Out to Serve: A Newman Church Podcast

Sam Lovett
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This is the Sunday Sermon podcast from Newman Church, United Church of Christ, in Rumford, Rhode Island. Newman Church is an inclusive Christian community dedicated to living Jesus's message of love, peace, and justice through joyful worship, compassionate service, extravagant hospitality, and responsible stewardship.

  1. May 18

    “The Next Great Awakening”

    Scripture: Philippians 2:1–13 The following words were delivered on May 2nd as part of a recent commencement address at Paul Quinn College, a small HBCU in Dallas, Texas: “We live in the midst of a spiritual crisis, and it will require a spiritual solution.” The commencement speaker was James Talarico, a minister and current candidate […]

    10 min

  2. May 12

    “Peace, Grace, Overflowing”

    Scripture: Philippians 1:1–18 We are fortunate for friends who help us see things differently. Here at Newman Church, we have a good friend across the Atlantic Ocean. Every Friday a group of folks gathers in the minister’s office and on Zoom for Bible Study and faith-based discussion. One of the members of the group who […]

    8 min

  3. May 4

    “In God We Live”

    Scripture: Acts 17:16-34 Friends, in a few weeks we will finish our year-long journey through the Bible. We started back in September with the book of Genesis, following the descendants of Sarah and Abraham through the generations and into Egypt . . . and followed them out again with Moses, Miriam, and Aaron. We met […]

    10 min

  4. Apr 27

    “Jesus the Firstfruits”

    Scripture: Acts 16:1–16 I’m happy to share that this weekend we had a wonderful memorial service here at the church in the downstairs chapel. The service remembered and celebrated church member Frederika Athanas who died in April 2023. Many of you who were here in 2023 will remember that at the time, that spring, there […]

    10 min

  5. Apr 20

    “Saul and Paul”

    Scripture: Acts 9:1–19 The most famous conversion story in history is the one we have just heard — that of Saul of Tarsus, who becomes Paul the Apostle. And I should know a thing or two about Paul having worked at St. Paul’s School — named for Paul the Apostle — in Concord New Hampshire for […]

    9 min

  6. Apr 7

    “Hope Resurrecting”

    Scripture: John 19:38–42 & John 20:1–18 Every few months I get a text message that says something like: “Hi Sam. It’s Jesus. I’m at the church. Just to let you know that I will keep the door open downstairs to cool the server room until our air conditioner is fixed. It’s broken again. LOL.” continued…

    10 min
  7. “Be Kind, Rewind”

    Mar 30

    “Be Kind, Rewind”

    Scripture: John 12:12-27 We might say that Jesus was “out of sorts” when he arrived in Jerusalem for the final time. He was “out of sorts” because he knew that the chief religious authorities have decided they are going to attempt to have him killed. As he says to his disciples, “unless a kernel of […]

    10 min

  8. Mar 24

    “The Hope When All Other Lights Go Out”

    Scripture: John 19:1–16 Before working in chaplaincy and ministry, I worked in state and federal government settings. My wife Grace and I met at the Rhode Island Statehouse where we both worked for a time. We joke with each other that we’re a Rhode Island “East Bay–West Bay” romance because I grew up in East […]

    10 min
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This is the Sunday Sermon podcast from Newman Church, United Church of Christ, in Rumford, Rhode Island. Newman Church is an inclusive Christian community dedicated to living Jesus's message of love, peace, and justice through joyful worship, compassionate service, extravagant hospitality, and responsible stewardship.

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