91 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2020–2023 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/unitarian-universalist-church-of-jacksonville-uucj.html
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Jun 5, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Genesis
May 25, 2022 · church god jesus gospel spirit
The Kingdom of GodEvangelism & MissionIdentity & Worth
What's The Good News, Really?
May 23, 2022
The Kingdom of God
Breath of Life: Abortion & The Bible
May 4, 2022
God the Father / Creator
The Art and Practice of Improvisation
Apr 13, 2022
4th Principle: Free & Responsible Search
Mar 27, 2022 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Creation & EdenGod the Father / Creator
Mar 16, 2022 · families and relationships
Parenting & ChildrenFaith & Civic LifeMarriage
“Lilly ledbetter's wage discrimination case made it all the way to the US Supreme Court and she'll off lost.”
The Powerful, Capable, Wise & Wealthy Woman
Mar 16, 2022
Poverty & CompassionParenting & ChildrenFaith & Civic Life
“s supreme court and she lost her loss motivated the u.”
Feb 23, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Faith & Civic LifeUnitarian Universalist Identity
“Reverend Gene perky, my internship supervisor for 2 years and my mentor continuously, was remembered for so much good that she had done in the realm…”
Love Will Guide Us
Feb 23, 2022
Racial Justice
“yesterday i attended the memorial service of a good and faithful servant of unitarian universalism a woman who touched so many lives that her caring…”
Jan 10, 2022 · families and relationships
Faith & Civic LifeIdentity & WorthMarriage
“With approximately 1 million people in the United States who have died from covid, we are a nation of grieving families and friends left behind.”
Discovering Normal
Jan 5, 2022
Grief & LamentFaith & Civic LifeMarriage
Radical Hospitality to the Rescue!
Dec 1, 2021
God the Father / Creator
Sunday Worship and Virtual Social Hour
Nov 15, 2021
Stewardship & GivingUnitarian Universalist IdentityRacial Justice
November 7 Sunday Worship and Virtual Social Hour
Nov 8, 2021
Unitarian Universalist IdentityAdvent & ChristmasPeace & Nonviolence
Oct 18, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Identity & WorthJesus: Life & TeachingsFaith & Doubt
“Open dating relationships with a circle of friends- and by friends- I mean true friends- bring to have your best interest at heart- supports your dev…”
Oct 11, 2021 · families and relationships
God the Father / CreatorMarriage1st Principle: Inherent Worth & Dignity
“Reverend dr Maryland Sue Ulrich Elsa story of individual radical Hospitality, told by African-American civil rights activist resume.”
Whatever happened to kindness and civility? (And what you can do about it)
Oct 5, 2021
Immigration & RefugeFaith & Doubt
Oct 4, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Beloved CommunityBible & Exposition
Sep 27, 2021 · families and relationships
Faith & DoubtBeloved Community
“The problem is that when we are experiencing despair or self-doubt or uncertainty, it's extraordinary, difficult to see.”
Rev. Lee Anne Washington - Embracing Possibility
Sep 27, 2021
Beloved Community
Sep 20, 2021 · spiritual practice
Thanksgiving & HarvestFriendship & Belonging
“There is many ways of expressing gratitude, as there are, but the three were going to focus on today are keeping a gratitude journal, A mindfulness g…”
World Gratitude Day–A Powerful Spiritual Practice
Sep 20, 2021
Thanksgiving & Harvest
“gratitude is a spontaneous feeling but increasingly research demonstrates its value as a spiritual practice that is making conscious efforts to count…”
Sep 13, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Beloved CommunityUnitarian Universalist Identity1st Principle: Inherent Worth & Dignity
“So, with a bachelor's degree in English from William and Mary and a Juris doctorate from the University of Virginia, I made my way to government serv…”
Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue
Sep 13, 2021
Beloved Community1st Principle: Inherent Worth & Dignity
“at that time i also demonstrated a certain knack for advocacy as i made a convincing argument for early confirmation to my grandfather and my local p…”
Special Collection: UUCJ Foundation
Aug 23, 2021
Stewardship & Giving
Service is Our Prayer: An Engineer's Journey (so far)
Aug 16, 2021
Service & Spiritual Gifts
Aug 9, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
1st Principle: Inherent Worth & DignityUnitarian Universalist Identity4th Principle: Free & Responsible Search
“She talks about: first principle of affirming the inherent worth and dignity of all beings is most often simplify, to be viewed as the way we treat o…”
Aug 4, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingThe Creed (Apostles'/Nicene)Church Life & Membership
Affirmations of UUCJ: A Spiritual Journey - From Catholicism to Unitarian Universalism
Aug 3, 2021
The Creed (Apostles'/Nicene)
Blanche Williams - "Believing in the Inherent Worth and Dignity of Every Person: How Hard Is That?"
