In this sermon, the speaker uses the personal anecdote of a canceled fire insurance policy to explore the deeper purpose of faith.
Sermon Category: Universalism
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Can We Start Again, Please?
Speaker: Jennifer Springsteen
August 31, 2025In this sermon, Jennifer Springsteen describes how the musical Jesus Christ Superstar transformed her perspective on faith and the historical figure of Jesus.
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Personal Journey Service
Speaker: Allan Bentkofsky
January 8, 2023In this sermon, three members of a Unitarian Universalist congregation share their personal stories of moving from traditional religious upbringing to a more liberal faith community.
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Vacation From God
Speaker: Rev. Alice King
August 9, 2020This sermon recounts a personal transition from a restrictive religious upbringing to the liberating theology of Unitarian Universalism.
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We Begin Again In Love
Speaker: Rev. Alice King
September 16, 2018This sermon captures a Unitarian Universalist service that weaves together the American Universalist theology of Hosea Ballou with the traditions of the Jewish High Holidays.
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Heaven and Hell: This Life or the Next?
Speaker: Jeff Erickson
July 2, 2017This sermon explores diverse religious and philosophical interpretations of heaven and hell, contrasting traditional concepts of the afterlife with the idea of these states existing in the present.
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Love Thy Neighbor, No Exceptions!
Speaker: Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael
January 22, 2017This sermon explores the concept of “cafeteria religion,” where individuals selectively pick spiritual tenets that satisfy immediate desires while ignoring those that demand personal sacrifice.