Sermons from 2011 to 2013
2011 – 2013 Sermons
Sermons by the Rev. Jeremy D. Nickel
- Sunday Service, February 17, 2013 – Video Games Will Save the World
Sermon (MP3 file) (entire service)
Sermon (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, January 27, 2013 – The Myth of the Singular Genius
Sermon (MP3 file) (entire service)
Sermon (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, January 20, 2013 – Be The One – Sermon
(Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. – One Person Can Make a Difference)
Sermon (MP3 file) (entire service)
Sermon (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, January 13, 2013 – Zombies and God
(Can We Find Theological Meaning in Zombies?)
Zombies and God (with Peak Rocks) (MP3 file) (entire service)
Zombies and God (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Christmas Eve Service, December 24, 2012
Entire Service (MP3 file)
Sermon Alone (MP3 file) - Sunday Service, December 23, 2012 – Are We Happy Yet?
(On The Relationship Between Money and Happiness)
Entire Service (MP3 file)
Sermon Alone (MP3 file) - Sunday Service, December 2, 2012 – Holy Ink
(The Spiritual Meaning of Tattoos)
Entire Service (MP3 file)
Sermon Alone (MP3 file) - Sunday Service, November 18, 2012 – Confessions of the Coca-Cola Kid
(The Connection Between Your Groceries and Your Politics)
Entire Service (MP3 file)
Sermon Alone (MP3 file) - Sunday Service, November 4, 2012 – God Said What Exactly?
(Same-Sex Marriage and the Bible)
audio of entire service (MP3 file)audio of sermon with PowerPoint presentation - Sunday Service, October 14, 2012 – Pink and Blue (with Peak Rocks)
(Gender Stereotypes)
(MP3 file) (entire service)
(MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, September 30, 2012
Pastoral Associates Dedication (MP3 file) (entire service)
Real Life Superheroes (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, September 9, 2012 – Blood and Water
(Annual Water Communion)
Blood and Water (MP3 file) (entire service)
Blood and Water (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, July 22, 2012 – The Most Important Thing (That Doesn’t Matter)
(Jackie Robinson’s Place in Baseball History) - Sunday Service, July 15, 2012 – Story Power
(The Power in Telling Our Stories) - Sunday Service, July 8, 2012 – Two Americas
(Impressions from the Phoenix General Assembly) - Sunday Service, June 17, 2012 – Fatherhood: Under Construction
(The Changing Roles of Fathers) - Sunday Service, May 27, 2012 – (with Peak Rocks)
(Noticing the Beauty Around Us)
Unfolding Beauty (MP3 file) (entire service)
Unfolding Beauty (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, May 13, 2012 – The Mother of All Mother’s Day
(The Inspiration and Example of Julia Ward Howe) - Sunday Service, April 15, 2012
(Launching Our Annual Canvass Campaign)
The Invention of Money (MP3 file) (entire service)
The Invention of Money (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, April 8, 2012 – What is the “Truth” About Easter?
(Where Did “Unitarianism” Come From?)
What is the “Truth” About Easter (MP3 file) (entire service)
What is the “Truth” About Easter (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, March 25, 2012 – The Crack in San Quentin
(What It’s Like to Live on Death Row in San Quentin)
The Crack in San Quentin (MP3 file) (entire service)
The Crack in San Quentin (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, March 18, 2012 – (with Peak Rocks)
(What Happens to the Food That Does Not Get Eaten)
Tale of Two Meals, Part II (MP3 file) (entire service)
Tale of Two Meals, Part II (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, February 26, 2012 – (with Peak Rocks)
(Lessons Learned While Becoming An Adult)
Failing to Grow Up (MP3 file) (entire service)
Failing to Grow Up (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, February 5, 2012 – Don’t Believe Facebook
(The Illusions and Facts About Friendship)
Don’t Believe Facebook(MP3 file) (entire service)
Don’t Believe Facebook(MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, January 29, 2012 – You Can’t Always Get What You Want (with Peak Rocks)
(The Tension Between What You Need and What You Want)
But If You Try(MP3 file) (entire service)
But If You Try(MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, January 22, 2012 – Under Pressure
(Teen-Age Mental Health Struggles)
Under Pressure(MP3 file) (entire service)
Under Pressure (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, January 8, 2012 – The Affirmation Age (sermon text)
(How Our Brain Filters Our Experiences)
