Send us 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 ...
Send us 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 ...
Send us 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...
Send us 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 pra...
Send us 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 t...
Send us 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.&nbs...
Send us a text In this week’s episode of the Village Church in Tucson’s Sermons podcast, Pastor Mark continues our series on A Neo-Monastic Life on Mission. He invites us to share our own stories, how Jesus has brought us out of darkness and into the light, and to celebrate the beauty of Christ’s work in the lives of others. 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 w...
Send us a text In this message from our Neo-Monastic Life on Mission series, Pastor Eric looks at listening—why it matters, how it shapes us and the people we love, and why it sits at the heart of following Jesus. He offers simple, practical ways to slow down, attend to the Spirit, and honor the person in front of you. Tune in and take the next faithful step. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than just a weekly message. It is an invitation into the great...
Send us a text In this sermon, Pastor Mark continues our series on what a monastic community looks like when it lives on mission. Looking at the early church, he unpacks how the Spirit shaped their life together and challenges us to consider what it means to walk in step with the Holy Spirit today 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,...
Send us a text Have you ever wondered what it might look like for a church to live as a neo-monastic community—rooted in ancient practices yet fully present in the streets and neighborhoods of our city? In this episode of the Village Church’s sermon podcast, Pastor Eric opens a new series exploring just that. He lays the foundation for what this kind of life together means: not retreating from the world, but being woven into it with intention and prayer. Along the way, he shows how the Holy S...
Send us a text In this Village Sermon podcast, Pastor Daniel returns from vacation and shares why he believes people should seriously consider committing to the Village Church for the year. He explains the importance of belonging, first to God, and then to one another. Part of being connected to a church, he says, is agreeing to communicate that shared belonging in Christ to each other. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than just a weekly message. It is ...
Send us a text Ron Layman explores what it means to live in Christian community when it feels broken and messy. Drawing from Psalm 133, Bonhoeffer’s Life Together, and the image of grace as God’s “mercy rule,” this sermon unpacks how Jesus mediates our relationships and makes true unity possible. 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 us a text In this episode of the Village Church podcast, Pastor Eric Cepin continues in the sermon series titled This is Us; in particular, he discusses the five ways of following drawn from the Greek word for “follow” found in John 8:12; if you are interested in discovering what type of follower you are, click the link below. https://www.villagersonline.com/follower/ Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than just a weekly message. It is an invitation ...
Send us a text In this episode of the Village Church sermon podcast, Pastor Mark explores what it means to lead in weakness. He examines how various biblical figures led from a place of weakness, and then considers how Jesus Himself led out of His own—choosing not to resist, but to embrace the cross. 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,...
Send us a text In this episode of the Village Church's sermon podcast, Pastor Eric kicks off a new series called This is Us with a sermon on creativity and how it is essential to being a formed person in Christ. He explores how truth without imagination is dead; and how imagination, without a foundation of truth, is flimsy and lacks a real grasp on meaning or reality. He talks about how creativity develops attentiveness; fosters both comfort and disruption within the community; helps renew ou...
Send us a text In this episode of the Village Church Podcast, Pastor Susan Cepin closes out an epic seven-year journey through the entire Bible with a full-on, hour-long breakdown of Revelation. She gets into why the book was written, how you should actually read it, and how it can open your eyes to who Jesus really is. Susan also unpacks what true worship does to your life and tackles the big, weird questions everybody has—666, the Rapture, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse—yeah, all of it...
Send us a text In this episode of the Village Church sermon podcast, Pastor Mark walks us through the letter of Jude. 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 ep...
Send us a text In this episode of the Village Church sermon podcast, Pastor Daniel walks us through the letter of 3 John. 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. Eac...
Send us a text In this episode of the Village Church sermon podcast, longtime Villager Karen Lefevre walks us through the letter of 2 John. She reflects on the centrality of the incarnation and challenges us to resist voices that try to water it down. Karen also explores what’s at stake when we refuse to embrace Jesus as fully human—and how that shapes the way we live, love, and hold to the truth. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than just a weekly mess...
Send us a text In this episode of the Village Church sermon podcast, Pastor Mark picks up our summer series on the books of the Bible with a look at 1 John. He walks us through the letter by drawing our attention to three central themes—Light, Love, and Truth. 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 o...