Aurora Campus Sermons (from Village Bible Church)

Mary’s obedience reveals a God who does not renege on promises. Mary’s obedience reveals a God who does not experience impossibilities. Mary’s obedience reveals a God who delights in showcasing divine power through human weakness.

1.  Christmas day brought Light into the darkness. 2.  Christmas day brought the Savior to His people.

1.  Expect worldly people to tempt you to dismay (vv. 17–19). 2.  Remember Christ our Savior will defeat all evil (vv. 20–23). 3.  Sing praises to the God who deserves all glory (vv. 24–25)!

God's Word gives us three great reasons to sing Isaac Watts' famous carol: 1.  Jesus gives us joy when He saves us.2.  Jesus gives us joy when we worship Him.3.  Jesus gives us joy as we anticipate His return.

We’re going to be in Psalm 24 this morning, talking about the glory of God. I’ve been excited about preaching through the Psalms this summer. We’ve touched on a variety of topics, but one person asked me, “Why aren’t we talking about some of the...

1.  The realities of God's goodness       •  Secure       •  Strict       •  Sweeping       •  Singular and shared 2.  Our response to God's goodness       •  Revere God with our actions       •  Reveal God's goodness to others 3. ...

It is August and my family is just back from our August vacation. Every year we spend a week in Michigan and we love it. We look forward to it throughout the year. We spend the week mostly on the beach, hanging out with each other. We eat lots of ice...

I want to take you back to the time of Moses. Do you remember Moses, the man called by God to deliver the nation of Israel from slavery in Egypt? This same Moses had a wooden staff that turned into a snake. This same Moses sparred with Pharaoh. This...

In my home, there’s something we like to do around our dinner table called “Highs and Lows.” This is a way for us to go around and share what happened during our day—the highs and the lows. When we get to the point where we’re going to share our highs...

True happiness is found by... 1.  Rejecting the way of the ungodly 2.  Relishing the Word of God 3.  Reaping the rewards

1.  All people should worship God for His great power and      awesome deeds.       •  God's great power means His enemies are no match           for Him.       •  All people can benefit from the fact that He saved Israel. 2.  God's people...

Big Idea: God is wonderfully good, and He lavishes His children with awesome benefits. Bless the Lord! The Benefits of Following God1.  Forgiveness (vv. 3a, 12)       •  Many people minimize their sin and/or manage their sin.       •  We must realize...

It is great to be with you again as we continue our “Village at Home Digital Worship Services.” I have the great privilege of serving here as lead pastor and it is my great honor to kick off our new sermon series, Summer Playlist. We’re going to be...

A couple years ago I received a call from Emily, my wife, and it sounded pretty urgent. She told me that we needed to cancel our plan for the following evening and I wondered what the reason for that could be. She then informed me that we had won $10...

One gift God has never really blessed me with is the gift of art. I’m not good at it and never have been, but I appreciate it. I appreciate seeing something that is so detailed, with such great design behind it. One form of artwork that has always...

We’ve come to the story of Jesus walking on the water in John 6. Let me read verses 16 through 21: 16 When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, 17 got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had...

Open God’s Word to John 6, as we continue in our series “Hit Reset: Seeing our dead ends as divine opportunities.” Today we’re coming to a passage that is remarkable, so I’m looking forward to our time together in God’s Word today. Thus far we’ve...

1.  Jesus cares about our physical well-being.       •  Jesus knows our story.       •  Jesus hears our supplication.       •  Jesus heals sometimes. 2.  Jesus commands spiritual repentance.     Repentance is...       •  Turning from sin       • ...

There are words in a popular song that’s recorded as a prayer that go like this: Bring him peace, bring him joy He’s young, he’s only a boy You can take, you can give Let him be, let him live. If I die, let me die But let him live Bring him...

Please turn to the Gospel of John as we kick off a brand new series that we’ve entitled, “Hit Reset: Seeing our dead ends as divine opportunities.” Now let’s be honest. These last days haven’t been easy. If we’re really honest, we realize we have hit...