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This Week at Zion UCC

By Rev. Beth Gedert

Rev. Beth Gedert's weekly sermons from Zion United Church of Christ in Delaware, Ohio.
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God's Hope in Sierra Leone / Jeremiah 29:4-14

This Week at Zion UCCNov 29, 2021

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Transfiguration: We Don't Always Get It Right / Matt 16:13-17:9

Transfiguration: We Don't Always Get It Right / Matt 16:13-17:9

February 11, 2024 / Season: Transfiguration Sunday / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 25


Feb 11, 202416:13
The One About Hell / 1 Corinthians 3:10-15

The One About Hell / 1 Corinthians 3:10-15

February 4, 2024 / Season: Epiphany 5 / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 24


Feb 04, 202415:56
Meet Jesus and Make Room / Luke 5:17-32, 18:15-19:9

Meet Jesus and Make Room / Luke 5:17-32, 18:15-19:9

January 28, 2024 / Season: Epiphany 4 / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 23 / Also includes Zion wins from 2023 and priorities for 2024


Jan 28, 202419:55
Slow Down: Parables at Work / Mark 4:1-25,33-34

Slow Down: Parables at Work / Mark 4:1-25,33-34

January 21, 2024 / Season: Epiphany 3 / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 22


Jan 21, 202418:17
The Mystery of Miracles / Mark 1:21-32

The Mystery of Miracles / Mark 1:21-32

January 14, 2024 / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 21 / Season: Epiphany 2


Jan 14, 202416:00
The Baptism of Christ / Luke 3:1-22

The Baptism of Christ / Luke 3:1-22

January 7, 2024 / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 19 / Season: Baptism of Christ, 1st Sunday after Epiphany


Jan 07, 202417:57
Love Now / Matthew 1:18-25

Love Now / Matthew 1:18-25

December 24, 2023 / Season: Advent 4 / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 17

Dec 24, 202351:08
Joy Now / Luke 1:46-55

Joy Now / Luke 1:46-55

December 17, 2023 / Season: Advent 3 / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 16

Dec 18, 202318:55
Peace Now / Isaiah 9:2-7

Peace Now / Isaiah 9:2-7

December 10, 2023 / Season: Advent 2 / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 15

Dec 11, 202318:01
Hope Now / Isaiah 40:1-11

Hope Now / Isaiah 40:1-11

December 3, 2023 / Season: Advent 1 / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 14

Dec 03, 202314:40
How to Read Violent Texts / Deuteronomy 7:1-11

How to Read Violent Texts / Deuteronomy 7:1-11

November 12, 2023 / Season: Ordinary Time 32 / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 11

Nov 12, 202322:08
10 Commandments for Community / Exodus 20:1-21

10 Commandments for Community / Exodus 20:1-21

November 5, 2023 / Season: All Saints / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 10

Nov 05, 202317:32
Our Openness and God's Possibility / Exodus 3:1-15

Our Openness and God's Possibility / Exodus 3:1-15

October 29, 2023 / Season: Ordinary Time 30 / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 9

Oct 29, 202317:24
Wrestling with God / Genesis 32:22--33:11

Wrestling with God / Genesis 32:22--33:11

October 22, 2023 / Season: Ordinary Time 29 / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 8

Oct 22, 202317:03
Get Off the Altar / Genesis 22:1-14

Get Off the Altar / Genesis 22:1-14

October 15, 2023 / Season: Ordinary Time 28 / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 7

Oct 15, 202317:14
Blessed to Be a Blessing / Genesis 12:1-9

Blessed to Be a Blessing / Genesis 12:1-9

October 1, 2023 / Season: World Communion Sunday / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 6

Oct 01, 202312:48
Why We Need to be "Saved" / Genesis 4, 6, & 8

Why We Need to be "Saved" / Genesis 4, 6, & 8

September 24, 2023 / Season: Creation 4 / We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 5

