Congregationalism & Churches
Pastor Lillian Daniel’s sermon is on Prayers for a Jazzy New Year, with a poetic blessing text from Jeremiah 31:7-14. It seems appropriate for this occasion that we also share the sacrament of communion to begin the year in the right spirit. The Rev. Dr. Lillian Daniel, First Congregational United Church of Christ Dubuque, IA
Senior Pastor Lillian Daniel preaches on Luke 5:1-11 where Jesus takes the disciples fishing and miraculously, their boats end up so full, they are afraid they might sink. Sometimes, success is not all it’s cracked up to be. The Rev. Dr. Lillian Daniel, First Congregational United Church of Christ Dubuque, IA
This Sunday, Senior Pastor Lillian Daniel is preaching on Jesus’s first public miracle, which was turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana, from John 2:1-11. The Rev. Dr. Lillian Daniel, First Congregational United Church of Christ Dubuque, IA
“What unites us?” But we’re not the first generation to ask that question. In his letter in 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Paul said, “Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit,” and that’s what I’ll be preaching on this Sunday, with a few thoughts on the future of the church. The Rev. Dr. Lillian… Read More
This Sunday Pastor Lillian Daniel preaches on Epiphany and the Three Kings who visited the baby Jesus from far away lands in Matthew 2:1-12. These wise men had different religious and cultural traditions but they could see that they were united in the gift of the Christ child. Here’s a lighthearted video interview I did… Read More