United Church of Christ
10 AM Sunday Worship
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218 Main Street, Groton, MA
Sermons on Luke (Page 3)
Deuteronomy 30:9-4 Luke 10:25-37 So much has happened this week – yes? A week ago today I was with 25 kids/teens having just finished our week serving in Queens on the Mission Trip. We had had our hearts touched by folk who were lonely, joyful, generous, kindhearted, wise, caring… We experienced the joys and the challenges of living in close community with…
While we’re celebrating the Ascension today, the actual Feast day is on Thursday. Because the church celebrates the Ascension 40 days after the resurrection, it always falls on a Thursday, and so we need to move it either forward or backward, to give a Sunday to it. It’s important that we not skip over it,…
This morning I want to address a very profound and important theological question. I first heard it a number of weeks ago here from a very bright and eager young student—faithful in worship and engaging. Here’s the question: Since Jesus came back from the dead, does that make him a zombie? Great Question! Well, if…
Jesus is clear. To be his disciples, to enter the Kingdom of God, we must deny ourselves, pick up our crosses, and follow him! That’s a lot, don’t you think? Ever since Jesus’ death nearly 2,000 years ago, there has been a steady trail of those who have given up their lives for him, or…
During Lent, people of all stripes of Christian, and even some non Christians, will participate in the tradition of GIVING UP SOMETHING FOR LENT. Often it will be the giving up of a bad habit, likely having something to do with a healthier lifestyle – giving up processed sugars or alcohol. Sometimes it entails taking…
I wonder…What would it be like to be in the very presence of God? We can only imagine! It seems that only happens in stories of heroic characters in the Bible. Take Moses for example. That must have been an amazing encounter. Because when he returned from his visits with God on Mt. Sinai, Moses’…
This is the second of three sermons on the three primary ways we go about Sharing Christ and Changing Lives, as we prepare to discuss a potential building project to better fulfill this purpose. Last week we looked at the importance of the firm foundation of anything and everything we do here Jesus Christ…