Christ Church Vienna

This week in Matthew 5, we learn about the importance of God’s presence in our secular world. Johnny dives into Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, how we are the salt of the earth and the light of the world, and how our impact and place as God’s kingdom on earth is to be God’s presence […]

Unfortunately, the sermon did not record through our system, and as a result the audio quality is not as expected. We apologize. This week in John 1, we hear about the importance of place in the Bible, and the role it plays in our church. Johnny discusses the places relevant to the story of Jesus, […]

As we continue in the All In campaign, we walk through the parable of the Good Samaritan in the Gospel of Luke. Johnny talks about the character of the Lawyer, the nuances of how Jesus responds to the questions, and the value and importance of presence in the ancient world and in today’s culture. To […]

As we enter into the All In campaign to prepare for the future of the church, we hear about the instructions that God gave to the Israelites in exile. Johnny talks about God’s command to put down roots in Babylon, how this can be applied to our current lives, and the importance of our role […]

This week, Dean continues our talk on a generous community as he walks us through the story of Matthew’s conversion. Dean talks about the structure of the book of Matthew and emphasizes the importance of Matthew’s job as a tax collector to his conversion.

This week, we learn how to be generous as a church community. Johnny talks about problem of Peter’s separation from the Gentiles on Galatians 2, and how this story is applicable to our current day lives. At the end, Johnny sits down with Rod Nuñez and Juan Esteban Saravia to have a conversation about cultural […]

This week, we learn how to lead a generous life by looking at the examples of the first churches. Johnny talks about the modern day problem of greed, the traditions of giving in ancient Israel and the early church, and compares those traditions with our giving practices today.

After learning about our generous God, we learn how to demonstrate both generosity and humility in our own lives. Johnny walks through the value of humility and generosity, our natural desire for glory with God, and how real generosity can ultimately be achieved.

We continue to learn about our generous God through Acts 9. Dean walks through the four scenes of generosity through the Holy Spirit found in the story of the conversion of Saul.

The story of the Bible is of a generous Creator God who fills the creation with his blessing and abundance. God invites us to trust him by receiving, enjoying, and sharing all that he has given us. But we struggle with doubt, buying into the myth of scarcity that pervades every culture. As a result […]

Psalm 146 is one of the Hallel Psalms–praising God in all circumstances.

King David, the most powerful, talented, and famous person in Israel writes in Psalm 131 that he is not arrogant or ambitious–he is not trying to play God. But he is calmed and quieted in his soul, like a just fed infant resting on his mother. How is this so? Because he looks to God, […]

The basis for what we believe, how we interpret the world around, and how we live is our “Authority.” Every person, and every culture, has authorities–and for each one of us something is the ultimate foundation of our lives. The modern world says to look inside yourself, you are the determiner of your life. But […]

In Psalm 118, the psalmist deals with his own affliction and troubles by reflecting on the faithfulness of the Lord in his, and Israel’s past, and by running to God in his times of greatest fear. His secure attachment is to the God and nothing else.

God’s faithfulness to Israel in the Exodus serves as their constant reminder of God’s faithfulness in the present and future–a reality they rehearse and pray and into which we are invited to live in Psalm 105.

Everybody worships something. The worship found in Psalm 95, however, is the only true worship that can satisfy. Using the psalmist’s descriptions as a guide, Johnny walks through how Christians can better conduct our worship. The psalm calls us to shout with joy, bow down, and kneel- make worship more than merely intellectual.

Psalm 84 is a “Pilgrimage Psalm” encouraging the faithful as they travel to Jerusalem to celebrate the prescribed Feasts. The psalmist describes his powerful longing to be in the Temple, in the presence of Yahweh, the God of Israel. He is passionate in his love for God’s house and the whole direction of his life, […]

In lament and confidence, the psalmist in Psalm 71 complains about the challenges he is facing but leans into a confidence in God who has been faithful. From his youth to old age, he remembers God’s goodness and will not give up hope.

In Psalm 59, David recounts when he is wrongly attacked by enemies. The injustice drives him to the Lord. What will you do when attacked? According to the Psalm, we are to ask: to who and what do I turn when attacked; on what am I waiting for? And we are to “remember” what God […]

Psalm 39 is a Lament psalm: the psalmist cries out in the midst of suffering, the sinfulness of his life and the world, and the heavy hand of God upon him. It is a dark psalm of a man in desperation–even ending with the plea for the Lord to look away from him that he […]

The people of God have to confront evil often, but they shouldn’t lose trust in God. Through the lens of Psalm 37, Dean Miller guides us to an understanding of justice that focuses on pursuing good rather than just avoiding evil.

In Psalm 25, the psalmist uses a Hebrew alphabetic acrostic to begin each verse and tell the reader that Yahweh, the God of Israel, hears the prayers of his people from A to Z. There is nothing in life that cannot be brought to this God. Including, as the Psalmist assures, the hardest of seasons […]

The nations rage and the peoples device a vain thing against the Lord and his anointed. But the Psalmist assures his readers that the Lord is in control–he laughs at the nations. He is judge. He has set his anointed on the throne–who will rule and judge–and all are warned to serve him and be […]

Psalm 1 is the Introduction to the Psalter: the book of Psalms (1-150). It presents as a Wisdom poem contrasting the Righteous and the Wicked, inviting the reader deeper into the Psalms. Blessed is the one who delights in God’s law and meditates on it day in and day out–who is transformed by a lifetime […]