Service Recordings
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Realization Without Application is Hallucination
with guest speaker Martha Creek
Sunday, 7/26 @ 10:00 am
With guest speaker Martha Creek and music by Margo LeDuc and Russell Norman on live-stream at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
As Spiritual beings in a human experience, we are prone to lavishly “eat from the tree of knowledge” and less prone to apply the insights from wise actual factual reality. What knowledge do you have that doesn’t get applied much??? No shame, please. The truth can set us free. Will it?
Theme for July: Courage – I choose to live fearlessly, to face any seeming obstacle by approaching it with faith and courage.
Braving Forgiveness
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 7/19 @ 10:00 am
With Rev. John Riley and music by Deborah Winters and Russell Norman on live-stream at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
“I am confident, courageous, steady, and strong
And ready for more than ‘just getting along.’
Releasing judgment, fear, and doubt,
I am ready to forgive and live life full out.”
Theme for July: Courage – I choose to live fearlessly, to face any seeming obstacle by approaching it with faith and courage.
Intrepid
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 7/12 @ 10:00 am
With Rev. John Riley and music by Margo LeDuc and Russell Norman on live-stream at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
With courageous faith, I embrace this moment and allow the creative power of Spirit to guide me into action. I boldly explore new avenues and paths allowing Spirit to move in, through, and as me.
Theme for July: Courage – I choose to live fearlessly, to face any seeming obstacle by approaching it with faith and courage.
What’s the Answer?
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 7/5 @ 10:00 am
Annual Spiritual Q&A with Rev. John Riley and music by Deborah Winters and Russell Norman on live-stream at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
Do you have a spiritual question for Rev. John? You can ask it at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/question. He will answer as many questions as possible during the service.
Guidance is sometimes loud and bright, at other times muted and subtle; yet it’s always divine wisdom showing the way, step by step. I need not know the entire path—I simply trust and move forward with a positive expectation.
Theme for July: Courage – I choose to live fearlessly, to face any seeming obstacle by approaching it with faith and courage.
The Coronavirus as a Calling
with Gregg Levoy
Sunday, 6/28 @ 10:00 am
With guest speaker Gregg Levoy and music by Margo LeDuc and Russell Norman on live-stream at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
Whenever a vaccine finally shows up for the coronavirus, it will be based on the following wisdom (the bedrock of the science of immunology): we introduce a little chaos into the system in order to strengthen it, shake it up in order to help it evolve. This virtual “sermon” is an exploration of how your own life might grow and evolve as a result of the pandemic, and your response to it, what the “chaos” of the coronavirus is calling-for from you, whether creatively, professionally, interpersonally, or spiritually.
Gregg is also facilitating a workshop The Coronavirus as a Calling at 1:30 – 3:30 pm
That’s my story … and I’m willing to give it up!
with guest speaker Lysa Allman-Baldwin
Sunday, 6/21 @ 10:00 am
With guest speaker Lysa Allman-Baldwin and music by Deborah Winters and Russell Norman on live-stream at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
We all have a story – a collection of experiences we’ve had in our lives. Some of those experiences are positive, and some leave a lot to be desired. Unfortunately, we often latch onto the challenging ones, making them the central narrative our subconscious mind uses to filter current and future events. Come and hear Lysa Allman-Baldwin, a highly sought-after motivational speaker, travel and feature writer, and the author of the book I Cried. And People Loved Me Anyway, as she shares how recognizing that narrative—and giving up what no longer serves us—is key to reaching a higher level of consciousness
Affirmation: I have the power to reframe my old stories and chart a new conscious path for the future.
Theme for June: Purpose: In the Silence, I listen. Trusting Source, I leap. With purity of purpose, I lead.
Innovate with Heart
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 6/14 @ 10:00 am
With Rev. John Riley and music by Margo LeDuc and Russell Norman on live-stream at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
Releasing any limiting thoughts and beliefs, I attune my mind and heart to the constant flow of ideas from Divine Mind. I see challenges in a new light. I welcome every opportunity to make a creative choice that perfectly expresses my true spiritual self.
Theme for June: Purpose: In the Silence, I listen. Trusting Source, I leap. With purity of purpose, I lead.
Community. Connection. Compassion.
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 6/7 @ 10:00 am
With Rev. John Riley and music by Deborah Winters and Russell Norman on live-stream at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
Community is more than a building, more than a hug. It is connection created by compassion as I see myself in others and have a deep abiding love for all creation and all people.
Theme for June: Purpose: In the Silence, I listen. Trusting Source, I leap. With purity of purpose, I lead.
