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Life of David: When We Really Mess Up

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11: 2- 5 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN October 23, 2016 Today we conclude our five week sermon series on King David.  We have spent 1/10th of the entire year on David alone.  Let’s see how much you remember: 1).  David fought a giant named __________ (Goliath) who was from which army?…

Life of David: Undignified and Unashamed

Scripture: 2 Samuel 6:14-16a Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN October 16, 2016 Since I am still fairly new as the pastor of this congregation, I had to laugh when I heard the story of another new pastor.  Another new pastor moved into this certain town and went out one Saturday to visit his parishioners. All…

Life of David: Unarmored Love

Scripture: 1 Samuel 18: 1-7; 2 Samuel 1:26 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN October 9, 2016 I want to thank everyone who attended the worship service last week at Mentone UCC. It was an uplifting service, indeed.  At a time when racial tensions are high in our country, it was so good to gather around…

Life of David: Crippled Conditions

Scripture: 2 Samuel 9: 1-13 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN October 2, 2016 First, I would like to say thank you to Mentone United Church of Christ for hosting us this morning.  You came in July and led us in an inspiring, moving, spirit-filled worship service.  And ever since members of Redlands United Church of…

Life of David: Facing our Giants

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:41-50 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN September 25, 2016 This past April, our RUCC book group read the book, The Secret Chord, by Geraldine Brooks.  The Secret Chord is a historical novel based on the life of King David.  One of the members of the book group made the comment that she…

Bottom of the Ninth

Scripture: Exodus 17:11-13, Revelation 21:5 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN September 4, 2016 Labor Day weekend is often a time to fire up the grill and watch baseball.  Baseball may begin in the spring, but it blossoms in the summer.  Baseball is called America’s favorite past time.  A few weeks ago, our church went on…

Was Jesus a Bigot?

Scripture: Mark 7: 24-30 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN August 28, 2016 In my 20 plus years of ordained ministry, I have never preached on today’s scripture passage.  I have never even attempted to preach on it.  Why?  It doesn’t make any sense to me.  The Jesus I have come to love and follow and…

Perpective

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-10, Luke 13:10-17 CHILDREN’S MESSAGE: Gather children.  Tell them the gospel story for the day.  Ask for 3 or 4 volunteers.  Have the volunteers assume a stooped position, like the woman’s in the story.  Ask them to walk around the sanctuary and come back.  Ask them:  What was that like?  Did the world look…