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Rick Hoyt-McDaniels

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Category: Sermons

As a minister for thirty years, I wrote nearly a thousand sermons. These are the most recent. Sermons from August, 2022 on were written for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City. I’m especially proud of the sermons I wrote during my last year (September 2024 through June 2025) when I tried to close my ministry with some final thoughts about fundamental spiritual issues.

For the Work of the Church

Posted on April 7, 2019October 25, 2019 by Rick

We have been talking in worship, all this year, about the Five Developmental Tasks that the Unitarian Universalist Association recommends… Read more For the Work of the Church

Three Little Words

Posted on March 24, 2019October 25, 2019 by Rick

If we were to write a mission statement for this church… Well, we have one, and it’s long, not particularly… Read more Three Little Words

After We’re Gone

Posted on March 17, 2019October 25, 2019 by Rick

Stewardship is the principle of managing resources so that they most effectively fulfill the purpose for which they were given,… Read more After We’re Gone

At Our Best

Posted on March 3, 2019October 25, 2019 by Rick

We’ve been talking for the last two months about the spiritual issue of identity.  The questions of “Who am I?”… Read more At Our Best

Use of the Democratic Process

Posted on February 17, 2019October 25, 2019 by Rick

For President’s day we look at another core principle that defines who we are as Unitarian Universalists:  the principle that… Read more Use of the Democratic Process

Side With Love

Posted on February 10, 2019October 25, 2019 by Rick

For Valentine’s Day we look at love.  The romantic expression of love flows from an even more powerful life force… Read more Side With Love

The Search for Truth

Posted on February 3, 2019October 25, 2019 by Rick

The seven principles of Unitarian Universalism are an attempt to express the values that we share.  But even deeper than… Read more The Search for Truth

At My Core

Posted on January 20, 2019October 25, 2019 by Rick

Eventually we come to know ourselves.  Like a Unitarian Universalist faith, defined by values, but expressed in a multitude of… Read more At My Core

A Victor of Circumstance

Posted on January 13, 2019October 25, 2019 by Rick

We’re talking for the next few weeks about the question of identity. Identity is one of the three core spiritual… Read more A Victor of Circumstance

The Good We Inherit

Posted on January 6, 2019October 25, 2019 by Rick

Today, in the Christian calendar, is the holiday of Epiphany. The 12 Days of Christmas ended just yesterday, if you… Read more The Good We Inherit

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