Urban Village Church

4/16/23 Pastor Juan Pablo Herrera | ”You’re on Mute--Can I Get a Witness?” | Acts 1:1-9

In this sermon, Pastor Juan Pablo kicks off our new sermon series, "You're On Mute: Why It's Hard to Share Our Faith." He frames the task of evangelism as an organic form of witness that flows from our gratitude.

4/9/23 Pastor Juan Pablo Herrera | Back to the Future | 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

In this Easter sermon, Pastor Juan Pablo speaks about how looking to the past and remembering God's faithfulness can help us have hope for the future.

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.