Faith Climate Action Week

A moral call for climate change action.

Brought to you by Interfaith Power & Light

  • Home
  • Get Involved
  • Worship
  • Organizer Kits
  • Films
  • Climate Prayer
  • List Activity
  • Find Activity
  • Contact Us
    • IPL Affiliates in Your State
  • ES
You are here: Home / Sermons 2

Sermons 2

Below you will find sermons, talk, and devotional gatherings organized by faith that you are free to use during the Faith Climate Action week and beyond. Most are in Acrobat (.pdf) format. A few are audio clips. They have been graciously donated to this website by clergy and leaders of many faith traditions. If you have suggestions for this page or a sermon you would like to share please contact us. Thank you.

The Rev. Canon Sally G. Bingham Global Warming Sermons

Love God, Love Your Neighbor

Audio: Put Your Nets on the Other Side of the Boat

Love Nature

Christian Sermons

  1. Sermon Notes for Earth Day and Earth Week 2017:Caring for our Common Home and Cultivating a Culture of Sacred Sustainability
    Aaron William Perry and Winter Wall
    The Y on Earth Foundation
  2. Our Neighbor Earth
    The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon
    Friends Congregational Church, UCC
    College Station, TX
  3. Healing That Affects Us All
    The Rev. Shirley Oskamp
    Church of the Wildwood; Tinmouth Community Church
    Chittenden, VT; Tinmouth, VT
  4. What would Jesus Do About Air Pollution?
    Pat Hoerth
    Perry First United Methodist Church
    Perry, OK
  5. The Power of Water
    The Rev. Nancy Rockwell
    The Congregational Church in Exeter, UCC
    Exeter, NH
  6. Getting Clean
    Stephen Miller
    Cristo del Valle Presbyterian Church
    Albuquerque, NM
  7. Valentine from God
    Gladys Gifford, ALP
    South Park United Presbyterian
    Buffalo, NY
  8. Good Friday / Earth Day
    The Rev. Nick Utphall
    Wisconsin IPL/ St. Steven’s Lutheran Church
    Monona, WI
  9. Call to Discipleship: Building a Cottage of Straw and Mud
    Pat Hoerth
    Perry First United Methodist Church
    Perry, OK
  10. Gardens and Vineyards
    The Rev. M. Lise Hildebrandt
    Holy Cross Episcopal Church
    Weare, NH
  11. Choose Life to Live
    Jan Trulock
    First Christian Church
    Glendale, AZ
  12. You have heard of old, but I say to you
    Fr. John Coleman
    S.J., Associate Pastor
    St. Ignatius
    San Francisco, CA
  13. Brother Sun, Sister Moon
    Rev. Michael P. Mernagh, M.A.
    Anamchara Faith Community
    Louisville, KY
  14. Ask Seek Knock
    By Meighan Pritchard, MDiv
    United Church of Christ
    Mira Vista UCC, El Cerrito, CA
    What does the reign of God on earth look like, and what can we do to bring it about?
  15. Transfiguration Sunday – Lent C Homily
    By Father Charles Morris
    Catholic
    St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, Wyandotte, MI
    From the mountain top, we see with a different lens the work to be done to heal creation.
  16. Practice Love
    By the Rev. Canon Sally G. Bingham
    Episcopal
    Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA
    Through our faith, we can practice love of the earth by changing our behaviors, by working for peace, and more.
  17. A Call to Action
    By Reverend Bob Wohlfort
    Lutheran
    First Trinity Lutheran Church
    Washington, D.C.
    We have much to confess about our role in global warming, but that also means there is much we ourselves can do to make a change for the better.
  18. The Earth Is the Lord’s
    By Reverend R. Charles Grant, D.Min.
    Presbyterian
    Bon Air Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA
    What does global warming have to do with Christian faith? Everything. We are stewards, not owners. Earth is the arena for both God’s grace and God’s judgment.
  19. Let Everything that Breathes …
    By Kirk Nave
    United Methodist
    River Road United Methodist Church, Richmond, VA
    The science of global warming paints a stark picture. Our actions can change the predictor models. We can praise the Lord through wise choices.
  20. The Great Connection
    By Bass Mitchell
    United Methodist
    Ivy Creek United Methodist Church, Charlottesville, VA
    Texts: Psalm 24
    July 16, 2006
    We are all connected and must take care of our neighbors, including the plants and animals.
  21. Changing the Focus on Non-Renewable Energy and the Stewardship of the Environment
    By the Rt. Rev. John Bryson Chane, D.D., Bishop of Washington and Dean of Washington National Cathedral
    Episcopal
    November 6, 2004
    We have destroyed pristine landscapes and violated our sacred covenant with God. We must reclaim our covenant and teach it to the next generation, and we must work to heal God’s creation.
  22. Christ in All Things
    By Rev. Nancy G. Wright
    Episcopal
    St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Mount Vernon, WA
    Text: Colossians 1:15-20
    April 25, 1999
    God, in Christ, is holding the world together. This belief teaches us several things about how we are to live in relationship with God and with the rest of creation.
  23. Noah
    By Paul Amrhein, Human Concerns Minister
    Catholic
    St. Bridget’s Catholic Church, Richmond, VA
    God wanted Noah’s help to save creation. Can we be modern-day Noahs?
  24. An Earth Day Sermon
    By Steven Whitney
    Episcopal
    St. Steven’s Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA
    Texts: Genesis 2:15, 9:8-11 and Job 12:10, 38:1-7
    April 21, 1996
    Creation is a “manifestation of God in our midst.” To whom does creation really belong? What is our role in it?

