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The gospel is good news because Jesus has already done what we never could. In the opening message of our new Galatians series, The Gospel + Nothing , we explore why the moment we add anything to the finished work of Christ...our performance, morality, religion, or good intentions...we don't improve the gospel...we destroy it. In Galatians 1:1–10, the Apostle Paul sounds the alarm against every co...

Jesus warns that received great revelation yet refused to repent, reveals the Father to the humble, and invites weary sinners to find rest in Him. In this message, Pastor Jon explores greater accountability, the dangers of self-sufficiency, and the soul-rest that is found in Christ alone. Learn more about Village: Village – A Christian Fellowship Support the ministry: Give Online

In this sermon, we examine Jesus’ defense of John the Baptist, the nature of true repentance, and the danger of resisting Christ because He does not fit our preferences. Jesus shows that the kingdom advances through faithful conviction, forces a response, and exposes the excuses of hard hearts. Even in suffering, doubt, and opposition, King Jesus remains vindicated by His works and still invites s...

What do you do when Jesus doesn’t meet your expectations? In Week 1 of our new series Come to Me , we walk through Matthew 11:1–6 and encounter a surprising moment: John the Baptist — the bold prophet who prepared the way for Jesus — now sits in prison wrestling with confusion and disappointment. From unanswered prayers to lingering suffering, this message explores what happens when faith collides...

It’s possible to associate with Jesus, without ever truly aligning with Him. In this message from Matthew 10:32–39, we come face-to-face with a reality we often try to avoid: following Jesus isn’t casual, private, or cost-free. There is no neutral ground. No middle space. Jesus calls us to openly acknowledge Him, to stand with Him, and to reorder our entire lives around Him. That kind of allegianc...

Why do we stay silent when it matters most? In this message from Matthew 10:26–31, we explore how the fear of man quietly shrinks our witness—keeping us from living boldly for Jesus. But Jesus doesn’t call us to be fearless…He calls us to fear rightly. When the fear of God outweighs every other voice, everything changes. Our obedience, our boldness, and our freedom all begin to take shape. And her...

Does following Jesus lead to comfort & favor in this life? In this message from Matthew 10, Jesus prepares His disciples for the reality of the sent life: opposition, pressure, and the cost of being identified with Him. If you’ve ever wondered why faithfulness can feel hard; why standing for truth creates tension; this passage gives clarity—and hope. Because the sent life is also the shared li...

In this message from Gospel of Matthew 10:1–15, we see that following Jesus isn’t just about what happens to you; it’s about what happens through you. Before the disciples are sent, they are called to be with Jesus. And from that relationship flows everything: their authority, their message, their dependence, and their responsibility. This sermon walks through four defining marks of the sent life:...

What if Christianity isn’t about improving your life—but replacing it altogether? In this Easter message, we explore the powerful truth of Romans 6:4: that through Jesus’ death and resurrection, your old life isn’t fixed...it’s buried. And in its place, God offers something entirely new. This isn’t behavior modification. It’s resurrection. Whether you feel stuck in cycles you can’t break, weighed...

What if the biggest factor in your spiritual growth isn’t just your habits… but your people? In this message from Hebrews 10, we see that God never intended for you to follow Jesus alone. You are being shaped—right now—by the relationships around you. The question is: are they helping you drift… or helping you grow? We explore what it means to “consider one another” and how real, gospel-centered c...

In this message, we explore God’s design for life together through confession, forgiveness, and healing. Because of what Christ has done, we don’t have to hide, pretend, or keep score. Instead, we can live in a rhythm of grace; confessing humbly, forgiving freely, and experiencing real healing in community. This is how the gospel transforms not just our hearts… but our relationships. Join us as we...

The gospel doesn’t just reconcile us to God—it reshapes how we relate to one another. In the New Testament, the phrase “one another” appears nearly sixty times. These commands describe the kind of community the gospel is meant to create: a people who actively love, serve, encourage, forgive, and carry one another’s burdens. In this first message of the One Anothering series, we explore Jesus’ comm...

