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    May 11th, 2025 - Happy Mother's Day

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 19:55


    Didf you need help finding a gift for Mother's day? Let's see what David came up with as we explore the story of Moses' mother Jochebed.

    May 4, 2025 - Reconciling Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 17:40


    Do you have any strained relationships that could use some help? Well, so did Jesus! In fact, he was on the outs with his best friend, Peter. This week in worship, we watch as they reconcile their relationship, and Jesus gives Peter a new mission. 

    April 27, 2025 - Authority and Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 20:54


    This week in worship, Pastor David takes a look at the authority of Jesus. Where did Jesus get the power to speak? Who gave him the leadership ability to stand up to the Pharisees? What voices speak to you the loudest in your life?   

    April 20, 2025 - Understanding the Resurrection

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 22:59


    Happy Easter! Christ has Risen! How can you understand the resurrection The journey of faith begins with one step. Keep trying to learn more. Week by week you will be amazed what God will do through these times of worship and exploration. Find time to go open your Bibles. Read the Gospels— Matthew, Mark, Luke and John— to immerse yourself in Jesus' story. Finally, go outside and look for signs of resurrection happening in our world. New leaves, blossoms, and new life all point to resurrection. 

    March 30, 2025 - The Power of the Cross

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 21:43


    This week in worship is the fourth week of Lent, and we journey closer to the cross. Pastor Dana looks at the Power of the Cross, and the places we turn when we don't know where to go. 

    March 23, 2025 - Our Legacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 21:59


    This week in worship, we celebrate Commitment Sunday for our Capital Campaign. As we reflect on 261 years of faithfulness from the people of Unity, we recognize how amazing Unity is today because of those who came before us. With gratitude, we say “Thank You” for their dedication while making our own commitments to Unity's future. As we enter the third week of Lent, let this be a time of prayer and reflection, seeking the many ways God calls you into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ.

    March 16, 2025 - Our Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 26:09


    In this week's worship, we talk about the future. Most of us plan for our own future, but have you thought about what you're leaving for future generations? Not only as an inheritance, but as a legacy, a continuation of what your parents and grandparents taught you. Will your children, and their children, know that God was an important part of your life? Will God be an important part of their lives? Lent gives us time to reflect on our relationship with God and how we might grow closer and help our families in their walk of faith, too.

    March 9, 2025 - Generosity

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 18:24


    This week's worship continues with a look at generosity. What does it mean to practice generosity? What do you have to do? What happens when you're generous to others? We're in the middle of our sermon series surrounding the capital campaign and have a lot to discuss, not just about money, but about the state of our hearts.

    March 2, 2025 - Our Legacy, Our Future: Faithfully Together

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 22:40


    We kick off a new sermon series this week based on our Capital Campaign - Our Legacy, Our Future: Faithfully Together. Unity has been a faithful church for over 260 years, and that doesn't happen by accident. There are many people who have intentionally worshiped, prayed, and given throughout these years to see that what we have today exists. We will talk about their faithfulness and ours as we begin this new series.

    February 23, 2025 - God is Like the ... Wind

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 21:03


    Our last metaphor for God is wind, which happens to share a definition in Greek with Spirit. Like the wind, God is an invisible force with a very visible presence, and also a bit of mystery. We don't know where the wind comes from or often where it is going, and we certainly don't have much control over it. But it can be used to power our lives in very positive ways.

    February 2, 2025 - God is Like a ... Consuming Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 24:07


    "God is a consuming fire..." This is our metaphor for the week. Most of us have never refined silver or gold, but most of us have been through tough times where God is seeking to purify us. The fire can be a metaphor for the challenges or tough circumstances of life. This is the place where we come closer to God, reaching out to Him in a way that our comfortable lives don't allow.

    January 26, 2025 - God Is Like a .... Lamb

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 25:38


    Why don't we offer sacrifices to God the way the Israelites did in the Old Testament? Why you don't bring a lamb to church with you? Have you ever wondered how that changed? This week in our Indescribable God series, Pastor David looks at how we are meant to be a living sacrifice for God, and what that means we should do with our lives.

