Sermon podcast from the Fifth Sunday of Lent, 3-17-24 worship service - Peace Memorial Church, UCC in Palos Park, IL. Jeremiah 31:31-34
Showing posts with label Jeremiah 31:31-34. Show all posts
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3/22/2021
Different - Jeremiah 31:31-34 - Lent 5 - 3-21-21
3/16/2015
Different
Last week's Bible reflection (Everybody) asked how an inclusive love works when so many people differ on how it all works. Yesterday's sermon at St. Paul's UCC in Downers Grove, IL, kept asking.
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3/09/2015
Everybody
This week’s Bible reading from Jeremiah 31:31-34 lays it out.
God’s vision isn’t about who is the most worthy or the least deserving. It isn’t about who has the most money or who can scrape up enough change for bus fare. It is about love, forgiveness, and folks paying attention to one another.
It isn’t only for those who get it. It isn’t only for those who desperately need forgiveness. It isn’t only for those who are humble. It isn’t only for those who do terrible things. This vision. This love -- is for all those and all the rest.
For everybody.
So how does that work with so many people living out different interpretations of what God wants?
God’s vision isn’t about who is the most worthy or the least deserving. It isn’t about who has the most money or who can scrape up enough change for bus fare. It is about love, forgiveness, and folks paying attention to one another.
It isn’t only for those who get it. It isn’t only for those who desperately need forgiveness. It isn’t only for those who are humble. It isn’t only for those who do terrible things. This vision. This love -- is for all those and all the rest.
For everybody.
So how does that work with so many people living out different interpretations of what God wants?
3/24/2012
Different
This week's Bible reflection (All) isn't all at all. But it does provide the beginning for Sunday's sermon at Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Somonauk, IL.
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3/20/2012
All
This week’s Bible reading from Jeremiah 31:31-34 lays it out. God’s vision isn’t about who is the most worthy or the least deserving. God’s vision isn’t about who has the most money or who can scrape up enough change for bus fare. God’s vision is about love, forgiveness, and folks paying attention to one another.
God isn’t only for those who get it. God isn’t only for those who desperately need forgiveness. God isn’t only for those who are humble. God isn’t only for those who do terrible things. God is for all those and all the rest.
God is for all.
So how does that work with so many people living out different interpretations of what God wants?
God isn’t only for those who get it. God isn’t only for those who desperately need forgiveness. God isn’t only for those who are humble. God isn’t only for those who do terrible things. God is for all those and all the rest.
God is for all.
So how does that work with so many people living out different interpretations of what God wants?
3/28/2009
Forgotten
This week's Bible study entry for i.ucc (Love songs) got more musical (with much better songs) as it has grown into tomorrow's sermon at Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Somonauk.
3/23/2009
Love songs
Here's this week's Bible study blog entry for i.ucc:
I love to hear a good R & B love song. Let me listen to the soothing sounds of Barry White or Brian McKnight (I’ve been watching Celebrity Apprentice this season – and loved his singing on last night’s episode) with a song that celebrates people in love.
This week’s reading from Jeremiah 31:31-34 has a great love ballad line in it. I can hear the smooth tones of a singer belting it out with every bit of their soul:
I will write it on your hearts
Even though we broke apart
There’s no teaching left to do
Because you know that I love you
A brand new slate we’ll start
It don’t matter who you are
Because my love is always true
And remember. . I love you.
Sappy? Sure – but add some instruments, harmonies and a driving chorus -- and we’ve got a love song!
How does this week’s reading move you?
I love to hear a good R & B love song. Let me listen to the soothing sounds of Barry White or Brian McKnight (I’ve been watching Celebrity Apprentice this season – and loved his singing on last night’s episode) with a song that celebrates people in love.
This week’s reading from Jeremiah 31:31-34 has a great love ballad line in it. I can hear the smooth tones of a singer belting it out with every bit of their soul:
I will write it on your hearts
Even though we broke apart
There’s no teaching left to do
Because you know that I love you
A brand new slate we’ll start
It don’t matter who you are
Because my love is always true
And remember. . I love you.
