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Zion UCC Peru, Illinois Sermon Podcast — 468 episodes

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A Love That Leads You Home

2

You Are More Than What You Do

3

When Your Heart Won't Settle Down

4

When Prices Keep Rising

5

More Than the Good Life

6

When the World Feels Unsettled

7

On The Road with Jesus

8

You Are Enough

9

It Depends On Which You Feed

10

Who Is In Control

11

When Dawn Breaks

12

Why Should I Care About Easter?

13

Not What They Expected

14

When You Don't Feel Motivated

15

Asking for Help

16

Come Out of the Tomb!

17

Open Our Eyes, Lord

18

Is It Too Late?

19

Is There More Than One Way to Heaven?

20

We're at War: Now What?

21

How Much Faith Does It Take?

22

When God Works Slow

23

The Angels Came

24

What Is Prayer Really About?

25

Can't We Just Stay Here?

26

What Do Other People Think of Me?

27

Where is the Light?

28

The Light You Have Is Enough

29

What Are We Doing Here?

30

Be Gentle With Yoursel

31

One Body

32

Always In a Hurry

33

Under New Management

34

Why We Need Each Other

35

Why Jesus Was Baptized

36

Tired of Being the Strong One

37

The Days You Fall Short

38

Light in the Darkness

39

Keith Jarosz

40

Looking Ahead, Looking Back

41

Christmas Is for the Tired

42

What Love Looks Like

43

John & Eddie

44

What If Christmas Isn't Merry?

45

When Will There Be Peace?

46

Why Are There So Many Religions?

47

Pastor Alex November 30, 2025 Radio Five

48

Why We Need Thanksgiving

49

Seasonal Depression

50

Does My Faith Work?

51

Giving Thanks When It's Hard

52

Life and Death and LIFE

53

Pastor Alex November 2, 2025 Radio Five

54

We Remember

55

Pastor Alex October 26, 2025 Radio Five

56

Faith That Rolls Up Its Sleeves

57

Pastor Alex October 19, 2025 Radio Five

58

Only One Came Back

59

Pastor Alex October 12, 2025 Radio Five

60

One Thing God Can't Do

61

Politics and Friendships

62

The One We Walk Past

63

Thine Is the Kingdom and the Power

64

Lead Us Not Into Temptation

65

When Jesus Praised a Crook

66

Lost Sheep

67

Pastor Alex September 14, 2025 Radio Five

68

A New Season

69

Pastor Alex September 7, 2025 Radio Five

70

Re-thinking Our Mission

71

Pastor Alex August 31, 2025 Radio Five

72

Strsightening Backs

73

Pastor Alex August 24, 2025 Radio Five

74

By Faith

75

Pastor Alex August 17, 2025 Radio Five

76

Be Not Afraid, Little Flock

77

Pastor Alex August 10, 2025 Radio Five

78

words, words, words, WORD

79

Pastor Alex August 3, 2025 Radio Five

80

Teach Us to Pray

81

Pastor Alex July 27, 2025 Radio Five

82

Finding Freedom From Fear

83

Pastor Alex July 20, 2025 Radio Five

84

His Own Stupid Fault

85

Pastor Alex July 13, 2025 Radio Five

86

Two By Two and Many More

87

Pastor Alex July 07, 2025 Radio Five

88

The Freedom Gate

89

Pastor Alex June 29, 2025 Radio Five

90

Thanks For Nothing

91

Pastor Alex June 22, 2025 Radio Five

92

The Spirit of Truth Keeps Marching On

93

Pastor Alex June 15, 2025 Radio Five

94

What Is Driving Us?

95

Pastor Alex June 8, 2025 Radio Five

96

Being There

97

Pastor Alex June 1, 2025 Radio Five

98

Welcome to the Family

99

Why I'm Going Away-for a Little While

100

Grief & Loss

101

Stay Close, Stay Safe

102

Pastor Alex May 11, 2025 Radio Five

103

Music Sunday Reflections

104

Earth Day Sunday

105

Peter's First Easter Sermon

106

Pastor Alex April 20, 2025 Radio Five

107

Palm Slash Passion Sunday

108

Pastor Alex April 13, 2025 Radio Five

109

Pastor Alex March 30, 2025 Radio Five

110

Lost

111

Starting Over

112

Hospitality: Welcoming the Stranger

113

What Does "Born Again " Mean?

114

Pastor Alex March 16, 2025 Radio Five

115

Time In The Wilderness

116

Lent: Why & How?

117

The Call To Transformation

118

Appreciation

119

Which Religion Is Best?

120

Pastor Alex February 16, 2025 Radio Five

121

What Makes You Happy?

122

Skip the Candy

123

Courage

124

I Am Only . . .

125

Why Care for Others?

