Sermons From Village Bible Church (sugar Grove Campus)

We’ve been in a series on Colossians entitled, “Preeminent,” which tries to see how the Bible articulates Christ’s preeminence. He is first place. He is numero uno. He is over all things, including our lives and our worship and our walks with Him. I...

Turn in your Bibles to the book of Colossians. We are currently in a series entitled, “Preeminent”. It is a study of Paul’s letter to a church in the city of Colossae, which was located in what is now modern-day Turkey. In this study, we have been...

Last week we learned about Jesus’ preeminence in all things because He’s created all things, He claims ownership over all things and He controls all things—from the largest star to the smallest particle. As we continue in this series, we will examine...

Turn to the book of Colossians as we continue in our series.  Before Christmas, we began to dig into Colossians, trying to understand the culture and people to whom Colossians was written.  We’ve learned in the introduction that the church in Colossae...

1.  Expectations | 1 Corinthians 13:12 2.  Why?! | Psalm 40 3.  Rejoice! (?) | Philippians 4:4-7 4.  Good News | Genesis 3       A.  Everybody's broken       B.  God loves us anyway

The prophet Isaiah reminds us about: 1.  The answer for our corruption.     This answer involves a supernatural:       ●  Love       ●  Light       ●  Life 2.  The attributes of Christ.     The names given speak of:       ●  Profound counsel       ●...

This week we are continuing our series on the Book of Colossians entitled, “Preeminent.” Last week we learned the who, what, why and where of the Book of Colossians. Paul has written a letter to a young, yet growing church in the town of Colossae...

This week we begin a new series on the Book of Colossians entitled, “Preeminent.”  An aged man named Paul wrote this four-chapter book more than 2,000 years ago.  This apostle writes to a small, yet growing church.  In spite of the age of this book...

We would be remiss to not stop and say one of the ways in our “9 Marks of a Healthy Church” series is to look at how we give back to God. Stewardship is our way of worship and telling God that we are full of gratitude for the gifts and the blessings...

Our church is dedicated to inspect its health. We have been asking probing questions in our series entitled, “Fit Church.” Practicing these marks of a healthy church isn’t easy. Becoming a healthy church takes effort—it doesn’t happen by just showing...

Currently, our church is looking at the marks of a healthy church in our series, “FitChurch.” This week, we are addressing Biblical church membership. Normally, our preaching style is exegetical. We usually go verse by verse through books of the...

Currently, our church is going through a series entitled, “FitChurch.” Its purpose is to remind us of what it means to be a healthy church. Is our church healthy? So far, we’ve looked at our preaching, our theology, our understanding of the gospel...

Good morning, Church.  My name is Tim Badal, and I serve as the pastor of preaching at Village Bible Church.  Today, we are continuing our series that we’ve entitled “Fit Church.”  We’ve been looking at different attributes, or marks, of a healthy and...

Turn to the Book of 2 Timothy as we kick off a new series entitled: FitChurch. We’re looking at nine marks of what a healthy church should look like. In 2 Timothy 4:1-5 we see the first mark of a healthy church: Biblical preaching. Here’s what Paul...

1.  Two appeals of delight     These involve a calling of the...       ●  Wise       ●  Wild 2.  Our atrocious decision     Instead of wisdom...       ●  We choose the simple life...       ●  Filled with sin and scoffing...       ●  That leads to...

So far in our series, we have seen that the Book of Proverbs is incredibly down to earth. It’s easy to relate to. It is the place we need to turn when we’re struggling, when we’re dealing with issues that keep us from following Jesus Christ as our...

Let us turn to God’s Word and learn from the Book of Proverbs. We are continuing our series on searching for wisdom in every area of life. Today we are focusing on Proverbs 6. Proverbs are a wonderful – and witty – tool that God uses to point us in...

Sexual immorality is something that is pervasive in our culture today, and as followers of Christ, we ought to address this issue.  Many of you will agree with me saying, “Yes, the world needs this message now more than ever before because sexual...

For the past few weeks, we've been in a series entitled “Proverbs: Search for Wisdom.” Today we are in Proverbs 22 as we endeavor to seek God’s wisdom for our everyday lives. In particular, we’re going to focus our attention on one verse. I want...