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Rev. Dr. Jacob Buchholz

Browse published sermons from Rev. Dr. Jacob Buchholz in Claremont United Church of Christ.

Dec 1, 2019 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Real Housewives: Drama in the Temple

We start our journey through the first chapter of Luke and delve into the lives of the Real Housewives of Bethlehem. At the end of our Scripture reading today, Elizabeth decides to go off into seclusion for five months, but the text doesn't tell us why. J

Nov 3, 2019 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Noteable Faith: Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing

The activist Dr. Anna Julia Cooper said that God was a "Singing Something" and that God had put a song inside of us that needed to be sung. Join Pastor Jacob as he explores the hymn, "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing," which in 1919 became known as The Black Nat

Sep 1, 2019 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Biblical Couture: Freedom Footwear Collection

Jesus gives his disciples an outlandish charge: cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. Who does that?! And why does Jesus tell the disciples not to wear any shoes when they do it? Join Pastors Jen and Jacob as they launch

Aug 18, 2019 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Stories of Migration and Home: Finding a Place to Call Home

Sometimes we respond to the news of our world by oscillating between denial and despair. But in a letter sent by the Prophet Jeremiah to the exiles in Babylon who were feeling both denial and despair, Jeremiah provides a third option. Join Pastor Jacob as

Aug 4, 2019 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Stories of Migration and Home: Mic Drop

Our new series comes at a poignant time a day after a hate crime against immigrants. People often wonder what the Bible has to say about modern issues and in today's sermon Pastor Jacob outlines God's instructions for how to love the "alien" in your land

Jul 21, 2019 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

One-Hit Wonders: Spirit In the Sky (Zechariah)

In the Book of Zechariah, the prophet Zechariah has a series of eight visions about rebuilding the city of Jerusalem. What does it mean for us to have a vision today for ourselves and for our world?

Jul 7, 2019 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

One Hit Wonders: Tainted Love (Amos)

We kick-off our One-Hit Wonders sermon series with a look at the prophet Amos. Amos is obsessed with the concepts of justice and righteousness, but what do these words mean for him, and what do they mean today in a world where the idea of justice has beco

May 26, 2019 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Jesus Said What?!: Division Not Peace

We begin our journey through some of the head-scratching words of Jesus with this declaration from Jesus where he claims he is bringing division rather than peace. How does this fit the peaceful Christ we know? Join Pastor Jacob as he explores how to resp

May 5, 2019 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Faithful & Fearless: For Such a Time as This

In our next installment of our Faithful and Fearless sermon series, we dive deep into the story of Esther. When Esther feels as if there is nothing she can do to intervene on behalf of her people, her cousin Mordecai responds with one of the most powerful

Apr 21, 2019 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

The Sound of Silence: Sitting in the Wonder (Easter Sunday)

In the Gospel of Mark, the first eyewitness to the resurrection flee from the tomb in fear and the Gospel ends. Join Pastor Jacob as he explores how doubt is a necessary component of faith. This Easter, let us sit in the wonder of the story of Christ's re

Apr 18, 2019 12:00 PM America/Los_Angeles

The Sound of Silence: Washing Your Hands (Maundy Thursday)

The Center for Disease Control found that only 65 percent of women and 31 percent of men washing their hands after using the bathroom. We have a hard time washing our hands, but an easy time washing our metaphorical hands when we shouldn't. How can we tel

Apr 7, 2019 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

The Sound of Silence: God's Silence

How can we have faith when God is silent? Pastor Jacob explores those moments in life when we have so many questions, but God seems nowhere to be found.

Mar 24, 2019 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

The Sound of Silence: The Line Between Life and Death

We all know that death can come at any time. What's hard is that we don't know when that time will be and Scripture doesn't give us any answers. What do we do in the face of the silence surrounding our own deaths?

Mar 10, 2019 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

The Sound of Silence: Deserted Places

There are over 600,000 word forms in the English language. We are inundated everyday with a constant stream of words. But with so many words, sometimes they lose they power--particularly, the words we use to talk about God. When we have said so many wrong

Feb 17, 2019 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Stories Untold: The Canaanite Woman

Like so many other women in the Bible, the Canaanite woman and her daughter in Matthew 15 remain nameless. Her story is one of the most confusing in all of Scripture, but perhaps this unnamed woman teams up with Jesus to teach us the greatest lesson of al

Feb 3, 2019 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Stories Untold: Junia

Romans 16 is a boring chapter to read. It's just a list of names of people to whom Paul sends his greetings. But the list includes 10 women, several who were leaders in the early church. Join Pastor Jacob as he highlights one, Junia, who was an apostle, o

Jan 20, 2019 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Stories Untold: Shiphrah + Puah

In the story of the Exodus, Pharaoh attempts to kill all the infant boys, but he lets the females live. Little does he know that women will feature prominently in the attempts to foil his plans. Meet Shiphrah and Puah, the first non-violent protesters who