Hillcrest Church

404 Gregory Lane

Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

925-689-8260

This Sunday Feb 19

Two Services

8:30 Informal
10:30 Traditional

Sermon:
“Chariots, Fire, Jesus, Moses, Elijah...and You!”
Rev Fred Weidmann, preaching

Scriptures:
2Kings 2:1-12
Mark 9:2-9

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Sermons 2010-2011

 

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12/18/2011

9:30 a.m.
  
12-18-2011 The Winter Rose
Rev. Dr. Fred Weidmann, preaching
Isaiah 11:1-6

12/11/2011

10:30 a.m.
  
The Song in Your Soul
Rev. Dr. Fred Weidmann, preaching
Luke 1: 23-38
Luke 1: 45-55

12/04/2011

10:30 a.m.
  
Grow In Grace
Rev. Dr. Fred Weidmann, preaching
2 Peter 3:13-18
Mark 1: 1-8

11/27/2011

10:30 a.m.
  
The Faces of God
Rev. Dr. Fred Weidmann, preaching
Isaiah 9: 1-6
John 1: 6-8, 19-28

11/20/2011

10:30 a.m.
  
Throw Away Lines
Rev. Dr. Ray Welles, preaching
Deuteronomy 8: 1-10 Luke 17: 11-21

11/13/2011

9:30 a.m.
  
The Mustard Tree, Take 2
Rev. Dr. Fred Weidmann, preaching
Psalm 104: 1-5, 10-13 Matthew 13: 31-33

11/06/2011

10:30 a.m.
  
Thin Places
Rev. Dr. Fred Weidmann, preaching
Psalm 34:1-10
Revelation 7: 9-17

10/30/2011

10:30 a.m.
  
Contemplative Healing
An Open Conversation on The Congregation as a Healing Community
Rev. Dr. Ray Welles and Rev. Dr. Francis Geddes, In Dialogue
Psalm 43: 1-19
Matthew 23: 1-12

10/23/2011

10:30 a.m.
  
The Mustard Tree
Rev. Fred Weidmann, preaching
Psalm 1: 1-6
Luke 13: 18-19

10/16/2011

10:30 a.m.
  
Show Me the Money
Rev. Fred Weidmann, preaching
Psalm 96: 1-6, 10-13
Matthew 22: 15-22

10/09/2011

10:30 a.m.
  
When is Humiliation not Humilitation?
Rev. Fred Weidmann, preaching
Hosea 4:1-3Philippians 3:15 - 4:1

10/02/2011
10:30 a.m.
  
A Race Through the Vineyard
Rev. Fred Weidmann, preaching
Philippians 3: 4-14Matthew 21: 33-46

09/25/2011
10:30 a.m.
  
From Heaven (Again)
Rev. Fred Weidmann, preaching
Matthew 3:5-10Matthew 21: 23-32

09/18/2011
9:30 a.m.
  
On Your Mark, Get Set, Go
Rev. Fred Weidmann, preaching
Isaiah 40: 28-31Hebrews 12:1

09/04/2011
9:30 a.m.
  
Outrageous Parables #4: Can't Earn It!
Rev. Ray Welles, preaching
Matthew 20: 1-16

08/28/2011
9:30 a.m.
  
More Real Than Life (and Death)
Rev. Fred Weidmann, preaching
Psalm 27: 1-7Matthew 16: 21-28

08/14/2011
9:30 a.m.
  
More Real than Prejudice
Rev. Fred Weidmann, preaching
Isaiah 56: 1-5Matthew 15: 21-28

08/07/2011
9:30 a.m.
  
A Motion and a Spirit
Rev. Fred Weidmann, preaching
Romans 8: 14-17Luke 11: 9-13

07/31/2011
9:30 a.m.
  
Here Comes the Groom!
Rev. Ray Welles, preaching
Amos 5:18-24Matthew 25:1-13

07/24/2011
9:30 a.m.
  
Radical Parables 2: Saying 'No', Doing 'Yes'
Rev. Ray Welles, preaching
Micah 6: 1-8Matthew 21: 28-32

07/17/2011
9:30 a.m.
  
"How Many Times?...That Many?!..."
Rev. Ray Welles, preaching
Genesis 50: 15-26Matthew 18: 21-35

07/03/2011
9:30 a.m.
  
Making It Real...Easy"
Rev. Fred Weidmann, preaching
Psalm 145: 9-18Matthew 11: 16-19, 25-30

06/26/2011
9:30 a.m.
  
"Making It Real"
Rev. Fred Weidmann, preaching
Jeremiah 28: 5-9Matthew 10: 40-42

06/19/2011
9:30 a.m.
  
"What About Father?"
Sermon Hymn:
"Creator God, Creating Still," NCH #278.
Rev. Fred Weidmann, preaching
Psalm 8: 1-9Matthew 28: 16-20

06/12/2011
9:30 a.m.
  
