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First Unitarian Church of N.W.I

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37 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2020–2025 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/first-unitarian-church-of-nwi.html
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Sermons over time

Every audio sermon week across the years we have — a filled cell is a week with an upload, darker blue means richer topics. A steady weekly cadence shows as a solid band across years.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2025Week of Jan 6, 2025 · 2 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Feb 3, 2025 · 2 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Mar 24, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Mar 31, 2025 · 2 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/min · 2 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 7, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Apr 14, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Apr 21, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Apr 28, 2025 · 3 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/min · 4 known, not yet transcribedWeek of May 5, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/min · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of May 26, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 2 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 9, 2025 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jun 16, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 23, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 30, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Aug 18, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Aug 25, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of Sep 15, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 22, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Sep 29, 2025 · 1 known, not yet transcribed2024Week of Jan 29, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Mar 4, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 15, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Aug 5, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 2, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 30, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 14, 2024 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 9, 2024 · 1 known, not yet transcribed2023Week of Aug 28, 2023 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Oct 9, 2023 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Oct 30, 2023 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Nov 6, 2023 · 1 known, not yet transcribed2022Week of Jan 24, 2022 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jan 31, 2022 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Feb 7, 2022 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Feb 21, 2022 · 1 known, not yet transcribed2021Week of Feb 8, 2021 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Mar 1, 2021 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Mar 8, 2021 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of May 24, 2021 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jul 5, 2021 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jul 19, 2021 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 6, 2021 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 20, 2021 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Oct 4, 2021 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Oct 11, 2021 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 25, 2021 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 1, 2021 · 2 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Nov 8, 2021 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 29, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Dec 6, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Dec 13, 2021 · 2 sermon(s)Week of Dec 20, 2021 · 1 sermon(s)2020Week of Jan 6, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Feb 10, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Mar 9, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Apr 6, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 20, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of May 4, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of May 25, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 1, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jun 15, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jun 29, 2020 · 2 sermon(s)Week of Jul 27, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 3, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 10, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 5, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)
LessMore·no upload·known, not transcribed
Each cell is one week · darker blue = richer topics (clean, sermon-only audio scores higher) · pale = thin, faint = no upload · gold outline = known, not yet transcribed · red outline = broken/failed file · uploaded in 32 of 294 weeks across the span (11%).

How this church compares

Against other uu and against every sermon on the site. Signals are approximate and grow more reliable as more of the archive is scored.

●this church┃peer average┃site average
Emotional rangesomewhat wider
Its sermons travel somewhat wider in feeling than a typical peer congregation, and noticeably wider than the site overall.
site avg 0.12
narrowerpeer avgwider
Emotional intensitysomewhat higher
The peaks run somewhat higher than peers, somewhat higher than the site.
site avg 0.64
lowerpeer avghigher
Among uu churches with enough scored sermons, it ranks #71 of 243 for emotional range.
On the words themselves, it reads as characteristically uu.

Most-preached topics

Advent & Christmas 20Fear & Anxiety 15Faith & Mental Health 11Faith & Doubt 10Identity & Worth 10Hope & Encouragement 10Friendship & Belonging 9Racial Justice 8

Recurring themes across the archive

Where this church’s sermons land on the site’s emergent topic map.

Social Media 3Brothers Sisters 2Bear Witness 1Physical Health 1British 1United States 1Health Issues 1Feel Lonely 1Parable Sower 1Twitter 1

Themes they appear in

The recurring topics across the whole archive where this church shows up most.

Social Media
Fear & Anxiety
3 sermons
Brothers Sisters
Bible & Exposition
2 sermons
Bear Witness
Evangelism & Mission
1 sermons
Physical Health
Faith & Mental Health
1 sermons
British
Faith & Civic Life
1 sermons
Show all 17 themes

Sermons that reach across topics

These touch the widest range of themes — often the richest listening.

