Finding Joy
We seem to be living in a time when we are not hearing a lot of good news. How should we respond? It is not an option for God’s people to despair. The circumstances surrounding the writing of Philippians are not great either. Paul is imprisoned as he writes, and the church is experiencing its own challenges. Yet we see references to joy or rejoicing throughout. Many have referred to this book as the New Testament letter of joy. As we go through this letter, we will discover how we can experience authentic joy in this life even in the midst of the difficult circumstances and bad news.
Kingdom Stories
In this sermon series, we are going through the parables of Jesus. Of all the words of Jesus that are recorded for us, 35% were spoken in parables. One reason Jesus used stories to communicate is because He was a master at communicating. He knew that we love stories. He had the ability to draw people into a story, and then drive home the point. As we look at the parables we will become better equipped for life in the Kingdom of God.- Sorry, there are no sermons available for this playlist.
Major Message of the Minor Prophets
In this sermon series, we spend 12 weeks looking at each of the minor prophets. Since all Scripture is inspired by God and profitable, we should hear from all of God’s Word. These books are called “minor” because they are shorter, not because they are less important. Unfortunately, this section of the Bible is often neglected, but we need to hear the major message of the minor prophets.- Feb 24, 2019Hosea
- Feb 10, 2019AmosAmosWe begin this series by looking at the book of Amos because this book provides us with a good example of how to read the prophets. We focus on the audience and the author, and we learn why we need to hear from this prophet. We discover the problem that led Amos to preach against God’s people. While the tone of the book is challenging, we also see a promise that God will remain faithful to His people and His plan.
Walking Worthy
In this sermon series we go verse by verse through the book of Ephesians. This letter is made up of two halves (chapters 1-3 and 4-6). The first three chapters are primarily about all God has done for us in Christ. The second half of the book is mainly about how we should live in light of what God has done for us. The key verse is Ephesians 4:1 which brings together these two halves. This key verse tells us we should walk worthy of our calling in Christ. In this series we learn what it looks like practically to walk worthy and we learn why we should be motivated to walk worthy.Discovering VGBC
In this sermon series, called Discovering VGBC, we talk about our salvation, our statements, our story, and our structure. We go through this material in our new members class with people who are interested in joining or with people who want to learn more about who we are, what we believe, and ministries we offer. Since we recently updated the class and the content, we thought it would be helpful for our whole church to go through Discovering VGBC in a sermon series.
We Believe
Our church’s normal approach to preaching is to go through books of the Bible. For this series, we are taking a different approach. We are looking at our doctrinal statement, the 2000 Baptist Faith & Message. Each week we are focusing on a different section from our statement. For example, we talk about Scripture, God, man, salvation, and the church. We will ask the question, “What does the Bible teach about this subject?” The reason we affirm this doctrinal statement is because we believe it accurately reflects what the Bible teaches. Christians seem to be increasingly less interested in doctrinal statements and theology. Healthy believers and churches have always been able to articulate and defend what they believe. Our goal in this series is simply to guard and be faithful to “the faith once for all delivered to the saints.”Read more…
The King and the Kingdom
We believe it is important to go through all the types of literature in the Bible: New Testament letters and gospels and Old Testament poetry and prophets. In this sermon series we are going through 1 Samuel, which is part of the historical narrative section of the Bible. The history books are the largest type of literature in the Bible, and they tell the story about God and His people. 1 Samuel is important because we learn how the kingdom was established. In this series, we are focusing on the important truths and lessons we learn about the king and the kingdom and what difference this makes for us today.Applying the Gospel
The gospel is the good news about what God has done for us in Christ. Because of the gospel, we are able to enter into a right standing with God. Unfortunately, we often think this is the extent of the power and applicability of the gospel in our lives. In this sermon series, we look at several key passages in Romans and we learn the very important and often ignored practice of applying the truths and lessons of the gospel to our everyday lives. The goal of this series is that we discover how to return regularly to the gospel to address the challenges and struggles we face in life.
