The Vine Austin

Our VineKids Director, Mary Fisher, gave this week's message from Mark 10:46-52, when Jesus heals Bartimeus, who was blind. Mary shares about Jesus seeing us even when we can't see him and how Jesus can transform our life.

Moments With Jesus by The Vine; a church in Austin, TX

In our current series—Moments with Jesus—we are hearing from Vine members about specific moments in which Jesus taught them something meaningfully in a special way. Rachelle shares with us from Mark 14 about Jesus’ experiences praying in the garden of Gethsemane, while his disciples fell asleep. You will especially want to hear her talk about how we place rules on the way we pray and how Jesus’ ap...

Vine member Frank Vasquez shares his "moment with Jesus," encouraging us to remember how loved we are by God and referencing the scripture of Thomas and Jesus in John 20.

Vine staff member Fabs Harford kicks off our new sermon series, "Moments with Jesus," with a message from Luke 22. Fabs shares how Peter's faith didn't actually fail even though he denied Jesus, and that Jesus invites him to return home again.

Gabe shares a practical message about being relationally-oriented, using the passage from Mark 2:1-12 about the paralytic man. We learn about the beauty of being trapped in a web of relationships. Gabe teaches us how to be givers, receivers, and celebrators of people in and around our lives.

Christy explored what it means to be a practice-based community at The Vine. Just like his disciples in Matthew 4:18-22, we can follow Jesus by practicing daily and weekly habits that strengthen our relationship with him and with those around us. Christy examines three questions that help us learn how to turn a practice into a habit; to see what is in our way; and to find out who we are becoming.

Haley shared from Mark 5 a lesson about being outward focused on those who are pushed to the outskirts of society and who experienced many forms of oppression.

This week in our DISTINCTIVES series, we heard a message from Vine staff member Fabs Harford on our Third Way distinctive. Referencing Romans 14:1-10 and other scriptures, Fabs shares with us about Christ's call to a unity of posture over position, and what that means for us as a church.

We continued our DISTINCTIVES series this week with a message from Vine member Ron Ragsdale about our distinctive of being biblically-rooted. Using Psalm 1 and other scriptures, Ron shares about what it means for The Vine to be biblically-rooted.

We are starting a new sermon series on our Distinctives at The Vine. Fabienne Harford, ministry operations director at The Vine, shares a sermon on our Jesus-centered distinctive. Colossians 1:15-20

In this Station of the Resurrection, we reflect on Jesus' last words in the Gospel of Matthew, the Great Commission. Mark shared a message about the song of grace and restoration that Jesus wants us to sing, and reminds us of Jesus' promises in Matthew 28 — that Jesus has all authority and that he is with us always.

In this Station of the Resurrection, we find Jesus restoring Peter, and we witness the work of Christ's grace. John 21:15-19 DISCUSSION QUESTION: 1. Read John 21:15-19. What stands out to you today? 2. What has stayed with you from the sermon: either as encouraging, confusing or challenging? 3. This story teaches about the depth and purpose of Jesus' grace. What do we see the grace of Christ accom...

In this sermon within our Stations of the Resurrection series, Mark shares from the first half of John 21. In this message, the Resurrected Jesus meets the disciples and Peter in a profound moment of returning. John 21:1-14 www.thevineaustin.org REFLECTION QUESTIONS: 1. Share a memory of fishing. 2. Read John 21:1-14. What stands out to you in this passage today? What do you imagine the experience...

In this sermon in our Eastertide series called Stations of the Resurrection, Mark shares from John 20:19-29. In this passage, Jesus breathes peace upon the disciples, has an encounter with Thomas, and gives us a surprising solution to our doubt. www.thevineaustin.org REFLECTION QUESTIONS: 1. What is your unique scar? 2. Read John 20:19-29. What do you notice in this passage today? 3. Fear is a pow...

In this next sermon in the Eastertide series, Stations of the Resurrection, Fabs preaches from John 20:1-2 and 11-18, where Jesus meets Mary Magdalene. John 20:1-2, 11-18 www.thevineaustin.org REFLECTION QUESTIONS: 1. What has stayed with you from the sermon- either as encouraging, confusing, or something you are struggling with? 2. Read John 20:11-18. What do you notice in these words today? 3. C...

In this second week of this Eastertide series, Stations of the Resurrection, Mark shares from Luke 24 and the story called the Road to Emmaus. www.thevineaustin.org REFLECTION QUESTIONS: 1. What's your favorite trail or path to walk or hike in Austin? 2. Read Luke 24:13-27. Imagine yourself in the place of these two disciples. What thoughts and emotions do you imagine holding? 3. How would you def...

Happy Easter! Mark kicks off a new series exploring the season called Eastertide. Using artwork from Scott Erickson, The Vine will walk through the stations of Jesus' resurrection. Today, Mark preaches from Luke 24:1-11 as we consider the meaning of Easter. REFLECTION QUESTIONS: 1. Why might it be wise to treat Easter as a season and not just a day? 2. Read Luke 24:1-11. What do you notice in thes...

In our final midweek soul care convo, Mark chats it up with community members Dana Curtis and Haley Patterson to explore the idea of selfless compassion as a part of soul care!

In this final sermon, Mark shares on Matthew 21, the story surrounding Palm Sunday, and how our souls were created for selfless compassion. www.thevineaustin.org/soulcare REFLECTION QUESTION: 1. What is the movie you watched the most? 2. Why might it be important that this series on Soul Care ends with a conversation about compassion and service? 3. Read Matthew 21:1-11. It is believed that this c...

Let's get into our midweek soul care convo! This week, we have Gabe McKinney and Kyle Bender in the closet of The Vine's office talking about the importance of community in soul care. www.thevineaustin.org/soulcare

In this special message, Mark is joined by guest preacher, Kyle Bender. They explore the communal and relational nature of soul care. John 15:9-17 www.thevineaustin.org/soulcare REFLECTION QUESTIONS: 1. What has stayed with you from the sermon- as encouragement, challenging or confusing? 2. What has been your most significant experience of friendship or community? What were the elements at work in...

Its time to talk about interior examination. In this episode of our midweek soul care convos, we hear Mary Tucker, Fabs Harford, and Adrian Patenaude discuss the challenges and gifts of self-reflection and interior examination. www.thevineaustin.org/soulcare

In this next sermon in our SOUL CARE series, Fabs shares on the importance of interior examination. This sermon explores the power of the stories we tell and Christ's redeeming work of transformation. Romans 12:1-2 thevineaustin.org/soulcare REFLECTION QUESTIONS: 1. What has stayed with you from the sermon- either as encouraging, challenging, or confusing. 2. Read Romans 12:2, and read it in diffe...

Have you heard of embodied spirituality? This week, Courtney Bourlon and Damien Robinson, two community members, discuss the interconnection of our bodies and souls. www.thevineaustin.org/soulcare