126

Why Are Our Tails Wagging?

127

Pastor Alex January 26, 2025 Radio Five

128

It's A Miracle

129

Pastor Alex January 19, 2025 Radio Five

130

Baptism: Why Does It Matter?

131

Pastor Alex January 12, 2025 Radio Five

132

God's New Year Plan

133

Pastor Alex January 05, 2025 Radio Five

134

Ponder the Unexpected

135

Pastor Alex December 29, 2024 Radio Five

136

Reflections

137

Blessed Are the Peacemakers

138

The Promise Keeper

139

Blessed Are the Merciful

140

Advice from Checkpoint John

141

Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness

142

God's Cloud

143

Thanksgiving Spirit

144

Blessed are Those Who Mourn

145

Poor in Spirit

146

We Are Called to Be God's People

147

More Than Bill Gates

148

The Election is over. Now What?

149

Zion UCC Peru Illinois Sermon November 03, 2024 by Pastor Alex Garncarz

150

Pastor Alex November 03, 2024 Radio Five

151

Hope Beyond Sorrow

152

Pastor Alex October 27, 2024 Radio Five

153

Redirect That Ambition!

154

Pastor Alex October 20, 2024 Radio Five

155

We Respond To God's Word

156

Pastor Alex October 13, 2024 Radio Five

157

Communication Breakdown

158

Random Acts of Kindness

159

Do Ya Wanna Fight?

160

Pastor Alex September 29, 2024 Radio Five

161

Lord, Save the Children

162

Which Church Is Best?

163

Do Nice Guys Finish First?

164

Pastor Alex September 15, 2024 Radio Five

165

Doing Our Best

166

Pastor Alex September 08, 2024 Radio Five

167

What's a Little Dirt?

168

Pastor Alex September 01, 2024 Radio Five

169

Unshakable Confidence

170

Pastor Alex August 25, 2024 Radio Five

171

Pastor Alex August 18, 2024 Radio Five

172

We Know Where You Come From

173

Pastor Alex August 11, 2024 Radio Five

174

Eat This Bread and Live

175

Pastor Alex August 04, 2024 Radio Five

176

We Can't Afford It

177

Pastor Alex July 28, 2024 Radio Five

178

Prone to Wander

179

Pastor Alex July 21, 2024 Radio Five

180

Like the Penguins

181

Pastor Alex July 14, 2024 Radio Five

182

Weakness Becomes Strength

183

Pastor Alex July 07, 2024 Radio Five

184

The Doctor Is In

185

Pastor Alex June 30, 2024 Radio Five

186

When the Storms Come

187

Pastor Alex June 23, 2024 Radio Five

188

A Hall of Fame Father

189

Pastor Alex June 16, 2024 Radio Five

190

Throw Your Hat Over the Wall

191

Pastor Alex June 9, 2024 Radio Five

192

Keeping the Sabbath

193

Pastor Alex June 2, 2024 Radio Five

194

Pastor Alex May 26, 2024 Radio Five

195

The Truth About Pentecost

196

Pastor Alex May 19, 2024 Radio Five

197

Motherly Comfort

198

Pastor Alex May 12, 2024 Radio Five

199

Two Kinds of Love

200

Pastor Alex May 05, 2024 Radio Five

201

Roots and Fruits

202

Pastor Alex April 28, 2024 Radio Five

203

Do You Know the Shepherd's Voice?

204

Pastor Alex April 21, 2024 Radio Five

205

Discerning God's Will

206

Pastor Alex April 14, 2024 Radio Five

207

Called to Discernment

208

Pastor Alex April 07, 2024 Radio Five

209

It's Sunday!

210

Pastor Alex March 31, 2024 Radio Five

211

It's Sunday But Friday's Coming

212

Pastor Alex March 24, 2024 Radio Five

213

Blah, Blah, Blah

214

Pastor Alex March 17, 2024 Radio Five

215

God's Handiwork

216

Pastor Alex March 10, 2024 Radio Five

217

Why the Ten Commandments?

218

Pastor Alex March 03, 2024 Radio Five

219

Pastor Alex February 25, 2024 Radio Five

220

What's My Soul Worth?

221

Pastor Alex February 18, 2024 Radio Five

222

Jump Together

223

Listen to Him!

224

Pastor Alex February 11, 2024 Radio Five

225

Time Out!

