Teachings from Unionville Alliance

Have you ever failed in your faith? Well, the father of faith, Abraham and his wife Sarah who is considered a hero of faith, both failed…and failed miserably. Their servant Hagar, although mistreated, encountered the Lord is a beautiful, personal, and intimate way. They were fraught with discouragement, failure, unbelief, and sin, yet the Lord choose to forgive, heal, restore, and fulfill his good...

Sometimes we can wonder if God will really be good for his promises. Abraham had some questions about that. God demonstrates in a really surprising way that he more than good for his promises.

It’s easy to see why we need faith in difficult times. It is less obvious to see the need for faith in the good and prosperous circumstances. In this message we will find out why it is important to walk by faith.

Sometimes faith is challenged when life throws you a curve. Abraham must learn how to be faithful and trust when confronted with crisis.

What is faith? How do we begin a journey of faith? We will be introduced to Abraham, the father of the Jewish people and a father to all who put their faith in God. Join us as we experience the joys and challenges of living by faith.

Death is no respecter of persons. In this passage, we see the deep pain that it exacted on some friends of Jesus. Jesus demonstrates his mastery over humankind's most feared enemy.

The cross emerges as the predominant symbol of the Christian faith. On closer examination, it might seem to be a poor choice when the significance is grasped. Join us to discover what was so special about this instrument of torture.

Jesus said that he is the true vine, we are the branches, and the Father is the gardener. From this metaphor we learn the secret of abiding in Jesus. Abiding in Christ and Christ in us results in fruitfulness and the greatest fruit is love which brings great glory to God. We can do nothing apart from Christ so let us learn to continually abide with Him!

This season we are in can be troublesome. Jesus and his disciples were in a difficult time. Jesus shares a message of hope for dark times. He gives hope and strength that is found only in him.

Jesus as our Good Shepherd is seen in two significant ways: he sacrifices for us and he knows us. These two beautiful truths sets Christianity apart from every major world religion and impacts us deeply and intimately. The God of all the universe has sacrificed his life for us and he wants to know us personally! Is there anything more wonderful than that?

In the aftermath of Jesus curing the blind man in John 9 and his expulsion from the synagogue, delineates between good and bad leaders. Jesus himself is a model leader and shepherd and he presents himself as door to salvation. He alone has access to God.

Jesus made an outlandish claim that he was the light of the world. The implications of this statement reveals who he is and the challenge we have as his followers.

God created us with needs and then meets those needs. We are prone to look elsewhere to have our needs met. In this message, Jesus directs us to look to him for bread that will satisfy the longing soul.

What is forgiveness worth? What is love worth? What would you do in response to love? A woman, who was known as a sinner, encountered Jesus and revealed her love by washing Jesus' feet with her tears and anointing them with some costly perfume. Others looking on condemned the woman, but Jesus saw through the surface reactions and into the heart of the woman which reflected her faith and love and f...

The divinity and power of Jesus is clearly seen through his encounter with the demoniac from Gerasenes. Sadly, he was an outcast without hope, living in obscurity and pain, and controlled by the power of darkness. Jesus brought healing, hope, and light to that man who became an evangelist to the Gentiles. This encounter brought fear to the people of that region, but it caused that man to love, fol...

There was an encounter with Jesus that didn't result in a transformed life, but with someone sadly walking away. The rich young ruler was trapped by his own treasure and unable to completely surrender to Jesus. Let's learn from his mistakes and place Jesus on the podium of our life!

Sometimes you can realize that the course you have taken in life was wrong and leaves you empty. Is it possible to change and have a new start? The man in our passage demonstrates that Jesus is able to radically transform a life.

An unsuspecting woman has an encounter with Jesus that profoundly touches not only her, but a whole community.

Few people were more qualified to speak authoritatively on how a person can make it to heaven. In this encounter, Nicodemus finds himself totally out of his depth.

The encounter that Peter had with Jesus radically transformed his life. It caused him to dedicate his life completely to Christ, helped him through his failures, and affirmed his calling and purpose! Jesus can and will do the same for us as we encounter him and continue to abide with him.

Prayer is a cornerstone in the Christian journey. As we start 2020, we want to build up our prayer life by seeing how prayer is intimate, sacrificial, and powerful. We will begin a 20 day prayer challenge for 2020 as we make prayer a priority for this new year and this new decade!

Christmas is over for another year. We may have come to Christmas with certain expectations. The question remains, how will you leave the experience from Christmas?

While there is great joy and celebration in the birth of Christ, there is an ominous shadow over the festivities.

What happened at Christmas was not an oops that caught God off guard. Rather he had everything perfectly planned out for Christmas and what he wanted to happen.

Christmas can come as an unwelcome intruder for some people. What is the meaning of this celebration anyway and what’s so important about it. In this message we will explore that question.