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What Defines Us – Rev. Melanie Hardison
July 19, 2020 16:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBRev. Melanie Hardison preaches from Genesis 32:22-31. This is the story of Jacob’s long night of wrestling on a riverbank. She explores how Jacob perseveres, and what this story might mean for us today and in the weeks and months ahead. Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Instagram @villagechurchpv YouTube @villagepresbyterianchurch To joi...
Reading Rizpah - Rev. Hallie Hottle
July 12, 2020 16:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBRev. Hallie Hottle preaches about the story of Rizpah in 2 Samuel 21: 10-14. Rizpah is a grieving mother, protecting the bodies of her lynched sons. Her protest is tragic and unrelenting, and it’s the thing that finally moves the king to right the wrongs, make the reparations, take down the bones. Only then does the land begin to grow again. In this day when bones still line our hillsides and a famine of justice persists in our land, perhaps we need to spend some time reading Rizpah. Suppo...
Be Courageous – Rev. Tom Are
July 05, 2020 16:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBRev. Tom Are preaches from Joshua 1:1-9. As Joshua leads God's people into the promised land, God tells him, "be strong and courageous." He, and all the people, needed courage not simply because battles awaited, but because they knew they were to live as a people shaped by God's word. To live faithful to the word of God always requires courage. Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? pastoral-car...
Be Courageous – Rev. Tom Are
July 05, 2020 16:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBRev. Tom Are preaches from Joshua 1:1-9. As Joshua leads God's people into the promised land, God tells him, "be strong and courageous." He, and all the people, needed courage not simply because battles awaited, but because they knew they were to live as a people shaped by God's word. To live faithful to the word of God always requires courage. Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? pastoral-c...
The Weight of It – Rev. Zach Walker
June 28, 2020 16:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBRev. Zach Walker provides some wisdom for those moments when life feels a bit heavy; recent weeks and months have put a fine point on that. What are we called to do in such times, and what does faith look like when the weight of it all tempts us to feel despair? Our scripture reading is Exodus 17:8-13. Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres I...
The Golden Calf: Time to Trust - Rev. Tom Are
June 21, 2020 16:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBRev. Tom Are preaches about the importance of trusting in God. It's not always easy. Particularly when times are challenging and confusing, like they are these days, it becomes more important for us to trust what our faith teaches us. Our scripture reading is Exodus 31:18-32:6. Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Instagram @villagechurchpv...
The Golden Calf: Time to Trust
June 21, 2020 16:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBRev. Tom Are preaches about the importance of trusting in God. It's not always easy. Particularly when times are challenging and confusing, like they are these days, it becomes more important for us to trust what our faith teaches us. Our scripture reading is Exodus 31:18-32:6. Support the show (https://www.villagepres.org/giving.html)
Saul’s Best Moment and Black Lives Matter - Rev. Tom Are
June 14, 2020 16:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBThe phrase “Black Lives Matter” has become more familiar during the turmoil of recent weeks. Rev. Tom Are reflects on his understanding of how people of faith might understand this affirmation and encourages us to be more like Saul and to listen. 1 Samuel 17:28-40. Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Instagram @villagechurchpv YouTube @vil...
Saul’s Best Moment and Black Lives Matter
June 14, 2020 16:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBThe phrase “Black Lives Matter” has become more familiar during the turmoil of recent weeks. Rev. Tom Are reflects on his understanding of how people of faith might understand this affirmation and encourages us to be more like Saul and to listen. 1 Samuel 17:28-40. Support the show (https://www.villagepres.org/giving.html)
How Long, O Lord? - Rev. Tom Are
June 07, 2020 16:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBRev. Tom Are preaches from Psalm 13, one of the many psalms of lament. In his sermon message, Rev. Are said that George Floyd is just one person who has succumbed to this disease of systemic racism that has infected our lands from the time the first Pilgrims disembarked on our sandy shores until this very hour. As we grieve the killing of George Floyd and so many other African Americans, like the psalmist, we cry out to God for justice and hope. Support the show Contact Village Presbyter...
