Urban Village Church

WP 12.15.13- Jesus' Chosen Family

Preacher: Trey Hall

Scripture:  Mark 3.12-21, 31-35

Were the disciples Jesus' chosen family?

WP 12.8.13- Jesus Came From a Trashy Family

Preacher: Trey Hall

Scripture: Matthew 1

Exploring Jesus' family of origin and how it connects to ours.

WP 12.1.2013- The Hope of Getting to Zero

Preacher- Thomas Yang

Scripture- John 1:1-14

In this season of Advent, what hope is there to look forward to? Thomas Yang explores God as our deepest sense of family as Urban Village Church strives to create HIV-neutral spaces. 

HPW 12.1.13- God Chose Us

Preacher: Emily McGinley

Scripture: John 1:1-14

The fact that God chose to dwell among us is central to the Christian tradition. Why is this such a big deal?

DT 12.1.2013- God as Family

Preacher- Chris Coon

Scripture- John 1:1-14

As one of the ways we're exploring family during Advent, Jesus reminds us that we are children of God. What does it mean to have God as family?

HPW 11.24.2013- Letting it Out

Preacher: Emily McGinley

Scripture: Colossians 3:5-17

What do a third grader on Chicago's south side, Jerry MacGuire, and the apostle Paul have in common?

WP 11.24.13- Music as Spiritual Practice

Preacher: Trey Hall

Scripture: Psalms 40 & 150

Singing together is counter-cultural joy!

DT 11.24.2013- How Can I Keep From Singing?

Preacher: Chris Coon

Scripture: Acts 16:16-34

This podcast is from Christian Coon's Nov. 24, 2013, sermon and reflects on how we can use music and singing to practice joy and lament. 

HPW 11.17.13 -The Challenge of Hospitality

Preacher: Matthew Bauhof

Scripture: John 13:1-17 Jesus Washing the Feet

As Christians we are given a challenge to provide a hospitable open space for all to enter in but the hard part of this challenge is our tendency to be hostile towards people we might not agree with. As we see as an example from Jesus, all people are worthy of our love and true, genuine and open hospitality. 

WP 11.17.2013- Slow Church

Preacher: Trey Hall

Scripture: Mark 4.26-29, Matthew 13.33

Things that are really real -- e.g., relationships that ask "how is it with your soul?", Christian discipleship, and telling the truth -- take a long time.