We invite you to enjoy some of our ministers’ recent sermons and other parts of the service. Click on “Listen to Sermon” and then click on “Download” to hear the sermon. You can also read the sermon. Printed copies of the sermons are also available in the Fireside Room at Foothills Church. Recordings of entire services are also available on CDs for checking out in the church office.
February 16, 2020 “Power of Releasing Resentment” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture Matthew 5: 21-24
February 9, 2020 “Illuminating Faith…That Passes Muster” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture Matthew 5: 13-20
February 2, 2020 “Preamble to Sermon on the Mount” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture Matthew 5:1-12
January 26, 2020 “Follow Jesus, Bring Your Fishing Pole” Rev. Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture Matthew 4: 12-23
January 19, 2020 “Faith: Come See and Experience” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture John 1: 35-42
January 12, 2020 “Remembering Our Baptism” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture Matthew 3: 13-17
January 5, 2020 “Rising Above Clouds of 2019 & Bringing Light into 2020” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture John 1:1-9 Second Scripture John 1:10-18
December 24, 2019 “Unto You is Born This Day” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Christmas Prayer
December 22, 2019 “Healing Salvation By God Who is With Us” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture Matthew 1: 18-25
December 15, 2019 N. Grippo and Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Lectionary Group Intro Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence Bell Choir Sing We Now of Christmas Kids’ Anthem
December 8, 2019 “This is the Way” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture John 14: 1-6
December 1, 2019 “Desperation of Hope” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Isaiah 2:1-5
November 24, 2019 “Winter is Coming” Rev. Melanie Weiner Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Psalm 46 Second Scripture Luke 1:68-79
November 17, 2019 “Hopeful Project” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture Isaiah 65: 17-25
November 10, 2019 “Alarming” Rev. Daniel Ross-Jones Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Haggai 1:15b-2:9 Second Scripture 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17
November 3, 2019 “Overcoming Obstacles” Rev. Weiner Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Psalm 119: 137-144 Second Scripture Luke 19:1-10
October 27, 2019 “Gateway Spiritual Awakening” Rev Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Joel 2: 23-32 Second Scripture Luke 18: 9-14
October 20, 2019 “To Err is Human to Forgive is Divine” Dr. Ron Watson Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Psalm 32 Second Scripture Matthew 18: 21-22
October 13, 2019 “Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture 2 Timothy 2: 8-15
October 6, 2019 Youth Sunday by the Youth Children Time First Scripture Psalm 139: 1-18 Second Scripture Mark 10: 13-16
September 29, 2019 “Life That Really is Life” Rev. Melanie Weiner Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture 1 Timothy 6:6-19
September 22, 2019 “Timeless Parable” Rev. Melanie Weiner Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture 1Timothy 2:1-4 Second Scripture Luke 16:1-8
September 15, 2019 “Sinner, Sinner, Chicken Dinner” Rev. Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Second Scripture Luke 15:1-10
September 8, 2019 “The Imago Dei” Rev. Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 Second Scripture Philemon 1:1-21
September 1, 2019 “Jesus Does the Topsy Turvy” Rev. Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture Luke 14:1, 7-14
August 25, 2019 “Ties That Bind” Rev. Melanie Weiner Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Jeremiah 1:4-10 Second Scripture Luke 13:10-17
August 18, 2019 “Service Trip Reflections” Trip Participants Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture Matthew 25: 35-40
August 11, 2019 “Are We Possessed by Possessions?” Rev. Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture Luke 12: 32-40
August 4, 2019 “Finite and Infinite Games We Play” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture Luke 12:13-21
July 28, 2019 “Spirit in the Wilderness” Rev. Melanie Weiner Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Luke 11: 1-13 Second Scripture Micah 6:8
July 21, 2019 “Doing or Being: Essence of Spirituality” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Colossians 1:15-28 Second Scripture Luke10:38-42
July 14, 2019 “Passed By” Re. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture Luke 10: 25-37
July 7, 2019 “About Those Starfish” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Psalm 66:1-2 Second Scripture Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
September 8, 2019 “Imago Dei” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Psalm 139 1-6, 13-18 Second Scripture Philemon 1: 1-21
June 30, 2019 “Spirit that Frees” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 Second Scripture Galatians 5:1, 13-25
June 23, 2019 “Thirst of the Soul” Rev. Melanie Weiner Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Psalm 42 Second Scripture Luke 8: 26-39
June 16, 2019 “Trinity, Father’s Day and Music” Rev. Mike Ellard Listen to Sermon Scripture John 1: 1-5
