Franklin Vineyard Church

Psalm 51:15 Open my lips, Lord, and my mouth will declare your praise. Happy New Year! One of the ways that we celebrate the start of the new year is to have a testimony Sunday service. As we close out the last year, we reflect and remember all the ways that God has brought healings, restorations, breakthroughs, and provisions in our midst. We'll have folks share 3-5 minute stories of God's Faithf...

Isaiah 60:1 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. The Light has come into the world, and we behold His glory! We hope you had a wonderful Christmas celebration this week. We had a lovely time on Tuesday night singing songs of Christ's birth, remembering what His presence brings, and ending in candlelight singing. It was a great time together! We'll be con...

1 John 4:7-8 "Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God." We are finishing up our Advent series by looking at the topic of Love! If you turn on the radio, more often than not, you'll hear some kind of song about love. Whether it's someone falling in love or out of love, 90% of the songs that are sung on the radio are about...

John 15:11 "I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete." We are in the third week of Advent looking at the topic of Joy. In the Gospel of John, as Jesus is preparing to go to the cross, He reminds His disciples that all the things that He has told them and shown them is to give them His joy. Many of us struggle with the idea of happiness and contentment, an...

Isaiah 9:6 "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." We are continuing in our series, Emmanuel-God With Us, by looking at the promise of God's peace! As we mentioned last week, our hearts are all longing for the presence of God. And it's in His presence,...

Romans 15:13 "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." We are so excited to begin our Advent series, Emmanuel-God with us, and we'll begin this weekend by looking at the topic of hope! This world could use a little bit of hope couldn't it? All over the news, in our social media feeds, and even in t...

Isaiah 6:1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. We are finishing up our three week series preparing for Advent by looking at the Temple! God deeply desires to be with His people, and the Temple represented God's abiding presence. NT Wright speaks about the temple saying that it was the place that heave...

Exodus 25:8-9 “Then have them make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell among them. Make this tabernacle and all its furnishings exactly like the pattern I will show you." We are continuing in our preparation for Advent this week by looking at the construction of the Tabernacle! Last week, we began speaking on God's presence in the Old Testament, and we looked at the revealing of God's Shekinah Gl...

Exodus 24:16 "The glory of the Lord rested on Mount Sinai..." It's almost Christmas! Well, kind of. We of course have to get through Thanksgiving, and we will soon begin singing our Christmas carols, lighting our Christmas trees, and celebrating our Savior's birth! Over the next few weeks, we're going to spend some time looking at three different accounts in the Old Testament and how they prepare...

Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. We are finishing up our series, Folks Like Us, by doing a series recap! Over the last few months, we've highlighted ten different values of the Vineyard and why we have to continue making them a priority. These values are the foundation...

1 Corinthians 12:7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. We are continuing our series, Folks Like Us, where we will be looking at the value of spiritual gifts! The Vineyard story is driven by the reality that God eagerly desires us to experience His presence, and then to partner with Him in His work of showing His love to the world. We believe that the Holy...

Psalm 84:1-2 "How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God." We are continuing our series, Folks Like Us, where we will be looking at the value of worship! If you've been around the Vineyard long enough, hopefully it's been pretty clear that we love worship! It's not just an activity that...

Matthew 28:19 "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations..." We are continuing our series, Folks Like Us, where we will be looking at the value of world missions! It's a great big world out there, and God is all about reconciling all of humanity and creation unto himself. We want to see God move the people and partners of the Franklin Vineyard to bring the Good News of Jesus to the ends of th...

Ephesians 6:12 For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. We are continuing in our series, Folks Like Us, by looking at the value of the unity of the healing the sick and casting out demons! We have the privilege of hearing from Ken F...

Psalm 133:1 How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity! We are continuing in our series, Folks Like Us, by looking at the value of the unity of the church. We are so lucky and blessed to live in the area that we live in with so many like-minded churches and para-churches, and we absolutely value working with other brothers and sisters in Christ. As a part of our Kingdom v...

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 in our series, Folks Like Us, b...

Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. We are continuing in our series, Folks Like Us, by looking at the Value of the Bible! This weekend, we'll be spending time talking about and discussing why...

Mark 16:15 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation." We are continuing in our series, Folks Like Us, by looking at the value of evangelism! Evangelism comes from the Greek word for "spreading the Gospel," and we sometimes think of it terms of outreach and missions and going out there. Which is absolutely true, but that doesn't capture the fullness of what it m...

Matthew 25:40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’" We are continuing in our series, Folks Like Us, by looking at the Vineyard value of ministry to the poor and needy. We lean toward the lost, the poor, the outcast, and the outsider with the compassion of Jesus as sinners whose only standing before Go...

Matthew 18:20 "For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them." Last week, we kicked off a new series, Folks Like Us, introducing the ten values of the Franklin Vineyard Church. This week, we'll be looking at the importance of small group ministry! The early Vineyard days began in the home of Kenn Gullicksen in the 1970's. Kenn would invite people to come over to his house to sing...