Vima Church Audio Podcast

There is a lot for us to learn throughout Scripture about raising our children, and Psalm 127 gives us a beautiful metaphor to help us. This week, Pastor Jon brings an encouragement and a challenge to parents on raising our children with a target in mind, knowing the real Jesus.

This week we take a deep dive into Psalm 23. Many of us have read this as a nice message for the church, but have we ever stopped to read this passage with more intentionality? Psalm 23 truly is our story. Pastor Jon shares some key thoughts on being a sheep and following the good shepherd in this week's sermon.

This week we heard from four communicators who brought some powerful individual messages from the Psalms. Brad, Faith, Joey, and Madison preach on topics like desire for the Lord, praising through trials, the Holy nature of God, and keeping our sin nature in check. Tune in for more!

This week, Pastor Ryan brings a timely word from Psalm 130 about the beauty and challenge of waiting on God. Waiting isn't easy—but it's holy. In the dark and difficult seasons, we can trust that God is still at work, and His promises will not fail. If you're in a season of waiting, this message is for you. Don't forget that God is near.

In this message, Pastor Jon shares how serving others isn’t just the right thing to do—it’s the way to step into God’s blessing. Psalm 41 shows us that when we care for others, God promises to take care of us. Let’s learn how we can live with open hands and open hearts—blessed to be a blessing.

"Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God." Psalm 20:7 This week Pastor Jon brings a powerful word on where we can put our trust. Tune in for more!

Psalm 100 call us to joyful and wholehearted worship, not as a suggestion, but a command. Worship is more than a song.

We all go through tough seasons, but in Jesus we have hope. God's word serves as a guide, as a compass that we can follow through the valleys of life.  Kicking off our new series, Pastor Ryan brings a powerful word on Psalm 42, a psalm of lament.

God has established and positioned the church to be on the forefront of life change in this world. To do this, He has gifted us in different ways so that we can be an effective, living body.  To conclude this series, Pastor Jon shares a powerful word on being a multi-tool church whose members use their gifts to glorify God and encourage others.

Getting your week started is tough, especially when you feel like you are automatically up against it. Mondays bring with them a few mind games that can slow us down, keep us miserable, and ruin our week before it even starts. But how can we fight back? We have some tools given to us in scripture that can free us from these mind games. This week, Pastor Jon shares with us how to push back against...

What is the mission of God for this world? How can I play a part in it?  Pastor Jon brings us a timely word on how to live on mission, being ready at all times to share the good news of the gospel and the love of Jesus.

Kicking off our new series Made For Mondays, Pastor Jon shares how we can find purpose even in days that seem wasted. Tune in for more!

In Acts, we see the Church in Antioch take off—God’s message spreads fast, and tons of people come to faith and get baptized. With Jesus bringing the new covenant and tearing the veil, a brand-new kind of Church was born. This week, Pastor Jon brings an encouraging message: the Church isn't confined to walls—it's the people. It's growing, it's thriving, and it's alive!

We often carry things from our past, whether it be hurt, shame addiction, anger, or worry. But Jesus has more for us than the things of our past. When we place our faith in Jesus, we become a new creation--old things pass away, and everything becomes new. He is inviting you to let go. This week, Pastor Jon shares a passionate message on what it means to follow Jesus, and to fully embrace the freed...

In this powerful message, Pastor Jon dives deep into the significance of the Last Supper and what it means for us today through the lens of the old and new covenants. At the heart of communion lies a powerful invitation—a call to community, to nourishment, to covenant, and to choice. Under the Old Covenant, God instituted animal sacrifices as a temporary covering for sin. But in the New Covenant,...

"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”  John 13:34-35 ESV During the last supper, Jesus instructed the disciples and gave them a new commandment - "that you love one another." This is not just a suggestion, or a...

What does it really mean to build your house on the rock? We’ve all heard the story of the two houses—one on rock, the other on sand—but do we truly understand the depth of Jesus’ teaching in this parable?  In this message, Pastor Jon takes us through Matthew 7:24-27 to reveal that Jesus wasn’t just talking about architecture; He was speaking to the condition of our hearts. Are we simply hearing H...

"A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit" Matthew 7:18 (NIV) Jesus often used imagery to illustrate spiritual truths, and in this passage, He contrasts good fruit with bad fruit to help us understand the condition of our hearts. Good fruit represents the qualities and actions that flow from a life surrendered to God—love, kindness, patience, humility, and...

Anxiety is something we all face—whether it’s financial strain, family or work stress, or social anxiety. In this week's sermon, Pastor Jon reminds us that while anxiety may look different for each of us, Jesus promises that we will be cared for. In His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus encourages us three times, "do not be anxious," reminding us that if the Father cares for the birds of t...

We have all heard the golden rule: "treat others the way you want to be treated." But is that really what the Bible says? In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells us exactly how we should treat others. He tells us to love our enemies, to pray for those who persecute you, and to bless those who curse you. We are called to treat others the way that we want Jesus to treat us. That is differe...

Why do so many people hate the church? Hypocrisy is a word that runs synonymous with Christianity in most places. But how did we get here?  Hypocrisy means saying one thing, but doing another, and Jesus had very strong words about this in His sermon on the mount. This week, Pastor Jon shares with us how we can remedy this sickness that has taken so much of the church.  "The preaching that thi...

Giving and generosity is talked about very often throughout scripture. Why is this? Because our God is a generous God. Every good gift that we have comes from Him.  In this week's installment of our Sermon on the Mount series, Pastor Ryan shares about the giving nature of God. He breaks down what our giving says about our faith, and how we can become a part of something much greater than ours...

Divorce is a widespread challenge that affects many, and while it has become increasingly common, it raises important questions about what Jesus teaches on the subject. Jesus teaches at great lengths on relationships in the Sermon on the Mount. In this week's message, Pastor Jon brought a clear word on divorce, filled with both the truth found in scripture and the grace of Jesus. We can learn...

One of the easiest ways for the enemy to get a foothold in our lives is through a perversion of one of God's gifts to humanity - sex. There is a singular, right way to enjoy sex, which God designed to be reserved for the context of biblical marriage. We have to guard our eyes, minds, and hearts from the things of this world. In the sermon on the mount (Matthew 5), Jesus is very clear about th...

Anger is an emotion that we all deal with, and some of us better than others. But what does Jesus say about it? Is there such a thing as good anger? How can we control anger in our lives? In this timely message, Pastor Jon shares from Matthew 5:21-26 and breaks down Jesus' teaching on anger in the Sermon on the Mount.