Rev. Dr. Jacob Buchholz

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

All speakers Rev. Dr. Jacob Buchholz 233 Rev. Dr. Jennifer Strickland 183 Rev. Dr. Jen Strickland 27 Rev. Laurel Capesius 15 Pastor Jen 13 Pastor Jacob 11 Rev. Dr. Jennifer Strickland and Rev. Dr. Jacob Buchholz 9 Rev. Dr. Jen Strickland 8 Rev. Dr. Kikanza Nuri-Robins 4 Rev. Jude Johnson 4 Rev. Dr. Jen Strickland & Rev. Dr. Jacob Buchholz 3 Cantor Paul Buch 2 Celeste Irwin 1 Dr. Carey Robertson 1 Dr. Philip Clayton 1 Dr. Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson 1 Guest Preacher Kevin Dettmar 1 Guest Preacher Chris Harry 1 Imam Hadi Qazwini 1 Patsor Jacob 1 Rabbi David Mattis 1 Rabbi Zev-Hayyim Feyer 1 Raven Chacon 1 Rev. Belva Brown Jordan 1 Rev. Brian Ellison 1 Rev. Chineta GoodJoin 1 Rev. Dr. Bear Ride 1 Rev. Dr. Craig Hadley 1 Rev. Dr. Criag Hadley 1 Rev. Dr. Dale Morgan 1 Rev. Dr. David Vásquez Levy 1 Rev. Dr. David Vasquez-Levy 1 Rev. Dr. Jen Strickland and Rev. Dr. Jacob Buchholz 1 Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III 1 Rev. Dr. Ronald T. Evans 1 Rev. Gabriel Lopez 1 Rev. Lydia Sohn 1 Rev. Wally Hoeger 1 Rev.Dr. Jacob Buchholz 1 Shane Claiborne 1 Stephen Colón 1 Unknown 1

Jan 13, 2019 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Stories Untold: Hannah

The story of Hannah seems like a trite tale from Scripture: woman is barren, woman prays for a child, woman receives a child. But what if there is more to the story of Hannah? Join Pastor Jacob as he explores the power of having agency in this world.

Dec 30, 2018 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

If It Tarries, Wait For It

The Old Testament Book of Habakkuk is a short but impactful book. In it, Habakkuk demands to know why God seems so slow to act. God's response is powerful. Join Pastor Jacob to find out more!

Dec 23, 2018 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Down & Dirty: Who Invited Him to the Party?

The nativity story fast forwards to John the Baptist emerging from the wilderness as an adult, dressed in clothes made of camel hair and eating locusts. What does it mean that God's Word comes to this weirdo in the wilderness? Are we able to hear God's vo

Dec 9, 2018 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Down & Dirty: A Complicated Relationship

One aspect of the nativity story vexes many Christians: Could Mary truly have been a virgin when she gave birth to Christ? Does that question even matter?

Nov 25, 2018 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Sweet Dreams: Our Nation

In the last installment of our sermon series, Sweet Dreams, we address the concerns we all have for our country and ask "What we can we do when it feels as if we are taking steps backward in living out the message of Christ's love?"

Nov 11, 2018 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Sweet Dreams: Family

In our new sermon series "Sweet Dreams: What Keeps You Up At Night," we explore the fears, anxieties, and worries that plague our lives. Pastor Jacob begins by looking at our pervasive worry for the well-being of our family members.

Oct 28, 2018 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Seeing Beyond the Spectrum

On Animal Blessing Sunday we pause to break down our anthropocentric views of the world and try to understand God's creation through the eyes of other species. When animals look at a rainbow, they don't all see the same colors. What does it mean that we s

Oct 14, 2018 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Let's Talk About Heaven

Join Pastors Jen and Jacob for a two-part sermon series exploring the afterlife. Discussions of the afterlife produce a lot of anxiety around the questions of who gets to heaven, how do we get there, and what will it look like. But should we be so anxious

Sep 30, 2018 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

5 Greek Words Every Christian Should Know: Pistis

In our last installment of 5 Greek Words Every Christian Should Know, we look at the word pistis, which means faith. What does it mean that we put our faith in something that we cannot see? Is our faith just wish fulfillment?

