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Rev. Juan Carlos Huertas

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Feb 16, 2025 3:00 AM America/Chicago

Caution! - February 16, 2025 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

So many of us have experienced church as judgmental, shaming, and as a place that curses rather than bless. This week we encounter a difficult passage where Jesus himself speaks words of warning to all who are listening. Why? Pastor Juan Carlos Huertas in

Feb 2, 2025 3:00 AM America/Chicago

What Are You Looking For? - February 2, 2025 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

For most of us expectations set our reality. This is no different in our spiritual lives. This week Pastor JC invites us into what happens when Jesus preaches a difficult sermon and the reaction of the crowd turns violent -- their expectations were obviou

Dec 15, 2024 3:00 AM America/Chicago

Coming Home - December 15, 2024 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

Holiday season is a season of going home. The prophets of old often reminded the community of that home, what it looked like, what it should be, and how to get there. This week, Pastor Juan Carlos Huertas, invites us to consider how we might come home to

Nov 16, 2024 3:00 AM America/Chicago

Can I Get a Witness? - November 16, 2024 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

As we prepare for the holiday season the texts of scripture begin to get a bit harsh, troublesome, and dystopian. It would be easy to ignore these ancient warnings about the end of things . . . and yet, if we pay attention and get beyond our initial disco

Nov 14, 2024 1:00 PM America/Chicago

Just Conversations with Rev. Juan Carlos Huertas and Rev. Neil Thomas

First-Plymouth's Rev. Juan Carlos Huertas, Minister of Proclamation and Practice of Justice and Rev. Neil Thomas, Senior Pastor at Cathedral of Hope in Dallas, discuss issues of mental health, just action and how sexuality and gender identity play a role

Nov 3, 2024 3:00 AM America/Chicago

On Death and Saintliness - Nov. 3, 2024 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

This week the church celebrates All Saints, a feast of remembrance for those that we have lost in the last year. It is good to remember those in our lives that we have loved and lost. The church calls them saints we call them loved ones, their humanity im

Sep 15, 2024 4:00 AM America/Chicago

A Little Voice - September 15, 2024 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

Can you hear it? In our lives we so often find ourselves moving from one thing to another, not paying attention. When decision times come or when difficult moments come, we might feel lost, wondering what to do or who to go to? What if you trusted that in

Sep 8, 2024 4:00 AM America/Chicago

Spirituality & Justice - September 8, 2024 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

Some Christians think of spirituality as a key aspect of our life in God and justice as subsidiary work. Other Christians see the work of justice as primary and spirituality as secondary or even unimportant. This week, Pastor Juan Carlos Huertas, invites

Aug 25, 2024 4:00 AM America/Chicago

The Answer Man - August 25, 2024 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

Pastor Juan Carlos Huertas loves short stories and this week he shares some thoughts from his reading of Stephen King’s “The Answer Man.” We all get anxious about making decisions, about the uncertainties of life, and want to make sure that we take

Aug 4, 2024 5:30 AM America/Chicago

Building Up the Body - August 8, 2024 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

Human flourishing requires time, effort, practice, and community. This week, Pastor Juan Carlos Huertas, invites us to consider how each of us practicing our flourishing and our giftedness, can contribute to a flourishing community. What gifts do you brin

Jul 14, 2024 5:30 AM America/Chicago

The Way of Life - July 14, 2024 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

We are devoted to so many things in our lives, but are those things leading us to flourishing? This week, Pastor Juan Carlos Huertas, shares with us some insights from one of his recent reads about God, the community called the church, and what it means t

Jun 23, 2024 4:00 AM America/Chicago

Radical Hospitality - June 23, 2024 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

Churches often brag about being friendly and nice, but how about hospitable? This week Pastor Juan Carlos Huertas invites us to consider what it looks like to welcome the stranger as we welcome Jesus - its risks, difficulties, and rewards - it is in this

Jun 16, 2024 4:00 AM America/Chicago

On Divorce - June 16, 2024 - Rev Juan Carlos - Sermon

About 43% of new marriages in the United States will end in divorce. All of us know someone around us that has experienced the end of their marriage and we know the struggle and difficulty that it brings to all involved. Yet there are still a number of Ch