The Village Church - Sermons

Love over Fear

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Feb 22, 2026
A call to test beliefs against the gospel and embrace a faith lineage. A reminder to lay aside dread because God is love. A challenge to see Jesus as king, not convenience. Practical prompts to notice if love or fear drove recent choices. An invitation to stay in community so love can refine and renew.
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INSIGHT

Transformation Requires The Spirit

  • John Glover argues transformation requires the manifest presence of the Holy Spirit, not clever content or rhetoric.
  • He invites congregational prayer “Come Holy Spirit, come” as a plea for experiential, heart-level revival rather than information alone.
INSIGHT

Christian Life As Cosmic War

  • The preacher reframes Christian life as cosmic war, not garden idyll, calling believers to watchfulness against spiritual threats.
  • He portrays the watchman role as both spotting danger and contending in prayer for families and community.
ADVICE

Test Teaching By Christ's Incarnation

  • Test the spirits by checking theological claims against whether Jesus truly came in the flesh and entered human brokenness.
  • Reject teachings that make Jesus an abstract moralist or an errand-runner instead of one who died on the cross.
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