Sermons Presented at the UUFT — Text and Audio

May 4th, 2008 — by Dr. Judith Steinle Sasser, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Topeka
Presented at the 9:00 a.m. service

Today is a glorious day of Celebration for Unitarian Universalists here at the Topeka Fellowship!!! We are honoring our Seniors in High School as they prepare to graduate.

In addition to the seniors, we pause to celebrate and honor a fine group of volunteers within our Fellowship. They are literally the construction engineers who have built the bridge, across which our seniors travel today. They are our religious education teachers; the ones who minister tirelessly to our children and youth every week. Many of them have been teaching since our seniors first came to this Fellowship.

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April 27, 2008 — by Rev. Lisa R. Schwartz

On this, the date of Easter for the Orthodox Christian Church, Rev. Lisa Schwartz will revisit old metaphors of life, death, finality, and rebirth. Death is associated with words like final, end, mourning, and loss. But what does it mean to die? And how is it that, in the midst of death, so many find hope and new life? Come hear this “belated” Easter sermon and explore the issues.

Listen to the sermon: Death, Mortality, Rebirth

April 13, 2008 — by Don Jacobs

Building a personal theology has been a UU tradition since the 1970’s when Richard Gilbert, a UU minister, began facilitating personal theology study groups and wrote the guide book “Building Your Own Theology.” Fellowship member, Don Jacobs, outlines this process and points out the benefits from such an adventure of discovery.

Listen to: Building a Personal Theology

April 8, 2008 — by Rev. Lisa Schwartz

It’s time for the annual Question Sermon! Rev. Lisa Schwartz answers submitted questions about the meaning of life, Unitarian Universalism, other religious, social or environmental questions, and even philosophical musings like whether God can make a rock so big she can’t lift it. And there are always a few foolish surprises at this energetic celebration of laughter, so come prepared.

Listen to the sermon: Inquiring Minds Want to Know

March 23, 2008 — by Jim Schwartz

Do UUs share common beliefs that set them apart from members of other faiths? Can we give a satisfactory short answer to people who ask what we believe? UUFT member Jim Schwartz explores these questions, and for dessert he reveals an Easter miracle.

Listen to: What Do UUs Believe?

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