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Follow Jesus Now September 28, 2025 Chris Honess, Lead Pastor And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:3 Ordinary Kids Doing Extraordinary Things 1. Kids who _____________ the vulnerable. His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him. Exodus 2:4 Then his sister asked Pharaoh’s daughter...

Follow Jesus Now September 21, 2025 Chris Honess, Lead Pastor School of Hard Knocks The world desires to form us. Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, … to bring into the king’s service … young men without any physical defect, … He was to teach them the language and literature of the Babylonians. Daniel 1:3-4 Jesus desires to form us in his image. Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of...

Follow Jesus Now September 14, 2025 Chris Honess, Lead Pastor And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:3 Leading Your Child to Jesus 1. Follow Jesus yourself. But Samuel was ministering before the Lord—a boy wearing a linen ephod. Each year his mother made him a little robe and took it to him when she...

Tuning In September 7, 2025 John Elmer, Founding Pastor God Speaks in Community 1. We are made for community. The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” Genesis 2:18 One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. Luke 6:12 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from...

Tuning In August 31, 2025 John Elmer, Founding Pastor Hearing the Voice  of the Holy Spirit 1. God wants to speak to people. Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets. Amos 3:7 Hear me, my people, and I will warn you— 1 Psalm 81:8a But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he wil...

Tuning In August 24, 2025 John Elmer, Founding Pastor Hearing God in the Bible 1. The Bible is the  word  of God. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,   so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, whi...

Vineyard DNA August 17, 2025 Jean Holm, Care Pastor Syracuse Site Compassionate Ministry 1. Compassion begins with seeing. As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it. Luke 19:41 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lor...

Vineyard DNA August 10, 2025 Christina Lowery, Co-Lead Pastor Crossroads Vineyard Church Naturally Supernatural Naturally Supernatural Ministry is: 1. Integrated into our everyday lives. Heal the sick, and tell them, “The Kingdom of God is near you now.” Luke 10:9 Naturally Supernatural Ministry is: 2. Authentic … not a performance. Peter said, “I don’t have any silver or gold for you. But I’ll gi...

Vineyard DNA August 3, 2025 Chris Honess, Lead Pastor Faith is Spelled R.I.S.K.   1. We stand on the faith of those who have gone before us. Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. Hebrews 11:1-2 I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I a...

Vineyard DNA July 27, 2025 Chris Honess, Lead Pastor God Loves Diversity Diversity in Unity is and always has been God’s plan ... 1. … for His kingdom. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8 … he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleas...

Vineyard DNA July 20, 2025 Shelly Johnson, Auburn Site Pastor Everyone Gets to Play 1. We are all invited to play. Do not merely listen to the word and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. James 1:22 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave...

Vineyard DNA July 13, 2025 Maxine Burgin, Syracuse Site Pastor Come As You Are… 1. Reflects God’s heart for people. All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. John 6:37   Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest f...

Vineyard DNA July 6, 2025 Chris Honess, Lead Pastor   Following Jesus Changes Everything.  “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” Matthew 4:19   1. His  call . … Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.” So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him. Luke 5:10-11   2. His  word . “Therefore ev...

Vineyard DNA June 29, 2025 John Elmer, Founding Pastor “The Original Story” 1. Great things are born in a hunger for God. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” Mark 10:47-48  But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, an...

I Believe June 22, 2025 Chris Honess, Lead Pastor So What?!?   1. Jesus died for our sins. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 1 Corinthians 15:3   2. He was raised to new life. That he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appears to Cephas, and then to the Twel...

I Believe June 15, 2025 Chris Honess, Lead Pastor   One Spirit   The spirit of fear brings division. Then some of the believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up and said, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to keep the law of Moses.” Acts 15:5   The Holy Spirit brings unity. It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond the followi...

Pentecost - Pentecostes Chris Honess, Lead Pastor June 8, 2025 Acts 2:1-4 Acts 2:5-7 Acts 2:8-13 Acts 2:14-18 Acts 2:22-24 Acts 2:37:41 #PENTECOST #Pentecostes

I Believe June 1, 2025 Chris Honess, Lead Pastor Cleaning the House   Before the party, we get the house ready. Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20   1. Pray a lot! They all joined together constantly in prayer, a...

Wait! Where’s Jesus? May 25, 2025 Chris Honess, Lead Pastor   Jesus gives us a huge mission. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit...and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:18–20 NIV   Wait, where’s Jesus? After he said...

I Believe Here Comes the Judge   May 11, 2025 John Elmer, Founding Pastor   For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, 2 Corinthians 5:10a   Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgement. Hebrews 9:27   1. We lose hope if there isn’t a judgment day. God is love. 1 John 4:16b   “Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their grav...

I Believe Why? May 11, 2025 Chris Honess, Lead Pastor   He suffered … A. to help us in our suffering. Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted. Hebrews 2:18   B. to give meaning to our suffering. Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his...

I Believe Christianity is Christ May 4, 2025 Chris Honess, Lead Pastor   Christianity is more than a concept. 1. It’s a person. At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. Mark 1:9   In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was govern...

I Believe On Belay April 27, 2025 Chris Honess, Lead Pastor I Believe: 1. In God. Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Deuteronomy 6:4 2. Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 3. Our Father. Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am a...

I Believe What it Means to Believe April 20, 2025 Chris Honess, Lead Pastor   We live in an age of doubt. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.” John 20:25   Jesus meets us in our doubt. A week later his disciples were in the...

The Gospel According to Joseph Judah Part 2 - Resurrection April 13, 2025 Chris Honess, Lead Pastor From the pit, God desires to lift us up. "Come, let us return to the LORD. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds. After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence. Hosea 6:1-2 On the...