United Church of Assonet

09/05/2026

Join us on September 20th!🍨

08/05/2026

There is always more...

Scripture: Romans 1:11-12 – “For I long to see you so that I may share with you some spiritual gift so that you may be strengthened—or rather so that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.” (NRSVUE) What can a teacher learn from a student? My wife has bee...

07/29/2026

Is that a long time?

Scripture: Genesis 47:9 – “Jacob said to Pharaoh, ‘The years of my earthly sojourn are one hundred thirty; few and hard have been the years of my life. They do not compare with the years of the life of my ancestors during their long sojourn.’” (NRSVUE) One of the things that really throws ...

07/22/2026

Please, God, give me a sign!

Scripture: Matthew 12:39 – “But he answered them, ‘An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.’” (NRSVUE) How many of us have been in a place of great doubt or turmoil or have faced a momentous decision and cried ...

07/15/2026

Can you take the leap?

Scripture: Exodus 14:14 – “The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to keep still.” (NRSVUE) When we think of God’s greatest miracles, the parting of the Red Sea is toward the top of the list.With the Egyptians about to overtake them, the Israelite slaves are amazed as God parts the se...

07/08/2026

Attitude makes a difference.
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07/01/2026

Don't sell yourself short.

Scripture: Isaiah 51:1 – “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the Lord. Look to the rock from which you were hewn and to the quarry from which you were dug.” (NRSVUE) It is very easy to feel small. Part of it is that there are billions of people in the world and you are ju...

06/24/2026

Which is worse?

Scripture: Luke 17:1 – “Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Occasions for sin are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come!’” (NRSVUE) Which is worse: the crime or the abetting of the crime? Obviously, the crime is worse. What you do matters most of all; if there is no crime there...

06/17/2026

What are you hiding?

Scripture: Luke 12:1b-2 – “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, that is, their hypocrisy. Nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered and nothing secret that will not become known.” (NRSVUE) What are you hiding? If you are making bread, you might be hiding yeast. Yeast is something that ...

06/10/2026

What about the Bible brings you courage?

Scripture: Psalm 119:42 – “Then I shall have an answer for those who taunt me, for I trust in your word.” (NRSVUE) We have this romanticized image of the past where everyone was united by their faith in the one God. We contrast this with the anger and division we see before us today, a time wh...