Series
Sermons and worship from the 9:00/10:30 am service at First-Plymouth at 20th & D.
May 16, 2021 5:30 AM America/Chicago
People refer to their “spiritual journey.” In fact, “journey” may be the most common metaphor used to talk about our spiritual lives. This weekend Dr. Jim Keck will explore the power and shortcomings of this metaphor. Religious language is necessa
May 9, 2021 5:30 AM America/Chicago
In this sermon on John 8 Dr. Jim Keck will propose that the word “sin” is central to the Christian faith but has become problematic by endless misusage. The church has called some things “sin” that are not sin - like playing cards, dancing or bein
May 2, 2021 5:30 AM America/Chicago
Frisbee is not just a toy, it is a state of mind. It represents creativity, playfulness, individuality, non-authoritarianism and joy. Dr. Jim Keck will take a frisbee approach to Matthew 28 this week. Let’s toss the disc this weekend at FP!
Apr 25, 2021 5:30 AM America/Chicago
One of the most heartfelt moments in ministry is when a person is nearing death and they ask me "Will I see my loved ones again?" I consider this question to be at the very height and majesty of what it is to be human and it is full of such soulful poigna
Apr 18, 2021 5:30 AM America/Chicago
What if our faith didn't depend on proof and we could weather the storms of life with a stay-in-the-boat kind of faith? A new look at the story of Peter, a storm, a boat and Jesus walking on water can help us deepen our faith that goes beyond doubt, looki
Apr 11, 2021 5:30 AM America/Chicago
In Acts 17, Paul gives a masterful sermon in Athens. The home of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, Athens is filled with smart, spiritually inquisitive people and Paul deftly shows that the Christian faith does not require that you leave your brain at the do
Apr 4, 2021 5:30 AM America/Chicago
Sermon from First-Plymouth Church's Podcast
Mar 28, 2021 5:30 AM America/Chicago
A Life Well Lived and Well Loved Jesus rides on a donkey into Jerusalem and Holy Week begins for the church. Dr. Jim Keck’ s sermon imagines that as Jesus is riding that donkey he is aware that he is moving towards his death at the hand of the Romans an
Mar 21, 2021 5:30 AM America/Chicago
Roger Daltry meets Elijah Dr. Jim Keck was at the WHO concert in Boulder Colorado in 1982 and happened to look over at the Flatirons during “Won’t Get Fooled Again” and it changed his spiritual trajectory. Join us this Sunday for a sermon that explo
Mar 14, 2021 5:30 AM America/Chicago
In this fourth installment of our Emerging from the Wilderness Worship Series, we will join Elijah as he runs for his life from the evil queen Jezebel. Dr. Keck will explore how many of us are "running for our lives" rather than confidently holding our gr
Mar 7, 2021 4:30 AM America/Chicago
The Bible gives an almost novelesque account of Paul's shipwreck and being stranded on the Island of Malta. It is sorta Robinson Crusoe, Swiss Family Robinson and Cast Away all combined. Dr. Jim Keck will explore this story as part of the long tradition o
Feb 28, 2021 4:30 AM America/Chicago
An exile rises in power, the local leaders get jealous and set him up to die. In the end a lion's den is a wilderness that cannot defeat God's faithfulness and provides us an opportunity to ask: How is the wilderness we are living through helping us awake
Feb 21, 2021 4:30 AM America/Chicago
Our Lenten worship series called Emerging from the Wilderness begins this weekend. We will be looking at moments in the Bible where people faced hardship - Paul being shipwrecked, Daniel in the Lions Den, Jeremiah stuck in a hole, Elijah on the run for hi
Feb 14, 2021 4:30 AM America/Chicago
There is a major shift underway in America. Almost 20 percent of Americans now define themselves as being "spiritual but not religious." Dr. Jim Keck will explore the dynamics behind this amazing move away from organized religion to the realm of the Spiri
Feb 7, 2021 4:30 AM America/Chicago
In the third installment of the sermon series, Dr. Jim Keck will highlight a mythical aspect of Islam called Sufism. Not content to rely on mere declarations of faith, the Sufi seeks to experience for herself the infinite love and compassion of our God. S
Jan 31, 2021 4:30 AM America/Chicago
Buddhism is one of the great repositories of wisdom in our world. Filled with compassion for those who suffer, the Buddha found a way out of our misery and sought to offer it to others. Dr. Keck continues his sermon series Encounter: Being Christian in a
Jan 24, 2021 4:30 AM America/Chicago
Encounter: Being Christian in a Multi-Faith World There are many different religious perspectives in our world. Gosh, there are many different religious perspectives in our church! Dr. Jim Keck will begin a sermon series exploring four different religions
Jan 17, 2021 4:30 AM America/Chicago
In April of 1963, Martin Luther King sat in a prison cell in Birmingham Alabama having been arrested during a peaceful, non-violent protest against the brutal racism and segregation in that city. Scribbling notes on the margin of a newspaper with a pencil
Jan 10, 2021 4:30 AM America/Chicago
Using a classic sermonic move, Dr. Jim Keck will use a Liam Neeson action movie to highlight the power and beauty of baptism. Of course, many people mine Liam Neeson action movies for theological ramifications. But hopefully something novel will come of i
Jan 3, 2021 4:30 AM America/Chicago
After the twelve days of Christmas, the Christian church celebrates Epiphany. This ancient feast day celebrates the visit of the Magi to the Christ child. Even more specifically it represents the first moment the Christian faith is manifested in the genti
Dec 27, 2020 4:30 AM America/Chicago
On February 6th, 1972 Otis Young preached a sermon at First-Plymouth about how too often we react to outside influences rather than following our own internal compass. Both snubs and compliments affect us too much and we see ourselves through the eyes of
Dec 20, 2020 4:30 AM America/Chicago
The sermon this week is a little romp through theology, authority of scripture and a dash of metaphysics. But mostly it tries to convey a magnanimous spirit that acknowledges that there are MANY different ways to be a faithful Christian.
Dec 13, 2020 4:30 AM America/Chicago
Fully 1/3 of our Bible is written in poetry. Apparently, God wanted to inspire rather than indoctrinate, elevate rather than simply convey information. But oddly, ministers are not trained to interpret poetry. This is a serious oversight! Let's get poetic
Dec 6, 2020 4:30 AM America/Chicago
Isaiah 11 is a key chapter in our faith. It describes the messianic king that spiritual souls hope will arrive and it poetically describes the "peaceable kingdom" for which we yearn. Dr. Jim Keck will explore what we mean when we await a savior. But an ad