Rev. Liz Goodman: Lenox & Monterey UCC
267 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 days ago - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsLiz is the pastor of two United Church of Christ congregations, both in western Massachusetts, one in Monterey and the other in Lenox, and this is a podcast of the preaching from those two pulpits.
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Episodes
Left Wanting
March 13, 2022 12:16 - 17 minutes - 17.2 MBWhat do you want? Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Here We Are Now! Entertain Us!
March 06, 2022 13:31 - 17 minutes - 16.8 MBBread and circus, please! But we don't live by bread alone. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Extra Ordinary
February 13, 2022 13:12 - 25 minutes - 24.8 MBJesus and the twelve were hardly the gods they were enacting to be--and this is very much the point. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Ashamed of Ourselves?
February 06, 2022 13:20 - 20 minutes - 20.2 MBA close encounter with the holy can really leave us feeling ugly. Best to avoid it then? Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Why Now
January 23, 2022 13:57 - 23 minutes - 22.8 MBIt would come to be called the "fullness of time." More coloquially, it's the 1st century AD. So, why now for God to act so radically in Christ? What made it the right time? Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Joy!
January 16, 2022 14:14 - 24 minutes - 24.4 MBIt might be a tough thing to manage these days, but moments of joy will find us, enlighten us. Look for these moments and treasure them in your hearts. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
This Is All
January 09, 2022 17:47 - 21 minutes - 20.7 MBThe magi were expecting probably something quite different...? Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Excarnation
January 02, 2022 14:12 - 25 minutes - 24.9 MBThe 2nd Sunday after Christmas is maybe the worst Sunday to find ourselves back online for worship. But here we are... Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
It's Coming
December 19, 2021 13:25 - 18 minutes - 18 MBChristmas isn't a holiday for nostalgia, it's a holiday to press us more deeply into today and the future that how live now will bring. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Unquenchable Fire
December 12, 2021 13:31 - 18 minutes - 17.9 MBJohn was great at being a herald. He fell short of being the messiah. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Ready or Not
December 05, 2021 19:51 - 21 minutes - 23.3 MBRemember to hope. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Good Trouble
November 28, 2021 13:11 - 17 minutes - 19.9 MBThe coming of the son of man coincides with a lot of trouble. So, is it good news that we've got a lot of trouble these days? Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
A Few Options
November 22, 2021 18:26 - 20 minutes - 22.3 MBThe last Sunday of the church year is a good time to wonder whether we're up for another trip around the calendar. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
The Skin of Our Teeth
November 14, 2021 13:10 - 22 minutes - 25 MBNumbers are down in congregations across the county, maybe across the country. Endurance is the name of the game for the faithful. So, who's with me? Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Tide Up
November 07, 2021 12:53 - 22 minutes - 25.3 MBThe widow might have been happy to give her last penny to the Temple. Jesus wasn't happy for her. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Hey, Kiddo!
October 24, 2021 11:37 - 23 minutes - 25.8 MBJesus urges us to be as children. So what's stopping us from doing that? Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC) Monterey Church, UCC
You Say You Want a Revolution
October 17, 2021 12:39 - 20 minutes - 22.6 MBRevolution? Resignation? Some mysterious third way? Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Enter At Your Own Risk
October 10, 2021 12:08 - 25 minutes - 28.2 MBHell is other people--or maybe that's the kingdom of heaven. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Hot and Cold
October 03, 2021 11:30 - 22 minutes - 24.8 MBPay attention to the things that make your stumble on your way to God, and the things that help you get close. Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC) Monterey Church, UCC
Asking for Trouble
September 26, 2021 11:37 - 21 minutes - 23.8 MBThe church isn't designed for efficiency. That said, there's no better time for manifesting the reign of God than now. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Power
September 19, 2021 11:33 - 15 minutes - 17.1 MBPower is meant to serve the good. Beware when power is put to serving power. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
To Change Your Mind
September 12, 2021 11:58 - 24 minutes - 27.1 MBRepentance, which is a change of mind, comes with repetition. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Far Away
September 05, 2021 12:00 - 26 minutes - 29.4 MBThe moment when Jesus learned he was Christ for the world is an ugly one. Brace yourself for a moment when Jesus was't "the good guy." Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC) Monterey Church, UCC
Bare Necessities
August 22, 2021 12:18 - 26 minutes - 29 MBEmpires rise and fall, but the word of the Lord speaks as ever. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Sorry About This
August 15, 2021 12:01 - 18 minutes - 20.8 MBJesus invites us to bring our worst--and our worst is pretty bad. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
What Are We to Do?