226

Pastor Alex February 04, 2024 Radio Five

227

PASTOR'S ANNUAL REPORT & CHALLENGE

228

Pastor Alex January 28, 2024 Radio Five

229

An Unwilling Prophet

230

Pastor Alex January 21, 2024 Radio Five

231

From an Unlikely Place

232

Pastor Alex January 14, 2024 Radio Five

233

God's Time

234

Pastor Alex January 7, 2024 Radio Five

235

The Life Changing Present

236

Pastor Alex December 31, 2023 Radio Five

237

Christmas Eve Meditation

238

The Baby That Changed the World

239

Pastor Alex December 24, 2023 Radio Five

240

God's Will: Our Joy

241

Pastor Alex December 17, 2023 Radio Five

242

John the Baptist and Mrs. Lewis

243

Pastor Alex December 10, 2023 Radio Five

244

Let's Get Ready

245

Pastor Alex December 03, 2023 Radio Five

246

New Beginnings

247

Pastor Alex November 26, 2023 Radio Five

248

How Do We See It Now?

249

Pastor Alex November 19, 2023 Radio Five

250

Stronger Together

251

Pastor Alex November 12, 2023 Radio Five

252

Body Language

253

Pastor Alex November 05, 2023 Radio Five

254

Roll Call

255

Pastor Alex October 29, 20223 Radio Five

256

What Is Ceaser's & What Is God's?

257

Pastor Alex October 22, 2023 Radio Five

258

Pastor Alex October 15, 2023 Radio Five

259

Two Questions

260

Pastor Alex September 17, 2023 Radio Five

261

We Don't Know What We've Got

262

Pastor Alex September 10, 2023 Radio Five

263

Good News/Bad News

264

Pastor Alex September 03, 2023 Radio Five

265

The Truth About Jesus

266

Pastor Alex August 27, 2023 Radio Five

267

When You've Been Hurt

268

Pastor Alex August 20, 2023 Radio Five

269

When All Is Lost

270

Pastor Alex August 13, 2023 Radio Five

271

Stone Soup For The World

272

Pastor Alex August 06, 2023 Radio Five

273

When We're In Over Our Heads

274

Pastor Alex July 30, 2023 Radio Five

275

God's Vision & God's Promise

276

Pastor Alex July 23, 2023 Radio Five

277

Where the Seeds Land

278

Pastor Alex July 16, 2023 Radio Five

279

Are You Weary?

280

Pastor Alex July 9, 2023 Radio Five

281

How Far Will You Walk?

282

Pastor Alex July 2, 2023 Radio Five

283

Afraid of Flying

284

Pastor Alex June 25, 2023 Radio Five

285

Pastor Alex June 18, 2023 Radio Five

286

Prepared for Our Purpose

287

The Goodness & Kindness of God

288

Pastor Alex June 11, 2023 Radio Five

289

Explaining the Trinity?

290

Pastor Alex June 04, 2023 Radio Five

291

The Power of Pentecost

292

Pastor Alex May 28, 2023 Radio Five

293

Joy

294

Pastor Alex May 21, 2023 Radio Five

295

A Mother's Wish

296

Pastor Alex May 14, 2023 Radio Five

297

Can We Have Anything?

298

Pastor Alex May 07, 2023 Radio Five

299

Pastor Alex April 30, 2023 Radio Five

300

Music Sunday Reflections

301

Where Do We Find Jesus?

302

Pastor Alex April 23, 2023 Radio Five

303

The Week In Between

304

Pastor Alex April 16, 2023 Radio Five

305

I Hear He's Fine Now

306

Pastor Alex April 9, 2023 Radio Five

307

God Loves Like That!

308

Pastor Alex April 2, 2023 Radio Five

309

The Big Picture

310

Pastor Alex March 26, 2023 Radio Five

311

Asking the Right Questions

312

Pastor Alex March 19, 2023 Radio Five

313

More Than a Cup of Water

314

Pastor Alex March 12, 2023 Radio Five

315

Community Lenten Service Sermon by Pastor Karen Karczewski

316

Pastor Alex March 05, 2023 Radio Five

317

In Your Head or Your Heart?

318

Times of Testing

319

Pastor Alex February 26, 2023 Radio Five

320

Ash Wednesday Relection

321

Spoiler Alert!

322

Pastor Alex February 19, 2023 Radio Five

323

Pastor Alex February 12, 2023 Radio Five

324

Good Relationships

325

Pastor Alex February 05, 2023 Radio Five

326

Be the Light

327

The Topsy-Turvy Kingdom of God

328

Pastor Alex January 29, 2023 Radio Five

329

Be Part of His Dream

330

Pastor Alex January 22, 2023 Radio Five

331

In His Brother's Shadow

332

Pastor Alex January 15, 2023 Radio Five

333

We Will Follow That Star

334

Pastor Alex January 08, 2023 Radio Five

335

Pastor Alex January 01, 2023 Radio Five

336

New Beginnings

337

What a Glorious Night!

