Rich Villodas

Dying to Live - Marie Wood

September 2nd, 2018  |  39 mins 11 secs

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Continuing our sermon series, Living an Authentic Life, New Lifer Marie Wood explores Jesus' teaching on discipleship in Mark 8:34.

Quit Blaming

August 12th, 2018  |  50 mins 22 secs

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In this sermon, Pastor Rich continues our series on Living an Authentic Life. He explores the powerfully destructive practice of blaming, and how God calls us to a different way. An authentic life requires us to live in reality and take healthy responsibility for our lives. Pastor Rich explores this multilayered topic and offer God's invitation to greater freedom in Christ.

Quit Lying

August 5th, 2018  |  54 mins 17 secs

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In this message Pastor Rich continues our series on Living an Authentic Life. He explores the dangerous power of lying and how it keeps us from living the true life God has called us to.

Quit Denying Sadness, Anger, and Fear

July 29th, 2018  |  54 mins 23 secs

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In this sermon, Pastor Rich returns to explore the important role difficult emotions such as sadness, anger and fear, play in our life with God. The pathway to an authentic life requires us to embrace our full humanity. This message will unpack this and more. 

Ask, Seek, Knock

July 10th, 2018  |  32 mins 11 secs

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Our guest speaker Christine Lee, (Vicar, All Angels' Church) preaches from Matthew 7 and shares her powerful testimony of life change.

The Our Father (Part 2)

June 24th, 2018  |  47 mins 34 secs

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Pastor Rich continues our Sermon on the Mount series, focusing on the latter half of the Our Father prayer Jesus gave to his disciples. We encourage you to check out part 1 from last week.

The Our Father

June 18th, 2018  |  42 mins 46 secs

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In this sermon, Pastor Rich preaches on the prayer Jesus taught his followers. He explores the various layers and invitations God has for us as a community.

Turning The Other Cheek

June 10th, 2018  |  41 mins 26 secs

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In this sermon, Pastor Rich explores one of the most famous and misunderstood verses in the bible. He will highlight some of the dangerous misinterpretations of this text and offer a challenging invitation to those who are followers of Jesus.

Adultery, Lust, and the Kingdom of God

May 27th, 2018  |  53 mins 2 secs

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In this sermon, Pastor Rich explores a passage that has been problematic for many. He unpacks Jesus words on the power of lust and the way our relationships and souls are impacted by it. More than just a sermon on external behavior modification, Rich addresses the often overlooked aspects that Jesus wants us to hold on to, that lead to transformed relationships and lives.

Pentecost Sunday - The Holy Spirit

May 21st, 2018  |  41 mins 27 secs

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This past Sunday starts the season of Pentecost. Pentecost is the celebration of the coming of the Holy Spirit. For one week, we will take a break from our series on the sermon on the mount to explore what the coming of the Spirit means for our lives.

Anger and the Kingdom of God

May 13th, 2018  |  41 mins 21 secs

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Text: Matthew 5:21-24

Pastor Rich explores Jesus’ words on anger from the Sermon on the Mount. Whether you have difficulty getting angry, or whether anger has been a destructive power in your life, this message is for you.

Salt and Light

May 6th, 2018  |  36 mins 32 secs

In this sermon, Pastor Rich explores two core metaphors that describe the life of a Christ-follower, and the Christian community. He explores the surprising grace and calling offered by Jesus in this text.

The Risen Way of Peacemaking Part 2

April 29th, 2018  |  52 mins 52 secs

Pastor Rich offers a summary of all the beatitudes and explores how they connect to being peacemakers.

The Risen Way of Peacemaking Part 1

April 22nd, 2018  |  54 mins 16 secs

In this sermon, Pastor Rich explores the ways peacemaking bears witness to Jesus and the resurrection. He addresses the call to peacemaking in personal, social and global perspectives.

The Risen Way of Poverty of Spirit

April 8th, 2018  |  47 mins 46 secs

In this new sermon series on the Sermon on the Mount, Pastor Rich preaches on the first beatitude of Jesus. He explores how the abundant resurrection life is to result in a poverty of spirit, out of which, true abundance comes to us.

Encounters with the Risen Jesus

April 1st, 2018  |  37 mins 40 secs

In this special Easter message, Pastor Rich preaches on the significance of the resurrection and explores 3 powerful ways the risen Jesus meets us in our lives.