Pastors Jen and Jacob are approaching their four year anniversary as co-pastors of Claremont United Church of Christ. During their time at the church, they have exposed the congregation to a wide variety of obscure passages and challenging texts so that we can engage with all of Scripture and learn what God might be saying in our modern times. However, there are still a few books in the Bible that have not served as a basis of a sermon in these last four years. This summer, Pastors Jen and Jacob will be looking at these, "Unread Books."
Aug 30, 2020 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
Our world certainly feels as if it is being refined by fire this year. We are being called to change many of our ways of thinking and our practices. Is it possible to find God in the midst of all of this change? Malachi thinks so!
Aug 23, 2020 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
Pastor Jacob admits he likes to check things off lists and felt compelled to preach out all of the remaining books before the series came to a close. He looks to eight different passages and asks if there might be a common theme unifying the entire canon
Aug 16, 2020 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
After generations of failure and chaos, the Israelites are left wondering how they could ever rebuild what they had before? Will it be possible for us to rebuild?
Aug 9, 2020 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
Doesn't it sometimes feel that Christianity has been hijacked by fundamentalists. But what if they think the same thing about us so-called "progressives." Pastor Jacob provides some guidance about how to have conversations regarding the heart of our faith
Aug 2, 2020 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
How did you come to learn about the faith? We all have people, books, or experiences that shaped our own understanding of Christianity. Join Pastor Jen as we track the journey of our own faith.
Jul 26, 2020 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
These two books of history are seldom read because the stories they contain are mostly repeats from the historical books that come before. In this sermon, Pastor Jacob suggests that we cannot practice our Christian faith without understanding how we live
Jul 19, 2020 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
Nehemiah contains the story of the people of Israel after they return from exile and are trying to rebuild their city. Pastor Jen teaches us the wisdom we can learn from their rebuilding efforts and how each person simply rebuilt their small part of the c
Jul 12, 2020 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
The books of 2 and 3 John almost did not make it into the canon of Scripture because they are so short and lack context. Is there something we can learn from these letters that contain less than 300 words each? Pastor Jacob suggests that these letters cap
Jul 5, 2020 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
We kick off our series on "The Unread Books," that Pastors Jen and Jacob have not used for sermons in these last four years with Obadiah. What does this prophet have to say for our times?