University Christian Church is a community of disciples on mission with God to share Jesus’ love across our university neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio. We gather for worship on Sunday mornings and host our neighbors for coffee all the rest of the days—come visit us next time you're on the block. In the meantime, check out some of our sermons here on the podcast.
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Weird things happen in the Bible. Including in the story of Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem. On Palm Sunday, we look closer at Luke 19 and the bizarre events that transpire at the beginning of Jesus’ passion.由Jeremiah Johnson
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A final reflection on Lamentations, guided by Marty Solomon. What needs to die in us? Who might we need to walk with in solidarity through suffering? What new perspective is God showing us? Can we embrace the dying and trust the new life to follow? Let us hope.由Marty Solomon
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We “round the corner” in our 5-part series through Lamentations and ask: is there any hope? Might the circumstances we suffer, the situations that bring us sorrow, the realities that leave us anguished bring us closer to new life? So it was for Jesus. So it might be for us?由Megan Trischler
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The poetry of Lamentations invites us into “the tensive interplay of unresolvable, open dialogue”—with affliction, with grief, with persistent suffering. In week three of our Lamentations series, Katie asks us to consider the role unanswerable questions, incomplete answers, and the more complex aspects of human experience play in our formation into…
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Lament is a physical and embodied expression of grief, based on the recognition that things are not as they should be. When we take our pain to God, we proclaim hope—to ourselves and to our communities—that we believe things will change. Today, we continue our series through Lamentations, looking to faithful followers of the past to learn how to pr…
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To “lament” is to take our sorrows before the Lord. This Lenten season, we’re working our way through the five chapters of Lamentations. Jeremiah kicks-off our series by inviting us to take a closer look at what we do when we encounter suffering—in our own lives, and in the lives of those around us.由Jeremiah Johnson
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Jesus brings transformation into the lives of all who encounter him, into every place he goes. Today, we look at what transpires when Jesus meets God people in three different settings: a private place, a public place, and a hidden place. As we continue our journey through Mark’s Gospel, we invite you to reflect on the ways you’ve already experienc…
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Jesus comes onto the scene with power from on High. If we believe Jesus’ authority comes from God Almighty, what are we to make of his teaching? What could change in our lives, if we lived believing there is STILL power in Jesus’ name?由Megan Trischler
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On Christmas Eve morning, Shannon took us on a journey across the arc of scripture, and invited us to reflect in new, deeper ways on the love God has for all his people. Just what kind of love is this? We hope this re-recording of Shannon’s message blesses you as much as it did listeners who gathered on the eve of Christmas.…
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Today, we continue along in Mark’s Gospel, where we see Jesus driven into wilderness; Jesus proclaiming Kingdom nearness; and Jesus calling his first disciples. What can we learn about the Good News from these three stories?由Jeremiah Johnson
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This morning, we begin our journey into Mark's Gospel, "the beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God." What is this so-called "Good News?" And what difference does believing it make in our lives today?由Jeremiah Johnson
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What can the story of the Magi, these “odd,” star-gazing wanderers, who follow a rising star to Bethlehem, teach us about God? About who God reveals himself to? About how and where God shows up? Much, for the one humble enough and curious enough to go looking.由Marty Solomon
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Listen to fifteen brave and bold sharers tell us how they’ve experienced God’s goodness this year. All the time, God is good!由UCC Community
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The Apostle Paul exhorts, “Rejoice always,” (1 Thessalonians 5:16) but what does this mean? And how do we do it? Daniel asks us to consider joy in the light of our Christian faith: what joy is (and isn’t); what can get in the way of experiencing joy; and how we might practice joy in ongoing, sustainable, life-giving ways.…
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Before we have peace on earth, we must have peace with God. Peace with God, is the foundation of our peace with others and with ourselves. We're joined by friends from Calvary Missionary Baptist Church this morning to consider together what it means to be recipients of Christ's peace, that which surpasses understanding.…
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Advent is a season of waiting. Waiting. Waiting. The challenge of Advent is learning how to let the waiting produce something beautiful in us. Perhaps, a deeper faith? Perhaps, a greater hope? This morning, Tyler weaves together the poetry of Shel Silverstein, the drama of Mark’s gospel, and parts of his own personal journey to help us hope more bo…
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What does it mean to be people with sexuality? This week, we broaden our understanding of the word “sexuality,” (its more than “who can do what with whom!”) then take a closer look at Paul’s first epistle to the Thessalonians to glean what we can from the apostle’s teaching with regard to living in ways that honor God, honor ourselves, and honor on…
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What does it mean to be made in the image of God? It means we are incarnational. It means we are called to vocations. It means we are made for community. It means we have sexuality. Dive into Genesis 1 & 2 with us this morning.由Jeremiah Johnson
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Striving to become a Jesus-shaped church requires us to pursue unity in the midst of disagreement. Today, we return to Romans 14 to explore how we go about living this out.由Jeremiah Johnson
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To be reconciled in the body of Christ requires us to forgive when we’ve been hurt. But how? This morning, we take a closer look at Romans 14/15 to see what we can glean from the Apostle Paul as it relates to finding unity after (and within) the experience of pain.由Katie Ranum
