This is the official podcast of Urban Village Church in Chicago.
Episodes
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Pastor Hannah continues our sermon series, 'A Weary World... Rejoices?' as the shepherds were working the night shift and Mary had just given birth. They and everyone they knew were living under Empire. There were many, many reasons to be weary. Yet into the midst of their weary night comes an announcement from an Angel, and then, bounteous rejoicing. How can we find this joy too?
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Monday Nov 29, 2021
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Pastor Christian begins our Advent sermon series in a season of all things comfort: comfort food, comfy clothes, comfort music. It’s understandable that we’re drawn to the comfortable when so much in our lives these days sap us.
Today’s scripture however seems to make us un-comfortable. Or does it? In the midst of these challenging images that Jesus gives us, Christ also seems to say that when things are dim, God’s kin-dom is particularly evident and near. Will we look for those signs? Can we see them?
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Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Streaming from our Edgewater site! This weekend, Pastor Chan explored Hannah’s prayer and offering from 1 Samuel. Finishing our sermon series “An Important Piece of the Puzzle,” we recognize how the act of giving is usually portrayed as this honorable and faithful act. Not to say it’s not… but sometimes giving is hard. It can mean being honest about our struggles, anxieties, pains and frustrations. Hannah’s prayer reveals to us a boldness in expressing our *actual* needs to God. What new possibilities exist when we do the same?
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Monday Nov 15, 2021
Monday Nov 15, 2021
We continue our series “An Important Piece of the Puzzle” claiming *every* gift matters because each adds up to creating and sustaining beautiful community. In our scripture this morning, Digital Pastor Jennifer Stephens explores this loving act by Mary when she pours expensive oil on Jesus’ feet and then wipes his feet with her hair. After presenting this gift though, Mary receives some shade…
Mary’s gift reveals a hallmark of discipleship and makes a bold claim about who Jesus is. Join us as we discuss our community’s identity and how we can continue being bold, inclusive, and relevant in in our gift giving
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Sunday Nov 14, 2021
Sunday Nov 14, 2021
We reflected last week on what it means to put our whole selves in, but how exactly do we do that? What can we offer? Christian Coon reflects on the powerful story of Mary in John 12:1-8 and how she can be a model for us.
Monday Nov 08, 2021
Monday Nov 08, 2021
With the uncertainty of the pandemic still weighing on so many, it may feel awkward to talk about financial giving. But it’s also why community is so important! We begin our series this month claiming *every* gift matters because each adds up to creating and sustaining beautiful community.
This morning, Pastor Chan leads us in the practice of looking towards abundance amid scarcity in practical and holy ways. As we connect individual gifts to the creation of greater community, we celebrate how the puzzle is more beautiful with every added piece. Please join us! All are welcome and affirmed.
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Sunday Nov 07, 2021
Sunday Nov 07, 2021
In 1 Samuel, we read the moving story of Hannah, a woman who has difficulty in conceiving and who comes to God and brings her whole self, including her bitter tears. What does it mean to offer our whole selves to God? Christian Coon reflects on this in this sermon podcast.
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
We end our sermon series on being neighbors at UVC-West by focusing on how we can *be* neighbors. The focus is on the story of Zacchaeus.
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Monday Nov 01, 2021
On Sunday we celebrated the tradition of Día de Los Muertos and All Saints Day with the story of Lazarus. Pastor Hannah reflects how we can grieve, mourn, and miss those who have passed, but also hope that grief will not be the only thing we ever know. Jesus' invitation is not for us to deny our grief, but to experience it fully, and ask God to be present.
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Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
We welcome Tonika Johnson, creator of the #FoldedMapProject, to share about her work and facilitate conversation among church folks who have recently done Folded Map tours to learn more about their neighborhood, their city, and the segregation policy that tries to separate and under invest in us.
Join in to talk about being a good neighbor, and knowing your neighborhood, wherever you are.
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