Franklin Vineyard Church

Ephesians 2:10 For we are God's workmanship created in Christ Jesus to do good works which he prepared in advance for us to do. We are halfway through our Ephesians study! And the overarching theme throughout is that God has prepared good works for us to do! We are all invited, in Christ, to walk out our callings and purposes, and when we are walking in the Spirit, and by the Spirit, God fits us t...

Ephesians 4:14-16 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by...

Proverbs 9:9 Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning. We are finishing up our mini-series, Equipping the Saints, by looking at the role of the teacher! In Ephesians 4, the Apostle Paul describes the role of a teacher as one of the five ministry gifts given by Christ to the church—alongside apostles, prophets, evangelists, and pastors....

Matthew 9:35-37 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few." We are continuing ou...

Matthew 28:19-20 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 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.” We are continuing in our series, Equi...

1 Corinthians 14:26 How is it then, brethren? Whenever you come together, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, and has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification! We are finishing up our conversation that we began last week on prophecy this weekend! Prophecy, as we mentioned, is speaking the words of God, speaking the very Word of God that is Jesu...

1 Corinthians 14:5 I would like every one of you to speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be edified. We are continuing in our series, Equipping the Saints, by looking at the role and gift of the Prophet! In Ephesians, Paul writes about the five ropes that hold...

Ephesians 1:1-2 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to God’s holy people in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus...Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We are continuing in our mini-series, Equipping the Saints, by looking at the role and gift of the Apostle! As we mentioned last week, God gave a blueprint for how the Church is called to work and...

Ephesians 4:11-13 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors, and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Last week, we had a guest speaker talk about "Ev...

Ephesians 4:11-13 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors, and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. We are continuing our series, Ephesians, this we...

Ephesians 1:18-23 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, fa...

Ephesians 3:20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us... We are continuing our mini-series, The Mystery of Christ, by looking at this INCREDIBLE prayer smack dab in the middle of the book. Paul has been expanding upon the mystery of Christ to this church in Ephesus, reminding them of God's great plan to redeem and...

Ephesians 3:4 In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ... We are continuing in our larger series, Ephesians, this Sunday but beginning a new subsection on The Mystery of Christ! So far in Ephesians, Paul has woven together great theological truths about what God has done for humanity in Jesus Christ: reconciling the world unto Himself and to one a...

Ephesians 2:19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household... We are continuing our series, Inheritance, by looking at the importance of community. Something that we're really big on in the Vineyard is relationships, and we truly believe that the quality of our lives is directly proportional to our vertical and h...

Ephesians 2:14 “For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility”

Ephesians 2:12-13 "...remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. We are continuing our series, Inheritance, by looking at 2:1-10. It's one of the most powerful passages of Scripture on the topic of identity and purpose! Most of us, whether out of comparison or hurts, walk around with a diminished view of self. We look at others, and w...

Ephesians 1:18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people... Last week, we began our series in Ephesians looking at our Inheritance in Christ. And we will be continuing our study by looking at this beautiful prayer (Ephesians 1:15-23). The Apostle Paul penned this pr...

Ephesians 1:11-14 In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you wer...

We are having a special guest this weekend at the Vineyard! Marc DuPont has worked in Vineyard churches over the years, and he now has a specific calling into stirring up revival and renewal in the Body of Christ! During the last 26 years, Marc has mainly been working with Mantle of Praise Ministries, Inc. on an international level functioning in a prophetic “Barnabas ministry” of encouragement. H...

Mark 9:29 And He replied, “This kind can come out only by prayer and fasting." We are continuing our conversation that we had last week on the Theology and Practice of Healing! We only got through some parts of the Five-Step Prayer Model, and we felt like we were supposed to finish up that conversation. In the Five-Step Prayer Model, there's a step where we choose the right prayer. If it's healing...

Matthew 8:2-3 A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. With God all things are possible! All the resources of heaven are available to His people, and God greatly desires to heal, help, and save His people....

Judges 6:12 When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.” We are finishing up our corporate fast this weekend, and something that Pastor Grant was sensing for our talk was the encouragement that the angel of the Lord gave to Gideon as he was preparing for battle. Even though we've only just begun this year, by participating in this year's fast, man...

Throughout the Bible, there are so many references to plans and preparations, and what it looks like to walk lockstep with the Spirit of God. The hard part, as usual, is when our pace outgoes God's, so He sometimes places things, whether big or small, to slow us down and remind us that He is the one that's in charge. Seeking the Lord's will, pursuing His counsel, is both an individual and a corpor...

Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. We are starting a new series, The Will of God, and we'll be looking at so many different passages of Scripture where the people of God seek His guidance and His wisdom. Many of us struggle with discerning the will of God. We sometimes think of...