Welcome to the Unity Baptist Church sermon podcast! How many of us love goodbyes? One of many great memories I have from my younger years were the times my family got to visit my grandparents. While many families would travel to the beaches or mountains for vacation in the summer, we would travel to Pennsylvania to to be with my grandparents. After…

This sermon podcast begins with a reflection offered by worship associate Anna Newton. The first generation of Unitarians in America preached that reason was the primary tool for understanding the truth of the world around us. Veritas, the Latin word for truth, gives us “verifiability,” the idea that truth is a description of external reality that …

God expects us to treat our fellow men with decency. Unfortunately our fallen nature makes us want to take advantage of their disadvantages and this is a specific no-no!بقلم Kevin Greenlee

بقلم Ben Tombs

Leddy Hammock We take to heart these mighty words of The Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Jr., spoken in 1963: “As we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back.” “With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope ….” “With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray to…

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Welcome to the Unity Baptist Church sermon podcast! If you had the opportunity, what would you tell your family and friends in your last moments on earth? Would you reminisce all the good times? Would you share fun stories you’ve had over the years with them? What words of wisdom would you lay in their laps? As we have been making our way through t…

The questions answered in this sermon were posed by the congregation at the beginning of the service. Music and ministry both exist in the relationship between structure and improvisation. This Sunday we will consider both, in an extemporaneous reflection from piano and pulpit.

Today’s sermon is the culmination of the last few weeks. Building up the body of Christ.بقلم Kevin Greenlee

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Leddy Hammock Lyrics by Daniel Nahmod to “Everything New”: “Bring it on — everything new, everything different, everything true. I am ready for my next thing to do. Oh, I know it’s gonna be everything new.” “I think I finally learned to bring it on, everything new.” “I think it’s time to bring it on, everything new.” “So bring it on, everything new…

Founded in 1940, the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) has served as a beacon of liberal religion in the world, and the possibilities that exist when we connect faith with action. On the day before the 2025 United States presidential inauguration, we will hear from Rev. Mary Katherine Morn, president of UUSC, about the work of the com…

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Why God gifts the church with certain people.بقلم Kevin Greenlee

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This sermon podcast begins with a reflection offered by worship associate Chris Russert "Look well to the growing edge! All around us worlds are dying and new worlds are being born; all around us life is dying and life is being born." — Howard Thurman Often this phrase is used to explain a painful moment or failure, an uninvited or unwelcome “oppor…

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Welcome to the Unity Baptist Church sermon podcast! Today, we are back in the Sermon Series called, “The Gospel of John.” When was the last time you needed help doing something? When something is too heavy to lift alone, we call in the brute squad to help lift and move it. Parents, when you are struggling to connect with your teenager, you call som…

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Paul gives godly advise to an already good church in the 4th chapter of Ephesus. It works for us just as well.بقلم Kevin Greenlee

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Welcome to the Unity Baptist Church sermon podcast! Today, Senior Pastor, Heath Bauer is going to share about one of the core ministries we are building here at Unity. What is it? I’m glad you asked! It is Biblical Counseling. In our area of Appalachia, there is a great outcry and need for Biblical counselors. In today’s message, you will see this …

Leddy Hammock Lyrics to “Ready to use the Gifts I’ve Been Given” by Jana Stanfield & Greg Tamblyn: “Lately, I’ve been noticing how much I’ve been blessed With people to love, peace of mind, and happiness. It makes me want to pass along the love I’ve received As a way of giving thanks for what’s been given to me.” “I’ve got a strong heart and I’m re…

Leddy Hammock Inspired by “A Quiet Christmas” by Michael Gott: My heart longs for a quiet Christmas, far from the hurry and the noise, for peace on earth meets peace of mind. I can slow my mind. Just breathe, don’t run away, just breathe, and leave the cares behind. I know I don’t have to hide. I can find a quiet place inside. My heart longs for a …

Leddy Hammock Make of my heart a cradle, Lord, so love will come and lay there. Make of my heart a shelter, Lord, so love will come and stay there. Make of my heart a manger, Lord, where Love’s the only answer. Make of my heart a stable, Lord, glowing for light for miles in the darkness so Love will find its way there.…

Leddy Hammock The Child of peace is hope to all the world. The Child of Peace is born in me. I give my heart to the Child of Peace within all humankind. Show me how to be a Child of Peace.

