Sermon Transcripts- when available

              A Preview of Coming Attractions: The Holy Spirit Part 1                       (Based on John 14:15-20, 26-27 & John 16:5-15) A Message Offered by Toby Jones to the People of FCUCC Charlevoix, 8/1/21             For the entire month of July, we explored what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. We established that a disciple of… Read More »

“Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done ON EARTH!” Based on Matthew 6:6-15 & Romans 12:1-2 A Message Offered by Toby Jones to the People of FCUCC on July 11, 2021 As we continue to explore the true meaning of discipleship as followers of Jesus – NOT fans but followers – it’s time we consider one of the most misunderstood… Read More »

                                     The Road to Knowing God                           Based on Philippians 3:7-11 & I John 4 7-12 A Message Offered by Toby Jones to the People of CHXUCC – 7/4/21               You may remember our series during Lent back in March on Brian McLaren’s Faith After Doubt book, when we examined the 4 stages of faith. When I… Read More »

“Taking Care of One Another – the 4th Lesson from Lockdown” Based on Mark 12:28-31 & Luke 10:25-37 A Message Offered by Toby Jones to the People of FCUCC on 6/27/21 We’ve been exploring the lessons we learned during the Covid lockdown of the past year. We’ve realized that we really did learn some important things that can help us… Read More »

                    Slowing Down: Another Lesson Covid Taught Us                          Based on Psalm 46:1-10 & Luke 10:38-42      A Sermon Offered by Toby Jones to FCUCC of Charlevoix on 6.20.21         As we move into our 3rd week of this series on “Better than Back to Normal – Living the Lessons of the Covid Pandemic,” we turn to… Read More »

                        The GREAT Outdoors        (Based on Psalm 8 and Job 12:7-12) A Message Offered by Toby Jones to FCUCC of Charlevoix on June 13, 2021             While we all have plenty to complain about where Covid-19 is concerned, the pandemic did a few things for which we can be truly grateful. We… Read More »

                                                The Gift of Gathering                         Based on Romans 1:7-14 and Hebrews 10:24-25       A Message Offered by Toby Jones to FCUCC of Charlevoix on 6/6/21             If you ask most anyone what they have missed the most during the Covid-19 pandemic, the number one answer will be being together with the people they love. All of us heard… Read More »

  The Good News and Bad News of the Gospel: The Kingdom Principles at Play in the Parable of the Prodigal Son                        (Based on Genesis 4:1-12 and Luke 15:11-32)    A Message Offered to the People of FCUCC by Toby Jones on 5/30/21 The parable of the Prodigal Son is perhaps the best known of Jesus’s parables. It’s… Read More »

            “To Err is Human…To Forgive is REQUIRED of ALL Christ Followers”                           Based on Matthew 6:9-15 & Matthew 18:23-35       A Message Offered to the People of CHX UCC on 5/23/21 by Toby Jones              I am a person who feels things very deeply. To call me “sensitive” is an understatement. In fact,… Read More »

                        A Little Goes a L-O-N-G Way in the Kingdom of God                            (Based on Matthew 13:31-33 and John 6:1-13) A Message Offered by Toby Jones to the People of FCUCC Charlevoix – 5/16/21             For the last 4-5 weeks, we’ve been exploring some of Jesus’s more puzzling parables. In them we’ve seen that he consistently compares the kingdom… Read More »