Our culture tells us that the fully human life is a self-sovereign life; where you define your truth, determine your purpose, and answer to no one but yourself. But the story of Scripture tells a different story. From the beginning, humanity has chased the throne. Yet in Jesus we see what true humanity actually looks like. Though He possessed all authority, Jesus did not grasp for power, He humble...

In this message, we explore what Scripture means when it calls believers “strangers,” “exiles,” and “citizens of heaven.” What if much of our anxiety, frustration, and spiritual drift comes from forgetting who we really are? The consumer identity says life is about maximizing comfort, curating experiences, and protecting preferences. The gospel says something different: this world is not your home...

In a culture shaped by Moral Therapeutic Deism, it’s easy to believe God mainly wants us to be nice and feel good. But the Bible reveals something far greater — and far more unsettling: God is holy. In this message, Nick Rozema explores why God’s holiness is our biggest problem, why heaven is about more Christ (not just more comfort), and why good people don’t go to heaven; justified people do. Tr...

We are more connected than ever; and yet loneliness is epidemic. Our culture tells us to find ourselves in isolation or define ourselves against the crowd. But Scripture offers something better: identity formed in Christ, among His people. In this message, we explore how God shapes us not in private spirituality, but through shared life, gospel-shaped dialogue, and faithful presence in the church....

Our culture tells us that who we really are lives deep inside our feelings and desires; and that the body is something to manage, ignore, or overcome. Scripture tells a very different story. In this message, we explore the Bible’s vision of the human person as an integrated, embodied being; created by God, corrupted by sin, redeemed by Christ, and destined for bodily resurrection. From Genesis to...

Covenant, Not Consent God Governs Reality, Not Individual “Truth” We live in a world where freedom is defined by choice and truth is treated as something we authorize from the inside out. If I didn’t choose it, it can’t bind me. If it doesn’t align with me, it can’t claim me. But Scripture tells a very different story. Webside: https://www.sacvillage.org

Who has the right to define your life? In a culture that celebrates self-definition and autonomy, Scripture tells a very different story. In this message, we confront the modern assumption that identity is something we create and instead recover the biblical truth that we are created, not constructed . From Genesis to the cross, the Bible exposes self-constructed identity not as freedom, but as re...

If our identity in Christ is secure, why does growth still feel slow—and why do old struggles remain? In this message, we explore how spiritual formation works not as self-improvement, but as learning to live from the identity we’ve already received through union with Christ. From Romans 6 and Ephesians 4, we see that struggle doesn’t mean grace has failed—it means formation is underway. God is fa...

In this opening message of the True & Better: A Gospel Identity series, we step back and ask a deeper question: What does God say about who we are? Anchored in Genesis 1–3 and Philippians 3 , this sermon explores the biblical story of identity; received in creation, fractured by sin, and restored in Christ. We’ll see why identity cannot bear the weight of performance, success, or self-definiti...

As a new year begins, many of us quietly assume that everything depends on us; our effort, discipline, endurance, and productivity. Rest feels risky. Sabbath can feel impossible. But the Bible tells a different story. In this message, we return to the opening pages of Scripture to see that God rested not because He was tired, but because the work was finished. From creation, through Israel’s wilde...

The final Sunday of the year invites reflection: what’s changed, what hasn’t, what we hoped would be different by now, and what we’re still waiting on. In this message from 2 Peter 3, we look beyond the first Advent , when Christ came in humility, to the last Advent , when Christ will return in glory. Peter speaks to believers living in the in-between; between promise fulfilled and promise still c...

We live in a world driven by effort, performance, and self-improvement. Try harder. Do better. Be more disciplined. But what if the heart of Christianity isn’t about what we do at all? In Romans 8:1–4, the apostle Paul tells the Christmas story in a surprising way—not as a celebration of human potential, but as an announcement of divine intervention. When the law could not save us, when effort fai...

In this Advent message from 2 Corinthians 8:7–9, Paul frames Christian giving not as obligation or guilt, but as a response to the self-giving grace of Jesus Christ. This sermon explores why we resist having our love tested, how the incarnation is God’s proof of love, and how grace forms generosity from the inside out. Advent becomes not just a season of sentiment, but a mirror—revealing what we c...