Dell deChant Lyrics from “Letting Go of Holding On” by Richard Mekdeci & Mario Freidel: “I let go of the feelings that feed on lack and greed. I let go of the reasons keeping me in need. I let go of the fear that there’s never enough. And I stop holding on, to what is not love. We breathe in, we breathe out. It’s all give and take. They’re one with…

Leddy Hammock Lyrics to “Who You Really Are” Richard Mekdeci, Sage & Sue Riley “I know who you really are – I see it in your eyes. Oh, you are a shining star – I know who you really are! Oh, I know who you’re here to be – I see it in your eyes: A light for the world to see – I know who you’re here to be…. Oh, I know who you really are – I see it in…

Join us for Unity Church’s annual service of remembrance for the members of our community who have passed away in the last year. This sermon podcast begins with eulogies offered by Rev. Lara Cowtan and Rev. Oscar Sinclair.

Could you do better on a bible quiz than my 5th grade granddaughter?بقلم Kevin Greenlee

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Welcome to the Unity Baptist Church sermon podcast! I trust that you have had a wonderful Christmas season that has been full of Christ! As we approach the end of this year, many of us are taking that reminiscent journey that began a year ago. How did that gym membership pan out for you? How are you doing on your goals you set a year ago? Did you b…

This podcast begins with a reflectin offered by worship associate Peggy Lin. The story of the Maccabean revolt is the inspiration for the Jewish festival of lights, Hannukah. The miracle at the heart of the story is simple: lamp oil that appeared to only be enough for a night lasted for eight days. But even in simplicity, the story holds meaning fo…

Are you being the salt and light we are told to be, or have you lost your flavor and luminescence?بقلم Kevin Trimble

بقلم Ben Tombs

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At the start of the Christmas story, Mary and Joseph are internally displaced refugees, traveling from their home in Nazareth to be counted in a census for a far-away imperial capital. By the end of the story, they are fleeing their homes as refugees, looking to start a new life in Egypt, away from political violence and oppression. In 2024 in St. …

Welcome to the Unity Baptist Church sermon podcast! Have you ever had to do something for someone else? I’m not talking about a good deed, although it can be classified as that if your motives are right. I use to work as a carpet cleaning technician for a prominent carpet cleaning business in our area. Summer was always busy. I got a call from our …

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There are many things about Christmas we don’t know for sure. Let’s get the important ones right.بقلم Kevin Greenlee

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Welcome to the Unity Baptist Church sermon podcast! All paths have a purpose of destination. Every person you see is on a path. As an outdoorsman, I enjoy going out into the woods, or as my kids call it, “the deer woods.” Depending on what path I take will determine the difficulty of travel and time. If we are honest with one another, the easier th…

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This sermon podcast begins with a reflection offered by worship associate Sara Ford. In the Christian calendar, Advent is a time of waiting and preparation for the coming of the Christ child. The story from first century Palestine tells us that with the birth of Jesus comes hope, love, the undoing of the status quo: a new reign of peace on earth. I…

Let’s take a look at Mary’s song of praise about being chosen as Jesus’s mother. Sermon starts at 5:46 after a little humor (very little).بقلم Kevin Greenlee

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“My Soul Magnifies the Lord,” Mary tells the Angel Gabriel in the gospel of Luke. The song she sings next is a vision of a world that might be, one where the mighty are thrown down, the hungry are fed, and the beloved community arrives. What lessons do her words hold for us, 2000 years later? ​

Welcome to the Unity Baptist Church sermon podcast! What is it about light that is so attractive to people? Have you ever thought about that? You have neighbors who go all out during the holiday seasons and their homes are all a-glow! Some even invest a lot of money and time with special Christmas light shows that you can enjoy from the sidewalk or…