Sermons From Village Bible Church (sugar Grove Campus)

Today we’re going to be in the book of Genesis as we begin a new series titled “Joseph: Seeing the Good in God’s Detours.” For the next three months we’ll be studying the life and times of a familiar Bible character. Perhaps you know about Joseph from...

Today we’ll be bouncing between chapters five, six and seven of Proverbs, as we finish our series on the “Seven Deadly Sins.” Over the past two months we’ve focused on seven particular sins, not because they’re any worse than other sins, but they’re...

We’re near the end of our series on the Seven Deadly Sins. At the Aurora campus, a member was heard to say, “I’m really enjoying the seven deadly sins.” I think we know what he meant. But how have you liked the series? Have you been convicted of sin?...

We’re halfway through our series on the “Seven Deadly Sins.” These are the seven sins the early church identified as being the particular sins Christians in their day, and ours, need to be looking out for, because in many ways these are the source of...

As we continue our series on the Seven Deadly Sins, we’ll be in Proverbs again today.  Up to this point we have addressed three of the sins: pride, envy and gluttony.  I was at a wedding reception yesterday and some of our church folk were also...

Today we’ll be in Proverbs 23 as we continue in our series, “Seven Deadly Sins.” Over the last three weeks we have come face to face with two indispensable truths. First, every one of us is a sinner. Second, while we as Christians want to fight...

I’m not all that excited about the topic today, because it’s a sin that’s in my heart—the sin of envy.  Throughout this series, one of the things we have been dealing with is that God calls His people to holiness.  God is love, but nowhere in...

Last week we introduced our current series, “The Seven Deadly Sins.”  This is a subject I think most of us would rather not talk about—how sin affects us, how it affects our relationship with God, with others, and even with ourselves.  We explained...

This uplifting sermon is going to make you feel so good about yourself!  For the next eight weeks we’re going to look at what the church for nearly two millennia has called “The Seven Deadly Sins.”   These aren’t listed as such in Scripture, but they...

Essential 1 — Understand God's mission | 35  Praying missionally involves    ●  Different people and places    ●  Alleviating pains    ●  While offering the same proclamation Essential 2 — Realize His motivation | 36  Jesus saw that people were ...

Praying persistently requires us to... 1.  Cry out to God in prayer.     Involves...       ●  Humility       ●  Honesty       ●  Hard work       ●  Hope 2.  Center ourselves on God's priorities.     God want us to...       ●  Be vindicated     ...

1.  Receive the Word | 21a 2.  Reflect on the Word | 21b 3.  Resolve to do what the Word says | 22-24 4.  Revel in the rewards promised in the Word | 25

Serious prayers... 1.  Need to be a priority. 2.  Should involve great diversity. 3.  Need to include those in authority. 4.  Rely on God's ability. 5.  Are done with common-unity.

Families that want to be blessed by God must... 1.  Understand that there are real issues facing all families.     These issues include...       ●  The uncertainty of parental authority       ●  The unity of family alliances 2.  Understand that...

Forgiveness -- to excuse for a fault or offense, to pardon/absolve from payment of Truth #1: God can forgive you.  1.  Why do I need God's forgiveness?         ●  Primary reason -- to escape the coming wrath of God         ●  Secondary reasons...

True happiness involves a close relationship with God that is... 1.  Separated from the world.     This involves...       ●  Believing the right things       ●  Behaving the right way       ●  Belonging to the right groups 2.  Satisfied with...

To cultivate Christ-centered community, we must first understand... 1.  The culture in which we live.     Anti-Christian worldviews:       A.  Materialism - "Possessions are God"       B.  Hedonism - "Pleasure is God"       C...

As we explore the Trinity we see that: 1.  The human design is one of immense complexity.2.  We were created for community.3.  We have been given amazing relational capacity.4.  We must delight in, not disparage, our diversity.5.  No matter who we...

Marriages that want to be blessed by God must… 1.  Commit their lives to a Godly home     This commitment requires both the husband and wife to…       ●  Pledge their lives to Jesus Christ individually       ●  Purge sin on a consistent basis       ●...

I want to close out this series by addressing the issues that Paul talks about in these closing verses, but also to do some level of review as well to remind us of where we have been and what it truly means to be a ready follower of Jesus...