The Affirmation Age (MP3 file) (entire service)
The Affirmation Age (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Christmas Eve Service, December 24, 2011 –
The Inn Keeper, the Shepherd, and the Wiseman
entire service (MP3 file) - Sunday Service, December 11, 2011 – Sermon text
The Overview Effect (MP3 file) (entire service)
The Overview Effect (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, November 20, 2011 – Sermon text
Occupied in Thought (MP3 file) (entire service)
Occupied in Thought (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, November 13, 2011 – Sermon text (with Peak Rocks)
Spiritual But Not Religious (MP3 file) (entire service)
Spiritual But Not Religious (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, October 30, 2011 – Sermon text (with Peak Rocks)
A Time Outside of Time (MP3 file) (entire service)
A Time Outside of Time (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, October 23, 2011 – Jeremy’s 5 Year Proposal (with Peak Rocks)
Opportunities to Live our Values (MP3 file) (entire service)
Opportunities to Live our Values (MP3 file) (sermon alone)
- Sunday Service, October 9, 2011 –
(Sermon text)
So Close (MP3 file) (entire service)
So Close (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, September 25, 2011 – Blessing of the Animals
(Sermon text)
Memories of the Future (MP3 file) (entire service)
Memories of the Future (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, September 11, 2011 – (Sermon text) (with Peak Rocks)
Poured Together or Blown Apart (MP3 file) (entire service) - Sunday Service, July 24, 2011 – (sermon text)
Heart to Heart (MP3 file) (entire service)
Heart to Heart (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, July 17, 2011 – (sermon text)
mUUney Ball (MP3 file) (entire service)
mUUney Ball (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, July 3, 2011 – (sermon text)
A Man to Match His Mountains (MP3 file) (entire service)
A Man to Match His Mountains (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, June 26, 2011 – Eden In Reverse (sermon text)
- Sunday Service, June 12, 2011
Runnin’ Round in Circles (MP3 file) (entire service)
Runnin’ Round in Circles (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Afternoon Service, May 15, 2011 – sermon text
Ordination and Installation Service for Rev. Jeremy Nickel (MP3 file) - Sunday Service, May 1, 2011 – Blessing of the Caregivers (sermon text)
- Sunday Service, April 24, 2011 – Flower Communion (MP3 file)
- Sunday Service, April 17, 2011
Earth Day (MP3 file) (entire service)
Earth Day (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, April 3, 2011 – sermon text The Magic of Words (MP3 file) (entire service)
The Magic of Words (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, March 20, 2011 – sermon text The Art of Happiness (MP3 file) (entire service)
The Art Of Happiness (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, March 13, 2011 –
Video Meditation: Universal Unity Playing With Creation (MP3 file) (entire service)
Playing With Creation (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, March 6, 2011 – Video Meditation, sermon text
Bursting Into Bloom (MP3 file) (entire service)
Bursting Into Bloom (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, February 20, 2011 – sermon text
The Death of Josseline (MP3 file) (entire service)
The Death of Josseline (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sermon text: Standing on the Side of Love (February 13, 2011)
- Sermon text: In Praise of Music (January 23, 2011)
- Sermon text: The Moral Arc of the Universe (January 16, 2011)
- Sunday Service, January 9, 2011 – Video Meditation: Meaning Chaser
Meaning Maker (MP3 file) (entire service)
Meaning Maker (MP3 file) (sermon alone)
Recent Sermons by the Rev. Barbara Meyers
- Sunday Service, July 1, 2012 – The Gift of Presence – sermon text
- Sunday Service, October 16, 2011 – sermon text and pictures
Art and the Spirit (MP3 file) (entire service)
Art and the Spirit (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, August 21, 2011 – Mysticism: An Experience of the Ultimate
- Sunday Service, May 29, 2011 – sermon text
Mental Illness and Oppression (MP3 file) (entire service)
Mental Illness and Oppression (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, February 6, 2011 – sermon text
Spiritual
Direction (MP3 file) (entire service)
Spiritual
Direction (MP3 file) (sermon alone)
Recent Sermons by Others
- Sunday Service, January 6, 2013 – Living the Life You Want to Have Led (sermon text)
Entire Service
