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This summer at The Village, we are practicing The Way of Wisdom through Scripture memorization.

We are learning to carry God’s Word with us; not as pressure, performance, or religious trivia, but as a way of being formed by Jesus. Scripture gives us language for prayer, courage for obedience, clarity in confusion, and truth when our emotions are loud.

Our minds are always being shaped by something. This summer, we are choosing to be shaped by the words of God. 

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This summer at The Village, we are practicing The Way of Wisdom through Scripture memorization.

We are learning to carry God’s Word with us; not as pressure, performance, or religious trivia, but as a way of being formed by Jesus. Scripture gives us language for prayer, courage for obedience, clarity in confusion, and truth when our emotions are loud.

Our minds are always being shaped by something. This summer, we are choosing to be shaped by the words of God. 

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In this podcast for the sermon series on memorization, Pastor Susan Cepin introduces Scripture memory and explains how, when practiced regularly, it becomes a lens that helps us understand and see what is true and good. 

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Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form us, confront us, comfort us, and teach us how to follow Jes...

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This is the dramatic conclusion to our Elijah and Elisha series! Pastor Eric walks through Elisha's final moments and how we might have strength in weakness. 

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Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form us, confront us, comfort us, and teach us how to follow Jesus.

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Pastor Daniel discusses the purpose of miracles and how the form us. In the story today God uses Elisha to rescue an axe from the water and a city under siege.

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Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form us, confront us, comfort us, and teach us how to follow Jesus.

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On Pentecost Pastor Mark walks through 2 Kings 5 and the story of Naaman and Gehazi. He invites us into seeking the simple things of faith in God.

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Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form us, confront us, comfort us, and teach us how to follow Jesus.

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Pastor Mark asks what drives people to call the prophet. Join in this journey through three stories of Elisha and consider what it looks like for the church today to practice the prophetic.

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Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form us, confront us, comfort us, and teach us how to follow Jesus.

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Pastor Eric ask us three questions about following a prophetic call: who needs encouragement, what is God asking you to release, and what needs salt in your inner life?

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Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form us, confront us, comfort us, and teach us how to follow Jesus.

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In this Village Church sermon podcast, Pastor Eric looks at Elijah being taken up into heaven by the chariots of fire. He focuses on Elisha, his calling, and the way the prophets in the surrounding towns tried to distract him from following Elijah to the end. Pastor Eric also explores Elisha’s request for a double portion, what that request means, and how the role of prophet takes shape in Scripture. The sermon then invites listeners to consider their own New Testament prophetic calling as people who speak God’s truth, remember God’s stor...

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Pastor Mark explores Elijah's calling of Elisha, including the awkwardness of throwing a cloak at someone and the finality of the burning of the plow.

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Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form us, confront us, comfort us, and teach us how to follow Jesus.

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Pastor Eric takes us through Elijah's mountain top experience with God and invites us into real rest with God.

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Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form us, confront us, comfort us, and teach us how to follow Jesus.

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Pastor Eric invites us to consider at which table we sit - wisdom or folly - and to consider how Elijah demonstrates courage in confronting Ahab and the prophets of Baal.

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Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form us, confront us, comfort us, and teach us how to follow Jesus.

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Pastor Marks leads us into a new series looking at the prophets Elijah and Elisha, beginning on Easter with the resurrection of the Sidonian widow's son.

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Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form us, confront us, comfort us, and teach us how to follow Jesus.

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In this podcast from The Village Church’s sermon series on Titus, David Sommitz brings Paul’s letter to a close with an energy with a humorous flare. He offers a concise and thoughtful summary of the sermons that came before, then invites the community to consider what it means to do good. Along the way, he asks whether our lives are singing a song of rebellion or the song of the gospel. One way or another, we are always singing a song.

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Pastor Daniel takes us through our identity as heirs, our role in the family of God, the hope eternal life, and practices for how we can step into our identity.

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Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form us, confront us, comfort us, and teach us how to follow Jesus.

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Pastor Mark continues our Lenten series in Titus by reflecting on the generous outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

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Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form us, confront us, comfort us, and teach us how to follow Jesus.

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Pastor Mark continues our Lenten journey through Titus 3 by reflecting on the salvation of God and the mercy of Jesus.

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Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form us, confront us, comfort us, and teach us how to follow Jesus.

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Pastor Mark continues our Lenten series through Titus, reflecting on the kindness and love of Jesus and how it connects to God's hesed.

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Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form us, confront us, comfort us, and teach us how to follow Jesus.

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Pastor Sue brings us into Lent 2026, beginning Titus 3 with a call to Gather, Practice, Focus, and Celebrate.

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Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form us, confront us, comfort us, and teach us how to follow Jesus.

Each episode invites us to listen and respond. We are learning to understand the Bible more fa...

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Pastor Eric draws on scripture and church history to invite The Village into fasting during Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday, February 18th.

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Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form us, confront us, comfort us, and teach us how to follow Jesus.

Each episode invites us to listen and respond. We are le...

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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.

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Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form us, confront us, comfort us, and teach us how to follow Jesus.

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Pastor Eric helps us wrestle with slaves and masters and how the gospel invites us into the imbalanced power structures of the world.

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Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form us, confront us, comfort us, and teach us how to follow Jesus.

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Pastor Mark talks about Paul's instructions on how young men and women are called to engage the gospel in church and family life.

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Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form us, confront us, comfort us, and teach us how to follow Jesus.

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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 sacred, refusing the patterns that tear others down and instea...

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 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 households whose life together is worth following, imitating, and learning from. 

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 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. 

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Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture give...

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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. 

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Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form us, confront us, comfort us, and teach us how to...

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 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. 

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Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more...

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 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 empowers us to walk in the works of Jesus as we...

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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. 

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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.

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 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. 

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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. 

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 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. 

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Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form...

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 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 practice celebration as a church community and as individuals. 

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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. 

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 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. 

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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. 

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 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. 

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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

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Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is th...