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Village
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Village is a community church in the heart of Sacramento, CA. Led by Pastor Jon Richards, it is committed to building a Kingdom fellowship of Christ-honoring disciples, equipping people to bring the Gospel to life - and always has room for one more. Rather watch than listen? youtube.com/@sac.village Support the Mission sacvillage.org/give
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Being Human | Genesis 2:18-24
What does it mean that God created humanity “male and female”? In this message from our Being Human series, we look at Genesis 1–2 and three truths Scripture holds together: men and women are equal in dignity, different by design, and made for one another. We explore why our bodies matter, how...
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Being Humans | Genesis 1:26-31
What does it mean to be human? In this message from Being Human, we explore what Scripture says about our bodies, identity, desires, and limits; and why we don’t have to invent ourselves. We can receive our lives from the God who created us and offer our whole selves back to Him. Learn more:...
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Come & See | John 4:3-26
We all have wells we return to...relationships, success, approval...hoping they’ll finally satisfy. So why do we keep finding ourselves thirsty? In this message, Pastor Jon Richards explores Jesus’ encounter with the woman at the well and the living water He offers. Jesus knows our deepest…
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The Gospel + Nothing | Galatians 5:16-6:18
What does a life shaped by grace actually look like? As we conclude our series through Galatians, Paul reminds us that the Gospel + Nothing doesn’t produce nothing. The same gospel that frees us from trying to earn righteousness gives us the Holy Spirit, who begins producing a new kind of life in...
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The Gospel + Nothing | Galatians 5:1-15
What does gospel freedom actually look like? In Galatians 5, Paul shows us that faith does more than receive salvation—it begins to reshape the way we love. Grace gives. Faith receives. Freedom results. And love overflows. When we know that our acceptance, identity, belonging, and worth are…
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The Gospel + Nothing | Galatians 4:12-20
We are all being formed by something. In Galatians 4, Paul reminds us that the goal of the Christian life is not simply knowing more about Jesus, but becoming more like Him. Formation requires truth, surrender, and people who keep pointing us back to Christ. Grace saves you. Grace keeps you.…
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The Gospel + Nothing | Galatians 4:1-11
Jesus didn’t just come to forgive us; He came to set us free. But even after Christ breaks the chains, old patterns of bondage can keep calling us back. In Galatians 4:1–11, Pastor Jon shows us how to remember who we are in Christ, recognize what pulls us backward, cut off the road back to…
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The Gospel + Nothing | Galatians 3:15-29
Why did God give the Law if it could never save us? In Galatians 3:15–29, Paul shows us that the Law exposes our sin, but only Christ can give us life. Through faith in Jesus, we are brought into God’s family, clothed with Christ, and made heirs of the promise. The Gospel is Jesus + Nothing.…
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The Gospel + Nothing | Galatians 3:10-14
What are you relying on to make you right with God? In Galatians 3:10–14, Paul reminds us that our obedience can never save us. Christ took the curse we deserved so that, through faith, we could receive the blessing we could never earn. The Gospel + Nothing. Christ is enough. sacvillage.org |…
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The Gospel + Nothing | Galatians 3:1-9
The Gospel + Nothing | Galatians 3:1–9 Is the Christian life sustained by your effort; or by God's Spirit? Many of us believe we're saved by grace, yet slowly begin living as though God's approval rises and falls with our spiritual performance. In Galatians 3:1–9, Paul confronts that dangerous...
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The Gospel + Nothing | Galatians 2:1-10
The gospel is worth protecting because it's the only message that can save. In Galatians 2:1–10, Paul refuses to compromise the truth of the gospel; even under pressure from influential leaders. Though the apostles affirm his ministry, false brothers attempt to add human works to God's grace....
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The Gospel + Nothing | Galatians 2:11-21
The greatest threats to the gospel don't always come from false teachers. Sometimes they come from believers whose lives contradict the message they profess. In Galatians 2, the Apostle Paul publicly confronts Peter; not because Peter preached a false gospel, but because his behavior denied the...
