Village Green Community Church

For one old man, the arrival of Jesus answered many of the missing pieces to the puzzle of God's Messiah.

Reactions to shocking news are often an opportunity to see someoneès true character, In the case of Mary, her reaction to shocking news was to worship.

It is one thing for a prophet to predict an event, it is another matter altogehter to predict details of that event that make the prediction undeniable.

The messiness of our lives can sometimes reflect how we understand God's love for us. If we are not careful, we can view our messiness as god's judgement, and not as a vehicle for redemption.

Sometimes we can become our own worst enemies. We can fixate on the wrong things and set ourselves up for a greater mess of our own making. How do we fill our minds in a way that is healthy and helpful?

Doing the right thing, in a world gone mad, is often the most difficult thing to do. It can not only be hard but can leave you open to attack and portential suffering. How do we not lose heart?

Fear, when allowed to govern our lives, can leave us helpless and hopeless. But fear can also serve as a signpost to something greater which in turn, builds courage, confidence, and hope.

Anxiety and depression have grown to epicemic proportions. OUr ability to cope with the challenges of life is continually being tested. How do we manage when the darkness overwhelms us?

The pain of the past can fuel our present and future in unhealthy ways. How do we learn to use our pain as a means for growth, and not as a means for bitterness or hatred?

The Bible teaches that there are three forces intent on making life messy. The more aware we are of their tactics, the better we can protect ourselves from their attacks. The third warning is against what the Bible calls; the world.

The Bible teaches that there are three forces intent on making life messy. The more aware we are of their tactics, the better we can protect ourselves from their attacks. The second warning is against what the Bible calls; the flesh.

The Bible teaches that there are three forces intent on making life messy. the more aware we are of their tactics, the better we can protect ourselves from their attacks. the first warning is against our greatest enemy; the devil.

Whenever life gets messy, our reaction is to think something is wrong with us, with life, or with God. What if the times when things are falling apart are the times when things are actually falling into place?

This message focuses on freedom as taught in Galatian 5 and delivered by our missionary partner, Jacob Paul, who along with his wife Leidy, serve in Colombia.

In a world of fake news and the constant barrage of opinions and beliefs, wisdom becomes a tool to filter out what’s good and what needs to be ignored.

Life is full of decisions and in reality, our lives are nothing more than the sum total of our decisions to date. For the wise, each decision is either a future blessing or a future regret.

We’ve all heard it, “Sticks and stones….” Words do matter and knowing the power of words is another tool for those who are wise.

Numbers 33 is a list of the 40 places that the Israelites camped at during their 40 years in the Sinai Desert after fleeing Egyptian slavery. But why did Moses write it? Why did God want it in the Bible? Why should we read it, and how can it help us?

The art of listening well is a discipline of wisdom, even though we often think it just comes naturally.

Generosity can appear to be at odds with the wise use of time and resources, when in fact it’s a factor for wise living.

For the writer of Proverbs, there are essentially two types of people who walk two different paths.

Part of growing in wisdom is learning from the experiences and insights of others.

How does fear contribute to wisdom? Isn’t fear the opposite of faith?

Brent Paul leads in preparation for Communion Sunday.

Our decisions in life determine the pathways we traverse. Though we treat life as having many pathways, the Bible only sees two, the right one and the wrong one.