Sermons at Union Congregational Church Preached by The Reverend Gail L. Miller September 30, 2018 Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost John 12:23-27 Second in a four-part series on Change Experiencing Change: Experiencing Loss This summer one of you suggested that I preach on the topic of CHANGE – and, in particular, what it means for a church…
Sermons at Union Congregational Church Preached by The Reverend Gail L. Miller August 19, 2018 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost John 6:35, 41-51 Gifts From Heaven These are anxious days and weeks for a lot of young people. In particular I’m thinking of kids heading back to school and especially those who are venturing into a…
Sermons at Union Congregational Church Preached by The Reverend Gail L. Miller August 12, 2018 Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost II Kings 4:42-44 John 6:1-14 From Small Beginnings Nine-year-old Danny came bursting out of Sunday school. His eyes were darting in every direction as he tried to find his mom or dad. Finally, he found his…
Sermons at Union Congregational Church Preached by The Reverend Gail L. Miller, Pastor May 27, 2018 Trinity Sunday John 3:1-17 Romans 8:12-17 Trinity = Love Church = Love The Trinity – God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit – can be difficult to wrap our minds around. So I thought I’d share…
Sermons at Union Congregational Church Preached by The Reverend Gail L. Miller, Pastor May 6, 2018 Sixth Sunday of Easter John 15:9-16 LOVE EACH OTHER! Prayer: O Lord, you have taught us that without love, whatever we do is worth nothing. Send now your Holy Spirit and pour into our hearts this greatest of your…
Sermons at Union Congregational Church Preached by The Reverend Gail L. Miller, Pastor April 29, 2018 Fifth Sunday of Easter John 15:1-8 Remaining on the Vine Last week (Good Shepherd Sunday) Jesus was the Good Shepherd, we were the sheep. This week the image shifts and now Jesus says that he is the vine, we…
Sermons at Union Congregational Church Preached by The Reverend Gail L. Miller, Pastor April 22, 2018 Fourth Sunday of Easter John 10:10b-18 Life in the Flock Just outside of Bethlehem is a place called “The Shepherd’s Field.” It is the spot where, tradition says, the shepherds watched their flocks the night Jesus was born. Rolling…
Sermons at Union Congregational Church Preached by The Reverend Gail L. Miller, Pastor April 8, 2018 Second Sunday of Easter John 20:19-31 You Don’t Have To Be There! You had to be there! You just had to be there! I find that it is hard – try as I might – to match someone else’s…
Sermons at Union Congregational Church Preached by The Reverend Gail L. Miller, Pastor March 18, 2018 Fifth Sunday in Lent John 12:20-33 Meaning in Suffering “Why do you not commit suicide?” And with this question, psychiatrist Viktor Frankl offered his patients a key with which to unlock the chains of their afflictions. What he was…
Sermons at Union Congregational Church Preached by The Reverend Gail L. Miller, Pastor March 4, 2018 Third Sunday in Lent John 2:13-22 What is Necessary? Approaching the house on a mission…. He moves from room to room… a table over here overflowing with stuff, an alcove over there…the same. It’s too much…. And so he…