Things to Ponder

By St. Mary‘s UCC, Silver Run, MD

Sermons, Reflections, and Musings from St. Mary‘s United Church of Christ, Silver Run, MD, Pastor Sam Chamelin... more

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June 02, 2022 May 29, 2022 - A Theology of Imagination
Sermon Text: Acts 1:1-11

Ascension invites us to imagination. If Christ is king of all, and all things are under his feet, what is possible? Is it possible to have a world without shootings, without war, without violence? The church is called to be a prophetic witness and embodied presence of the King of kings who is over every nation, every economics, every politics.

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20min
May 24, 2022 May 22, 2022 - House of Merit, House of Mercy
Sermon Text: John 5:1-9

Meritocracy leaves bodies in its wake. Mercy seeks out the most vulnerable and brings healing. The question is: do we, the Church, want to be healed?

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18min
May 24, 2022 May 15, 2022 - Fine Tuned Faith
Sermon Text: Acts 11:1-18

Peter's mystic vision wasn't about dietary laws, or some particular piety. It was about people. Less boundaries, more inclusion, more discovery of God's goodness everywhere.

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18min
May 09, 2022 May 8, 2022 - The Mothering Christ: The Eleousa
Sermon Text: Luke 15:1-10

Our pictures of Jesus are often so tame. Leave it to a religious icon to show us a rambunctious, unruly, undeterred Christ, who grabs for everyone with unrestrained love.

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20min
April 20, 2022 April 27, 2022 - Easter Sunday: The Gardener
Sermon Text: John 20

Mary Magdalene mistakes the resurrected Jesus for the gardener. Is it possible she spoke more than she knew?

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16min
April 11, 2022 April 10, 2022 - Baked In: Kingdom Clash
Sermon Text: Luke 19:28-44

Palm Sunday sets up a clear confrontation between the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Caesar. Whom shall we follow, and what is the path?

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18min
April 04, 2022 April 3, 2022 - Baked In: Generous Discipline
Sermon Text: John 12:1-8

The question at the heart of all disciplines, is, “What do you love?”

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21min
March 28, 2022 March 27, 2022 - Baked In: Navel Gazing
Sermon Text: Luke 15

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March 21, 2022 March 20, 2022 - Baked In: You Must Be Born Anew
Sermon Text: John 31-17

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23min
March 14, 2022 March 13, 2022 - A Religion I Can Get Behind
Sermon Text: John 5:19-24

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13min

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How many episodes does Things to Ponder have?

The podcast currently has 170 episodes available.