    January 19, 2025 - God is Like A .... Parent

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 20:04


    Another way we try to understand our indescribable God is by equating God to a loving parent. A nurturing mother. A loving father. A mentor we can follow. Someone who wants the best for us, who guides us and has our best interests in mind. We will look at this metaphor of God as our parent this week in worship as we continue our Indescribable God series.

    January 12, 2025 - God is Like a ... Shepherd

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 23:41


    We try to describe an immense God by giving him certain attributes and using similes and metaphors. In the second week of our series "Indescribable God," Pastor David takes a look at God as the Good Shepherd. A good shepherd watches over his flock, caring for them and making sure their needs are met and that predators are kept away.

    January 5, 2025 - God is Like a... Rock

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 17:53


    How do you describe the indescribable? Throughout the Bible, the authors use metaphors to try to give us ideas about God - God is like a rock, or a loving father, or a lamb, or the wind. These give us a picture of a specific attribute of God. This week, Pastor David looks at God as our foundation, a steadfast rock on which we can always rely.

    December 15, 2024 - Dignity on the Margins

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 21:27


    It's the third week of Advent and our characters this week are the Shepherds. These were outcasts, the poorest on the fringe of society, yet they were the first to hear of the birth of the Christ Child. Why were they chosen? What do we learn about how to treat others by looking at the shepherds? Who around us needs to be seen and needs the kindness of Christmas?

    December 8, 2024 - Learning to Trust

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 22:47


    As we continue to look at the Characters of Christmas, Pastor Dana takes a look at Mary and Joseph. What trust did they have to have in the angels and in the promises of God? Do we put our trust in God or are we so skeptical that we miss the miracles God has planned for us?

    December 1, 2024 - Streams in the Desert

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 20:38


    The season of Advent begins this week, where we will take a look at the Characters of Christmas. We begin with the prophets, and their promise of the coming Messiah. 

    November 24, 2025 - God Can Use It

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 21:36


    This week in worship, we finish the story of Joseph as he comes face to face with his brothers after 20 years. How does he respond? Will he repay them for their evil toward him? Or will he find a way to reconciliation? And what about us? When evil is done to us, do we respond by putting out more evil in the world or can we find a way to bless our enemies? 

    November 17, 2024 - Joseph's Grand Reversal

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 23:16


    This week in worship we continue our series on Joseph as we find Joseph in prison on a false charge. But God is still working for good in his life, and his fortune is about to change. How does Joseph go from prison to the #2 guy in charge of the whole country? Join us and find out!

    November 10, 2024 - Planting Seeds

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 22:58


    What does it mean to live a life of integrity? It means doing the right thing even when no one is watching. This week, we continue the story of Joseph and learn that the actions you take today have an effect on the future.

    November 3, 2024 - Joseph, the Dreamer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 22:40


    This Sunday we begin a new series on the life of Joseph, the dreamer. He came from a very dysfunctional family where his father played favorites, his brothers tried to kill him, and yet God still used the poor choices of those around him to work for good in his life. What is your family like? Are they on your last nerve sometimes? Remember, families are a gift from God.

    October 27, 2024 - Reformed and Always Reforming

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 21:25


    It's Reformation Sunday! Although that probably doesn't mean much to you, it is our chance to talk about how we should always be looking to examine ourselves as a church and as an individual. We should remember our roots, honestly look at our sins, and humbly repent. Reformation Sunday challenges us to do better.

    October 13, 2024 - To God be the Glory

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 20:31


    Everything we do is for the glory of God. What does it mean to accomplish God's purposes in the world? Our answer comes in the giving that we do, our response to disasters, and to illnesses, and to the offerings of the church. This is Visioning Sunday when we begin to look ahead to what God might have in mind for 2025.

    September 29, 2024 - Jesus Values Compassion and Forgiveness

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 19:51


    Do unto others as you wish they would do unto you. This includes everyone - even the vile and evil. Can you offer that kind of forgiveness? What does it look like to turn the other cheek when someone hasn't apologized? What about for your worst enemy? Pastor Dana takes a look at Jesus' instructions to his disciples on the way to treat everyone.

    September 22, 2024 - Jesus Values Peace & Justice

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 28:46


    Do you sacrifice justice for peace? How can we have both? Jesus holds the tension between these two values as we explore how we might live lives of wholeness and healing.

