Valley Life Church
by Valley Life Church
Funny, engaging, relevant, inspiring, accurate, etc. These are a few descriptors given by churches for their preaching ministry. While the messages at Valley Life are all of these, it is also most importantly, a conversation. Our goal is that our time in the Scriptures be a shared one. We hope you enjoy these episodes.
Episodes
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Mission Possible
On Sunday, January 11, 2026, VLC gathered in person and also broadcast online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice shared a message encouraging us to embrace the mission of the kingdom by striving to be with Jesus, become like Jesus, and live as Jesus would live if he were me. Matthew 28:18-20 (NIV)...
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A Year of Promises and Invitations
On Sunday, January 4, 2026, VLC gathered in person and also broadcast online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice shared a message encouraging us to embrace the invitations of Jesus to see God’s good future for us (Isaiah 43:18-19) by coming to Jesus (Matthew 11:28), choosing to follow him (John…
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Christ In You: Discovering the Power of Incarnation
On Sunday, December 28, 2025, VLC gathered in person and also broadcast online via YouTube. Brook Fonceca shared a message on how to discover what it means to experience God’s presence and how to embrace it so that we mature in Christ, finding encouragement and unity as we seek to love God as we...
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Christmas Eve Gathering 2025
A time of singing Christmas carols, listening to Scripture readings, hearing children's Christmas story, and candle lighting.
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Writing Your Christmas Worship Song
On Sunday, December 21, 2025, VLC gathered in person and also broadcast online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice shared a message on how to sing a new song to the Lord this Christmas, one that is from our own hearts and lives. We can focus on God’s attributes, how we have experienced the way God…
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How to Give a Christmas Blessing
On Sunday, December 14, 2025, VLC gathered in person and also broadcast online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice shared a message on how to be someone who blesses others. When Mary visited Elizabeth in Luke 1:38-46, we see an example of what it is to accept the role of the blesser, to share...
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A Shift in Season: Walking with Jesus through the Advent, Part 2
On Sunday, December 7, 2025, VLC gathered in person and also broadcast online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice continued our Advent series, encouraging us to… - Cultivate awareness of the heavenly story in your life - Embrace God’s desire to bless through you - Follow the pattern of Mary’s...
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A Shift in Season: Walking with Jesus through the Advent
On Sunday, November 30, 2025, VLC gathered in person and also broadcast online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice began an Advent series this Sunday, focusing on walking with Jesus through Advent. Jesus leads us to slow down, meditate on the season, and find courage as we wait on the Lord. Dear...
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The School of Christ: Learning and Relearning Prayer and Listening
On Sunday, November 16, 2025, VLC gathered in person and also broadcast online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice continues his series, The School of Christ, by leading us through Psalm 16 as a template for prayer and listening by exploring the practice of honesty, reflection, and response. He also...
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The School of Christ: Learning and Relearning How to Hear the Voice of Jesus, Pt. 2
On Sunday, November 9, 2025, VLC gathered in person and also broadcast online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice continued last week’s encouragement to make learning the voice of Jesus a priority for the Christian life, understanding that it is a Christian heritage that takes practice and the...
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The School of Christ: Learning and Relearning How to Hear the Voice of Jesus
On Sunday, November 2, 2025, VLC gathered in person and also broadcast online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice shared an encouragement to make learning the voice of Jesus a priority for the Christian life, understanding that it is a Christian heritage that takes practice and the willingness to...
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The School of Christ: Building Endurance
On Sunday, October 26, 2025, VLC gathered in person and also broadcast online via YouTube. Pastor Gio Serrato shared an encouragement to look to Christ for help with building endurance by laying aside our sin and picking up our cross, and finding the strength to persevere in Christ until the end....
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We Receive You
On Sunday, December 15, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Giovanni Serrato shared a Christmas message about becoming children of God by receiving the good news of Jesus Christ, believing that God receives us and makes a way for us to receive the Lord, and being...
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How to Be Massively Used by the Lord
On Sunday, December 8, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice shared a Christmas message about when Mary received the promise from the Angel Gabriel that she would give birth to Jesus, and Mary’s response was, “Behold, I am the servant of the…
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Mastering the Practice of Thanksgiving
On Sunday, November 24, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice shared a message about giving thanks, and he led us in a practice of gratitude, declaring that gratitude precedes everything spiritual. Below are the notes outlining this practice of...
