Recent Sermons
Missed a recent sermon? Curious about the messages presented at Bradford Community Church Unitarian Universalist? Find recordings of select recent sermons by our minister, the Rev. Erik David Carlson, here!
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Sunday, April 15th - "Render unto Caesar"
An in-depth assessment of taxation in both Roman-occupied 1st Century Judea and the United States today. Matthew 22:15-22 15 Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words.16 They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are. 17 Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the imperial tax[a] to Caesar or not?” 18 But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, “You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me? 19 Show me the coin used for paying the tax.” They brought him a denarius, 20 and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” 21 “Caesar’s,” they replied. Then he said to them, “So render unto to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and unto God what is God’s.” 22 When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away. |
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Easter Sunday, April 1st - "Lessons of Easter"
Sermon about the miraculous nature of love as reflected in the Easter story.
Sermon about the miraculous nature of love as reflected in the Easter story.
Sunday, March 25th - "Wisdom of Passover"
Sermon on the wisdom we might glean from learning about the Exodus story and the Passover celebration of our Hebrew siblings. Includes opening "Prayer for Passover" by Rev. Vanessa Southern shared by Dani Lockwood.
Sermon on the wisdom we might glean from learning about the Exodus story and the Passover celebration of our Hebrew siblings. Includes opening "Prayer for Passover" by Rev. Vanessa Southern shared by Dani Lockwood.
Sunday, March 18th - "Lessons of Equinox"
Message about the promise of Spring despite the setbacks of transition.
Message about the promise of Spring despite the setbacks of transition.
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Sunday, Feb. 18th - "Be the Change"
Service dedicated to physical (and financial) stewardship of our Bradford UU community.
Service dedicated to physical (and financial) stewardship of our Bradford UU community.
Sunday, Feb. 11th - "Side With Love"
We celebrate Valentine's day by recognizing all of those who have sacrificed for a better, more just world and the UUA's "Side with Love" campaign.
We celebrate Valentine's day by recognizing all of those who have sacrificed for a better, more just world and the UUA's "Side with Love" campaign.
Sunday, Feb. 4th - "Spirituality of Sport: Scapegoats"
In honor of the Super Bowl and our sports-obsessed culture, we will examine competitiveness and our desire to find a person to blame when our team doesn't succeed.
In honor of the Super Bowl and our sports-obsessed culture, we will examine competitiveness and our desire to find a person to blame when our team doesn't succeed.
Sunday, Jan. 14th - "When Divine Assignment Trumps an Illegal Occupation" - Pastor TJ Williams
For Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and the beginning of Kenosha's Kindness Week, we welcomed guest pastor TJ Williams-Hauger to provide the message. Pastor Williams has had an extensive career in interfaith justice and LGBTQ+ advocacy, served on the US State Department’s working group on Religion and Foreign Policy, and is a recent graduate of Union Theological Seminary in New York.
For Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and the beginning of Kenosha's Kindness Week, we welcomed guest pastor TJ Williams-Hauger to provide the message. Pastor Williams has had an extensive career in interfaith justice and LGBTQ+ advocacy, served on the US State Department’s working group on Religion and Foreign Policy, and is a recent graduate of Union Theological Seminary in New York.
Sunday, Jan. 7th – “Intentional Choices”
For our first service in 2018 we examine the brave choices of some of our spiritual ancestors and seek ways we might too make decisions based on the path of Love.
Sermon by Rev. Erik David Carlson
For our first service in 2018 we examine the brave choices of some of our spiritual ancestors and seek ways we might too make decisions based on the path of Love.
Sermon by Rev. Erik David Carlson
Sunday, December 17th - "You Better Watch Out: A Modern Exploration of Santa Claus"
Sermon by Rev. Erik David Carlson.
Sermon by Rev. Erik David Carlson.
Sunday, November 19th - "Abundance of Stuff"
In recognition of the holiday shopping season as marked by "Black Friday" for retailers and "Small Business Saturday" for local merchants, we will examine our personal and cultural connection to consumerism and materialism. Reading presented by Patti Fitchett, sermon by Rev. Erik David Carlson.
In recognition of the holiday shopping season as marked by "Black Friday" for retailers and "Small Business Saturday" for local merchants, we will examine our personal and cultural connection to consumerism and materialism. Reading presented by Patti Fitchett, sermon by Rev. Erik David Carlson.
Sunday, November 12th - "Abundance of Relationship"
We look at the ways we form and sustain relationships and how we might better maximize the positive effects of interaction in a social-media driven culture. Sermon by Rev. Erik David Carlson.
We look at the ways we form and sustain relationships and how we might better maximize the positive effects of interaction in a social-media driven culture. Sermon by Rev. Erik David Carlson.
Sunday, November 5th - "Abundance of Time"
We examine the many different ways we perceive and experience time and its implications for our everyday lives. Sermon by Rev. Erik David Carlson.
We examine the many different ways we perceive and experience time and its implications for our everyday lives. Sermon by Rev. Erik David Carlson.
