Messages from Douglas UCC

According to the gospel of John, Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. How are we to understand, “I am the resurrection and life”? Pastor Sal explores what it means to experience new life in the Spirit.

The Bible is full of miraculous stories like Jesus healing a blind person. Pastor Sal invites us to see these stories with new eyes.

Jesus encounters the Samaritan woman at the well and tells her of the living water that never runs out. Pastor Sal explores the location and meaning of this sacred “Living Water.”

Jesus says no one can enter the Kingdom of Heaven unless they are born again. Pastor Sal explores how Lent can provide an opportunity to be spiritually reborn.

Lent is not about giving up what brings us joy. It’s about giving up what keeps us FROM joy.  Before Jesus began his ministry, he spent forty days in the wilderness confronting his demons. Pastor Sal invites us to wrestle with the things that keep us from living life to the fullest.

Many churches do not ordain women or let them serve as leaders because the Bible says not to let them “teach or exercise authority over a man.” It also says women in churches “are to keep silent.” Pastor Sal talks about Jesus’ view of women in ministry.

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says, “You are salt of the earth and light of the world.” Pastor Sal explores what it means to be salt and light.

The Sermon on the Mount features The Beatitudes, a set of radical ideas. Richard Rohr says they are Jesus’ greatest wisdom teachings. Pastor Sal talks about what they mean for our lives today.

Jesus calls his disciples, saying he will make them fishers of men. Does that mean we should go out and ‘catch’ people for God? Pastor Sal talks about the true meaning of evangelism

Today we hear about Jesus calling his first followers and we celebrate the life of a follower named Martin Luther King. Dr. King reminded us that ‘Darkness cannot drive out darkness. Only Light can do that.’ Both he and Jesus dreamt of building the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth.