In this sermon, pastor Dawn shared from Matthew 20's emphasis on serving! Providing five practical foundations to serving, she shared a number of great stories to help us understand why serving is so important!
Building off of the Parable of the Prodigcal Son (Luke 15), pastor Luke shared a powerful sermon on the beauty of being a church that feels like "home" for people who come to experience the love of God and love of others.
Continuing our series on Gospel & Community, pastor Luke looked at Hebrews 10:24-25 and discussed why gathering together is such an important aspect of the Church.
Please overlook the sound quality issues as we were unable to record via our usual process and had to pull audio from the Facebook Live feed!
In this sermon, pastor Luke looked at Romans 12:9-21, especially the Apostle Paul's invitation for us to "always be prepared to show hospitality." As a church that values the relationship between the gospel, community, and mission, the role of showing kindness to others is a powerful means of making a difference in people's lives. After all, as Luke points out, much of the Roman Empire was evangelized for Christ due to hospitality!
Check out the book that Luke mentioned, Total Church. It's a really helpful and practical read!
Beginning the sermon series, Living in Community, pastor Luke provided a description for what community is, why it is important, and, based on Hebrews 10:23-25, explained what should be taking place in community.
What kind of a community is the Vineyard? In this podcast, from our 11am service, we considered what it means to be a "center set" movement / church and how this plays out in our understanding of discipleship and community.
Building on John 1:1-13's emphasis on becoming God's children, pastor Luke shared a message on the stages of Christian discipleship through the lens of Adoption -- "Becoming, Being, and Birthing God's Children."
As we consider discipling our city, we need to grow in our ability to, as John Wimber said, "do the stuff." In this sermon, pastor Luke looked at 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 and the subject of spiritual gifts.
