Midtown Vineyard Church

Sunday Gathering August 25, 2024 Ryan Kenny (Luke 12:22-34) Jesus came on the scene and part of resetting all of life into its rightful order, he cautioned that the fullness of life is not found in the accumulation of more (more money, more possessions, more status), but in the contrary. In our busy, cluttered and stressful world, Jesus offers to us that finding more is actually found in less, and...

Sunday Gathering August 18, 2024 Brian Ross We may think that we are a powerful woman, or our own man, but we are much more products of our culture than we know. During these brief two weeks, we explore two key ideas, two unnoticed values, that are shaping our lives in ways that we often do not see. What Lies Beneath can make it hard for us to live life to the fullest.

Sunday Gathering August 11, 2024 Brian Ross We may think that we are a powerful woman, or our own man, but we are much more products of our culture than we know. During these brief two weeks, we explore two key ideas, two unnoticed values, that are shaping our lives in ways that we often do not see. What Lies Beneath can make it hard for us to live life to the fullest.

Sunday Gathering August 4, 2024 Layla Van Gerpen (Mark 2:1-12) We long for meaningful relationships and carry wounds from broken ones. What can we learn about friendship from a group of friends who break social rules and reveal the true foundations of friendship?

Sunday Gathering July 28, 2024 Ryan Kenny (Matthew 2:1-12) In this week's Cautionary Tale, we look to Herod to see how self protection and preservation, when left unchecked can lead us to a very dark place.

Sunday Gathering July 21, 2024 Ryan Kenny (Matthew 26:47-49) In this cautionary tale, Judas Iscariot demonstrates the danger of using Jesus as a means to an end, inviting us to consider “who do you want me to be?” rather than “what’s in it for me?”

Sunday Gathering July 14, 2024 Ryan Kenny (1 Samuel 15:10-26) The Old Testament story of King Saul reminds us that self-awareness is a great antidote to self-deception and that your deepest character flaws don’t have to define you, you can allow them to refine you.

Sunday Gathering July 7, 2024 Taylor Starks (Matthew 11:25-28) At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, because this was your good pleasure. All things have been entrusted to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Fath...

Sunday Gathering June 23, 2024 Ryan Kenny (John 15:1-14) Christians can be known for many things, and if we are honest, many of them are not good. From being judgmental, hypocritical or know-it-all’s at the least, for those looking on, following Jesus may not seem very attractive. What does seem attractive? At the least, people who are non-anxious, filled with joy beyond their circumstances and ab...

Sunday Gathering June 23, 2024 Ryan Kenny (Matthew 11:28-30) Juggling work, friendships, and social commitments; The pressure to always be available and responsive to all; Worrying about finances, health, or relationships; Feeling uncertain about your goals or future; Comparison to others whether scrolling a feed or relating to a colleague. Would you say you are more rested or restless? While the...

Sunday Gathering June 9, 2024 Jess Jackson (Esther 4:13-14) How might God be inviting you to join the work he is already up to?

Sunday Gathering June 16, 2024 Ryan Kenny (Revelation 3:20) How do you most often relate to God; distantly, casually or respectfully? While these can be common ways of relating, these don’t actually satisfy the depth at which you want to relate does it? You want to feel more connected than you do, your hope is to sense a greater peace and joy beyond your circumstances, you desire to be fully seen...

Sunday Gathering June 2, 2024 Ryan Kenny Jesus’ new way, implores a new you

Sunday Gathering May 26, 2024 Ryan Kenny (Philemon 1:1-25) Though short, Paul’s letter to Philemon packs a powerful punch, helping us to change the way we see, to change the way we’ll be.

Sunday Gathering May 12, 2024 Ryan Kenny (Genesis 1:26-27) As life goes on, we can often forget that at one time, we were created. Very quickly, life becomes our own… our own plans, our own ambitions, our own achievements. But in this, things don’t always seem to work out perfectly do they? Within us and around us, no matter how much we live true to ourselves, it feels like things aren’t the way t...

Sunday Gathering May 5, 2024 Mark Baker (Luke 15:1-2, 11-32) Authoritarian or apathetic? Commanding or complacent? Intrusive or indifferent? While we’re talking extremes, how do you most often view God? From parents to coaches, teachers to relatives, how we have experienced authority figures in our lives shapes our view of them which then in turn influences how we relate to them. Jesus entered int...

Sunday Gathering April 28, 2024 Mark Baker It’s helpful to know where people stand, isn’t it? You can better know who and how to relate, how much or how little to trust, who you can learn from and who you can’t. Sometimes though, knowing where someone stands can be synonymous with lines drawn, lines that can be ostracizing, judgmental and even hypocritical.  Jesus entered into a culture with a lot...

Sunday Gathering April 21, 2024 Ryan Kenny (Romans 12:1-2) For many Christians, our faith can often be most demonstrated by what we believe. But as many can attest, especially those watching on from a distance, simply believing in something doesn’t always lead to the change our world needs… love. As we look to the life of Jesus, it seems his life and teachings transcend believing in something (tho...

Sunday Gathering April 14, 2024 Ryan Kenny (James 4:1-10)

Sunday Gathering April 7, 2024 Ryan Kenny (Matthew 23:1-12) Doing what was said we would do. Being who we set out to be. Going back to make right what we have done wrong. No compromising on our values in varying situations. A life of integrity is so attractive but can come at a great cost. We need grace!

Sunday Gathering March 31, 2024 Ryan Kenny (Romans 6:3-11) To live well includes being honest about the reality of suffering, but also, knowing that it willeventually end. In the physical resurrection of Jesus Christ, we see that those who are given to all that is good, are made more alive than ever, after they have suffered. The resurrection calls us to the Way of Jesus, knowing that if we do, on...

Sunday Gathering March 24, 2024 Tim Geddert (Zechariah 9:9-10 and Luke 19:28-42) To continue doing what is good and right, even as we suffer, we often need a whole different view of reality. Christian faith teaches us that the greatest person who ever lived, Jesus of Nazareth, suffered immensely. Our understanding of reality includes the claim that God, himself, enters into suffering with us, and...

Sunday Gathering March 17, 2024 Layla Van Gerpen (Psalm 22:1-2 & 6-18) To name reality is to go a long way to breaking some of its power. Choosing to be as honest aspossible, with God and others about our hurts, can keep us from sinking further into the abyss. It might even keep us from hurting other people as we hurt ourselves.

Sunday Gathering March 10, 2024 Ryan Kenny (2 Corinthians 1:3-7) To heal, to grow, to become a beautiful soul, involves intentionally seeking to comfort otherswho are suffering. Good and wise people seek ways to use their own pain as a calling to bless others.

Sunday Gathering March 3, 2024 Ryan Kenny (2 Corinthians 4:7-12 & 16-18) To be able to handle our hurts and losses in a healthy way, it is actually helpful to have a perspective that is beyond this life. If we primarily focus on having a happy and comfortable existence in this world, our pain and suffering only grow. But if we focus beyond this existence, we might gain a perspective that helps...