3-22-20 Fear or Faith with COVID-19
Pastor Roger Facebook Live message on COV-19. You can see the video on our church’s Facebook page: Congregational Church of Northridge – UCC
3-15-20 Wandering Lamb Luke 15:1-7
Wandering Lamb Luke 15:1-7 March 15, 2020 As we continue through Lent, I want to see how easily we misdiagnose our personal short fallings … the reasons we fall short of expectations. You see, it is our natural tendency to … Continue reading
3-8-20 Willfullness versus Willingness – Psalm 40
Willfulness versus Willingness March 8, 2020 Psalm 40 A few years ago, I hiked up a long-lost trail in the hills north of Simi Valley. The trail had been hidden for decades by thick tangles of chaparral until fires exposed … Continue reading
3-1-20 Celebrating Lent Psalm 32
2-23-10 Transfiguration Matthew 17
Michael Barrett shows how the Transfiguration of Jesus brings hope to our lives today. Transfiguration: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Reflections on Matthew 17:1-9 Introduction On this final Sunday before we begin the season of Lent, we hear a simply incredible … Continue reading
2-16-20 Valentines’ Sunday, 1 Corinthians 13
Words, Words, Words Valentines Sunday 1 Corinthians 13 February 16, 2020 Everywhere I turned last week seemed to be pictures, needle-points, t-shirts, and coffee cups with excerpts from today’s reading from 1 Corinthians 13. Love is patient, love is kind. … Continue reading
2-9-20 Jesus’ First Miracle Matthew 4
Jesus’ First Miracle February 9, 2020 Matthew 4:18-23 The Message Last Tuesday evening I had the pleasure of hosting a dinner for the pastors’(no‘) and their wives of the five other churches that share our facilities. I wanted these leaders … Continue reading
2-2-20 Psalm 139 The Gift of Panhandlers
Pastor Roger Barkley asks, what is the ethical thing to do when panhandlers ask for money? The Gift of Panhandlers Psalm 139 2-2-20 Exiting the 405 at Devonshire the other day, I got caught at the traffic signal when came … Continue reading
1-26-20 Finding Angels – Mark 1
Right after Jesus’ baptism when God said how pleased He is with Jesus, He drove Jesus into the wilderness and into the arms of Satan. What’s up with that? Finding Angels Mark 1:9–15 January 26, 2020 Today’s scripture picks-up … Continue reading
1-19-20 Being Peace – guest preacher Rev. Dr. Art Cribbs
A powerful sermon honoring Martin Luther King Day.