Sermons from San Diego

Listen to the story of how David was chosen to become the new king of Israel. Based on 1st Samuel 16 If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org. You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give

Our series continues with the demand to Samuel to give them a king, to be like everybody else. People are faith are meant to be different.If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org. You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give

This is the first in our ongoing series leading up to and beyond the reign of King David - a series of meaningful, heartbreaking, and funny stories. Come along for the journey this summer. It all starts with Hannah, mother of the great prophet SamuelRead First Samuel 1-3If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org. You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring co...

Peter and Cornelius both had unusual dreams. They are why we belong.See Acts 10 for the whole storyIf this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org. You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give

Peter and John did something extraordinary “In the name of Jesus.” As I thought about my sermon title today, the phrase “in the name of Jesus” kept coming to mind, but I hesitated – picture the over-the-top antics of a television evangelist. “In the name of Jeee-sus!” But I kept the title because I want to tell you about something extraordinary done in the name of Jesus on Tuesday.Read Acts 3If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at mis...

Listen to the story of Peter from the beginning to Jesus' post-resurrection question: Do you love me?If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org. You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give

From John 13, this text teaches that Christians in America don't need more power, they need more humility.If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org. You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give

Read Matthew 17: 1-9. Peter wasn't sure how to respond to something that couldn't be explained - the way Jesus had been transformed right in front of his face. So he proposed something to do.If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org. You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give

The text is from Matthew 16: 13-20Peter succeeds and then fails to understand who Jesus really isIf this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org. You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give

Peter’s names pop up in story after story, but not as a complete narrative of his own. This Lent, we’re going to take a deeper dive into the faith of this one individual, and yet even so, we’ll only get to skim the surface of this impetuous, impulsive, and unfiltered character. A deeply flawed but even more deeply passionate and committed disciple of Christ. Today's text is Luke 5: 1-11If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at mis...

Hear the story of The People Who Could Fly, learn more about the Mother of the Movement - Septima Clark, and be inspired by Amanda GormanIf this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org. You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give

A little mix of UCC and Black history to begin FebruaryIf this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org. You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give

There is more to her than appears on the surface. Let's dig a little deeper. Read Mark 1: 29-39If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org. You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give

The Book of Jonah is a hilarious and true story - if what you mean is that it is full of uncomfortable truths about human behavior.If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org. You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give

This sermon includes stories from Jonathan Eig's new biography King: A Life. And references a famous line from the Prophet Amos.If this sermon was meaningful to you, learn more about the rest of our church at missionhillsucc.org. You are invited to support the ministry of Mission Hills United Church of Christ with a one time or recurring contribution - missionhillsucc.org/give