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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.

Many old churches have cemeteries surrounding them and with the rise of crematoriums, churches are reclaiming the church as a place where our loved ones find final rest. What does it mean to be surrounded by the saints? What is saintliness? How might we r

In the last few weeks we have been overwhelmed by the pictures from the Middle East. We did not need another “hotspot” in the world, another place of suffering, violence, and despair. Add war to the many other ills around us and we can easily be disco

This week our worship will be filled with presence of children. Jesus reminds us that we must be like them if we are to inherit the kingdom of God. This kingdom is one ruled by love, compassion, peace, and new life. How do we pay attention to the children

God loves us too much to leave us marred, scared and broken from life’s challenges. We too, like Jeremiah will discover God has the ability to remold human clay when we yield to the hands of the Potter. Perhaps God has a better or easier plan for your l

What’s on your mind? What is capturing your imagination? Is it the latest relationship among celebrities, the wars taking place around the world, the state of American civic life, or maybe how to parent your child, getting through the day, or maybe noth

Oct 8, 2023 4:00 AM America/Chicago

I Press On - October 8, 2023 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

Life can be difficult, in those moments we can be filled with self-doubt, negativity, and at times despair. In the midst of those low points we can feel disconnected from our true selves, from those around us, and from God. This week Pastor Juan Carlos Hu

In this weekends sermon, Dr. Jim Keck will explore the philosophically sublime understanding of God that emerged in the ancient church. Get ready for a metaphysical romp that has real consequences for how we live.

How do we help others know about spiritual things? How do we pass on our values and ways of being to new generations? This week Pastor Juan Carlos Huertas takes us to the Psalms where we find important wisdom about how we pass on faith, values, and ways o

Mountains are a key symbol in our Bible. Mountains connect heaven and earth and represent the most basic spiritual aspiration - the desire to always move higher in life. This weekend Dr. Jim Keck will have us climb the various mountains in scripture and w

In week two of our Year of Hope Series, Pastor Juan Carlos Huertas will use an ancient story to help us think about how a faith community can help erase the stigma and shame about mental illness and substance use disorders and challenge us to come alongsi

There seems to be so much despair and hopelessness in our world, and if faith is to provide anything it is a sense of purpose and hope. Dr. Keck and Rev. Huertas will explore ways we must reclaim hope and be a bearer of that hope to our world. The Bible t

Sometimes the church can seem too happy, some call it “toxic positivity,” others call it unrealistic, yet others might just say that we choose to focus on good news. As we begin our Year of Hope, Pastor Huertas invites us into a kinship practice of me

The church often talks about love but what should that love look like? What effects should love have in us and in the world? This week Pastor JC invites us into a conversation about a way in which love takes shape and can make a significant difference in

Jesus is love in the flesh, our encounter should transform us but, to what end? This week Pastor JC invites us to consider what it would look like for us not just to experience reconciliation in our lives, to experience transformation, but to become beare

If you’ve been around Christian people or have seen portrayals of them you have heard talk about salvation. This week Pastor Juan Carlos Huertas invites us to see salvation in a new way, not as something to be worried about, judged by, or shamed into, i

In Genesis 32, Jacob wrestles with God. This weekend in the sermon, Dr. Keck will explore the ways we are struggling with God in our own time. More and more people are unsure about why it is important to believe. And yet the human being is ultimately shap