Audio Sermons

Mind And Body Rev. Kent Matthies Service Date: 07/18/2010 Run Time: 08:21 K8R79FPW7X The Hindu holy text Bhagavad-gita encourages people to worship and glorify the holy. The practice of kirtan was popularized as an effort to honor the sacred in all. This is an Indian call and response tradition commonly found in yogic traditions in the United States. This service addresses the Small Group Ministry topic: Relationship with Our Bodies. AAC File Right click here and select "Save Link As..." to download.

Mind And Body Rev. Kent Matthies Service Date: 07/18/2010 Run Time: 08:21 10020238 OPTV86BG8V The Hindu holy text Bhagavad-gita encourages people to worship and glorify the holy. The practice of kirtan was popularized as an effort to honor the sacred in all. This is an Indian call and response tradition commonly found in yogic traditions in the United States. This service addresses the Small Group Ministry topic: Relationship with Our Bodies. AAC File Right click here and select "Save Link As..." to download.

Roster of the Damned Rev. Kent Matthies Service Date: 05/16/2010 Run Time: 23:22 28032711 M3J6XI9Z0N Over the last several years, we have been horrified by violence towards people who provide safe abortions. At a minister's conference, I was in a small group with UU Minister Lisa Schwartz of Topeka, Kansas. In her congregation, Rev. Schwartz has worked for years on reproductive choice issues. Because of this, one day she received a fax from Rev. Fred Phelps informing her that he had added her name to the "roster of the damned." Learn about the courage this minister and UU congregation manifested next. I want my name on that roster! AAC File Right click here and select "Save Link As..." to download.

Healing Through Brokenness Rev. Kent Matthies Service Date: 04/04/2010 Run Time: 22:23 26856682 70MNRC2EAH Celebrate the resiliency and miracles of rising again after great loss. When we live life we get knocked down. Physically, emotionally and spiritually we suffer wounds. Healing through our brokenness is a mystical and potent way of getting back to living, even when things will never be the same. AAC File Right click here and select "Save Link As..." to download.

Passover: Freedom of Here and Now Rev. Kent Matthies Service Date: 03/21/2010 Run Time: 19:08 22968065 6AJHJ2LGIJ This Sunday morning service will focus us on our commitment to remembering the pains of slavery and the exodus story of the Hebrews to freedom. We will also embrace the sacrifices of all people who have fought for freedom. Truly living in the moment provides us all with the freedom of now. AAC File Right click here and select "Save Link As..." to download.

The Power of Now Rev. Kent Matthies Service Date: 03/14/2010 Run Time: 21:37 25938732 Y2JT0490W6 On this Commitment Sunday we will celebrate the power to appreciate and change the world! Are these two ideas contradictory? Not at all! Living in the moment allows us to connect with the sacred with gratitude and excitement. Living in the moment allows us to tap into love and courage. Spiritual and financial commitment to our church enhances our abilities to bring change and blessings of healing, spiritual growth and justice to the world. AAC File Right click here and select "Save Link As..." to download.

Perfectly Imperfect Jude Henzy Service Date: 03/07/2010 Run Time: 19:46 23719364 TQTJP9RT13 We all know that perfection is unattainable, yet that's often where we set the bar. Are we setting ourselves up for disappointment or striving to be the best that we can? There is much to be learned about ourselves and our understanding of our place in the world by how we respond to life's inevitable imperfections. AAC File Right click here and select "Save Link As..." to download.

Ask Our Friends Rev. Kent Matthies Service Date: 02/28/2010 Run Time: 20:03 24070450 E2L8NRHXSW Curiosity is the theme of the month. I am often quite curious about why some folks seek out religious community and others do not. The people of our church are encouraged to ask friends why they don't come to church. Is there anything that might make our congregation more appealing to them? Let's engage our neighbors with a kind, supportive curiosity about what they think of church and how it fits into their lives. AAC File Right click here and select "Save Link As..." to download.

Faith to Change the World Rev. Bruce Knotts Service Date: 02/14/2010 Run Time: 27:06 32523164 IE6M596MB9 What is Unitarian Universalist faith about? How can we use our faith to change the world? Bruce Knotts will highlight the programs and accomplishments of the UU-UNO (Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office), and the role our faith has played at the United Nations. Areas of involvement include GLTB (Gay/Lesbian/Bi-sexual/Transgender) advocacy, empowering women, climate change, and the Every Child program in Ghana. Bruce Knotts became director of the UU-UNO in 2008, following years of foreign service. He started in the Peace Corps, and became a U.S. diplomat working for the Department of State in countries all over the world. His life work has been involved with peace-keeping, refugee, and social justice issues. He is a member of All Souls Church in Manhattan. AAC File Right click here and select "Save Link As..." to download.

