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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.

It is difficult to acknowledge our shortcomings, mistakes, and weaknesses. It is also difficult to be accountable to a different way of life, to our desire to be agents of peace, reconciliation, and wholeness. This week Pastor Juan Carlos Huertas invites

Jun 2, 2024 4:00 AM America/Chicago

Stretch Out Your Hand - June 2, 2024 - Pastor KJ - Sermon

Rules and laws guide, but at times need to be changed as the world changes. Our Christ sees the heart and soul, the reasons and needs. The Sabbath is not about a law, it is about a desire and time for renewal, reflection, reaching out to Christ which come

May 26, 2024 5:30 AM America/Chicago

Who Are You? - May 26, 2024 - Pastor Jim - Sermon

In high school, Dr. Jim Keck would argue that THE WHO was the greatest band of all-time. He no longer has a dog in that fight, but still loves the existential quality of the question “Who are you?” Psalm 8 joins in that question by asking “What are

Join us in worship this weekend as we celebrate Pentecost! On Sunday, at both the 9:00am & 10:30am services, our Plymouth Choir and TE DEUM choirs will collaborate with bass, drums and piano in Robert Ray's Gospel Mass and Rollo Dillworth's "I Sing Becaus

Is this all there is? Is this what life is about? Feeling like you are in a hamster wheel? So often we get into patterns of life that seem dull, dry, empty, we can feel them but find it hard to snap out of them. This week Pastor Juan Carlos Huertas remind

May 12, 2024 5:30 AM America/Chicago

Saturn V Jesus - May 12, 2024 - Pastor Jim Keck - Sermon

The church celebrates the ascension of Jesus this week (As well as Mother’s Day!). So we turn to Acts Chapter one where the resurrected Jesus ascends upon a cloud into heaven. But there is a lot more going on than just on the literal level. Ascensions a

Each of us is a unique person, with unique gifts, abilities, and perspectives. Rehearsing the kin-dom of God, a kin-dom of love, acceptance, compassion, justice, and completion, requires all of our gifts to make it known. What would it look like to be of

Jesus' death and resurrection ended a season of life for his disciples and yet it began another, the season called the Church. This week, Pastor Juan Carlos Huertas invites us to consider some wisdom from 2,000 years ago that could help us as we think abo

Apr 21, 2024 5:30 AM America/Chicago

Christians - April 21, 2024 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

This week Pastor Juan Carlos Huertas takes us to a city called Antioch where the followers of Jesus were first called Christian. What does it mean to be Christian and what does Christianity have to do with the church?

God called out to Samuel repeated times, but Samuel didn’t know it was God until Eli pointed it out. How often do we ignore God’s nudges? How do we know it is God, and not our desires, or other’s agenda? When is it time to say, “Speak Lord, for yo

Apr 7, 2024 5:30 AM America/Chicago

One Heart - April 07, 2024 - Pastor Jim - Sermon

In Acts Chapter 4 we are told the early followers of Jesus were of one heart and mind and shared everything. It is an idyllic image. But what does it mean for a church like First-Plymouth which cherishes a diversity of opinion? In what way can we be of on

Sermon Series with Pastor Juan Carlos - April 7-28 In the first sermon on our Church series Pastor Juan Carlos Huertas reminds us that the Church was instituted by Jesus. This way of beginning gives us a glimpse of what the intention of said institution i

This Sunday is the gateway to Holy Week and we celebrate Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem with palm branches and hosannas. Pastors Dr. Jim Keck and Juan Carlos Huertas will each share a brief meditation upon the true purpose of Jesus as he nears the cross. J