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Fanous Ding Connect

by John Fanous

After every sermon at University Covenant Church, we wish we had more time to share more, but a lot ends up on the cutting floor. So John Fanous and David Ding decided to start this podcast for those who want to go deeper into the sermons. Join us! We're having a lot of fun.To watch the sermons, visit www.youtube.com/user/ucovdavis.

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Episodes

  1. 05.18.2022 | Why Paul Wrote the Letter of Romans

    Join us as John and David wrap up the Romans series. Plus, we share who we wanted to be when we were younger. We also talk about a subject we weren't able to address in the Romans series: what about the reality of power dynamics between people groups? How does the letter of Romans apply? And what...

  2. 05.02.2022 | Ming-Cheng Lo on Suffering, Doubt, and the Church Family

    Ming-Cheng Lo, Professor of Sociology at UC Davis, shares her story of becoming a follower of Jesus, her loss of her twins, doubt and anger toward God, and the church's role in her healing.

  3. 04.16.2022 | Rick Lindholtz and the Founding of University Covenant Church

    What do Davis, InterVarsity, Sacramento, the Roundhouse on Chestnut, Odd Fellows Hall downtown, land purchase, and an eye doctor have in common? The answer: the founding of University Covenant Church. Join us for an interview with Rick Lindholtz, who grew up at UCC when his parents and others...

  4. 04.09.2022 How to Create Margin When Your Life is Cluttered

    Diving deeper into Romans 15, we look at the Apostle Paul's clear sense of call and the delaying of his visit to Rome. Why? Because he know God's call on his life and was able to say no or not yet to certain opportunities. How do we figure out the same thing?

  5. 03.22.2022 All We Need is Love…Kind of

    Loving our neighbor as ourselves sums up most of the commands of the Bible. But what exactly does that look like?

  6. 03.13.2022 Obey All Authorities? What Happens When Government Goes Bad? And a story about a bat...

    This week David Ding and John Fanous dive into Romans 13:1-7 and talk about tough questions regarding obeying authorities and the Russia/Ukraine conflict. Just for fun, John shares a true personal story about bats and cats...

  7. 03.04.2022 Do Good to Those Who Do Evil? How!?

    This week the excellent Bronwyn Murphy joins us to reflect on her sermon from Romans 12:17-21. And we deal with one of the most remarkable teachings to those who follow Jesus -- "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."

  8. 02.19.2022 Romans 12:3-8

    David Ding and John Fanous have a blast on this podcast! Hear more about our dreams for our church family, COVID-19 masking, competing passions within our church, Pastor John's personal story with this, and David's tips on discovering your passions. * David Ding refers to the book Seven Desires…

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  9. 02.08.2022 Susan Cosio and Romans 12:1-2

    This week we get to interview Susan Cosio, our Pastor of Spiritual Formation! And wow! We go deep with how God uses groups to form our character and renew our minds. Plus, we get to talk about Disneyland.

  10. 02.04.2022 Romans 11 and Theron Cosgrave

    Pastor John is joined by Theron Cosgrave for a deeper dive into Romans 11. Plus you get to hear a little bit about the risk guest speakers sometimes take! (PS - the verses Theron mention in Acts he later realized were in Galatians 2.)

  11. 01.22.2022 Romans 9

    John and David take on Romans 9, one of the more difficult passages in the Bible. Take a listen!

  12. 01.14.22 No podcast this week

    We’ll continue next week

  13. 01.07.2022 - Irna Sitepu and Romans 8

    We are so excited to start Fanous Ding Connect in 2022! We have a very special episode. Not only do we revisit the sermon from last Sunday, but we also get to interview Irna Sitepu. Irna recently started a ministry in our church, and how she started it is a story of redemption. Also, did you know...

  14. 12.06.2021 Advent Break

    We’re taking a month off for Advent on our podcast. Listen to find out more!

  15. 11.20.2021 - David Ding on Romans 7

    A lot happens in this episode! We go deep into the top of sin, repeated sins, guilt, and how God actually changes us. It's a deeper dive into Romans 7, and we finally get to start talking about the Holy Spirit. David read a Thomas Merton prayer, here's the link:...

  16. 11.13.2021 - Sara Fisher - Romans 6

    We get to hear from Sara Fisher on this podcast! She's the Pastor of Student Ministries, and she helps us go deeper into her sermon. We also get to our 9th and last UCC staff team value, and it also goes deep! We hope you enjoy this episode. Apollo 13 clip: https://youtu.be/ry55--J4_VQ

  17. 11.07.2021 - How Can I Be Sure of God's Love?

    This week we review Pastor John's sermon on Romans 5:6-11 and talk about the next two team values of the UCC Staff Team. Do these team values apply to your team? Let us know!

  18. 10.30.2021 - Tiffany Kalevik - Rejoicing in Suffering

    This week we interview Tiffany Kalevik, learn about her arrival to UCC, and how she responded to news of leukemia at the age of 13. David Ding also shares about the loss of his sister to cancer, all under the topic of suffering.

  19. No Episode this Week

    We take a week off from Fanous Ding Connect, but we’re looking forward to a guest joining us next week!

  20. 10.15.2021 - No Bragging in Heaven

    We have a special guest co-hosting with John on this podcast! And in this episode, we talk about the behind-the-scenes craziness leading up to last Sunday morning, God's faithfulness, multi-ethnic relationships in the church, and two fun UCC staff team values.

  21. 10.08.2020 - Ashley and Justin Giovannettone

    Our first UCC guests, Ashley and Justin Giovannettone, share about adopting their son. [email protected] [email protected] P.S. Ashley wanted us to know: “I told you that I had two prayers when we decided to say yes to the baby. Regarding the second prayer, that he would sleep well, I just...

  22. 10.01.2021 - Denial Hurts

    We go deep this week on Fanous Ding Connect! Denial, confession, team conflict, and how John and David's one-day dream jobs actually overlap (we think).

  23. 09.24.2021 - God is Still Healing

    This week we hear from David Ding about his (visual) sermon...and we begin talking about what makes a team healthy.

  24. 09.17.2021 - What's Our Problem?

    This week on Fanous Ding Connect, we go a bit deeper into Romans 2:1-16, answer a question, then David asks John about our own church's "collective" sins.

  25. 09.10.2021 - What's the Problem with People?

    A follow-up to last Sunday's sermon on Romans 1:18-32. Plus, you'll learn where David Ding was born and what we both wish he could name his non-existent children (kind of).

  26. 09.03.2021 - Four Stories That Shape This Letter

    Our first UCC Podcast! Check it out...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

After every sermon at University Covenant Church, we wish we had more time to share more, but a lot ends up on the cutting floor. So John Fanous and David Ding decided to start this podcast for those who want to go deeper into the sermons. Join us! We're having a lot of fun.To watch the sermons, visit www.youtube.com/user/ucovdavis.

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After every sermon at University Covenant Church, we wish we had more time to share more, but a lot ends up on the cutting floor. So John Fanous and David Ding decided to start this podcast for those who want to go deeper into the sermons. Join us! We're having a lot of fun.To watch the sermons,...

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