The one thousand sermons of this archive are a record of the thoughtful steps in Richard Rhem's journey as it deepened in the 1980s and then continued to evolve from a conservative beginning until it led him to his ultimate understanding: an open mind and a warm heart must be grounded in the Way of Love, and must affirm the quest and insight of all faiths. On that foundation can be built a community that practices religion not as dogma but as dialogue, mutual enrichment and understanding.
"Dick Rhem is the best teacher-preacher I have ever heard in my life." Marcus Borg
Life's Deepest Questions Before the Mystery of God
Lakeshore Interfaith Center
Gathering
Job 23:1-10; Ecclesiastes 3:1-22; John 1:1, 14, 18; I John 4:7-8, 12, 16
Lakeshore Interfaith Center, Ganges
August 21, 2011
God as Mystery; Wisdom Literature;
Hebrew Scriptures
What It Takes To Make a Heretic
Pentecost VII
Job 6: 25-26
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 10, 1994
Wisdom Literature, Hebrew Scriptures,
God of Compassion, Nature of God
God Beyond All Human Conceiving
Pentecost XI
Job 38: 1,4; 40:3-4, 6-14; 42:3
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 07, 1994
Pentecost, Nature of God, Transformation
Hebrew Scriptures, Creation
The Mystery of Suffering: Trust in the Darkness
Pentecost XII
Job 13:15; Romans 8:39
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 14, 1994
Pentecost, Trust, Shalom, Nature of God,
Hebrew Scriptures, Meaning, Presence
A Healthy Perspective - But Is This All There Is?
Pentecost XIV
Proverbs 8: 35-36
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 28, 1994
Pentecost, Hebrew Scriptures, Wisdom
Literature, Spiritual Quest, Meaning
The Test of Trust
Reformation Sunday;
Pentecost XXII
Exodus 1:8; 3:2, 6-7, 14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 23, 1994
Hebrew Scriptures, History of Israel,
Reformation, Pluralism, Reconciliation
Culture Wars: Battling For the Soul of the Nation
Pentecost XXIII
Exodus 16:18
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 30, 1994
Hebrew Scriptures, History of Israel,
Justice, Covenant of Grace, Liberation
November 01, 1994
Hebrew Scriptures, Wisdom Literature, Death,
Life, Nature of God
Speaking Truth to Power
Pentecost XXV
I Samuel 8:7; 9:16
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 13, 1994
Hebrew Scriptures, Prophetic Voice,
History of Israel, Justice
November 01, 1989
Faith Journey, Tradition, Hebrew Scriptures
Creations' Goal: Sabbath Rest
Pentecost IX
Genesis 2:2-3; Isaiah 65:23, 25; Revelation 21:3; 22:2-4
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 24, 1988
Creator, Nature of God, Divine Intention,
Hebrew Scriptures, History of Israel, Sabbath,
Shalom, Grace
No Doubt About It; No Comfort In it (A Believing Agnostic's View)
Pentecost XI
Ecclesiastes 3: 11, 18
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 16, 1987
Sovereign Grace, Mystery, Nature of God,
Doubt, Faith, Hebrew Scriptures
One Covenant - One World In Christ
World Wide Communion;
Pentecost XVIII
Genesis 17:7; Ephesians 1:9-10; 4:4-6
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 04, 1987
Covenant, Hebrew Scriptures, Salvation of all,
God of Grace
Conversion From Religion to Grace
Pentecost XIX
Philippians 3:7
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 11, 1987
Universal Grace, Salvation of all, Nature of
Religion, Hebrew Scriptures,Covenant of
Grace, Prophets
Abraham: Shaky Faith in a Faithful God
World Wide Communion;
Pentecost XX
Romans 4:17
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 05, 1986
Abraham, Hebrew Scriptures, Covenant, God
of Grace, Nature of God, Faithful God
Jacob: The Conquest of a Wheeler-Dealer
Pentecost XXI
Genesis 32:24, 28
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 12, 1986
Jacob, Hebrew Scriptures, Covenant, God of
Grace
Living with Care
Epiphany V
Isaiah 42:3, 6; Matthew 9:36
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 17, 1985
Servant Songs, Hebrew Scriptures, Meaning,
Servanthood, Empathy, Awareness
The God Who is Absent
Pentecost VIII
Job 23:3, 10; Mark 15:34
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 21, 1985
Suffering, Nature of God, Job, Hebrew Scriptures, Sin, Trust, Grace
The God Who Forgives Us
Pentecost IX
Micah 7:18-19; Romans 11:33-36
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 28, 1985
Micah, Hebrew Scriptures, Sin, Forgiveness,
Nature of God, Grace, Prophets, Trust,
Judgment, Transformation
The God Who Never Gives Up On Us
Pentecost XIII
Hosea 11:8-9; 14:4; Romans 11:32
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 25, 1985
God's Unconditional Love, Covenant of Grace, Hebrew Scriptures, Hosea, Prophet, Judgment, Transformation
Human Community in the Image of God
Peace Sunday;
Pentecost XXI
Phillipians 2:1-11
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 20, 1985
Creation, Image of God, Community of Grace,
Faith, Hebrew Scriptures, Divine Intention,
Covenant, Shalom
God's Grace in Our Gloom
Reformation Sunday;
Pentecost XXII
II Corinthians 5: 19, 20; 6:2
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 27, 1985
Reformation, Grace of God, Genesis,
Hebrew Scriptures, Sin, Forgiveness,
Freedom, Judgment, Creation
The Judgment That Aims at Salvation
Pentecost XXV
Genesis 6:5-6; 8:21; Isaiah 54:8
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 17, 1985
Hebrew Scriptures, Genesis, Judgment, Flood, Divine Intention, Noah, God's Radical Love