Sermons From Village Bible Church (sugar Grove Campus)

In His prayer we see Jesus is: 1. Proud of us 2. Providing for us 3. Protecting us 4. Partnering with us

1.  Jesus deserves all glory because...       •  No one could sabotage His plan...       •  Of saving His people...       •  And sharing with them the ultimate prize. 2.  We glorify Jesus by...       •  Lifting Him high in worship.       •  Leaning...

1.  Overcomers don't understand everything but don't allow it  to be an excuse. 2.  Overcomers suffer lots of short-term pain but know it pays off in the end. 3.  Overcomers partner with Christ through prayer. 4.  Overcomers are filled...

You need help so that you can... 1.  Endure. 2.  Engage.

To address persecution in your life you must ask... 1.  Who is Jesus talking about? 2.  What causes these types of troubles?3.  What steps need to be taken?

Believing in the resurrection means... 1.  Longing for Christ.2.  Living like Christ.3.  Loving like Christ.

1.  The Spirit helps us to be holy.     The Spirit empowers us to...       •  Believe the right things.       •  Behave the right way. 2.  The Spirit helps to bring us true happiness.     This happiness comes by...       •  Hanging out with Him.     ...

Believing in Jesus means... 1.  Trusting Him in troubled times. 2.  Turning to Him as the way, truth, and life. 3.  Taking Him to the world.

Seeing is the difference between blindness and believing. 1.  Blindness     Four symptoms of blindness       •  Your priorities are out of whack.       •  You push away clear signs from God.       •  You seek to protect your comforts.       •  You...

When Jesus comes will He find you... 1.  Spiritually casual?     Three diagnostic questions       •  Am I more comfortable in crowds?       •  Am I hopeful for a change in temporal circumstances?       •  Am I clueless to the plans of Christ? 2. ...

When your world caves in, remember that... 1.  Jesus is calm when trouble comes, so be calm. 2.  Jesus is coming to your aid, so you aren't consumed. 3.  Jesus is concerned about your turmoil and cries with you. 4.  Jesus is content for His...

in this trial of public opinion, we see a(n)... 1.  Accusation: The public views Jesus with hostility. 2.  Deliberation: A personal decision regarding Him is a necessity. 3.  Conclusion: The verdict is in—it is time to pick your identity.

The good life is found by... 1.  Forsaking the things that steal it. 2.  Following the One who supplies it. 3.  Finding ways to share it.

Our text helps to answer three important questions: 1.  Why is there suffering in the world? 2.  How does Jesus save people? 3.  What does bad religion do that causes people to stumble?

Freedom comes by... 1.  Following Christ as our Savior. 2.  Fighting against the devil's schemes. 3.  Faithfully living out the Scriptures.

When Jesus says, "I am the Light of the world," He means... 1.  All of history is focused on Him. 2.  Those in darkness will hate Him. 3.  We have no hope without Him. 4.  We have something to highlight because of Him.

To determine what's in you, you must ask three questions: 1.  What are you saying? 2.  What are you showing?     Your life will show the world...       •  What you are looking for.       •  What you are leaning on.       •  What you are living...

Forgiveness is a gift to be given to those who... 1.  Disappoint us. 2.  Seek to destroy us. 3.  Disobey God.

In order to achieve this, we must move from... 1.  Worrying about our situation to... 2.  Welcoming God into our stress to... 3.  Worshiping God through Scripture and song.

1.  Our passage demonstrates these truths:       •  Living as a Christ follower can be tough relationally.       •  Knowing God's will as well as His timing shows spiritual maturity.       •  Speaking biblical truth today means living...