    September 15, 2024 - Jesus Values Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 22:48


    What is the truth? In a world where so much information comes at you, how do you know what to believe? Those around Jesus had these issues, too, and Jesus had a lesson for them about truth. Let's listen to the words of Jesus to find what is true and right. 

    September 8, 2024 - Jesus Values Neighbors

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 22:48


    What do you value? Consider how you might answer the question, “What are your core values?” Or “What do you value the most?” As Christians, we want to make sure our values match with Jesus' values. Over the next five weeks, we will study the values of Jesus, beginning with the value of seeing the “other” as a neighbor. 

    September 1, 2024 - The Church is ... Ekklesia

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 22:21


    The Church is ekklesia, a group of people, a community, a gathering. It is all of us working together. One of us couldn't do it alone. We need each other. That not only applies to the Church of Unity but also to the greater Church around the world. We need all Christians working together to make the world a better place. What are you doing? Where do you fit in? What is your role?

    August 18, 2024 - The Church is A ... Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 26:01


    This week in worship, we are talking about the church as a family. What is your family like? How do you fit in? What roles do you play in your different family systems? What are we called to do as a church family to be good family members?  Let's look at what Jesus and Paul have to say about the church as a family as we explore this metaphor. 

    August 11, 2024 - The Church is A ... Body

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 23:02


    This week we begin a new series, taking a look at the metaphors of the church. This week, The Church is A... Body, specifically, the body of Christ. Take time to explore your own role in this church. Where is God seeking to use your gifts? Where can you deepen your involvement in God's work?

    August 4, 2024 - More Blessed

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 20:57


    Our last Symbol of Faith is the offering box. Giving is a spiritual discipline that reflects the state of your heart. Are you quick to give to others, or do you hold on to what you have? If it is "more blessed to give than to receive" how are you being blessed? This doesn't have to be just in terms of money, but can also be in our time and the use of our God-given talents.

    July 28, 2024 - An Inward Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 24:39


    This week's symbol is baptism. Do you ever think about the promises that were made for you at your baptism? Or dwell on those you made if you can remember them? Baptism is full of grace, and Pastor Dana explores the deeper symbolism of the water as it washes us clean.

    July 21, 2024 - The Lord's Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 22:05


    This week's symbol is The Lord's Prayer. This is the example of how to pray that Jesus gave his disciples. What do the different sentences tell us about how we should pray? Do prayers even work? What do we do when they don't give us the results we want? Listen as Pastor Dana digs into this ancient text.

    July 14, 2024 - Credo: The Apostles' Creed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 24:18


    This week in worship, we continue to talk about the Symbols of our Faith with a look at the Apostles' Creed. Do you know why we say we believe in the holy catholic church or the communion of saints? Pastor David digs into this ancient profession of belief and why we still use it today. 

    July 7, 2024 - Symbols of our Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 20:41


    When you take communion, give offerings, or recite the Lord's Prayer or Apostles' Creed, do you know why? Do you understand what you're doing or saying or do you just go through the motions? Let's dig into these ancient practices and what they mean for us as Christians today

    A Risk-Taking Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 26:24


    This week in worship, Obadiah is asked to risk his life to obey God. What risks do we take? Do we rise to the occasion or take the easy way out? Do we give God the opportunity to prove God's faithfulness? We see the amazing results of Obadiah's faithfulness and explore the possibilities for our lives, too.

    June 23, 2024 - Get Up and Walk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 18:56


    Are you in your own way? Do your own actions sabotage what you're trying to do? We all do to a certain degree. We don't eat healthy, or exercise enough. Maybe it is the negative self-talk in our head. This week in worship, Pastor Dana takes a look at one man who had a Divine Distraction by a pool as he meets Jesus, and decides for himself that he does want to be healed. 

    June 16, 2024 - Restless No More

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 23:23


    What does it feel like to be lost and then found? This week, Jesus reaches out to a man who is a despised tax collector, even though the crowd tries to shut him out. Whenever we try to exclude people, Jesus has a way of bringing them back into His presence. Even if they're not worthy. Even if WE are not worthy.

