Authority in Love (2 Cor. 10)
Welcome to Village Church. We’re a community that’s all about Jesus. To find out more, head to vc.org.au. We’d love to hear from you. In this talk, we explore what makes a healthy church. Specifically, how we understand our relationship with power and authority – as individuals, as leaders, and as a church.
Warnings and Woes (Luke 11:14–12:3)
As Jesus continues to make his way toward the cross, he confronts a tapestry of unbelief: those who deny Jesus, those who make demands of Jesus, and those who destroy the word and work of Jesus. Through these strong warnings, we find that it matters how you get Jesus. Yet tucked away in these three […]
The Nature of Discipleship (Luke 10:1–11:13)
As Jesus begins his journey to Jerusalem, and toward the cross, he begins to unpack to those around him what the pattern of the cross looks like for his followers. In some of the most famous stories every told, we hear about the Good Samaritan and the Lord’s Prayer, and how these point to a […]
Proclaim (2 Timothy 3:10-4:22)
The closing of 2 Timothy brings us in on some of Paul’s final words before he’s put to death for his Christian faith. In this final speech, he wants to make sure that his spiritual son Timothy has everything he needs to stand firm in the gospel. Similarly, Christians today live in a hostile culture, […]
How Can I Be Happy This Christmas? (Psalm 84)
Around us the singing can be heard, “Joy to the world … let heaven and nature sing.” But there are many who don’t feel this joy. How can we be happy this Christmas when all is not calm and all is not bright in our world?
Our Song in Christ (Psalm 98)
Something magical happens when a song can speak straight into your heart. And in this song, we hear all of creation singing to God. Why? Because he is the saviour, the king, and the judge. And on the night when Jesus came into the world, he was met with singing – for the saviour, king, […]
The Faithful Witness (Revelation 1)
In the opening vision of Revelation, the risen Christ appears to John to encourage him, in the “affliction, kingdom, and endurance that are in Jesus.” This vision of Christ is glorious, his words are comforting, and this vision opens the door for all the hope that is about to come throughout the book.
The Sunday Gathering: A Guide to Serving at Village Church
At the start of the year we ran an event called Village Boot Camp. It was an opportunity for us to think through the Sunday gathering, why we do what we do, and how we do it – as well as providing some hands-on training for certain areas of serving at church. As Village continues […]
Growing Pains (Part 3 of 4)
If you’ve read the past two posts on the challenges of growing at Village (Don’t feel like you have to know everyone and Village is bigger, but that’s not bad(der))…thanks! Here’s the third request: Don’t give up on Sundays As our community grows, it’s easy to think you won’t be missed, or you’re not that […]
Growing Pains (Part 2 of 4)
So in the last post about growing pains we spoke about not feeling like we have to know everyone. We want to be warm, welcoming, open & hospitable to everyone, even while we invest deeply in significantly fewer people than that, often through Growth Groups. I mentioned there were four things I wanted to look […]