Road Trip
​Sept. 13-Oct. 18, 2020

Leaving home is a common hunger. To escape an overbearing parent, to search for a missing loved one, to find excitement, or to find ourselves and live an authentic life. These road trips take a few different forms…some stories are prodigal stories. We leave so that we can come back home again for the first time. A favorite of our time is there is no real destination, the journey is the road. Some are refugee journeys…leaving what you thought was home is search of a place to belong. Rev. Tom Are preaches this series.

Sept. 13	Hit the Road
Sept. 20	Do You See Me?
Sept. 27	The Story of the Bible
World Communion Sunday, Oct. 4	Lessons from the Road
Oct. 11	I’m Heading Out. Wanna Come Along?
Oct. 18	Is that You; Wait, it’s Me!

Is that You; Wait, it’s Me!
Oct. 18​, 2020 - Rev. Tom Are

As we conclude the “Road Trip” sermon series, Rev. Tom Are preaches sometimes we need to recognize that our questions are off a bit. Our target is the wrong one. We took the wrong road. It’s not just the journey, there is a destination, but it’s not to be myself, it’s to be the person God created me to be. Our scripture reading is Galatians 2:19-20. 

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I’m Heading Out. Wanna Come Along?
Oct. 11, 2020 - Rev. Tom Are

The best road trips are never ones we take by ourselves. The best road trips require a friend to go along. Rev. Tom Are reflects on the importance of friendship. As human beings, we are defined by who we love and how we love them. Our scripture reading is Mark 1:16-20. 

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Lessons from the Road
Oct. 4, 2020 - Rev. Tom Are

On World Communion Sunday, Rev. Tom Are invites some folks who have gone on Village Church international mission trips to talk about their experience. We have relationships around the world, and those relationships instruct and inspire us. Our scripture reading is Hebrews 11:32-12:2. 

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The Story of the Bible
Sept. 27, 2020 - Rev. Tom Are

Rev. Tom Are shares the overall narrative of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. Good news…It doesn’t take any longer than a regular sermon! 

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Do You See Me?
Sept. 20, 2020 - Rev. Tom Are

Jesus called James and John, Peter and Andrew to take a road trip with Jesus. They dropped everything, their jobs, their homes, the lives they had created up to that point. What do you supposed they were looking for on the road? Rev. Tom Are suggests it may be what brings us to church. Our scripture reading is Mark 1:16-20. 

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Hit the Road
Sept. 13, 2020 - Rev. Tom Are

Reflecting on the story of the prodigal son, Rev. Tom Are examines the courage required to hit the road in search of an authentic life, as well as lessons we learn on the road. Our scripture reading is Luke 15:11-18. 

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