University UMC Sermons

Join us to celebrate Commitment to Giving Sunday. We give thanks for all God has accomplished in and through and among us here at UUMC over the last year and we look to the coming year with hope and excitement. Pastor Teresa preaches from the book of Romans.

Pastor Teresa preaches as we continue our sermon series on "Abundant Life." “The abundance of our lives is not determined by how long we live but how well we live. Christ makes abundant life possible if we choose to live it now.” – Barbara Brown Taylor

Pastor Earl preaches as we continue our sermon series, “Abundant Life” and hearing the scripture passage from a new translation of the Bible called First Nations Version: An Indigenous Translation of the New Testament.

Join us for worship as we begin a new sermon series called “Abundant Life.” Pastor Teresa will be preaching and the sermon text is Philippians 4:4-20. We will hear this passage from a new translation of the Bible called First Nations Version: An Indigenous Translation of the New Testament. Experience the ancient words from a fresh perspective! We are not what we have; we are what we give. Sharing...

This World Communion Sunday, a day that Christians through out the world celebrate, Pastor Earl preaches an “Ode to Bread.” The scripture reading is from the Gospel of John and we will hear the familiar words from Jesus: “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”

We conclude our sermon series centered on “The 3 B’s” of Believing, Behaving and Belonging with a focus on what it means to belong. Pastor Teresa’s sermon text is Luke’s telling of a time from Jesus’ childhood.

We continue our sermon series centered on “The 3 B’s” of Believing, Behaving and Belonging. What we believe, how we behave (or practice our faith), and how we belong have long been central to many people of faith. Over time, our understanding of “The 3 B’s” have been changing. Pastor Teresa’s sermons will explore this in the light of recent writings from religions scholar Diana Butler Bass.

We begin a new sermon series centered on "The 3 B’s" of Believing, Behaving, and Belonging. What we believe, how we behave (or practice our faith), and how we belong have long been central to many people of faith. Over time, our understanding of "The 3 B’s" has been changing. Pastor Teresa’s sermons will explore this in the light of recent writings from religions scholar Diana Butler Bass.

We welcome guest preacher Rev. Dr. Amy Laura Hall an ordained elder in the Rio Texas Conference of The United Methodist Church and Associate Professor of Christian Ethics and Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies at Duke Divinity School. Dr. Hall continues our look at Old Testament families of the Bible and preaches from the book of Ruth.

Pastor Teresa continues the sermon series “Old Testament Families of the Bible” with a scripture lesson from Exodus 2:1-10 about baby Moses.

Pastor Teresa continues the sermon series “Old Testament Families of the Bible” and the scripture lesson is about the brothers Jacob and Esau.

Pastor Teresa preaches as we begin a new sermon series “Old Testament Families of the Bible,” with a scripture lesson from the 2nd creation story of Genesis. “If you're lucky you find your way into a spiritual community and you start to find the great teachers of all the ages who said the same thing. There's only love, you're made of love.” – Anne Lamott

Megan Otto preaches on finding contentment in the gray spaces of our lives and our belief systems. What is something you believed as a child that you don't believe anymore?

Our Director of Campus Ministries, Megan Otto, brings a message about cultivating an awareness of God every day in all that we do.

We hear a New Testament lesson about Jesus calling the disciples and we will consider God’s call on our own life. With the changing landscape of religion in our culture, the metaphor of being on a road trip just might provide some helpful lessons!

Pastor Heather preaches from the Gospel of Mark on Jesus calming the storm. Karoline Lewis says, “Perhaps the act of faith is not just the trust that Jesus will still the storm. The act of faith is taking Jesus’ invitation to heart.” Explore the wonder of this miracle story in Pastor Heather’s sermon, “God Magic.”

Our Director of Music Ministries, Alicia Villarreal shares this week. In their message “How Can I Keep from Singing?”, they’ll share a few hymns that have been meaningful to them over the years.

Pastor Teresa’s sermon, “A Grace So Big” is based on 1 Corinthians 13 as we acknowledge the ongoing struggle for full inclusion and name the complexity of emotions as some conservative churches are making the decision to disaffiliate from the denomination.

Pastor Earl Kim preaches on Trinity Sunday.

We conclude our sermon series “All Creatures Great and Small.” The sermon text is from Matthew’s account of the faith of the Canaanite woman and the animals of focus are dogs.

We continue our sermon series “All Creatures Great and Small.” We hear a special reading of Psalm 23 and a reading from John’s Gospel. Pastor Earl preaches as we focus on this week’s animal: sheep.

We continue our sermon series “All Creatures Great and Small.” Pastor Teresa preaches from the book of Jonah and the animals of focus are whales.

We begin a new sermon series “All Creatures Great and Small.” Each week will focus on animals featured in Bible stories and we will remember together our call to care for creation. This Sunday, Pastor Teresa preached on Matthew 6:25-34 and we take a look at what we can learn from Jesus’ invitation to think about the birds of the air.

This Sunday, Megan Otto shares a message with us about things we've hoped for and things we've missed.

We gather this Easter Sunday and rejoice in the Good News of the Risen Christ. Pastor Teresa’s sermon, “Practicing Resurrection” is based on the Gospel of Luke’s account of the resurrection.