Sermons from December 2022

We gather for a casual service with many of our in-person participants wearing favorite Christmas garb as we sing Christmas carols and enjoy the La Jolla community of faith! Scripture: Isaiah 52:7-10, Hebrews 1:1-4 (CEB)

Our traditional Christmas Eve service is an essential experience with the La Jolla UMC faith community and indeed the surrounding community of La Jolla!. The Christmas story will be told through Scripture and song, and conclude with candle lighting. Scripture: Luke 2:1-7 (CEB)

We place a great deal of value on traditions. Very often there is good reason for tradition! And sometimes it’s helpful to remember what is tradition and what may be behind a tradition. Scripture: Luke 2:22-40 (CEB)

In “Light of the World,” Professor Amy-Jill Levine says about this scripture, “From Mary’s visit with Elizabeth, we see not only the importance of solidarity, across generations, between women, but also the importance of the human body, which provides its own signs of new beginnings. We see how revolutionary ideas can be given voice not just in the university or town hall, but in the quiet hill country homes; not just by soldiers with arms or politicians with pens, but…