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Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Village Church Podcast, Pastor Susan Cepin closes out an epic seven-year journey through the entire Bible with a full-on, hour-long breakdown of Revelation. She gets into why the book was written, how you should actually read it, and how it can open your eyes to who Jesus really is. Susan also unpacks what true worship does to your life and tackles the big,...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode of the Village Church sermon podcast, Pastor Daniel walks us through the letter of 3 John.  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 teac...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode of the Village Church sermon podcast, Pastor Mark walks us through the letter of Jude.  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 teach us...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode of the Village Church sermon podcast, Pastor Mark picks up our summer series on the books of the Bible with a look at 1 John. He walks us through the letter by drawing our attention to three central themes—Light, Love, and Truth.  Support the show Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures as the witness to God’s kingdom break...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode of the Village Church sermon podcast, longtime Villager Karen Lefevre walks us through the letter of 2 John. She reflects on the centrality of the incarnation and challenges us to resist voices that try to water it down. Karen also explores what’s at stake when we refuse to embrace Jesus as fully human—and how that shapes the way we live, love, and hold to the tru...

Send us Fan Mail Catch the latest episode of the Village Sermons podcast! David Sommitz takes us deeper into our Books of the Bible series, focusing on the Letter of 1 Peter. In this episode, he explores belonging and suffering. 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...

Send us Fan Mail Catch the latest episode of the Village Sermons podcast! Pastor Eric takes us deeper into our Books of the Bible series, focusing on the Letter of 2 Peter. In this episode, he explores Christian maturity, false teachers, and Judgement. 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...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Village Church sermon podcast, Pastor Eric concludes the series on Ruth by asking a hard question: Why? Why did Naomi have to lose her husband and sons before experiencing blessing? Why does suffering come first? This reflection opens up a conversation about hope, the shape of an epic life, and the promise of happy endings. Pastor Eric highlights Boaz as the...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Village Church podcast, we continue our sermon series through the book of Ruth. Jim Wroth walks us through the first half of chapter 4, exploring the significance of the city gate, the role of the kinsman redeemer, and Boaz’s intentional plan to marry Ruth. Along the way, Jim challenges us to reflect on our own privilege and consider what the Gospel calls us...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Village Church sermon podcast, Pastor Sue explores Ruth chapter 3. She builds on the previous discussion of honor and shame in Hebrew culture and highlights how the narrative unfolds like a dramatic play. Pastor Sue unpacks the significance of the threshing floor and the layered symbolism of the scene—each detail pointing toward Boaz as the kinsman redeemer...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode of the Village Church podcast, Pastor Eric continues our sermon series through Ruth. The message, titled Need Calls to Risk , begins at the moment in Ruth chapter 2 where Ruth and Naomi face hunger; Ruth steps out, choosing to glean in a stranger’s field. Her path, by chance or providence, leads her to Boaz—her kinsman redeemer. As you listen, consider where God m...

Send us Fan Mail This episode features a replay of the Village Church sermon on the first chapter of Ruth. Pastor Eric Cepin opens the series by guiding the community into the world of the text, helping us recognize how our Western lens—framed by right and wrong, guilt and innocence—can obscure the deeper cultural undercurrents of shame and honor that shaped the story. He highlights how Ruth’s bol...

Send us Fan Mail ChatGPT said: In this episode of the Village Church sermon podcast, Pastor Daniel brings the story of Esther to its close. He draws our attention to the powerful theme of reversal and Esther’s bold decision to speak on behalf of her people. As the narrative concludes, Daniel asks us to consider where we hand over authority in our own lives—and how we might use the influence we car...

Send us Fan Mail  In this sermon, Rod Hugan reflects on Esther 5–6, focusing on the contrast between Haman’s pride and Mordecai’s quiet humility. Through storytelling, personal reflection, and biblical insight, Rod explores how pride distorts our view of honor and how true humility allows us to return to the gates—to serve, to wait, and to trust God’s quiet work in the shadows. A thoughtful invita...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode of the Village Church sermon podcast, Pastor Mark walks us into week three of Esther. The story is starting to unravel. Power is shifting. Plans are tightening. And God? He seems nowhere to be found. But even in the silence, something is stirring beneath the surface.  Support the show Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other Village leaders open the Scriptures...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Village Church podcast, Pastor Mark carries us further into the Eastertide series, guiding us into the rising storm of Esther chapter 3. The story tightens. What once seemed like palace intrigue now begins to expose something far more urgent, far more familiar—the clash between pride and faithfulness, fear and courage, self-preservation and quiet trust. Here...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode of the Village Church sermon podcast, Pastor Eric opens our Eastertide journey with the story of Esther—a story often tucked between grander tales, yet brimming with quiet, unsettling brilliance. From the start, he reminds us that Esther was written not as a fairy tale of triumph but as a mirror held up to those living in exile. This isn’t a tale of fire from heav...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode of the Village Church sermon audio, the community gathers to reflect on the cross. Through selected readings from the Gospel of Matthew and a series of symbolic actions, we are invited to consider the weight of Christ’s death and the cost of our sin. Woven throughout the recording are songs chosen to shape the atmosphere—anchoring us in sorrow, hope, and reverence...

Send us Fan Mail In this Village Church Easter sermon podcast, Pastor Eric Cepin presents a profound comparison—one that invites you to reflect not just theologically, but existentially. He traces two archetypal roads. The first is the road out of Eden. It’s the path humanity took after the catastrophic realization of good and evil. Eyes opened, yes—but not to clarity. To fear. To shame. To isolat...

Send us Fan Mail In the final sermon of the Hot Seat Model series, Pastor Eric teaches on what it looks like to help someone move across the table—from the side of false beliefs and chosen relief to the side of Jesus’ story, true identity, and life in the Kingdom. He focuses on how our God-given longings often get turned into demands, and how that shift can lead us away from trust and toward contr...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode of the Village Church's sermon podcast, Pastor Eric Cepin continues the Lenten series, The Hot Seat Model , by focusing on Jesus' place at the Table of Decision. Eric takes time to unpack what the Gospel truly is. He reflects on the invitation to receive Jesus’ story as our own—how it shapes our identity and calls us into a life marked by repentance, gro...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode from the Village Church’s sermon podcast, Pastor Susan Cepin continues our teaching series on the Hot Seat Model. This model—crafted by her husband, Pastor Eric Cepin—is designed to help people slow down, pay attention to their emotional reactions, and begin tracing them back to the false beliefs shaping their lives. It also creates space to hear the voice of the...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Village Church sermon podcast, Pastor Mark continues unpacking the Hot Seat Model. This week, he turns our attention to what is called the Table of Decision. He begins with a familiar image from the Gospels—the moment when friends tear open a roof to lower a paralyzed man into the presence of Jesus. Mark invites us to consider where we find ourselves in that...

Send us Fan Mail In this second installment of our podcast series on the Hot Seat Model, Pastor Eric thoughtfully explores how our primary negative emotions—fear, disgust, and surprise—often become fertile ground for cultivating false beliefs about ourselves, others, and ultimately, about God. He gently guides us through understanding how these potent emotions, when unexamined, can distort our nar...

Send us Fan Mail In the latest episode from the Village Church sermon podcast, Pastor Eric introduces a fresh series centered around what many warmly call the "Hot Seat Model"—or, perhaps better, the "Table of Decision." This isn’t a novelty, mind you; it's an idea Eric shaped with his community some eighteen years ago. Ever since, it's grown and shifted, refined by e...