Messages from Douglas UCC

In today's gospel passage, Jesus's friend, Mary, washes his feet in a very expensive perfume. Salvatore Sapienza, pastor of Douglas UCC, talks about how this extravagance act of love serves as an example for us to "love wastefully."

God's dwelling place is within us, and Lent is a time for us to make the journey home. Rev. Salvatore Sapienza, pastor of Douglas Congregational United Church of Christ, talks about the "Parable of the Prodigal Son."

The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree tells us that ‘Just as a fig tree's purpose is to bear figs, so our purpose is to produce the fruits of the Spirit.’ Pastor Sal Sapienza of Douglas UCC talks about what this means for our lives today.

Jesus describes King Herod as a fox and himself as a Mother Hen. Modern-day Herods and fox-like power systems prey upon the weak. Pastor Sal Sapienza of Douglas UCC talks about how we can protect "the least of these" and keep the foxes at bay.

Lent isn't about giving up the things that 'spark joy' for us. Lent is about giving up the things that are keeping us from our joy. Rev. Salvatore Sapienza, pastor of Douglas UCC, gives a message for the 1st Sunday of Lent.

Turning the other cheek isn't submissive. It's defiant. Pastor Sal Sapienza of Douglas Congregational United Church of Christ, talks about Jesus's call to turn the other cheek and to love your enemy.

Rev. Salvatore Sapienza, pastor of Douglas Congregational United Church of Christ, eulogizes Saugatuck/Douglas icon, Carl Jennings.

Was Jesus really calling us to ‘catch’ people for him? What did he mean by the words: ‘I will make you fishers of men?’ Rev. Salvatore Sapienza, pastor of Douglas Congregational United Church of Christ, preaches on Luke 5:1-11.

What in the world did Jesus say to make his hometown crowd push him to the edge of a cliff?! Rev. Salvatore Sapienza, pastor of Douglas Congregational United Church of Christ, teaches on Luke 4:21-30.

We are being called to build bridges, not walls. Rev. Salvatore Sapienza, pastor of Douglas Congregational United Church of Christ, talks about Jesus's radical Way of inclusion and oneness.