Community Church of Sebastopol

United Church of Christ

Putting our Faith into Action

1000 Gravenstein Hwy North       707.823.2484

Worship

On this page you will find the more recent sermons preached at our church, with the most recent listed first. For older sermons, check out the Archives.

  • Read the sermon, by clicking on its title (if available)
  • Listen to the sermon, by clicking the Audio link
  • View and Listen to the sermon, by clicking the Video link
  • And read the associated Bible passages by clicking those links

2021 Sermons

Date Sermon Title Bible Text Pastor
April 11 Practicing Resurrection
Worship Video - April 11		 John 20: 19 – 31 Rev. Gene Nelson
April 4 Worship Video - April 4 Mark 16: 1 – 8 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
March 28 Worship Video - March 28 Mark 11: 15 – 19 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
March 21 Written On Our Hearts
Worship Video - March 21		 Jeremiah 31:31-34 Rev. Lacey Hunter
March 14 Worship Video - March 14 Numbers 21: 4 – 9 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
March 7 Love God, Love Neighbor, and Rest
Worship Video - March 7		 Exodus 20:1-17 Rev. Rachel Knuth
February 28 Worship Video - February 28 Matthew 11: 29 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
February 21 Worship Video - February 21 Mark 1: 9 – 15 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
February 14 God is Change. Love is Change.
Worship Video - February 14		 Mark 9: 2-9 Rev. Lacey Hunter
February 7 The First Deacon
Worship Video - February 7		 Mark 1: 29 – 39 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
January 31 What Possesses Us
Worship Video - January 31		 Mark 1: 21 – 28 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
January 24 Get Up and Go
Worship Video - January 24		 Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Rev. Rachel Knuth
January 17 Searched and Known
Worship Video - January 17		 Psalm 139: 1 – 12 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
January 10 Baptism into the Margins
Worship Video - January 10		 Mark 1: 4 – 11 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
January 3 Dreamers & Star-Followers: #homebyanotherway
Worship Video - January 03		 Matthew 2: 1-12 Rev.Lacey Hunter