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Surrendering Your Way to Transformation
On Sunday, November 17, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice shared a message about when Jesus was making his way to Jerusalem, and along the way, he turned and addressed the crowd that was following him. Jesus challenges them to count the cost…
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Embracing Our Calling in Christ
On Sunday, November 10, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Brook Fonceca shared a message from Philippians where the Apostle Paul declares that he is embracing God’s calling on his life by pursuing it with all his heart. From this, Brook encouraged us to align…
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Keeping Your Faith Vital in a Religious World
On Sunday, November 3, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice shared a message about when Jesus was making his way to Jerusalem and was invited to eat at a Pharisee’s house. During the meal, Jesus instructed the people at the table to be generous...
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Caught in the “Almost”
On Sunday, October 27, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Pastor Giovanni Serrato shared a message about when the Apostle Paul was on trial before King Agrippa in Caesarea. Paul shared his testimony of coming to Christ and the difficulties and persecutions he...
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The Kingdom Key that Brings Us Closer to God
On Sunday, October 20, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice shared a message about when Jesus was making his way to Jerusalem and was invited to eat at a Pharisee’s house. During the meal, Jesus shared a parable about how people chose where to…
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The Obstacles that Keep Us from a Vibrant Faith
On Sunday, October 13, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice shared a message about when Jesus was making his way to Jerusalem and was invited to eat at a Pharisee’s house. During the meal, as Jesus was being watched, he healed a man who was with...
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How to Live Your Life with Purpose
On Sunday, October 6, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice shared a message about when Jesus was making his way to Jerusalem, and some Pharisees warned him that Herod wanted to kill him. Jesus replied by reiterating his purpose and his necessity...
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A Time to Evaluate Your Kingdom Life
On Sunday, September 29, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice shared a message about when Jesus was making his way to Jerusalem. His disciples asked about who would be saved. Jesus answered, “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door.”...
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What is the Holy Spirit Up To?
On Sunday, September 22, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice shared a message about when Jesus was teaching on the Sabbath and asked, “What is the kingdom of God like?” He then shared the parables of the mustard seed and the yeast. From this,...
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How Compassion Leads Our Faith
On Sunday, September 15, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice shared a message about when Jesus was teaching on the Sabbath and healed a woman who had been physically afflicted for eighteen years. He then taught the people about compassion. From...
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How to Navigate When Bad Things Happen
On Sunday, September 8, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice shared a message about when Jesus was teaching his disciples, with the crowds listening in, about current events and how to make sense of them and walk through them. From this Pastor...
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Strategic Questions to Discern Your Spiritual Seasons
On Sunday, September 1, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice shared a message about when Jesus was teaching his disciples, with the crowds listening in, about why he came, what his ministry would produce, and how to interpret the signs of the...
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How to Take Responsibility for Your Calling
On Sunday, August 25, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice shared a message about when Jesus was teaching his disciples with the crowds listening in about how to be faithful in service, understanding the consequences and blessings of obedience....
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How to Prepare for the Future
On Sunday, August 18, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice shared a message about when Jesus teaches his disciples about not fearing the future or worrying about provision, but rather receiving God’s kingdom, being prepared to serve, and knowing...
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The Anxiety Cure
On Sunday, August 11, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice shared a message about when Jesus teaches his disciples about worry, anxiety, faith, and the treasure of the heart. From this, Pastor Stuart shares that worry comes from believing that…
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How to Be Rich Toward God
On Sunday, August 4, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice shared a message about when Jesus, after leaving a meal with the Pharisees, begins to be surrounded by thousands of followers. As Jesus interacted with the crowd, he shared the parable of...
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How to Avoid Being a Hypocrite
Note: Please forgive the auto-focus box moving on the screen around Pastor Stuart’s face. We hope it doesn’t detract from the message. Thank you. On Sunday, July 28, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice shared a message about when Jesus, after...
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Keys for the Renewed Spiritual Life
On Sunday, July 21, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice shared a message about when Jesus was invited to eat at a Pharisee’s house and he chose to not wash his hands, which led to a teaching opportunity. After instructing them about religious...