How Long, O Lord? - Rev. Tom Are
June 07, 2020 16:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBRev. Tom Are preaches from Psalm 13, one of the many psalms of lament. In his sermon message, Rev. Are said that George Floyd is just one person who has succumbed to this disease of systemic racism that has infected our lands from the time the first Pilgrims disembarked on our sandy shores until this very hour. As we grieve the killing of George Floyd and so many other African Americans, like the psalmist, we cry out to God for justice and hope. Support the show Contact Village Presbyteria...
Looks Like God Wants a Church - Rev. Tom Are
May 31, 2020 16:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBIn the final sermon in the series “There’s a Call for You,” Rev. Tom Are rehearsed again the story of Pentecost where the Spirit of God breathed life into the church. What does the world need from us today? What is the calling that we share as followers of Christ in this place? Acts 2:1-21. Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Instagram @vil...
You Gotta Be Kidding Me - Rev. Tom Are
May 24, 2020 16:00 - 13 minutes - 9.37 MBIn the third sermon in the series “There’s a Call for You,” Rev. Tom Are reflects on the call of Moses. Moses doesn’t feel equipped. He doesn’t want the job. God said, “I will be with you and that will be enough.” When God calls us, God also promises to journey along with a calling. Exodus 3:1-6,9-12. Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Ins...
Nine to Five - Rev. Tom Are
May 17, 2020 16:00 - 10 minutes - 7.56 MBIn the second sermon in the series “There’s a Call for You,” Rev. Tom Are asks the question: Is God calling you as an individual to a particular work or role or task? Jeremiah 1:4-10. Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Instagram @villagechurchpv YouTube @villagepresbyterianchurch To join in the mission and ministry of Village Church, go t...
What is Yours to Do Today? - Rev. Tom Are
May 10, 2020 16:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBIn the first sermon in the series “There’s a Call for You,” Rev. Tom Are preaches from a very familiar story—the calling of the disciples from Matthew 4:18-22. To be called by God is something that we all share. Every Christian is called to follow. Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Instagram @villagechurchpv ...
What is Yours to Do Today? - Rev. Tom Are
May 10, 2020 16:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBIn the first sermon in the series “There’s a Call for You,” Rev. Tom Are preaches from a very familiar story—the calling of the disciples from Matthew 4:18-22. To be called by God is something that we all share. Every Christian is called to follow. Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Instagram @villagechurchpv YouTube @villagepresbyterianc...
Imagination: Seeing God at Work Today – Rev. Dr. Rodger Nishioka
May 03, 2020 16:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBIn this week’s sermon message, Rev. Dr. Rodger Nishioka preaches that imagination is the ability to see beyond the tangible, the concrete that's around us, and to envision new ways to envision and dream new ways of what it means to be faithful followers of Jesus Christ in these days. John 5:2-9. Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Instagr...
Imagination: Seeing God at Work Today – Rev. Dr. Rodger Nishioka
May 03, 2020 16:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBIn this week’s sermon message, Rev. Dr. Rodger Nishioka preaches that imagination is the ability to see beyond the tangible, the concrete that's around us, and to envision new ways to envision and dream new ways of what it means to be faithful followers of Jesus Christ in these days. John 5:2-9. Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Instagram...
Resilience: Keeping the Central Things Central – Rev. Dr. Rodger Nishioka
April 26, 2020 16:00 - 17 minutes - 11.7 MBThere was a moment in Jesus's ministry where a scribe asked Jesus, “What is the most important commandment?” Jesus said to love God with all that you are and love your neighbor as yourself. Rev. Dr. Rodger Nishioka lifts up this moment in the ministry of Jesus to preach on what it means to be God’s resilient people,something that is important to reflect on in this particular season. Mark 12:28-34 Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org communications@villagepres...
Resilience: Keeping the Central Things Central – Rev. Dr. Rodger Nishioka
April 26, 2020 16:00 - 17 minutes - 11.7 MBThere was a moment in Jesus's ministry where a scribe asked Jesus, “What is the most important commandment?” Jesus said to love God with all that you are and love your neighbor as yourself. Rev. Dr. Rodger Nishioka lifts up this moment in the ministry of Jesus to preach on what it means to be God’s resilient people,something that is important to reflect on in this particular season. Mark 12:28-34 Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org communications@villagepr...
