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Middlebury Congregational Church UCC

Middlebury Congregational Church UCC

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Cristianità Religione

Stagione 2026

Following the Star

1/4/26 Sermon: The magi follow a star to find Jesus. This is the main event the western church commemorates on Epiphany. What can the magi teach us about following Christ? Following the Star Matthew 2:1-12 The Rev. Katrina Manzi Middlebury Congregational Church January 4, 2026

Baptism, the Church, and Ministry

1/11/26 Sermon: This Sunday was the day the Church commemorates the baptism of the Lord Jesus. It’s a time for us to both remember Jesus’ baptism and our own baptisms. What does baptism mean for us? What does God promise us in baptism? Baptism, the Church, and Ministry Matthew 3:13-17 The Rev. Katrina Manzi Middlebury Congregational Church January 11, 2026

Seeking and Relationship

1/18/26 Sermon: In John 1, Jesus calls the first disciples and speaks for the first time. Jesus asks “what are you looking for?” Jesus in John is all about inviting us into closer relationship with him Seeking and Relationship John 1:29-42 The Rev. Katrina Manzi Middlebury Congregational Church January 18, 2026

Division & Conflict in Corinth

1/25/26 Sermon: In 1 Corinthians, the First Church of Corinth is dealing with a church fight. What can we learn from how the apostle Paul addresses the conflict and how that applies to our own bitterly divided times? Division & Conflict in Corinth 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 The Rev. Katrina Manzi Middlebury Congregational Church January 25, 2026

The Values of the Kingdom

2/1/26 Sermon: Proclaiming and worshiping a crucified savior requires a radical redefinition of values. We see the values of our crucified savior in the beatitudes, where Jesus calls the church to live kingdom values in a world that often values different things The Values of the Kingdom 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, Matthew 5:1-12 The Rev. Katrina Manzi Middlebury Congregational Church February 1, 2026

A Dash of Salt and a Spark of Light

2/8/26 Sermon: What does it mean in the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus tells the church you are the salt of the earth and the light of the world? What is the purpose and good news of being salt and light? A Dash of Salt and a Spark of Light Isaiah 58:1-12, Matthew 5:13-20 The Rev. Katrina Manzi Middlebury Congregational Church February 8, 2026

The Mountain(s)

2/15/26 Sermon: On the feast of the Transfiguration, how do we hold together the Jesus we see in the transfiguration and the Jesus we see in Calvary? Jesus is bringing God’s kingdom, and the kingdom of God involves turning the world’s expectations and values upside down The Mountain(s) Matthew 17:1-9 The Rev. Katrina Manzi Middlebury Congregational Church February 15, 2026

The Temptation of Power

2/22/26 Sermon: The season of Lent always begins with a gospel lesson about Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness. What does this wilderness temptation mean? This year we’ll examine how this wildness time is a temptation to embrace the satanic powers of empire instead of the power of the cross #jesus #lent #christian #temptation #sin Sermon for the First Sunday in Lent February 22, 2026 Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11 The Rev. Katrina Manzi Middlebury Congregational Church, Middlebury, CT

Finding God in the Last Place You’d Look

In John 4, Jesus decides to return to Galilee by going through Samaria. In Samaria, he meets a woman at a well, and in that encounter we realize that Jesus goes through Samaria to show the scope of God's salvation. Jesus goes to a place no one would expect, and the Samaritans show themselves to be model disciples. Finding God in the Last Place You’d Look John 4:3-42 The Rev. Katrina Manzi Middlebury Congregational Church March 8, 2026

Seeing How God Sees

In 1 Samuel 16, it says God does not see as mortals see; God looks on the heart. What does it mean to see as God sees? And what does the selection of a lowly shepherd boy as king tell us about how God sees? Seeing as God Sees 1 Samuel 16:1-13, Ephesians 5:8-14 The Rev. Katrina Manzi Middlebury Congregational Church March 15, 2026

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