    June 9. 2024 - New Responsibilities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 24:55


    Have you had an experience where you can't imagine what comes next? Maybe your boss retires, and you can't imagine what the new boss will be like. Or you are facing a divorce and the future seems very uncertain. We are looking at that Divine Disruption this week as Joshua takes over leadership after the death of Moses. He is filled with self-doubt, but God reminds him that he isn't doing this alone. Do we need that reminder, too?

    June 2, 2024 - A U-Turn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 19:56


    When life is disrupted by an illness, or a pandemic, or the loss of a loved one, what do you do? Do you stop and ask “what is God trying to show me” or do you go to bed and try to sleep off the misery? These divine disruptions can be painful, but can also be just the reset that you needed to send your life in a better direction. Pastor Dana takes a look at how we might remove the blinders from our eyes and use these moments as a catalyst for a brighter future. 

    May 12, 2024 - Mother's Day Advice

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 22:10


    What advice did you get from your parents? Did it stay with you? We turn to the wisdom of Proverbs to hear what Solomon wanted his children to make sure to take with them - Godly wisdom that should be written on their hearts. 

    April 28, 2024 - The Great Jubilee

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 28:59


    The practice of Jubilee was already out of favor in the days of Jesus, but one of his first acts was to declare freedom in the name of the Lord. What does that look like for us in 2024? What does a Great Jubilee mean to us who are broken, held captive by our addictions, and self-doubts, and fears?

    April 21, 2024 - Freed, Forgiven, Returned

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 24:17


    The idea of Jubilee meant freedom - land sold to pay debts was returned to the original owners, those sold into slavery were set free, and loans were forgiven. This was designed to create a society where people were openhanded and generous, knowing that all they owned was temporary and ultimately belonged to God. When we give generously, we tell others that they are valuable to God despite whatever hardships they face. This is a description of the type of Christian community God still wants us to create today. 

    April 14, 2024 - Year of Jubilee

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 28:22


    If you lived in ancient Israel, every 50 years a trumpet sound would mark the beginning of something new. A fresh start. A new opportunity. The Year of Jubilee. It was The Great Reset. We don't celebrate years like this anymore, but can we apply some of the principles of Jubilee to our world today? Can we dedicate this next year to God as our own form of Jubilee?

    April 7, 2024 - Living the Resurrection

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024 15:26


    He is Risen! It is still Easter, and Jesus is still alive! Easter isn't just one Sunday, but we continue to celebrate our risen Savior for the gift of eternal life. How does the power of the resurrection affect you? What does this mean to you, and how do you share that with other people?

    March 31, 2024 - Resurrection Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2024 19:52


    Jesus did something! And he told Martha about it before it happened. Try explaining the resurrection now, and it is hard to believe. Eternal life? Death that cannot keep its grip on life? The hope of Easter is found in the resurrection power of Jesus Christ - do you believe? 

    March 24, 2024 - Palm Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 24:43


    Palm Sunday begins Holy Week with sounds of "Hosanna! Hosanna!" We celebrate with Jesus and his disciples, but quickly turn toward the cross and reflect on the sacrifice of the cross. 

    March 17, 2024 - Carry Your Cross

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 21:02


    As we draw closer to the cross, Pastor David takes a look at Simon of Cyrene, who was literally asked to take the cross and follow Jesus. Like Simon, we don't often get to choose when our hard times happen. When we suffer, who is leading us through our trials? Are we ready to follow Jesus, even to the cross?

    March 10, 2024 - Stretch Out Your Hand

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2024 28:16


    Do you find it hard to do the right thing when it goes against what everyone around you is doing? Is it easier to remain silent? What about when it goes against what your boss or your government has dictated to you? This week, we get up close to Jesus through the Man with the Withered Hand, who met Jesus on the Sabbath Day, when work of any kind, even healing, was forbidden by law. What does it mean to keep the Sabbath Day holy?

    March 3, 2024 - Reach Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 19:53


    We live in a do-it-yourself society, where it is a sign of weakness to ask for help. But God tells us to rely on Him, and to not lean entirely on ourselves. What does it look like to reach out to God? Pastor David looks at this through the story of the bleeding woman who took a chance and touched the hem of Jesus' cloak to be healed.

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