Send us a textCorey Gilchrist continues the Village series on the books of the Bible with a sermon on 2 Timothy. He meticulously outlines the letter, offering insightful summaries for each chapter, thereby equipping the Village church to read the letter with a more informed and nuanced perspective.In his sermon, Corey begins by setting the scene in which Paul wrote 2 Timothy. He paints a vivid picture of the challenges Timothy faced in Ephesus, emphasizing the urgency and pastoral heart behin...
Send us a textPastor Eric continues the Village series on the books of the Bible with a sermon on 1 Timothy. He outlines the letter, offering insightful summaries for each chapter. This approach helps the Village church read the letter with an informed perspective.In his sermon, Pastor Eric begins by explaining the context in which Paul wrote 1 Timothy. He describes the challenges Timothy faced in Ephesus and how Paul's guidance was crucial. Each chapter is unpacked with clarity, highlighting...
Send us a textPastor Susan Cepin continues the Books of the Bible series with an insightful exploration of 2 Thessalonians. With great care, she outlines how Paul addresses three significant troubles the Thessalonian believers are facing. She shows how Paul not only recognizes these issues but also earnestly prays for each one. In his letters, he continually points them to Christ's ultimate deliverance. Susan's thorough examination reveals the depth of Paul's pastoral concern and the profound...
Send us a textIn this episode, Russ Lewis kicks off the Village Church's series on the books of the Bible. He begins by examining 1 Thessalonians, bringing Paul's message to life for the congregation. With a keen eye, he highlights Paul's brief stay in Thessalonica, emphasizing the significance of this short visit. Paul, despite the limited time, laid a foundational blueprint for godly living that resonates even today. Russ meticulously unpacks these teachings, showing how Paul's words provid...
Send us a text This sermon podcast features a replay of Jim Wroth's message on John 21:15-25. Jim provides a compelling examination of Peter's restoration to ministry, highlighting our opportunity to join in this journey. Support the showThe Village Church's sermon podcast is a weekly source of inspiration and guidance for the community. Authenticity is at the forefront of each episode, with Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, and Michael delivering sermons that are grounded in truth and fil...
Send us a textIn this episode of the Village Church Podcast, Pastor Eric delivers a compelling sermon on the resurrection, emphasizing how Jesus meets us in the ordinary and mundane aspects of life. He challenges us to recognize and embrace the presence of Jesus in everyday events, encouraging us to stop chasing only the epic moments. While not forgetting those significant times, he reminds us that Jesus is present in all moments and deeply invested in the details of our daily lives. Sup...
Send us a textSupport the showThe Village Church's sermon podcast is a weekly source of inspiration and guidance for the community. Authenticity is at the forefront of each episode, with Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, and Michael delivering sermons that are grounded in truth and filled with personal stories and real-life examples. The goal of the podcast is to make spiritual growth accessible to all, regardless of background or belief system. Each week, the pastors explain different aspects of th...
Send us a textEric Cepin3-12-23Being a disciple is radical and extreme: Luke 9:23 is our anchor, our theme verse, that tells us to take up our cross and follow Jesus. We’ve been applying this idea to many different ideas: courage, waiting, hospitality, gender, ect. Today, we will talk about radical marriage...and this applies to singleness as well.ContinueSupport the showThe Village Church's sermon podcast is a weekly source of inspiration and guidance for the community. Authenticity is at th...
Send us a textQuestions:1. Who gets to tell you who you are? (whether you know it or not, you have to wrestle withthis daily!)2. What holds your affection(s)? What is the object of your desire(s)? (The answer to thisquestion may help you with the first question!)3. A mind-blowing statement: Something you never knew: You have a body! This is brilliant!If you remember nothing else, remember this!Why would I be saying these things? Today we are talking about gender: Radical Gender.Every week we ...
Send us a textSome questions:● What transforms hardship into discipline? Ans: Submission● To whom should we submit? Ans: The Father of spirits● What is the benefit? Ans: Peace, righteousness, life, goodness, holiness peaceRead MoreSupport the showThe Village Church's sermon podcast is a weekly source of inspiration and guidance for the community. Authenticity is at the forefront of each episode, with Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, and Michael delivering sermons that are grounded in truth and fill...
