Sermons - University Christian Church NEW

Tackling some of the hardest sayings of Jesus, Megan dives into the "meat" of the Sermon on the Mount. Here we discover a way of being that comes by the Spirit of Christ at work in us.

Jeremiah continues our series through the Sermon on the Mount be taking a look at Jesus' metaphors of being salt and light in the world. How do these saying help us understand our role as signposts and storytellers of the kingdom of God?

Our new sermon series begins as we dive into the Sermon on the Mount! Jeremiah explores the beatitudes as an invitation to live Jesus' vision of God's Kingdom and discover a life of flourishing.

As we conclude our Core Practices, Dr. Katie Ranum vulnerably shares her own story and the story of God as she helps us understand how vital it is to remember our stories. An accompanying piece of art for this message can be found here: https://scottericksonartshop.com/products/the-table

Our core practices series continues as Marty leads us through a conversation about patient rhythms. The image referenced in the sermon can be found at https://scottericksonartshop.com/products/another-chance

Megan continues our core practices series. Focusing on Jeremiah 29, Megan investigates what it means to live in the place where God has placed us, even when that might not be where we'd like. The image referenced in the sermon can be found at https://scottericksonartshop.com/products/neighborhood-spirit

In our final lectionary-based sermon for the summer, Jeremiah explores Jesus' interaction with Peter in Matthew 16. Peter's confession of Jesus, and their confrontation, give us a pattern for both health and hurt in the church.

After a few weeks of technical glitches, our podcast is back. This week, Jeremiah looks at Isaiah 56. Here we find God’s welcome to those often considered outsiders and God’s warning to those who we normally see as insiders.

Mitch Lavender wraps up our 3-part miniseries through the parables of Jesus in Matthew 13. As Mitch looks at the parables of the mustard seed and the yeast, he invites us to reimagine how small things can have big impact.

Megan continues our Matthew 13 miniseries. As she works through Jesus’ parable of good seed planted alongside bad, we discover something the abundant goodness of God.