Send us a text In this episode of the Village Church podcast, we continue our sermon series through the book of Ruth. Jim Wroth walks us through the first half of chapter 4, exploring the significance of the city gate, the role of the kinsman redeemer, and Boaz’s intentional plan to marry Ruth. Along the way, Jim challenges us to reflect on our own privilege and consider what the Gospel calls us to do with it. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than just a weekly messag...
Jun 26, 2025•58 min
Send us a text In this episode of the Village Church sermon podcast, Pastor Sue explores Ruth chapter 3. She builds on the previous discussion of honor and shame in Hebrew culture and highlights how the narrative unfolds like a dramatic play. Pastor Sue unpacks the significance of the threshing floor and the layered symbolism of the scene—each detail pointing toward Boaz as the kinsman redeemer and ultimately foreshadowing Jesus. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than ...
Jun 18, 2025•48 min
Send us a text In this episode of the Village Church podcast, Pastor Eric continues our sermon series through Ruth. The message, titled Need Calls to Risk , begins at the moment in Ruth chapter 2 where Ruth and Naomi face hunger; Ruth steps out, choosing to glean in a stranger’s field. Her path, by chance or providence, leads her to Boaz—her kinsman redeemer. As you listen, consider where God may be inviting you to take a bold step; reflect on how your strength shows up in the world. Is it wrapp...
Jun 11, 2025•49 min
Send us a text This episode features a replay of the Village Church sermon on the first chapter of Ruth. Pastor Eric Cepin opens the series by guiding the community into the world of the text, helping us recognize how our Western lens—framed by right and wrong, guilt and innocence—can obscure the deeper cultural undercurrents of shame and honor that shaped the story. He highlights how Ruth’s bold loyalty toward Naomi mirrors something much greater. In her, we catch a glimpse of Jesus—one who ste...
Jun 05, 2025•46 min
Send us a text ChatGPT said: In this episode of the Village Church sermon podcast, Pastor Daniel brings the story of Esther to its close. He draws our attention to the powerful theme of reversal and Esther’s bold decision to speak on behalf of her people. As the narrative concludes, Daniel asks us to consider where we hand over authority in our own lives—and how we might use the influence we carry to serve others and make the Gospel visible. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast i...
May 30, 2025•49 min
Send us a text In this sermon, Rod Hugan reflects on Esther 5–6, focusing on the contrast between Haman’s pride and Mordecai’s quiet humility. Through storytelling, personal reflection, and biblical insight, Rod explores how pride distorts our view of honor and how true humility allows us to return to the gates—to serve, to wait, and to trust God’s quiet work in the shadows. A thoughtful invitation to examine whose approval we seek and what kind of character we’re cultivating. Sermon Notes Suppo...
May 22, 2025•50 min
Send us a text In this episode of the Village Church sermon podcast, Pastor Mark walks us into week three of Esther. The story is starting to unravel. Power is shifting. Plans are tightening. And God? He seems nowhere to be found. But even in the silence, something is stirring beneath the surface. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than just a weekly message. It is an invitation into the great and ongoing story of God’s work in the world. Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Dani...
May 15, 2025•49 min
Send us a text In this episode of the Village Church podcast, Pastor Mark carries us further into the Eastertide series, guiding us into the rising storm of Esther chapter 3. The story tightens. What once seemed like palace intrigue now begins to expose something far more urgent, far more familiar—the clash between pride and faithfulness, fear and courage, self-preservation and quiet trust. Here, Mark introduces us to two unforgettable figures: Mordecai, the man of conviction, whose refusal to b...
May 09, 2025•46 min
Send us a text In this episode of the Village Church sermon podcast, Pastor Eric opens our Eastertide journey with the story of Esther—a story often tucked between grander tales, yet brimming with quiet, unsettling brilliance. From the start, he reminds us that Esther was written not as a fairy tale of triumph but as a mirror held up to those living in exile. This isn’t a tale of fire from heaven or seas splitting open. No—this is a story for those who feel the silence of God, who wait in the sh...
May 06, 2025•48 min
Send us a text In this Village Church Easter sermon podcast, Pastor Eric Cepin presents a profound comparison—one that invites you to reflect not just theologically, but existentially. He traces two archetypal roads. The first is the road out of Eden. It’s the path humanity took after the catastrophic realization of good and evil. Eyes opened, yes—but not to clarity. To fear. To shame. To isolation. It's a road we all walk when we choose knowledge without wisdom, when we grasp for autonomy and e...
