What can we learn today, in these fractious times, from the ancient story of two brothers…Cain and Abel? Join Rev. Matt Fitzgerald as he explores what the story can teach us about grace, and ourselves. Preached October 11, 2020 at St. Pauls United Church of Christ, a progressive Christian community in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, where all are always welcome.

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How do we get past our tendency to lay blame and live into a healthier sense of accountability – and forgiveness? In this, the latest sermon in our “Beginning a New Beginning” series, Rev. Sarah Garcia reflects on Genesis 3:1-13. Preached Sunday, October 4, 2020 during the virtual worship service of St. Pauls United Church of Christ in Chicago, a progressive congregation where all people are always welcome.

How can we find peace and centering in this chaotic time? In this reflection on the creation story from Genesis (read in the middle of this sermon by Breanna Coe) Rev. Matt Fitzgerald encourages us to unplug from the noise around us and plug-in to the beauty, the color, the hope of God’s creative act. Preached Sunday, September 27, 2020 during the virtual worship service of St. Pauls United Church of Christ in Chicago, a progressive congregation where all people are always welcome.

How to we heal the fractures and divisions in our lives, especially now? In this, the last in the sermon series “Resisting Empire,” Jeff Carlson draws from parts of Romans 14 and 15 to look at how we are called to offer the welcome and love that Jesus brought us. Preached on September 20, 2020 at St. Pauls United Church of Christ in Chicago, a progressive community of faith were all are always welcome.

In this week's "collaborative sermon,” proceeding from Romans 12:4-6, Matt and 21 St. Paulers explore what it means to be gifted, to appreciate each others talents, and to help each other keep that ol' body called the church in shape. Preached on Sunday, September 13 ,2020 at St. Pauls United Church of Christ, a progressive community of faith in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood.

What could the Book of Romans possibly have to say about Black Lives Matter, and Christians' responsibilities in the chaotic, divided times of 2020? And what would a white pastor and a Black parishioner discover riding side-by-side during a #BLM protest in Kenosha? Find out in this sermon, drawing on Romans 12:11-21, and preached by Rev. Matt Fitzgerald on September 6, 2020 at St. Pauls United Church of Christ in Chicago.

What does it mean to place your life before God as an offering, and what difference could that possibly make in these turbulent times?

Rev. Matt Fitzgerald looks at Romans 11:36-12:3 and asks us to look at our everyday duties, choices, actions… our whole lives... in a new light, as offerings that God can use to transform us and the world.

Preached on August 30, 2020, at the virtual service of St. Pauls UCC, a progressive Christian community in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood where all are always welcome.

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What is power, from a Christian perspective? In this sermon, part of our series on “Resisting Empire,” Rev. Sarah Garcia reflects on Romans 8:31-39 and what it teaches us about the having, use and sharing of power. Preached on August 23, 2020 – still in the midst of the pandemic – during the virtual worship service of St. Pauls UCC in Chicago. St. Pauls is a progressive Christian Church in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. Join us for worship online, Sundays, 10AM CST, at spucc.org/streaming. St. Pauls United Church of Christ, 2335 N. Orchard Street, Chicago, IL 60614.  No matter who you are, or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.

On this episode of Love Lives Here, St. Pauls United Church of Christ Associate Pastor Rev. Dr. Jeff Carlson preaches “Glory“,  looking at Romans 8:26-28, and what glory means in earthly empires versus for those seeking the kingdom of heaven.

This sermon was preached during our virtual service due to the COVID-19 lockdown on August 16, 2020. For more information about St. Pauls, a progressive church in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood, please visit our website www.spucc.org. We invite you to join us for streaming worship Sundays at 10AM, on our website. St. Pauls United Church of Christ, 2335 N. Orchard St. Chicago, IL.

How can we pray when we have no words? When we don’t know how to pray? When we don’t even think we want to pray? Rev. Matt Fitzgerald looks at Romans 8:26-28...at the current, challenging moment...and even at the last “word” of Christ to help us understand how God steps in to pray for us.

This sermon was preached (from the middle of a cherry orchard) on August 9, 2020, during our virtual service,due to the COVID-19 lockdown. For more information about St. Pauls, a progressive church in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood, please visit our website www.spucc.org. We invite you to join us for streaming worship Sundays at 10AM, on our website. St. Pauls United Church of Christ, 2335 N. Orchard St. Chicago, IL.