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Rev. Juan Carlos Huertas

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Oct 22, 2023 5:30 AM America/Chicago

Let the Children Come - Oct. 22, 2023 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

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

Oct 15, 2023 5:30 AM America/Chicago

Think About These Things - Oct. 15, 2023 - Rev Juan Carlos - Sermon

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

Oct 1, 2023 4:00 AM America/Chicago

Can I Get a Witness? - October 1, 2023 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

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

Sep 17, 2023 5:30 AM America/Chicago

Hope In Hopelessness - September 17, 2023 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

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

Sep 10, 2023 4:00 AM America/Chicago

Hope-full Hopelessness - September 10, 2023 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

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

Sep 3, 2023 4:00 AM America/Chicago

On Kinship - September 3, 2023 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

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

Aug 27, 2023 4:00 AM America/Chicago

The Work of Reconciliation - August 27, 2023 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

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

Aug 20, 2023 5:30 AM America/Chicago

The Gospel Saves - August 20, 2023 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

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

Jul 30, 2023 5:30 AM America/Chicago

Nothing Can Separate Us - July 30, 2023 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

These days we feel deeply fragmented from one another, from ourselves, and from God. This week Pastor Juan invites us to remember that no matter how difficult, how fragmented, how negative it all seems that nothing can separate us from love. Accepting tha

Jul 23, 2023 4:00 AM America/Chicago

Weeds and Wheat - July 23, 2023 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

Life happens and often it is difficult to discern that which is life-giving and that which is not. This week Pastor JC will remind us that it is tempting to make a quick decision, to determine what is best, but often with a little patience, community, and

Jul 16, 2023 4:00 AM America/Chicago

No Condemnation - July 16, 2023 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

These days it can feel like we are constantly on egg shells worried that we would say something, do something, be something that another would find objectionable. Leaders also seem to get on the bandwagon demonizing, scapegoating, and fear mongering. So o

Jul 2, 2023 4:00 AM America/Chicago

Radical Hospitality - July 2, 2023 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

We often think of ourselves as friendly and nice to new comers and yet what does it mean to be hospitable? What does a Jesus driven radical hospitality look like? This week Pastor JC reminds us that to welcome others is to welcome Jesus and how we do open

Jun 25, 2023 4:00 AM America/Chicago

What Are You Afraid Of? - June 25, 2023 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

The disciples were getting worried because people were saying bad things about them, trying to ruin their reputation, and threatening Jesus’ life. Their fear was legitimate and yet was distracting them from their continued ministry. Jesus reminds them t

May 21, 2023 4:00 AM America/Chicago

Leading from Afar - May 21, 2023 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

This week is the Feast of the Ascension when the church remembers the resurrected Jesus being lifted up to heaven to much fanfare in the eyes of the disciples. He leaves with clear instructions for all disciples, he leaves and yet the claim is that Jesus

May 14, 2023 4:00 AM America/Chicago

Doing Good ≠ Good Life - May 14, 2023 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

We know rationally that doing good does not always equal experiencing the good life. Yet in our hearts we often make that connection, often it leads us to hopelessness, frustration, and apathy. What does it mean for us to cling to our hope, our commitment

Apr 30, 2023 4:00 AM America/Chicago

Neighbors and Goodwill - April 30, 2023 - Rec. Juan Carlos - Sermon

Early reports on the first generation of disciples describe a community living life together in simple ways. Yet this way of being, caught the attention of those around them and allowed them to make the way of Jesus compelling. In a growingly diverse worl

Apr 23, 2023 5:30 AM America/Chicago

A Crowded Table - April 23, 2023 - Rev. Juan Carlos - Sermon

Two disciples encounter the risen Christ in a most common way, around a meal. It turns out that gathering around table still provides us with an important opportunity to encounter the risen Christ and for our eyes to be opened to what good news looks like