VG Placerville Sermons

To wholeheartedly follow Jesus is costly to Him and us. But it is also the place where we find the fullness of life!

Jesus is the Christ and He will build His church.

What we believe about Jesus shapes our life. He warns that false views lead to spiritual lifelessness, but seeing Him rightly leads to powerful new affections.

Jesus compassionately meets real needs to reveal that He alone fully satisfies. So come to the King and be satisfied.

Jesus delights to share His love where it is not always expected, and He celebrates the greatness of faith that clings to Him alone.

Jesus meets our doubts with Himself, so that our faith delights in Him as Lord and God.

Those who enjoy the greatness of the kingdom express it. So taste the kingdom and invite any and all to enjoy!

Jesus reveals that our hearts deceive and leave us dead. In His goodness He gives us a new heart that is ALIVE and delights in Him!

Tradition vs TransformationJesus shows that replacing God’s truth with human tradition produces empty worship, but true and joyful worship flows from hearts shaped by Him and His Word.

Jesus allows storms in our lives to reveal who He is and to draw us into a deeper faith by drawing us to Himself.

In our inability, the kindness of Jesus welcomes us regardless of how inconvenient it may seem to Him. Jesus tells us to bring anything and anyone to Him where we can be fully satisfied.

We are passionate about building joy-filled communities of faith, whose very existence inspires individuals to live an abundant Christian life—made up of three key relationships: a deepening relationship with God (r1), a life-changing relationship with others (r2), and an engaging relationship with those yet to believe (r3).

Matthew shows us the clear difference between someone who treasures Jesus and someone who doesn't. Either we experience the emptiness of our own pleasures here and now or the fullness of joy now and for eternity. Experience the fullness of joy!

Knowing about Jesus is not the same as trusting Jesus. Jesus’ hometown crowd recognized His wisdom but refused to TRUST in Him and their unbelief closed them off to experiencing His work. Matthew urges us to move beyond recognition of Jesus to full allegiance and discipleship to Him.

There is nothing better than Kingdom Living! Missing it is the worst, but we happily give everything to enjoy it.

God’s kingdom advances quietly and steadily, often in ways that are almost imperceptible and that may appear insignificant, yet it is unstoppable and grounded in God’s eternal plan.

God allows good and evil to grow together for a time, but He alone will bring justice in the end. While we wait for that day, we keep sowing the goodness of the kingdom!

Jesus teaches that the kingdom grows not by our control of the soil, but by the power of the Sower and His seed, so we sow faithfully and rejoice when God brings growth.

Jesus uses parables to reveal His sovereign grace to those who cannot save themselves. The hardened can’t see, but offers it to those who receive it. So receive and ENJOY!

We need to be rooted in Jesus to actually grow.

A Savior is born! God gives Himself to us, and that’s where we find good news of great joy.

The tongue reveals what we treasure. Left to ourselves, our words destroy, but Jesus gives wisdom that brings a life of flourishing.

True faith is always demonstrated by action. What we do reveals what we truly believe.

Gospel joy grows in trials; as it is heard and obeyed, it transforms a community.

Kingdom over empire.God's faithfulness is not dictated by our circumstances.

The Sign That Points to the SaviorGod's sign is meant to draw us to Himself, not to serve ourselves.

What we treasure leads to works and words.

Jesus is viewed in two different ways, either He’s Savior or He’s Satan. And it's the same question he asks us today.

In Jesus, the quiet strength of God’s chosen Servant is finally found; Jesus is the One who brings justice to all through gentleness, compassion and ultimate hope.

Jesus is the LORD over the Sabbath.

To miss Jesus is disastrous; to come to Him is delight beyond anything we can imagine.

The key to the abundant life is seeing Jesus clearly.

Allegiance to Jesus over everything produces joy as our reward.  

Confidence in Jesus, our Good and Sovereign Shepherd, frees us from fear and fuels boldness, because the One who reigns over the cosmos also rules our hearts.

Kingdom living is NOT easy. The beauty of the Kingdom is a big deal. But we endure because of who our King is, and that endurance is the key to joy in the kingdom.

Jesus equips and sends the disciples to do the work of the kingdom.

God empowers and sends those who treasure Him to be vessels of His love.

Jesus is instilling compassion for the yet-to-believe in the hearts of his disciples before he sends them. He teaches them to see and asks them to pray. May we have the heart to pray, watch, and step as God sends us.

Jesus heals to point us to the greater healing of the gospel

The Great HealerJesus desires to heal!

We are passionate about building joy-filled communities of faith whose very existence inspires individuals to live anabundant Christian Life,made up of three key relationships: -A deepening relationship with God (r1)-A life-changing relationship with other believers (r2)-An engaging relationship with those yet to believe (r3)

Jesus Questioned About FastingJesus’s response to an accusation inserted in a question reveals that everything changes because He is here.  Everything! Jesus's entrance into the world ushered in the kingdom of heaven, and that means it is time to celebrate.

Jesus Calls MatthewGod doesn’t ask us to get it together before following Him. He invites us as we are—meeting us in our mess, calling us by name, and making us new by His mercy. Jesus moves toward sinners, not away from them. 

The King Over Sin and SicknessJesus heals the body to reveal His authority and delight in healing the soul. Each act of healing is a glimpse of the joy and wholeness found in knowing God, who restores what sin has broken for His glory and our happiness.

Jesus Heals Two Men with DemonsJesus has authority over all spiritual forces. He steps into the unclean and uncontrollable, confronts evil without effort, and reveals our hearts in how we respond. 

Jesus Calms a StormJesus is powerful, compassionate, and desires to transform us.We are spiritually weak, needy, and have hearts plagued by sin.

The Cost of the CallJesus shows us that He is the King of all authority. Now, that King is invites us to follow Him by completely relying upon Him.

Jesus Heals ManyJesus reveals his power over sickness, spirits, and fulfillment for us to trust Him. See His power and trust in Him!

Jesus Marvels At the Centurion's FaithFaith is a desperate and dependent reliance upon Jesus. His authority and compassion produce in us a faith worth marveling.

Jesus Heals a LeperWe should trust and follow Jesus because he has FULL AUTHORITY and a heart FULL OF COMPASSION.He has the power to rescue, redeem and renew our lives.