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Remember to Return
On Sunday, July 14, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Gio Serrato shared a message about when Jesus encountered ten men with leprosy. Jesus chose to engage with them, and instead of healing them instantly, he told them to go to the priest and in their obedience...
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Tuning Up Religious Practices
On Sunday, July 7, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice shared a message about when Jesus was invited to eat at a Pharisee’s house and he chose to not wash his hands, which led to a teaching opportunity. Just as Jesus surprised the people at the...
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He Is Our Lord
On Sunday, June 30, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Gio Serrato shared a message about how to discover Jesus as our Lord. The first step is to recognize the authority of Jesus, in our lives, families, and community and to recognize who we are in Christ, those...
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He Is Our Light
On Sunday, June 23, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Brook Fonceca shared a message about when Jesus replied to the people listening to his messages by sharing a metaphor with them. Their unwillingness to receive his message and miracles was like someone…
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He Is Our Peace
On Sunday, June 16, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Gio Serrato shared a message about when Jesus revealed the character of God as our peace and that Jesus is the gateway to experiencing God as our peace. Gio explores Jesus as our source of peace rather than...
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How to Battle Your Unbelief
On Sunday, June 9, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice shared a message about when Jesus was preaching to the crowds and challenged them regarding their faith. From this story, we see that we have the opportunity to embrace the tension that we...
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How to Handle Spiritual Opposition
On Sunday, June 2, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice shared a message about when Jesus taught his disciples about spiritual opposition by refuting the people who were listening to him speak, saying that one can only drive out a demon by the...
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Make It Enough
On Sunday, May 26, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Gio Serrato shared a message about when Jesus fed the five thousand with a boy’s lunch of five barley loaves and two small fish. The boy became an example of faith, willing to give what he had and allowing…
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The Father’s Gift
On Sunday, May 19, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart Nice shared a message about when Jesus taught his disciples to be bold in prayer, trusting that God, the Father, is good and will meet their needs, even giving them his presence, the Holy…
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Walking with Jesus: Unhurried Devotion, Part 8
On Sunday, May 12, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart shared a message about when Jesus taught his disciples to pray. Jesus invited them to pray, “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” Pastor Stuart reminded us that this...
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Exploring Resurrection: Loving During In-Between Times
On Sunday, May 5, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Brook Fonceca shared a message about loving one another during the in-between times of Easter (Jesus’ resurrection and Pentecost) and the transitional times we find ourselves in. We learn that love is…
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Walking with Jesus: Unhurried Devotion, Part 7
On Easter Sunday, April 28, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart shared a message about when Jesus taught his disciples to pray. Jesus invited them to pray, “Forgive us our sins.” We learned from this passage that we are invited to walk in harmony…
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Walking with Jesus: Unhurried Devotion, Part 6
On Easter Sunday, April 21, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcasted online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart shared a message about when Jesus taught his disciples to pray. Jesus invited them to pray, “Give us each day our daily bread.” We learned from this passage that we are to have a...
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How to Store Treasures in Heaven
On Sunday, April 14, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcast online via YouTube. Pastor Baldemar Serrato shared a message about storing up treasures in heaven. He shared three simple points. • Generosity Encouraged: Sowing Cheerfully (2 Corinthians 9:6-7) Giving special offerings with a...
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The Proposal
On Easter Sunday, April 7, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcast online via YouTube. Gio Serrato shared an encouraging message from the story of Jesus’ interaction with Zacchaeus. We learned that Jesus sees us with love and compassion and desires to be a part of our lives. Jesus invited...
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Because He Lives
On Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcast online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart shared an Easter message of freedom, love, and hope from John 20:11-16, when Mary Magdalene interacts with the risen Jesus. From this story we learn that because he lives we live in…
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Walking with Jesus: Unhurried Devotion, Part 5
On Sunday, March 24, 2024, VLC gathered in person and also broadcast online via YouTube. Pastor Stuart shared a message about when Jesus taught his disciples to pray. Jesus instructed them to declare, “your will be done.” This declaration can be understood as saying three things. 1) Aligning...
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Funny, engaging, relevant, inspiring, accurate, etc. These are a few descriptors given by churches for their preaching ministry. While the messages at Valley Life are all of these, it is also most importantly, a conversation. Our goal is that our time in the Scriptures be a shared one. We hope you enjoy these episodes.
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