Sermons by Jill A. Kirchner-Rose (Page 11)

Sabbath for the Body

Scripture: Exodus 5: 4- 19 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN July 3, 2016 It is Fourth of July weekend!  It is a weekend for bands, parades, barbeques, swim parties, beach outings, fireworks, and the freedom to play!  (Break out beach balls with Beach Boys music).  Yes, this next month we will be celebrating freedom in…

Only Human

Scripture: Psalm 8: 3- 5, 9 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN June 26, 2016 There once was a dad who had a three year old son named Brandon.  One day, Brandon sees his dad eating chocolate chip cookies in the living room and says to himself, “Daddy loves chocolate chip cookies with milk.  So I…

Blessed Are They…

Scripture: Selections from Matthew 5 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN June 19, 2016 As many of you know, I served a church in San Diego for over 18 years.  University Christian Church is located in Hillcrest, a predominantly gay and lesbian area of San Diego.  In our congregation, we had an unofficial group called Club…

Finding God in All the Wrong People: Rahab

Scripture: Joshua 2: 1- 21 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN June 12, 2016 (Sing) Joshua fit the battle of Jericho, Jericho, Jericho Joshua fit the battle of Jericho, And the walls came tumblin’ down Rahab lived in the city of Jericho.  Jericho was surrounded by walls. (Begin to build the wall).  Walls that were twelve…

Finding God in All the Wrong People: Paul

Scripture: Acts 9: 1- 6 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN May 29, 2016 We began a new sermon series last week entitled, “Finding God in All the Wrong People”.  What we have discovered is that sometimes the people least qualified are the very ones that God is looking for.  For example, Peter denied Jesus three times;…

Finding God in All the Wrong People: Peter

Scripture: Acts 2:14-17, 37-42 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN May 22, 2016 I would like to ask a series of questions.  Now these questions may be a bit difficult to answer but I would like you to feel free to be honest with your answers.  And at the end of these series of questions I…

Fire

(Note, the sermon starts at 23:05, not 29:05 as the beginning of the video says) Scripture: Acts 2: 1 – 4 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN May 15, 2016 Fire! It engages all of our senses.  We see its color, hear its crackle, feels it heat, smell its smoke, and even our taste buds which…

Other Fish in the Sea

Scripture: John 21: 1-17 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN 4/24/2016 Devastated.  Distraught.  Despondent.  Rejected. Hopeless. Shocked. Brokenhearted.  My world shattered.  I was 14 years old and I was experiencing my very first break-up.  I remember the event so vividly.  It was a Saturday night,  head buried in a pillow, I cried and cried.  My heart…

Doubting or Courageous Thomas?

Scripture: John 20: 19 – 31 Rev. Dr. Jill A. Kirchner- Rose April 3, 2016 “What do you believe, Auntie Jill?”  It was an honest, benign question asked by my 26 yr old nephew, Chris.  He simply asked, “What do you believe, Auntie Jill?”  I looked at Chris for a moment and then I repeated…

Hallelujah Hope!

Scripture: Matthew 28: 1- 10 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN March 27, 2016 There was a woman who wrote out her own funeral service.  She chose the hymns; she chose the scripture passages.  At the end of her notes, she had an asterisk and wrote, “I do not want any male pallbearers.”  Her minister went…