The VineyardNY Podcast

Emotionally Healthy Relationships   Make Love the Measure of Maturity Chris Honess, Lead Pastor September 27, 2026   Love of God AND Love of others cannot be  separated . Jesus replied: “’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:37-39...

Alternative Growing Strong in Christ Chris Honess, Lead Pastor September 20, 2026   We have a false image of  strength  that we’ve inherited: Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. 1 Corinthians 3:1-...

Alternative Experiencing Peace in Our Relationships Chris Honess, Lead Pastor September 13, 2026   Relationships give us more anxiety than any other source. “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. “For God knows that when you eat it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” Genesis 3:4-5   Symptoms of Anxiety in our Relationships. 1.)  Distan...

Alternative Becoming a Rebel Chris Honess, Lead Pastor September 6, 2026   We need to live out our unique, God-given purpose … … And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes “ Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured su...

Backyard BBQ Practice of Serving Bob Kay, Care Pastor August 23, 2026 A call to living a radical life.   1.) Jesus says  Go  make disciples of all nations. Jesus did not come to be served, but to serve. Matthew 20:28   How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to th...

Alternative Welcome to the New Family of Jesus Chris Honess, Lead Pastor August 30, 2026   God welcomes us into an  alternative  family. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” Matthew 3:17   So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. Galatians 3:26-...

Backyard BBQ Practice of Worship Ely Tania Tavarez, Youth Pastor August 16, 2026   1.) When we choose to obey God. We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands. Whoever says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. But if anyone obeys his word, love for God[ a ] is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him...

Backyard BBQ You Smokin’ or Grillin’? Ben Taylor, Executive Pastor August 9, 2026   God Gave us Sabbath . Genesis 2:2 Exodus 16 Exodus 20:8-11 Leviticus 25 Deuteronomy 5:12-15 Isaiah 58:13-14 Mark 2:23-28 Luke 13:10-17 Colossians 2:16-17 Hebrews 4:8-11   1.)  Prep . Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work...

Backyard BBQ Practice of Evangelism Nikki Boddy August 2, 2026 God needs you to look for the one. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.  Matthew 9:36 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good,...

Backyard BBQ Practice of Scripture Study John Elmer, Founding Pastor July 26, 2026  I can trust the Bible because … 1.) It is  historically  accurate. The Word of the Lord is right and true; Psalm 33:4a   2.) It is  scientifically  accurate. Let them praise the name of the Lord, for at his command they were created, and he established them for ever and ever— Psalm 148:5-6a   He sits enthroned abov...

Backyard BBQ 5-Step Prayer Model Chris Honess, Lead Pastor July 19, 2026 The Holy Spirit will crash the Backyard BBQ. Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. John 5:19   Jesus calls us to be Naturally Supernatural. Very truly I tell you, whoever believes...

Backyard BBQ Hospitality Chris Honess, Lead Pastor July 12, 2026 In the Backyard BBQ: 1.) Hospitality is the secret ingredient. By faith the prostitute Rehab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient. Hebrews 11:31   Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 1 Peter 4:9 2.) Hospitality connects us with Jesus. Keep on loving one another as brothers an...

Backyard BBQ Practice of Celebration Ely Tania Tavarez, Youth Pastor July 5, 2026   We choose to Celebrate because:   1.) It’s an act of  obedience . As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.” He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” Luke 11:27-28   Rejoice always, pray without ce...

The Gospel According to David Fourth Quarter Chris Honess, Lead Pastor June 28, 2026   Finishing well matters just as much as starting well. 1.) Make a  plan . Now Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, put himself forward and said, “I will be king.” So he got chariots and horses[ a ] ready, with fifty men to run ahead of him. (His father had never rebuked him by asking, “Why do you behave as you do?...

The Gospel According to David Like Father, Like Son Chris Honess, Lead Pastor June 21, 2026   1.)  Fathers  play an important role in the Kingdom of God. … for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments. Exo...

The Gospel According to David Healing from Sin Chris Honess, Lead Pastor June 14, 2026   Following David: Crawling towards the one who saves.   1.)  Recognize  our brokenness. David told the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ‘Don’t let this upset you; the sword devours one as well as another. … When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him.   After the time of mourning was ove...

The Gospel According to David The Anatomy of a Broken Decision Chris Honess, Lead Pastor June 7, 2026   1.) In the wrong place at the wrong time. In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem. One evening David got up from his bed and walked...

The Gospel According to David Partnership Weekend Chris Honess, Lead Pastor May 31, 2026 1. God is on a  mission  to establish his kingdom. When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom. 2 Samuel 7:12   For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kin...

The Gospel According to David The Beauty of the Broken Cry: Understanding David’s Lament Kern Preddie May 24, 2026   1. What is Biblical  lament  and what does it mean? The Lord said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering.   So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the E...

The Gospel According to David “Buddy” John Elmer, Founding Pastor May 17, 2026 3 Keys to Building a Great Friendship 1. Look for an  admirable  person. After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself. 1 Samuel 18:1 Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm. Proverbs 13:20 2. Give space for your friend...

The Gospel According to David The Wilderness Chris Honess, Lead Pastor May 10, 2026   But an evil spirit from the Lord came on Saul as he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand. While David was playing the lyre, Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear, but David eluded him as Saul drove the spear into the wall. That night David made good his escape. 1 Samuel 19:9-10 Jesus, fu...

Overcome Your Giants Chris Schlotterbeck, Lead Pastor (HCV) May 3, 2026 Silence the Voices Holding You Back … 1.  Humility  isn’t thinking less of yourself – it’s  thinking  of yourself less. “Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.” Philippians 2:3-4   2...

The Gospel According to David Lessons From David About Worship John Elmer, Founding Pastor April 25, 2026   1. We are to build our community  around  Jesus’ presence. He and all his men went to Baalah[a] in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name, the name of the Lord Almighty, who is enthroned between the cherubim on the ark. 2 Samuel 6:2   Come, let us sing for j...

The Gospel According to David Characteristics of a Leader  Chris Honess, Lead Pastor April 19, 2026   God is looking for  leaders : But now your kingdom will not endure; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him ruler of his people, because you have not kept the Lord’s command.” 1 Samuel 13:14   1. With  soft  hearts. But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appe...

The Gospel According to David We Want a King! Chris Honess, Lead Pastor April 12, 2026   God has given us a  gift  of power. So God created mankind in his own image, … God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number;  fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature … Genesis 1:26-28   We have  abused  our po...