Union Church Sermons

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez discuss the Lord's Supper. What is actually happening in the Supper? What separates Catholics from Protestants? What practical benefits does it give us?

Why do Christians worship the way we do? Why do we practice the sacraments, particularly the Lord's Supper? In this sermon, Pastor Kyle Rodriguez takes us through several key aspects of the Lord's Supper and why it is so vital to the Christian life.

Pastor Ethan Ezikian kicks off a new series explaining why Christians do church the way we do. Today, we look at Joshua 24 and see the way our worship centers around covenant renewal with our covenant God.

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez discuss the sanctifying power of future hope in Christ.

Salvation has a goal: Glorification. What does it mean that believers will one day "be like" Christ? Pastor Kyle Rodriguez preaches on 1 John 3:1-3.

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez discuss Ephesians 4:17-24 and the way the gospel fuels real change in the people of God.

Part of God's saving work is transformation. How does the Gospel empower our attempts to change? 

How are we right before God? That is one of the most important questions we could ask, and it is the largest sticking point between Catholics and Protestants. Why is this such an important question, and how does it change how we live today?

How can we be right with God? This question has plagued humanity for generations, but the Bible gives us a clear answer: Only the righteousness of Christ, obtained by faith, can give us that ultimate peace.

Why do Christians often put such an emphasis on celebrating the day of Easter? How does Christ's resurrection change our day-to-day reality? Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez talk about these questions and more in this week's episode.

Because Jesus is the resurrection and the life, we have hope that death is not the end. 

Why do Christians sing so much about blood? During a special Good Friday service, Pastor Kyle Rodriguez preaches on the necessity of blood for forgiveness.

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez discuss Revelation 22:6-21 and the ways knowing the beginning and end of the story shape our Christian life.

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez discuss the image of the New Jerusalem and how it makes a difference in the life of a Christian now.

The promise of life everlasting with Jesus is a far better promise than you could ever imagine. Hear Pastor Ethan Ezikian dwell on that reality in Revelation 22:1-5.

Pastor Kyle takes an extended look at the heavenly city, New Jerusalem, not primarily as a description of where Christians will live some day, but what kind of people we will be. 

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez discuss John's vision of the new heavens and the new earth.

Christians have a hope fueled by the end. Here, Pastor Ethan Ezikian points us to that hope as it is described in Revelation 21:1-8.

Pastoral Resident Drake Rider shares a few ways that Union Church is seeking to grow our heart for the lost in our region.

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez discuss the judgment of God and the book of Revelation.

Why is judgment right and good? Pastor Kyle looks at the final judgment in Revelation 20:7-15 to see how the Lord puts things right in the end.

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez discuss the judgment and mercy of God in his response to the first sin and how that impacts our relationship with him today.

How does God respond to our sin? With justice, with mercy, or both? Pastor Ethan Ezikian takes us through Genesis 3:14-24 to find out.

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez talk through Genesis 3:1-13, particularly the doctrine of original sin and its contrast with our surrounding culture.

What is wrong with the world? The biblical answer can be summed up in one word: Sin. But what is sin, and where did it come from? That's the subject of this sermon from Pastor Kyle Rodriguez on Genesis 3:1-13.

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez discuss the blessing of marriage, gender, and the gospel.

Pastor Ethan Ezikian points us to the purpose and scope of marriage as designed by God. 

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez work through a number of issues having to do with Sabbath and the Lord's Day. How are Christians to rest? Has God had anything to say about that? What kind of pitfalls exist that we must be aware of?

Why did God rest on the seventh day, and what does that have to do with our never-ending restlessness? Pastor Kyle takes us through the final day of the week of creation.

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez discuss the inherent goodness of work and how Christians can engage faithfully throughout a lifetime.

Pastor Ethan Ezikian examines the biblical foundations for Christian work.

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez discuss the complexities of being made in the image of God and how that impacts the way we view the world around us.

Pastor Kyle Rodriguez preaches on the glory of being made in the image of God. Note: We had some technical difficulties with the audio of this sermon, which is a little messier than our normal operation.

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez talk through the different theories of the days of creation, what is out of bounds, and why creation's witness isn't enough to save.

Pastor Ethan Ezikian walks through the days of Creation, lingering on the God who speaks in Creation and re-Creation by his Son.

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez discuss Genesis 1:1-2 and the ways that God's eternality and creative nature highlights his role as the main character of everything.

What is the story of everything, and who is the main character? The answer to those questions determine much of how we live in the here and now. Pastor Kyle Rodriguez takes us through the first two verses of the Bible to answer those questions.

Pastor Ethan Ezikian reflects on the kinds of responses good news evokes in its hearers.

Pastor Kyle Rodriguez finishes our series on the Thessalonians letters with an exhortation toward diligence and perseverance.

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez talk through Ethan's sermon on 2 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5, discussing Calvinism, steadfastness, and the practice of depending on the Lord.

Pastor Ethan Ezikian unpacks the glorious reality of the Lord's salvation that secures Christians in the day of trouble.

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez discuss 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12, one of the most controversial passages in the Bible. Who is the Antichrist? Should we be trying to figure that out? Why does this matter?

Who is the man of lawlessness? How can we learn from Paul's description of this man who comes before Christ returns? Pastor Kyle preaches through 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12.

Pastors Kyle Rodriguez and Ethan Ezikian ask some key questions about Genesis 3 and God's pursuit of his people. Questions: 07:30 - Why is Genesis and Genesis 3 so important?14:30 - Does God have a body?22:30 - Does God only pursue his people? How can I know that God pursues me?39:00 - How does the Lord's pursuit of his people pictured in the Sacrament and the Trinity?

Pastor Kyle Rodriguez takes us back to Genesis 3, examining how God pursues his people from the very beginning of the biblical story.

When we hear "the judgment of God" we think condemnation and hellfire, making many modern Christians uncomfortable. But what if the judgment of God was actually meant to be a comfort to believers? Pastor Kyle Rodriguez and resident Drake Rider talk through some of the obstacles and challenges to hoping in God's judgment based on 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12.

Pastoral resident Drake Rider reminds us that the Lord ensures the endurance of his people so they might rejoice at his coming. 

Pastor Kyle Rodriguez takes us through the final passage in 1 Thessalonians, asking, how does God change people?

Pastors Ethan Ezikian and Kyle Rodriguez convene after a strange last-minute church cancellation, talking through Pastor Ethan's recorded sermon on 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 and the Day of the Lord.