Sermons from San Diego
The Bible isn't just a collection of writings from thousands of years ago, it is often remarkably relevant to living today. For example, we can mourn the state of our divided world. Or we can find hope and sustenance as we pursue a world that is open, inclusive, just, and compassionate through the teachings of Jesus and the prophets. Listen to Rev. Dr. David Bahr from Mission Hills United Church of Christ in San Diego make connections to scripture for living faith-fully today.
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Episodes
87 episodes
Prophetic Grief
This sermon is based on the prophet Amos and invites us to both grieve and roar at the condition of our country
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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14:44
Make Your Home Here: An Exile Survival Guide
Jeremiah describes how progressive Christians can live faithfully in today's world where we feel such grief. Read Jeremiah 29
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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13:30
Written On My Heart
Not sure you can hold on to hope as the nation's foundations crumble around you, listen to the promise in Jeremiah 31
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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16:35
Our Gilded Age
In our continuing series on the prophets, Isaiah confronts the way religion had been gilded and our call to daySee Isaiah 58
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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18:18
I Am Willing
Today we hear the call of a new prophet - Jeremiah - and consider our own call
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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15:41
From Waters of Mercy to Rivers of Justice
This is the conclusion of Elisha's story and a transition to new kinds of prophets - first up: Micah and his famous question. See Micah 6: 6-8
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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14:44
Unrealistic, Unrelentless Courage
Stories of restoration and healing by the prophet Elisha continue with a shocking story. See 2nd Kings 6
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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17:44
More Than We Can See
A continuation of the Elisha series - a sermon our Pride Sunday celebration in San Diego - on 2nd Kings 6
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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13:51
3 Lessons in Revolutionary Love During a Time of Rage
This continues our series on Elisha with a Ted Talk by Valarie Kaur
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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3:48
Moral Imagination
This is the third in a series - moving from the spectacle of the prophet Elijah to the silence and healing of Elisha. And it says a lot about who we are called to be today.See 2nd Kings 2
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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14:28
What Are You Doing Here?
This second segment from 1st Kings 19 moves from the prophetic torch of fire by Elijah to the power of healing touch of Elisha and invites us to find a different way through our anger
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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13:58
This is Really Happening
This story about King Ahab, Jezebel, and Elijah has a surprising resonance to what is really happening in the US today. Read 1 Kings 19: 1-7
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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14:12
A Beautiful Vision of Heaven
What is heaven? The great escape? This sermon explores different theological understandings of heaven and ends with a hopeful beautiful vision.
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Season 5
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Episode 22
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10:58
A Revealing Conversation
Too often, Revelation has been read like a doomsday countdown—filled with beasts, bowls of wrath, and judgment reserved for those who fail a purity test. It’s been used to frighten. But Revelation isn’t a horror story—it’s not a roadmap for the...
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Season 5
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Episode 21
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9:40
Persecuting Jesus
Christian Nationalists in America are persecuting Jesus. Hear how.Read Acts 9: 1-9
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Season 5
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Episode 20
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14:13
Hope is What You Do
On this Easter morning, we may not be optimistic about the state of the world, but it is the world Jesus lived in too. Christianity has much to teach us.
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Season 5
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Episode 19
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12:04
God Doesn't Think That Small
There is more to the story of Zacchaeus than we were taught
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Season 5
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Episode 18
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15:44
The Joy of Being Found
Why was one sheep separated from the other 99? Listen to a parable of Jesus in Luke 15: 1-7
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Season 5
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Episode 17
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14:16
The Three Trees
This sermon is based on the parable of the fig tree in Luke 13:6-9
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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14:17
Active Faith and Faithful Action
This is the story of Mary and Martha from the Gospel of Luke. But there are more stories that deepen our appreciation for them and all women called to preach the gospel.Read Luke 10: 38-42
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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13:59
Demonstrate Mercy
This sermon based on the parable of the Good Samaritan adds a surprising recipient of mercyRead Luke 10: 25-37
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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15:42
Extreme Love: What Does Turn the Other Cheek Really Mean
Listen to this interpretation of one of Jesus' most difficult sayings from Luke 6: 27-37. How do we apply this to what is happening to our country today?
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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16:04
Now is the Time for Deeper Christianity
This sermon explores Jesus call to the first disciples and addresses our calling as Christians in these times todayThe text is Luke 5: 1-11
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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15:51