Aurora Campus Sermons (from Village Bible Church)

A few years ago when I was just out of seminary, I learned that one of my favorite professors was going to be visiting my church. That made me nervous, so I spoke with my dad, who had been a pastor for many years and still is a pastor now. My dad...

1.  Our joy is in the Lord who gives us opportunities to serve each other. 2.  Our joy is in the Lord who gives us contentment. 3.  Our joy is in the Lord who gives us strength in any circumstance.

Let me tell you a little bit about what last Sunday looked like for me and my family in our home. It was one of the most unique Easter Sundays we’ve ever experienced. We stayed home all day, which was not something we normally do, which is usually...

Easter. The time when our Lord and Savior, after enduring the cross, after enduring betrayal and abuse and a criminal’s death, would be placed in the grave as a dead man. But His body was not to decompose or decay. On that third and glorious day, He...

We’ve been walking through the book of Philippians in our series entitled “Relentless Joy” and I’ve been thankful to the Lord for it. I don’t know about you, but especially in our day and age, God in His sovereignty has seen fit to bring us to this...

We’ve called our series “Relentless Joy,” because Philippians is a book about finding joy amidst any of life’s difficult circumstances. This morning we’ll be looking at Philippians 3:1-11, but I want to begin by asking are you surviving or are you...

Turn in your Bible to Philippians 2. We’ve entitled this series “Relentless Joy,” which began in January. We’re studying this four-chapter letter written by the Apostle Paul to a church in the city of Philippi, which is located in modern-day Greece...

In these unfaithful times, we must recognize the... 1.  Chaos we face.     Our chaotic lives...       •  Are difficult       •  Lead to disappointment       •  Cause us to despair       •  Take place for different reasons 2.  Counterfiets we turn...

1.  As we are on mission for Christ, we can see     that there may be conflict.       A.  It can be severe.       B.  It may lead to unfortunate separation.       C.  We should pray that God would use it to            strengthen others. 2.  We need...

As we grow, we may see... 1.  Frustrations spring up.       A.  We may be ignorant of needs       B.  We may be indifferent to needs       C.  We may intentionally discriminate       D.  We may have an ineffective system to help       E.  Any of...

When God is on the move, our faith becomes... 1.  Desirable to all kinds of people.     It is desirable to the...       A.  Saved       B.  Scared       C.  Sexes       D.  Superstitious       E.  Sick       F.  Spiritually oppressed 2.  Dangerous...

Today's passage gives us a... 1.  Snapshot of believers in community.     We are to...       A.  Get together frequently       B.  Grow in unity       C.  Give generously 2.  Sample of generosity.     It comes from a...       A.  Changed heart ...

1.  Acts 3 shows us our helplessness.       A.  Life is tough       B.  We may try our best       C.  But we trust in the wrong things 2.  God's way to help us.       A.  This help shows Jesus' power       B.  This help surprises us     ...

Through the early church in Jerusalem, we see that we are to... 1.  Devote ourselves to the things of God.     Which requires us to...       A.  Study God's Word together       B.  Spend time together       C.  Sup together       D.  Seek God in...

Through Peter's sermon we can see...  1.  What God is doing     He...       A.  Inaugurates the last days       B.  Indwells His people       C.  Informs us of His approaching judgment       D.  Invites all to believe while there is still...

Acts 2 shows us that God is now.. 1.  Residing in believers.       A.  He gives us His power       B.  He is the One who produces change       C.  We must cultivate His presence 2.  Reversing Babel     God show us that He is...       A.  Using the...

Luke gives us an invitation to learn from... 1.  Jesus' final directions.     We often...       A.  Misunderstand what He has for us     And want to know...       B. Mysteries only God knows     Instead, we are given a...       C.  Mission to...

Acts records the startup that is changing the world. 1.  It is an extension of Luke's first message, based     on Jesus'...        A.  Miracles        B.  Message        C.  Mission 2.  It is rooted in the evidence of His resurrection    ...

To fortify our faith in troubled times requires us to remember that God will... 1.  Respond in power.     His power is...       A.  Clearly seen in nature     But often is...       B.  Concealed in our circumstances     Which requires us to...     ...

When we sense God's hand, we need to lay out our... 1.  Pleas.     Our pleas must be based on His...       A.  Word     Which reveals His...       B.  Ways     And what He...       C.  Wants How God has operated in the... 2.  Past.     That...