Sappy? Sure – but add some instruments, harmonies and a driving chorus -- and we’ve got a love song!
How does this week’s reading move you?
4/02/2006
5 weeks
Yesterday's blog was an April Fool's joke.
Today's simply goes over whatever it is I've been doing this week.
Songs:
Today's simply goes over whatever it is I've been doing this week.
Songs:
- This Old Man (rock and roll style)
- The Wheels on the Bus (with advice for Daddies)
- The Itsy Bitsy Spider (more than just an itsy bitsy one)
- The Snakes are on the Plane (bad song for a movie contest)
- Twinkle-ABC-Baa Baa (all three -- different styles)
- Hopelessness Can Be Contagious (reflection on Jeremiah 31:31-34)
Website Work
- Fox Valley Association UCC (here's what it looked like before) I helped with the beginning of getting this site rejuvenated -- there's more to come!
- Finished "Wounds" chapter
- Working on "Blood" chapter
Documentary
- New chapter added to sabbatical
Reading
- Still Reading Soul Searching
Movies I saw
- Failure to Launch (Fairly engaging story with a horrible and movie-wrecking animal "story" woven in.)
- Ice Age: The Meltdown (The kids loved it -- aside from the "Scrat" scenes, it was torturous for me)
One more week to go!
3/28/2006
Hiss
I had the opportunity to participate in a pre-press conference for bloggers from the United Church of Christ. It was a different experience being a part of "the press" for the conference. The blog entry just prior to this one give a rundown of the new commercial for the stillspeaking initiative and some of the new information surrounding it. I noticed on a blogsearch that and increasing number people are blogging about "Ejector Seat."
Yesterday I posted a new blog entry at i.ucc.org in the "open the Bible" section. It's about God's restoration to a people who are hopeless and still rejecting God. (Here's a repost -- it's no longer active on i.ucc)
I also recorded a couple more songs: The Wheels on the Bus (With a different role for the Daddies) and The Itsy Bitsy Spider. (with a surprise ending) I've almost completed all the songs I had scheduled to record while I was on sabbatical. Of course, the book writing hasn't gone along as well as I'd planned either. I'd better focus a little more on that over last week and a half!
I also had a "Why not?" creative moment last evening. There's been a bunch of buzz about a new movie scheduled to release in August called Snakes on a Plane. I went to their early website and saw a "Get you music featured on Snakes on a Plane" contest.
So I wrote a slightly cheesy hard rock song, recorded it and submitted it to the contest. You can listen to it and then vote (voting starts April 19th) for it as the best song. (Well, you should probably really think it is the best song, but I won't be picky if you want to vote for it because you like me, either.) The song is called "The Snakes are on the Plane."
I'm sure there's a theological discussion about the movie brewing.
Yesterday I posted a new blog entry at i.ucc.org in the "open the Bible" section. It's about God's restoration to a people who are hopeless and still rejecting God. (Here's a repost -- it's no longer active on i.ucc)
I also recorded a couple more songs: The Wheels on the Bus (With a different role for the Daddies) and The Itsy Bitsy Spider. (with a surprise ending) I've almost completed all the songs I had scheduled to record while I was on sabbatical. Of course, the book writing hasn't gone along as well as I'd planned either. I'd better focus a little more on that over last week and a half!
I also had a "Why not?" creative moment last evening. There's been a bunch of buzz about a new movie scheduled to release in August called Snakes on a Plane. I went to their early website and saw a "Get you music featured on Snakes on a Plane" contest.
So I wrote a slightly cheesy hard rock song, recorded it and submitted it to the contest. You can listen to it and then vote (voting starts April 19th) for it as the best song. (Well, you should probably really think it is the best song, but I won't be picky if you want to vote for it because you like me, either.) The song is called "The Snakes are on the Plane."
I'm sure there's a theological discussion about the movie brewing.
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