June 9, 2019 “Our Experience of Faith” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture Acts 2:1-21
June 2, 2019 Rev. Melanie Weiner Listen to Faith Development Recognition Children Time First Scripture Psalm 78:1-4 Second Scripture Matthew 19:13-14
May 26, 2019 “Jump Into the Pool” Rev. Melanie Weiner Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture John 5:1-9
May 19, 2019 “Naming What Divides Us” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture Acts 11:1-18
May 12, 2019 “Weary Traveler” Amy Breedlove Listen to Sermon Read the Sermon Children Time Scripture Psalm 23
May 5, 2019 “On the Way to Damascus” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture Acts 9:1-20
April 28, 2019 “Beyond Seeing” Rev. Melanie Weiner Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture John 20:19-31
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April 21, 2019 “What is Faith” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture John 20:1-18
April 14, 2019 “The Underdogs” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture Luke 19:28-40
April 7, 2019 “Fragrance of Faith” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Philippians 3:4b-14 Second Scripture John 12: 1-8
March 31, 2019 Emily Syal Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture Mark 8: 31-35
March 24, 2019 “Isaiah’s Gospel” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture Isaiah 55: 1-9
March 10, 2019 “Devil Made Me Do It” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture Luke 4: 1-13
March 3, 2019 “How to handle a Divine Moment” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture Luke 9: 28-36
February 24, 2019 “Love When You Want to Hate” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture Luke 6: 27-38
February 17, 2019 “Aramaic Jesus, Lost in Translation” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Psalm 1 Second Scripture Luke 6: 17-26
February 10, 2019 “Awe and Amazement” Rev. Melanie Weiner Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Isaiah 6: 1-8 Second Scripture Luke 5: 1-11
February 3, 2019 “Widening the Circle of Welcome” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Second Scripture Luke 4:21-30
January 27, 2019 “Power of Love” Rev. Melanie Wiener Listen to Sermon Read Sermon Children Time First Scripture Luke 4:14-21 Second Scripture 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a
January 20, 2019 “Remembering MLK, Jr.” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Read Sermon Children Time Scripture 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
January 13, 2019 “Holy Spirit: Consciousness of God” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture Luke 3: 15-22
January 6, 2019 “Faith is a Journey” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture Matthew 2: 1-12
December 30, 2018 “Carol Singing” Rev. Melanie Weiner Listen to Carols First Scripture Second Scripture
Dec 16, 2018 Foothills Christmas Pageant excerpts “Our Christmas Story” “Emmanuel, God is With Us” “Birth Announcement“
Dec 9, 2018 “Mary, Mother of Jesus” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture Luke 1: 39-56
Dec 2, 2018 “Hopeful Side of the Apocalypse” Rev. Chris Breedlove Read Sermon Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture Luke21:25-26 Scripture Jeremiah 33:14-15
November 25, 2018 “What is Truth?” Rev. Chris Breedlove Read Sermon Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture Mark 18:33-37
November 22, 2018 Thanksgiving Service “Be Present, Here and Now” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Scripture Matthew 6:25-33
November 18, 2018 “Bringing Forth Hope” Rev. Weiner Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture
November 11, 2018 “Learning from the Least of These” Rev. Weiner Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
November 4, 2018 “The Way of Love” Rev. Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture Mark 12:28-34
October 28, 2018 “We Are All Haunted Houses” Rev. Breedlove Listen to Sermon Read Sermon Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
October 21, 2018 “”Joy of Service” Jean & Charlie Golden Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
October 14, 2018 “Where Can I Go From Your Presence?” Rev Weiner and Rev. Fargo-Lathrop Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
October 7, 2018 “Art of Welcoming Affirmations” Rev. Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
September 23, 2018 “Last Is First In The Kin-dom of God” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
September 16, 2018 “Need for Progressive Faith” Rev. Miyake-Stoner Listen to Sermon UCC Minister Christian Education Robin Carlson Listen to Sermon Scripture
September 9, 2018 “The Royal Law” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Scripture
September 2, 2018 “Faith That Works” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time
August 26, 2018 “Undressing the Roman Soldier” Rev. Chris Breedlove Read Sermon Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture
August 19, 2018 Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
August 12, 2018 “Fake It Til You Make It” Rev. Melanie Weiner Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
August 5, 2018 “Humility: Lessons from an Old Mountain Goat” Rev. Chris Breedlove Read Sermon Listen to Sermon Children Time
