Vintage Church Podcast

Followers of Jesus will walk different paths on their journey of faith, but the same fruit should be present in the lives of each one. Each fruit is needed and beneficial for following, but perhaps the fruit of faithfulness is most vital in pleasing God. Jesus puts a high value on faith - more than believing, more than knowing, but completely trusting in Him. In this message we learn what faithful...

The goodness of God is that we are God’s handiwork and are therefore capable and called to do good in the world. It’s difficult to let goodness grow in us and be shown through us when we are weighed down by sin and feelings of defeat. Thankfully, that goodness isn’t dependent on us doing better, but only by being closer to Jesus. God makes good possible - let’s change the world through the goodnes...

You cannot be an unkind Christian - it is not a thing. Salvation is the starting point of a lifetime of being transformed in the likeness of Jesus. When we decide daily to be more like him, we begin to see evidence or fruit of this new life. One of the qualities of this fruit is kindness. Our flesh is naturally selfish and selfishness is the enemy of kindness. Let’s be a people who intentionally u...

The fruit of the Spirit cannot be faked or forced. These qualities and characteristics come only from the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. John 15 reminds us that if we remain in Jesus then we will bear much fruit. In this same passage, Jesus shares with us that remaining in him will also make our joy complete. It is refreshing and encouraging to know that not only is the Father is deeply concerned...

Join us as Pastor Matt Smith shares part 1 of a new series we are calling, “Fruitful”. In this new series, we are attentively walking through each of the fruits of the Spirit that Paul outlines in Galatians 5. Love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control are not by-products of our circumstances, but the outpouring of one who loves God and is led by t...

Join us as Pastor Matt Smith shares part 5 of our series “Plain & Simple”. During this series, and throughout the letter to the Galatians, we’ve learned that the way to God isn’t through a hoop, it’s only through Jesus. Paul essentially tells the believers that you are wasting your time and God’s grace if you spend your life trying to do the work that Jesus has already completed for you. When we a...

Join us as Pastor Matt Smith shares part 4 of our series “Plain & Simple”. In chapter five of Paul’s letter to the Galatian church, we see a challenge from Paul to live in freedom rather than to continue to be held in the yoke of slavery. We are free to live in a relationship with Jesus and freedom comes with obeying His commands. Don’t misuse or abuse that freedom to uplift your own ego and desir...

Join us as Pastor Matt Smith shares part 3 of our series “Plain & Simple”. In chapter three of Paul’s letter to the Galatian church, he is trying to convey a very straightforward message: the plain and simple gospel. Sometimes we overcomplicate things, this especially applies to our faith today. It was also an issue for the early church, hence Paul’s need to address this issue here in Galatians 3....

Join us as Pastor Matt Smith shares part 2 of our series “Plain & Simple”. The apostle Paul wrote to the churches in Galatia to call attention to the areas that need correction and recalibration. These Gentile believers were being burdened by the practices of Jewish law - hoops that were unnecessary and hindering people from knowing Jesus. When Peter engaged with the Gentiles, he was warm, welcomi...

Join us for part 1 of a brand new series we are calling “Plain & Simple”. Much like us, or people we know, the Apostle Paul was not always passionately focused on the Gospel. Before he had an encounter with Jesus, Paul valued the religious traditions and wanted to keep Jesus from affecting those traditions. But when Paul was confronted by the risen Jesus, his world was changed and his focus center...