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Claremont United Church of Christ

Join Pastors Jen and Jacob at Claremont United Church of Christ for sermons that are engaging, inspiring, and challenging. Claremont UCC is an open and affirming congregation that welcomes ALL people regardless of race,...

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May 17, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jacob Buchholz 23:58 Seeing 2020: Visions of a Faithful Future

Seeing 2020: Tell Me What I Want to Hear

The parallels between King Ahab in our passage for today and our current administration are uncanny. We can gather people around us who will tell us what we want to hear or people who will be honest and candid with us. Friends, we cannot return to "normal

May 10, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jennifer Strickland 18:27 Seeing 2020: Visions of a Faithful Future

Seeing 2020: You Belong Here

During the pandemic, it is so easy to feel isolated and alone. Pastor Jen explains why, no matter where you are, you belong in this community.

May 3, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jacob Buchholz 22:58 Seeing 2020: Visions of a Faithful Future

Seeing 2020: Going Where the Spirit Leads

During Paul's missionary journeys in the Book of Acts, the Spirit of God takes him to unexpected places. How is the Spirit leading us to new places and new discoveries during this pandemic?

Apr 26, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jennifer Strickland 18:23 Seeing 2020: Visions of a Faithful Future

Seeing 2020: Our Rock Pillow

Like the rock that Jacob placed in the desert marking the spot where he encountered God, Claremont United Church of Christ is a marker of a place where people have come together to worship God, be inspired, and accompany one another through life for 130 y

Apr 19, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jacob Buchholz 19:53

Earth Day 2020

The parallels between how our country responded to Covid-19 in its earliest stages and how we handle climate change are uncanny. On these world issues we must come together to accept the fact before us and make wide-spread, systemic changes.

Apr 12, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jennifer Strickland 12:46 3 Day Flip: Stories of Restoration

3 Day Flip: Where Exactly is Jesus?

The 3-Day flip is finished! The risen Christ is restored! But where exactly should we be looking for Jesus after the resurrection?

Apr 5, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jacob Buchholz 23:20 3 Day Flip: Stories of Restoration

3 Day Flip: Cleaning House

Our homes are at their cleanest when guests are about to arrive. We curate the images we put on social media. But when Jesus enters the temple before his death to cleanse the temple of the money changers, he asks us to keep a clean house year-round and to

Mar 29, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jennifer Strickland 12:33 3 Day Flip: Stories of Restoration

3 Day Flip: No More of This!

The night in the Garden of Gethsemane involves violence even though Jesus spent his whole ministry teaching his disciples to be peaceful. What would happen if followers of Christ actually started living out his teachings?

Mar 22, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jennifer Strickland 17:51 3 Day Flip: Stories of Restoration

3 Day Flip: Don't Bore God

Pastor Jen looks at the famous story of a woman caught in adultery in the Gospel of John. How far have we come or not come from this story? How does God feel about the ways we so easily cast blame on others?

Mar 15, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jacob Buchholz 21:09 3 Day Flip: Stories of Restoration

3 Day Flip: A Wordless Miracle

Join Pastor Jacob as he explores how the Deaf community understands the story of Jesus healing a man who is deaf in Mark 7. What is the real miracle of this passage?

Mar 8, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jennifer Strickland 21:17 3 Day Flip: Stories of Restoration

3 Day Flip: The Blurry Phase

In one of Jesus' miracles he doesn't get it right the first time! Then again, we don't always get it right the first time either. Pastor Jen helps us understand that sometimes we don't always see clearly, and that's part of life.

Mar 1, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jacob Buchholz 20:49 3 Day Flip: Stories of Restoration

3 Day Flip: The Way

This week for our "3 Day Flip" sermon series, we look at the example par excellence of restoration in the New Testament: Saul's conversion experience before he becomes Paul. Do we believe that anyone is capable of change?