Aug 1, 2021
Identity & Worth
Jul 26, 2021 · human moral beliefs
1st Principle: Inherent Worth & DignityAdvent & ChristmasIdentity & Worth
“Panther I've discovered begins with looking at myself, seeing myself fully, and then bring that broad perspective back to the other person I. You mig…”
Special Collection: St. Johns Riverkeeper
Jul 19, 2021
Evangelism & Mission
Jul 12, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
David & GoliathRacial JusticePeace & Nonviolence
“Serving on the mission funding campaign or volunteering to be NRA teacher, working the Sunday coffee hour or taking a leadership role does a much mor…”
Come, Yet Again, Come
Jul 12, 2021
Racial Justice
Jun 23, 2021 · families and relationships
Mother's & Father's DayService & Spiritual GiftsWorship & Praise
Father's Day
Jun 21, 2021
Parenting & ChildrenWorship & Praise
Jun 17, 2021 · families and relationships
Service & Spiritual Gifts1st Principle: Inherent Worth & DignityRacial Justice
“My senior year of high school, a teen nightclub opened in Ebensburg, the county seat.”
Facing Racism
Jun 14, 2021
Racial Justice
Flower Communion 2021
Jun 10, 2021
Baptism & CommunionThe Trinity
“s by maya in 1940 who was visiting here she introduced it to our congregation in cambridge massachusetts and now it is i would say celebrated every y…”
Jun 3, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
Faith & Mental HealthAddiction & RecoveryIdentity & Worth
“I got a little choked up reading that because I can imagine adding a bus needing to do that for each other, and I know, in this pandemic in particula…”
Baby, We Need a Barn-Raising
Jun 1, 2021
Faith & Mental Health
May 25, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Service & Spiritual GiftsPeace & NonviolenceDivorce & Broken Relationships
Your Really True Story
May 25, 2021
Racial Justice
May 19, 2021 · readings books learning
Church Life & MembershipFriendship & Belonging
READ USA
May 19, 2021
Poverty & CompassionChurch Life & MembershipGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“allowing students to build their own home libraries through book choice in addition to the book fairs read usa has provided valuable resources for pa…”
May 18, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Unitarian Universalist IdentityPoverty & CompassionJesus: Life & Teachings
“A speaking of the here in the neck began to think of this Parable as an expression of concern for the day laborers who were used by the large Junior,…”
It's Not Fair, Jesus, Or Is It?
May 18, 2021
Joy & GratitudeFear & AnxietyJesus: Life & Teachings
Apr 12, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Faith & Civic LifeSermon on the Mount / BeatitudesGrief & Lament
“Neither do they spin, but the Solomon, in all his glory, was not arrayed like one of these.”
Easter: A Celebration of Joy
Apr 6, 2021
Joy & Gratitude
Feb 11, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Unitarian Universalist IdentityContentmentChurch Life & Membership
The Thrill of Victory & The Agony of Defeat
Feb 10, 2021
Unitarian Universalist IdentityMarkContentment
Jan 22, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Unitarian Universalist IdentityMarriageGrief & Lament
“Business management has written 18 h72.”
Jan 22, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Addiction & RecoveryThe FallAdvent & Christmas
“But then you said upon reflux, if they bring you to an emergency room to sell you up, you could have a pretty bad sky.”
