The Dawn of Redeeming Grace Brings Peace Luke 2:8-14 & Philippians 4:6-9 The Village Chapel - 12/07/2025 During the Advent season, we sing and talk a lot about peace. But instead of being peace-full, why are so many people falling to pieces? What does the Bible teach us about how to handle unrest, worry, fear, and anxiety? Join Pastor Jim as he connects the dots between the first appearing of God’s “Prince of Peace” into the world, and how life in Christ can bring lasting peace to our he...

The Dawn of Redeeming Grace Brings Hope Isaiah 8:16-9:7 Sermon Notes & Quotes The Village Chapel - 11/30/2025 In a world marked by deep darkness and spiritual hunger, the Advent season speaks with unusual honesty. The prophet Isaiah describes a people stumbling through distress and gloom, grasping for answers anywhere but God. Yet into that darkness comes a light not awakened from within us but shining upon us. An illuminating and intrusive grace that reveals our need and draws us back to...

Remembering God’s Word Psalm 119:49-80 The Village Chapel - 11/23/2025 Have you ever found yourself unable to sleep, replaying the questions you can’t quite silence? Where is God when the world feels so broken? Why does my heart ache the way it does? And is there a word from Him that can steady me when life shakes me to my core? Psalm 119:49–80 gives language to the longings we all feel—the yearning for hope when we are weary, for comfort when we’re hurting, and for clarity when the world ar...

Growing in God's Word Psalm 119:25-48 The Village Chapel - 11/16/2025 Have you ever felt the weight of the world pressing down, leaving you clinging to the very dust? When sorrow runs deep and our strength fades, where do we turn? Psalm 119 speaks directly to those moments of weariness, reminding us that the Word of God—and the God of the Word—meets us right there. He lifts us up, breathes new life into weary hearts, and gently teaches us His ways. In His Word, God reveals himself as the Go...

Delighting in the Word of God Psalm 119:1-24 The Village Chapel - 11/09/2025 Have you ever hungered for a word that steadies your soul, a word that lights your path when the way grows dark, or a word that stirs hope and awakens joy when your heart feels heavy? Psalm 119 invites us to such a word—not just to read it and study it, but to delight in it—to savor each phrase, each promise, each truth. And even more than that, to delight in the God who speaks it: the God whose heart is revealed i...

Peace To You Luke 24:36-53 The Village Chapel - 11/02/2025 On the evening of the resurrection, the disciples huddled together unsure what to make of the rumors and eyewitness accounts that Jesus was alive. Then suddenly, He stood among them. The same hands that had been pierced were now in front of them. The same voice that cried out on the cross now spoke peace into their despair. In that moment, the disciples were changed. The crucified one was not only alive—He was bodily present, eating ...

Rekindled Hearts Luke 24:13-35 The Village Chapel - 10/26/2025 Two disciples walk the seven miles from Jerusalem to Emmaus, trying to make sense of the unthinkable. Their hope had been nailed to a cross and buried in a tomb. Disappointment hung heavy in the air as the promise of the resurrected Jesus was nowhere to be seen—until a stranger joined them on the road. Step by step, He listened, questioned, and opened the Scriptures until their cold hearts began to glow with the hope of the resur...

This Changes Everything Luke Luke 24:1-12 The Village Chapel - 10/19/2025 We’re constantly told, “Do this one thing, and your life will never be the same.” Three steps, 90 days, and you'll be unrecognizable—according to social media, at least. But what if the one thing that truly changes everything… has already happened? What if someone already did the one thing that reshapes history, eternity, your story, and mine, too? What if Jesus actually did what He promised—rise from the dead- and His...

Defining Moments: The Burial of Jesus Christ Luke 23:50-56 The Village Chapel - 10/12/2025 Each of our lives is shaped by what we might call “defining moments”—those hinge points that change the course of our life in significant ways. We can see some of these moments coming. Others we only recognize when looking back, and we can see the gracious hand of God weaving through our good and bad choices, our challenges, our joys, and our pain—forming us, changing us, preparing us for what comes ne...

The Village Chapel - 10/05/2025 Why did Jesus die? Was it betrayal, political corruption, mob injustice—or was there something deeper? In Luke 23:26–49 we come to the very heart of the Christian faith: the cross of Christ. Here, in one of history’s most pivotal moments, we see God’s justice, love, wisdom, and power converge. The crucifixion is not just a tragic ending—it is God’s eternal plan to bring redemption, forgiveness, and new life to all who will believe. In this message, “Why Did ...

