Shows
Bethany UCC26.02.01. Sermon. Unspeakable: AngerWe were glad to welcome longtime Bethany member Alaina Hoffman to the pulpit this weekend. In her sermon, she shares a heartfelt testimony of her recent time spent in Minnesota, where she provided support against the ongoing chaos spawned by ICE raids. Preaching on Mark 3:1 - 6, her sermon centers the sacred power of anger, and how that anger can be used to confront harm.
2026-02-0518 min
Bethany UCC25.08.03. Sermon. Red Flags: get curious, together.Anyone who knows former student pastor and Bethany member Kelli Manning might be surprised to know that she was once hugely self-conscious. Well, she didn't manage, understand, or grow through it on her own. It required caring and collective curiosity. Preaching from Numbers 22, she encouraged us likewise to journey together:"When people ignore or don't know to look for repeated warning signs...they keep walking on a dangerously lonely path. Seeing the warning signs is one thing, but allowing someone else to help navigate them is transformational."
2025-08-0714 min
Bethany UCC25.05.11. Sermon. Sanctuary: Dream BiggerWe're focusing on Disability Justice this month at Bethany. In her sermon this week, Pastor Rebecca reflects on the ways churches and communities often ask 'how can you fit into how we do things' rather than asking 'how can we do things in ways that include the most people possible?'
2025-05-1413 min
Bethany UCC25.05.04. Sermon: Sanctuary in the WildernessIn her last sermon as Bethany student pastor, Kelli Manning delivered a sermon asking: what does sanctuary look like when we are surrounded by the wilderness? Can Sanctuary and Wilderness coexist?
2025-05-0814 min
Bethany UCC24.12.24. Sermon. Breaking Point: Christmas EveA very belated Merry Christmas from all of us at Bethany! Give our Christmas Eve sermon (delivered by Pastor Vince) a listen here.
2025-01-1607 min
Bethany UCC24.06.02. Sermon. Setting The Table: Hospitality- Coming and GoingThis week, we started our new series "Setting the Table", a theme centering storytelling and hospitality. Bethany congregation member Ron Romasanta set the table for communion this week and shared a bit of his story, which we've included as part of this week's podcast. We also hear a sermon from Pastor Rebecca on Genesis 18.
2024-06-0516 min
Bethany UCC2023.11.5. Sermon: What's In A Name?Pastor Alaina received a standing ovation for her final sermon at Bethany UCC. Give it a listen here!
2023-11-0619 min
Bethany UCCThe Dead Rising From The Grave?: Daniel & HalloweenBethany Member and University of Chicago Divinity Student Xander King preaches our final sermon for October, finishing out our theme of Apocalypse Now.
2023-10-3012 min
Bethany UCC2023.7.30: Sermon: Living in Harmony. Singing TogetherRev. Rebecca Anderson gives her last sermon before she leaves on a 3 month Sabbatical. How can Bethany UCC learn to sing together? Let's come together, understand other perspectives and sing. Listen now.
2023-08-0213 min
Bethany UCC2023.5.21 Sermon: Streakers, Shipwrecks, and She-Bears. Love BattleGuest preacher and Bethany member in discernment, Xander King, provides our next sermon in the weirdest stories of the Bible series! With Numbers 25 as the base, it's just a scriptural mess but it could be an interesting exploration of how the "weird" and disturbing stories in the Bible are often the result of historical tension in the story itself. Tune in to hear!
2023-05-2415 minBethany UCC2022.11.20 Sermon: Bethany Speaks. ThanksgivingOur November series, "Bethany Speaks," had three, amazing preachers as we prepared for Thanksgiving. We welcomed Mare, Ann, and Xander this week to share their wisdom in themes of Thanksgiving!
2023-01-1709 minBethany UCC2022.11.13 Sermon: Bethany Speaks. Witnessing, Listening, PentacostOur November series, "Bethany Speaks," continued with three, amazing preachers. We will be welcomed Nathan, Kate, and Bud to share their wisdom in themes of Witnessing, Listening, and Pentecost!
2022-11-2328 minBethany UCC2022.11.6 Sermon: Bethany Speaks. Four PreachersWe had four INCREDIBLE preachers kick off our new sermon series, "Bethany Speaks!" All month, we are having members of the congregation give their sermons they've been working on. Up first, we have our four preachers for Sunday: Johnny, Scott, Joey, and Virginia!
2022-11-0832 min
Bethany UCC21.12.24 Sermon: Christmas FutureOn Christmas Eve, we retell the ancient story — that is always, actually, a story about what's coming next. Rev Rebecca Anderson, preacher.
