United Church Podcast

What would you do if the door was closed and someone's eternity was on the line? In Mark 2:1-12, four friends refuse to take "no room" for an answer. They climb a roof, tear it open, and lower their paralyzed friend directly in front of Jesus and Jesus responds to their faith with forgiveness and healing. Because someone went to extraordinary lengths to get you to Jesus, now it's your turn. Tear t...

You might know a lot about Jesus. But have you actually met Him? Pastor Léonce opens Acts 17 with a question that cuts through inherited faith, cultural Christianity, and secondhand belief, and gets to the King who actually exists. The one who didn't demand your blood. He gave His own. If your faith has felt more like a hand-me-down than a living thing, this is where the roots start going deeper....

What do you do when doing the right thing leads to the worst outcome? Paul and Silas freed a girl from spiritual bondage and it landed them stripped, beaten, and thrown into the deepest cell of a Roman prison. But at midnight, bleeding and chained, they did something unexpected: they started singing. In this message, Pastor Léonce unpacks Acts 16 and exposes a quiet exhaustion many Christians carr...

Sometimes the door that won't open isn't God ignoring you. It's Jesus standing in it, redirecting your steps toward something greater.   In this message, Pastor Léonce unpacks Acts 16, where Paul faced two consecutive closed doors—both from the Holy Spirit—only to discover that divine redirection led to the birth of the first European church through Lydia, whose heart God opened by a riverside.  ...

Some of the hardest fractures in life aren't between enemies — they're between friends. People who loved the same things, held the same line, and built something together. In Acts 15, Paul and Barnabas — two men who would have died for each other — had a disagreement so sharp they had to part ways. Luke doesn't soften it or tell us who was right. He just records it, and shows us what God did with...

Are you truly free or just choosing between cages? We live in a city obsessed with independence. Atlanta celebrates autonomy, options, and self-sufficiency. But what if all that freedom is actually leaving us more isolated, more exhausted, and more trapped than ever? In this powerful message, Breanna challenges everything our culture has taught us about freedom and reveals what it actually looks l...

We're scrolling more than ever and feeling less connected than ever. That's not an accident. The algorithm was designed to deliver dopamine, not wonder, and we've lost our capacity for the very thing we're craving. In this sermon, Pastor Doug opens Ephesians 3 and reveals something extraordinary: God is displaying His manifold wisdom through the church — every nation, tribe, and tongue gathered as...

What does baptism really mean, and why does it matter for your faith journey? On this Baptism Sunday, Pastor Leonce breaks down Romans 6:3-4 to reveal how baptism is not a religious ritual but a bold public declaration of faith, symbolizing the burial of your old life and resurrection into new life through Jesus Christ. Whether you're considering baptism, watching a loved one take the plunge, or e...

What if the most powerful being in the universe chose to become powerless...for you? Pastor Léonce unpacks John 1:14, Philippians 2, and Romans 5 to reveal a King who humbled Himself, served before He saved, and pursued us in our mess with undeserved grace. If you've ever felt too far gone or unsure about Jesus, this sermon is your invitation to stop reducing Him to a religion and surrender to the...

What does true obedience look like when the world tells you to answer to no one? Pastor Leonce dives deep into John 14:15 and Romans 6 to reveal that biblical obedience isn't about religious duty. It's the overflow of a heart genuinely transformed by God's grace. If you're ready to move from selective surrender to whole-life allegiance, this powerful message will challenge everything you thought y...

Are you attending church… or actually belonging to one? There's a difference, and it changes everything. In this powerful message, Pastor Leonce Crump confronts one of the most subtle spiritual dangers of our time: treating the church like a subscription service instead of a family. If you've been watching from the sidelines, church-hopping, or quietly drifting away from community altogether, this...

Why bother with the Bible in a world overflowing with content? In a culture where we’re overfed on information but starving for truth, this message challenges the idea that Scripture is just an optional supplement and reveals it as the living voice of God that teaches, corrects, and sustains us. Looking at Jesus’ response in the wilderness, we’re reminded that even He relied on Scripture at His mo...

Discover why true purpose isn't something you create — it's something you surrender to. Pastor Leonce unpacks Colossians 1:15-20 and Ephesians 2:10 to reveal that Jesus is the foundation of all existence, and that you are God's poiema — a poem intentionally crafted with meaning already written into you. If you're tired of carrying the weight of self-made purpose, this message will challenge you to...