Sep 24, 202325:17
Sin & The Original Lie / Genesis 3:1-13

Sin & The Original Lie / Genesis 3:1-13

September 17, 2023 / Season: Creation 3 / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 4

Sep 17, 202320:47
The Second Creation Story / Genesis 2:4-25

The Second Creation Story / Genesis 2:4-25

September 10, 2023 / Season: Creation 2 / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 2

Sep 10, 202321:31
The First Creation Story / Genesis 1:1--2:3

The First Creation Story / Genesis 1:1--2:3

September 3, 2023 / Season: Creation 1 / Series: We Make the Road by Walking, chapter 1

Sep 03, 202316:37
ONA Sunday: The Body of Christ / 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

ONA Sunday: The Body of Christ / 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

August 20, 2023 / Open & Affirming Sunday / Season: Pentecost 12

Aug 20, 202319:14
Vocation - Who are you called to be, and what are you called to do?

Vocation - Who are you called to be, and what are you called to do?

August 13, 2023 / Series: Life on Purpose, week 8 / Season: Pentecost 11

Aug 13, 202316:22
Discernment as a Way of Life / Romans 12:1-2; Philippians 1:9-11

Discernment as a Way of Life / Romans 12:1-2; Philippians 1:9-11

August 6, 2023 / Series: Life on Purpose, week 7 / Season: Pentecost 10

Aug 06, 202316:02
Reframing Regret / Psalm 51

Reframing Regret / Psalm 51

July 30, 2023 / Series: Life on Purpose, week 6 / Season: Pentecost 9

Jul 30, 202319:60
The Holy Art of Attentiveness / Philippians 4:1-9

The Holy Art of Attentiveness / Philippians 4:1-9

July 9, 2023 / Series: Life on Purpose, week 5 / Season: Pentecost 6

Jul 09, 202318:37
Experiencing God in Everyday Life / 1 Kings 19:6-17

Experiencing God in Everyday Life / 1 Kings 19:6-17

July 2, 2023 / Series: Life on Purpose, week 4 / Season: Pentecost 5

Jul 02, 202329:42
Living into Our Values / Matthew 12:1-12,23-28

Living into Our Values / Matthew 12:1-12,23-28

June 25, 2023 / Series: Life on Purpose, week 3 / Season: Pentecost 4

Jun 25, 202319:23
Openness: Embracing Holy Indifference / Ephesians 1:15-23

Openness: Embracing Holy Indifference / Ephesians 1:15-23

June 18, 2023 / Series: Life on Purpose, week 2 / Season: Pentecost 3

Jun 18, 202325:34
Listening to Your Longings / Matthew 9:14-22

Listening to Your Longings / Matthew 9:14-22

June 11, 2023 / Series: Life on Purpose, week 1 / Season: Pentecost 2

Jun 11, 202322:41
God's Expansive Church / Acts 2

God's Expansive Church / Acts 2

May 28, 2023 / Pentecost

May 28, 202329:39
Satisfying the Thirsty / 1 John 3:16-18

Satisfying the Thirsty / 1 John 3:16-18

May 21, 2023 / Series: Jesus in Disguise, week 6 / Season: Eastertide 7

May 21, 202318:15
Caring for the Sick / Matthew 25:31-46

Caring for the Sick / Matthew 25:31-46

May 14, 2023 / Series: Jesus in Disguise, week 5 / Season: Eastertide 6

May 14, 202312:59
Feeding the Hungry / Matthew 25:41-46

Feeding the Hungry / Matthew 25:41-46

May 7, 2023 / Series: Jesus in Disguise, week 4 / Season: Eastertide 5

May 07, 202313:50
Clothing the Naked / Luke 3:7-18

Clothing the Naked / Luke 3:7-18

April 30, 2023 / Series: Jesus in Disguise, week 3 / Season: Eastertide 4

Apr 30, 202320:05
Visiting the Imprisoned / Matthew 25:31-46

Visiting the Imprisoned / Matthew 25:31-46

April 23, 2023 / Series: Jesus in Disguise, week 2 / Season: Eastertide 3

