Sermons From Village Bible Church (sugar Grove Campus)

We’re in the second part of our series on the book of Acts.  Last spring and last fall we focused on “Unfinished” in the first 12 chapters; now we’re picking up with Acts 13 under the heading “Unstoppable.”  Here we’ll see the gospel spread throughout...

This morning we’re picking back up our series we called “Unfinished,” which we began in the spring semester as we were working our way through Acts 1–12. We called it Unfinished, because the work of the church is still going on today. As long as there...

Over the past few weeks we’ve been studying Hebrews 11 and the stories of men and women who lived lives of great faith. They weren’t perfect people—in fact, their lives at times had some ugly aspects. But they dealt with all kinds of hardships, and...

By nature, I am not the most patient person in the world. For those who know me the best, like my wife and kids, this comes as no surprise. The saying “Waiting is the hardest part” is true for me. I struggle to wait on someone or something. Now, by...

Starting in Hebrews 11:35, we’ll again be looking at more heroes of the faith. The book of Hebrews was written to a group of downtrodden and broken believers who were experiencing all kinds of rejection in their workplaces, communities and even in...

Winning is good. I would say to you that winning is good. I realize that we live in a day and age when winning is downplayed, or it’s not as important as it could be. I understand the type of thinking that would want to downplay some aspects of...

We have been going through a series entitled, “Heroes from Hebrews.”  This summer we picked Hebrews 11 and have been focusing on what many Bible scholars and teachers call the “Hall of Faith,” chronicling the Old Testament men and women who did great...

If you don’t know who I am, my name is Nick Gerken. I’m the son of Michelle and Tim Gerken, and I am the intern under Jeremy Anderson for the junior high group. We have a lot of fun. They’ve given me the endearing name of just “Intern.” That’s all...

The past couple of times I’ve had the opportunity to preach during this series on Heroes from Hebrews, I’ve tried to have some kind of prop, but I realized that they’ve all been male characters so far. I started to struggle with that, knowing that I...

Winning in the game of life involves... 1.  Being situated properly. 2.  Being satisfied by the right things. 3.  Being submissive to God's warnings.

When I was in college, I had to read a book for a class called Branding Pays. The whole idea of this book was that every single person—not just companies, but even you as an individual—has their own personal brand. It was saying, “Everything you do as...

This summer we’re looking at the “Hall of Faith” in Hebrews 11. Each week we study one of the inductees that God, by His grace, has placed in this Hall of Faith. These were ordinary people, very much like you and me, yet they did great things for God...

We’ve been looking at the different characters in Hebrews 11, a chapter that is often called “The Hall of Faith.” These are ordinary people whose faith allowed God to do extraordinary things through them. Our goal is not to enshrine these people as...

In our series, “Heroes from Hebrews,” we’ve been learning what different men and women of the faith did to honor God in their day when He called them to live lives of obedience. We saw how Abel. by faith, worshipped God well and was commended for...

We’re in a series we call “Heroes from Hebrews,” in which we’re looking at various people listed in the “Hall of Faith” in Hebrews 11. These were men and women who were no different from you and me, except that they trusted God in some challenging...

We’re in a summer series we’re calling “Heroes From Hebrews.” We kicked it off a couple weeks ago when I talked about what faith is—the substance of faith, the evidence of faith, tests of faith, the object of our faith and the reward of our faith...

Last week Jon Culver did a great job of kicking off our series by reminding us what faith is and that our faith needs to be centered on the work and Person of Jesus Christ. He told us that faith produces hope. It’s the confidence that no matter what...

I want to start with the idea that our planet has been invaded by superheroes. I don’t know if you knew that or not, but it has. Not in the way it happened with “The Avengers,” that group of individuals from different worlds who came together to fight...

Successful parents... 1.  Live the right way.     This involves a proper...       ●  Reverence       ●  Response 2.  Love the right way.     This means God must be our...       ●  Focus       ●  Fixation 3.  Lead the right way.     Parents are...