Jewish Sermons

  1. Rosh Hashanah Sermon 5768
    By Rabbi Laura Geller
    Reform Judaism
    Temple Emanuel, Beverly Hills, CA
    Texts: Rava; Genesis 1-2; Midrash Rabba 3:1; Deuteronomy 20:19-20; Mishna Torah, Laws of Kings and Wars 6:8-10; Sefer HaChinuch 529
    Caring about the planet is profoundly Jewish. This congregation can do something by taking the Green Pledge to reduce carbon emissions individually and as a congregation.
  2. Guardians of the Earth
    By Rabbi Mark Kaiserman
    Reform Judaism
    Temple Emanu-El of West Essex, Livingston, NJ
    We are Shomrei Adamah, or guardians of the earth. We must model the behavior of creating a greener environment and guarding our precious planet

Unitarian Universalist Sermons

  1. Grounded in Resilience: Born for the Storm
    Rev. Kurt A. Kuhwald
    For First Unitarian Church of Oakland
  2. Out of the Depths
    Rev. Dr. Clare Butterfield
    A Service for Earth Day
    For Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Islamic Sermons

Readings by theme from the Holy Qu’ran:
• Do no mischief on the earth
• Stewards of the earth
• Keep earth in balance

  1. Dr. Hamid Mavani
    Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California
    Temple Beth El, Berkeley, CA
    God offered to heavens, earth, and mountains the trust of creation. Only humans were willing to take on this task. We must do a better job.
  2. Maintaining Balance in Multiple Places
    Metwalli B. Amer
    Founder and Executive Director
    Sacramento Area League of Associated Muslims
    Sacramento, CA

 

RSS IPL News Feed

  • Washington Report – February 2023
  • Tell the EPA to set Strong Soot Limits!
  • Stronger Soot Pollution Standards Needed for Cleaner Air and Healthier Communities
  • 15 Congregations Win National Award for Climate Leadership
  • Washington Report – January 2023

Latest Faith Climate Action Week Activities

  • St. Ambrose University Earth Day Celebration
    • Davenport, IA
  • Earth Day at JC Raulston Arboretum
    • Raleigh, NC
  • all events

Brought To You By:

Interfaith Power & Light
672 13th Street, Suite 100
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 444-4891
InterfaithPowerandLight.org

Featured Climate Sermons

Follow IPL On Social Media

  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • Google+
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter

Keep In Touch

Donate to FCAW

Donate to Faith Climate Action Week

Copyright © 2023 · Faith Climate Action Week · Privacy Policy · Log in