UBC Podcast

Peter didn’t wake up one day and decide to deny Jesus—he drifted there. In this message, we trace Peter’s journey from deep devotion (Luke 5), to following “at a distance” (Luke 22), and finally to a powerful restoration and recommissioning (John 21). If you’ve felt your faith slipping into subtle distance, this is a wake-up call—and an invitation to come back close.

Week two of “This Is My Story” turns the spotlight from grace to mercy—not just what God does, but who He is. From Psalm 103, we’re reminded that God withholds what we deserve, removes our sin “as far as the east is from the west,” and calls us to respond while His mercy is still drawing us in.

We’re launching a new series, “This Is My Story,” focused on the grace God has shown us through Jesus—and why every believer has a story worth sharing. From Romans 5, we see how God’s saving grace brings peace with Him, gives us access to His presence, secures our salvation, and fills us with unshakable hope. If you’ve experienced that grace, this message will challenge you not only to remember your story—but to tell it.

In 1 John 3, we continue the conversation about realness—because real love isn’t a knockoff. John teaches that true followers of Jesus can’t help but love, and that love has to be more than smiles and Sunday talk: it starts in the heart, shows up in action, and stays sincere. From Cain’s hidden hatred to the call to “love in deed and in truth,” this message challenges us to reject gossip, meet needs, and choose love freely—because the way we love each other is one of the clearest marks of Christ in us.

As the “Holy Romance” series comes to a close, this message turns to Song of Solomon 8 to answer one question: what makes a marriage endure? With care for singles, widows, those dating, and the divorced, we’re reminded that your worth isn’t tied to your relationship status—and God isn’t finished with you. Then we dive into a vision of covenant love: lifelong partnership through wilderness seasons, a marriage sealed by devotion, protected affection, and a fire “of the Lord” that floods can’t quench. And before anything else, we make a beeline to the gospel—because a lasting marriage starts with surrendered hearts, inviting every home to come pray, hold fast, and let God keep working long after the series ends.

John challenges us to trade fake, surface-level faith for real love—the kind Jesus showed at the cross. In 1 John, love is proven, not just professed: if we love God, we keep His commands, walk in the light, confess sin, and deny self. The question is simple and searching: God really loves you… but do you really love Him back?

In Song of Solomon 5–6, the “honeymoon” glow fades and the first real marriage conflict shows up. This message reminds us that conflict is inevitable, delay is costly, and restoration is possible—when we choose humility, forgiveness, and “fighting fair.” Ultimately, it points beyond the couple to Christ: “I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine.”

In this Holy Habits message from Deuteronomy 5, the focus is Sabbath rest—not laziness, but a God-designed rhythm to stop striving and be restored. It challenges our hustle culture, calls us to trust God as Lord, Deliverer, and Provider, and shows how real rest renews us personally, relationally, and spiritually so we can keep walking with Jesus without burning out.

In this message from Song of Solomon 4–5 and 1 Corinthians 6, we explore God’s design for intimacy in marriage—the marriage bed as a sacred gift. With honesty and clarity, it highlights what God-honoring intimacy involves (adoration, assurance, attraction), gives a warning against sexual sin, and calls for purity and renewal—whether you’re guarding your heart, fighting temptation, or rebuilding closeness in your marriage.

In Psalm 46, we’re challenged to practice the overlooked holy habits of silence and solitude. When life is loud—busy schedules, distractions, anxiety, and nonstop noise—God calls His people to be still and know that He is God. This message shows why stillness isn’t laziness, but active listening, and how quieting the noise helps us hear God’s voice, regain spiritual clarity, and live faithfully in a chaotic world.