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Sermon Seeds: Cast Fire - United Church of Christ Sermon Seeds for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Year C | August 10, 2025

in a world broken and bound by an oppressive and exploitive empire."

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Sermon Seeds: Cast Fire - United Church of Christ Sermon Seeds for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Year C | August 10, 2025

The present time calls for a faith unafraid of offending a parent, sibling, or child with truth, justice, righteousness, and love. In the present age, love, compassion, and mercy are divisive. Jesus brought them all into their ministry, casting the fire that reveals, redeems, and re-creates

Sermon Seeds: Cast Fire - United Church of Christ Sermon Seeds for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Year C | August 10, 2025

"Jesus did not come for such peace. Real peace requires confrontation, resolution, and restoration. Divisions must be brought into the open; sides must be declared; stances must be taken. This is not the time to shrink from public discourse and bold proclamation of the gospel.

What Cleveland residents heard at this Ward 1 candidate forum On Thursday night, Cleveland residents gathered at a Ward 1 City Council candidate forum to ask resident crafted questions.

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Sermon Seeds: Dressed for Action - United Church of Christ Sermon Seeds for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Year C | August 10, 2025

pronouncements of blessings upon the marginalized, vulnerable, and oppressed, it also elevates them to be served rather than exploited."

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Sermon Seeds: Dressed for Action - United Church of Christ Sermon Seeds for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Year C | August 10, 2025

"The reign of God is not only countercultural; it is revolutionary and an indictment on human systems that subvert and distort God’s will for creation. Those systems may be formed by government, households, or religious traditions. The text not only echoes the sentiment of the Beatitudes and the

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Sermon Seeds: Rich Toward God - United Church of Christ Sermon Seeds for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Year C | August 3, 2025

or disdain. When we support policies that hurt the poor or impose a litmus test for compassion, we follow in the rich man's direction."

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Sermon Seeds: Rich Toward God - United Church of Christ Sermon Seeds for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Year C | August 3, 2025

a propensity to use first person singular pronouns. Billionaires are not the only ones vulnerable to excessive accumulation at the expense and exclusion of others. This dynamic may manifest when our church doors remain closed and locked off from the surrounding community due to fear, disinterest,

"Jesus presents a clear message about the selfish pursuit of wealth and hoarding of resources. The parable features a rich man as the main character, but like all parables, the message extends beyond the details. Great wealth is not a prerequisite for hoarding. One does not have to be rich to have

Sermon Seeds: Teach Us - United Church of Christ Sermon Seeds for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Year C | July 27, 2025

As we consider it anew, let us ponder what do we need to pray in response to this moment and our necessary participation in it."

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Sermon Seeds: Teach Us - United Church of Christ Sermon Seeds for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Year C | July 27, 2025

"Jesus prays before his disciples and provides them with a way of praying that responds to the call to a way of living. The prayer embodies the relationship that makes it both possible and necessary.

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Good Trouble Lives On is a National Day of Action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the current administration and to remind them that in America,

I can't help but think that the passing of David Gergen is the end of an age where US political debates were civil and more intelligent, when shows like the MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour valued reason, good humour, and facts over lies and baseless attacks.

Sermon Seeds: Few Things Are Needed - United Church of Christ Sermon Seeds for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Year C | July 20, 2025

Jesus affirms Martha with a few simple words, "Few things are needed." Her presence is one of them."

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Sermon Seeds: Few Things Are Needed - United Church of Christ Sermon Seeds for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Year C | July 20, 2025

"In the pairing of Mary and Martha, Jesus affirms positive action and abiding presence while also clearly conveying that busyness is not a spiritual discipline. Rather than rejecting her efforts, he encourages her to temper them so that her needs are met rather than sacrificed.

“Today we still live with the ongoing & destructive power of the white supremacist ideology that powered the American system of slavery & that brought this country to fracture & near destruction in the 19th century. All indications point to the unraveling of American democracy in the 21st century.”

I Question America. On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass spoke in Rochester, New York at an event commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

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Sermon Seeds: The One Who Showed Mercy - United Church of Christ Sermon Seeds for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Year C | July 13, 2025

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Sermon Seeds: The One Who Showed Mercy - United Church of Christ Sermon Seeds for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Year C | July 13, 2025

monitor and disparage their choices. It’s also not mercy when we offer a cheapened and performative version of compassion that still prioritizes our convenience over sustainability and restoration."

Sermon Seeds: The One Who Showed Mercy - United Church of Christ Sermon Seeds for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Year C | July 13, 2025

"The one who shows mercy does not give based on what they think someone deserves, they respond to what the person needs. It’s not mercy when we impose litmus tests on our generosity. It’s not mercy when our love comes with conditions attached. It’s not mercy when we give to the poor and then

Sermon Seeds: Like Lambs - United Church of Christ Sermon Seeds for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Year C | July 6, 2025

and Jesus, in a particularly Lukan account, continues to prepare those who will follow to lead beyond his physical presence among them.

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Sermon Seeds: Like Lambs - United Church of Christ Sermon Seeds for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Year C | July 6, 2025

The expectations are not performative at all; they have been sent to minister in the name and authority of the Chosen One…. He informs them they will be like lambs among wolves—these are not words of assurance. This is a commissioning service,

Sermon Seeds: Like Lambs - United Church of Christ Sermon Seeds for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Year C | July 6, 2025

"Lambs live a dangerous life as they begin to navigate the world even as they develop the essential tools they will need to mature, especially to feed themselves. In his instructions, Jesus makes this particular mission clear. It's a training exercise, yet at the same time, what happens is real.

Sermon Seeds: Along the Road - United Church of Christ Sermon Seeds for the Third Sunday after Pentecost Year C | June 29, 2025

And, the gospel passage suggests, there may be roads we're denied entry to entirely or that the cost of entry may be higher than we're willing to pay."

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Sermon Seeds: Along the Road - United Church of Christ Sermon Seeds for the Third Sunday after Pentecost Year C | June 29, 2025

and they also assured us that in this life there would be trials and tribulations. The road is hard; the Christian journey does not always take us on even, paved streets. Our journey may be beset by potholes, barriers, roadblocks, and detours.