UCC First Congregational Church of Elgin Sermons

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Wed, 8 Sep 2010 11:53:58 GMT

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HEALTHY BODY, HEALTHY SOUL

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:19:47 GMT

So I turned 58 a couple of weeks ago. Some of you are thinking, “Gosh, I would love to be 58 again.” Others are thinking, “Lord, the preacher’s got one foot in the grave and the other one on a banana peel.” Of course, being this age wouldn’t be so bad if I was in better shape, and ...

Little Things Make a Difference!

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:06:04 GMT

A couple of weeks ago I was making my way through downtown Crystal Lake on a busy Saturday morning. The area was buzzing with activity because the Saturday morning farmer’s market was taking place. So, I was creeping along – trying to avoid hitting someone and, okay I’ll admit it, I w...

FORGIVE? FORGET IT!

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:56:59 GMT

When I first looked through the list of topics you requested that I preach on this summer, there weren’t too many surprises. I wasn’t surprised to find the subject of today’s sermon included on the list. I was surprised, however, by the number of requests I got for this subject. Mo...

THE LIFE BEYOND

Mon, 9 Aug 2010 12:20:56 GMT

I once heard theologian Langdon Gilkey say that he and a colleague of his tried, every once in a while, to teach a course on a subject they knew absolutely nothing about. Well, this morning I feel like I’m doing the same thing with this sermon. Several of you requested various permutatio...

DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT…?

Mon, 2 Aug 2010 16:04:49 GMT

There used to be a radio talk-show host in Atlanta who called himself Ludlow Porch. I loved Ludlow for his completely Southern way of looking at life and his down-home style of humor. On more than one occasion I heard him decry the hyper-sensitivity of our modern American culture, especi...

I'M BORED

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:11:08 GMT

With the children home from school for the summer, I suspect that many parents have had to endure that whine of “I’m bored!” As a teacher I hated those two words, “I’m bored.” My response was there is always something interesting to learn.

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THE BIBLE AND HOMOSEXUALITY

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:16:26 GMT

Tucked away in my file is a cartoon I found many years ago showing a pastor behind the pulpit on a Sunday morning, but instead of wearing a robe or a business suit he is dressed in a full suit of medieval armor, and he’s saying to the congregation, “My sermon today is titled ‘Divorce and Re-marriage...

THE TRUE RELIGION

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 11:59:03 GMT

I have long been a fan of American author Mark Twain, but I am under no illusions about his religious beliefs. He was, at best, an agnostic who never tired of poking fun at religions of all stripes. He once wrote, “Man is a religious animal. He is the only religious animal. H...

KEEPING LOVE ALIVE

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:44:10 GMT

For Christmas somebody gave me one of those day-at-a-time desk calendars called “The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said.” Looking at the stupid quote of the day has been brightening my mornings all year. Evidently some church somewhere was reminding worshippers about procedures for weddings ...