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By Rev. Peter Luckey

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Solemn Mass

Sunday, May 4, 2008

This special all music service features the Chancel Choir with director Kim Manz and organist Dina Evans performing the "Solemn Mass" by Louis Vierne (1870-1937). The movements are sung in Latin: "Kyrie," "Gloria," "Sanctus," "Benedictus," and "Agnus Dei."

Voice to the Wilderness

Sunday, April 20, 2008

On this Earth Sunday, Rev. Josh Longbottom talks about Christianity's role in both the preservation and the destruction of the Earth. For example, the 8th Psalm is often used to justify both of sides of the political debate over the environment: "When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained, What is man that You are mindful of him? ...You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet." Rev. Longbottom asserts that we are but stewards of the Earth—not its masters—and to the extent we respect and commune with nature, we may come to know God that much more.

Savior, Like A Shepherd Lead Us

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Rev. Peter Luckey discusses the challenge of fostering a pluralistic church family while maintaining focus on the core beliefs that unite the church. He suggests that—while this might be particularly challenging for churches like Plymouth that follow a more liberal ideology—the church needs to keep its covenant as a central guiding principal. Namely "In the love of truth and the spirit of Jesus, we unite for the worship of God and the service of all. We seek to know the will of God and to walk in God's ways, made known or to be made known to us."

The Greatest Story

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Between rousing choruses of "Now is Christ Risen" and "Hallelujah," Rev. Luckey asks what story you will stake your life on. If you want to live a life of joy, hope, laughter, and love, he suggests you might choose the Easter story. This is a story that acknowledges our world is filled with violence and grief but it is God's creation still and God loves it enough not to leave it. Hope is on the way and we, the church, are called to be a part of that hope. Rev. Luckey asks the listener to proclaim "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."

No Matter Who You Are

Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008

"No matter who you are or where you are on life's journey..." So begins the credo of Plymouth Church in downtown Lawrence, Kansas. It's meant not only to invite newcomers to the church, but also to invite differences within the church. As Rev. Josh Longbottom says, we should relish the being able to come together across lines of division—rich, poor, male, female, gay, straight, Republican, Democrat, anarchists, artists, pragmaticians—all under the same roof, all committed to learning to see God in each other. The more we succeed in doing so, the more the lines of division will tumble down, and a new humanity—in recognition of its connectedness—can rise up to replace the divisions, and serve as a guide into the future. As Longbottom says, the community at Plymouth is more about questioning together than insisting on predefined answers.


If you had one week to live, what would you do?

Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008

On this cold and snowy Sunday morning, Rev. Peter Luckey speaks of repentance and honesty. The act of repentance and confession is a good thing. It is a chance to mediate on those habits that block us from a life in God. If we recognize our flaws and limitations, we become open to God's ability to change us and heal our flaws with his grace. We are called as individuals, as a community, and as a nation to repent, to return to a life of compassion, nonviolence, and love. When we repent as individuals, we can raise our voice in our community and nation and speak to the power of Jesus' message of life, of hope, and of grace.

We are all broken pots

Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008

In 2nd Corinthians, Paul said "Therefore, since it is by God's mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, do not lose heart." Rev. Peter Luckey says we are all flawed, imperfect vessels for the mission God has for us. We are liked clay pots that been cracked and damaged, limited in our own abilities to carry. However, we are called to be the vessels of God's grace and good news and the world aches for that redemptive message. God has called us and will give us the strength, will we listen and respond?

Just as he came up from the water

Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008

When Jesus was baptized, the skies opened and God said "this is my son,... in whom I am well pleased". There can be mystical moments in our lives when we also feel this pleasure of God in us. However, there are more times when it seems everything has gone wrong and God is far away. In this sermon Rev. Josh Longbottom reminds us that God loves us all, no matter how we have failed or fallen short, just as he loved Jesus, and that this love of God for us should be our model for how we treat with the world.

Christmas Service 2008

Monday, Dec. 24, 2007

Christmas Eve at Plymouth Congregational Church, Lawrence, Kansas.

"Gloria"

Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007

Plymouth's Chancel Choir delivered this special music on the second advent Sunday—"Gloria," by Diuseppe Carcani. Download a PDF of the lyrics and participants.

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