The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Matthew 21:23-32, titled “What Gives You the Right?" on the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2023. For more information abo…

The Rev. Trent Williams, our Executive Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Exodus 25:1-9, titled “Building the Future Together" on the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost. For more information about our church and our mission, please visit friends-ucc.orgBy pastor4x

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Luke 17: 11-19, titled “Be the One Who Gave Thanks" on the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2022. For more information abou…

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on John 8:31-38, titled “Proficiency in the Language of Jesus" on the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2021. For more informat…

Felipe Hinojosa, Lay Member, delivers a message reflecting on Acts 2:42-46 on the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2020. For more information about our church and our mission, please visit friends-ucc.…

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Luke 17:11-19, titled “Accessing the Heart of God" on the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2019. For more information about…

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Mark 9:30-37, titled “Salvation is a Splash of Cold Water" on the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2018. For more informati…

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20, titled “Waking Up In Between a Memory and a Dream" on the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2017.…

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on 1 Timothy 2:1-7, titled “Who Is Everyone?" on the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2016. For more information about our chu…

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Esther 7:1-6, 9-10, 9:20-22, titled “The Great Reversal: From Assimilation to Celebration" on the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally prea…

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Genesis 22:1-14, titled “Laughter: Hope’s Last Weapon in the Holocaust" on the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost. For more information about our church and our mission, please visit friends-ucc.orgBy pastor4x

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Matthew 20:1-16, titled “A Faithful Response to Unfairness" on the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2023. For more informa…

The Rev. Brooke Dooley, our Associate Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Mark 10:13-16, Inclusive Bible titled “Food for the Soul" on the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2022. For more informat…

The Rev. Trent Williams, our Executive Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on John 8:21-30, titled “Think Different" on the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2021. For more information about our chur…

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Mark 7:24-37, titled “Little Cynics and a Great God" on the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2020. For more information ab…

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on 2 Timothy 1:1-14, titled “United by Jesus' Example" on the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2019. For more information abo…

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Mark 8:27-38, titled “Who Do You Say that Jesus Is?" on the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2018. For more information ab…

The Rev. Dr. Irie Session, guest preacher, delivers a message reflecting on Philippians 2:3-11, titled “When You Just Don't Want To" on the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2017. For more information …

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on 1 Timothy 1:12-17, titled “It's a Bad Habit" on the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2016. For more information about our …

The Rev. Darryl Kistler, guest preacher, delivers a message reflecting on Mark 9:30-37, titled “Welcome to the Jungle" on the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, in honor of Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon's 10th anniversary serving Friends Congregational Church (UCC)! Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's prod…

The Rev. Trent Williams, our Executive Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Luke 18:1-8, titled “Nevertheless, We Persist" on the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost. For more information about our church and our mission, please visit friends-ucc.orgBy pastor4x

The Rev. Brooke Dooley, our Associate Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Matthew 18:21-35, titled “The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant" on the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2023. For more in…

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Matthew 5:21-26, titled “Forward Together" on the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2022. For more information about our chur…

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on John 7:53 - 8:11, titled “The Aim of Liberation" on the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2021. For more information about ou…

The Rev. Trent Williams, our Executive Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Mark 7:1-23, titled “The Heart of the Matter" on the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2020. For more information about our…

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Mark 7:24-37, titled “Be Opened" on the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2018. For more information about our church and our…

The Rev. Trent Williams, our Executive Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Exodus 16:2-15, titled “What Is It" on the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2017. For more information about our church an…

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Philemon 1:1-21, titled “Look What You Made Me Do" on the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2016. For more information about …

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on James 3:1-12, titled “Speak Some Good to the Neighborhood" on the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2015. For more informatio…

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Exodus 17:1-7, titled “Go and Do Church" on the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2014. For more information about our church…

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Matthew 6:9-13, titled “Debts, Debtors, and Callie House" on the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost. For more information about our church and our mission, please visit friends-ucc.orgBy pastor4x

The Rev. Trent Williams, our Executive Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Romans 13:8-14, titled “It’s All About Love" on the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2023. For more information about our …

The Rev. Trent Williams, our Executive Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Luke 16:1-13, titled “There is a Balm" on the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2022. For more information about our church…

The Rev. Trent Williams, our Executive Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Jeremiah 28:1-4, 10-17, titled “Courageous Humility" on the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2021. For more information ab…

The Rev. Trent Williams, our Executive Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Mark 6:30-56, titled “More Than Enough" on the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2020. For more information about our churc…

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on James 1:17-27, titled “The Word of God in Full Effect: From Head Nods to Handiwork" on the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in …

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Exodus 14:19-31, titled “Before We Sing for Joy" on the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2017. For more information about ou…

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Luke 14:1, 7-14, titled “The Worst Guest Ever" on the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2016. For more information about our …

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Mark 7:24-37, titled “Practicing What We Preach" on the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2015. For more information about ou…

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Exodus 16:2-15, titled “A Hunger and Thirst for Kin-dom Living" on the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2014. For more infor…

The Rev. Brooke Dooley, our Associate Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on John 6:56-69, titled “Does This Offend You?" on the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost. For more information about our church and our mission, please visit friends-ucc.orgBy pastor4x

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Matthew 16:21-28, titled “Writing a Cross Bearer’s Story" on the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2023. For more informatio…

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Matthew 6:9-13, The Inclusive Bible, titled “Our Dream Project" on the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2022. For more info…

Our Youth Group, recently back from their mission trip, reflect on their experiences and a reading of Luke 19:1-10, and Luke 10:25-37 on the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded messages that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this message originally recorded in 2021. For more informatio…

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Mark 6:14-29, titled “Shaken From Fear" on the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2020. For more information about our church…

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on 1 Timothy 1:12-17, titled “After the Beginning of Glory" on the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2019. For more information…

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Ephesians 6:10-20, titled “What Color is Your Light Saber?" on the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2018. For more informat…

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on James 1:17-27, titled “What On Earth Will You Do for Heaven's Sake?" on the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2015. For more…

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Exodus 14:19-31, titled “What Difference Does Your Faith Make?" on the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2014. For more info…

The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on John 6:24-35, titled “Who Will Receive This" on the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost. For more information about our church and our mission, please visit friends-ucc.orgBy pastor4x