U-turns Permitted

Waiting for the New Age: Another City

Today we look at Revelation 21:9-27. The new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven, that movement of God's space coming to join our space. And John sticks his thumb in the eye of the Roman Empire by giving the measurements of that city, which encompass the whole land mass of the Roman Empire. It's a fascinating passage.

Fill-in Sermon December 9 2018

Rev. Viss was ill this morning. So the sermon is a combination of a summary of Revelation 21-22 by the Bible PRoject on video, and a sermon on video by Rev. Lauren Lorincz, Pilgrim Congregational Church UCC, Lexington, MA, Apr 28, 2013, called “Creating the Holy City”.

Waiting for the New Age: A New Heaven and A New Earth

We have read through Revelation this past fall. We have learned about Empire and the power of evil, and we have learned about God’s plan to destroy evil once and for all. This Advent we will study the last two chapters of Revelation.
We are waiting for the New Age described in those chapters – the Age in which all will be restored, renewed and re-created.
Advent is the time of waiting: We wait for the birth of the baby Jesus, and we wait for the New Age.

The Final Battle and Judgment

Today we look at Revelation 19:11-15, the final battle against evil and judgment of evildoers.

Unity, Diversity, and Maturity: Becoming the Body of Christ

Rev. Grant Hofman preaches on Ephesians 4:1-16.

Rome Falls

Today’s chapters zoom us in and they get very specific about the Empire with which the early Christians had to deal and what will happen to that Empire. The 7 points about Empire that were mentioned in the sermon are available here to read.

Seals and Trumpets

Today we are looking at chapters 6-11, taking an overall view, then zooming in on chapter 7. We did look at a video which summarizes these chapters in visual form. You can find that video here.

Do Not Weep

Today we look at Revelation 5: we see the slain Lamb as the One who will rescue the world, not the "right-handed" power of the Empire.

Life Together as God's Image-Bearers

Today's sermon is by Rick Jonsen on Leviticus 25:8-28, on the Year of Jubilee.

The Central Vision

Today we come to Revelation 4, that central vision of worship before God's throne. We wove a part of the sermon into the beginning of the service, which has been added to the front of the sermon. Also, the song by Bob Dylan, "Gotta Serve Somebody", which formed the prelude for the sermon, is here also. Feel free to skip the song if you want, but we'd suggest you listen to it and let the choice it presents so clearly sink in.