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The Gospel + Nothing | Galatians 1:1-10
The gospel is good news because Jesus has already done what we never could. In the opening message of our new Galatians series, The Gospel + Nothing, we explore why the moment we add anything to the finished work of Christ...our performance, morality, religion, or good intentions...we don't…
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Come to Me | Matthew 11:20-30
Jesus warns that received great revelation yet refused to repent, reveals the Father to the humble, and invites weary sinners to find rest in Him. In this message, Pastor Jon explores greater accountability, the dangers of self-sufficiency, and the soul-rest that is found in Christ alone. Learn...
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Come to Me | Matthew 11:7-19
In this sermon, we examine Jesus’ defense of John the Baptist, the nature of true repentance, and the danger of resisting Christ because He does not fit our preferences. Jesus shows that the kingdom advances through faithful conviction, forces a response, and exposes the excuses of hard hearts....
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Come to Me | Matthew 11:1-6
What do you do when Jesus doesn’t meet your expectations? In Week 1 of our new series Come to Me, we walk through Matthew 11:1–6 and encounter a surprising moment: John the Baptist — the bold prophet who prepared the way for Jesus — now sits in prison wrestling with confusion and disappointment....
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The Sent Life | Matthew 10:32–39
It’s possible to associate with Jesus, without ever truly aligning with Him. In this message from Matthew 10:32–39, we come face-to-face with a reality we often try to avoid: following Jesus isn’t casual, private, or cost-free. There is no neutral ground. No middle space. Jesus calls us to openly...
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The Sent Life | Matthew 10:26-31
Why do we stay silent when it matters most? In this message from Matthew 10:26–31, we explore how the fear of man quietly shrinks our witness—keeping us from living boldly for Jesus. But Jesus doesn’t call us to be fearless…He calls us to fear rightly. When the fear of God outweighs every other...
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The Sent Life | Matthew 10:16-25
Does following Jesus lead to comfort & favor in this life? In this message from Matthew 10, Jesus prepares His disciples for the reality of the sent life: opposition, pressure, and the cost of being identified with Him. If you’ve ever wondered why faithfulness can feel hard; why standing for…
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The Sent Life | Matthew 10:1-15
In this message from Gospel of Matthew 10:1–15, we see that following Jesus isn’t just about what happens to you; it’s about what happens through you. Before the disciples are sent, they are called to be with Jesus. And from that relationship flows everything: their authority, their message…
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Alive! | An Invitation to New Life | Romans 6:4
What if Christianity isn’t about improving your life—but replacing it altogether? In this Easter message, we explore the powerful truth of Romans 6:4: that through Jesus’ death and resurrection, your old life isn’t fixed...it’s buried. And in its place, God offers something entirely new. This…
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One Anothering | The Community Matrix | Hebrews 10:19-25
What if the biggest factor in your spiritual growth isn’t just your habits… but your people? In this message from Hebrews 10, we see that God never intended for you to follow Jesus alone. You are being shaped—right now—by the relationships around you. The question is: are they helping you drift……
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One Anothering | The Grace Cycle | Colossians 3:12-13
In this message, we explore God’s design for life together through confession, forgiveness, and healing. Because of what Christ has done, we don’t have to hide, pretend, or keep score. Instead, we can live in a rhythm of grace; confessing humbly, forgiving freely, and experiencing real healing in...
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One Anothering | Love & Serve | Galatians 5:13-15
The gospel doesn’t just reconcile us to God—it reshapes how we relate to one another. In the New Testament, the phrase “one another” appears nearly sixty times. These commands describe the kind of community the gospel is meant to create: a people who actively love, serve, encourage, forgive, and...
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True & Better: Servant, Not Sovereign | Philippians 2:5-8
Our culture tells us that the fully human life is a self-sovereign life; where you define your truth, determine your purpose, and answer to no one but yourself. But the story of Scripture tells a different story. From the beginning, humanity has chased the throne. Yet in Jesus we see what true...
