Rev. Nicole Lamarche
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Sermons & Teachings

Every sermon Nicole has preached at Community United Church of Christ, in full text. Scripture set alongside poets, essayists and other voices — read here, or watch the services they came from.

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Sermons & Teachings

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May 31, 2026
Let Our Rest Be a Resurrection
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May 24, 2026
All of Them
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May 10, 2026
REFLECTIONS ON THE PILGRIMAGE TO AMACHE and SAND CREEK
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May 3, 2026
Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled
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April 26, 2026
Our One Common Wild and Precious Life
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April 21, 2026
Their Eyes Were Opened
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April 5, 2026
Outside the Tomb
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March 29, 2026
The Crowds That Went Ahead
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March 15, 2026
Sleeper, Awake!
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March 8, 2026
Sent Out Beyond
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March 1, 2026
Get Up
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February 22, 2026
Shedding All It Did Not Need
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February 1, 2026
Blessed Are
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January 25, 2026
Knit Together
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November 23, 2025
Reach for the Neither
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November 14, 2025
Making Joyful Noises
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October 30, 2025
Stumble Rightly
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October 12, 2025
In God’s Image
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October 5, 2025
Our Interior Castle
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September 28, 2025
Do Good
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September 21, 2025
The Invitation is Clear
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September 14, 2025
For God So Loved
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September 7, 2025
Everything We Need
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August 24, 2025
The Laws of God
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August 17, 2025
By Faith
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August 10, 2025
Lamps Lit
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July 6, 2025
With Joy
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July 2, 2025
Everyone Belongs
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June 8, 2025
Healing
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May 18, 2025
A Dream Projected
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April 20, 2025
Outside the Tomb
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April 13, 2025
Approaching the Path
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March 26, 2025
Your Ways
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March 12, 2025
Confronting the Devil
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March 2, 2025
When a Cloud Came and Overshadowed
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February 26, 2025
Love Your Enemies
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February 20, 2025
Don’t Be Fooled: Doubling Down on Love
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February 11, 2025
Catching People
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January 23, 2025
Unbreakable Links Between Each of Us
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January 22, 2025
For the Common Good
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January 8, 2025
Setting Out
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December 24, 2024
Christmas Eve Service
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December 22, 2024
According to Promises Made to Our Ancestors
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December 15, 2024
Let Your Gentleness Be Known
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December 4, 2024
Doing Battle Where We Are Standing
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November 3, 2024
Being Unbound
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October 30, 2024
What Do You Want?
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October 13, 2024
Take Only What You Need
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October 9, 2024
Integrity
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September 25, 2024
Drawing Near
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September 11, 2024
Healing our Wounds
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May 29, 2024
Climb Your Tower
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May 15, 2024
We All Belong: Youth Sunday Mini-sermon
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May 8, 2024
Singing A New Song
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April 24, 2024
Boldness Before God: Civil Rights Pilgrimage Reflections
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April 17, 2024
Disbelieving and Still Wondering
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April 4, 2024
After the Weeping
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March 27, 2024
Keep Your Heart Open to the Mystery
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March 20, 2024
Desiring Truth
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March 13, 2024
Saved From Distress
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March 6, 2024
Righteous Anger
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February 22, 2024
The Wild Beasts
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February 7, 2024
How Good It Is to Sing Praises!
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January 31, 2024
Be Silent
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January 24, 2024
God Changed
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January 16, 2024
Wonderfully Made 2024
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January 10, 2024
By Another Road
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December 24, 2023
Christmas Eve Message
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December 24, 2023
Loving Lavishly
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December 20, 2023
Living Joyfully
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December 13, 2023
Creating Peace
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December 6, 2023
Finding Hope
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November 12, 2023
The Kin-dom of Heaven Will Be Like This
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November 1, 2023
On the Divine Feminine: Why you should care about the Gospel of Mary Magdalene
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October 25, 2023
On Being Kind: Does it Matter?
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October 15, 2023
On the Afterlife: Do We Need Heaven?
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October 4, 2023
Is the Lord Among Us Or Not?
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September 24, 2023
On Abundance
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September 20, 2023
On Forgiveness
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September 13, 2023
On Singing a New Song
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September 5, 2023
Who is the Stranger?
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August 28, 2023
Not Being Conformed
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August 21, 2023
Hope Never Stops
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August 16, 2023
Beyond Sinking Fear
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July 19, 2023
What’s That Like?
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July 16, 2023
Driven by Love
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June 25, 2023
Queering the Church
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June 17, 2023
Extravagant Welcome
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June 6, 2023
It’s Good!
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June 1, 2023
Bewildered
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April 23, 2023
Eyes Opened
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April 5, 2023
The Blossoms of a Future Flower
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March 29, 2023
Up From Your Graves
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March 19, 2023
Through the Darkest Valley
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March 5, 2023
Go!
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February 26, 2023
Every Word
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February 19, 2023
A Daring Adventure
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February 12, 2023
Be Reconciled
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January 29, 2023
Announcing Your Place
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January 25, 2023
Good News!
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January 20, 2023
Come and See
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January 10, 2023
The Cosmos is With Us
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December 21, 2022
Unresolved
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December 14, 2022
Piercing through the Enveloping Gloom
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December 7, 2022
An Energy Field of Peace
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November 22, 2022
Made Strong
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November 16, 2022
Why Church?
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November 9, 2022
Guests of Sinners
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October 26, 2022
Happy Are Those . . .
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October 19, 2022
Do Not Lose Heart
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October 5, 2022
The Gift of God That is Within You
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September 21, 2022
When Grief is Upon
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September 14, 2022
Being Found
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September 7, 2022
Wonderfully Made
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