August 09, 2021 18:59 - 26 minutes - 27.7 MBRemember that old summer camp song, "They'll Know We Are Christians By Our Love (by our Love)"? Turns out that was pretty good stuff. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Mechanical Reproduction
August 01, 2021 11:57 - 25 minutes - 28 MBIn this age of kitsch, where can we can find what's true, authentic, bearing an aura as almost halo? Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Couch Potatoes?
July 25, 2021 11:57 - 23 minutes - 25.3 MBWhich will it be, couch or cross? Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Following Up
July 18, 2021 12:32 - 21 minutes - 22.6 MBIn Jesus we meet someone worthy of our essential followership. Monterey Church (UCC) Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Be Cause
July 11, 2021 12:22 - 27 minutes - 30.6 MBIt is in any vent a final word on the subject. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Interdependence Day
July 04, 2021 12:05 - 24 minutes - 27 MBLangston Hughes got it right. Nearly a century ago, he knew America is aim and aspiration. He was right: it was then, and is still. America dies when our aspiration to be America dies. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Holding Pattern
June 27, 2021 12:22 - 24 minutes - 26.8 MBTo have and to hold: the church asks a lot. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Does It Not Matter to You?
June 20, 2021 11:21 - 22 minutes - 25.1 MBCourse correction: we've gotten God wrong. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
All Shall Be Well
June 13, 2021 11:35 - 21 minutes - 23.6 MBWhat if God really is at work in all things for good? Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Let Loose
June 06, 2021 21:58 - 24 minutes - 26.4 MBAs we set off into ordinary time, we've got quite a challenge to live out. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Pandemic Pentecost
May 23, 2021 11:40 - 21 minutes - 23.8 MBPentecost, the event, comes after a protracted period of waiting for apostles. Sound familiar? Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Bated Breath
May 16, 2021 12:26 - 23 minutes - 25 MBThis is a weird Sunday for celebrating. On the other hand, it might really speak to our moment. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC) With thanks to Nappy Roots' for their song, Good Day.
Story Time
May 09, 2021 22:02 - 24 minutes - 26.3 MBPull up a chair, it's story time. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Re-Centering
May 02, 2021 12:02 - 22 minutes - 24.3 MBThe church is a humanizing project. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Never Live in Fear Again
April 25, 2021 11:31 - 19 minutes - 21 MBWhen you lay down your life for your friends, you're dangerous to the status quo, but you're close to the kingdom of God. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC) Thanks to Nahkane's "New Brighton" for inspiring the mantra that is the title of this sermon.
Durable Good
April 18, 2021 12:09 - 23 minutes - 25.4 MBWhen astonishing truth claims is all you've got--that and a Resurrecting God. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Up, Up and Away!
April 11, 2021 12:14 - 23 minutes - 26.4 MBAre we hoping God will turn back time, or are we good with God redeeming time? Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC) Shout out to The Call for use of their song, "I Still Believe."
Easter Sunday 2021
April 04, 2021 11:32 - 24 minutes - 27.4 MBResurrection Day! Or might we prefer Insurrection? There's a lot these days to rise up against... Alleluia! Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Which Way?
March 28, 2021 11:28 - 16 minutes - 18.2 MBPalm Sunday reminds us of the two choices we grace, and encourages us to take the way of Jesus. Thanks to Thievery Corporation for their terrific song Forgotten People. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Christian Mass (Murder)?
March 21, 2021 18:26 - 24 minutes - 26.2 MBConsidering last week's Godly Play story in the light of this week's terrible events. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
For Now
March 08, 2021 16:18 - 26 minutes - 27.5 MBWhat the ancient way of sanctifying time might mean for us in the age of Zoom worship. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
Ruin & Repair
February 21, 2021 12:56 - 21 minutes - 23.7 MBThe rainbow signals a shift, if not in God then at least our perception of God. Jesus' coming confirms it. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC) This features Guster's great song Two At a Time.
Skip to the End
February 14, 2021 13:24 - 27 minutes - 30.3 MBHere we take a big breath before diving into the depths of Lent. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC) This episode features Regina Spektor's great song "Laughing With."
Pandemic & Pandemonium
February 07, 2021 17:34 - 20 minutes - 22.1 MBMonterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)
With Stand
January 31, 2021 13:18 - 19 minutes - 21.5 MBOurs isn't to fight. It's to wirthstand. We're not amidst a battle. We're amidst an arrival and an occupation of good and true. Monterey Church, UCC Church on the Hill, Lenox (UCC)