the Vine with Chris Green

Guest preacher Craig Parker delivered a powerful sermon identifying the three aspects of God and of our Christian faith that are essential in helping people along the road to embracing the gift of the Gospel that God makes freely available to all who would receive it. Best of all, Craig shares practical advice for application of these ideas.

Our congregation's own Mike Clarke delivers a powerful, beautifully crafted exploration of blaspheming the Holy Spirit, using Jesus' own teaching on the topic from Luke 12.

“Why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents’ sins?” (from John 9:2, NLT). Guest preacher Bob Wyand shares a Fathers Day-themed sermon based on Jesus' "impertinent" (from the Pharisees' perspective) healing, on the Sabbath, of a man born blind.

Guest preacher Thom Christian returns with a sermon using the Jerusalem Council (Acts 15) to discuss the deftness and flexibility sometimes required by Christians to follow Christ's Great Commission to "go and make disciples" (Matthew 28:19-20). There are important things!

As our guest preacher on June 7, Eric Wadsworth offered a brief message catalyzed by David Parsons' passionate testimony. Eric described the notion of "the call" and discussed the church's role in the call and commissioning of a congregational member as it befits God's intentions for the individual, the congregation, and the Kingdom. Our video this week also includes the commissioning of our broth...

The third in guest preacher Doug Warren's outstanding sermon series on the stirring "Hall of Faith", Hebrews 11.

Guest Preacher Doug Warren of Standing Stone Ministry joined us again this week to share part 2 of his message taken from Hebrews 11 (the great "Hall of Faith", also known as the "Faith Chapter"). Doug's sermon focuses on the examples of Abram (Abraham) and Sarai (Sarah), who, at God's calling, left their home and sojourned. God promised Abram both an inheritance (“the Promised Land”) and a legacy...

Charles Boucher shared an insightful, practical, and beautifully organized sermon based on the account of Jesus' Transfiguration as recorded in Mark 9:2-13.

Spencer Bogle of The Water Project visited us again on Mother's Day with a characteristically encouraging and uplifting message based on Jesus' words as recorded in John 14:15-21.

Guest preacher Thom Christian uses Paul's description of the church's "many members, one body" from Romans 12 to frame a discussion of the challenges and opportunities for a church congregation in the current era.

Guest preacher Doug Warren joined us to deliver a comprehensive sermon based on the vivid and inspiring message of Hebrews 11:1-7.

Guest preacher Tim Pillsbury offers a timely assessment of the essential nature of prayer, framed by Jesus' prayer in Gethsemane and His "inner circle" of disciples' struggle to "keep watch".

Guest preacher Mike O'Leary shares some thoughts about our understanding (and misunderstanding) of blessings and the best time to seek forgiveness using Psalm 32 as context and example.

Guest preacher Jim van Yperen joined us for Easter Sunday to share an insightful and powerful message on the role of doubt in faith.

Guest preacher Malcolm Hamblett finishes his four-sermon series on the four Gospels' different emphases on aspects of Jesus' character, life, and ministry based on two challenging passages from John's Gospel. Jesus clearly proclaims His identity as being one with God and the true and prophesied Son of God – controversial in the time of His earthly ministry (and still hard to understand today) but...

A warm, witty, and meaningful sermon from guest preacher Jay Noll on distraction -- vs. focusing on the right things.

We were unfortunately not able to provide the planned livestream of our March 15, 2026 Sunday morning worship service. Here is the complete video recording of the service. Guest preacher Malcolm Hamblett's sermon uses Luke 19:1-10 to focus on Luke's depiction of Jesus as the Son of Man, emphasizing His dual nature: fully divine yet also fully human.

In this crisp message, guest preacher Malcom Hamblett uses Mark 10:35-45 to illustrate Jesus' radical inversion of two disiples' expectations  – and our own  – of leaders and servants.

Guest Preacher Kevin Van Brunt, President and CEO of Camp Sentinel, joined us to share a warm and encouraging message based on Psalms 34:1-8.

Guest preacher Dale Edwards shares a powerful message, taken from Luke 7, of the desperate but committed and faithful actions of a woman (some think it was Mary Magdalene) in the house of Simon the Pharisee. Her recognition of Jesus echoes the Hebrew tradition of the "kinsman redeemer" as seen in the Old Testament book of Ruth. Ruth and her kinsman redeemer Boaz were grandparents of King David and...

It could be said that Jesus' message in Matthew 5:16-20 boils down to this: “Preach always – and, when you have to, use words.” Our guest preacher Spencer Bogle shares a fascinating sermon on the value and purpose of human life. Spencer is the director of a non-profit called the Water Project ( https://thewaterproject.org ). The organization partners with locally registered non-government organiza...

Guest preacher Malcom Hamblett, whose ties to this congregation go way back, begins an occasional series of sermons focusing on the four Gospels' different emphases on the character of Jesus, the Son of God and the promised Messiah. Matthew, writing with a predominantly Jewish audience in mind, presents Jesus as King.

Thanks to our guest Pastor, Bob Wyand for sharing his message based on Psalm 72 with us. "Careful what you ask for" in prayer! We are willing to "give up"/offer up some things, but we need to be willing to offer up the deeper things as well.

Guest Pastor Jim Van Yperen shares a crisp, compelling message, from Paul's stirring introduction to his letter to the church at Ephesus, on what it means to be "in Christ". Please accept our apologies for the low audio and background noise from the church heating system.

Pastor Scott Lambert contiues his sermon series on "The greatest upside-down story ever told", describing the Old Testament notions of hope as they apply to the expectant waiting of all creation for the Messiah. That hope turns to celebration as we wait on the Lord. Scott uses Mary's song ("The Magnificat") to illustrate Mary's trust in God blossoming into celebration of God's plan as she visited...