338

Pastor Alex December 25, 2022 Radio Five

339

Learning About Love

340

Pastor Alex December 18, 2022 Radio Five

341

Rejoice Always

342

Pastor Alex December 11, 2022 Radio Five

343

Lessons From Advent

344

Pastor Alex December 04, 2022 Radio Five

345

The Gift of Hope

346

Pastor Alex November 27, 2022 Radio Five

347

Thinking About Thanksgiving

348

Pastor Alex November 20, 2022 Radio Five

349

Go Deep

350

Pastor Alex November 13, 2022 Radio Five

351

What Next?

352

Pastor Alex November 06, 2022 Radio Five

353

Pastor Alex October 30, 2022 Radio Five

354

Crying No More

355

Pastor Alex October 23, 2022 Radio Five

356

Jesus and Sinners

357

Hang In There!

358

Pastor Alex October 16, 2022 Radio Five

359

The Temple and the Cornerstone

360

Pastor Alex October 09, 2022 Radio Five

361

A World In Communion

362

Pastor Alex October 02, 2022 Radio Five

363

Laugh Out Loud!

364

Pastor Alex September 25, 2022 Radio Five

365

Jesus Complimented This Guy?

366

Where Did He Leave Them?

367

The Risk of Discipleship

368

How to Throw a Party

369

Breaking the Rules

370

The Magic of Faith

371

Do Not Be Afraid, Little Flock!

372

The Abundance Gospel

373

Teach Us to Pray

374

Anxiety: What to Do

375

The Parable of the Innkeeper

376

Rest For The Weary

377

Okay, But First. . .

378

A Father's Love

379

How Can This Be?

380

Spirit, Breathe New Life In Us

381

The Ascension: What Does It Mean?

382

Time

383

A Family's Love

384

A Mother's Love, God's Love

385

Back to the Fishing Boat?

386

Speaking of Jesus

387

Why Easter Matters

388

What If the Rocks Cried Out?

389

Fierce Determination

390

The Lost Son

391

Like the Fig Tree

392

Stand Firm

393

Wilderness Time

394

It's OK to Cry

395

When to be Silent

396

You've Got to be Kidding! How?

397

Real Happiness

398

Jesus Steps into the Scene

399

Moving Forward in Times Like These

400

The Poorest Or The Richest?

401

Miracles

402

A Dove Came Down

403

Representing Both Human and Divine

404

Like Brushing Your Teeth With Mud

405

A Great Light

406

Real Peace

407

Joy is Like A Puppy

408

A Love Story

409

Advent - A Celebration of Hope

410

A Cure For Worry? Give Thanks!

411

Time To Tear Down Our Church?

412

What Did Jesus See?

413

Why?

414

Squeaky Wheels

415

Servants in a Time of Exhaustion

416

The Elephant In the Room

417

Family Celebration

418

Be a Salt Shaker

419

Make Every Day Count

420

What To Do With Our Spiritual Gifts

421

What Are Spiritual Gifts?

422

Dirty Hands, Clean Hearts

423

The Long Haul

424

Even Jesus Went to School

425

Best Thing Since Sliced Bread

426

Imperfect People

427

More Than Enough

428

Love Expanded

429

Adopted

430

Strength In Weakness?

431

Ever Been In the Dungeon?

432

How Many Storms Must Pass?

433

Who Would Have Believed?

434

Like a Weeble

435

Three Ways of Knowing God

436

Three Miracles of Pentecost

437

The Other 'Lord's Prayer'

438

Connected

439

Friends

440

The Love of the Shepherd

441

Our True Identity

442

About Doubting

443

Why Did Mary Weep?

444

Celebration and Sadness

445

When Things Don't Go As Planned

446

When We Look to the Cross

447

What Pleases God?

448

Three Paradoxes

449

The Right Words

450

Ash Wednesday Reflection

451

Listen to Him

452

Everyone Is Looking for Him

453

Words for the Weary

454

Cherish Those Moments

455

Are You Listening?

456

A Saint and Two Golfers

457

Be the Light by Pastor Alex Garncarz

458

Annus Horribilus - Annus Mirabilis by Rev. Kay Harding

459

One More Angel by Pastor Alex Garncarz

460

Love Came Down at Christmas by Pastor Alex Garncarz

461

Joseph and the Angel by Pastor Alex Garncarz

462

Mary and the Angel by Pastor Alex Garncarz

463

Zechariah and the Angel by Pastor Alex Garncarz

464

Say Thank You by Pastor Alex Garncarz

465

About Face by Pastor Alex Garncarz

466

Zion UCC Peru Illinois Sermon November 8, 2020 by Pastor Alex Garncarz

467

Zion UCC Peru Illinois Sermon November 1, 2020 by Pastor Alex Garncarz

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Zion UCC Peru Illinois Sermon October 25, 2020 by Pastor Alex Garncarz