Episode 34 - Black Lives Matter & COVID-19 Chat with Mikhayla Hughes-Shaw
appears in 3 different topics
Episode 30 - DJ K Yung
appears in 2 different topics
Beyond Categorical Thinking - Keith Kron
appears in 1 different topics
Calm Amongst the Chaos . . . Where Do You Find Yours?
appears in 1 different topics
Observing National Coming Out Day
appears in 1 different topics
Veterans Day - Dr. Steve Midmore
appears in 1 different topics

Sermons included

Sep 26, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Dating & Godly RelationshipsIdentity & Worth
Aug 29, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Hope & EncouragementFriendship & BelongingFaith & Mental Health
Aug 22, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Immigration & RefugeCreation & Eden
Jun 12, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & DoubtSpiritual GrowthParenting & Children
May 29, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Mental HealthMarriageGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
May 9, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Friendship & BelongingFaith & Doubt
May 3, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Fear & AnxietyHope & EncouragementMarriage
“I didn't even know what the attachment meant at that point, because I was so attached to every situation and outcome and whether this person was goin…”
May 1, 2025 · uu spiritual principles
Forgiveness & ReconciliationFaith & Mental Health
Show all 37 sermons
Apr 29, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Hope & EncouragementFear & AnxietyFaith & Doubt
Apr 24, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic LifeCrucifixion & AtonementAdvent & Christmas
Apr 20, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Joy & GratitudeParenting & ChildrenFear & Anxiety
Apr 11, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Baptism & CommunionGender & Sexuality / InclusionForgiveness & Reconciliation
Apr 1, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Dating & Godly RelationshipsLoneliness & IsolationHumanism
“If you are single and you are happy, you will know how important it is to experience that in your is so powerful, and I think everyone should be sing…”
Apr 1, 2025 · families and relationships
Reformation SundayMarriage
Mar 29, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Identity & WorthDisability & BelongingFaith & Mental Health
“Everyone has the time.”
Oct 16, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
JosephFaith & DoubtReason & Free Inquiry
Oct 6, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Advent & ChristmasSin & RepentanceDaniel
Dec 26, 2021 · families and relationships
Fear & AnxietySuffering & Perseverance
“This was today's date, Lily, who passed away unexpectedly a little over a month ago, and I know we've all seen her dog many times, and they were just…”
Dec 19, 2021 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Prayer & DevotionFaith & Mental HealthFear & Anxiety
“Her dystopian novels, parable of the sower and parable, describe a fictional religion called earthseed, and the first two tenants of earthseed are: G…”
Dec 14, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
Peace & NonviolenceChurch Life & Membership
Dec 6, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityFaith & Mental HealthRacial Justice
“She was in a coffee shop one night when a man walked in, a man with mental health issues and began stabbing the people inside the coffee shop.”
Nov 29, 2021 · families and relationships
Grief & LamentWork & VocationBible & Exposition
Nov 8, 2021 · families and relationships
Faith & Civic LifePrayer & Devotion
“The United States started to have casualties of war in 1750 or thereabouts with the French and Indian War, and this has continued up until the presen…”
Oct 27, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Fear & AnxietyPoverty & CompassionFaith & Doubt
“But I'm actually standing in front of you to Bear witness that what I'm offering you, it wasn't for the time I spent in silence and releasing and let…”
Oct 15, 2021 · families and relationships
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionChurch Life & MembershipIdentity & Worth
“It's not how I see myself, and it shouldn't be how I see my brothers and sisters in the church.”
Oct 6, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Hope & EncouragementFear & AnxietyIdentity & Worth
Aug 12, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Hope & EncouragementPeace & NonviolenceFaith & Civic Life
“He quit 3 weeks ago my mother.”
Aug 5, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic LifeFaith & Doubt
“You need to understand New York City in the world and the whole United States.”
Jul 29, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Mental Health
Jul 4, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Immigration & RefugeBaptism & Communion
Jul 1, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Creation & Eden
Jun 17, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Racial JusticeFear & AnxietyThe Cost of Discipleship
“I feel that, especially just across all my social media, I have thousands of thousands of followers and I'm not using my platform when it really matt…”
Jun 5, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Racial JusticeGender & Sexuality / InclusionWork & Vocation
“I feel that, for me, if we're not using our platform on social media, then what are we really using them for?”
May 28, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
The Cost of DiscipleshipGod the Father / Creator
“I guess for anybody listening, they can follow me on all my social media: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat.”
Apr 22, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Identity & Worth
“By small, I mean like 30, 35 people, and I went to a school of like 200, and that was preschool through high school, all in one building.”
Mar 14, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Creation CareHope & EncouragementIdentity & Worth
Feb 14, 2020 · families and relationships
Fear & AnxietySpiritual GrowthFaith & Civic Life
“How many cities states in talk he started in Washington state and then he went to, nobody could follow him and where he was going, and that's why he…”

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