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March 17, 2024
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Good Friday
March 29, 6pm & 8pm | Sanctuary
You are encouraged to come reflect on Jesus’ sacrifice for us. We will gather in the Sanctuary for prayer and worship response. Pastor Pete DellaSantina will offer a homily for us. Kids programming, nursery and Spanish and Korean translation will be available at 6pm.
Easter Sunday
March 31, 8:15am & 10:30am | Sanctuary
Let us celebrate the risen King! You and your friends and family are invited to join us for a morning of praise and worship. Lead Pastor Paul Choi will speak. Kids programming, nursery and Spanish and Korean translation will be available at 10:30am. And stay for an all-church lunch after the 10:30 service!
Class: The Truth of the Gospel
Monday evenings starting April 8 for 4 weeks, 6:30-8:30pm | Columbia 201
"There are some things in them that are hard to understand," wrote Peter regarding Paul's letters (2 Peter 3:16). Indeed, we feel the same. When Paul wrote his letter to the Galatians, he used the phrase "the truth of the gospel" twice (2:5, 14). To many Christians, it represents some abstract aspect of the gospel of Jesus Christ, e.g. the way of salvation or how to get to heaven, etc. When it is examined in the context of Paul's argument in Galatians 2, however, its meaning emerges as something different.

In the series of four studies led by Dr. Johann Kim (Theologian-in-Residence), we will try to read and understand Paul's important letter in its context together. Everyone who is interested in knowing the truth of the gospel is invited. "Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!" (Matt 13:43).

Registration opens this Sunday at the lobby and online.
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Class: An Introduction to Koine Greek for Students of the Bible
Monday evenings starting May 6 for 6 weeks, 6:30-8:30pm | Columbia 201
This course, led by Dr. Kim Bennett (Guest Instructor for our Chinese Fellowship), is intended to help attendees grasp the basic structure of Biblical Greek, and learn to use readily available parsing software to analyze individual words and sentences. Importantly, we will also learn the meaning and significance of various aspects of Greek, as well as many terms used in its study.

With these it will be possible for any Bible reader to gain a fuller understanding of the Scriptures by comprehending the jargon used in more advanced sources and begin to look behind the sometimes difficult or doctrinally-informed choices made by translators. Where possible, examples will be drawn from Paul’s letter to the Philippians, with a view towards laying a foundation for future classes focused on this book.

Registration opens this Sunday at the lobby and online.
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Pickleball
March 24, 1:30-3:30pm | Gym
Come play pickleball in the Village Gym! We’ll meet again next Sunday. Beginners are more than welcome. All equipment is provided. Poper shoes and athletic clothing are recommended.
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Hymn Sing
March 24, 9:30-10:15am | Willamette Rooms
We are looking forward to our next Hymn Sing! Just bring your voice and worshipful spirit. Join us between services. You can ask for your favorite hymn and verses. We’ll provide the hymnbooks. All ages are welcome, come join us!
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New to Village?
Welcome! We are so glad you're here experiencing our missional, multicultural community. Please consider stopping by the info counter or coming to the front of the stage during Sanctuary Greeting Time for your welcome gift and to meet some of our pastoral staff.

Our 8:15am Chapel Service is designed to be accessible to those who seek to know more about God and church as well as those who are long-time believers. The more intimate worship space and service rest on the timeless traditions of the global church as well as leaves open room for simplicity and creativity in our multicultural worship response. We sit at tables to worship in community and take communion weekly together as the body of Christ.

In our 10:30am Sanctuary Service, we engage with a diversity of cultures and languages as we worship and study the Word of our Diverse God together. You are welcome to make a joyful noise and join us in singing in a language other than your own! Our preaching team is made up of different cultural and language backgrounds, so we are blessed with Sundays when the preaching is in a different language than English, with live translation. Our non-native English-speaking church members do this weekly, so the larger church sharing this experience is important to to being a missional, multicultural community in Christ. 한국어 통역이 있습니다 y traducción en español. Nursery care for ages 0-3, Kids programming for ages Pre-K to 5th Grade, and Youth programming for 6th-12th Grade are also available during this service.

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Sermon Summary
Pastor Pete DellaSantina, Luke 19:11-27, “The Parable of the 10 Minas”

This parable comes after Jesus’ visit to Zacchaeus house, the tax collector. He was transformed by Jesus' message, that he wanted to be a participant in the Kingdom of God and promised to give half of his possessions to the poor and give 4x what he has taken from people he cheated. Jesus' response, “Today salvation has come to this house…For the son of man came to seek and save the lost.” (Luke 19:9-10)

What is a mina? It is the currency in the time of Jesus, which is a representation of 3-4 months of wages. 

The occasion of the parable is Jesus' final trip to Jerusalem. Jesus’ disciples and many people who have been following Jesus, believed that he was going to Jerusalem to establish his kingdom immediately.

Here Jesus is preparing his disciples as to what is to happen in Jerusalem. God’s kingdom will not happen right away.

Jesus tells the parable of a nobleman who was getting ready to travel to another country. He gave 10 servants 10 minas each, with the instruction that they put the money to work until he comes. We see 2 kinds of servants in this parable.The first two servants were entrusted with minas. The first earned ten more and the second earned 5 more. They were well rewarded with big responsibilities. The 3rd servant kept his mina afraid of the master which he believes is “one who takes out what he did not put in and reap what he did not sow.” This servant was judged by his words and action and what he had was taken away from him. Nothing was mentioned of the other seven servants. But to those  who were his enemies, he asked that they be brought to him and to be killed. Very harsh coming from Jesus. 

The nobleman in this parable is Jesus, who left this world but will return as king of the kingdom. The servants that were charged with a task represent the followers of Jesus. 

This parable focuses on the Kingdom of God and faithfulness.

Jesus has entrusted his people with a very important mission, until he returns which requires faithfulness. There is work to be done and we must use what he has given for his glory.

Rather than killing the enemies as what the King in the parable did, Jesus is the one who is slaughtered, the lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, who was nailed on the cross for our sins.

“Jesus gave his followers a vision of the future that encompasses not only individual salvation but also the redemption of all creation. He will one day sit on the judgment seat of God and separate the righteous and the unrighteous and usher in the fulness of God’s kingdom”

Discussion Questions
  1. How does parable speak to you? Can you identify yourself with one of the servants?
  2. The parable was meant to prepare the disciples for the coming of the Kingdom. It requires waiting and faithfulness. God has entrusted us with the Gospel, until he returns. What we do with this, is our response. Will he say to you,”Thou good and faithful servant?
  3. What does the kingdom of God look like to you? Is this something we can even imagine? How do you see yourself investing the minas given to you to bring the greatest good?
  4. How do we pray for each other, our church, as we wait for Jesus’ return?

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