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True & Better: Pilgram, Not Consumer | 1 Peter 2:11-12
In this message, we explore what Scripture means when it calls believers “strangers,” “exiles,” and “citizens of heaven.” What if much of our anxiety, frustration, and spiritual drift comes from forgetting who we really are? The consumer identity says life is about maximizing comfort, curating...
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True & Better: Holy, Not Therapeutic | Leviticus 14:45
In a culture shaped by Moral Therapeutic Deism, it’s easy to believe God mainly wants us to be nice and feel good. But the Bible reveals something far greater — and far more unsettling: God is holy. In this message, Nick Rozema explores why God’s holiness is our biggest problem, why heaven is…
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True & Better: Communal, Not Isolated | Acts 2:42-47
We are more connected than ever; and yet loneliness is epidemic. Our culture tells us to find ourselves in isolation or define ourselves against the crowd. But Scripture offers something better: identity formed in Christ, among His people. In this message, we explore how God shapes us not in...
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True & Better: Embodied, Not Just Emotional | 1 Corinthians 6:12-18
Our culture tells us that who we really are lives deep inside our feelings and desires; and that the body is something to manage, ignore, or overcome. Scripture tells a very different story. In this message, we explore the Bible’s vision of the human person as an integrated, embodied being…
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True & Better: Covenant, Not Consent | Psalm 24:1-2
Covenant, Not Consent God Governs Reality, Not Individual “Truth” We live in a world where freedom is defined by choice and truth is treated as something we authorize from the inside out. If I didn’t choose it, it can’t bind me. If it doesn’t align with me, it can’t claim me. But Scripture tells…
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True & Better: Created, Not Constructed | Genesis 1:26–27
Who has the right to define your life? In a culture that celebrates self-definition and autonomy, Scripture tells a very different story. In this message, we confront the modern assumption that identity is something we create and instead recover the biblical truth that we are created, not...
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True & Better: Identity as Formation | Romans 6:1-11
If our identity in Christ is secure, why does growth still feel slow—and why do old struggles remain? In this message, we explore how spiritual formation works not as self-improvement, but as learning to live from the identity we’ve already received through union with Christ. From Romans 6 and...
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True & Better: Identity in Christ | Philippians 3:3-11
In this opening message of the True & Better: A Gospel Identity series, we step back and ask a deeper question: What does God say about who we are? Anchored in Genesis 1–3 and Philippians 3, this sermon explores the biblical story of identity; received in creation, fractured by sin, and restored…
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When the Work Is Finished | Genesis 2:1-3
As a new year begins, many of us quietly assume that everything depends on us; our effort, discipline, endurance, and productivity. Rest feels risky. Sabbath can feel impossible. But the Bible tells a different story. In this message, we return to the opening pages of Scripture to see that God...
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The Last Advent | 2 Peter 3:1-18
The final Sunday of the year invites reflection: what’s changed, what hasn’t, what we hoped would be different by now, and what we’re still waiting on. In this message from 2 Peter 3, we look beyond the first Advent, when Christ came in humility, to the last Advent, when Christ will return in...
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The Advent According to Paul | Romans 8:1-4
We live in a world driven by effort, performance, and self-improvement. Try harder. Do better. Be more disciplined. But what if the heart of Christianity isn’t about what we do at all? In Romans 8:1–4, the apostle Paul tells the Christmas story in a surprising way—not as a celebration of human...
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The Advent According to Paul | 2 Corinthians 8:7-9
In this Advent message from 2 Corinthians 8:7–9, Paul frames Christian giving not as obligation or guilt, but as a response to the self-giving grace of Jesus Christ. This sermon explores why we resist having our love tested, how the incarnation is God’s proof of love, and how grace forms…
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The Advent According to Paul | Philippians 2:5-11
In this Advent message from Philippians 2:5–11, we explore the descent of Christ—the eternal Son who “emptied Himself” by taking the form of a servant, entering our world in humility, and descending all the way to the cross. Paul shows us that Advent isn’t just about when Jesus came, but how and...
