Sermons From Village Bible Church (sugar Grove Campus)

As you set out on your Christmas journey, be sure to… 1. Choose what you chase. . . What you seek determines what you surrender to. 2. Continue even when challenges come. . . Don’t stop short of Jesus. 3. Commit the treasures you carry. . . Your...

Answering the call means… 1. Owning our rebellion. 2. Overcoming the roadblocks. 3. Opting for radical obedience.

Jonah 4 gives a stark contrast:1. Jonah was content with the minimum; God chose to give much more.2. Jonah created distance; God brings sinners close.3. Jonah was callous; God is compassionate.4. Jonah pursued comfort; God pursues changed lives.5...

Change becomes possible when…1. God warns us to win us back.2. God uses imperfect people to impact others.3. God honors faith not simply feelings.4. God meets us when we move toward Him.

When God gives us a second shot, we must… 1. Receive it with a changed heart. 2. Respond with compassion. 3. Reach our city.

When you hit “rock bottom” you must… 1. Face your pain. 2. Find your peace in God. 3. Fulfill your personal calling.

The downward spiral of sin… 1. Brings great disruption. 2. Results in full disclosure. 3. Subjects us to God’s discipline.

Running from God is remedied by… 1. Seeing ourselves clearly in Jonah. 2. Saying yes to the commands of God. 3. Suffering the cost of running.

To be better relationally means we must… 1. Embrace our identity as kingdom influencers. 2. Establish our influence through integrity. 3. Extend our impact through intentional honor.

If we have only one life to live, we need to… 1. Stop squandering our stamina. 2. Start stewarding our strength. 3. Spend our seconds strategically.

1.  Don't stop learning.2.  Submit to Jesus' lead.3.  Start living as learners.

Discipleship is always better when we… 1. Champion God’s design for teamwork.2. Confront the sins that destroy teamwork.3. Cultivate selflessness that develops teamwork.

When it comes to your emotions... 1.  Face it. Own your mess! 2.  Guard it. Your responses matter! 3.  Live it. Optimize every moment!     Nehemiah shows a Spirit-led process:       •  Recognize what you're feeling.       •  Restrain before...

Missional Discipleship is God’s work in you, producing God’s work through you. 1.  God's workmanship: God's work in you       •  Transformation, not conformation       •  Masterpiece, not mistake 2.  Good works: God's work through...

BIG IDEA: Jesus is the Most High, and He deserves our all. The Old Testament presents God as El Elyon, "God Most High." Genesis 14:18-20 teaches four truths about God:  1.  God created and possesses all creation.  2.  God rules and blesses...

With Jehovah Nissi we are… 1. Alert not apathetic. 2. Allied not alone. 3. Assured not abandoned.

With this name we are reminded that... 1.  We are undermanned in every arena.     Left alone we are...       •  Outgunned.       •  Overwhelmed.       •  Outclassed. 2.  God is unmatched no matter the adversary. 3.  With God, we can be unshaken no...

1.  The Lord sees your needs.       Trust Him and be anxious for nothing. 2.  The Lord will see to what you need.       Focus on Him and align with His will.         •  The Lord's provision is consistent.         •  The Lord's provision is...

Find rest in God's gift of holiness. 1.  Stop overestimating your ability to be productive and holy (Exodus 31:12–17). 2.  Start enjoying God's gift of rest and sanctification (1 Peter 1:15a). 3.  Seek rest and holiness God's way.   ...