Sermon: Shipping Into Our Future
Shipping into our Future (delivered by Rev. Jane Courtright) March 29, 2023 The story of the 53 Mendi captives who rose up against their oppressors – The Amistad story, is about the soul of our United Church of Christ! This is because, as the Prophet Micah...
Sermon: Right Under Our Eyes!
Feb. 19, 2023 SERMON ‘Right Under Our Eyes!’ Rev. Jane Courtright I wore contact lenses for many years! One day, while putting them into my eyes, I dropped one! I looked down, onto my bathrobe, the edge of the sink & on the floor below me. Right then, my...
Sermon: Eyes, Shoes and Bridges
February 12, 2023 SERMON ‘Eyes, Shoes & Bridges’ Rev. Jane Courtright From the Jewish tradition has come wonderful stories & storytellers. In these stories, those of Jewish faith don’t mind poking fun at themselves. Here are two examples: ...
Sermon: : ‘You. Yes, YOU!’
February 5, 2023 SERMON: ‘You. Yes, YOU!’ Rev. Jane Courtright I read of a couple of researchers who’ve been conducting experiments on salt! I imagine that they obtained a grant of some sort! We North Americans consume great quantities of the stuff, in...
Sermon: “THAT Kind of Silence”
January 29, 2023 SERMON: ‘THAT Kind of Silence’ Rev. Jane Courtright It is NOT the kind of silence that sweeps across a congregation or any community gathered for worship – when they feel in their gut…they just KNOW that somehow they have been touched and bound...
Sermon: Passing the Torch
‘Passing the Torch’ Rev. Jane Courtright (January 22, 2023) Before I accepted my call into ministry, I was the youth director & high school Sunday School Teacher at the 1st Congregational UCC in West Dundee, Il. The Associate Pastor...
Sermon: Come and See
January 15, 2023 Sermon: ‘Come and See’ Rev. Jane Courtright I am one of those people who are good at recognizing faces and spirits, but not always names! Now, most of us develop tricks over the years that help us remember people’s names. I’ve tried some of them...
Sermon: Direction: FORWARD!
‘Direction: FORWARD!’ Rev. Jane Courtright January 8, 2023 Isaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12 For most people, Christmas is well and truly over by today. A return to work after several days off. The final event was New Year’s Eve… and then, it’s over for another year. ...
Sermon: “Life’s Little Surprises”
CHRISTMAS EVE SERMON December 24, 2022 Rev. Jane Courtright ‘Life’s Little Surprises’ Life’s full of surprises, especially at Christmas. You never know for sure what might happen when you least expect it! Recently, while browsing through some books on Amazon, I...
Sermon: Don’t Take Mary Lightly!
Don’t Take Mary Lightly! Rev. Jane Courtright – December 18, 2022 “Angels can fly!, because they take themselves lightly.” Maybe you’ve heard that old Scottish proverb! No one I know takes angels lightly, though. Most people I know don’t take angels at all, being...