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Sermons and testimonies of The First Congregational Church of Crystal Lake, IL. Whoever you are, wherever you are on life's journey, you are welcome here! For over 175 years we have worked to follow Christ's Way to love God, love others, and love ourselves.

First Congregational Church of Crystal Lake


    • Nov 17, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 23m AVG DURATION
    • 86 EPISODES


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    "How are the Children?" Rev. Eric Fistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2019 26:44


    Isaiah 5:1-7; 11:1-5

    "God-Roll" Rev. Eric Fistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2019 14:53


    Hosea 11:1-11

    Youth Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2019 11:34


    Philippians 2:2-4 Hebrews 10:24-25

    “Dancing Before the Ark” Rev. Eric Fistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2019 24:30


    2 Samuel 6:1-15 and Psalm 150

    "Unwanted Blessing” Rev. Eric Fistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019 25:47


    Ruth 1:1-17

    "Engraved" Rev. Emily Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2019 22:11


    Deuteronomy 5:1-21; 6:4-9

    “Holy Grounded” Rev. Eric Fistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2019 28:27


    Exodus 1:8-14; 3:1-15

    "Struggling" Rev. Eric Fistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2019 27:38


    Genesis 32:9-13, 22-30

    “Cynics in the Hands of a Laughing God” Rev. Eric FIstler

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2019 29:06


    Genesis 18:1-15; 21:1-7

    "What’s in a Name" Rev. Eric Fistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2019 31:43


    Genesis 2:4b-25

    “A Song of Trust” Rev. Emily Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2019 18:47


    “Sometimes We Need a Hand” Jeanne Hanson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2019 21:23


    Jeremiah 1:4-10 Luke 13:10-17

    "Do Not Fear" Rev. Eric Fistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2019 22:37


    Luke 12:32-40 (please forgive the technical issues at the beginning of the sermon)

    "A Sermon I DOn't Want to Give" Rev. Emily Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2019 27:56


    Genesis 7:6-10, 17-24

    “Prep Work is Everything” Jeanne Hanson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2019 13:25


    Matthew 25: 1-13 1 Kings 17: 8-16

    "Let US Pray" Mr. Robert Routzahn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2019 22:37


    Psalm 138 Luke 11:1-13

    "How's the Soil?" Rev. Emily Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2019 25:20


    Mark 4:1-9

    "To Be Moved" Rev. Eric Fistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2019 29:33


    Luke 10:25-37

    "A Good Humor Approach to Grace" Rev. Arn Schaper

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2019 20:43


    Proverbs 17:22 Philippians 1:3-11

    "Voices in the Square" Rev. Emily Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2019 26:53


    "The Last Days" Rev. Eric Fistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2019 24:11


    Acts 2:1-21, Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21

    Town Hall Meeting June 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2019 15:29


    "A Holy Meal", Rev. Eric Fistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2019 24:33


    John 21:1-19

    "The Courage to be Whole" Rev. Eric Fistler

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2019 24:22


    John 5:1-9

    "Resurrection Life" Rev. Emily Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2019 23:09


    Scripture: Acts 9:36-42

    Baccalaureate Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2019 14:41


    Ecclesiastes 3:1-15   Seniors: Julia Lindahl, Zach Schullian and Sylvia Hensley

    “A Table of Love and Grace” : Pastor Eric Fistler

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2019 22:29


    Luke 22:14-27

    "Confirm Not Conform" - CONFIRMATION - Pastor Emily Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2019 15:08


    "Confirm, Not Conform" : Pastor Emily Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2019 24:41


    "A New Creation" Pastor Eric Fistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2019 28:03


    "What Are We Doing Here?" Rev. Emily Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2019 22:31


    Luke 19:28-40

    "Cultivating Charity" Rev. Eric Fistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2019 26:56


    John 12:1-8

    "Letting Go" Rev. Eric Fistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 28:10


    Isaiah 55:1-9 Luke 13:1-9

    "Cultivating Gratitude" Rev. Eric Fistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2019 22:22


    Luke 4:1-13 Deuteronomy 26:1-11

    Accessibility Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2019 19:33


    Psalm 139:13-18

    "Summits and Shores" Pastor Emily Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2019 23:45


    "Heaven on Our Minds" Rev. Eric Fistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2019 16:48


    1 Corinthians 2:9-10 Matthew 5:43-48

    "Love Wins" Rev. Eric Fistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2019 21:04


    Luke 16:19-31 Selections from Revelation

    "One Love" Rev. Eric Fistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2019 23:13


    1 Corinthians 13

    "Reach Out" Stephen Ministry Sunday - Rev. Emily Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2019 21:27


    Acts 6:1-8 Mark 5:25-34

    Town Hall Meeting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2019 38:06


    Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday - Rev. Eric Fistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2019 24:44


    Scripture: Isaiah 62:1-5, 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

    "You are Precious and I Love You" Rev. Eric Fistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2019 23:16


    Renewal of Baptism Sunday Scripture: Luke 3:15-17, 21-22, Isaiah 43:1-7

    "On Towards New Beginnings..." Rev. Dr. Arn Schaper

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2019 18:56


    Scripture: Psalm 125, Philippians 4 (Selected Verses) Epiphany

    "Lessons and Carols", Eric Fistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2018 27:31


    Scripture: Various 1st Sunday after Advent

    "God Makes This World a Home", Emily Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2018 21:55


    Scripture: Luke 1:39-56 4th Sunday of Advent Liturgist: Davis Lake (9:00 am)

    "Home is Where We Meet", Eric Fistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2018 18:28


    Scripture: Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 2nd Sunday of Advent Liturgist: Pam Hanson (9:00 am) Assisting Minister: Rev. Emily Davis

    "Come Down Home", Eric Fistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2018 25:24


    Scripture: Isaiah 64:1-9 1st Sunday of Advent Liturgist: Naomi Mellendorf (9:00 am) Assisting Minister: Rev. Emily Davis

    "The Work of the Saints", Rev. Eric Fistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2018 22:34


    Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-3; 12:1-3 6th of Late Fall Worship Series: Humility Liturgist: Lloyd Mueller (9:00 am) Assisting Minister: Rev. Emily Davis

    "Honestly Seeking to Understand", Rev. Emily Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2018 24:11


    Scripture: John 3:1-10 5th of Late Fall Worship Series: Humility Liturgist: Dale Medendorp (9:00 am) Assisting Minister: Rev. Arn Schaper

    "The Gift of Our Enemies", Rev. Eric Fistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2018 16:16


    Scripture: Luke 6:27-42 4th of Late Fall Worship Series: Humility Liturgist: George Haupt (11:00 am) Assisting Minister: Rev. Emily Davis

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