"Amazed and Perplexed"
Rev. Fred Weidmann, preaching
Acts 2: 1-21

06/05/2011
9:30 a.m.
  
"Filled with the Fullness of God"
Rev. Fred Weidmann, preaching
Ephesians 3:17-19

05/29/2011
10:30 a.m.
  
"Be A Blessing"
Rev. Fred Weidmann, preaching
Genesis 12: 1-2Acts 17: 22-31

05/22/2011
10:30 a.m.
  
"Be A Blessing"
Pam Abbey, guest preacher
John 21: 1-25

05/15/2011
8:30 a.m.
  
"Open Gates"
Candace Frawley, MIT, preaching
Acts 2: 42-47John 10: 1-10

05/08/2011
10:30 a.m.
  
What Things? 
Rev. Fred Weidmann, preaching
1 Peter 1: 20-25Luke 24: 13-35

05/01/2011
10:30 a.m.
  
"Used Tombstone for Sale!"
Rev. Ray Welles, preaching
Mark 15:42-47; 16: 1-8

04/17/2011
10:30 a.m.
  
Who Is This?
Rev. Fred Weidmann, preaching
Psalms 118:1; 19-29Matthew 21:1-11

04/10/2011
10:30 a.m.
  
Wisdom's Child, Wisdom's Children
Rev. Fred Weidmann, preaching
Psalms 24:1-10

04/03/2011
10:30 a.m.
  
>"What Do You See?"
Rev. Dr. Phil Hart, Interim Conference Minister,
Northern California Nevada
Conference UCC
John 9:1-41

03/27/2011
10:30 a.m.
In Spirit and Truth
Rev. Dr. Fred Weidmann
John 4:5-52

03/20/2011
10:30 a.m.
Jesus' Birther Movement (of the Spirit)
Rev. Dr. Fred Weidmann
John 3:1-21

03/13/2011
10:30 a.m.
The Wilderness Garden
Candace Frawley, .M.I.T
Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7


Matthew 4:1-11


03/06/2011
9:30 a.m.

"Get Up and Do Not Be Afraid"

Rev. Dr. Fred Weidmann
Exodus 24:12-18


Matthew 17:1-9

02/27/2011
10:30 a.m.
Don't Worry! Look...Consider...Strive
Rev. Dr. Fred Weidmann
Isaiah 49:8-16a

Matthew 6:25-33

02/20/2011
10:30 a.m.
Don't Worry, Be Perfect
Rev. Dr. Fred Weidmann
Matthew 5:38-48 1 Cor 3:16-20

02/13/2011
10:30 a.m.
Lover's Quarrels
Rev. Dr. Ray Welles
Song of Solomon 2:8-14Matthew 5:27-31

02/06/2011
10:30 a.m.
Out There
Rev. Dr. Fred Weidmann
Matthew 5:13-20
1 Cor 2:1-5, 10-13

01/30/2011
10:30 a.m.
Born on a Mountaintop___
Rev. Dr. Fred Weidmann
Psalm 87: 1-7Matthew 5:1-12

01/23/2011
10:30 a.m.
"Called Out, Called
Together, & Called On"
Rev. Dr. Fred Weidmann
1 Corinthians 1:10-18
Matthew 4:12-23

01/16/2011
10:30 a.m.
"See..."
Rev. Dr. Fred Weidmann
John 1:1-3Isaiah 1:1-3

01/09/2011
10:30 a.m.
"Wise Men from the West Pt1"
Rev. Dr. Ray Welles
Matthew 2:7-12John 21:25
and readings from the "jesus Sutras", circa A.D. 625, Xian, China
Hymn: "We Three Kings, Verses 1,3,4.
"Wise Men from the West Pt2"

01/02/2011
9:30 a.m.
The New Year's Baby
Rev. Dr. Fred Weidmann
Sirach 24:1-7John 1:1-5, 10-13, 18

12/26/2010
10:30 a.m.
Good News for All
Rev. Dr. Fred Weidmann
Isaiah 60:1-3Ephesians 3:5-6
Luke 2:1-18

12/19/2010
8:30 a.m.
God Is With Us!
Candace Frawley
Isaiah 7:10-16Matthew 1:18-25

12/19/2010
10:30 a.m.
"A Night for a Man
to Remember"
Rev. Dr. Ray Welles
Luke 2:1-14
Hymn1: "In the Bleak Midwinter"
Tune: Cranham, Gustav T. Holst, 1906. Lyrics: Christina Rossetti, 1872. Public Domain.
Hymn 2: "Who Would Think that What was Needed" aka "God's Surprise"
Tune: Scarlet Ribbons, Public Domain;
Lyrics: John Bell & Graham Maule, ©Iona Community 1990.

 

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