Vinelife Podcast

Acts 10.1-48 1 November 2026 Peter was a devoted follower of Jesus, but he still had some things to learn about whom God was welcoming into his family. In Acts 10, God uses a vision and a surprising outpouring of the Holy Spirit to challenge Peter’s assumptions and open the door for the gospel to reach the nations. This story reminds us that following Jesus means more than believing the right thin...

Acts 9.31-43 25 October 2026 In Acts 9.31–43, Peter witnesses the healing of Aeneas and the raising of Tabitha. These miracles reveal the power and compassion of the risen Jesus, and lead many people to faith. But what do we do when the miracle we pray for doesn't come? Join us as we explore why we should pray boldly for healing and God's intervention while learning to trust him with the o...

Acts 9.1-31 18 October 2026   What happens when Jesus transforms someone we never thought could change? In Acts 9.1–31, Saul goes from persecuting the followers of Jesus to proclaiming him as the risen Messiah. But his transformation also challenges the church: will we welcome the people Jesus is changing, even when we have every reason to fear or distrust them? Join us as we discover the power of...

Acts 8.26-40 11 October 2026 In Acts 8.26–40, Philip is sent by the Holy Spirit to a desert road where he encounters an Ethiopian eunuch who has traveled to Jerusalem to worship and is reading Isaiah 53. What follows is a beautiful picture of the gospel crossing boundaries, fulfilling the promises of Scripture, and bringing someone who had always been on the outside fully into God's people thr...

Acts 8.4-25 4 October 2026 In Acts 8.4–25, Philip takes the gospel into Samaria and discovers that God is already at work there. What began with persecution and scattering becomes a movement of salvation, healing, the Holy Spirit, and great joy. Following Jesus sometimes means stepping beyond our comfort zone. But wherever God says go, He goes before us. Join us as we explore what happens when we...

Acts 7.1-8.3 27 September 2026 In Acts 7, Luke gives us a remarkable picture of Stephen—not simply as a faithful believer, but as a disciple who has become like Jesus. In his teaching, his courage, his response to opposition, and even his death, Stephen reflects the character of Jesus. But Stephen’s story also raises a challenging question for us: What are we becoming? Discipleship is more than be...

Acts 6.1-15 20 September 2026 In Acts 6, the early church discovers that even a Spirit-filled community can face conflict, inconvenience, and difficult problems. The question is not simply, “Am I right?” but “Who am I becoming?” Don't let God's blessings become barriers to following Jesus and carrying his kingdom forward.

Acts 5.17-42 13 September 2026 What happens when the church has no political power, no cultural influence, and no ability to control the world around it? Acts 5 gives us an answer. The Apostles were arrested, imprisoned, threatened, and beaten. Yet they refused to stop proclaiming Jesus. They discovered that the power of God's Kingdom does not depend on armies, governments, influence, or force...

6 September 2026 Acts 4.32–5.16 What happens when the presence of God becomes real among His people? Acts 5 gives us the sobering story of Ananias and Sapphira and reminds us that the presence and power of the Holy Spirit are not something to take lightly. God doesn’t simply want to empower us—He wants to transform us. As we seek more of God’s presence and power, we must also desire the character...

Acts 4:5-31 30 August 2026Peter and John were ordinary men, but they had been with Jesus. Now, standing before the same religious powers that rejected their Lord, they find themselves empowered by the Holy Spirit to speak with remarkable boldness. Their confidence wasn’t rooted in education, influence, or clever arguments, but in what they had seen and heard in their time with Jesus. Acts 4 invite...

23 August 2026 Acts 3.1-4.4 In Acts 3, Peter and John encounter a man who has been unable to walk since birth. His healing becomes more than a miracle—it becomes a sign of the kingdom of God, pointing to Jesus, the resurrection, and God's promise to restore all things. As the kingdom breaks in, lives are changed, Jesus is proclaimed, and opposition follows.

Acts 2.42–47 16 August 2026 What happens when the Kingdom of God begins to take root in ordinary people? In Acts 2.42–47, Luke gives us a picture of the early church living out a radically different way of being human—devoted to the apostles' teaching, fellowship, shared meals, and prayer. The early church wasn't simply a group of people who gathered for a religious service. They shared th...

Acts 2.14-41 9 August 2026 What makes Christianity different from every other religion? In Peter's first sermon after Pentecost, he doesn't begin with rules or religious rituals. He tells the story of God's faithfulness—from the prophets, to King David, to the resurrection of Jesus—and shows how every promise finds its fulfillment in Christ. Discover how the new covenant, the victory o...