Lessons from Fatherhood Rev. Kent Matthies Service Date: 02/07/2010 Run Time: 25:25 24406644 P3I5MIBVL2 We just celebrated Micah's first birthday. I can't begin to express how many blessings fatherhood has brought to my life. I have learned a tremendous amount about myself, parenting and life in general. I can get by on much less sleep than I ever knew was possible. The simplest things - like playing peek-a-boo - can make me as happy as if heaven itself was revealed to me in all its glory. Changing a diaper doesn't have to involve drama and going to bed early can be majorly satisfying. Being curiously open to life's lessons brings great richness. AAC File Right click here and select "Save Link As..." to download.

The End Is Where We Start From Rev. Kent Matthies Service Date: 01/24/2010 Run Time: 18:40 22399663 TY9K4R61R9 AAC File Right click here and select "Save Link As..." to download.

If it Can Happen in Iowa Rev. Kent Matthies Service Date: 01/17/2010 Run Time: 23:07 27740654 W2O56FINPD AAC File Right click here and select "Save Link As..." to download.

Food Friends and Home Rev. Kent Matthies Service Date: 12/13/2009 Run Time: 18:55 27257802 QBOP0UTG3E AAC File Right click here and select "Save Link As..." to download.

Best Worst Thing Rev. Kent Matthies Service Date: 11/22/2009 Run Time: 18:20 26406415 G3DA0IDCD9 AAC File Right click here and select "Save Link As..." to download.

Choosing to Remember Rev. Kent Matthies Service Date: 11/08/2009 Run Time: 22:16 32088991 RJ032F33OY AAC File Right click here and select "Save Link As..." to download.

Those We Carry With Us Rev. Kent Matthies Service Date: 11/01/2009 Run Time: 18:13 26250312 T0XPGSEG4S AAC File Right click here and select "Save Link As..." to download.

The Eighth Day of Creation Rev. Kent Matthies Service Date: 10/25/2009 Run Time: 22:13 26671724 PMZ8P2P2FW AAC File Right click here and select "Save Link As..." to download.

Healing After Loss Jude Henzy Service Date: 10/18/2009 Run Time: 20:34 24675430 ULJBTMPHJE AAC File Right click here and select "Save Link As..." to download.

Listen to Your Soul Rev. Kent Matthies Service Date: 10/04/2009 Run Time: 20:01 24017154 CAA2ZYGD0R AAC File Right click here and select "Save Link As..." to download.

Paint a Picture Rev. Kent Matthies Service Date: 09/27/2009 Run Time: 22:03 26461688 O2TR6J7LTD AAC File Right click here and select "Save Link As..." to download.

Waiting on a Friend Rev. Kent Matthies Service Date: 09/20/2009 Run Time: 18:33 22271129 IVOW4OODO0 AAC File Right click here and select "Save Link As..." to download.

Off the Wall Rev. Kent Matthies Service Date: 09/13/2009 Run Time: 20:13 24267921 QNJUGKY30Q AAC File Right click here and select "Save Link As..." to download.

Sitting by the Tree Rev. Kent Matthies Service Date: 08/09/2009 Run Time: 18:45 22493691 DFNJNBXJYB AAC File Right click here and select "Save Link As..." to download.

R.E. Matters Jude Henzy Service Date: 06/14/2009 Run Time: 11:45 14104713 GFO8D2WXQ5 AAC File Right click here and select "Save Link As..." to download.

R.E. Still Matters Jude Henzy Service Date: 06/14/2009 Run Time: 10:31 12622531 8X0HVYTKEI AAC File Right click here and select "Save Link As..." to download.

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Text Sermons

Sermons by the Rev. Kent Matthies

UUism

• Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
• Let's Dance
• Living Above
• Magical Realism
• Lost Universalists

Social Justice

• Dr. King: Building Temples
• Gay Marriage

Holidays

• Yom Kippur
• Love Your Enemies
• Radical Hospitality

Misc.

• Everyday Spiritual Practices
• Cycles of Helping
• Life of a Cubs Fan
• World Citizenship
• Who Are We?

Sermons by Guest Ministers

The Joy of Chaos by Rev. Libby Smith