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Reach Out & Live: First-Plymouth (20th & D)

Sermons and worship from the 9:00/10:30 am service at First-Plymouth at 20th & D.

DO NOT GROW WEARY Sometimes doing what is just can get exhausting! At times there is no quick “reward” the fruit of it is not obvious. If we look around though we will find that we are not alone in our just work, that we can lean on one another, even

According to a new Gallup poll there are suddenly less people that believe in God. Faith in a deity dropped 6 percentage points in the last 5 years. What is going on? Is this a catastrophe of faith? Or are there actually some positive elements the fact Go

The word “discipline” is about instruction, teaching, and learning. The one who guides us, who helps us become more disciplined, is a tutor, they help us be trained in particular virtues. The promise of living into the way of Jesus is that in followin

Psalm 8 looks at the majestic sweep of creation - the stars and the moon - and wonders how it is that God is mindful of human beings. Given the scale of the universe and our tiny solar system residing in a modest galaxy among millions of galaxies, it is n

Often the difficulties around increase our fear, making us suspicious of one another, and isolating us. This fear might make us even question what we know about God, what good news is! Paul reminds us to take a deeper look around us, in the midst of diffi

In this Pentecost sermon, Dr. Jim Keck will use John 14 to show that the Holy Spirit is the spirit of truth and that religion is, in some basic way, about dispelling the illusions in which we are trapped. Although Pentecost is thought of as the beginning

Expectation, fear, and wonder often come together in our lives. We not knowing what might be next while at the same time excited about the possibilities of the new. This week we remember that long ago followers of the man named Jesus waited for Jesus' pre

Using a very different notion of the lightness of being than the Milan Kundera novel, Dr. Keck will explore the dialectic of the lightness and heaviness that makes up our lives. Central to this sermon will be the beautiful line in Matthew 11 when Jesus sa

Using a very different notion of the lightness of being than the Milan Kundera novel, Dr. Keck will explore the dialectic of the lightness and heaviness that makes up our lives. Central to this sermon will be the beautiful line in Matthew 11 when Jesus sa

May 8, 2022 5:30 AM America/Chicago

Think For Yourself - May 08, 2022 - Pastor Jim - Sermon

In our day of groupthink and surly social media conformity where everyone trumpets slogans and takes sides on every issue, it is time to lift up the responsibility for each person to think for themselves. You should have idiosyncratic and unique takes on

In his sermon , Dr. Keck will use the great Damascus road experience of Saul to highlight that the church needs a new encounter with Christ in our own time. The role and place of religion in our culture is under major disruption and it is time for a new j

Near the end of John’s gospel there is a verse that sums up its purpose: “But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.” Dr. Keck will explo

Why kinship because the God we claim is a god who showed up in our flesh, who became “kin” to us. How do we begin to claim the reality of that kind of God us who is indeed WITH US - IS US? Join Pastor Juan Carlos Huertas in worship this weekend!

Mar 27, 2022 5:30 AM America/Chicago

Moral Courage - March 27, 2022 - Pastor Jim - Sermon

Dr. Jim Keck continues his sermon series using the life of Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer who was killed for opposing Hitler as our Lenten exemplar of moral courage. This week the sermon will also explore the incredible scene in John 8 where Jesus st