Sunday Sermons from The Village Chapel

To Seek and Save Luke 19:1-10 The Village Chapel - 07/20/2025 We all desire to know and be known, to love and be loved, and to live a life that is somehow significant. How do we accomplish this? Is it through success, wealth, or possessions? Through fame or popularity? In Luke chapter 19, Jesus crosses paths with a man named Zacchaeus, who is full of wealth and success but empty of significance. W...

Entering the Kingdom like a Child  Luke 18:15-43 The Village Chapel - 07/06/2025 In Luke 18, Jesus makes a stunning claim: “Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” It’s a simple sentence—but it raises an important question: What does it actually mean to have child-like faith? How we answer that shapes not only how we relate to God, but how we understand the go...

Does Prayer Work? Luke 18:1-14 The Village Chapel - 07/06/2025 Does God actually hear our prayers—or is prayer merely wishful thinking and positive self-talk? In a world that sometimes feels the weight of heaven’s silence and is drowning in the hopelessness of skepticism, Jesus told two parables—one about a widow and a judge, the other about a Pharisee and a tax collector. These stories speak dire...

Thy Kingdom Come, My Kingdom Go Luke 17:20-37 The Village Chapel - 06/29/2025 In a world where uncertainty and fear often dominate the headlines, Jesus’ words in Luke 17:20-37 invite us to look beyond the chaos and consider a deeper reality: the Kingdom of God that has come in Jesus and that will come in its fullness when He comes again. As Jesus nears the cross, his message becomes urgent—challen...

What Does it Mean to Follow Jesus? Luke 17:1-19 The Village Chapel - 06/22/2025 When Jesus speaks, disciples lean in. Not just because His words are powerful, but because they are also personal. Luke 17 is one of those moments. Jesus isn’t speaking to the crowds here—He’s talking to His disciples. To those who claim to follow Him. What He says isn’t flashy or sensational. It’s not the kind of cont...

Across the Great Divide Luke 16:14-31 The Village Chapel - 06/15/2025 Luke 16 begins with a conversation Jesus has with his disciples about faithfulness with money and righteous stewardship in the kingdom. He continues that conversation with the Pharisees, who are lovers of money and need to be reminded of the sanctity and reverence of God’s Law. Jesus tells them a fascinating story of two men and...

Shrewdness, Stewardship & Submission in the Kingdom Luke 16:1-13 The Village Chapel - 06/08/2025 In the three parables of Jesus in Chapter 15 of Luke's gospel, we saw how precious lost people are to God. The parable of the prodigal son ended with the father explaining to his older son that all the father has already belongs to him. In Chapter 16, Jesus speaks to his disciples about faithf...

The Fellowship of the Forgiven Luke 15 The Village Chapel - 06/01/2025 Have you ever lost something precious—something you feared was gone for good—only to experience the overwhelming relief and joy of finding it again? In Luke 15, Jesus tells a trio of parables about lost things: a sheep, a coin, and two sons. Each story offers a window into the heart of God for those who are lost. This week, joi...

Real Discipleship, Real Cost, Real Impact Luke 14:25-35 The Village Chapel - 05/25/2025 You were made for more. More than mere survival. More than greater success. More than just discovering your “self”. Beneath every craving for purpose, every longing to belong, and every restless ache for something more—is a deeper call. It’s the voice of Jesus, saying, “Follow Me.” But His call on our lives isn...

The Table Set by Grace Luke 14:1-24 The Village Chapel - 05/18/2025 What if true freedom begins with honesty? What if real joy grows in the soil of humility? What if grace doesn’t ask you to earn your seat—but simply invites you to come?  There is a table—where you don’t have to be a somebody to get a seat, where the humble become the joyful, and where outcasts, outsiders and the overlooked are al...

The Narrow Door Is Open Wide Luke 13 The Village Chapel - 05/11/2025 In Luke 13, Jesus reminds his listeners that there is a universal need for repentance, no matter the circumstances of their lives. The door to the kingdom is narrow, and for now,  is flung open wide with an invitation to all to enter. But Jesus also warns us that at some point, that door will be closed. Join Pastor Matt as we stu...

This Day and That Day Luke 12:35-59 The Village Chapel - 05/04/2025 Waiting is rarely easy, but in Luke 12:35-59, Jesus calls His disciples to wait with a watchful readiness that is anything but passive. His call is to stay dressed for action (be ready), to keep our lamps burning (stay awake), and to live each day with hearts anchored in the promise of His return (eager for His arrival). Our waiti...

Tune My Heart Luke 12:22-34 The Village Chapel - 04/27/2025 We live in a world drowning in fear, crippled by anxiety, and drifting into endless distraction. From the rising of the sun to its going down, our hearts are often tossed about—scrolling, striving, worrying and wondering. But what if our restless souls could be tuned, like an instrument, to the joyful music of heaven? In Luke 12, Jesus ca...

