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Rev. Dr. Jacob Buchholz

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

Feb 25, 2018 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Were You There?: Simon of Cyrene

Last week, Pastor Jen called on us to take up the proverbial cross of Christ and live lives of risk. This week we visit the one person who literally carried the cross of Christ and we ask what it takes to make a hero.

Feb 11, 2018 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

My Funny Valentine: Hosea + Gomer

The Book of Hosea starts with a strange metaphor where Hosea marries an unfaithful spouse and tries to reconcile with her. Join Pastor Jacob as he explores the problems with this metaphor and reflects on how the metaphors we use to describe God are often

Feb 4, 2018 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

My Funny Valentine: Jacob + Leah + Rachel

This year, Ash Wednesday falls on Valentine's Day. Before we kick off Lent, join Pastors Jen and Jacob for a two week sermon series entitled, "My Funny Valentine: Tales of Biblical Romance." Today's text is the story of Jacob and Leah and Rachel in Genesi

Jan 21, 2018 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Big Buts of the Bible: Slow Down

This week we expand our exploration of the "Big Buts of the Bible" to "Tiny Heinies" as well. To be specific, Pastor Jacob looks at the Hebrew word hinneh, which is used over 1,000 times in the Old Testament, but is rarely translated into English. Pastor

Jan 7, 2018 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Big Buts of the Bible: Striving for Perfection

Jesus' biggest "but" comes in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7. In it, Jesus teaches us the way of life that God intended, indeed, our very purpose in life.

Dec 24, 2017 9:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Christmas Eve Candlelight Services, 2017

We all have names and our names are part of our identity. As we celebrate the birth of Baby Jesus, how does the name of this child help shape our own lives? How does Jesus help free us from the confines of the names and labels that people tend to use to d

Dec 24, 2017 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

The Original Christmas Album: Nunc Dimittus (Simeon's Song)

Simeon waits his entire life to see the Messiah, and just before he dies, he gets a glimpse of Baby Jesus. Yet, he'll never know what becomes of this child. What does it mean that so much of what we hope for never takes place in our own lifetimes? Join us

Dec 10, 2017 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

The Original Christmas Album: The Gloria

In Luke 2 the angels sing out, "Gory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth, peace among those whom God favors." We sing the Latin version of these words each year in the hymn Angels We Have Heard On High when we sing "gloria in excelsis deo", but is

Nov 26, 2017 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Taste & See: Melons

In our final installment of "Taste and See," we find the Israelites in Numbers 11 craving the foods they remember eating in Egypt. So often we desire to return to the past in order to escape the present. Is it even possible to go backwards? Are we capable

Nov 12, 2017 2:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Taste & See: Oil

2 Kings 4 presents a fable of the prophet Elisha multiplying jars of oil to save a woman and her sons from debt slavery. How did the people of Israel use this story to declare a new message about the economics of God's Kingdom? How can something so small

Oct 22, 2017 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

"Everything Happens for a Reason"

The final installment of our series, "God Never Said That," is here, and we are tackling the most used cliche of them all: "Everything Happens for a Reason." It is comforting to know that God has a plan for us, but could it really be true that God is orch

Oct 8, 2017 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

"The Bible is Infallible"

The Bible says that Scripture is God-breathed, but does that make it infallible (without any errors)? Is the Bible perfect just like God is perfect? If it's not, how do we know which parts of the Bible to take seriously? Pastor Jacob explores our next cli

Sep 24, 2017 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

"God Helps Those Who Help Themselves"

It's true that life requires a lot of hard work, but does God really help those who help themselves? Join Pastor Jacob as he explores God's vision for making sure everyone in the world has enough and hear the words that God speaks to us in our moments of

Aug 27, 2017 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Wish You Were Here: Mars Hill

Climb aboard for the last stop in our summer sermon series. In Acts 17, Paul gives one of the first sermons ever delivered to the philosophers of the city of Athens. In Paul's sermon he takes the words of the philosophers and gives them new meaning. Join

Aug 13, 2017 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Wish You Were Here: Galatia

What are the underlying roots of the beliefs of the white supremacists in Charlottesville? How do we lose sight of our identity? How do we forget the crux of the Gospel? Join Pastor Jacob as he takes us back to Galatia to discover what the Apostle Paul be

Jul 30, 2017 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Wish You Were Here: Ephesus

In Acts 19, the silversmith Demetrius is worried that his business is going to collapse because of the spread of Christianity. Demetrius makes silver shrines for use in the Temple of Artemis. Transport yourself back to antiquity and put yourself in the sh

Jul 16, 2017 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Wish You Were Here: Antioch

This week Pastor Jacob takes us to Ancient Antioch where for the first time people are called by the name, "Christian". But is it a good thing that this term, "Christian," developed? Does the word do more harm than good now? What should we call ourselves?

Jul 2, 2017 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Wish You Were Here: Egypt

Join Pastors Jen and Jacob on a new sermon series this summer, "Wish You Were Here: Postcards From a Journey Through Scripture," as they travel to a new geographical location each Sunday and delve deeper into its significance in Scripture. The first stop?

Jun 18, 2017 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Bad Dads and Flawed Fathers of the Bible: God and Jesus

As we explore strained parental relationships in Scripture, is it possible that God was a "bad dad" in God's relationship with Christ? Join Pastor Jacob as he reflects on Jesus' prayer from the cross, "My God, My God, Why have you forsaken me?" and as he

Jun 4, 2017 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Pentecost Sunday: Light a Candle of Love

Join Pastor Jacob as he takes us into a dream within a dream within a dream to tell three stories of people who had to wake up from lies they believed in order to gain a better grasp of reality.

May 28, 2017 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Chronicles of Faith: John the Baptist

In Matthew 11, John the Baptist is sitting in prison and second-guessing whether Jesus is actually the Messiah. There often comes a time in life when God does not meet our expectations. The author and pastor Barbara Brown Taylor calls this, "The Gift of D

May 14, 2017 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Chronicles of Faith: Running the Race

In 1928, Claremont United Church of Christ made plans to build a new building, not knowing that the next year the Great Depression would hit. Nevertheless, the congregation moved forward in faith and now we carry the legacy left behind by people we have n

Apr 30, 2017 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Chronicles of Faith: Abraham

Abraham is known as the "Father of Faith" and he receives this title even in the midst of intense doubt. How do faith and doubt intertwine, and how can we know that God is always with us? Join Pastor Jacob as we launch a new sermon series exploring the co

Apr 16, 2017 3:00 AM America/Los_Angeles

Clue: The Empty Tomb

Happy Easter! Christ is Risen! Join Pastor Jacob for the last installment of our Clue sermon series as we journey to the Empty Tomb. The body of Jesus isn't there, but where is the risen Christ? It seems he is nowhere to be found! Perhaps the story of Eas