Sep 23, 2018 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

5 Greek Words Every Christian Should Know: Gnosis

This week's Greek word is gnosis, knowledge, and it has made its way into English with words such as diagnosis, prognosis, and agnostic. Join Pastor Jacob as he explores the ancient sect known today as Gnosticism, and asks the question, "What do we need t

Sep 9, 2018 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

5 Greek Words Every Christian Should Know: Kenosis

In the second installment of 5 Greek Words Every Christian Should Know, we turn to what may be the earliest written words of the New Testament. Philippians 2 contains what scholars think are lyrics to a hymn that the first Christians sang together. The so

Aug 26, 2018 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Tweetable Scriptures: Light Burdens

In this last installment of Tweetable Scriptures, Jesus gives this message in 140 characters or less to all those carrying the burdens of guilt, fear, self-contempt, regret, workaholism, and pride: “Come to me all you who are weary and carrying heavy bu

Aug 12, 2018 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Tweetable Scriptures: Grumble Free

Paul writes in Philippians 2:14, "Do all things without mumbling and arguing." But let's be real: we complain all the time. It's what we do! Life would be boring without a little griping. What exactly does Paul have in mind when he makes this statement? W

Jul 29, 2018 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Tweetable Scriptures: Jesus Wept

John 11:35 is the shortest verse in the English Bible. It reads, "Jesus Wept." As Jesus weeps for his deceased friend Lazarus, does it make it more believable or less believable that this man could be the Son of God? Join Pastor Jacob as he explores the e

Jul 15, 2018 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Bodylicious: Lying On Your Side

In our last Bodylicious sermon, we find the prophet Ezekiel lying on his left side for 390 straight days and then his right side for another 40 days. What is the purpose of the impressive feat of endurance? Join Pastor Jacob as he investigates the ancient

Jul 1, 2018 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Bodylicious: Right Hand VS Left Hand

What does Jesus mean when he tells people not to let their left hand know what their right hand is doing? Join Pastor Jacob as he explores a series of hyperbolic statements made by Jesus and his underlying call for us to take off our masks of religiosity

Jun 10, 2018 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Bodylicious: Esau's Heel

In the Book of Genesis, Jacob comes out of the womb grasping Esau's heel. Was the enmity between these two brothers all part of God's plan? Why would God want to lift the younger brother above the older? Join Pastor Jacob as he explores the ways God upset

May 27, 2018 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

The First 100 Days: The Church Was Born

In our last installment looking at the The First 100 Days after Jesus' resurrection, we turn to the development of the early church. Acts 2 seems to depict the ideal church where everyone shares their possessions with whoever has need. But did this kind o

May 13, 2018 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

The First 100 Days: Jesus Commissioned

In the Gospel of Matthew, one of Jesus' major acts during his First 100 Days post-resurrection is to deliver The Great Commission to the eleven remaining disciples. But, when the disciples encounter the risen Christ, they worship him, but some doubt. Join

Apr 29, 2018 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

I'm In! To Whom Can We Go?

In John 6, a crowd following Jesus is confused when Jesus tells them that they must eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man. What does Jesus mean by these bizarre words? Join Pastor Jacob as he explains how Jesus is asking us to expand our exp

Apr 15, 2018 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

I'm In! Send Me!

What is God calling you to do? Join Pastor Jacob as he explores one of the most famous call stories in Scripture in Isaiah 6 as we learn to jump in to God's call in our lives even in the midst of confusion and feelings of inadequacy.

Mar 29, 2018 12:00 PM America/Los_Angeles

Were You There?: Judas (Maundy Thursday)

Maundy Thursday commemorates Jesus' last meal with this disciples, but it is also the night that Judas betrays his teacher and friend. What motivated him to turn Jesus over to his captors? Why, like Judas, do we find ourselves so often doing what we know

Mar 25, 2018 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Were You There?: The Crowds

At the same time as Jesus' procession into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, Pilate and the imperial army were marching in their own procession on the other side of town. Join Pastor Jacob as he explores how Jesus' entry into Jerusalem that day was a carefully pl

Mar 11, 2018 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Were You There?: Roman Centurion

In the temple in Jerusalem a curtain sixty feet high and thirty feet wide stood outside the Holy of Holies where the presence of God was supposed to dwell. This curtain was four inches thick and the Jewish historian Josephus said that even two horses atta