Union Church of Guatemala Sunday Sermons in the Form of Podcasts

𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 | 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝟯:𝟭–𝟭𝟯 | 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁 Why is our world filled with brokenness, shame, conflict, and pain? Genesis 3 takes us to the moment everything changed, revealing how sin entered through a subtle distortion of God's truth and replaced trust in His goodness with the desire to live life on our own terms. Yet the story does...

Sermon Replay | Back to the Beginning: Work, Rest, and Rhythm Genesis 2:1–15 | Sermon by Pastor Mark Hunt Are you constantly busy but still feel like you're falling behind? From the very beginning, God designed life with a rhythm that many of us have forgotten. Work was never meant to consume us, and rest was never meant to be something we "earn." Both are gifts from God, created for...

Sermon Replay | Back to the Beginning: Created on Purpose Genesis 1:26-31 | Sermon by Pastor Mark Hunt Who are you, really? In this message, Pastor Mark Hunt reminds us that our identity is not found in achievements, status, or the approval of others. It is found in the God who created us. Genesis reveals that every person is made in God's image, with inherent dignity, value, and purpose. We d...

Sermon Replay | Love Speaks Best Through Actions 1 John 3:18 | Sermon by Israel Rosas Love is more than words. It is demonstrated through action. In this message, Israel Rosas reminds us that genuine faith is expressed through compassion, generosity, forgiveness, and service to others. As followers of Christ, we are called to reflect God's love not only in what we say, but in how we live. Watc...

Sermon Replay | Encountering Jesus: The Grieving Mary & Martha | John 11:1–44 Sermon by Pastor Mark Hunt What do we do when God seems late? In one of the most moving encounters in the Gospels, Jesus meets Mary and Martha in the midst of deep grief after the death of their brother Lazarus. Their story reminds us that faith does not eliminate sorrow, and that God welcomes our questions, tears, a...

Sermon Replay | When the Spirit Crosses Borders Acts 2:1–21 Sermon by Sadoc Chongo What if the Holy Spirit’s power was never meant to stay within walls, cultures, or comfort zones? This Pentecost Sunday, Sadoc Chongo reminded us that the birth of the Church was marked not by uniformity, but by God bringing people together through His Spirit across languages, nations, and backgrounds. Acts 2 reveal...

Sermon Replay | Encountering Jesus: The Broken The Man Born Blind, John 9:1–41 Sermon by Pastor Mark Hunt What if the very places in our lives that feel broken are the places where Jesus wants to bring healing, clarity, and transformation? In John 9, Jesus meets a man born blind and reminds us that suffering is not always something to explain away, but often an opportunity for God’s work to be rev...

Sermon Replay | Encountering Jesus: The Outsider John 4:1–26 Sermon by Pastor Mark Hunt In this week’s message from our Encountering Jesus series, we explore the powerful encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well. While society saw her as an outsider, Jesus saw her with compassion, grace, and purpose. Through this conversation, Jesus reveals that no one is beyond His love and tha...

Sermon Replay | Encountering Jesus - The Skeptic: Nicodemus John 3:1–17 Sermon by Pastor Mark Hunt What happens when sincere faith still leaves you searching? In this message from John 3, we encounter Nicodemus a respected and deeply religious leader who comes to Jesus with honest questions. Yet Jesus invites him beyond knowledge and tradition into something far greater: a true spiritual rebirth.⁠...

Sermon Replay | The King Who Walks With the Disappointed Luke 24:13–35 Sermon by Pastor Mark Hunt Have you ever felt like your hopes didn’t turn out the way you expected? In this message from Luke 24, discover how Jesus meets us right in the middle of confusion and disappointment. On the road to Emmaus, He walks beside the discouraged, listens to their pain, and reveals a greater story that restor...

Sermon Replay | The King Who Restores the Failure John 21:1–19 Sermon by Pastor Mark Hunt In this powerful message from Pastor Mark Hunt at Union Church of Guatemala, we reflect on how Jesus restores Peter after his denial, meeting him not with shame but with grace right in the middle of his ordinary life. As Jesus asks Peter three times, “Do you love me?”, He is not reopening wounds but healing t...

Sermon Replay | The King Who Doesn’t Shame the Doubter John 20:24–29 Sermon by Pastor Mark Hunt Not everyone arrives at faith with certainty, and in this passage we meet Thomas in his honest doubt. What we see is a different kind of King. Jesus does not distance Himself or rebuke him. He moves closer, meeting Thomas right where he is. This reminds us that doubt is not the opposite of faith, but of...

Sermon Replay | The King Who Doesn’t Stay Dead Matthew 28:1–10 Sermon by Pastor Mark Hunt What if the story didn’t end where it seemed final? This past Sunday, Pastor Mark Hunt led us through the powerful truth of the resurrection, reminding us that Jesus is the King who does not stay in the grave. In a world where so many things feel final, God steps in and rewrites the ending with life, hope, an...

