The Rev. Dr. Ozzie E. Smith, Jr.
United Church of Christ
Covenant United Church of Christ, South Holland, IL
The Rev. Dr. Ozzie E. Smith, Jr., is pastor of Covenant United Church of Christ, South Holland, IL. He is also a trustee of the Alliance for Christian Media.
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A profile and conversation about music and faith with The Rev. Ozzie Smith, Jr., a jazz musician and pastor of Covenant United Church of Christ in South Holland, Illinois.
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Part 2 of 2; Sermon Reflections; The Rev. Ozzie Smith Jr. "This is a bumpy, but believable text. It pulls us in the outer region of understanding of where we would place Jesus. It allows us to see Jesus outside of the barriers of culture."
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Part 1 of 2; Sermon Reflections; The Rev. Ozzie Smith Jr. "This is a bumpy, but believable text. It pulls us in the outer region of understanding of where we would place Jesus. It allows us to see Jesus outside of the barriers of culture."
January 23, 2011
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The Rev. Dr. Ozzie Smith takes a look at a common and distressing situation in churches today: division. But the Apostle Paul had to deal with the same problem in Corinth. What can we learn from his experience?
December 23, 2009
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Dr. Ozzie Smith offers a response to this week's Day1 sermon by the Rev. Mac Thigpen, "Christmastide: A Reminder Where Our Hearts Belong."
December 16, 2009
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Dr. Ozzie Smith reflects on this week's Day1 sermon, "The Place Where Heaven Will Touch the Earth" by the Rev. Dr. Wiley Stephens.
December 09, 2009
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UCC minister Dr. Ozzie Smith offers a response to this week's Day1 sermon, "Repent, Ye Saints," by the Rev. Dr. Wiley Stephens.
December 04, 2009
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Dr. Ozzie Smith responds to this week's Day1 sermon, "Uncluttering," by the Rev. Dr. Wiley Stephens.
November 12, 2009
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Rev Weimer's message "A Vision for the City" is powerful. He took me to the top floor with that search committee--what an image!
November 04, 2009
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Dr. Ozzie Smith responds to this week's Day1 sermon, "What God Values in Stewardship" by Dr. Scott Weimer. Join the conversation!
October 28, 2009
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Dr. Ozzie Smith reflects on this week's Day1 sermon, "Being Saints of God" by Bishop Keith Whitmore.
October 21, 2009
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Dr. Ozzie Smith offers a response to the Rev. Gary Manning's Day1 sermon this week, "Shackles That Won't Shrink!"
October 14, 2009
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Dr. Ozzie Smith offers a response to this week's Day1 sermon by Bishop Will Willimon, "Good News?"
October 07, 2009
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Dr. Ozzie Smith reflects on this week's Day1 sermon by Bishop Will Willimon, "The Peril (and the Promise) of Being Met by Jesus."
September 29, 2009
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Dr. Ozzie Smith offers a thoughtful response to Bishop Will Willimon's Day1 sermon this week, "Let the Little Ones Come Unto Me."
September 23, 2009
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Dr. Ozzie Smith offers a response to this week's Day1 sermon, "To Make the Wounded Whole" by the Rev. Dr. Ken Carter.
September 16, 2009
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Dr. Ozzie Smith reflects on this week's Day1 sermon, "Insignificant Greatness," by the Rev. Stephen Lewis.
September 11, 2009
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UCC pastor Dr. Ozzie Smith offers a reflection on this week's Day1 message by Dr. David Lose, "The Heartbreaking Messiah."
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Part 2 of 2; Sermon Reflections; The Rev. Dr. Ozzie Smith: "What do you want from Jesus: the meal or the message? To be filled up with food, or a life that is fulfilled?" The Day1 Reflection Team with hostBill Turpie.
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Part 1 of 2; Sermon Reflections; The Rev. Dr. Ozzie Smith: "What do you want from Jesus: the meal or the message? To be filled up with food, or a life that is fulfilled?" The Day1 Reflection Team with hostBill Turpie.
September 02, 2009
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Dr. Ozzie Smith reflects on this week's Day1 message, "Standing in the Tragic Gap" by the Rev. Dr. Trace Haythorn. UPDATE: Dr. Billy Cox adds his reflection.
August 19, 2009
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UCC pastor Dr. Ozzie Smith offers a reflection on this week's Day1 sermon: "Words of Eternal Life" by the Rev. Dr. David Lose.
August 12, 2009
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Dr. Ozzie Smith responds to this week's Day1 sermon, "The Woman Less Listened To," by the Rev. Dr. David von Schlichten.