2020 Sermons

Date Sermon Title Bible Text Pastor
December 27 Worship Video - December 27 Luke 2: 22 – 40 Rev. Ben Broadbent
December 20 Christmas Pageant: Words of Preparation
Worship Video - December 20		 Luke 1-2 Rev.Lacey Hunter
December 13 Church in the Wild: Brokenhearted Joy
Worship Video - December 13		 John 1: 6 – 8, 19 – 28 Rev.Ben Broadbent
December 6 Church in the Wild: Disturbing Peace
Worship Video - December 6		 Mark 1: 1 – 8 Rev.Ben Broadbent
November 29 Worship Video - November 29 Mark 13: 24 – 37 Rev.Ben Broadbent
November 22 Church in the Wild: A Different Kind of King
Worship Video - November 22		 Matthew 25: 31 – 46 Rev.Ben Broadbent
November 15 Church in the Wild: What You Pay Attention to Grows
Worship Video - November 15		 Matthew 25: 14-30 Rev.Lacey Hunter
November 8 Church in the Wild: Waiting Together Well
Worship Video - November 8		 Matthew 25: 1 – 13 Rev.Ben Broadbent
November 1 Church in the Wild: Holding On To Hope
Worship Video - November 1		 Psalm 43 Rev. Rachel Knuth
October 25 Church in the Wild: Catching God's Vision
Worship Video - October 25		 Deuteronomy 34: 1 – 12 Rev. Ben Broadbent
October 18 In the Cleft: Seeking God’s Presence in the Wild
Worship Video - October 18		 Exodus 33:12-23 Rev. Lacey Hunter
October 12 Church in the Wild: An Invalid God Video
Worship Video - October 11		 Exodus 32: 1 – 14 Rev. Ben Broadbent
October 4 Church in the Wild: Message for All Creatures, Great and Small
Worship Video - October 4		 Luke 2: 1 – 7 Rev. Ben Broadbent
September 20 Church in the Wild: Care is Everywhere
Worship Video - September 20		 Exodus 16: 2 -15 Rev. Lucey Hunter
September 13 Church in the Wild: Crossing Over Sermon Video
Worship Video - September 13		 Exodus 14: 19 - 31 Rev. Ben Broadbent
September 6 Remembering the Original Fast Food
Video - September 6		 Exodus 12:1-14 Rev. Rachel Knuth
August 30 Video - August 30 Exodus 3: 1 - 15 Rev. Ben Broadbent
August 23 The Women Who Know
Video - August 23		 Exodus 1: 8 – 2: 10 Rev. Ben Broadbent
August 16 Stewarding Antiracism
Video - August 16		 Genesis 45:1 - 15 Rev. Lacey Hunter
August 9 Antiracism: How a Story Works
Video - August 9		 Genesis 37: 1 – 4, 12 – 28 Rev. Ben Broadbent
August 2 Stewardship of Bread
Video - August 2		 Matthew 14: 13 – 21 Rev. Ben Broadbent
July 26 A Sigh Too Deep for Words
Video - July 26		 Romans 8: 26 – 39 Rev. Ben Broadbent
July 19 What I Want With You, Beloveds, Is a Church That ______________________.
Video - July 19		 Genesis 28:10 - 19 Rev. Lacey Hunter
July 12 Parable of the Farmer
Video - July 12		 Matthew 13:1 - 9, 18 - 23 Rev. Ben Broadbent
July 5 Wait, What Day is it Again?
Video - July 5		 Matthew 11:16 - 30 Rev. Rachel Knuth
June 28 Full of Pride
Video - June 28		 Matthew 10: 40 – 42 Rev. Ben Broadbent
June 21 I Go to Prepare a Place for You
Video - June 21		 Genesis 21:8-21 Rev. Lacey Hunter
June 14 What Will It Take to Change Our Minds?
Video - June 14		 Matthew 9:35 – 10:16 Rev. Ben Broadbent
June 7 Deep Calls to Deep
Video - June 7		 Matthew 28: 16-20 Rev. Ben Broadbent
May 24 Present in Absence
Video - May 24		 Luke 24:44-53 Rev. Rachel Knuth
May 17 These Are Formational Times
Video - May 17		 John 21: 4 – 17 Rev. Lacey Hunter
May 10 Mother Is a Verb
Video - May 10		 John 14: 1 – 14 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
May 3 The Way In and Out
Video - May 3		 John 10: 1 – 10 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
April 26 With Us All Along
Video - April 26		 Luke 24:13–35 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
April 19 Imagining Resurrection
Video - April 19		 John 20:19-31 Rev. Lacey Hunter
April 12 Expecting Resurrection
Video - April 12		 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
April 5 The Great Lampoon
Video - April 5		 Matthew 21:1-11 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
March 29 A Time to Weep
Video - March 29		 John 11:1-45 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
March 22 A Time for Chaos
Video - March 22		 John 9:1-12 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
March 8 A Time to See Anew
Audio - March 8		 John 3:1-17 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
March 1 A Time to Fast
No Audio Available		 Matthew 4:1-11 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
February 23 Home By Another Way...Again
Audio - February 23		 Matthew 17:1-9 Rev. Lacey Hunter
February 16 Not a Sorbet
Audio - February 16		 Matthew 5:21-37 Rev. Rachel Knuth
February 9 From Privilege to Subversion
Audio - February 9		 Matthew 5:13-20 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
February 2 Beginning with Blessing
Audio - February 2		 Matthew 5:1-12 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
January 26 Catch of the Day?
Audio - January 26		 Matthew 4:12-23 Rev. Rachel Knuth
January 19 We Came for This Reason
John 1:29-42 Rev. Lacey Hunter
January 12 Baptism: Telling the Truth of Who We Are
Audio - January 12		 Matthew 3:13-17 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
January 5 Traveling by Night
Audio - January 5		 Matthew 2:1-12 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent