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
Seeing is Believing
Epiphany II
II Kings 6:17; John 14:9
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 16, 1994
Epiphany, Spiritual Quest, Historical Jesus,
Critical Thinking, Spiritual Dimension,Grace
The Secret's Out
Epiphany I
Isaiah 49:6; Ephesians 3:6
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 09, 1994
Epiphany, Revelation, Transformation,
Light, Inclusive, Pluralism, Grace
The Grace To Recognize the Future
Christmastide II
Luke 2:32
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 02, 1994
Grace, Presence of God, Prophetic Voice,
Liberation Theology, Justice,
Transformation of the World
Guilt: Pride's Last Holdout
New Years Eve
Philippians 3:13
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 31, 1993
How Can We Keep From Singing!
Christmastide I
Luke 2:13
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 26, 1993
Incarnation
Christmas Eve
John 1:14; II Corinthians 5:19
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 24, 1993
Come, Lord Jesus!
Advent IV
Isaiah 11:9; Luke 1:52; Revelation 21:4
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 19, 1993
God With Us in the Meantime
Advent III
Isaiah 7: 14; Matthew 1: 23
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 12, 1993
The God of the End
Advent II
Ecclesiastes 3:2, 20; I Thessalonians 4:14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 05, 1993
The God of Our Beginnings
Advent I
Jeremiah 31:31,34; Revelation 21:6
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 28, 1993
A Flood of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day
II Corinthians 9:11-12
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 25, 1993
The Embrace of Grace
Pentecost XXV
Job 4:7; Philippians 2:1-4
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 21, 1993
We Just Don't Get It
Pentecost XXIV
Isaiah 49;6; Romans 3;21-22
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 14, 1993
Word and Wind and World
Reformation Day & All Saints Day; Pentecost XXII
Jeremiah 31:31, 33; II Corinthians 3:3, 17
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 31, 1993
Sheer Joy - A Celebration of Ministry
Pentecost XXI
I Chronicles 29:22
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 24, 1993
For Love of the World
Pentecost XX
Matthew 5:44-45; Isaiah 44:15-16
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 17, 1993
A Community of Inclusivity
Pentecost XIX
Hosea 11:8; Revelation 1:10-11; Luke 4:17
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 10, 1993
In the Awe of Worship
Pentecost XVIII
Isaiah 6:8; Revelation 1:10-11
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 03, 1993
Breaking Through; The Future Emerging
Pentecost XVII
Isaiah 43:18-19; Acts 11:4
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 26, 1993
Prayer during Group Tour in Nauplia, Greece
Group Tour in Greece
September 19, 1993
Prayer, Wonder, Emergence, Awareness,
Community
Hallowed Time That Hallows Time
Pentecost XIV
Genesis 2:3; Mark 2:27
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 05, 1993
The Care of the Soul II
Pentecost XIII
I Kings 19:4; Mark 14:33
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 29, 1993
The Care of the Soul
Pentecost XII
Jeremiah 2:13; Matthew 6:23
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 22, 1993
Can We Talk?
Pentecost XI
Genesis 11:7; Acts 2:6-8
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 15, 1993
If God Sent the Rainbow, Who Sent the Flood?
Pentecost X
Isaiah 43:2
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 08, 1993
Memories With A Future
Pentecost IX
Genesis 9:13; I Corinthians 11:24-25
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 01, 1993
Sacrament, Ritual
Who Says God Says?
Pentecost VIII
Amos 7:13; Luke 4:21
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 25, 1993
Prophecy, Revelation, Word of God, Trust
Something's Happening
Pentecost VII
Esther 4:14; Mark 9:40
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 18, 1993
Community of Faith, Global Community,
Pluralism, Inclusiveness
Global Mission In a New Key
Pentecost VI
Isaiah 58: 6; Acts 1:4-8
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 11, 1993
Global Community, Divine Intention,
Inclusive, Shalom, Interdependence
The Promise and Peril of a New Age Aborning
Pentecost V
Isaiah 65: 23, 25; Romans 11: 32, 36
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 04, 1993
Global Community, Shalom, Freedom,
Interdependence
Not Converted - Just Amazed By Grace
Pentecost IV
Acts 9:5; Philippians 3:10
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 27, 1993
Pentecost IV, Conversion, Reformation,
Spiritual Growth
Can I Be Included?