2021-12-2807 min
Bethany UCC21.12.12 Sermon: Imagine A HeroHelp is on the Way Week 3: Imagine a Hero by Pastor Vince Amlin
2021-12-1515 min
Bethany UCC21.12.5 Sermon: Origin StoriesVince preaches the 2nd week of our "Help is on the Way" Series.
2021-12-0710 min
Bethany UCC11-28-21 Sermon - Help Is On The Way: Happy New Year!A sermon by Reverend Rebecca Anderson at Bethany UCC
2021-11-3012 min
Bethany UCC11-21-21 Sermon - Foundational: dependenceRev Vince Amlin preaches the end of our Foundational series, from Nehemiah 8. Why now — just when things are getting better (aren't they?) — would people head back out into the unknown? Includes: falling elevators (but everyone's ok), the festival of booths, and why we might keep worshipping on Zoom or in the gym, at least once in a while, forever.
2021-11-2314 min
Bethany UCC11-14-21 Episode - Foundational: closing the gapsA sermon by Rev. Rebecca Anderson at Bethany UCC.
2021-11-1614 min
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Bethany UCC10-31-21 Sermon - Unorthodox: universal salvationA sermon by Rev. Rebecca Anderson at Bethany UCC.
2021-11-0415 min
Bethany UCC10-17-21 Sermon - Unorthodox: what do you believe?A sermon by Rev. Vince Amlin at Bethany UCC.
2021-10-2015 min
Bethany UCC10-10-21 Sermon - Unorthodox: 4 ways to not read the bible literallyA sermon by Rev. Vince Amlin at Bethany UCC.
2021-10-1220 min
Bethany UCC9-19-21 Sermon - everything doesn't happen for a reasonA sermon by Rev. Rebecca Anderson at Bethany UCC.
2021-09-2115 min
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Bethany UCC8-1-21 Sermon - Life Is a Cabaret: this wasn't supposed to happenA sermon by Rev. Rebecca Anderson
2021-08-0311 min
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Bethany UCC6-27-21 Sermon - Are We There Yet?What to do with a plan as simple as "It gets better."
A sermon by Rev. Rebecca Anderson at Bethany UCC.
2021-07-0214 min
Bethany UCC6-20-21 Sermon - Are We There Yet? Climbing Mountains and Running with HorsesA sermon by Rev. Vince Amlin at Bethany UCC.
2021-06-2015 min
Bethany UCC6-13-2021 Sermon - Are We There Yet? Part 2A sermon by Rev. Rebecca Anderson at Bethany UCC.
2021-06-1514 min
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Bethany UCC5-23-21 Sermon - System Failure: church at the end of the worldA sermon by Rev. Rebecca Anderson at Bethany UCC.
2021-05-2612 min
Bethany UCC5-16-21 Sermon - System Failure: the human cosmosRev. Vince Amlin preaches at Bethany UCC.
2021-05-1915 min
Bethany UCC5-9-21 Sermon - System Failure: family systemsA sermon by Rev. Vince Amlin at Bethany UCC.
2021-05-1117 min
Bethany UCC5-2-21 Sermon - System Failure: just mercyA sermon by student pastor Bethany Cooper at Bethany UCC.
2021-05-0415 min
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Bethany UCC4-11-21 Sermon - Pay Attention: Fresh StartA sermon by Rev. Rebecca Anderson at Bethany UCC.
2021-04-1117 min
Bethany UCC4-4-21 Sermon - Loving What Death Has TouchedA sermon by Rev. Vince Amlin at Bethany UCC.
2021-04-0416 min
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Bethany UCC11-1-20 Sermon - A Place for God... and OthersA sermon by Rev. Rebecca Anderson at Bethany UCC.
2020-11-0111 min
2020-10-1813 min
Bethany UCC10-11-20 Sermon - What Story Are You Tending?A sermon by Rev. Vince Amlin at Bethany UCC.
2020-10-1115 min
2020-09-2713 min
Bethany UCC9-20-20 Sermon - Compelled by the StoryA sermon by student pastor Bethany Cooper at Bethany UCC.
2020-09-2013 min
Bethany UCC9-13-20 Sermon - Nothing Matters. Be Kind.A sermon by Rev. Rebecca Anderson at Bethany UCC.
2020-09-1316 min
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Bethany UCC2-20-20 Sermon - Some Things Never ChangeA sermon by Rev. Rebecca Anderson at Bethany UCC
2020-02-1115 min
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Bethany UCC9-22-19 Sermon - What to Do When Everything Has ChangedA sermon by Rev. Vince Amlin at Bethany UCC
2019-10-1815 min
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2019-09-2516 min
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Bethany UCC7-28-19 Sermon - The Invisible Conspiracy of LoveA sermon by Rev. Vince Amlin at Bethany UCC
2019-08-0215 min
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