God Remembers – Rev. Dr. Brandon Frick
April 19, 2020 16:00 - 14 minutes - 9.89 MBDuring this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important for us to know that God does not forget us. Rev. Dr. Brandon Frick, site pastor at Village Presbyterian Church on Antioch, preaches that it is just as important that we remember like God does—recalling our past, to meet the needs of the present, to give hope for the future. Psalm 136:23-25. Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? pastora...
The First Word of Easter – Rev. Tom Are
April 12, 2020 16:00 - 12 minutes - 8.44 MBAs we celebrate Easter while social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, Rev. Tom Are preaches on the first word of Easter, do not be afraid. Mark 16:1-8 Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Instagram @villagechurchpv ...
The First Word of Easter – Rev. Tom Are
April 12, 2020 16:00 - 12 minutes - 8.44 MBAs we celebrate Easter while social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, Rev. Tom Are preaches on the first word of Easter, do not be afraid. Mark 16:1-8 Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Instagram @villagechurchpv YouTube @villagepresbyterianchurch To join in the mission and ministry of Village Church, go to villagepres.org/giving
Love Endures – Rev. Tom Are
April 05, 2020 16:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBAs we celebrate Palm Sunday during the coronavirus pandemic, Rev. Tom Are preaches from 1 Corinthians 13:4. Holy Week teaches us that love is always what is needed. And when times are hard, love shows up and love endures. Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Instagram @villagechurchpv YouTube @villagepresbyterianchurch To join in the missio...
I Have Calmed My Soul – Rev. Tom Are
March 29, 2020 16:00 - 11 minutes - 8.18 MBIn these uncertain days of the coronavirus pandemic, Rev. Tom Are preaches from Psalm 131 that reads...I have calmed and quieted my soul like a weaned child with its mother... Rev. Are reminds us there is never a day that we are without hope. And there is never a day that we can be devoid of calm. We can choose to calm our souls. Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected]...
I Have Calmed My Soul – Rev. Tom Are
March 29, 2020 16:00 - 11 minutes - 8.18 MBIn these uncertain days of the coronavirus pandemic, Rev. Tom Are preaches from Psalm 131 that reads...I have calmed and quieted my soul like a weaned child with its mother... Rev. Are reminds us there is never a day that we are without hope. And there is never a day that we can be devoid of calm. We can choose to calm our souls. Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? pastoral-care@villagepres...
Remember the Stories – Rev. Tom Are
March 22, 2020 16:00 - 12 minutes - 8.87 MBIn these uncertain days of the coronavirus pandemic, Rev. Tom Are preached when times are challenging, sometimes memory can be our friend. Finding God in the world is not easy. But sometimes God is clearest to us when we are in trouble. 2 Timothy 1:3-7 Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Instagram @villagechurchpv YouTube @villagepresbyter...
Social Distancing – Rev. Tom Are
March 15, 2020 16:00 - 11 minutes - 8.09 MBAs the coronavirus pandemic spreads in the United States, Rev. Tom Are talks about a new term he’s learned this week…social distancing. It’s a behavior that is new to us. But social distancing is not new as we look at a letter the Apostle Paul writes from prison. Philippians 1:3-7. Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Instagram @villagechurc...
The Devil Loves Binary – Rev. Tom Are
March 08, 2020 17:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBIn this second sermon in the series “What Freedom Looks Like,” Rev. Tom Are turns to the conversation that Jesus has with Satan in the wilderness. We call this text the temptation of Jesus. Matthew 4:1-11 Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Instagram @villagechurchpv YouTube @villagepresbyterianchurch To join in the mission and ministry of ...
Freed From What? Freed For What? – Rev. Tom Are
March 01, 2020 17:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBIn his first sermon in the Lenten Series “What Freedom Looks Like,” Rev. Tom Are considers the attributes of our freedom and some threats to freedom, particularly in our time and place. Mark 5:1-20 Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Instagram @villagechurchpv YouTube @villagepresbyterianchurch To join in the mission and ministry of Village...
On Being Lost and Found – Rev. Dr. Rodger Nishioka
February 23, 2020 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBThis sermon series “Who Do People Say That I Am?” has keenly focused our attention on the identity of Jesus Christ. Jesus asked his disciples who others say that he is. Then he turned to them and asked, “Who do you say that I am?” Rev. Dr. Rodger Nishioka shares his own answer. Through Jesus’ three parables in Luke 15 we discover that Jesus is the one who finds the lost and brings them home. Luke 15:1-10 Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org communications@...
But What About You?– Rev. Hallie Hottle
February 16, 2020 17:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBRev. Hallie Hottle extends our series “Who Do People Say That I am?” with her sermon “But What About You?” Jesus asked his followers to reflect on how other people were thinking of him. And then, Jesus wants to know…but what about you? Who do you say that I am? Mark 8:27-30 Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Instagram @villagechurchpv YouT...
Repeating Jesus – Rev. Tom Are
February 09, 2020 17:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBIn the fifth sermon in the series “Who Do People Say That I Am?” Rev. Tom Are turns to the Book of Acts, the story of the early church. What we discover is that sometimes, Jesus’ followers live so faithfully that they appear to be, what one scholar has called, “repeating Jesus.” Could that happen here? Acts 3:1-10 Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @vi...
John: The Man of the Hour – Rev. Tom Are
February 02, 2020 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBIn the fourth sermon in the series “Who Do People Say That I Am?” Rev. Tom Are turns to John who states clearly that the purpose of Jesus was to give his life for the world. This act of sacrificial devotion glorifies God. John 12:12-24 Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Instagram @villagechurchpv YouTube @villagepresbyterianchurch To join ...
Luke: The One From the Future - Rev. Tom Are
January 26, 2020 17:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBIn the third sermon in the series “Who Do People Say That I Am?” Rev. Tom Are turns to Jesus of Luke. An aspect of Jesus that Luke knows about is Jesus’ insistence that things need to change. Luke 10:25-37 Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Instagram @villagechurchpv ...
Luke: The One From the Future - Rev. Tom Are
January 26, 2020 17:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBIn the third sermon in the series “Who Do People Say That I Am?” Rev. Tom Are turns to Jesus of Luke. An aspect of Jesus that Luke knows about is Jesus’ insistence that things need to change. Luke 10:25-37 Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Instagram @villagechurchpv YouTube @villagepresbyterianchurch To join in the mission and ministry of...
Matthew: The Teacher - Rev. Tom Are
January 19, 2020 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBIn the second sermon in the series “Who Do People Say That I Am?” Rev. Tom Are looks at Matthew’s witness to Jesus as a teacher. Matthew believed in order to become a mature, gracious and faithful person, we need an example. Jesus was the best teacher. Matthew 5:1-12. Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Instagram @villagechurchpv YouTube @v...
Matthew: The Teacher - Rev. Tom Are
January 19, 2020 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBIn the second sermon in the series “Who Do People Say That I Am?” Rev. Tom Are looks at Matthew’s witness to Jesus as a teacher. Matthew believed in order to become a mature, gracious and faithful person, we need an example. Jesus was the best teacher. Matthew 5:1-12. Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Instagram @villagechurchpv ...
Mark: The Man in the Wilderness - Rev. Tom Are
January 12, 2020 17:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBIn the first sermon in the series “Who Do People Say That I Am?” Rev. Tom Are preaches about the many names attributed to Jesus: “Immanuel,” “Savior,” “Son of God,” even “Christ.” Each Gospel writer identifies Jesus, but they do so a little differently from one another. In this sermon, Rev. Are examines how Mark describes Jesus. Mark 1:9-13. Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? pastoral-care@...
The Fourth Gift of the Magi – Rev. Melanie Hardison
January 05, 2020 17:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBOn Epiphany Sunday we celebrate God revealing Jesus to the Magi, and to all of us, as the Light of the World. The Magi offered gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. In this sermon, Rev. Melanie Hardison asks what else did they bring? What might we bring? Matthew 2:1-12 Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Instagram @villagechurchpv YouTube ...
The Lord Remembers… And? – Rev. Zach Walker
December 29, 2019 17:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBRev. Zach Walker considers the story of Zechariah from a different perspective. What might this curious story say to us after Christmas, and as we close the year and reflect on what the past months have meant to us, and what will be the lasting effects? Luke 1:57-64 Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Instagram @villagechurchpv YouTube @vi...