Apr 23, 2025•25 min
Send us a text In this episode of the Village Church sermon audio, the community gathers to reflect on the cross. Through selected readings from the Gospel of Matthew and a series of symbolic actions, we are invited to consider the weight of Christ’s death and the cost of our sin. Woven throughout the recording are songs chosen to shape the atmosphere—anchoring us in sorrow, hope, and reverence as we remember what Jesus endured. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than j...
Apr 23, 2025•59 min
Send us a text In the final sermon of the Hot Seat Model series, Pastor Eric teaches on what it looks like to help someone move across the table—from the side of false beliefs and chosen relief to the side of Jesus’ story, true identity, and life in the Kingdom. He focuses on how our God-given longings often get turned into demands, and how that shift can lead us away from trust and toward control. Pastor Eric encourages the community to rely on the Holy Spirit—both in listening to God and in le...
Apr 15, 2025•52 min
Send us a text In this episode of the Village Church's sermon podcast, Pastor Eric Cepin continues the Lenten series, The Hot Seat Model , by focusing on Jesus' place at the Table of Decision. Eric takes time to unpack what the Gospel truly is. He reflects on the invitation to receive Jesus’ story as our own—how it shapes our identity and calls us into a life marked by repentance, grounded in the Kingdom of God. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than just a weekly mess...
Apr 09, 2025•46 min
Send us a text In this episode from the Village Church’s sermon podcast, Pastor Susan Cepin continues our teaching series on the Hot Seat Model. This model—crafted by her husband, Pastor Eric Cepin—is designed to help people slow down, pay attention to their emotional reactions, and begin tracing them back to the false beliefs shaping their lives. It also creates space to hear the voice of the Gospel, especially where it stands in sharp contrast to the Enemy’s heavy-handed lies. Pastor Susan wal...
Apr 02, 2025•56 min
Send us a text In this episode of the Village Church sermon podcast, Pastor Mark continues unpacking the Hot Seat Model. This week, he turns our attention to what is called the Table of Decision. He begins with a familiar image from the Gospels—the moment when friends tear open a roof to lower a paralyzed man into the presence of Jesus. Mark invites us to consider where we find ourselves in that story. Are you the one being carried? Or are you one of the ones doing the carrying? From there, he m...
Mar 28, 2025•58 min
Send us a text In this second installment of our podcast series on the Hot Seat Model, Pastor Eric thoughtfully explores how our primary negative emotions—fear, disgust, and surprise—often become fertile ground for cultivating false beliefs about ourselves, others, and ultimately, about God. He gently guides us through understanding how these potent emotions, when unexamined, can distort our narratives, leading us away from the truth of who God created us to be. Eric invites us into a reflective...
Mar 19, 2025•55 min
Send us a text In the latest episode from the Village Church sermon podcast, Pastor Eric introduces a fresh series centered around what many warmly call the "Hot Seat Model"—or, perhaps better, the "Table of Decision." This isn’t a novelty, mind you; it's an idea Eric shaped with his community some eighteen years ago. Ever since, it's grown and shifted, refined by experience and shaped by wisdom gleaned along the way. Eric guides listeners through the heart of this model, laying out how it funct...
Mar 11, 2025•48 min
Send us a text In this episode of the Village Church podcast, Intern Pastor Daniel wraps up our series on The Secret to Contentment . After rejoicing and releasing, what comes next? He explores how we’re called to embrace our freedom, recognize our limits, and rest in the truth that we are not God. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than just a weekly message. It is an invitation into the great and ongoing story of God’s work in the world. Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Dan...
Mar 05, 2025•51 min
Send us a text In this episode of the Village Church podcast of sermons, Pastor Susan reflects on the secret to contentment—letting go of the burdens we cling to so tightly. With plenty of classic Sue stories and more than a few tears, she directs our gaze toward the cross, urging us to cast our cares upon Jesus. Contentment, she reminds us, isn’t something we stumble into; it’s something we learn, often in the crucible of suffering. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more t...
Feb 25, 2025•51 min
Send us a text In this episode of the Village Church sermon podcast, Pastor Rod steps out of retirement to share what he’s discovered about the secret to contentment—laying down our burdens. With his signature storytelling, a few tears, and plenty of wisdom hard-won through experience, he leads us to the foot of the cross. He reminds us that true contentment isn’t stumbled upon in comfort but learned through suffering. And in the end, he calls us to do what we so often resist—cast our burdens on...