Practice Random Acts of Kindness in 2021
Jan 21, 2021
The Fall
The Courage of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Jan 21, 2021
Fear & AnxietyUnitarian Universalist Identity
Dec 17, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeFaith & Civic LifeFriendship & Belonging
“Many of us are exhausted, we are grieving losses and we are feeling fear because the values for which we hold Revel the Democracy we depend upon.”
Shared Ministry
Dec 17, 2020
Grief & Lament
Nov 23, 2020 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Abraham & IsaacBible & ExpositionContemplative Prayer & Silence
“The message here is that the profound concept of God discovered by Abraham and Sarah will eventually spread around the world.”
Deep Listening
Nov 23, 2020
The Ten Commandments
Oct 23, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Fear & AnxietyChurch Life & MembershipUnitarian Universalist Identity
Marks of Maturity
Oct 23, 2020
Spiritual GrowthUnitarian Universalist IdentityFear & Anxiety
Oct 15, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Abraham & IsaacMarriageInterdependence & Nature
“Purpose isn't principles, as Unitarian Universalist, which I have come appreciate and love so much and I think provide a real basis for our community…”
Beginnings
Oct 15, 2020
5th Principle: Conscience & Democratic Process
Oct 9, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeUnitarian Universalist IdentityChurch Life & Membership
“In the United States needs to have our full us rainbow resident all colors, please.”
On Unitarian Universalism
Oct 9, 2020
Faith & Civic LifeUnitarian Universalist IdentityWork & Vocation
Gratitude
Sep 11, 2020
Thanksgiving & Harvest
Sep 10, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Reason & Free InquiryBible & ExpositionRacial Justice
“Never completed High School due to an illness which was Ankylosing Spondylitis as a consequence of ministers that supervise his theological schooling…”
Charles and Jean in Jacksonville: A Legacy of Engagement in Critical Issues
Sep 8, 2020
Immigration & RefugeFaith & Civic LifeRacial Justice
Sep 1, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Immigration & RefugeParenting & ChildrenUnitarian Universalist Identity
“I collected them: the elevator speech that aims to make us as palatable church with senior consultant problems, religious education for our children,…”
What's Ahead?
Aug 27, 2020
Church Life & Membership
Aug 21, 2020 · families and relationships
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionStewardship & GivingAbraham & Isaac
Uncharted Territory
Aug 20, 2020
Unitarian Universalist IdentityStewardship & GivingGenesis
Aug 14, 2020 · racism race justice black lives matter
Racial JusticeFaith & Civic LifeSalvation & Grace
“In 1978, US Supreme Court Justice Harry blackmun said, in order to get Beyond Ray, we must first take account of Ray.”
Dear White People…Uh Oh, That Means Me.
Aug 14, 2020
Faith & Civic LifeRacial Justice
“segregation existed unchallenged in law and as a matter of fact and hate groups like the ku klux klan were not only allowed to continue their violenc…”
Jul 30, 2020 · families and relationships
Racial JusticeCreation Care
Environmental Justice & The Sacredness of Place
Jul 30, 2020
Joy & Gratitude
May 12, 2020 · power between ideas
Fear & AnxietyRacial JusticeWorship & Praise
“I do not pretend to understand the moral my eye.”
Bending the Arc
May 7, 2020
Spiritual GrowthFear & AnxietySin & Repentance
What Will Our Ressurection Be?
Apr 16, 2020
Resurrection & Easter
Resilience
Feb 6, 2020
Immigration & Refuge
Jan 9, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Creation CareHumanismAddiction & Recovery
“In December, Greta thunberg, Swedish climate crisis activist, was named Time magazine's person of the year.”
Looking Back. Moving Forward.
Jan 9, 2020
Grief & LamentGun Violence & Safety
“Meyer Keith die not Jeff Moore Paul Levin's Rufus Holly Winston Bailey Paul Solomon Alan Rutherford to buy us Foster”
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