Union Church Sermons

Pastoral Resident Drake Rider takes us through Jonah's cry of praise and petition to the Lord.

How deep is the mercy of God in the midst of life's storms? Pastor Ethan opens up our series on Jonah with this walk through Jonah's rejection of and flight from God's command.

Pastor Ethan Ezikian closes our summer series on Acts by looking at how the gospel of Jesus Christ interacts with a surrounding culture.

Pastor Ethan Ezikian takes us through Paul's evangelistic encounters in the city of Athens, giving us an example to follow as we interact with a post-Christian culture.

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez discuss the value of Bible reading in the life of the Christian, including some practical tips, apologetics questions, and more!

Though mentioned just once throughout the Bible, the early church in Berea leaves a lasting legacy because of their relationship to the Word of God. What is it about the Bible that demands such love and diligence? How can we be people who depend upon it like the Bereans?

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez discuss how the gospel works in our evangelistic efforts.

Pastor Ethan Ezikian unpacks the simple truth illustrated by Paul's mission to the Thessalonians: The Gospel works.

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez talk with pastoral intern Drake Rider about his sermon on Psalm 67.

Drake Rider expounds on Psalm 67's overflowing praise of the God who reigns over all nations.

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez explore Acts 16 and Christ's work to free his people from sin, the world, and the Devil.

Pastor Kyle Rodriguez preaches through the story of Paul and Silas in the Philippian jail, expounding on the ways every human being is a captive and how Jesus sets us free.

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez are joined by Tyler Powell, Church Planting Director at The Village Church and Acts 29 Assessment Coordinator, to process Acts 16:6-15 and the conversion of Lydia.

Pastor Ethan Ezikian takes us through a case study in missions and evangelism in Paul's travels to Philippi.

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez discuss Union Church's sermon from Sunday, July 6 on Acts 15 & 16. In this episode, we consider why Jesus allows his church to encounter disagreements and how we might practically trust Christ when we're hurt by fellow Christians.

How can we have any sort of peace when the church is such a mess? That's the question Acts 15 answers for us as we see Jesus build his church.

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez talk through Psalm 23 and how the Psalms can be a rock for us in the storms of life.

In these special episodes, Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez discuss Union Church's proposal to move toward dual-practice baptism. In this (final?) episode, we run through a grab-bag of frequently asked questions.

Pastor Kyle Rodriguez takes us through Psalm 23, seeing how the Lord leads us, is with us, and pursues us. Note: Our video cut out part way through, please forgive us!

In these special episodes, Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez discuss Union Church's proposal to move toward dual-practice baptism. In this episode, we discuss what this move could look like in the practical, week-to-week life of our church.

In these special episodes, Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez discuss Union Church's proposal to move toward dual-practice baptism. Because most of Union Church's congregation comes from credobaptist backgrounds, and our current practice is credobaptism, in this episode we look at the Biblical grounds for Reformed paedobaptism. Is this a valid, reasonable understanding of the Bible? Passages...

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez discuss a vision for dual practice baptism. In this episode, they discuss the meaning of baptism in the Reformed tradition and why the elders of Union Church are proposing a change in baptismal practice now.

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez talk through Acts 15:1-12, asking how faith and grace work together and how we can honestly assess whether we are leaning on grace alone in Christ alone for salvation.

Pastor Ethan Ezikian preaches through the first half of Acts 15, examining the early church's commitment to salvation by grace alone.

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez dig into the church's turn toward the nations in Acts 13-14, asking questions like: - Why do missions matter for the church? - Why does Paul go to Jewish synagogues to preach? - How do we equip one another to endure as we go on mission?