Beauty for Ashes, Diamonds for Dirt Luke 23:1-25 The Village Chapel - 09/28/2025 In the early morning hours of what we now call Good Friday, Jesus was taken by the religious leaders to stand trial before Pontius Pilate. In Luke’s account, Jesus speaks only five words when he responds to Pilate’s question, “Are you the King of the Jews?” and says, “It is as you say.” We come to a crossroads in this account: Courage and cowardice converge; actual authority and power are displayed through silen...

What is your response to Jesus Christ? Luke 22:63-71 The Village Chapel - 09/21/2025 Curious about God? Seeking truth about who Jesus was and is? This study, rooted in the Gospels’ parallel accounts, helps us discover the powerful question at the heart of Christianity: What is your response to Jesus Christ? This sermon unveils three realities: 1. There are those who are Belligerent Unbelievers, who reject God, risking eternal consequences. 2. Jesus was a Suffering Savior who sacrificed all ...

In the Garden of Gethsemane Luke 22:35-62 The Village Chapel - 09/14/2025 In Luke 22:35-62, we are taken into the dark hours of Thursday night in the Garden of Gethsemane. Here, Jesus kneels in prayer, staggering under the weight of sin and the cup of wrath He alone must drink. Betrayed by Judas, abandoned by the disciples, and soon denied by Peter, Jesus nevertheless submits fully to the Father’s will. In His agony, His arrest, and His mercy—even healing the ear of one sent to seize Him—we ...

The Upside-Down Kingdom: Redefining Greatness Luke 22:24-34 The Village Chapel - 09/07/2025 In a world consumed by wealth, status, and the pursuit of greatness, Jesus turns everything upside down. Luke 22 unveils a radical truth: true greatness isn’t about outshining others or chasing personal glory—it’s about humility, service, and deep heart transformation at work in the lives of believers, through God’s grace. As the disciples bickered over which of them was greatest, Jesus modeled ...

The Divine Conspiracy Luke 22:1-23 The Village Chapel - 08/31/2025 In the shadowed drama of Luke 22:1-23, a sinister plot brews as Judas, Satan, and the religious elite conspire against Jesus. Yet, amidst this betrayal, a greater plan unfolds—Christ's divine conspiracy of love and redemption. This sermon unveils the stark contrast between human treachery and God's relentless grace, inviting us to examine our hearts and respond to a Savior who pursues even the betrayer. Are you part of His tr...

Lift Up Your Heads, Your Redemption Is Near Luke 21:5-38 The Village Chapel - 08/24/2025 The Olivet Discourse in Luke’s gospel (and its synoptic counterparts) is one of the most debated texts in the history of biblical scholarship….. We cannot know with certainty what Jesus himself did not choose to fully reveal — the timing of his return. But Jesus gave his disciples reasons to be encouraged amidst warnings of earthly catastrophe, divine wrath, and the persecution that would come with follo...

Where Duty Meets Delight Luke 21:1-4 The Village Chapel - 08/17/2025 We live in a world that values more of everything-bigger, better, faster, stronger, richer, all of which capture our attention. But while the economy of the world is all about getting, the economy of heaven is all about giving… for God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son. Join us this week as we study Luke 21, verses 1 through 4. We’ll examine the story of a poor widow’s tiny yet extravagant offering, whi...

God of the Living Luke 20:27-47 The Village Chapel - 08/10/2025 In Luke 20:27-47, we find Jesus face-to-face with the Sadducees, confronting both their skepticism about the resurrection and their wrong approach to God’s Word. In a world where so many voices vie for authority, Jesus reminds us that true hope is found not in our own assumptions or traditions, but in the living God who still speaks through his Word. Jesus exposes empty religion and reveals the life-transforming power of resurre...

The Village Chapel - 08/03/2025 We live in a cultural moment that is deeply suspicious of authority. We’ve seen power corrupt, leaders fail, and institutions crumble. The solution many propose is to throw off all authority—to live ‘free,’ answerable to no one. But what if autonomy isn’t the answer? What if the real problem isn’t authority itself, but the wrong kind of authority? In Luke 19 and 20, Jesus walks into the temple and claims authority like no one else—an authority that doesn’t exp...

Fruitful in His Kingdom Luke 19:11-27 The Village Chapel - 07/27/2025 "What kind of King is Jesus? And what does He expect of us while we wait for His return?" In Luke 19, Jesus tells a provocative parable about a nobleman, two good servants, one bad servant, and a group of hateful citizens who reject the nobleman’s rule altogether. It’s a story about stewardship, rejection, fear, and faithfulness. Join Pastor Jim as he explores what it means to be faithful in the in-between—the se...