First Congregational Church of Braintree
United Church of Christ
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12 Elm Street, Braintree, MA 02184
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The First Congregational Church of Braintree is an Open & Affirming Congregation working in partnership with all churches of the United Church of Christ. We welcome all God’s children into Christian faith regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, political stance or theological perspective, national origin, mental health status, physical and cognitive abilities, and the many diverse forms of family configurations. We proclaim and affirm that full and equal participation in the life and leadership of our church is open to all. We seek to continue learning and growing together as the inclusive Body of Christ. We are committed to spreading the light and love of Christ into the world through worship and service.
Whoever you are and wherever you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Worship @ 9:30 am
In the Air-Conditioned Parlor
and Streaming Live on YouTube
Genesis 37
Rev. Karen E. Gale preaching
"Favorites"
Jacob/Israel has finally found a place to set up camp and rest having made peace with his brother and buried both parents. He has twelve sons and wealth. All was good. Except he loved his son Joseph the best, just as he had loved his mother Rachel the best, and gave Joseph a gift of a coat of many colors. That favoritism festered into jealousy and hatred amongst his brothers.
Envy and jealousy are understandable and uncomfortable human emotions. We all struggle with them in our lives. Our response to these deep hurts can define our future family relationships, our work lives, and our relationship with God. Jesus' disciples struggled with this all the time. Who does Jesus love best? At root is both our desire for power and to be special, as well as our deep need to know we are loved. Where does jealousy take our biblical family? And where does it take us?
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First Congregational Church of Braintree is a member of the United Church of Christ. Drawn together by the Holy Spirit, UCC members are a distinct and diverse community of Christians that come together as one church, joining faith and action.
