Selected Sermons
Greater Losses (MP3) 21 MB
The Reverend Jennifer Innis
March 2, 2014
The Power of Vulnerability (MP3) 22 MB
The Reverend Jennifer Innis
February 16, 2014
Come and explore the possibility of
vulnerability as part of this month’s
theme of Spiritual Practices. Author and
researcher Brene Brown studies human
connection and how what we risk relates to
our ultimate meaning. In a world where so
many circumstances focus on self-protection
and economy, what is the place of taking a
chance?
No Silent Witness: The Story of Dorothea Dix
and the Rise of Mental Health Reform (MP3) 19 MB
The Reverend Jennifer Innis
January 26, 2014
The Web of Love (MP3) 16 MB
David Binde / Rev. Amy Morgenstern
January 5, 2014
Who here used to think that the colors on the map
told us what colors were really on the ground?
Between What Was and What Will Be, What? (MP3) 17 MB
The Reverend Samuel Schaal
December 29, 2013
In this Sunday between Christmas and
New Year’s Day, and as we approach the
change of years, we feel in-between more
than usual. As 2013 recedes we realize
what was, was. As 2014 emerges, we
anticipate what will be. But in the now
of this moment, what happens? What do
we do, stuck between our history and our
possibility?
Rev. Samuel Schaal is currently Transition
Minister for the Brazos Valley UU Church
in College Station. He has served UU
congregations in Texas, Missouri and
Wisconsin in the practice of transitional
ministry, to invigorate and energize
congregations between settled pastorates.
He is also a stewardship consultant, with
a mission of helping congregations and
individuals connect the role of money
and spirit in their lives. Currently living in
College Station, he makes his primary home
in Dallas.
The right of conscience and the use of the democratic
process within our congregations and in society at large. (MP3) 14 MB
December 1, 2013
We continue our series on our Seven
Principles and Purposes. Members of our
congregation will share their thoughts on the
Fifth Principle.
The Taming of Hospitality (MP3) 23 MB
The Reverend Jennifer Innis
November 24, 2013
A Free and Responsible Search for Truth and Meaning (MP3) 15 MB
November 10, 2013
The fourth in our series of services
on our Seven Principles and Purposes.
Members of our congregation will
share their thoughts on the Fourth
Principle.
Grateful Hearts (MP3) 20 MB
Beth Dana
November 3, 2013
According to Daphne Rose Kingma,
“In relation to others, gratitude
is good manners; in relation to
ourselves, it is a habit of the heart
and a spiritual discipline.” Join us to
explore and engage in the practice of
saying “thank you” – when it comes
easily and when it’s harder to do.
Beth Dana is a lifelong Unitarian
Universalist, candidate for UU
ministry, and currently serving as
a chaplain at TX Health Harris
Methodist Hospital in Southwest
Fort Worth. She is grateful for the
opportunity to return to the pulpit at
First Jefferson.
El Dios de los Muertos part 1 (MP3) 2 MB
Part 2 (MP3) 2MB
The Reverend Jennifer Innis
October 27, 2013
Join us for a time to reflect on death
and celebrate the lives of the loved ones
we have lost. This service is in the style
of el Dia de los Muertos and includes an
offrenda and a chance to share with the
congregation. All are welcome to bring a
small token of remembrance to add to the
offrenda during the worship.
The Rise of the Religious Left (MP3) 24 MB
Scottie McIntyre Johnson
October 20, 2013
A study just released by the Public
Religion Research Institute indicates that
the percentage of Americans who can be
identified as “religiously progressive” is
currently larger than we might think and,
what’s more, is likely to grow over time.
What might we Unitarian Universalists need
to do to be a part of this new era in which
liberalism overtakes conservatism as the
dominant form of religion in our country?
On the Road to Mecca (MP3) 18 MB
The Reverend Jennifer Innis
October 13, 2013
All Muslims are expected to make the
journey to Mecca at least once in their lives
if at all possible. Millions of pilgrims gather
from around the world just to walk, eat, and
sleep as equals for the sake of fulfilling their
faith. Exploring the nature of the Hajj and
its universal lessons is how we explore the
worship theme of wisdom this month.
Acceptance of One Another and Encouragement to Spiritual Growth (MP3) 27 MB
October 6, 2013
The third in our series of services on our
Seven Principles and Purposes. Members of
our congregation will share their thoughts on
the Third Principle.
Why am I? (MP3) 20 MB
The Reverend Tony Lorenzen
September 29, 2013
A reflection on a personal sense of calling, vocation, and purpose designed to get people thinking about living based on who they are instead of things they do and causes they support.
Bridges in Progress (MP3) 23 MB
The Reverend Jennifer Innis
September 22, 2013
There is a lot of conversation about
the transitional nature of this year in
the life of the church. I wonder about
the nature of change and how “there is
nothing new under the sun” yet so much
remains full of possibility. What is under
construction in your life, too?
Spiritual Practices (MP3) 21 MB
The Reverend Jennifer Innis
September 15, 2013
Called to Our Highest Selves (MP3) 15 MB
The Reverend Jennifer Innis
September 8, 2013
This month’s theological theme of
vocation intersects with the Jewish High
Holy Days in a time to reflect on how
we discover – or rediscover – our larger
purpose. This service also will include
a commissioning for our Children and
Youth Religious Education volunteers
and recognition of the children who are
“flying up” from Chalice Children.
The War on Women (MP3) 21 MB
The Reverend Mark Walz
August 18, 2013
Many of us grew up reciting a prayer that
included the line, Holy Mary, Mother of God.
Imagine giving the Sacred Feminine credit for
birthing God itself yet denying them the equality
of person, privacy, and privilege that men take
for granted. And now, in this, the post modern
21st Century, women are once again fighting for
their very lives.
Gathering for the Questions (MP3) 19 MB
The Reverend Jennifer Innis
August 11, 2013
Do you have a burning inquiry about religion,
ethics, current events – or something completely
different? We create the message together when
you provide the questions on the morning of
the service and Rev. Jennifer does her best to
answer as many as possible during the sermon.
Your questions also help shape the course of
worship over the coming year. Thank you for
supporting the free pulpit and the free pew.
Fling Wide the Windows, O My Soul (MP3) 21 MB
The Reverend Jennifer Innis
August 4, 2013
A late theologian observed that humans are
“promise-making, promise-breaking, promise-renewing
people.” It is no small miracle that we
come together in beloved community every day
of the week. Come and learn more about the
nature of promises as an expression of covenant
and as the foundation of Unitarian Universalism.
Taking Time Seriously (MP3) 20 MB
The Reverend Jennifer Innis
July 21, 2013
The late 20th century theologian James
Luther Adams reminds us to be aware of
our relationship with the past, present, and
future. As part of the monthly theme of
“Spiritual Thirst”, we will explore Adams’
experience of that relationship as a way to
focus our own for today.
Liberation Theology (MP3) 21 MB
The Reverend Mark Walz
July 14, 2013
With the words Habemus Papam, Georgio
Mario Bergoglio was introduced to the world
as Francis I, the new leader of the Roman
Catholic Church. There is much speculation
as to where this new Pope will lead his flock.
Will he be a Pope for the 21st Century or
an echo from the Middle Ages? Liberation
Theology seems to live at the center of this
debate.
Slights of Passage (MP3) 21 MB
The Reverend Annie Foerster
July 7, 2013
We are all familiar with Rites of Passage,
those rituals that attend the major changes
in our lives--Dedications, Graduations,
Weddings, and such. What do they say about
the life changes that don’t have their own
ritual? Are we short-changing ourselves?
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