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
18-0107 The Courage To Arise
Isaiah's proclamation, "Arise, Shine, Your Light Has Come" is like a birth announcement that applies to Jesus but also to us on the Epiphany Day. In the Christmas season we celebrate the birth of…
00:13:02 |
Mon 08 Jan 2018
17-1231 Its Time For Divine Shaping
Post Christmas and on New Year's Eve - perfect time to allow the birth of Jesus, the baby in the manager to shape our lives profoundly. The divine reshaping -- can we allow it to really change us mo…
00:21:14 |
Mon 01 Jan 2018
17-1224 Baby Time
Most of our Christmas Eve celebration was great music. Here are a few words I shared about the meaning of Christmas. I encouraged people to focus on the "Baby". There are lessons in staying with t…
00:09:47 |
Mon 01 Jan 2018
17-1217 Voices And Responding
Christmas comes every year. As we consider the meaning of Christmas and look to those we will be with for Christmas - these two short Reflections may give you some ideas on how to approach these Hol…
00:13:44 |
Mon 18 Dec 2017
17-1210 Preparing To Show Up
It happens to all preachers. You don't feel like you gave a good sermon then someone walks up to you and tells you how much this sermon meant to them. That happened to me on this. Hope your see so…
00:18:01 |
Mon 11 Dec 2017
17-1203 In These Days - Time To Show Up
Advent is the beginning of a new year in the church life cycle. The beginning includes Christmas. As we look to the meaning of the birth of Jesus, remember this - Living life fully means continuall…
00:18:09 |
Mon 04 Dec 2017
17- 1126 What It Means To Follow Jesus In Colville
While Pastor Jim was away for Thanksgiving, member Maury Barr led congregation in a sermon discuss on Matthew 25:31-46 and what it means to be a follower of Jesus in our town. People were sitting in…
00:45:14 |
Sat 02 Dec 2017
17-1119 What Talents Did You Get - Rev Judith Reinhart-Nelson
Guest preacher, member of the Church, and local Chaplain - Judith gave us lots to smile about today. She focused us being Spiritually prepared even if when we go into the hospital. As we listened t…
00:19:39 |
Mon 20 Nov 2017
17 1112 Please God Who's Right - The End sermon
We can talk about the End Times and whether and how Jesus is coming again. Or, we can cut to the chase and talk about Death and how we embrace death or avoid its reality. This is a tender and diffi…
00:22:21 |
Mon 13 Nov 2017
17-1105 Please God! Who's Right? - Blessed In Gods Sight
Do you know who you are? These two sacred texts: I John 3:1-3 and Matthew 5:1-12 help us understand who we are as human being and the path to what God knows we can be. I John 3 affirms that we are …
00:24:39 |
Mon 06 Nov 2017
17-1029 Please God Who's Right - Clashing Of The Churches
Five Hundred years after Martin Luther tacked those 95 Theses complaining against corruption in the Church, we celebrate the transforming difference these Reformers made to Christianity and the world…
00:31:06 |
Mon 30 Oct 2017
17-1022 Please God! Whose Right? - Knowing Gods Ways
In the continuing sermon series about our appeal to God to help us see who "is right" on so many issues of our day, this day we looked at how we know God's ways. We explored Moses conversation about…
00:26:39 |
Mon 23 Oct 2017
17-1015 Please God! Whose Right? - The Bible
Week 2 of my sermon series - Please God! Whose Right? This week focuses on the Bible. Some Christians are so sure that every word of the Bible is without flaw and that they know what it all means. …
00:30:40 |
Mon 16 Oct 2017
17-1008 Please God! Whose Right?
One of the tension points in the culture divide in America is the Ten Commandments. Not so much the content but the role of these laws etched on stone tablets that Moses brought to the people. Some…
00:20:11 |
Mon 09 Oct 2017
17-1001 Posturing- Kneeling At The Communion Table
The "Take a Knee" movement in the NFL has me wondering about the meaning of our posturing. In my Catholic background, we knelt often. What are you willing to kneel or bow before as a sign of your a…
00:22:35 |
Mon 02 Oct 2017
17-0924 Complaining & Understanding
The Exodus story is a template for human journey through life. It applies to our individual story and to our communal story. Today we here about the Complaining part of the journey. In Matthew, we…
00:21:05 |
Mon 25 Sep 2017
17-0917 Saving Our Churches Sermon
Consider this podcast in three parts. 1) Key Sacred Texts - Exodus 14:19-32 & Matthew 18:21-35; 2) Words shared about "Just Peace Sunday" and its link to Transgender bathroom issue coming to a head i…
00:29:34 |
Mon 18 Sep 2017
17-0903 Its Time To Go Now Sermon
Moses and the Burning Bush. Peter rebuked "Get Behind Me Satan". Whenever we hear the call of God or agree to be a follower of Jesus - our mission will be "To Go Now" from where we are to a new and…
00:27:25 |
Mon 04 Sep 2017
17-0827 Where Is My Salvation Sermon
With the help of the prophet Isaiah and the writings of St Paul, I explored an understanding of Salvation that may not match what you have been taught. Listen to find out what the Three Elements of …
00:23:21 |
Mon 28 Aug 2017
Installation portion of Installation Ceremony
It was a great day Saturday, November 13, 2010 as I was Installed as Pastor of the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Colville, WA.
00:14:12 |
Wed 17 Nov 2010
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