This is the official podcast of Urban Village Church in Chicago.
Episodes
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
This Sunday's Choose Your Own Adventure service was a justice edition in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We still have opportunities to advocate voting rights, make meals for neighbors in need, learn Chicago music history, and more!
In worship, Pastor Hannah connects Dr. King's message of civil rights and economic justice to modern movements and the ways we can be a part of that work today.
In testimony, Marlon Chamberlain from the Fully Free campaign spoke about voting rights efforts for people detained in Cook County Jail. You can support Fully Free's work and hear Marlon's story from our full worship stream on our YouTube channel: Urban Village Church.
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Monday Jan 10, 2022
Monday Jan 10, 2022
Grab your favorite hot drink of choice as Pastors D’Angelo, Hannah, Christian, and Emily gather around a virtual fire place to have a conversation about life in such a time as this. Focusing on Isaiah 40:26-31, we will explore challenges, grief, creativity, and fresh ways to imagine being relevant as people of faith, starting with an honest word
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Wednesday Jan 05, 2022
Wednesday Jan 05, 2022
Happy New Year! We hope this throwback from a few weeks ago is a helpful reminder about how we hope to be community in the months ahead - and - invite you to join us! As you listen, let us know how we can meet you with our resources. Whether through our online community of one of our sites meeting in-person, we hope to see you around.
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Monday Jan 03, 2022
Monday Jan 03, 2022
In our Weslyan Covenant New Year's service, we celebrate God's faithfulness and love while being honest about our circumstances. Responding to God's presence in our lives invites us to renew our commitments to one another as people of faith. This type of covenant is worth celebrating! We are empowered to love ourselves and to love our neighbor because God loves us. Join us! All are welcome. All are affirmed.
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Monday Dec 27, 2021
Monday Dec 27, 2021
On this first day of Kwanzaa, Pastor D’Angelo addresses the myth that we can go our way alone. We are meant for community- community that is rooted in love, care, and attention to our neighbor. During this Umoja Service celebrating unity, we honor community. It is a gift from God!
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Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Merry Christmas! In our third week of Advent, Pastor Emily preached from the gospel of Luke about Jesus’ nuanced claim as the ‘Prince of Peace.’
We hope you enjoy this word in these days leading up to the 25th. May it meet you in a holy way. And during this Christmas celebration in particular - stay safe!!
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Monday Dec 20, 2021
Monday Dec 20, 2021
Music is a constant companion for many of us. When we are feeling a particular emotion, we often reach to a particular song that evokes exactly how we’re feeling. Songs play a role in our Scripture passage this week, known as the Magnificat, which Mary sings. Mary has traveled a long distance to be with her cousin, Elizabeth. Her response to seeing Elizabeth is to voice a song that’s a prophetic word.
Like Mary, we are all called to sing songs that bespeak joy, justice, and love for all
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Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
We hear the phrase ‘it’s better to give than receive’ this time of the year over and over. And it’s a fine thing to live into! But it’s also not a bad thing to receive, too. We read in our Scripture lesson this week about how Mary received good news from the shepherds and she pondered this news and treasured it. She is a model for us on how to receive joy, even in the midst of weariness. It is good to give, yes. It is also good (and sometimes necessary) to receive.
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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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