Village Church of Lincolnshire Podcast

When we step into spiritual battles, it can be a real challenge to stay strong and keep moving forward. In those moments when fear drains us, God meets us and restores us in his restorative care. He has more for us, if we will rest in his love and seek his strength body and soul. Pastor Jim Renke will lead us through 1 Kings 19:1-9.

This week's message at VCL Dr. David M. Gustafson joins us as a guest preacher. Dr. Gustafson served twenty-five years in ministry, first as campus director with Cru at Fresno State University in California, and then as pastor in two Evangelical Free churches in the Great Lakes District. Prior to Trinity, he taught courses in Christianity at the University of Houston and courses in practical ministries at Houston Graduate School of Theology. Dr. Gustafson’s areas of expertise include evangelism, Evangelical Free Church history, and missional praxis. He is book review editor of Witness: Journal of the Academy for Evangelism in Theological Education. He is an ordained minister of the Evangelical Free Church of America and serves on its Board of Ministerial Standing. He is an affiliate docent at Johannelund School of Theology in Uppsala, Sweden, and a contributing author in evangelism to the International Alliance for Christian Education. He and his wife, Sharon, have four children, and he enjoys bicycling, backpacking, and cooking stir-fry.

Did you know God is fighting for you? He sets up and shows up in the tests of life so we can know who He is and be restored in life-giving worship of Him! This Sunday, Pastor Jim Renke will be leading us through 1 Kings 18:16-46. We will see in this epic battle, God’s desire to restore his people to fellowship with him. He loves us that much! Come, celebrate, and embrace what He has done for us.

Have you ever wondered why in the world God would expect you to do some of the things he calls you to? And why you should have the confidence to follow? Because God meets us on the road of obedience. 1 Kings 18:1-15 is an example of that promise. Pastor Jim Renke will lead us in the Word, that we might find growing faith and confidence to take the risk to follow God who is there.

When you think you've lost it all, or at least lost that which brought you meaning and hope, God meets us in the bedroom of loss. As Pastor Jim Renke takes us through 1 Kings 17:17-24, we see that God comes and reveals himself as the God of life and loss. We pray you'll find encouragement and a new confidence in God's presence, through this message this week.

Join us as we begin a series from the life of Elijah the prophet. If you’re wanting a life where God will meet you, we’re discovering where and when God shows up and how we can know him in those places. This Sunday, Pastor Jim Renke is focusing on the passage of 1 Kings 17:1-16. And we’re grateful God promises to meet us at the table. He takes care of the “table issues” of life, by promising to be there and supply our abundance.

Enjoy this sermon as Chris Gearhart, unpacks Psalm 136 and shows how Jesus' birth was the greatest thing that ever happened in human history and because of that we have, a lovingkindness that lasts forever!

In our fourth week of advent, as we await the moment to celebrate Christ's presence on earth through His birth. Pastor Jim Renke will lead us through Revelation 5:9-14. Jesus came to glory through his role as the Lamb of God. And in that role, he showed himself worthy to rule and reign over God’s Kingdom. Let’s join with the angels in singing of his glory and living in the joy of what he’s done for us.

In this message, we’ll continue our series, “When Angels Sing.” We’ll focus on the words of the angels in the birth announcement to the shepherds. Pastor Jim Renke will lead us through Luke 2:8-14, and encourage us with the invitation and the promise we’ve received from God in Christ.

This week we'll be looking at Isaiah 6:1-5. Pastor Jim Renke will guide us to consider God's glory and our response. It's the response of repentance that prepares us to truly celebrate and declare the wonders of His gift in Jesus.