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An Extra Ordinary Birth (Luke 2:1-7)

By An Extra Ordinary Christmas, Talks

Most of life is not as exciting as the Christmas season! There are lots of things we do which seem mundane or just plain ordinary. So where does the Christmas story fit into our day-to-day lives? The story sounds so magical and fantastical, but what does it have to do with getting up for work, washing the dishes, or running errands? In this talk, we hope to see the Christmas story from another angle and see how it is good news for a Monday morning.

An Extra Ordinary Visit (Luke 2:8-20)

By An Extra Ordinary Christmas, Talks

Have you ever experienced a time in your life when you felt like you were left on the shelf? A time when you were rejected or abandoned or dismissed? A time that made you feel like you were worthless, expendable, unnoticed, just plain ordinary? Maybe you feel that’s the story of your life. It can leave you feeling emotionally drained. Today we are going to meet a group of shepherds who fit many of these descriptions. And as we meet them, we are going to see the difference it can make when you are the one who receives an extraordinary message from the living God.

Of Wars and Vineyards (1 Kings 20-21)

By 1 Kings, Talks

Knowledge isn’t something that’s stagnant. Knowing that a snake can bite you means you don’t go around picking up snakes. You know someone loves you not just by having information about that person but because that person has showed you that they love you. It’s the same with knowing God. This morning in 1 Kings 19-21, we will see that knowing God is not just about learning facts about God about God, it’s also about how we respond to what we know about Him so we can live in relationship with him. Welcome to Village Church.

We’re a community that’s all about loving Jesus and loving one another. To find out more, head to vc.org.au, we’d love to hear from you.

The Fire of God (1 Kings 17-18)

By 1 Kings, Talks

Welcome to Village Church. We’re a community that’s all about loving Jesus and loving one another. To find out more, head to vc.org.au, we’d love to hear from you.

After years of Israel spiralling out of control, God steps in to work in a completely unexpected way. Enter Elijah the prophet, who challenges the prophets of Baal to a battle of the gods, with the odds absolutely stacked against him. But this is when God likes to do his best work—which we see best in the cross. When no one expected God to win, that was when he was doing his best saving work: in bringing forgiveness for his people.

The Word of the Lord (1 Kings 13)

By 1 Kings, Talks

We hit a strange story in 1Kings 13 this week. A lying prophet and a gullible prophet, with a lion and donkey thrown in for good measure. The best clue as to what’s going on is that it’s all about “the word of the Lord.” How do you know what’s the real word of the Lord? How do you respond when you do? The recent Essendon/City on a Hill controversy has raised again the question of why Christians take the Bible seriously, often dismissed as a “2000 year old document”, making it timely that we consider how seriously we should take God’s word and why.

Welcome to Village Church. We’re a community that’s all about loving Jesus and loving one another. To find out more, head to vc.org.au, we’d love to hear from you.

A Divided Kingdom (1 Kings 12)

By 1 Kings, Talks

We’re back in 1 Kings and things are not off to a good start! 1 Kings 12 sees the Kingdom of Israel split. From here on out, God’s relationship with his Kings will also be fractured. And yet, despite human sin & stupidity running wild, we still see footprints of God’s grace throughout chapter 12. We see how God is still at work in his world, loving us despite our folly and working to save us from ourselves. A great comfort if you’re someone who feels like you can never seem to get things right!

Welcome to Village Church. We’re a community that’s all about loving Jesus and loving one another. To find out more, head to vc.org.au, we’d love to hear from you.