The second section of Discovering VGBC is “Our Statements.”  Since we have covered our doctrinal statement in the sermon series called We Believe, we focus on our mission statement in this series.  Our mission is to make disciples who worship, connect, serve, and impact.  In this sermon, we discover what it means to grow as disciples who worship and connect at VGBC.

In this final sermon in the series, we discover what we believe about religious liberty. We talk about the unique role of the state and the distinct role of the church. We also explore ways the church and state should be separate and how they should relate.

 

In this sermon, we focus on what we believe about stewardship.  We discover basic principles such as everything is owned by God.  And we are responsible for stewarding what God has loaned us.  We also learn that we should love God more than money and our giving reflects what we value.  We see the ultimate motivation for why we should be good stewards and give sacrificially.

 

In this Father’s Day sermon, we focus on the family.  What the Bible teaches about the family is probably under attack right now more than anything else we believe.  We talk about ways the culture is opposed to God’s good design for the family.  We discover what biblical family, marriage, and parenting look like and why we should be motivated to be the best husband, wife, father, mother, son, or daughter.

 

Matthew 3:13-17 & 26:26-29

In this sermon we talk about the Lord’s Day, baptism, and the Lord’s Supper.  We discover similarities and dissimilarities between the Lord’s Day and the Sabbath, and we learn about the meaning of the Lord’s Day.  We also learn how baptism and the Lord’s Supper are the two symbols of our salvation, and we discover how they both have a past, present, and future aspect.

In this strange story, Saul consults with a medium and speaks with Samuel who is dead. The Bible gives us examples to follow and examples to avoid. We learn to avoid the path of Saul, and we discover the path that leads to life.

 

In this sermon we see the patience of God’s King.  His patience attracts us to Him, and it compels us to develop patience in our own lives.  We discover what it looks like to wait on the Lord, to be patient with one another, and to be patient when we are opposed.

 

 

 

In this sermon, we discover the two responses to God’s King. Saul represents those who reject God’s king, and we see several characteristics associated with this path: jealousy, anger, fear, and irrationality. Jonathan is an often overlooked Bible character who is a wonderful example of what it looks like to follow God’s king. The marks of a faithful follower are sacrifice, courage, allegiance, and a deep, lasting commitment. We see these same two responses to God’s King today.

 

In this sermon, we look at three encounters three different people had with Jesus and we discover the significance the resurrection had on their lives.  We learn what difference the resurrection can make in our lives.  The resurrection means my sin can be forgiven, we have a new purpose for living, and we have hope for the future.

 

 

In this sermon we focus on 1 Samuel 15, and we learn the common characteristics and patterns of rebellion, or sin, against the king.  First, rebellion is anything other than complete and immediate obedience.  Second, rebellion is driven by greed.  Third, rebellion is irrational and leads to more rebellion.  Finally, we look at Hebrews 10 and discover how our rebellion can be overcome.