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Scripture: Psalm 139:7-12, Luke 16:19-31 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN August 14, 2016 A man from Chicago was traveling to Florida for a vacation. His wife was delayed and was going to join him the next day. When he arrived at his hotel, he saw that his cell phone battery had died so he decided…
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN August 7, 2016 The news recently has been heart-breaking for police officers so I thought I would share a light-hearted story about a police officer. A woman was tailgating a man in front of her. The man in front of her came to a yellow light,…
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Scripture: Luke 15: 1-6 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN July 24, 2016 Is there anyone here playing Pokemon Go? Pokemon Go has quickly become a cultural phenomenon. In the first week of its release, there were 21 million users making it the most popular app in U.S. History. In Pokemon Go, the whole world is…
Scripture: Book of Philemon Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN July 17, 2016 The last two weeks I have been preaching on “Sabbath”. The first week was “Sabbath for the body”. Last week was “Sabbath for the soul.” I still have two more sermons on Sabbath to preach – “Sabbath for the mind” and “Sabbath for…
Scripture: John 10:30, “In My Soul” by Rabia of Basra (8th c. Sufi Mystic) Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN July 10, 2016 Larry Rose posted a moving story on the RUCC Facebook page yesterday. The story is about an African-American woman who walked into a convenience store to pick up a Power bar. There were…
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…
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…
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…
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…