Jesus' feeding of the 5000 today? Rev. Dr. Jeff Carlson provides a fresh look at the familiar story in this sermon, preached on July 25, 2021 at St. Pauls United Church of Christ, an open and affirming church were all are always welcome. Please join us for worship on Sundays at 10AM Central Time, in-person at 2335 N. Orchard Street in Chicago, or online at spucc.org/streaming.

A sermon drawing from Mark 6:7-32. Preached by Rev. Dr. Jeff Carlson at St. Pauls UCC, Chicago, on July 18, 2021. St. Pauls is an open and affirming church where all are always welcome. Please join us for worship Sundays at 10AM, online at spucc.org/streaming or in person at 2335 N. Orchard Street, Chicago, Illinois.

A sermon based on Psalm 24, preached by Rev. Matt Fitzgerald, Senior Pastor of St. Paul’s UCC, a church in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood where all are always welcome. Please join us for worship Sundays at 10AM Central Time, 2355 N. Orchard Street, Chicago, or online at spucc.org/streaming.

A sermon for Pride Sunday, preached by Rev. Matt Fitzgerald on June 27, 2021 at St. Pauls United Church of Christ, an open and affirming church in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood where all are always welcome. Please join us for worship Sunday’s at 10AM Central Time at 2355 N. Orchard Street, Chicago, or online at spucc.org/streaming.

In  Mark 4:35-41, Jesus calms the waves and makes the terrified disciples marvel that "even the wind and the waves obey him!" In this sermon, we look not at how Jesus calms us but how he stirs us, how he empowers us to live creatively in the tension between the "actual" world, and the possible. Preached by Rev. Matt Fitzgerald on Sunday, June 20, 2021 at St. Pauls UCC, a progressive Christian church in Chicago where all are always welcome. Join us for church on Sundays at 10:00am, in person at 2335 N. Orchard Street, Chicago, or online: http://spucc.org/streaming

A sermon for the first Sunday morning, in-person worship since the COVID pandemic began. Preached June 13, 2021 by Rev. Matt Fitzgerald, Senior Pastor of St. Pauls UCC in Chicago. St. Pauls is an open and affirming Christian community in Chicago where all are always welcome.  Please join us for worship, Sundays at 10am, CDT, in-person at 2335 N. Orchard Street, Chicago, or online at https://spucc.org/streaming.

Benny VanDerburgh preaches the final sermon of his pastoral internship. Based on selections from 1 Samuel, and preached during virtual worship on June 6, 2021. St. Pauls UCC is a progressive Christian community in Chicago where all are always welcome.  Please join us for worship, Sundays at 10am, CDT, in-person at 2335 N. Orchard Street, Chicago, or online at https://spucc.org/streaming.