Colville United Church of Christ Sermons
Progressive Christian voice from a conservative area. Most of the sermons are from Rev Jim CastroLang, Pastor of the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Colville, WA.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 80
- Years Active
- 2010 - 2019
18-0617 If You Were God
There are three parts to this audio: 1) Sacred Texts read in worship - I Samuel 15:34-16:13 and Mark 4:26-34; 2) Pairing and Sharing Time in Church - a new feature in our worship of breaking into pai…
00:27:17 |
Mon 18 Jun 2018
18-0603 What We Are Made For-- Mike Denton
Rev. Mike Denton is not our boss as Conference Minister in the Pacific Northwest Conference of the UCC. Instead he is our mutual partner in ministry working relationship to deepen our relationships …
00:29:11 |
Wed 06 Jun 2018
18-0527 Building Your Spiritual Toolkit - Rev Judith Rinehart - Nelson
Rev. Judith Rinehart-Nelson discusses the need to be aware of the spiritual tools we use to help us thrive in life situations. Sometimes we learn these tools from others. The spiritual toolkit come…
00:16:36 |
Mon 28 May 2018
18-0520 Mortal Can These Bones Live
For each sacred text, we 1) read it, 2) had an invitation to dialogue, 3) paired up for an encounter with invited questions, 4) came back together and shared connections we made. Note that on this a…
00:21:59 |
Mon 21 May 2018
18-0513 The People We Know The Stories We Tell
The sacred texts today cause us to want more. Jesus knows he will be leaving the disciples soon and so he prays for their protection and understanding. Jesus shows us how much he cares almost like …
00:22:43 |
Mon 14 May 2018
18-0506 Love Is Really The Answer
In some ways this was a very personal sermon. I suppose a sermon about Love is personal by nature. We were a small group today sitting in a circle around the Communion Table which supported the int…
00:27:29 |
Mon 07 May 2018
18-0415 Peace Through Touch
This appearance of Jesus in Luke's Gospel (24:36-48)bridges the binary distinction between heaven and earth, between the body and spirit, between human and divine. The resurrected Jesus can be touch…
00:28:49 |
Mon 16 Apr 2018
18-0408 Resurrection Results
What is the evidence of the Resurrection? The common reading for this Sunday is the "doubting Thomas" story. Jesus invites Thomas to overcome his doubts by touching his wounds. Yet, the best evide…
00:16:57 |
Mon 09 Apr 2018
18-0401 Writing Your Own Ending
The Resurrection Story from Mark is first written. Later Mark readers felt compelled to clarify or add to the story. Today we look at the Resurrection story where it first ended at 16:8 and then th…
00:29:02 |
Mon 02 Apr 2018
18-0325 Looking Around At Everything
Jesus enters Jerusalem to a crowd laying palms and cloaks before him. He heads right to the Temple to check things out and Mark tells us, he "looks around at everything." In this sermon, I consider…
00:28:35 |
Mon 26 Mar 2018
18 - 0318 God In The 21st Century
So much of the Lenten story comes through in today's sacred texts from Jeremiah 31:31-34 - God renews the covenant and it is adjusted to what we need at the time and place in history and John 12:20-3…
00:23:55 |
Wed 21 Mar 2018
18-0311 What God Has Made - Sermon Discussion
(Ephesians 2:10) "For we are what God has made us,
created in Christ Jesus for good works,
which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life." As an alternative to a sermon talk, the congregation …
00:29:33 |
Wed 21 Mar 2018
18-0304 Hey Jesus - Is It Time To Overturn The Tables
There is Soft Christianity and Hard Christianity. Soft Christianity begins with gentle baby Jesus. It has expectations of his followers that they be kind, gentle, compassionate and offer service to…
00:24:19 |
Mon 05 Mar 2018
18-0225 Promises Promises Promises
At some point in life, most of us believe some of the promises we are told about life. Then we experience broken promises and our own doubts sneak in. This leads us to not living into the promises …
00:23:16 |
Mon 26 Feb 2018
18-0218 After The Devastation
This is the first Sunday following the horrific and devastating school shooting in Parkland, Florida. As we begin Lent, what do we do with the 18th School shooting of 2018. God renews the Covenant …
00:24:34 |
Mon 19 Feb 2018
18-0211 The gods Of This World
The story of the Transfiguration was transformative for Peter, James, and John. As followers of Jesus, what have been our transformative experience. What is it that loosens our allegiance to the go…
00:15:10 |
Tue 13 Feb 2018
18-0204 Do You Believe In Healing?
Have you ever watched those Healing Preachers on TV? Instant healing - Do you believe it happens? In this sermon, we explore Jesus healing as portrayed in Mark. It seems to be instant but there is…
00:23:42 |
Mon 05 Feb 2018
18-0128 Finding The 'Right' Way
Paul says, "Knowledge Puffs Up, Love Builds Up" -- what does this mean? We explore this in the context of this raging Information Age and a time that seems chaotic. How do we get it right in these …
00:24:02 |
Mon 29 Jan 2018
18-0121 Out Of My Mind
We sat in a circle and had an intimate worship today. We had many people gone either flu sick or at the Women's March in Spokane. My message focused on "Stubborn Minds" such as the ones who have cl…
00:19:59 |
Mon 22 Jan 2018
18-0114 Dangerous Road To Beloved Community
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr - pastor, theologian, activist, and worker for God's Justice deserves more attention in our Churches. As a follower of Jesus called to attack the structural injustice…
00:27:41 |
Mon 15 Jan 2018
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