Episodes

3/19/23 Pastor Chan Choi | Jesus Said What?!: “Great is your faith!” | Matthew 15:21-28 21.03.2023 24:31

In this sermon, Pastor Chan invites us to consider the story of the Canaanite woman's faith in response to Jesus' hard sayings.

3/12/23 Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey | Matthew 19:16-26 16.03.2023 30:01

Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey, site pastor at our Hyde Park - Woodlawn site, preaches in continuation of our sermon series "Jesus Said What!?" In this sermon, she testifies to the need we all have for God's grace.

3/5/23 Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey | “Jesus: God Beyond Our Expectations” | Matthew 10: 34-39 09.03.2023 25:35

In this sermon, Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey continues our sermon series "Jesus Said What!?" with a message on one of the hard sayings of Jesus from Matthew 10:34-39.

2/19/23 Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey | 2 Kings 7:3-9 03.03.2023 23:12

In this sermon, Pastor Pamela addresses the congregation from 2 Kings 7:3-9, using the story of the lepers as a reminder of the ways God can show up in unexpected ways. This sermon is a part of our series "Liberating Our Bodies: A Call to Reproductive Justice."

2/12/23 Rabbi Max Weiss & Christian Coon | Reproductive Justice Conversation 03.03.2023 36:00

On February 12, we were blessed at our UVC-West site by a special sermon conversation on reproductive justice between Rabbi Max Weiss of Oak Park Temple and our own Pastor Christian Coon. This discussion was held as a part of our sermon series "Liberating Our Bodies: A Call to Reproductive Justice."

2/12/23 Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey | Mark 5:21-34 03.03.2023 26:38

In this sermon, Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey preaches from Mark 5:21-34 in continuation of our sermon series "Liberating Our Bodies: A Call to Reproductive Justice."

2/5/23 Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey | “God Knows: Reproductive Choice and The Gift of Freewill” | Genesis 3:1-7 09.02.2023 28:45

This morning Dr. Lightsey continued our sermon series "Liberating Our Bodies" with a call to consider the gift of free will as it relates to reproductive choice.

1/29/23 Dr. Toni Bond | Genesis 1:26-28, Matthew 1:18-20, Luke 1:28-38 31.01.2023 27:15

This morning we launched a new sermon series on reproductive justice called "Liberating Our Bodies: A Call to Reproductive Justice." We had the special honor this morning of being addressed by Dr. Toni Bond, one of the original group of Black women who coined the term "reproductive justice" in 1994. Tune in as Dr. Bond speaks about the free will exercised by Mary in scripture and necessary for all...

1/22/23 Chan Choi | 1 Corinthians 12 24.01.2023 20:03

Join us as we conclude our sermon series, "Me Time: Exploring What Makes Us Tick" with a message from Pastor Chan Choi, our Edgewater site pastor. Pastor Chan encourages us to remember the many similarities with share with the rest of humanity, even when our differences threaten to divide us. Tune in to hear more!

1/15/23 Pamela Lightsey | 1 Corinthians 13 17.01.2023 29:03

In continuation of our sermon series "Me Time," Pastor Pamela preaches from 1 Corinthians 13.

1/8/23 Pamela Lightsey 14.01.2023 26:06

1/1/23 Pamela Lightsey | Psalm 98, 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 05.01.2023 10:36

Rev. Dr. Lightsey gives a rousing message on leaving behind what is old in 2022 and ringing in the new of 2023!

12/11/22 Christian Coon | ”Looking for Refuge” | Matthew 2:13-23 14.12.2022 21:14

Tune in for the continuation of our "Displaced" Advent sermon series! In this sermon, Pastor Christian preaches from Matthew 2:13-23 on "Looking for Refuge."

12/4/22 Christian Coon | ”Away from the Manger” | Luke 2:1-7 06.12.2022 17:52

Pastor Christian continues our "Displaced" sermon series with a sermon from Luke 2:1-7.

11/27/22 Christian Coon | ”Coming into the Neighborhood” | John 1:1-18 29.11.2022 19:03

Pastor Christian launches our "Displaced" Advent sermon series with a sermon on Jesus' "immigration" into our world.

11/20/22 Chan Choi | ”Can’t Thank God Enough | Luke 17:11-19 22.11.2022 23:32

In this message, Pastor Chan preaches from the story of the healed lepers with a reminder to consistently give thanks to God for all we have been given.

11/13/22 Pastor Christian | ”(Not) Owning Up To It” | Luke 12:13-21 15.11.2022 20:03

Pastor Christian continues our "Limitless Thanks" series on stewardship with an encouragement to remember that all we have is not ours, but ours to give.

11/6/22 Pastor Christian | ”Transformed Transformer” | Luke 19:1-10 08.11.2022 17:15

Pastor Christian preaches a message from Luke 19:1-10 about how inward transformation is often necessary before one can become a generous person.

10/30/22 Pastor Christian | John 11:32-44 03.11.2022 21:03

We're concluding our Divinia sermon series, where we're learning about how spiritual practices of "divina" can help us connect to the Divine. This Sunday Pastor Christian leads us in an examination of the practice of Odoratio Divina with a sermon from John 11:32-44. This practice is based on the word divine which means to turn towards God. It is the Latin word for smelling and breathing in. Just a...

10/23/22 Pastor Christian | Acts 16:16-34 26.10.2022 26:43

Pastor Christian preaches from Acts 16 on Musica Divina, offering opportunities for us to connect to the Divine through music.

10/16/22 Pastor Christian | Acts 16:13-15 20.10.2022 22:41

10/9/22 Pastor Christian | Matthew 6:25-34 12.10.2022 13:28

At our special Blessing of the Animals service, Pastor Christian gives a message reminding us to attend to the ways the divine shows up in nature as a comfort to our anxieties. This message also launches our Divinia sermon series, which encourages us to reflect and meditate on the things around us as witnesses to the divine.

10/2/22 Pastor Chan | Hebrews 12:1 06.10.2022 23:25

Tune in with us as Pastor Chan wraps up our sermon series "Written in the Stars" with a message from Hebrews 12:1.

9/25/22 Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey | Matthew 2:1-2 27.09.2022 26:38

Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey continues our "Written in the Stars" sermon series with a message from Matthew 2 on reading the stars.

9/11/22 Chan Choi | John 9:1-12 15.09.2022 23:19

Pastor Chan launches our new sermon series, "Written in the Stars," with a message from John 9.