Feb 25, 2025•45 min
Send us a text In this episode of The Village Church podcast, Pastor Eric launches a new series: The Secret to Contentment—Rejoice . He unpacks what biblical contentment truly is, exposing how easily we confuse joy with happiness. More than that, he points us toward rejoicing—not as a fleeting emotion, but as the very heartbeat of a life rooted in Christ. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than just a weekly message. It is an invitation into the great and ongoing story ...
Feb 18, 2025•45 min
Send us a text 🍁 T he Village Church Thankfulness Service: A Celebration of God’s Provision! 🍁 Once a year, The Village gathers for a service that’s equal parts storytelling, celebration, and a big family reunion—minus the awkward political debates at the dinner table. This is our Thankfulness Service, where we look back, remember, and proclaim what God has done in our lives and our community over the past year. At the heart of it all? The story of how God provided a building—not just walls an...
Feb 12, 2025•47 min
Send us a text In this episode of the Village Church's sermon podcast, Pastoral Intern Daniel McConnell brings the Micah 6:8 series to a close. He takes up the final phrase—"walk humbly with your God"—and lingers over each word, unpacking their depth in Hebrew. What does it mean to walk ? What does it mean to walk with God? And what does true humility look like in that journey? Through careful study and reflection, Daniel opens up the richness of God's invitation, helping the Village see how thi...
Feb 05, 2025•51 min
Send us a text In this episode of The Village Church sermon podcast, Pastor Mark continues the series on Micah 6:8, focusing on what it means to love mercy. He highlights how the word for love carries a sense of deep affection, even passion—something more than duty or obligation. We’re called not just to show mercy but to pursue it, much like we would chase after someone we deeply care for. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than just a weekly message. It is an invitati...
Jan 29, 2025•51 min
Send us a text In this episode of The Village Church Sermons , Pastor Mark Crawford continues the journey through the powerful truth of Micah 6:8. With clarity and conviction, he explores the concept of justice—first through the lens of the world's perspective, which often feels fragmented and reactive. Mark doesn't leave it there. He carefully pivots, showing us how Jesus offers something profoundly different, something whole and transformative. This isn't just a discussion about fairness or eq...
Jan 22, 2025•53 min
Send us a text In this episode of the Village Church podcast, part of our sermon series on Micah 6:8, Pastor Eric Cepin explores the first part of the verse: "He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you?" With his thoughtful and approachable style, Eric brings clarity and depth, unpacking the heart of what God calls us to embrace. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than just a weekly message. It is an invitation into the great and ongoin...
Jan 14, 2025•39 min
Send us a text In this episode of The Village Church podcast, Intern Pastor Daniel McConnell launches our new series on Micah 6:8 with a compelling introduction that draws listeners into the heart of the book. Pastor Daniel provides a rich overview of Micah, setting the prophet's message firmly within its historical and cultural context. He takes time to unpack the themes that run throughout the text, helping us grasp not only its ancient significance but also its relevance for today. As he narr...
Jan 08, 2025•51 min
Send us a text In this episode of the Village Church podcast, Pastor Mark wraps up the year with a message on the Village’s 20-prayer discipline. Together with the other elders, he encourages the community to embrace this practice by writing down 20 prayers for the coming year. The breakdown is simple: 5 prayers for themselves, 5 for their family, 5 for the Village Church, and 5 for friends who don’t yet know Jesus. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than just a weekly ...
Jan 02, 2025•45 min
Send us a text In this episode of the Village Church podcast, Pastor Susan steps into the rhythm of Advent’s unfolding story, bringing us to the third week. Here, she invites us into Matthew's telling of Joseph’s journey, one so profoundly tied to Jesus. Joseph, a man faced with fear and uncertainty, stands at the crossroads of human frailty and divine calling. Pastor Susan reflects on Joseph's response—a life shaped by obedience and trust. When fear rose, Joseph acted. When anxiety stirred, he ...
Dec 18, 2024•52 min
Send us a text In this episode of the Village Advent sermon series, Pastor Mark explores the profound influence of anger on decision-making. He delves into how anger shaped Herod's choices, offering insights into the destructive power it can hold when left unchecked. Support the show The Village Church’s sermon podcast is more than just a weekly message. It is an invitation into the great and ongoing story of God’s work in the world. Pastors Eric, Mark, Susan, Daniel, and other leaders open the ...
Dec 12, 2024•50 min
