Urban Village Church

AV 8.18.13- Gifts of God for the People of God

Scripture: 1 Cor 12:1-11

Preacher: Preston Price

God gives us wonderful spiritual gifts along with gifts of personality and passions.  Does everyone have them?  What does that have to do with church?  With the Body of Christ?  (And what does "the Body of Christ" mean?

DT 8.18.13- Raffle tickets not required

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Preacher: Christian Coon

We begin our new sermon series: “Me+You=Us in Christ” as we explore spiritual gifts; our own uniqueness; and how this all comes together to build a community of faith. This sermon will be the kick off and will emphasize how we should claim our own giftedness and resist comparing our own spiritual journey to others’.

WP 8.4.13- Marriage and Divorce

Title - Marriage and Divorce: A Spiritual Reality not an Ethical Choice.

Preacher: Meg Park

Scripture: Matthew 19:1-12/ Genesis 2:18-25

Marriage is foremost a vocation. Two people are called together to fulfill a mission that God has given them. It is not an ethical choice, but a spiritual reality - either through the institution of marriage, or through partnership, or even through the means of divorce to undo what's been mistaken, for another chance to fulfill that calling to be holy, united.

AV 8.4.13- Marrying a Stranger is Worth It

Scripture: Eph. 4:24-32

Marriage isn't easy. It brings a roller-coaster ride of emotions and challenges you to choose to stay in relationship every day. This week, listen to pastoral intern Michael Jarboe discuss what happens when we stop looking to fairytales and fantasies for a single definition of how to live together, but start building on a foundation of God's grace.

DT 8.4.13- LGBTQ Are Not Letters Of The Law

Feast of the Found

Emily McGinley reflects on Luke 15:1-3, 11-32

WP 7.28.13 Community, Being Young, Single & Dating

Scripture: Galatians 5.1-25

Preacher: Tomas Yang

Christ crucified is an act of God that gives us our identity to live life guiltlessly and shamelessly in anything and everything we do.

AV 7.28.13- God is Still Speaking

Scripture: Acts 9:1-19
Preacher: Brittany Isaac
When Paul experienced the risen Christ he had new eyes to look at Scripture, even the texts that may have been damaging toward Christians.  God’s creative spirit allows us and empowers us to continue interpreting the sacred texts of the Bible, just like Paul.

WP 7.21.13- Christianity's "Sexual History"

Scripture: Selections from Song of Songs; 1 Corinthians 6:18-20

Preacher: Trey Hall

Physical nakedness, emotional nakedness, holiness in sexuality: building a healthy adult Christian sexual ethics

AV 7.21.13- Gifts come in Sexy packages

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Preacher: Brittany Isaac and Duane Quintana

Sex is often mistaken as dirty or shameful but despite our past or present activities, we can claim sex as a gift from God.  Navigating the world of sexual relationships is difficult but the starting point is to steward sex as a gift.