Dying for Rebirth

 A sermon by Michael Cheuk, Pastor, University Baptist Church, Charlottesville, Va. June 22, 2014. Matthew 10:24-39 This morning’s New Testament lesson from Matthew is a challenging word.  I didn’t choose it.  It was the assigned Gospel lesson for today in the Revised...

Different Gifts, Common Good

A sermon by Michael Cheuk, Pastor, University Baptist Church, Charlottesville, Va.                June 8, 2014. Acts 2:1-21; 1 Corinthians 12:3-13 For those of us who are parents, we remember the birth of our children. On the morning of the day that Thea was born,...

A Joyful Noise

A sermon by Michael Cheuk, Pastor, University Baptist Church, Charlottesville, Va. June 1, 2014. Psalm 100 Ten or so years ago, we had a group of friends over for dinner.  After dinner, all of the children decided to form a marching band.  They rounded up toy...

Loving Obedience

A sermon by Michael Cheuk, Pastor, University Baptist Church, Charlottesville, Va. May 25, 2014. John 14:15-21 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” This is what Jesus said to his disciples in our Gospel lesson today.  It seems to me that in our current...

Building God’s People

A sermon by Michael Cheuk, Pastor, University Baptist Church, Charlottesville, Va. May 18, 2014. 1 Peter 2:2-10 Our New Testament lesson this morning is taken from 1 Peter and at the heart of our assigned passage is a reference to the Temple in Jerusalem.  Perched on...