Send us a textTwo ideas to wrestle with today:We are all parents: you are a parent if you are in the kingdom of God.and Who is God calling you to parent? Radical parenting looks at parenting in a different way than you might think of it. In Mark 3, Jesus has been called insane and accused of being the devil and his family is worried. The crowd tells him his mother and brothers are there and Jesus takes this opportunity to turn this upsidedown.Continued ReadingSupport the showThe V...
Send us a text This morning, we read I Peter 2:2-9. This was written by Peter, an apostle, and you can read his story in the Gospels and Acts. Peter wrote I and II Peter but most likely he dictated the first and wrote the second himself. The reason for that is that I Peter is a piece of beautiful literature and II Peter is just about the worst! This is an interesting sidenote. Continue Reading HERESupport the showThe Village Church's sermon podcast is a weekly source of inspiration and g...
Send us a textToday, I want to start with a beautiful picture of Martha Stewart saying, “Do you know that unwelcome guest that everyone wisheswould leave already?” This idea of theunwelcome guest is something we arefamiliar with: we talk about who iswelcome and unwelcome in our culture orour lives: if they are hard to live with andhard to engage with, we wish they wouldleave. We deal with this internally, bothfrom having such a guest and fromBEING such a guest.Continue Reading hereSupport the...
Send us a textWe are in a series called Radical Discipleship: every single topic in this series is prefigured by “Radical” because we are talking about things that are extreme, cutting to the root or base of a matter. What are the basics, the essence, of following Jesus and how can we do this in the most extreme way possible?Luke 9:23: “And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” This is pretty darn extreme and radical!T...
Send us a textAsk this question: Is it worth it? (There is a Worth It TV show where they talk about items, tacos for example, at different price points and then they decide which one is truly worth it.) We need to ask “Is it really worth it to deny myself and take up my cross”? Is this worth it? We need to know what Jesus is offering because there is no reason to do this otherwise. If you read the NT, you could give a comprehensive statement of what is being offered. Even so, we still a...
Send us a textYou can be radical for many reasons; radical means either getting down to the core of something or extreme. You can be a radical (extreme) fan of a football team. Discipleship means following Jesus and it can be extreme as Jesus said “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.” Your agenda is submitted under Jesus’s way. Also, you have to do this every day which is also extreme: the essence of following Jesus. Last week I as...
Send us a textRadical Courage is the first sermon in the Radical Discipleship series.Why radical? In planning for this series of sermons, there was one sermon called radical hospitality and one called radical evangelism and we figured out that everything is radical when you follow Jesus: in fact, Jesus said you have to deny yourself and take up your cross. We connect ourselves with crosses today but in the days of Jesus, the Roman empire kept people in line with crosses. People didn’t talk ab...
Send us a textIn his recent sermon on John 5:16-47, Pastor Eric illuminates how Jesus openly declares His divinity, underlining the fundamental truth that Jesus being God is essential for Christianity's significance. He insightfully discusses our common struggle: we often seek honor and validation from one another rather than turning our eyes towards God. This quest for human approval can lead us away from truly listening to and trusting in the Father. Pastor Eric encourages us to shift our f...
Send us a textIn our latest podcast episode, Eric Lewis collaborates with Pastor Eric to explore John 5:1-15, focusing on the extraordinary healing at Bethesda's pool. They examine the heart of Jesus' poignant question: "Do you wish to be healed?" This inquiry extends beyond the man in the biblical story, reaching each member of the congregation.The conversation revolves around the importance of this question for the man at Bethesda and its significant impact on our lives today. Tune in as th...
Send us a textPastor Michael Cousineau recently guided us through an insightful exploration of John 4, delivering a sermon that was both engaging and thought-provoking. He skillfully illuminated the lengths to which Jesus traveled, not just in physical distance, but also in breaking societal norms by conversing alone with a Samaritan woman. Pastor Michael adeptly navigated the complex dynamics of this encounter, revealing how Jesus simultaneously perplexed and enlightened both the woman and h...