Apr 23, 202318:56
Welcoming the Stranger / Deuteronomy 10:12-22

Welcoming the Stranger / Deuteronomy 10:12-22

April 16, 2023 / Series: Jesus in Disguise, week 1 / Season: Eastertide 2


Apr 16, 202321:58
The Power of Life / Matthew 28:1-10

The Power of Life / Matthew 28:1-10

April 9, 2023 / Series: The Peaceable Kingdom / Season: Easter Sunday

Apr 09, 202337:22
Peaceable Kingdom: Justice Wins (Eventually) / Matthew 21:1-17

Peaceable Kingdom: Justice Wins (Eventually) / Matthew 21:1-17

April 2, 2023 / Series: Peaceable Kingdom / Season: Palm Sunday

Principles of nonviolence from The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change

Apr 02, 202317:11
Peaceable Kingdom: No Eternal Conscious Torment / Matthew 25:31-46

Peaceable Kingdom: No Eternal Conscious Torment / Matthew 25:31-46

March 26, 2023 / Series: Peaceable Kingdom, week 5 / Season: Lent 5

Principles of nonviolence from The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change

Mar 26, 202324:34
Peaceable Kingdom: Consequences of Nonviolence / Matthew 13:24-30

Peaceable Kingdom: Consequences of Nonviolence / Matthew 13:24-30

March 19, 2023 / Series: Peaceable Kingdom, week 4 / Season: Lent 4

Principles of nonviolence from The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change

Mar 19, 202323:36
Peaceable Kingdom: Enemies and Victims / Matthew 18:21-35 part 2

Peaceable Kingdom: Enemies and Victims / Matthew 18:21-35 part 2

March 12, 2023 / Series: Peaceable Kingdom week 3 / Series: Lent 3

Principles of nonviolence from The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change

Mar 12, 202321:45
Peaceable Kingdom: Lavish Forgiveness / Matthew 18:21-35

Peaceable Kingdom: Lavish Forgiveness / Matthew 18:21-35

March 5, 2023 / Series: Peaceable Kingdom week 2 / Season: Lent 2

(Principles of nonviolence from The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change)

Mar 05, 202319:30
Peaceable Kingdom: Thinking Differently about Fairness / Matthew 20:1-16

Peaceable Kingdom: Thinking Differently about Fairness / Matthew 20:1-16

February 26, 2023 / Series: Peaceable Kingdom week 1 / Season: Lent 1
(Principles of nonviolence from The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change)

Feb 26, 202319:55
After the Mountaintop / Matthew 16:21-17:8

After the Mountaintop / Matthew 16:21-17:8

February 19, 2023 / Transfiguration Sunday

Feb 19, 202319:04
Reflections on the Lord's Prayer / Matthew 6:9-14

Reflections on the Lord's Prayer / Matthew 6:9-14

February 5, 2023 / Series: Sermon on the Mount / Season: Epiphany 5

Feb 05, 202312:18
Principles for Loving Our Enemies / Matthew 5:38-48

Principles for Loving Our Enemies / Matthew 5:38-48

January 22, 2023 / Series: Sermon on the Mount / Season: Epiphany 3

Jan 22, 202332:42
Tests and Temptations / Matthew 3:16--4:17

Tests and Temptations / Matthew 3:16--4:17

January 15, 2023 / Season: Epiphany 2 

Jan 15, 202323:25
Remember Your Baptism / Matthew 3:1-17

Remember Your Baptism / Matthew 3:1-17

January 8, 2023 / Season: Baptism of Christ Sunday

Jan 09, 202320:52
Love Anyway / Matthew 1:18-25

Love Anyway / Matthew 1:18-25

December 18, 2022 / Series: The Growing Edge / Season: Advent 4

Dec 18, 202227:34
Joy Anyway / Isaiah 42:1-9

Joy Anyway / Isaiah 42:1-9

December 11, 2022 / Series: The Growing Edge / Season: Advent 3

Dec 11, 202220:43