Posts in Formed & Sent Podcast
Village Updates | Family Meeting Prep (03/23)

Learn more on our Family Meetings page.


Timestamps:

  • 00:00:26 | Setup

  • 00:02:56 | Snapshot by numbers

  • 00:07:03 | Finance updates

  • 00:09:54 | Kieh comes on staff!

  • 00:12:43 | How you let us be extra generous!

  • 00:18:13 | Changes coming to The 210!

  • 00:24:25 | Increasing hospitality through safety

  • 00:28:35 | Why we’re (still) in Acts 29

  • 00:41:21 | Global missions in 2023

  • 00:45:15 | Local missions in 2023

  • 00:47:26 | The Grahams’ summer sabbatical!

  • 01:04:02 | Overview of the 2023 calendar

  • 01:06:23 | Wrap-up


For more information about The Village Church in Hamilton, Ohio, visit us at myvillagechurch.com.

 
The Choices Set Before Us (Part Two) | Formed & Sent Podcast

What if women and children need more from us than a two-sided argument? What if we refused to let the world draw our lines in the sand and instead let truth and grace define the way forward?

In a two-part conversation, Kelly, Matt, Michael, and Scott talk about abortion. Knowing there's always more to hear, more to consider, more to say, and more to do, this discussion is far from a final word. It's merely a first attempt to bring compassion, civility, and reason to an issue that's so much more than a topic to be debated or the two choices that have been set before us in American politics and culture.

For more information about The Village Church in Hamilton, Ohio, visit us at myvillagechurch.com.

The Choices Set Before Us (Part One) | Formed & Sent Podcast

What if women and children need more from us than a two-sided argument? What if we refused to let the world draw our lines in the sand and instead let truth and grace define the way forward?

In a two-part conversation, Kelly, Matt, Michael, and Scott talk about abortion. Knowing there's always more to hear, more to consider, more to say, and more to do, this discussion is far from a final word. It's merely a first attempt to bring compassion, civility, and reason to an issue that's so much more than a topic to be debated or the two choices that have been set before us in American politics and culture.

For more information about The Village Church in Hamilton, Ohio, visit us at myvillagechurch.com.

Is John 7:53-8:11 Supposed to Be in Your Bible?

If you’ve been reading ahead in the Gospel of John (or if you’ve read it before!), then you may have noticed something strange about John 7:53-8:11.

In many modern bibles, this section of Scripture is marked with an asterix, contained in brackets, curiously subtitled, and/or littered with footnotes. Why? In a nutshell, the oldest manuscripts of John’s gospel account simply don’t contain this passage, and the translators of our bibles want us to know it!

But what does it mean? Why should we care? And what does this say about the reliability of the Scriptures, what we know about Jesus, and how we should interact with this passage?

As The Village arrives at this passage in our sermon series through John, we wanted to share our approach to the passage and why we’re choosing to preach through it. This episode of the Formed & Sent Podcast is one way we’re inviting you to approach the bible with your eyes wide open - and to hopefully answer some questions before you have them on Sunday!

If this leaves you with more questions, however, don’t hesitate to reach out. We’d love to hear what you’re wondering. Chances are, someone else has the same comment, question, or concern as you!

Prep & Editing | Teaching Roundtable Recap

With a desire to equip the saints for the work of ministry, The Village began hosting monthly Teaching Roundtables for anyone interested in growing as a hearer, teacher, and proclaimer of God’s Word. These gatherings create a regular space centered around a single topic related to preaching and teaching. Here, participants to get to interact with one another and other resources for the sake of both building up the church and being built up as the church.

In these follow-up podcasts, a few folks from The Village will recap and reflect on our roundtable discussions. For those who were able to attend, we hope they serve as a helpful reminder. And for those who weren’t able to participate, we hope these episodes will let you learn and grow along with us!


Roundtable Content:

Social Justice & Christianity (Part Two) | Exodus Supplement

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Some parts of Scripture require more explaining than others. As we journey through the second-half of Exodus, we’re coming up on a few chapters that fall into that category!

In Exodus 21-23, we see a couple of hot-button issues: rules about slavery and laws concerning social justice. In 2021, both of these things deserve a fair and honest treatment - a treatment that better fits into a podcast format than a traditional Sunday sermon. That’s why we’re recording a few episodes to help address the passage-specific and cover-to-cover questions that so many people have about these giant topics.

We hope these episodes help bring clarity to the text before we preach through them - or whenever you happen to be listening!

Social Justice & Christianity (Part One) | Exodus Supplement

Listen


Some parts of Scripture require more explaining than others. As we journey through the second-half of Exodus, we’re coming up on a few chapters that fall into that category!

In Exodus 21-23, we see a couple of hot-button issues: rules about slavery and laws concerning social justice. In 2021, both of these things deserve a fair and honest treatment - a treatment that better fits into a podcast format than a traditional Sunday sermon. That’s why we’re recording a few episodes to help address the passage-specific and cover-to-cover questions that so many people have about these giant topics.

We hope these episodes help bring clarity to the text before we preach through them - or whenever you happen to be listening!