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In this Sermon, pastor Eric continues our series on the Sermon on the Mount

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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 faithfully; we are al...

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Pastor Eric invites us into a place of dependence on God as we continue our series on the Sermon on the Mount. This week we discuss fasting and prayer and their connection, and conclude with forgiveness.

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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 Je...

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Pastor Daniel picks up the Sermon on the Mount at the beginning of Matthew 6, as Jesus discusses the call to give to the needy - how might we do this with hearts of generosity with God, rather than to build ourselves up in the eyes of the people around us?

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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, gi...

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Jesus tells us to love our enemies and we say we don't have any enemies or we say "no, I don't think I want to." Either way its what Jesus tells us to do and this week Pastor Mark helps us wrestle with that. Grab a 3x5 card and jump back into the Sermon on the Mount with us!

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Today we continue our series on the Sermon on the Mount with Pastor Mark exploring Jesus as the fulfilment of the law and then taking everything that has come before to talk about Jesus teaching on the law. It all comes back to thankfulness for what Jesus has done for us.

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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 Go...

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Pastor Eric discusses Jesus calling out the identity of his people as salt and light for each other and the world. Then there is an extended time of discussion with villagers about what this looks like for us in our daily 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 us, confront us, comfort us, an...

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Pastor Eric kicks off our Sermon on the Mount series by talking about its historical significance and its unique placement in Matthew's gospel. Then he invites us into meditating on the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:1-12.

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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 does a speedrun through Ephesians and Acts 2 to draw out our belonging in Jesus, before landing in what it has meant for her to belong to the Village for 25 years.

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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 picks up where we left off last week as we meditate on what mission is in the church: people, places, and a sending out by 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 Calling and Sending series as we walk towards our belonging service. In this sermon he explores being a people sent to remind each other, as the people of God, that the kingdom of God has come.

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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...

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As we continue our series on the Calling and Sending of Jesus, Pastor Eric invites to listen as Jesus listened. Be present, be curious, and listen to the Holy Spirit while you listen to people.

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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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When Jesus calls people to himself, he invites them to be his disciples and pattern their lives after him. In this sermon Pastor Mark explores how Jesus sees and knows the people around him and how we can begin practicing seeing and knowing those around us.

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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, co...

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Our summer of scripture memorization comes to a close with Romans 1:16. Pastor Eric talks through what it means to not be ashamed of the gospel and how we can orient ourselves in the direction 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 Je...

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Get your 3x5 cards and colored pencils out, cause Pastor Mark wants you to draw some fish as he walks through Matthew 4:19. We are called to draw near to Jesus, pattern our lives after him, be transformed by him, and bring the light of His kingdom into the world around us.

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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 Go...

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As we continue our series in memorization Pastor Rod encourages us to think about how we might proclaim the stories of Jesus in our lives just as John and the disciples did for us.

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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 Continues our series on scripture memory by walking through Hebrews 10:24-25. He gives wonderful, practical ways to practice "Consider, Spur, Meet Together, and Encourage".

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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 re...

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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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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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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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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.

Each episode invites us to listen and res...

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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.

Each episode in...

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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.

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

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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.

Each episode in...

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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.

Each episode invites us to listen and re...

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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.

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

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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.

Each episode invites us to listen and respond. We are learning to understand th...

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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.

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