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Send us Fan Mail This summer at The Village, we are practicing The Way of Wisdom through Scripture memorization. We are learning to carry God’s Word with us; not as pressure, performance, or religious trivia, but as a way of being formed by Jesus. Scripture gives us language for prayer, courage for obedience, clarity in confusion, and truth when our emotions are loud. Our minds are always being sh...

Send us Fan Mail This summer at The Village, we are practicing The Way of Wisdom through Scripture memorization. We are learning to carry God’s Word with us; not as pressure, performance, or religious trivia, but as a way of being formed by Jesus. Scripture gives us language for prayer, courage for obedience, clarity in confusion, and truth when our emotions are loud. Our minds are always being sh...

Send us Fan Mail This summer at The Village, we are practicing The Way of Wisdom through Scripture memorization. We are learning to carry God’s Word with us; not as pressure, performance, or religious trivia, but as a way of being formed by Jesus. Scripture gives us language for prayer, courage for obedience, clarity in confusion, and truth when our emotions are loud. Our minds are always being sh...

Send us Fan Mail This summer at The Village, we are practicing The Way of Wisdom through Scripture memorization. We are learning to carry God’s Word with us; not as pressure, performance, or religious trivia, but as a way of being formed by Jesus. Scripture gives us language for prayer, courage for obedience, clarity in confusion, and truth when our emotions are loud. Our minds are always being sh...

Send us Fan Mail This summer at The Village, we are practicing The Way of Wisdom through Scripture memorization. We are learning to carry God’s Word with us; not as pressure, performance, or religious trivia, but as a way of being formed by Jesus. Scripture gives us language for prayer, courage for obedience, clarity in confusion, and truth when our emotions are loud. Our minds are always being sh...

Send us Fan Mail This summer at The Village, we are practicing The Way of Wisdom through Scripture memorization. We are learning to carry God’s Word with us; not as pressure, performance, or religious trivia, but as a way of being formed by Jesus. Scripture gives us language for prayer, courage for obedience, clarity in confusion, and truth when our emotions are loud. Our minds are always being sh...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast for the sermon series on memorization, Pastor Susan Cepin introduces Scripture memory and explains how, when practiced regularly, it becomes a lens that helps us understand and see what is true and good.  Support the show Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scriptu...

Send us Fan Mail This is the dramatic conclusion to our Elijah and Elisha series! Pastor Eric walks through Elisha's final moments and how we might have strength in weakness.  Support the show Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of G...

Send us Fan Mail Pastor Daniel discusses the purpose of miracles and how the form us. In the story today God uses Elisha to rescue an axe from the water and a city under siege. Support the show Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God,...

Send us Fan Mail On Pentecost Pastor Mark walks through 2 Kings 5 and the story of Naaman and Gehazi. He invites us into seeking the simple things of faith in God. Support the show Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form...

Send us Fan Mail Pastor Mark asks what drives people to call the prophet. Join in this journey through three stories of Elisha and consider what it looks like for the church today to practice the prophetic. Support the show Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract...

Send us Fan Mail Pastor Eric ask us three questions about following a prophetic call: who needs encouragement, what is God asking you to release, and what needs salt in your inner life? Support the show Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word...

Send us Fan Mail In this Village Church sermon podcast, Pastor Eric looks at Elijah being taken up into heaven by the chariots of fire. He focuses on Elisha, his calling, and the way the prophets in the surrounding towns tried to distract him from following Elijah to the end. Pastor Eric also explores Elisha’s request for a double portion, what that request means, and how the role of prophet takes...

Send us Fan Mail Pastor Mark explores Elijah's calling of Elisha, including the awkwardness of throwing a cloak at someone and the finality of the burning of the plow. Support the show Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, give...

Send us Fan Mail Pastor Eric takes us through Elijah's mountain top experience with God and invites us into real rest with God. Support the show Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form us, confront us, comfort us, a...

Send us Fan Mail Pastor Eric invites us to consider at which table we sit - wisdom or folly - and to consider how Elijah demonstrates courage in confronting Ahab and the prophets of Baal. Support the show Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Wo...

Send us Fan Mail Pastor Marks leads us into a new series looking at the prophets Elijah and Elisha, beginning on Easter with the resurrection of the Sidonian widow's son. Support the show Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, g...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast from The Village Church’s sermon series on Titus, David Sommitz brings Paul’s letter to a close with an energy with a humorous flare. He offers a concise and thoughtful summary of the sermons that came before, then invites the community to consider what it means to do good. Along the way, he asks whether our lives are singing a song of rebellion or the song of the...

Send us Fan Mail Pastor Daniel takes us through our identity as heirs, our role in the family of God, the hope eternal life, and practices for how we can step into our identity. Support the show Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God,...

Send us Fan Mail Pastor Mark continues our Lenten series in Titus by reflecting on the generous outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Support the show Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form us, confront us, comfort us, and tea...

Send us Fan Mail Pastor Mark continues our Lenten journey through Titus 3 by reflecting on the salvation of God and the mercy of Jesus. Support the show Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form us, confront us, comfort us...

Send us Fan Mail Pastor Mark continues our Lenten series through Titus, reflecting on the kindness and love of Jesus and how it connects to God's hesed. Support the show Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form us, c...

Send us Fan Mail Pastor Sue brings us into Lent 2026, beginning Titus 3 with a call to Gather, Practice, Focus, and Celebrate. Support the show Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form us, confront us, comfort us, and tea...

Send us Fan Mail Pastor Eric draws on scripture and church history to invite The Village into fasting during Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday, February 18th. Support the show Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ideas. It is the Word of God, given to form us...

Send us Fan Mail Eric opens our yearly gratitude service by telling the story of God providing a building for our church, then opens the floor for villagers to offer what they are grateful for this year. Support the show Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom breaking into our lives. Scripture gives us more than abstract ide...