Pastor Ron Ward was senior Pastor of Chicago UBF since Dr. Samuel Lee's passing away in 2002. Pastor Ron became the 5th UBF general director in 2022 approved by the International Advisory Board after Pastor Moses Yoon. As General Director, he visits UBF chapters globally, including recent engagements in Korea, Germany, Oceania, and Latin America. He also contributes Bible expositions to UBF Daily Bread, covering books such as Romans, Luke, and John, with a focus on disciple-making on university campuses.

Resources by P. Ron Ward

  • Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Romans 15:14-33

    THE PRIESTLY DUTY TO PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL

    Romans 15:14-33 Key Verse: 15:16 “to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. He gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the...

  • Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Romans 14:1-15:13

    ACCEPT ONE ANOTHER

    Romans 14:1-15:13 Key Verse: 15:7 “Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.”           Today’s passage deals...

  • Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Romans 13:1-14

    PUT ON THE ARMOR OF LIGHT

    Romans 13:1-14 Key Verse: 13:12 “The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness...

  • Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Romans 12:1-21

    OFFER YOUR BODIES AS A LIVING SACRIFICE

    Romans 12:1-21 Key Verse: 12:1 “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living...

  • Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Romans 11:1-36

    THAT HE MAY HAVE MERCY ON THEM ALL

    Romans 11:1-36 Key Verse: 11:32   “For God has bound everyone over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all.”             Paul started...

  • Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Romans 9:30-10:21

    THE CONFESSION OF FAITH: “JESUS IS LORD”

    Romans 9:30-10:21 Key Verse: 10:9 “If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from...

  • Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Romans 9:1-29

    NOT HUMAN EFFORT, BUT GOD’S MERCY

    Romans 9:1-29 Key Verse: 9:16 “It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.”           In most of Paul’s epistles,...

  • Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Romans 8:18-39

    THE HOPE OF FUTURE GLORY

    Romans 8:18-39 Key Verse: 8:18   “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.”            ...

  • Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Romans 8:1-17

    LED BY THE SPIRIT

    Romans 8:1-17 Key Verse: 8:14   “For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.”   Romans 8 is one...

  • Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Romans 7:1-25

    DEAD TO THE LAW; BELONGING TO CHRIST

    Romans 7:1-25 Key Verse: 7:4   “So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might...

  • Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Romans 5:1-24

    WE HAVE PEACE WITH GOD

    Romans 5:1-21 Key Verse: 5:8   “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”            ...

  • Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Romans 4:1-25

    ABRAHAM’S FAITH AND OURS

    Romans 4:1-25 Key Verses: 4:23-24 “The words ‘it was credited to him’ were written not for him alone, but also for us, to whom...

  • Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Romans 3:21-31

    GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS THROUGH FAITH IN JESUS

    Romans 3:21-31 Key Verse: 3:22a   “This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.”             In 1:18-3:20, Paul made the charge...

  • Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Romans 2:17-3:20

    THERE IS NO ONE RIGHTEOUS

    Romans 2:17-3:20 Key Verse: 3:10 “As it is written: There is no one righteous, not even one….”           In Romans 1:17, Paul said that in...

  • Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Romans 2:1-16

    GOD’S RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT

    Romans 2:1-16 Key Verse: 2:5 “But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day...

  • Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Romans 1:18-32

    GOD’S WRATH AGAINST UNRIGHTEOUSNESS

    Romans 1:18-32 Key Verse: 1:18 “The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress...

  • Chicago UBF > Epistles and Revelation > Romans 1:1-17

    THE GOSPEL: THE POWER OF GOD

    Romans 1:1-17 Key Verse: 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to...

  • Chicago UBF > Gospel and Acts > Matthew 27:57-28:20

    THE RESURRECTION OF THE KING

    Matthew 27:57-28:20 Key Verse: 28:6 “He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.”...

  • Chicago UBF > Gospel and Acts > Matthew 26:31

    “YET NOT AS I WILL, BUT AS YOU WILL”

    Matthew 26:31-75 Key Verse 39 “Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is ...

  • Chicago UBF > Gospel and Acts > Matthew 26:1-30

    KING JESUS’ BLOOD OF THE COVENANT

    Matthew 26:1-30 Key Verse: 26:28 “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.”           Today’s...