Venture Church

It's always good to have a reminder of vision. A time set aside to recalculate and remember why we are doing what we are doing. Through this series "Manifesto" we are doing just that. We are taking three weeks to look at our core values and share the vision of why does Venture Church exist among many other churches in Wilmington.

In our last week of "Walk The Walk," we talk about the last of the nine fruit of the Spirit, self-control. It is a part of life in general that is challenging especially for the culture we live in where we can get what we want as fast as we want. Jesus' example and teaching pose a much better way to live with self-control and walking in His Spirit. It's simple, but it's not easy. It is worth every...

This week we have one of our elders, Brandon, speak for our teaching time. He is passionate about sharing the gospel in the workplace and shining light in dark places. He continues in our series walk the walk with the topic of faithfulness.

Jesus calls himself the vine and the Church his branches. This theme coincides with Walk the Walk because as we need to keep in step with the Spirit of God, likewise we need to stay in the vine. If you are feeling burnt out or lost in direction tune in this week to hear some practical wisdom on finding strength in Jesus, the vine. 

As you continue to "Walk the Walk" or find your footing too, here is a teaching that is pertinent to your faith and foundation of who God is to His people. The Holy Spirit is the lifeblood of Christians in our day to day lives. You don't want to miss this week as we learn who the Holy Spirit is and why this is the essential teaching of this whole series.

As we continue in the fruit of the Spirit, we talk about the fourth part of the fruit which is patience. We all have experienced patience or a lack of it in stressful times. Being a fruit of God's Spirit, patience is something we need the Lord's help with. If you need patience or a boost of faith, tune in this week to discover patience through faith in Christ.

This week we have a fantastic guest speaker teach this morning. Patrick has spoken many times at Venture and his placement for this Sunday couldn't have been more perfect. He brings a fresh perspective on peace and reveals truths about what God's word says about what it is and how to achieve it through Jesus. If you are one that needs to feel rest and relief from stress then you need to tune in to...

What makes you happy? Think about that for a second. In this series "Walk The Walk" we are going through the fruit of the Spirit and what it means to walk with the Spirit. As we talk about joy this week, the biggest misconception is the difference between joy and happiness biblically. If you feel that something is missing in life, tune in to this episode to find how you can find everlasting joy.

If you're going to talk the talk, you better walk the walk. Paul in the book of Galatians writes to the church in Galatia about walking in the Spirit. Over the next nine weeks, we will be walking through the fruit of the Holy Spirit and how important that is in our daily lives.

Jesus is the ultimate wilderness man. Today we dive into one of The hardest moments in His life when He was led into the wilderness for 40 days by the Holy Spirit. It is a powerful story that you don't want to miss.  

The part of Elijah's story that we dive into today is breathtaking. God flexes His muscles by showing up in power through Elijah's obedience to God. There is an incredible lesson to learn from Elijah's story and how dangerous God can be about His truth. 

Today we dive into the story of a man with superhuman strength. Seriously. This story even has a movie made after it that was released earlier this year. Though Samson's life is not a clear representation of how we should live, we can still glean spiritual truth's from his testimony and experiences that the Holy Spirit wants us to learn.

In this new series "Wilderness Men" we dive into the life of a wilderness man of the Bible each week to learn the lessons from their experiences. This week learn from Esau and how if we are not careful our appetites will define our legacy. 

We often ask the question "Why?" It's common enough that we can get in a loophole of trying to answer this question for many things in life and Christianity is definitely one of them. This week we dive into some questions that can get us stuck and give the truthful answers that Jesus gives us.

Often times we get stuck in our circumstances. Something happened to you or you happen to something and you get stuck in the wake. Throughout the Bible, we see truths that stick out on this subject and this week we read about one in particular of Jesus healing a man who was physically stuck. 

Each week in this series we will walk through a story of someone that is stuck in their circumstances and see how Jesus pulls them out of their situation. These stories are life bringing in the truth that is found when we encounter Jesus and the life He has for us. 

Have you ever felt stuck? Whether in a relationship, in school, in your job, or whatever else there's times where we just hit the end of the day and just feel... stuck. Throughout Jesus' ministry we have stories like ours of people who are stuck in a situation and Jesus does what he always does. He meets them where they are at, loves them without borders, and paves the way out. If you feel stuck o...

Can you think back to a day when everything seemed like it was falling out of place? It just ended up being one pitiful day. Jesus can relate to us in our bad days because He too had bad days. This week we dive into why Hope is rising and the hope that Jesus brings because of the outcome of this foretold very bad day. 

As we are following the life of Jesus leading up to his foretold death and ressurection by His own power, we find ourselves this week diving into a party that Jesus is a part of. There is a moment within this party that shows the graceful character of Jesus and also the way our hearts should look like in devotion with Him. 

In this new series "Hope Is Rising" we are following the life of Jesus and looking at specific moments leading up to His death and ressurection. We start with a very unique moment where Jesus rides into town on a donkey of all things; but there is also a spiritual significance that confirms even further that Jesus is truly the Messiah because of this donkey. 

This week we have a guest speaker, Dave McCants, from Two Rivers Church in New Bern, NC. He has been the pastor of that Church from the start and has wisdom to share from his experiences and the growth they have seen in their church. This is directly following the ordaining of our first elders and this sermon is a great cap to the series Chain Reaction.

Today marks a very special moment in the history of Venture Church. In the New Testament there are several passages of scripture that elaborate on what the leadership of the Church should look like. Elders are a part of that process. It takes time and commitment to take on the role of being an elder of a church. So, as a church we have been praying for men to rise up and take this role on and four...

Living the great commission is what this series is all about. As a church we strive to be on mission for Jesus by being God Chasing Grace Shaped, Love Agents. We say this often to remind us of the purpose that Jesus gives everyone who follows Him. Wherever you are in your journey of faith, tune in this week to hear clearly the purpose and power in Jesus and why it is important that you give your l...

We have a guest speaker sharing with us this week for our teaching time. His name is Glen Crocker. He is a middle school teacher from Washington, NC and with a heart wanting everyone to give their lives to Jesus he comes ready to challenge us to be bold in our faith. 

For a chain reaction to occur there has to be a spark, starting point, or what we are calling the "Lead Domino." This piece is pinnacle to the rest of the chain because without it the other parts wouldn't do what they were placed there to do. You could probably name some lead dominoes that have led you to your job, significant other, school, etc. Jesus is calling all Christians to be the lead domi...