Valley Avon Podcast

Scripture Reference: Micah 6:1-8, 7:18-20

Scripture Reference: Psalm 13:1-6, Psalm 34:15-22

Scripture Reference: Amos 6:1-7, 7:7-9

Don't we all want to feel "restored"? Our series takes us to the prophet Joel, and an amazingly relevant major message about sin, repentance, and restoration. Scripture Reference: Joel 2:1-11

In the first message of the series, Pastor Emeritus Jay Abramson shares from Hosea, what some call "the second-greatest story in the Bible." Scripture Reference: Hosea 11:1-4, 8-9

How might your next step in generosity not only impact the world, but also help YOU? Scripture Reference: Acts 15:36-41

Listening to God isn't like shaking a Magic 8 Ball and waiting for an answer to appear. We hear God when we repeatedly take tangible next steps to draw closer to Him. Scripture Reference: Acts 13:1-13

Senior Pastor Rob O'Neal kicks off a new teaching series that explores how Barnabas shows how to take our next steps with Jesus.   Scripture Reference: Acts 11:19-26

In the final message of the series, Pastor Rob shows from the Bible why this common cultural view of religion is actually a cunning lie wielded by Satan.   Scripture Reference: Revelation 20:7-15

In the fourth message of the five-week series, Pastor Rob explores a lie the denies the reality of the spiritual world -- and distorts our efforts to follow Jesus. Scripture Reference: Ephesians 6:10-20

Pastor Joe Funderburk uncovers Lie No. 3 in our message series. How can we resist the temptation to fall into this lie and play "the blame game"? Scripture Reference: James 4:7-10

In the second message of the series, Pastor Rob explores this devastating lie, an effective tool of the Devil from Adam and Eve to today. Scripture Reference: John 8:39-44

In the first message of the series, Pastor Rob explores the lie that you should follow your bliss ... and what the Bible reveals as truth instead. Scripture Reference: Isaiah 14:12-15

Pastor Rob's Easter message focuses on God's work in the Resurrection: What did it really accomplish?   Scripture Reference: Matthew 28:1-8

Do you feel that you lack the willpower to love and obey Jesus the way you know you should? As we enter Holy Week, here's a message of encouragement from John 14.

Why do some people come to faith in Christ, and some don't? Jesus' explanation of the Holy Spirit in John 14 gives us some answers!

World Outreach Week concludes with a message about how Jesus is responding to our prayers, even while we wait for His return. Scripture Reference: John 14:12-14

Guest speaker Leith Anderson kicks off World Outreach Week, exploring why this is the perfect time to be 'The Going Church for the Coming Lord. Scripture Reference: Matthew 25:14-19 (1984 NIV)

To truly know who God is, we must get to know Jesus -- by receiving Him and digging deeper into all that He is. Scripture Reference: John 14:7-11

This week marks the beginning of our new series, titled: While you wait, God Works. In the first sermon, Pastor Rob dives into John 14 to try to determine: While we've been waiting for Jesus for 2,000 years, what has God been doing?

In the final sermon of the series, Pastor Rob explores 1 Peter 5, in which God calls us to stand firm, knowing He is in charge. Scripture Reference: 1 Peter 5

Popular culture is often at odds with God's plan for the glories of marriage and singleness. Valley Simsbury Pastor Mark Woof shares encouragement from 1 Peter 4 as we all try to stay "on course."

Senior Pastor Rob O'Neal explores 1 Peter 3 to discover four pieces of encouragement as we go about trying to bless others in a post-Christian culture. Scripture Reference: 1 Peter 3:8-12

How should Christians relate to authority in a post-Christian world? God gives us four key principles, in the book of 1 Peter. Scripture Reference: 1 Peter 2:13-25

In the third sermon of the series, Pastor Rob explores why it's biblical -- and helpful as a disciple -- to think of ourselves as "Ambassadors for Christ." Scripture Reference: 1 Peter 2:1-12