Urban Village Church

3/26/23 Pastor Juan Pablo Herrera | The Great Betrayal | Matthew 26:20-25

In this sermon, Pastor Juan Pablo continues our sermon series "Jesus Said What!?" with a message about Jesus' betrayal by his disciples. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 pregnant-capable people in the fight for reproductive justice. 

1/22/23 Chan Choi | 1 Corinthians 12

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!