Acts 2.1-21 2 August 2026 Acts 2 is far more than the story of speaking in tongues. At Pentecost, God pours out His Spirit to make His people His new temple, to begin healing the divisions of Babel, and to empower the Church for its mission to the nations. Join us as we discover how the Spirit's coming fulfills God's ancient promises and calls every disciple to participate in His work of r...

Acts 1.1-26 26 July 2026 The Gospel of Luke tells us what Jesus began to do and teach. The book of Acts reveals what He continues to do through His Spirit-filled Church. In this introduction to Acts, we explore the significance of Jesus' bodily resurrection and ascension, the coming of the Holy Spirit, the restoration of God's people, and the Church's mission to carry the Kingdom of Go...

Luke 22.47-71 19 July 2026 Before the cross, everyone expected Jesus to start a revolution. Judas, Peter, the religious leaders, and Rome all assumed the Kingdom would come through power, force, or political victory. Instead, Jesus chose surrender over violence, love over vengeance, and the cross over the sword. Join us as we conclude Luke and discover how the greatest revolution in history was wo...

Luke 22.24-46  12 July 2026   At the Last Supper, the disciples argue over status, Peter insists he will never fail, the disciples misunderstand Jesus' mission, and later they fall asleep when He asks them to pray. At first these seem like unrelated moments, but Luke is weaving them together around one question:  What are you trusting when life begins to fall apart? In this message from Luke 2...

Luke 22:1-23 At the table where Jesus institutes Communion, betrayal is already in motion. Yet rather than focusing on condemnation, Jesus offers redemption, forgiveness, and the promise of His coming Kingdom. While the plans of man and the enemy can be exercised, the fulfillment of God’s plans are inevitable. Even while actively conspiring against Jesus, Judas is offered the same thing everybody...

Luke 21:5-38 This section of Scripture, Luke chapter 21:5-38, serves to pull together the “string of pearls” that we’ve been working through the last month or so, since getting into Luke 19… Issuing warnings about the kinds of things the Church is going to have to see, endure, and wrestle in the last days. From deceptions to natural disasters, God uses this time to both warn them about what’s to c...

Luke 20.41-21.4  21 June 2026    In the final week before His crucifixion, Jesus exposes the difference between religious appearance and genuine devotion. The scribes loved recognition, honor, and public displays of spirituality, but Jesus saw through the optics. Then He pointed to a poor widow whose tiny offering revealed a heart of authentic faith. In a world obsessed with image, status, and bei...

Romans 6:1-14“When we read scripture and choose to follow Christ, we’re made a totally new creation. This then allows us to walk out the will of God for our lives, in order to spread the gospel to those around us. In order to do that live the life Jesus intends for us, we must first be born again; by water and by the Spirit. Considering all that we once were, dead and gone, and being alive in Chri...

7 June 2026 In Luke 20.27-40, Jesus confronts the Sadducees — religious elites who denied the resurrection and reduced faith to philosophy and social respectability. But Jesus declares that our God is “not the God of the dead, but of the living.” This message explores why resurrection matters, why eternal life begins now, and how the Kingdom of God offers more than escapism or religious performanc...

Luke 20.1-26 31 May 2026 The religious leaders demanded to know by whose authority Jesus acted, but their challenge exposed a deeper problem: misplaced loyalty. In Luke 20.1-26, Jesus confronts corrupt leadership, reveals the true source of His authority, and challenges His followers to consider where their ultimate allegiance belongs. When the kingdoms of this world compete for our devotion, whos...

Dear Theophilus: A Broken Heart for a Broken People Luke 19.28-48 24 May 2026 Jesus enters Jerusalem to the sound of worship, Messianic expectation, and cries of “Blessed is the King!” But while the crowds celebrate, Jesus weeps. In Luke 19.28-48, we see a King confronting the hard-heartedness of his own people, grieving over Jerusalem, cleansing the Temple, and calling God’s people back to their...

Luke 19.11-2717 May 2026As Jesus approaches Jerusalem in Luke 19, he tells a parable about a returning king, faithful servants, and coming judgment. But this passage is about far more than the end times. In this message from our Dear Theophilus series, we explore how Jesus reveals himself as Yahweh returning to reign among his people, calling them to faithful stewardship, fruitfulness, and wholehe...