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
Face to Face - Now and Then
New Years Eve
no Scriptural text listed
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 31, 1990
I'm Afraid That...
Christmastide
I John 4: 9; Matthew 1:20
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 30, 1990
Wishful Thinking?
Advent IV
Isaiah 11:9; Luke 2:14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 23, 1990
Are You the One?
Advent III
Isaiah 42:3: Matthew 11:8
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 16, 1990
Change Your Mind and Clean Up Your Act
Advent II
Malachi 3:1-4; Mark 1:1-5; Luke 3:1-9, 15-17
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 09, 1990
Waiting for the Word To Be Born In Us
Advent I
Isaiah 40:8; John 1:14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 02, 1990
For Everything There is a Season
Pentecost XXV
Ecclesiastes 3:11
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 25, 1990
No Gratitude on Demand
Thanksgiving Day
Psalm 116
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 22, 1990
The Sacraments: Mystery or Magic, Trust or Superstition?
Pentecost XXIV
Genesis 17:3; Acts 2:38
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 18, 1990
The Bible: God's Word or Human Word?
Pentecost XXIII
John 1:14; John 20:31
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 11, 1990
We Believe One Church - Catholic and Reforming
Pentecost XXII
Mark 2:22; Ephesians 4:4-6
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 04, 1990
Christian Faith: A Place To Stand In a World of Religions
Pentecost XX
Acts 17:23
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 21, 1990
Is There One True Religion?
Pentecost XIX
Romans 3:29
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 14, 1990
Lord, Give Us An Honest Heart
Pentecost XVIII
I Chronicles 29:17, 18
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 07, 1990
Worship Is Irrepressible Or It Is Deadly
Pentecost XVII
I Chronicles 29:10-13
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 30, 1990
Finding Faith's Way For Our Time
Pentecost XVI
I Chronicles 12:32
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 23, 1990
The God Who Invites Us to Sabbath Refreshment (Who Punctuates Our Ordinary Days With a Taste of Heaven)
Pentecost XIII
Isaiah 58:13-14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 02, 1990
Who Keeps Us on the Move When We Would Rather Give Up
Pentecost XII
I Kings 19: 1-18
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 26, 1990
Who Carries Us
Pentecost XI
Isaiah 46:3-4
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 19, 1990
Whose Mercy is New Every Morning
Pentecost X
Lamentations 3:22-233
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 12, 1990
Who Changes Faithfully
Pentecost IX
Jeremiah 18:6
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 05, 1990
Who Forgives the Unforgivable
Pentecost VIII
Micah 7: 18-19
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 29, 1990
Permission to be Human
Pentecost VII
Psalm 103:14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 22, 1990
When the Soul is Cast Down
Pentecost VI
Psalm 42:5
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 15, 1990
The Good Shepherd
Pentecost V
Psalm 23:1; John 10:11
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 08, 1990
Utopia or Shalom? Revolution or Resurrection?
Pentecost IV
Isaiah 11:9; Revelation 22:2
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 01, 1990
When the Church is God's Enemy
Pentecost II
Isaiah 1:3; Acts 7: 51
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 17, 1990
The Body of Christ the Spirit Creates
Pentecost
Acts 2:47
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 03, 1990
Love: The Spirit's Highest Gift
Eastertide VII
I Corinthians 12: 31; 13:13
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 27, 1990
One Body of Christ: Diversity of Gifts
Eastertide VI
I Corinthians 12: 4, 12
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 20, 1990
The Motive and Resources For Christian Giving
Eastertide V
II Corinthians 9:10-11, 15
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 13, 1990
The Spirit and Freedom: Transformed Into the Likeness of Christ
Eastertide III
II Corinthians 3:18
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 29, 1990
A Call to Significant Living, Resurrection: Tradition and Freedom
Eastertide II
I Corinthians 15:48; I Corinthians 3:23
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 22, 1990
God's Love: A ?Yes' That Conquers Our ?No'
Easter Sunday
I Corinthians 15:21, 22, 28
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 15, 1990
Easter Sunday, Love, Universal Grace,
Forgiveness, Resurrection, Transformation
The Upper Room
Maunday Thursday
No Scriptural text given
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 12, 1990
God's Love: Vulnerable and Crucified in History
Palm Sunday
Zechariah 9:9-10; John 11:48-53
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 08, 1990
Palm Sunday, Way of Jesus, Universal
Love
God's Love Creates a New Beginning
Lent V
Romans 5:15; John 11:51-52
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 01, 1990
God's Love in Concrete Demonstration
Lent IV
Romans 5:8; John 13:1
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 25, 1990
God's Love In Human Form
Lent III
II Corinthians 5:18-19; John 14:9
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 18, 1990
God So Loved....
Lent II
John 3:16-17; I John 4:8-11
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 11, 1990
In History
Epiphany VIII
Exodus 6:6; 15:1-2; Revelation 15:3-4
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 25, 1990
In Cosmos
Epiphany VII
Genesis 1:1-2; John 1:3-4
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 18, 1990
In Community
Epiphany VI
Jeremiah 31:31-34; I Cor. 11:17-26
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 11, 1990
The Simplicity of Faith in a Spiritually Confusing World
Epiphany II
Numbers 24:10-19; Col. 1:24-2:5
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 14, 1990
God, The Open Secret
Epiphany I
II Cor. 4:1-7; Matt. 2:1-12
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 07, 1990