The Rest of the Easter Story  Acts 1: 1-11 The Village Chapel - 04/20/2025 Acts 1:1-11 captures a pivotal moment in redemption history—the resurrected Christ prepares His disciples for their mission and then suddenly ascends into the heavens to be seated at the right hand of God the Father. Immediately, two angels appear and reiterate the powerful promise of Christ’s second coming.  This passage r...

The Return of the King: Palm Sunday Luke 19:28-48 The Village Chapel - 04/13/2025 Why have Christians observed Palm Sunday each year for the past 2,000 years? Why is it often called the “Triumphal Entry”? And why did Jesus choose to ride into Jerusalem on a donkey? Some misunderstood what Jesus was doing that day—and many still do. Some expected a political liberator. Others rejected or ignored Hi...

Full Barns and Empty Hearts: The Gospel According to Luke  Luke 12:1-21 The Village Chapel - 04/06/2025 Fear is a powerful force. It can drive us to action or paralyze us in uncertainty. But the question Jesus asks us in Luke 12:1-21 is not whether we fear, but whom we fear. The solution Jesus gives us to our fears may come as a surprise. Rather than fearing man, He calls us to fear the One who ho...

Wisdom in Warnings: The Gospel According to Luke  Luke 11:33-54 The Village Chapel - 03/30/2025 We often picture Jesus as the ultimate example of being kind-hearted and soft-spoken, but he is also unafraid to speak hard words of truth in love when necessary. In Luke 11:33-54, Jesus encounters Pharisees and lawyers at a dinner and severely criticizes them for their external religion and adherence t...

The Stronger One: The Gospel According to Luke  Luke 11:14-32 The Village Chapel - 03/23/2025 The mercy of God often arrives in ways we don’t expect. In Luke 11:14–32, Jesus confronts spiritually hardened hearts and warns of vulnerability to the schemes of Satan. When He casts out a mute demon, the crowd marvels—but others resist, question and accuse. Jesus doesn’t simply silence the critics; He r...

The Gift, Privilege & Power of Prayer: The Gospel According to Luke  Luke 11:5-13 The Village Chapel - 03/16/2025 Prayer is one of God’s greatest gifts—an open invitation to commune with the Creator of the universe. Yet, if we’re honest, we often approach it with mixed motives, distracted hearts, and uncertain faith. In Luke 11:5-13, Jesus teaches that prayer is not only a gift but also a priv...

Lord, Teach Us to Pray: The Gospel According to Luke  Luke 11:1-4 The Village Chapel - 03/09/2025 Do you ever wonder if prayer really works or makes a difference? Does God truly hear and answer our prayers? In this sermon, Pastor Jim dives into the Lord's Prayer (Luke 11:1-4), uncovering what prayer is—and isn’t. Is prayer simply making requests for what we want, or is it our lifeline to God,...

First Things First: The Gospel According to Luke  Luke 10:38-42 The Village Chapel - 03/02/2025 In a world that glorifies much-ness, many-ness, productivity and busyness, are we missing what matters most? When Jesus visited Martha and Mary, one was distracted, worried and bothered with her hospitality and preparations, the other was sitting close to Jesus, listening to His Word. How does their sto...

Unexpected Mercy: The Gospel According to Luke  Luke 10:25-37 The Village Chapel - 02/23/2025 The parable of the Good Samaritan is one of Jesus’ most well-known teachings, but its depth goes far beyond a simple moral lesson. In Luke 10:25-37, Jesus responds to a lawyer’s question about inheriting eternal life by pointing to the heart of God’s law: love for God and love for neighbor. Yet, through t...

Field Notes From the Harvest: The Gospel According to Luke  Luke 10:1-24 The Village Chapel - 02/16/2025 Did you know that there is only one place in the New Testament where we read that Jesus rejoiced? What was he rejoicing about? What captured his heart and soul? It was the saving of souls, because it is the desire of God that none should perish, but that all should reach repentance. Join us as...

The Greatness of Humility: The Gospel According to Luke Luke 9:46-62 The Village Chapel - 02/09/2025 In Luke 9:46-62, Jesus confronts two of the most pressing issues in the life of a disciple— ambition and commitment . As the disciples argue over who is the greatest, we see a reflection of our own struggle for significance and recognition. Jesus turns our idea of greatness on its head by teaching...

A Glimpse of His Glory The Gospel According to Luke  Luke 9:28-45 The Village Chapel - 02/02/2025 Some moments change everything. The disciples had walked with Jesus for a while now—learning as eyewitnesses of Jesus' healing, teaching, and preaching the Gospel of the kingdom. Now, at the Transfiguration of Christ, on a high mountain, Jesus peeled back the veil between heaven and earth, reveal...