Village Park Church

In the first week of our new series, Robby and Jonathan discuss the importance of defining the win for our church.

At the end of this life of service, there is a day when we will stand before God and give an account. We will be rewarded for what we have done for Christ. And that reward doesn't fade away. Peter gives instruction to the church that until that day of eternal hope and glory comes, we are here but we can be hopeful.

Are you facing a trial in your life today? Today I want you to understand the truth behind trials in your life. If you're not facing a trial today, don't worry, there will be one in your life someday. Most of us just hope to survive our trials; but Peter tells us we can thrive, even in our most difficult trials.

No one knows for certain when his or her life will end. But there are a few certainties in your life. You were born, and the end will come. What you do in between is what counts. Peter encourages us to live a life that pleases God.

Throughout this letter to the believers facing persecution in the Roman empire, Peter has sounded the drum of the reality of suffering, difficulty and challenges. The reality of suffering has been a consistent theme, but so has this call from Peter: hope in Jesus.

Every child of God is called to be a blessing to others, especially within the context of the body of Christ. A life of blessing is a life of like-minded unity that recognizes God uses different people with different gifts and abilities to compose a harmonious melody of His love and grace.

Men and women are different. With all of these differences, how can you have harmony in the home? Even more importantly, why should we have harmony in the home? Peter lays out instruction to help us build a Godly home.

We live in a world of injustices. As long as the world is filled with and run by broken people, there will be brokenness. There will be hurts. We've all been treated unjustly at one point in our lives. Peter provides us with answers on how we should respond to these injustices.

As God's children we have an identity. As such, we are called to a certain kind of life. But over time we tend to forget who we are in Christ and we start making up our own answers and redefining the purpose of our life in Christ according to our thinking or our culture. What is your identity in Christ? How does your identity affect what you do?

This life is like a battlefield. We are in a battle for purity in the midst of a wicked and perverse world. And rather than readying our minds for that battle, Christians often turn their minds and hearts against one another. Peter reminds us that we need each other, so we should love one another.

What is the remedy for an unholy world? How can we live holy lives in an unholy culture? As we continue our series in the book of 1 Peter, we hope to answer these questions and more. Take a second to listen and discover how your outlook can affect your outcome.

Hope is God's remedy for the pain of suffering. So in the midst of our suffering we can rejoice because of our future hope in Christ! Join us in the book of I Peter as we pursue hope when all seems lost.

We all know what it's like when things are going great. We also know the pain we've felt when things are low. But today we are going to finish Philippians where we started and discover the key to the calm in the storm.

There are moments in our lives that bring us great happiness. But let's be truthful- there are moments that bring great worry as well. Sometimes these moments are the same. Paul brings these two ideas of happiness and anxiety together in Philippians 4:1-7.

There is a lot in life that can hold us back, so many distractions and hardships. Sometimes we just need someone to tell us “keep going.” Paul does that for us in Philippians. Join us as we remember to "keep going."

For many of us, before our feet touch the ground, we've looked at our phones. Before we do anything we check our social media, messages…before you know it, another day has gone by and we're sitting in the same spot we were in yesterday. Paul calls us all to press on toward the mark.

In a dark culture, children of God should be working out their salvation in faithful obedience to God, living in unity with the body of Christ, so that people know immediately, “That person is a child of God.” Dive deeper in the book of Philippians as we work out what that means for us as believers.

There's one word that holds the key to fulfilling Paul's joy. There's one word that helps us live in obedience to the call of Christ. There's one word that keeps us walking step by step with Christ. There's one word that is the key to unity. Following along with us as we discover the key to pride and humility.

As we continue our series through the book of Philippians, Pastor Robby lays out three keys to help us Live Worthy of the Gospel.

Starting in Philippians 1:3, Robby dives deeper into how God is at Work. Despite the circumstances, despite the chaos around us, God is always at work.

Robby tries a blue filter to celebrate the start of our new series: Calm in the Chaos. "The Secret Sauce" shares Paul's secret to having calm in the midst of chaos. Join us as we study through the book of Philippians.

Pastor Robby Pollard