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The Advent According to Paul | Galatians 4:4-7
This Advent, we’re stepping into the Christmas story through the eyes of the apostle Paul. Instead of shepherds, stars, and mangers, Paul takes us behind the scenes—into the eternal plan of God that stands beneath Bethlehem. In this message from Galatians 4:4–7, Pastor Jon unpacks four truths…
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Breaking In: The Kingdom of God | Matthew 9:35-38
In this message, Pastor Jon walks through one of the most revealing snapshots of Jesus’ heart in the Gospels. When Jesus looks at the crowds, He’s not annoyed, overwhelmed, or indifferent—He is moved with gut-level compassion. But His compassion doesn’t collapse into the modern idea of empathy…
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Breaking In: The Kingdom of God | Matthew 9:18-34
When the Kingdom of God breaks in, it doesn’t patch the old life — it replaces it with new life. In Matthew 9:18–34, Jesus raises the dead, restores the broken, opens blind eyes, and sets captives free. This message explores how Christ meets us in our shame, desperation, and darkness, and brings...
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Breaking In: The Kingdom of God | Matthew 9:14-17
“Breaking In: When the Kingdom Collides With the Old Life” In this week’s message from Matthew 9:14–17, Pastor Jon Richards unpacks Jesus’ teaching on fasting, joy, and the new wine of the Kingdom. Why were John’s disciples fasting while Jesus’ disciples feasted? What does it mean that Jesus is…
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Breaking In: The Kingdom of God | Matthew 9:9-13
In this message discover how God’s grace transforms broken lives into instruments of mercy. Kyle Hernandez shares from Matthew 9 how Jesus calls imperfect people—like Matthew the tax collector, like us—to follow Him, be healed by His grace, and become agents of mercy in a hurting world. If you’ve...
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Breaking In: The Kingdom of God | Matthew 9:1-8
When heaven collides with earth, everything changes. In this message from Matthew 9:1–8, Pastor Jon Richards teaches how the unseen Kingdom of God breaks into the everyday — where Jesus heals, forgives, and restores one life at a time. Discover how His reign still transforms hearts today and how...
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Made for More | Sent to Serve
You were made for more! In the final week of our Made for More series at Village, Pastor Jon Richards unpacks what it means to be Sent to Serve from Matthew 28:18–20. The Christian life doesn’t end with believing — it begins with being sent. Jesus said, “Go therefore and make disciples of all...
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Made for More | Shaped for Purpose
What does it mean to be shaped for purpose? In week three of our Made for More series at Village, Pastor Jon Richards unpacks Ephesians 2:8–10 and shows how God’s grace not only saves us — it shapes us. You’re not an accident. You’re the intentional handiwork of God — His poiēma, His masterpiece…
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Made for More | Renewed in Grace
What does it really mean to be renewed in grace? In week two of our Made for More series at Village, we discover how the grace of Jesus changes everything. Rooted in 2 Corinthians 5:17, this message explores the transforming power of grace that makes us new creations in Christ. Grace doesn’t just...
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Made for More | Rooted in Christ
We were made for more than shallow faith. In this kickoff to our Made for More series, Pastor Jon unpacks what it means to be rooted in Christ—the first step in our discipleship framework of growing as followers of Jesus—so that our lives bear lasting fruit and reflect the fullness we already…
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The Power Of The Invitation | Colossians 4:2-6
In Colossians 4:2–6, Paul urges us to devote ourselves to prayer, walk in wisdom toward outsiders, and let our words be gracious and seasoned with salt. In this episode, we explore how those practices shape the way we invite others into the story of Jesus. From persistent prayer to intentional...
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Scandalous Grace | Hosea 14:1-9
In Hosea 14, God calls His people to return to Him after a long story of unfaithfulness. But alongside the call to repentance comes a promise of healing, forgiveness, and renewal.
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Village is a community church in the heart of Sacramento, CA. Led by Pastor Jon Richards, it is committed to building a Kingdom fellowship of Christ-honoring disciples, equipping people to bring the Gospel to life - and always has room for one more.
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