August 05, 2009
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The Rev. Dr. Ozzie E. Smith Jr. responds to this week's Day1 sermon, "Out of the Depths" by the Rev. Benno Pattison.
July 30, 2009
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UCC pastor Dr. Ozzie Smith responds to this week's Day1 sermon by the Rev. Mark Sargent, "The Thunk, the Gap, and the Six A's."
July 22, 2009
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Dr. Ozzie Smith offers a response to this week's Day1 message, "More Unexpected Jesus" by the Rev. Sharon Hiers.
July 15, 2009
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Dr. Ozzie Smith responds to this week's Day1 sermon by the Rev. Sharon Hiers, "RSVP to Jesus."
July 09, 2009
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Dr. Ozzie Smith reflects on this week's Day1 sermon, "Two Very Different Banquets," by the Rev. Dr. Barbara Lundblad.
July 01, 2009
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Dr. Ozzie Smith offers a response to this week's Day1 sermon by the Rev. Dr. Robert M. Franklin, "Strong in the Broken Places."
June 23, 2009
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The Rev. Dr. Ozzie Smith offers a response to this week's Day1 sermon by the Rev. Sarah Shelton, "A Daughter's Faith."
June 17, 2009
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Dr. Ozzie Smith offers his response to this week's Day1 sermon by the Rev. Sarah Jackson Shelton, "The Sleeping Jesus."
June 11, 2009
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Dr. Ozzie Smith reflects on this week's Day1 sermon by Dr. Kimberleigh Buchanan: "Noisy Spring," based on Christ's parables of the seeds.
June 04, 2009
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Dr. Ozzie Smith provides a reflection on this week's Day1 sermon by Dr. Fred R. Anderson, "The Threefold Nature of God."
May 27, 2009
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The Rev. Dr. Ozzie Smith shares a response to this week's Day1 sermon--"The Church's Hope" by Dr. Fred R. Anderson.
May 19, 2009
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The question is, what are we doing in but not of this world? Rev Howell helps us to wonder with them for it is as he says, "all of us are them." I wonder too how they might have understood Jesus' prayer in the real time of then.
May 12, 2009
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Dr. Ozzie Smith offers a reflection on this week's Day1 sermon by Dr. James Howell, "As the Father Has Loved Me."
May 06, 2009
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The Rev. Dr. Ozzie Smith offers some thoughtful reflections on this week's Day1 sermon by the Rev. Ben Anthony, "Neither Heaven Nor Hell."
April 30, 2009
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Dr. Ozzie Smith provides a thoughtful response to this week's Day1 sermon by the Rev. Ben Anthony.
April 23, 2009
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The Rev. Dr. Ozzie E. Smith provides a thoughtful response to this week's Day1 sermon by the Rev. Ben Anthony, "Folding Screens and Forgiveness."
April 16, 2009
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The Rev. Dr. Ozzie E. Smith, Jr., pastor of Covenant United Church of Christ in South Holland, IL, offers a thoughtful response to this week's Day1 sermon by the Rev. Dr. Laura Mendenhall.
April 08, 2009
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The Rev. Dr. Ozzie Smith, pastor of Covenant United Church of Christ in South Holland, IL, shares his response to this week's Day1 sermon.
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Rev. Dr. Ozzie Smith discusses the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Trinity UCC in Chicago, Prophetic role of the church in the state and Dr. Martin Luther Kings vision of the church in society.
December 28, 2008
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The Rev. Dr. Ozzie E. Smith, Jr., is pastor of Covenant United Church of Christ, South Holland, IL.
July 30, 2006
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The Rev. Ozzie E. Smith, Jr., pastor of Covenant United Church of Christ in South Holland, Illinois, takes a look at the power of Jesus in answering our problems and fulfilling our lives.
July 23, 2006
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The Rev. Ozzie E. Smith, Jr., pastor of Covenant United Church of Christ in South Holland, Illinois, reminds us of the need to rest and refocus.
July 16, 2006
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The Rev. Dr. Ozzie E. Smith Jr., pastor of Covenant United Church of Christ in South Holland, Illinois, challenges us to reach out and express God's goodness in spite of the sometimes perilous consequences.
October 12, 2003
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The Rev. Dr. Ozzie Smith Jr. is pastor of Covenant United Church of Christ in South Holland, Illinois.
September 07, 2003
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The Rev. Dr. Ozzie Smith Jr. is pastor of Covenant United Church of Christ in South Holland, Illinois.
August 03, 2003
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The Rev. Dr. Ozzie Smith Jr. is pastor of Covenant United Church of Christ in South Holland, Illinois.
