Sermons – Vineland Road

Sermon by Pastor John DeVries How should God’s people think about time—the speed with which it passes, the burdens we encounter along the way in this all-too-brief life that God gives us? These are things that lie at the heart of this powerful prayer of Moses. Listen along us as we recalibrate our thoughts about these things, gaining a greater heart of wisdom to live well in this fleeting time as...

Sermon by Pastor John DeVries There are certain Scriptures that come immediately to mind when we think of the love of God, John 3:16 for example. But there are also certain  passages that definitely do not —passages that are challenging for us to understand or to square with what we are told about God’s love. Our sermon text today is one of those Scripture passages. But as we look more closely, we...

Sermon by Pastor John DeVries The wise men experienced great joy when they saw the star of Christ leading them to him, even before they saw Christ himself. What are we to make of this? Were they focused on the wrong things, or does their example point us to something important in our own experiences of finding joy in Christ? Join us as we ponder these questions in this Advent sermon from Pastor Jo...

Sermon by Pastor John DeVries Though our life in Christ grants us a deep and settled peace now—having been reconciled to God—that peace rests on the greater peace still to come when Christ returns in glory. But the reign of Christ is not merely a future hope. From his birth, this question has pressed itself upon the world: does Jesus Christ claim all earthly thrones now ? The visit of the wise men...

Sermon by Pastor John DeVries Throughout biblical history, God has given his people hope in difficult circumstances by assuring them of one salient point: that he is with them. Join us as we consider how Joseph received this message and how it transformed the seeming mess before him into something he could embrace with confidence and anticipation. And in Joseph’s story, we find great power for our...

Sermon by Pastor John DeVries Thanksgiving is a time for celebrating the harvest and all of God's other blessings. But the harvest is also a time to remember the great harvest that God has planned for the end of this age, the time when “all causes of sin and all law-breakers” will be gathered out of the kingdom to be thrown into the fire and burned, while the righteous will “shine like the sun...