Sermons From Village Bible Church (sugar Grove Campus)

Open please to James chapter three: Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.    2 For we all stumble in many ways, and if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he...

We’ll turn to the book of James again today.  For the past two months, we’ve been in our series “Real Faith.  Real Life.”  James was written by Jesus’ younger half-brother who came to faith and trust in Jesus years after his childhood, as he grew up...

We’re in a series we’ve entitled “Real Faith. Real Life.”, We’ve been learning from Jesus’ younger half-brother James, who walked with and talked with Jesus, who saw Him probably every single day of his young life and then into adulthood. James has...

We’ve been studying the first-century letter that was written by James, the younger half-brother of Jesus. We are learning from this incredibly practical book what it means to have real faith in real life. It’s a book that puts on workman’s clothes...

In our series, “Real Faith. Real Life,” we’ve been learning from the five-chapter New Testament letter that was written by James, the younger half-brother of Jesus. James has a lot to say about his Brother’s teaching and ministry. He especially is...

This is our third week in our series, “Real Faith. Real Life.” We’re learning how to connect our faith to the daily, mundane, even crazy aspects of our lives. Last week we learned how we are to live out a vibrant faith as Christ followers when trials...

Last week we started our series, “Real Faith. Real Life.” We’re looking at the practical and wise words of James, who we learned is the little brother of Jesus Christ Himself. James has a lot to teach us. Partly it’s because as Jesus’ brother he is...

As I shared last week, James has a special place in your pastor’s heart. When I was a young man growing up here, I never thought that God was going to call me to be a preacher—not only to a local church, but to the very church I grew up in. That was...

Living today as if it is your last involves... 1.  Two points of reference        ●  The eternality of God        ●  The brevity of man 2.  The passage our lives must revolve around     This passage tells us three things:        ●  Learn wisdom from...

1.  The challenge of our time -- Ezekiel 37:1-14       ●  Living in a valley of dry bones       ●  Longing for home       ●  Looking for hope in the chaos 2.  Christ answered the challenge: incarnation -- Colossians 1:15-22       ●  Bethlehem is just...

In the Christmas story from Matthew, we see... 1.  Three characters       ●  Wise men -- were called "Magi"       ●  Herod -- was called "King of the Jews"       ●  Religious leaders -- were the chief priests and scribes         ...

We’ve been looking at the life and times of a man who has more written about him in the book of Genesis than anybody else—more than Adam and Eve, more than Noah, more than Abraham, more than his father Jacob. Joseph has 14 chapters of the first book...

We’re now in the next to the last week in our series called “Joseph: Seeing the Good in God’s Detours.” Next week we’ll pull everything together after going through this roller coaster that was Joseph’s life. What we’ve learned through all the ups and...

Last week we came to the part of the story where Joseph identified himself, not only as prime minister, but as the long-lost brother whom his brothers had sold into slavery.  He’s also charged his brothers, “Go home, get Dad, and bring the whole...

As we’ve been chronicling Joseph’s life, we’ve seen how this favored son, who had been given a coat of many colors by his dad, endured harsh treatment from his brothers.  This would culminate in his being beaten, having his coat ripped off his back...

“Are you truly sorry, or are you just sorry you got caught?” said every parent to every child they’ve ever had. Repentance is doing a “180.” You’re going one way, then something happens, or something stirs your mind, or you get in trouble and get...

As we continue our series on Joseph I want to focus this week on really seeing the good in God’s detours.  We’ve been seeing major detours in Joseph’s life.  He was given the task of checking on his brothers, but instead of simply checking in and then...

We’re in a series called “Joseph: Seeing the Good in God’s Detours.” After church last week, a lady who is new to our church, new to the Bible and new to Christianity came up to me. She said, “I may be out of place to ask this, but you talked about...

We’re in a series entitled “Joseph: Seeing the Good in God’s Detours,” and we’ve already seen many of the detours Joseph has experienced. Many of us have also experienced detours when we’re driving. We’re headed down a familiar road, then come to...

We’re continuing our series on the life and times of Joseph. More has been written about Joseph than any other character in Genesis. It is a story of God doing great things through a man, while allowing him to face incredible difficulties along the...