On Purpose
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 5/31 @ 10:00 am
With Rev. John Riley and music by Margo LeDuc and Russell Norman on live-stream at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
I am a beloved expression of God.
I am here for a holy purpose.
I am where I am on divine appointment.
In the Silence, I listen. Trusting Source, I leap. With purity of purpose, I lead.
Peaceful Transformation
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 5/24 @ 10:00 am
With Rev. John Riley and music by Deborah Winters and Russell Norman on live-stream at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
Sowing seeds of peace within, I open my heart and mind to living from the Presence. I persevere in my inner transformation and create greater awareness and expression of my oneness with the divine flow of life. The fourth of a four-part talk series opening to the spiritual inquiry of the amazing Beatitudes.
May’s Theme: Beingness: I step into a greater awareness and expression of my divine potential.
A Gift of Heart
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 5/17 @ 10:00 am
With Rev. John Riley and music by Margo LeDuc and Russell Norman on live-stream at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
Keeping our heart single, we give the great gift of experiencing and expressing Oneness to the world. The third of a four-part talk series opening to the spiritual inquiry of the amazing Beatitudes.
May’s Theme: Beingness: I step into a greater awareness and expression of my divine potential.
A Gentle Yearning
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 5/10 @ 10:00 am
With Rev. John Riley and music by Deborah Winters and Russell Norman on live-stream at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
The second of a four-part talk series opening to the spiritual inquiry of the amazing Beatitudes. The ever-flowing fountain of life, love, and wisdom is seeking Its expression through you.
May’s Theme: Beingness: I step into a greater awareness and expression of my divine potential.
The F-Balm
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 5/03 @ 10:00 am
With Rev. John Riley and music by Margo LeDuc and Russell Norman on live-stream at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
The first of a four-part talk series opening to the spiritual inquiry of the amazing Beatitudes. Reveal the spiritual power within you and live a greater expression of your Christ nature. Experience self-compassion and self-acceptance.
May’s Theme: Beingness: I step into a greater awareness and expression of my divine potential.
Did Someone Say Cheese?!
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 4/26 @ 10:00 am
With Rev. John Riley and music by Deborah Winters on live-stream at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
Letting go of limiting patterns or worries about the future, I release resistance and open to divine inspiration. I release any expectations of what I think should happen and follow divine guidance. I am resilient, creative, and at peace.
April’s Theme: Rise and Shine: Awakening to my inner divine nature, the Christ potential within me, I make the choice to rise to my next highest possibility in mind, body, and spirit. I shine my inner light bringing peace, compassion, and joy into my world.
Let Your Light Shine
with Rusty Gaillard
Sunday, 4/19 @ 10:00 am
With Rusty Gaillard music by Sharon D. Henderson on live-stream at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
I affirm the divine essence that is within me, and I choose to connect with my highest good and live in alignment with my purpose, As I live this way, I shine my light to those around me and make the world a better place.
April’s Theme: Rise and Shine: Awakening to my inner divine nature, the Christ potential within me, I make the choice to rise to my next highest possibility in mind, body, and spirit. I shine my inner light bringing peace, compassion, and joy into my world.
Rise in Place!
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 4/12 @ 10:00 am
With Rev. John Riley and music by Margo LeDuc & Russell Norman on live-stream at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
Every moment, regardless of the situation, I have the opportunity to rise in my Christ awareness and expression. In this place, in this time, I choose to rise up!
Rise and Shine: Awakening to my inner divine nature, the Christ potential within me, I make the choice to rise to my next highest possibility in mind, body, and spirit. I shine my inner light bringing peace, compassion, and joy into my world.
Spiritual Preparation
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 4/5 @ 10:00 am
With Rev. John Riley on live-stream at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
Like preparing for a feast, I make myself ready and willing to receive the inflow of inspiration and understanding that comes from the divine in me.
Theme for April: RISE & SHINE
Awakening to my inner divine nature, the Christ potential within me, I make the choice to rise to my next highest possibility in mind, body, and spirit. I shine my inner light bringing peace, compassion, and joy into my world.
Divine Discontent
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 3/1 @ 10:00 am
With Rev. John Riley and music by Deborah Winters and the Unity Palo Alto Band.
If we are in the flow of the creative process, we experience divine discontent, in which we feel both the possibility and the need for growth.
Theme for March: RELEASE AND RENEW
Let your mind and heart release all that disturbs you, then think of Spirit as the renewing stream of life pouring, rushing, and shining into you, through you, and out from you in all directions