Living the Life You Want to Have Led (sermon by DeAnna Alm) - Sunday Service, December 30, 2012 – New Years Ritual: A Journey Through Time
Entire Service (led by Allysson McDonald) - Sunday Service, December 9, 2012 – Day of Amazement (sermon text)
Entire Service
Day of Amazement (sermon by Starr King Seminary Student Deborah Cuny) - Sunday Service, November 25, 2012 – Gratitude
Entire Service
Choosing Gratitude (sermon by Marylin Wakefield) - Sunday Service, November 11, 2012 – Faithful Fools with Peak Rocks
Entire Service
The Motives of the Fools (sermon by Carmen Barsody, OSF) - Sunday Service, October 28, 2012 – Interfaith Counseling Project
Entire Service - Sunday Service, October 7, 2012 – Twelve Gates Into the City
Entire Service
Sermon (by Paul K. Davis)) - Sunday Service, September 16, 2012 – by Rev. David Sammons
Getting It On the Table (MP3 file) (entire service)
Getting It On the Table (MP3 file) (sermon) - Sunday Service, September 2, 2012 – sermon by Kathy Wallcave
Music Casts a Vast Net (MP3 file) (entire service) - Sunday Service, August 26, 2012 – Limits of Tolerance by Paul K. Davis
- Sunday Service, August 19, 2012 – Forgiveness by Kathy Wallcave
- Sunday Service, May 6, 2012 – sermon by Suzi Spangenberg
Embracing the Dangerous and Sacred (MP3 file) (entire service)
Embracing the Dangerous and Sacred (MP3 file) (sermon) - Sunday Service, April 1, 2012 – by Calista Ames
Are You Fooling Yourself? (MP3 file) - Sunday Service, March 11, 2012 – by Rev. Zoltan Kopandi-Benczedi
The Dream of the Diaspora (MP3 file) (entire service)
The Dream of the Diaspora (MP3 file) (sermon) - Sunday Service, February 19, 2012 – sermon by DeAnna Alm
Tiptoeing Into the Boundless Ocean (MP3 file) (entire service)
Tiptoeing Into the Boundless Ocean (MP3 file) (sermon) - Sunday Service, February 12, 2012 – sermon by Paul K. Davis
Sex (MP3 file) (entire service)
Sex (MP3 file) (sermon) - Sunday Service, January 15, 2012 – sermon by Calista Ames
Spiritual Leadership Through Living Our Values (MP3 file) (entire service) - Sunday Service, January 1, 2012 – sermon by Paul K. Davis
Time (MP3 file) (entire service)
Time (MP3 file) (sermon) - Sunday Service, December 18, 2011 – A Winter Solstice Story by Jay Steele
Children’s Solstice Pageant (MP3 file) (entire service) - Sunday Service, December 4, 2011 – sermon text by Rev. Mark Morrison-Reed
Christmas at 114 S Street (MP3 file) (entire service)
Christmas at 114 S Street (MP3 file) (sermon) - Sunday Service, November 27, 2011
To Dream the Impossible Dream (MP3 file) (entire service)
To Dream the Impossible Dream (MP3 file) (sermon) - Sunday Service, November 6, 2011 –
sermon text by Allysson McDonald
The “Good Christian” (MP3 file) (entire service)
The “Good Christian” (MP3 file) (reading and sermon) - Sunday Service, October 2, 2011 – sermon texts by John and Jackie Porter
Possibilities of Consciousness (MP3 file) (entire service)
Possibilities of Consciousness (MP3 file) (sermons alone) - Sunday Service, September 18, 2011
Parenting with the Brain in Mind (MP3 file) (entire service) by Steve Saso
Parenting with the Brain in Mind (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, September 4, 2011 – The Ancient Roots of Unitarian Universalism by Paul K. Davis
- Sunday Service, August 28, 2011 – The Art of Listening by Mark Rahman
- Sunday Service, August 14, 2011 – How Do We Know? by Paul K. Davis
- Sunday Service, August 7, 2011 – The Problem With Being Perfect by Allysson McDonald
- Sunday Service, June 19, 2011 – Juneteenth Day and Liberation by Mark Rahman
- Sunday Service, May 22, 2011 – My Credo by Robert Jensen
- Sunday Service, May 8, 2011 – Mother’s Day Service (MP3 file)
Becoming Mom (MP3 file) (text), Meditations On Motherhood Benediction: Julia Ward Howe’s Mother’s Day Proclamation - Sunday Service, April 10, 2011 –
sermon text by Nicole Mason How the World Teaches Us to Eliminate Our Biases (MP3 file) (entire service)
How the World Teaches Us to Eliminate Our Biases (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Sunday Service, March 27, 2011 –
sermon text by Rev. Erika Demeter Good Enough for God: The Vision of Peter (MP3 file) (entire service)
Good Enough for God: The Vision of Peter (MP3 file) (sermon alone) - Reflections on Paganism: Accepting that My Sister is a Witch by Drew Wilson (February 27, 2011)
- The Hidden Minority by Jen King (February 13, 2011)
- Sunday Service, January 30, 2011 – Views From the Seminary, by T.J. Kahn
Sermon Video on Facebook ,
Sermon text
Views From the Seminary (MP3 file) (entire service)
Views From the Seminary (MP3 file) (Sermon alone)