A sermon is an oral presentation by a live speaker to a live
congregation. It always involves a bit of interaction, even if it’s
just eye contact and facial expressions. Reading the text of a sermon,
then, is like reading the script of a play to yourself. The live,
communal experience is gone.
Nevertheless, please enjoy reading these text versions of sermons and
other presentations made at the UU Fellowship of Topeka during our
worship services. You may find that there are additional notes and/or
commentaries to the original text.
Archive for March, 2009
March 15, 2009 at 9:08 pm
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March 15, 2009 — Rev. Lisa R. Schwartz
Who are you? What is the purpose of your life? These are the fundamental questions of existence. In A New Earth Eckhart shows how transcending our ego-based state of consciousness is not only essential to personal happiness, but also the key to ending conflict and suffering throughout the world. You’ve heard Rev. Lisa Romantum Schwartz’s first two sermons on the philosophy of Eckhart Tolle (or if you haven’t, visit http://uuft.org/sermons/ and read or listen to the entries for Nov. 16th and Jan. 11th). Today’s message is the third and final installment in this sermon series.
Listen to the sermon: The Path to Fulfillment
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March 1, 2009 at 7:00 pm
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March 1, 2009 — Rev. Lisa R. Schwartz
The Unitarian Universalist minister, the Rev. Dr. Forrest Church, says that “religion is our human response to the dual reality of being alive and having to die.” Humans are
unique among animals in that we know about our own mortality (though we often live as if our own death is not an impending reality). We all walk, with varying measures of heartbreak, tears and triumph, through the “valley of the shadow of death.” Where do we find comfort and wisdom along the way? Rev. Lisa Romantum Schwartz explores the topic in this sermon.
Listen to the sermon: Living to Die, Dying to Live
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