Pentecost III
Deuteronomy 23:1; Isaiah 56:7; Acts 8:37
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 20, 1993
Pentecost III, Inclusive, Spirit of God,
Pluralism
The Risk of Seeing Too Soon
Pentecost II
Matthew 23:37; Acts 7: 54-55
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 13, 1993
Pentecost II, Spirit of God, Inclusive,
Community of Faith, Universality
The Spirit Beyond All Human Religion
Trinity Sunday
John 4: 21-24; Acts 10:34-35
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 06, 1993
Trinity, Community of Faith, Global
Community, God of Grace
Spirit Embodied Humanly
Pentecost Sunday
Numbers 11:19; John 14:12, 18; Acts 2:4
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 30, 1993
History of Israel, Universal Grace,
Non-exclusive, Pentecost
All This and Heaven Too!
Ascension Sunday
Luke 24:51; Romans 8:31-39
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 23, 1993
Liturgical Calendar, Followers of Jesus
Would You Know My Name If I Saw You In Heaven?
Eastertide VI
John 20: 16; Revelation 22:4
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 16, 1993
Transcendance, Transforming Love
Family Values, Jesus' Style
Mothers' Day;
Eastertide V
Mark 3:35; John 21: 16-17
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 09, 1993
Transformation, Diversity, Community of
Faith, Unconditional Love
The Human Face of God
Eastertide III
Acts 3: 14-15
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 25, 1993
Faith, Followers of Jesus, Presence of God
Good News
Eastertide II
Luke 1:1-14; 24:13-17, 28-35
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 18, 1993
Resurrection, Way of Jesus, Gospel,
Nature of God, Christian Community
The Faith of Jesus Vindicated
Easter Sunday
Ezekiel 37:9; Romans 1:4; Mark 16:6
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 11, 1993
Way of Jesus, Hope, Followers of Jesus,
Nature of God
Suffering: The Need For Another
Maundy Thursday
Luke 22; 14-24
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 08, 1993
Community of Faith, Passover, Suffering,
Job, Empathy
Jesus Died Because of Our Sins, Not For Them
Palm Sunday
Zechariah 9:9-10; Luke 19: 28-48
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 04, 1993
Inclusive Love, Grace, Nature of God,
Presence of God, Forgiveness, Atonement
Suffering: Nevertheless...
Midweek Lent
Romans 8:18-39; Mark 14:32-42
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 31, 1993
Suffering, Unconditional Love of God,
Way of Jesus
The God Who Forgives
Lent V
Psalm 130:4; Luke 23:34
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 28, 1993
Nature of God, Forgiveness, Transforming
Grace
Suffering: Is One Abandoned?
Midweek Lent
Job 23:3; Mark 15:34
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 24, 1993
Suffering, Job, Theodicy, Nature of God
By What Authority...Or Who Says So?
Lent IV
Jeremiah 7:1; Mark 11:27-28
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 21, 1993
God of Grace, Way of Jesus, Non-exclusive
Nature of Religious Authority
Suffering: Can It Be Vicarious?
Midweek Lent
Isaiah 53:1-11; Hebrews 12:1-2
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 17, 1993
Hebrew Servant Poems, Forgiveness,
Nature of God, Grace
Smashing Idols - Again and Again
Lent III
Mark 3:5-6
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 14, 1993
Unbrokered Presence of God, Nature of
Religion, Followers of Jesus, Inclusive
Suffering: Is It Punishment?
Midweek Lent
Job 8:1-6; 21:7-26; 22:1-5; 23:1-10; 42;7-9
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 10, 1993
Suffering, Nature of God, Orthodox
Belief, Sin