Village Church Audio

By the grace of God, Village Church has experienced explosive growth over the last two years. It is important therefore to periodically come back to what the church is all about so it doesn't experience mission drift. In this message we explore the mission of Village Church and the three core things at the heart of that mission - gospel, community and culture.

Ruth Revealed - 12: A provocative sermon which unpacks keeping your sex life seductive in marriage, and following Jesus to the dangerous places.

Ruth Revealed - 11: Boaz is called Ruth and Naomi's redeemer. In this sermon we explore what that means in regard to gospel generosity, and personal redemption against the backdrop of the failure of men.

Ruth Revealed - 10: What is true biblical blessing? And what about people who were Christians and walked away from Jesus?

Ruth Revealed - 9: Many people so understand the message of God's grace in Jesus that they get lazy, don't grow, and actually use it as a licence to sin without conviction. Ruth challenges and shows us that while grace is opposed to works, to save it is not opposed to effort to sanctify.

Ruth Revealed - 8: God challenges our entire culture of entitlement - that we deserve Him, salvation and a good life. Ruth shows us what it's like to have grace (undeserved favour) change everything.

Ruth Revealed - 7: Boaz and Ruth speak to our culture. They are single, sinful and in need of understanding the gospel as a way of life rather than religion.

Phase two of Village Church's global mission vision regarding the Dalit people in India.

Ruth Revealed - 6: In this sermon Pastor Mark unpacks the biblical women-a "worthy women"-against the backdrop of our cultural ideas of womanhood.

Ruth Revealed - 5: Unpacking the biblical model of manhood in a culture built to encourage men never to grow up. Boaz is a great example of a worthy man; A man of war who takes responsibility for the life of those around him, especially his family, all because he loves God deeply.

Ruth Revealed - 4: What's the difference between someone who follows Jesus until the end with a good and godly legacy, and someone who goes back to the life they came from? Orpah gives up on God and goes back to her false gods, and in so doing wastes her life. How do we not waste our lives?

A few highlights from 2011 of what God challenged us with and how it changed us.

For many Christmas is about gifts and family. Good things. But as Jesus often taught: good things can actually blind us to the true meaning of something. What is Christmas all about and how can we trust the One whom it is about?

Was Jesus born on December 25? Did three kings really visit him? Is Jesus just a mythological man based on the ancient religions of old? This sermon debunks the Christ Myth theory and unpacks many myths that have crept into the Christmas story.

Many people in our culture try to find God through a variety of religious systems and self-help gurus. The true answer though, to being free and securing eternal life, is found only through faith in Jesus Christ. He is the new and better way!