What if death isn't the end of the story? This Easter Sunday, Pastor Leonce delivers a bold, compelling message on the claim that changes everything — the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 15, Pastor Leonce confronts one of history's most extraordinary events with raw honesty and compelling logic: if the resurrection didn't happen, Christianity is sentimental fiction....

In this final message from The Jesus Revolution, Pastor Léonce explores how Peter’s withdrawal from the Gentile table — under social pressure, not theological doubt — nearly fractured the early church. And how the Jerusalem Council’s response didn’t just settle a debate. It built a culture. This sermon explores: Why inconsistency is more dangerous than opposition What it looks like when decisions...

In Acts 15, the early church faces a defining conflict: Is grace enough? The Jerusalem Council protects the purity of the gospel and preserves unity across ethnic lines. In this message: • Why adding to Jesus fractures the church • How leadership protects unity • Why grace must remain central • How clarity fuels multiplication When grace is guarded, mission grows. 👉 Learn more about Groups at Uni...

What happens when faith gets tested? In Acts 14, the early church faces misunderstanding, persecution, and pressure — and instead of collapsing, they are strengthened. This message explores how the gospel matures believers, forms leaders, and builds endurance in community. In this sermon: • Why pressure isn’t failure • How tribulation shapes faith • Why leadership grows in hardship • How the churc...

What is the gospel really — and who is it for? In this message from The Jesus Revolution | United in the Uncut Gospel, Pastor Léonce Crump Jr. explains how the early church moved from the synagogue to the city — and how the gospel creates a multiethnic people united by grace. This sermon explores: • What the gospel actually is • Why it doesn’t belong to one culture • How unity in Christ transcends...

We live in one of the most divided cultural moments in modern history. Politics. Race. Ideology. Social media outrage cycles. But what if the Church was never meant to mirror division — but to model something better? In this message, Pastor Léonce Crump unpacks what Scripture says about Christian unity, why it matters for our witness, and how we live as one body in a fractured world. This is not u...

Immigration is one of the most polarizing conversations of our time. But what if the question isn’t “left or right”… What if the question is “Kingdom”? In this message from the Purple Church series, we examine what Scripture says about: • Welcoming the stranger • National responsibility • Justice and mercy • The tension between compassion and order Jesus doesn’t fit into political categories. And...

In a culture suspicious of power, what does real authority look like? In this message from the Purple Church series, Pastor Léonce Crump Jr. explores how Jesus completely redefined authority — not as control, coercion, or domination, but as sacrifice. From Matthew 20 to the Cross, we discover that in the Kingdom of God: Authority serves. Leadership bleeds. Power kneels. If you’ve been hurt by spir...

We live in a moment where love is celebrated, truth is contested, and identity feels fragile. In this message from our Purple Church series, Pastor Léonce Crump teaches from Matthew 19:4–6 and Romans 5:8, showing how Jesus refuses false choices—and instead forms people who can live anchored, compassionate, and faithful lives. This is not a political sermon. This is not a reactionary sermon. It is...

What does it actually mean to live with a consistent Christian ethic? In this message, we confront one of the most difficult—and necessary—conversations facing the Church today: how faith in Jesus shapes our convictions from the sanctity of life in the womb to the dignity of life at the margins. A consistent Christian ethic refuses easy labels and partisan shortcuts. It is rooted in Scripture, sha...

Many people believe following Jesus means choosing between grace and truth—between compassion and conviction. But Jesus never made that choice. In “Grace AND Truth: Why Jesus Refuses Our False Choices,” Pastor Léonce Crump Jr. explores how grace and truth are not opposites, but inseparable expressions of the character of God. Drawing from John 1:14 and John 8:1–11, this message shows how Jesus hol...

We are living in a moment where everything is asking for our allegiance—our news feeds, our conversations, our fears, and our hopes. In this message, “Beyond the Ballot Box,” Pastor Léonce Crump Jr. explores what Jesus teaches about loyalty, citizenship, and the Kingdom of God. Drawing from Philippians 3:20 and Matthew 22:21, this sermon reframes political anxiety as a discipleship issue and invit...