The Community Church of Washington DC - UCC Sermons

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A Resurrection Sunday message that reframes the Easter story as a story of survivors. Using the women at the tomb and the angel on the stone as a lens, the preacher identifies three marks of a survivor—they go on anyhow, trust that a way will be made, and take action—and applies these to listeners as practical encouragement to press forward in faith and responsibility.

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Using Genesis 19 and the example of Lot's wife, the sermon exhorts believers that 'turning back' — literal or figurative — forfeits God's promise. The preacher calls for obedience to God's instructions, warns against idealizing or preserving the past, and urges staying connected to the sources of blessing with spiritual discernment and perseverance.

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A sermon about entering a season of new beginnings through God's grace and mercy—calling listeners to accept Christ's transforming love, face fear with faith, let go of what holds them back, and steward new blessings for the good of others.

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A pastoral exhortation to ‘move forward’ in times of loss and transition: be strong and courageous, release past hurts through forgiveness and surrender, and trust God’s promises as you step into the next season.

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A Christmas message using the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem to illustrate that God shows up 'right in the nick of time' — providing when human resources fail, teaching dependence, and making room for his purposes.

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A sermon using the story of Jabez to teach that seasons of pain and labeling can be God’s preparation for expansion—enlarging capacity, granting favor, providing protection, and requiring disciplined praise and stewardship.

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A sermon using Joseph’s response to Mary’s pregnancy (Matthew 1:18–21) to urge congregants not to quit when pressured by shame, cultural expectations, or crisis. The preacher argues that God’s timely word corrects, instructs, and assures us, turning temporary suffering into a setup for a comeback.

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Using Elisha's encounter with the Aramean army, Rev. Dr. Aaron Wade exhorts listeners to stop repeating the same actions and expect different outcomes — cultivate a disciplined prayer life, obey God (even when His ways are unorthodox), crucify the flesh, and trust God's larger, long-term purposes.

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A sermon from Acts 1 on how believers move through seasons of uncertainty: follow the instructions God has already given, assume a humble posture (be a passenger, not the driver), and remain open to God's unexpected ways. Emphasizes waiting in community, worshiping and magnifying God instead of magnifying problems, trusting God’s provision, and practical stewardship and care for others.

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Using the story of Balaam and his seeing donkey, Rev. Dr. Aaron Wade calls believers to ‘‘open your eyes’’ spiritually: avoid distraction by wealth or acclaim, consult and obey God’s will (distinguishing His perfect and permissive will), accept correction, and learn the lessons in present trials so you can move forward in God’s purpose.