July 29, 2018 Rooted and Grounded in Love” Rev. Chris Breedlove Read Sermon Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
July 22, 2018 “Hard Work of Peace” Rev. Chris Breedlove Read Sermon Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
July 15, 2018 “Rock Bottom Blessings” Rev. Chris Breedlove Read Sermon Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
July 8, 2018 “Great Deeds of Power” Rev. Melanie Weiner Read Sermon Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture
July 1, 2018 “Privileged and Disadvantaged” Rev. Chris Breedlove Read Sermon Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
June 24, 2018 “Faith for the Storms of Life” Rev. Chris Breedlove Read Sermon Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
June 17, 2018 “Ways of Renewing Your Faith” Rev. Chris Breedlove Read Sermon Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture
June 10, 2018 “Perfect harmony” Rev. Melanie Weiner Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
May 27, 2018 “Holy Ground” Rev. Chris Breedlove Read Sermon Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture
May 20, 2018 “A Better Spirit of Unity and Understanding” Rev. Chris Breedlove Read Sermon Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture
May 13, 2018 “By the Stream” Rev. Melanie Weiner Read Sermon or Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
May 6, 2018 “Ripples of Love” Rev. Chris Breedlove Read Sermon or Listen to Sermon Children Time Cantabile Youth Singers “My Journey Yours” song by Elise Witt
April 29, 2018 “God is Love – More Than a Cliche’ ” Rev. Chris Breedlove Read Sermon or Listen to Sermon First Scripture Second Scripture Children Time
April 22, 2018 “Following the Voice of Love” Rev. Chris Breedlove Read Sermon or Listen to Sermon First Scripture Second Scripture Children Time
April 15, 2018 “A Space for the Planting of God’s Presence” Rev. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Read Sermon First Scripture Second Scripture Children Time
April 8, 2018 “This is Not Going According to Plan” Rev. Michael Ellard Listen to Sermon Second Scripture Children Time Gathering Music Bell Choir Postlude
April 1, 2018 Easter Sunday “Dawning of a New Day” Rev. Melanie Weiner Listen to Sermon First Scripture Second Scripture Hymn “Sing of One Who Walks Beside Us“
March 11, 2018 “A Solemn Procession” Rev. Melanie Weiner Listen to Sermon Second Scripture Children Time
March 4, 2018 “The Price of Respect” Rev. Evelyn Vigil Listen to Sermon First Scripture Second Scripture Children Time
February 25, 2018 “What’s in a name?” Rev. Melanie Weiner Listen to Sermon First Scripture Second Scripture
February 18, 2018 Sermon in Hymns Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
February 11, 2018 “Signs and Wonders” by Rev. Evelyn Vigil Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
February 4, 2018 “Adventuring Forward Together” by Rev. Melanie Weiner Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
January 28, 2018 Listen to Sermon by Rev. Janice Steele First Scripture Second Scripture
January 21, 2018 Listen to Sermon by Rev. Janice Steele Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
January 14, 2018 “Unexpected Leadership” by Rev. Melanie Weiner Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
January 7, 2018 “You Are God’s Beloved” by Rev. Dr. Chris Breedlove Listen to Sermon Children Time Scripture
December 24, 2017 PM service Luke 1:26-38 Luke 2:8-14 Luke 2:15-18
December 24, 2017 AM service Listen to Sermon by Rev. Janice Steele First Scripture Second Scripture
December 10, 2017 Listen to Sermon by Rev. Janice Steele Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
December 3, 2017 Listen Sermon Part 1 Part 2 by Rev. Janice Steele First Scripture Second Scripture
November 26, 2017 Listen Sermon Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 by Rev. Janice Steele Children Time
November 23, 2017 “Think of God’s Goodness” by Pastor Ron Buford Listen to Sermon Scriptures
November 19, 2017 Listen to Sermon by Rev. Janice Steele Children Time Scripture
November 12, 2017 “Wisdom and Folly” by Rev. Melanie Weiner Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
November 5, 2017 “I am Blessed” by Rev. Janice Steele Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
October 29, 2017 Listen to Sermon by Rev. Janice Steele Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
October 15, 2017 Listen to Sermon by Rev. Janice Steele Children Time First Scripture
October 8, 2017 “Who’s Hungry” by Rev. Melanie Weiner Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
October 1, 2017 Listen to Sermon by Rev. Janice Steele Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
September 24, 2017 Listen to Sermon by Rev. Janice Steele Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
September 17, 2017 Listen to Sermon by Rev. Janice Steele Children Time Scripture
September 10, 2017 Listen to Sermon by Rev. Janice Steele Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture Anthem handbell solo by P.L. Grove, Fred Cummins accompanist
September 3, 2017 Listen to Sermon by Rev. Janice Steele Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture
August 27, 2017 Listen to Sermon by Rev. Janice Steele Second Scripture Anthem “You Raise Me Up“
August 20, 2017 “Holding Covenant” by Rev. Patty Ebner Listen to Sermon Children Time First Scripture Second Scripture