Look Who’s Home! – Rev. Tom Are
December 25, 2019 05:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBIn the final sermon in the series “I Won’t Be Home for Christmas,” Rev. Tom Are preached about the Christmas story and encouraged us to look for the good in the world, because that is where you will find God’s fingerprints. Matthew 1:18-25 Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Instagram @villagechurchpv YouTube @villagepresbyterianchurch To j...
On the Road to Mary’s House – Rev. Tom Are
December 22, 2019 17:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MBIn the fourth sermon in the series “I Won’t Be Home for Christmas,” Rev. Tom Are preached about Mary and her conversation with the Angel Gabriel, which would change the whole world. We may not be home yet, but Mary is showing us the way. Luke 1:46-56 Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Instagram @villagechurchpv YouTube @villagepresbyteria...
The End of Trouble – Rev. Tom Are
December 15, 2019 17:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBIn the third sermon in the series "I Won’t Be Home for Christmas,” Rev. Tom Are preached about the return of Christ on the clouds, which may seem a strange thing to contemplate. However, unless this story is trustworthy, most of the rest of the story of Jesus matters very little. Matthew 24:36-44 Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] Facebook @villagepres Instagra...
No One Escapes Disappointment – Rev. Tom Are
December 08, 2019 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBIn the second sermon in the series "I Won’t Be Home for Christmas,” Rev. Tom Are preaches about John the Baptist, a hero who stood tall in the wilderness. Folks from near and far were drawn to him. For the same reasons people loved him, he had enemies and was put in prison. There he asked the most important question of his life: Jesus, was I wrong about you? Matthew 11: 2-15 Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have...
No One Escapes Disappointment – Rev. Tom Are
December 08, 2019 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBIn the second sermon in the series "I Won’t Be Home for Christmas,” Rev. Tom Are preaches about John the Baptist, a hero who stood tall in the wilderness. Folks from near and far were drawn to him. For the same reasons people loved him, he had enemies and was put in prison. There he asked the most important question of his life: Jesus, was I wrong about you? Matthew 11: 2-15 Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Ha...
The Old Homeplace – Rev. Tom Are
December 01, 2019 17:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MBIn the first sermon in the Advent series "I Won’t Be Home for Christmas,” Rev. Tom Are preaches about how Advent is our declaration that the world is not as God intends it to be. There is plenty of good in this world, but we are not home yet. As such, Advent expresses our impatience—a holy impatience with the way the world is today. Psalm 137:1-6 Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? pastoral-...
A Thanksgiving List – Rev. Dr. Rodger Nishioka
November 24, 2019 17:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBAt a time when our nation seems more starkly divided and when too many Thanksgiving tables are filled with tension and arguments, the Apostle points the way to a celebration where all are truly welcome. Rev. Dr. Rodger Nishioka explores how God calls us to love one another at the Thanksgiving table and beyond. Romans 12:9-18 Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepres.org [email protected] 913-262-4200 Have a prayer request? [email protected] F...
Because He Lives – Rev. Tom Are
November 17, 2019 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBIn the last sermon in the series “I Believe. Help My Unbelief,” Rev. Tom Are preaches about Paul’s conversation about the resurrection. Paul clearly understands that the resurrection of Christ is not simply a factor that speaks to life after death. No, the fact that Christ is alive reshapes life here and now. As we grow in faith and faithfulness, as we engage in the ministry and mission of the church, we are being resurrected. 1 Corinthians 16:1-8 Support the show Contact Village Presbyter...
What Does Love Look Like? – Rev. Tom Are
November 10, 2019 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBIn part two of the sermon series “I Believe. Help My Unbelief,” Rev. Tom Are turns to Peter. Peter and Jesus shared a resurrection breakfast. The topic of conversation was feeding sheep who were hungry all the time. Peter wasn’t always good at that, but he was good enough that, at times, folks felt like Jesus was still with them. Sometimes our care for one another is so genuine, it seems like Jesus is in the room. John 21:15-19 Support the show Contact Village Presbyterian Church villagepr...