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How do we find commonality? This morning, we look at Paul’s first letter to the church in Corinth to discover what the Apostle suggests ought to be of first importance in our work towards unity.由Jeremiah Johnson
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In this second half of a 2-part teaching on leadership in the church, we look at a story from Acts 15—the early church leaders in communal discernment. What does it look like for us to practice these postures today?由UCC Admin
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What does it look like to lead more like Jesus? We explore a passage from Matthew 20 this morning to discover four postures we might take as we seek to lead more like Jesus in the church and as the church in the world.由Megan Trischler
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由Jeremiah Johnson
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由Jeremiah Johnson
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As contemporary Christians, it’s tempting to look at the church depicted in Acts 2, and say, “Yeah! That’s how we need to be!” And yet, with the best of intentions, our attempts to practice the rhythms we see in the early church somehow always fall short. We fool ourselves thinking we can look exactly like the church in Acts. However, what can we l…
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What does it mean that church is “a family?” Jeremiah takes us on a tour through 1 Thessalonians Chapter 2 to explore this question.由Jeremiah Johnson
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The body of UCC models being the body today, as Marty leads us through the communal reading of five passages of scripture, and helps us reflect upon each. What do we do with passages that suggest that disciples of Jesus will suffer? Face persecution? Imprisonment? Death? Indeed…What do we do with that?…
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Today, we begin a multi-week series exploring the question: “What is church?” Jeremiah kicks us off this morning with the thought-provoking question: “What if the church looked more like Jesus?”由Jeremiah Johnson
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This week we look at a passage from Isaiah 51 to find God’s instruction for his people in the midst of suffering and struggle. Listen in, be encouraged.由Megan Trischler
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Today we look at a story from Acts 8, the story of Phillip’s encounter with the eunuch from Ehtiopia. How does the prophet Isaiah speak good news to this “outsider.” How does Phillip respond?由UCC Admin
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Throughout scripture, God asks his people many questions. This week, Jeremiah takes us to 1 Kings 19: 9-18 where we find Elijah in a cave, prompted by God to consider “why he’s there.” What can we learn about ourselves by taking the time to reflect on the questions God asks us? How might learning to listen for God’s voice in silence lead to a deepe…
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What are the tenants of God’s economy? How do the ways of the Kingdom challenge the systems and structures we exist within in our contemporary, Western society? Jeremiah offers both a confession and an invitation.由Jeremiah Johnson
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由Jeremiah Johnson
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由Jeremiah Johnson
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由Katie Ranum
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由Jeremiah Johnson
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Today we look closer at Luke 8, and discover a story about Jesus’ power, a story about great faith, and a story about how Jesus responds to interruption. Megan is joined by Isaac and Sandi who each offer their own story of interruption, and how they saw the “unexpected” lead to Kingdom possibilities.…
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This morning we look at the Institution of the Lord’s Supper. What is the New Covenant Jesus makes with God’s people? And what difference does it make in our daily life, as 21-century followers?由Megan Trischler
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On April 23rd, Dr. Katie Ranum preached a message on Luke 13, the story of the woman who had been crippled for 18 years. A technical difficulty prevented the sermon from recording that morning. Since then, numerous people have asked for Katie’s message, so she’s graciously recorded it for us at her home. Here it is!…
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The story of Jesus is the story of people telling stories. This is how the good news travels—through our stories! As you look back on your journey of faith, what difference has knowing and following Jesus made in your life? And how might God be prompting you to share it?由Jeremiah Johnson
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Marty takes us on a journey to discover the "gift of the desert" through an exploration of Psalm 1. The psalmist says, "Blessed is the one who meditates (hâgâh) on the Lord's law day and night." How does a commitment to the text become our pathway to righteousness? We look to Jesus' example (Luke 4) to explore how "consuming scripture" can be our p…
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Today, we look at Mark 5, the story of Jesus in the region of the Gerasenes. As we encounter the story, we’re asking: “What sacrifice might God be inviting us to make for the sake of other’s restoration and redemption?”由Randy Wade Murphy
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由Marty Solomon
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Unity demands distinction. Peace is a pursuit. This week, Marty Solomon invites us to consider the way Jesus brings the most unlikely people together, and asks us to consider “the walls” that might need tearing down in our midst—including in our churches.由Marty Solomon
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Jeremiah directs our attention to two passages in Luke's Gospel (Luke 14:12-14 and Luke 6:32-36) to explore the ways Jesus calls his disciples to a "social-strata disrupting" hospitality, and a "status-quo transforming" generosity. How might practicing such radical forms of generosity and hospitably help us begin to recognize the imago dei in our n…
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To live the Easter Life, is to participate in the Jesus life, is to have the mind of Christ. How do we do that?! In this intro sermon to our next teaching series, Jeremiah directs our attention to Phil. 2:1-5 and invites us to consider three ways: to know Christ, to be clothed in Christ, to walk with Christ.…
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由UCC Admin
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由UCC Admin
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由UCC Admin
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