Message Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): John 17:20-26

Message Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): John 5:1-9

Message Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Acts 9:36-40

Message Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): “Letter From Birmingham Jail”

On the Sunday before the 50th anniversary of MLK’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” (4/16/1963) we took time during our service to read some of the letter and to celebrate it’s wisdom, prophetic tone, and Christ-like words.  My sermon is offered with humility and with an awareness that King’s words aren’t for “them” but for “me” and for “us.”

Message Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Luke 24:1-12

Empty tomb!  Resurrection!  Good news of God’s love!  Must be Easter!

Took place at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Here you will find a treasure.  This is a peformance of Haydn’s “7 Last Words of Christ on the Cross” performed as a Sacred Good Friday Concert in our sanctuary.  This group has been performing this piece during Holy Week for 21 years and they are excellent.  Thank you to Roger Gillim for bringing this worshipful music to us in this way.

Message Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Luke 22:14-23:56

Sorry for the two week gap.  On 3/10 we were unable to get a recording.  On 3/17 our choir led us in worship with a Lenten Cantata and I did not preach.  This week though I offer a message in response to palms and Jesus’ passion.

Message Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Isaiah 55:1-9

Message Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Philippians 3:17-4:1 (Philippians 2:5-8)

Message Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Luke 4:1-13

Meditation Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Luke 9:28-42a

Meditation Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Colossians 1:15-20

This week our church worshipped in a “Green Jesus” family service.  As part of this service, I read while some of our young people pinned animals, stars, etc. to a piece of fabric to make a living banner.  Thank you Julianne for your creativity on this service.

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Matthew 5:43-48

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Acts 8:14-17 and Luke 3:15-17; 21-22

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Matthew 2:1-12

Here is a recording of our service of Lessons and Carols, held at 8:00 PM.  Joy to the World!

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Luke 3:7-18

I will apologize for the sound quality this week.  I failed to turn on my wireless microphone before the sermon and so the mic picking up the sound is quite far away.  Turn up your volume or use headphones and you should be OK.

Location: The United Church of Underhill, VT

Here is a recording of our first “Longest Night” Service.  Thank you to Jericho UMC and Calvary Episcopal for partnering with us.

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Luke 1:68-79

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 & Luke 21-25-36

Performance Delivered at: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Essex, VT

Here are two choral pieces sung by the Choir of the United Church of Underhill, conducted by Janet Gallagher.  The first piece is, “Why Do the Shepherds Sing,” by Lloyd Larson and the second piece is, “Come Down to Bethlehem,” by Pepper Choplin

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Revelation 1:4b-8 & John 18:33-37

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): 1 Samuel 1:4-2:10

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Acts 4:23-37

Meditation Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Mark 12:28-34

Here is a short meditation on the Greatest Commandment on All Saints Sunday.

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Mark 10:46-52

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Mark 10:35-45

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Mark 7:31-37

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Genesis 8:22

Here is a portion of our special annual Harvest Market worship service.  Here you will find a poem titled “Pumpkin Hunting,” some singing and a short meditation.

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Matthew 9:35-10:16

Today we welcomed David Stephenson as our guest speaker.  David is a member of our church and just recently back from Mexico where he spent 2 years as a Peace Corps. volunteer.  He led us through a slideshow about his work and the people of Kilometer 58 (the village where he was based) in San Luis Potosi.

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Genesis 11:1-11; Matthew 28; Revelation 21:1-6

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Act 6:1-7 and Mark 8:1-10

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): John 3:1-17 and John 19:38-42

Here is the 2nd in a 4-part sermon series.  It is really an introduction to the Word from our confirmand who was confirmed this morning.  Her remarks along with her faith expressed in music follow.

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Selected

After a two week vacation, we begin a 4 week sermon series that is in conjunction with a 4 week advertising campaign we are conducting in our community.  I pray that together these sermons will help us all to deepen our walk as followers of Jesus Christ…the one who calls us to {gather}, to {grow}, to {feed. be fed}, and to {build} God’s Kingdom of peace and justice.  Please join us for these 4 sermons and beyond…

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): John 6:24-35

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Ephesians 1:3-14

After taking a week off of preaching for an ecumenical outdoor worship service, I return this week to consider the recent discovery of the Higgs boson particle.  What does it tell us about God?  What does it mean for people of faith?  What does it mean for you?

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Psalm 130

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Mark 4:35-41

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): 1 Samuel15:34-16:13 and Mark 4:26-34

Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Acts 2:1-21

In this dramatic monologue, we hear from Cleopas who, according to ch. 24 of Luke’s Gospel, walked with Jesus for a time on the road to Emmaus after Jesus’ resurrection. Though the Bible does not say, perhaps Cleopas was also there at Jesus’ Ascension, and on the day of Pentecost.  What would he have seen and experienced? What would he have been moved to go and do?

Thanks:  Special thank you to the UCU Bell Choir for ringing during the reading of Acts, moving from cacophony to harmony, and to Howi Tiller for his script which I adapted for the dramatic monologue.

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Acts 10:44-48

After a week of vacation and a week away from the pulpit as part of our Association’s annual “pulpit exchange,” I’m back with Cornelius, and Peter, and a God who calls us to be “bigger.”

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Luke 24:36b-48

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Acts 4:32-35

Service held at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

There was a problem on Easter with our .mp3 player and so the sermon was not recorded.  In its place, I offer our Tenebrae Service from Maundy Thursday.  Thank you to the people of the Jericho UMC who joined us for this service.

Meditation Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Mark 11:1-11 and Mark 15

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Jeremiah 31:31-34

Sorry to miss 3/18.  I did preach but we were trying a new recording system and the service did not quite get recorded.

NOTE: At the end of this sermon, I say “I forgive you, I know you, you’re my God, I love you.”  I should have said, “I’m your God” or at least “you’re my people.”

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): John 2:13-22

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Mark 8:31-38

Sermon Delivered at: The United Church of Underhill (UCC and UMC)

Key Text(s): Genesis 9:8-17