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Send a text Pastor Mark continues our Lenten series through Titus, reflecting on the kindness and love of Jesus and how it connects to God's hesed. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than just a weekly message. It is an invitation into the great and ongoing story of God’s work in the world. Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other leaders open the Scriptures not as a collection of abstract ideas but as the living, breathing witness to God’s kingdom breaking into ...
Send a text Pastor Sue brings us into Lent 2026, beginning Titus 3 with a call to Gather, Practice, Focus, and Celebrate. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than just a weekly message. It is an invitation into the great and ongoing story of God’s work in the world. Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other leaders open the Scriptures not as a collection of abstract ideas but as the living, breathing witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our midst. Each episode is...
Send a text Pastor Eric draws on scripture and church history to invite The Village into fasting during Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday, February 18th. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than just a weekly message. It is an invitation into the great and ongoing story of God’s work in the world. Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other leaders open the Scriptures not as a collection of abstract ideas but as the living, breathing witness to God’s kingdom breaki...
Send a text Eric opens our yearly gratitude service by telling the story of God providing a building for our church, then opens the floor for villagers to offer what they are grateful for this year. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than just a weekly message. It is an invitation into the great and ongoing story of God’s work in the world. Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other leaders open the Scriptures not as a collection of abstract ideas but as the living...
Send a text Pastor Eric helps us wrestle with slaves and masters and how the gospel invites us into the imbalanced power structures of the world. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than just a weekly message. It is an invitation into the great and ongoing story of God’s work in the world. Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other leaders open the Scriptures not as a collection of abstract ideas but as the living, breathing witness to God’s kingdom breaking into ou...
Send a text Pastor Mark talks about Paul's instructions on how young men and women are called to engage the gospel in church and family life. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than just a weekly message. It is an invitation into the great and ongoing story of God’s work in the world. Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other leaders open the Scriptures not as a collection of abstract ideas but as the living, breathing witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our mi...
Send a text In this sermon podcast, Pastor Eric focuses on Titus 2:1–4 and the surprising way Paul ties healthy teaching to healthy people. Paul moves from appointing elders in chapter 1 to calling older men and older women to carry real weight in the life of the church, not as background characters but as stabilizers and mentors. We unpack what “sound” means in the Greek, how dignity and self-control become a public witness, and why older women are charged to live in a way that fits what is ...
Send a text In this episode of the Village Sermons podcast in Tucson, AZ, Pastor Eric Cepin continues our series through the Letter to Titus: Building a Community That Lasts. Eric explains why Paul urges Titus to appoint elders in Crete, and how faithful leadership brings stability and helps shape a community that stands apart from the surrounding culture. He then walks through the qualifications for elders, emphasizing that Paul isn’t only looking for gifted individuals, but for househ...
Send a text In this Village Sermons episode, Pastor Mark kicks off our new series on Titus by introducing Paul, Titus, the region of Crete, and what Paul was asking Titus to do and prepare for. He invites us to consider where we may be following the Cretan way, and to reflect on who our spiritual parents are and who our spiritual children might be. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than just a weekly message. It is an invitation into the great and ongoin...
Send a text The Village Church Sermon Podcast is here to help you pray your way into 2026. In this season we’re practicing our “20 Prayers” rhythm: five prayers for yourself, five for your family, five for your church, and five for your neighborhood. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than just a weekly message. It is an invitation into the great and ongoing story of God’s work in the world. Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other leaders open the Scriptur...
Send a text In this episode of the Village Sermons podcast, Pastor Mark continues our Advent series on the Holy Spirit with a conversation about how the Spirit sends and sustains us. He reflects on what it means to be clothed by the Spirit and how, as we go, we are cared for, encouraged, and upheld as we bear witness to the Gospel. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than just a weekly message. It is an invitation into the great and ongoing story of God’s ...
Send a text In this episode of the Village Sermon Series on Advent 2025, Eric continues with Week 2 by focusing on the Holy Spirit who forms us and equips us for Kingdom life. He reminds us that Advent begins with the Spirit overshadowing Mary, the moment when Jesus was conceived. From there, he traces how Advent speaks of arrival and coming, and how we now live between Jesus’ first breath in Bethlehem and His return. Eric invites us to look ahead with hope, trusting the Spirit who empo...
Send a text John 14:16–18, Romans 8:15–16, Ephesians 2:18 In this episode of The Village Church sermon podcast, Pastor Mark opens the Advent series by exploring the arrival of Jesus and His promised return. He invites us to consider what it means to live in the in-between, and he centers the message on the vital work of the Holy Spirit in our everyday lives. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than just a weekly message. It is an invitation into the great and ...
Send a text In this podcast from the Village Church in Tucson, Pastor Eric Cepin concludes the A Neo-Monastic Life on Mission series with a focus on prayer, both speaking and listening. He reflects on how the Trinity shapes the practice of prayer, highlighting that we pray by the Spirit, through the Son, and to the Father. He guides listeners to see prayer not as a formula, but as relational communion within the life of God. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than ju...
Send a text In this episode from the Village Church sermon series, Pastor Eric continues the journey through A Neo-Monastic Life on Mission by reflecting on Rest. He names the cultural fixation on escape, “me time,” and wellness, then offers a biblical reorientation. Rest, he explains, is woven into our design. It is an invitation to cease, to reflect, to settle into what has already been accomplished, and to live within what is finished alongside our Creator. Support the show The...
Send a text Pastor Eric Cepin continues the sermon series on a neo-monastic life on mission. In this podcast, he turns to the theme of servanthood. Eric explores the structure of being a servant, the identity that grows from it, and how God calls us into serving through the example of Jesus on the cross and in the resurrection. He also offers a set of questions you can use to reflect on what it means to become a servant to all. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is mor...
Send a text In this episode of the Village Church podcast, Pastor Susan Cepin continues our conversation about A Neo-Monastic Life on Mission with a teaching on hospitality. She traces the generous way God welcomes His people and invites us to offer that same kind of welcome in our own lives. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than just a weekly message. It is an invitation into the great and ongoing story of God’s work in the world. Pastors Eric, Mark, S...
Send a text In this podcast of The Village Church’s sermons, Pastor Mark continues our series on A Neo-Monastic Life on Mission by reflecting on celebration and why it matters for the people of God. He explores how our culture tends to celebrate, how the Old Testament commands Israel to mark their life with feasts, how Jesus Himself participates in moments of joy, and how all of this points us toward the Wedding Feast of the Lamb. Mark also offers simple and practical ways we can practi...
Send a text In this sermon from The Village Church’s series A Neo-Monastic Life on Mission, Daniel McConnell reflects on the sacred act of eating together. He explores how meals are woven throughout Scripture and how God continually invites His people to share life around the table. At the heart of our faith is a meal—the body and blood of Christ. Daniel unpacks how something as simple as eating together has the power to transform us and shape us into the likeness of Jesus. Support the ...
Send a text In this sermon podcast from The Village Church in Tucson, Pastor Eric continues our series on a neo-monastic life on mission by exploring the theme of blessing. He highlights three ways blessing is expressed in both the Old and New Testaments, seeing people, knowing people, and calling people out. Drawing from Genesis 1, Genesis 12, and several New Testament stories, he unfolds how these ideas shape our relationships and concludes with practical ways to live them out. ...






















