United Church Podcast

In Acts 15, the early church faces a defining conflict: Is grace enough? The Jerusalem Council protects the purity of the gospel and preserves unity across ethnic lines.In this message: • Why adding to Jesus fractures the church • How leadership protects unity • Why grace must remain central • How clarity fuels multiplicationWhen grace is guarded, mission grows.👉 Learn more about Groups at...

What happens when faith gets tested?In Acts 14, the early church faces misunderstanding, persecution, and pressure — and instead of collapsing, they are strengthened. This message explores how the gospel matures believers, forms leaders, and builds endurance in community.In this sermon: • Why pressure isn’t failure • How tribulation shapes faith • Why leadership grows in hardship • How the church...

What is the gospel really — and who is it for?In this message from The Jesus Revolution | United in the Uncut Gospel, Pastor Léonce Crump Jr. explains how the early church moved from the synagogue to the city — and how the gospel creates a multiethnic people united by grace.This sermon explores: • What the gospel actually is • Why it doesn’t belong to one culture • How unity in Christ transcends...

We live in one of the most divided cultural moments in modern history. Politics. Race. Ideology. Social media outrage cycles.But what if the Church was never meant to mirror division — but to model something better?In this message, Pastor Léonce Crump unpacks what Scripture says about Christian unity, why it matters for our witness, and how we live as one body in a fractured world.This is not...

Immigration is one of the most polarizing conversations of our time.But what if the question isn’t “left or right”…What if the question is “Kingdom”?In this message from the Purple Church series, we examine what Scripture says about:• Welcoming the stranger• National responsibility• Justice and mercy• The tension between compassion and orderJesus doesn’t fit into political categories. And neither...

In a culture suspicious of power, what does real authority look like?In this message from the Purple Church series, Pastor Léonce Crump Jr. explores how Jesus completely redefined authority — not as control, coercion, or domination, but as sacrifice.From Matthew 20 to the Cross, we discover that in the Kingdom of God:Authority serves.Leadership bleeds.Power kneels.If you’ve been hurt by spiritual...

We live in a moment where love is celebrated, truth is contested, and identity feels fragile.In this message from our Purple Church series, Pastor Léonce Crump teaches from Matthew 19:4–6 and Romans 5:8, showing how Jesus refuses false choices—and instead forms people who can live anchored, compassionate, and faithful lives.This is not a political sermon.This is not a reactionary sermon.It is a...

What does it actually mean to live with a consistent Christian ethic?In this message, we confront one of the most difficult—and necessary—conversations facing the Church today: how faith in Jesus shapes our convictions from the sanctity of life in the womb to the dignity of life at the margins.A consistent Christian ethic refuses easy labels and partisan shortcuts. It is rooted in Scripture,...

Many people believe following Jesus means choosing between grace and truth—between compassion and conviction.But Jesus never made that choice.In “Grace AND Truth: Why Jesus Refuses Our False Choices,” Pastor Léonce Crump Jr. explores how grace and truth are not opposites, but inseparable expressions of the character of God.Drawing from John 1:14 and John 8:1–11, this message shows how Jesus holds...

We are living in a moment where everything is asking for our allegiance—our news feeds, our conversations, our fears, and our hopes.In this message, “Beyond the Ballot Box,” Pastor Léonce Crump Jr. explores what Jesus teaches about loyalty, citizenship, and the Kingdom of God.Drawing from Philippians 3:20 and Matthew 22:21, this sermon reframes political anxiety as a discipleship issue and...