Sermon Replay | The King Who Doesn’t Crush His Enemies Matthew 21:1–11, Zechariah 9:9 Sermon by Pastor Mark Hunt On Palm Sunday, Pastor Mark Hunt invited us to slow down and reflect on the kind of King Jesus reveals Himself to be. He comes not with force, but in humility. Not to dominate, but to draw near. While the crowds longed for a ruler who would overcome their enemies, Jesus came to address...

Sermon Replay | For Yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the Glory Forever Matthew 6:9-13, 1 Chronicles 29:11 Sermon by Pastor Mark Hunt As we close our nine-week journey through the Lord’s Prayer, we are reminded that our security is not found in what we can control, but in who God is. Through the lives of King David and Nebuchadnezzar, Pastor Mark points us to a deeper truth: human control is an...

Sermon Replay | Lead Us Not Into Temptation but Deliver Us from Evil Matthew 6:13 Sermon by Pastor Mark Hunt This Sunday, Pastor Mark Hunt reflected on the final petition of the Lord’s Prayer and reminded us that temptation often does not appear obviously evil. More often, it presents itself as what seems practical, efficient, or even successful. Yet Jesus teaches us to pray for God’s protection b...

Sermon Replay | Forgive Us Our Sins as We Forgive Those Who Sin Against Us Matthew 6:12, 14–15 Sermon by Pastor Mark Hunt Forgiveness is at the heart of the Lord’s Prayer. When we ask God to forgive our sins, Jesus reminds us that we are also called to forgive those who have sinned against us. Unforgiveness can quietly become a prison for the heart. But through Christ, we are invited into the free...

Sermon Replay | Give us This Day our Daily Bread Matthew 6:11 Sermon by Paul Garrett This Sunday, Paul Garrett reminded us that daily bread is more than provision for the body. It is an invitation to daily trust. We do not live on yesterday’s grace. We come to the Father again and again, trusting Him as our source and carrying one another’s needs as our own. May we walk into this week with open ha...

Sermon Replay | Your Kingdom Come, Your Will Be Done Matthew 6:10 Sermon by Pastor Mark Hunt In this message from our Teach Us to Pray series, we explore what it truly means to pray, “Your Kingdom come, Your will be done.” This petition invites more than agreement. It calls for surrender. Jesus shows that seeking God’s kingdom requires recalibrating our plans and releasing control, as He did in Ge...

Sermon Replay | Hallowed Be Your Name Matthew 6:9, Exodus 20:7 Sermon by Pastor Mark Hunt In this message from our "Teach Us to Pray" series, we consider the first request of the Lord’s Prayer and its meaning for everyday faith. To “hallow” God’s name is to honor and set Him apart above every personal desire, recognizing His holiness in both word and life. Prayer, then, becomes more than...

Sermon Replay | In HeavenMatthew 6:9–13Sermon by Pastor Mark HuntIn this message from our Teach Us to Pray series, we reflect on the opening words of the Lord’s Prayer and what it means to approach God as Our Father in heaven. Jesus invites us to pray from a place of belonging, not performance. As we lift our eyes to God’s holiness and sovereign care, we find peace, trust, and renewed perspective...

Sermon Replay | What Is the Church Ephesians 2:19–22 Sermon by Pastor Mark Hunt In this message shared before our Annual Congregational Meeting, we reflect on the true identity of the Church. Scripture reminds us that the Church is not defined by a building, a legal structure, or a meeting place, but by the people of God, united in Christ and built together on Him as the cornerstone. This sermon c...

Sermon Replay | Our Father Matthew 6:9–13 Sermon by Pastor Mark Hunt In this message from our Teach Us to Pray series, we reflect on the opening words of the Lord’s Prayer and the meaning of addressing God as Our Father. Jesus invites us to approach prayer not from a place of performance or achievement, but from a stance of belonging. Prayer flows from adoption into God’s family, shaping our ident...

Sermon Replay | Teach Us to Pray Matthew 6:5–9 In this message, we begin a new series centered on the Lord’s Prayer and Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount. Rather than offering a script to repeat, Jesus invites us into a way of praying that is sincere, trusting, and deeply relational. Take time to listen, reflect, and allow this teaching to reshape how you pray and how you relate to God. #...

Sermon Replay | Resolved Sermon by Pastor Mark Hunt As we step into 2026, this message invites us to pause, reflect, and move forward with intention. Drawing from different parts of Scripture, we are reminded to live with gratitude, trust God deeply, rest in Him and listen for His voice rather than leaning on our own understanding. True resolution is found not in willpower, but in anchoring our li...