Vima Church Audio Podcast

Today we hear from four young communicators who each brought a word out of an encounter we see with Jesus in the Gospels. Lean in, take notes, and cheer them on as they grow in their giftings!

Many of us know what it’s like to have estranged relationships. Through the story of Philemon, we see that God has reconciled us and we are called to reconcile with others.

God has a heart for your city and all He needs is your obedience to send revival. Through the story of Jonah we get to see how God can even use our reluctant obedience to do powerful things in the world. God is looking for some Jonah's who will carry the torch to their Nineveh. Can He count on you?

There should be a distinction between the sacred and the secular. The church is called to be set apart, to be holy, to pursue righteousness. But how do we love the world and not give into it? How do stand firm in our faith? And what happens when the woke hits the church? How should we respond? Jude's letter to a ancient local church serves as a great guide for our churches today. 

What if God doesn't do what I want Him to do, when I want Him to do it, how I want him to do it? How do I respond to God when everything in my life sucks?  The prophet Habakkuk gives us an incredible look at an honest conversation between a man and God. His faith journey starts with complaining and ends with praise.  

John gives us an elevated view of Christ. He came down to earth as the Son of God, to redeem humanity. The other three gospels give us a horizontal view of Jesus in the fulness of His humanity but John gives us a vertical view of Jesus in the fulness of His deity.

Each week this summer, we are going to teach through a book of the Bible. Our desire is to look for themes and lessons from these stories that can help us in our lives.  The Book of Hosea is a love letter, a story of a man who pursues a woman to the fullest extent. Even though she doesn't always reciprocate the affection that is shown her, he continues to chase after her. This is a image of t...

In the Gospel of Luke, we see that Jesus came as the Son of God and the Son of Man. Jesus, completely sovereign and yet arrived in this world wrapped in flesh. We have a Savior who came to seek and safe the lost, to show us a better way.

Since sin entered our world in the garden, there has been a tension between men and women. Over the course of history, women have been on the receiving end of this brokenness.  But we also see anywhere Jesus goes, anywhere He is preached, anywhere the real Jesus is experienced - there is an elevation of women.  Pastor Jon and Stephanie take a expositional look at the encounter of Jesus and the Sam...

Humanity is distinct, different from all other creation. We are made in the image of God, in His likeness. We were made on purpose and for a purpose. And because of that distinction, every human life has value.  At Vima, we celebrate the beauty and diversity of humanity and recognize the dignity that each person was created with. Regardless of agreement or alignment, we value what God values. We a...

Many of us love the idea of Jesus as Savior but struggle with Him as King. Is He kind? Yes. Is He gracious? Yes. Is He compassionate? Yes. But do not let His meekness appear to be weakness. Jesus is the Lion of Judah and He came to usher in His kingdom. Jesus is the King of Kings.

The gospels paint a four faced portrait of Jesus. Looking at each of them for their uniqueness gives us a complete or full view of Jesus. The Gospel of Mark shows us Jesus through the lens of the Suffering Servant, the face of the ox.

We know that Jesus loves us but do we "comprehend" the breadth, length, depth and height of His love? Pastor Jon takes us on a deep dive from Ezekiel to Revelation, through the Tribes of Israel in the Old Testament to the types of love found in the New Testament, all to have a revelation of the four faces of Jesus, the faces of love.

In Matthew 16, Jesus asked His disciples, "who do you say that I am?" This question has been asked for thousands of years by billions of people - who is the real Jesus? The answer to this question is paramount to our understanding. We need a revelation of the person of Jesus!

It's not hard to think that God sees humanity in crowds, in groups, in round about numbers. How can anyone know everyone? Yet, we God knows every single person, He knows you. Through the life of Jesus we can see that God notices, engages with and loves even the worst of us. Jesus defeated death and the grave so you can be in relationship with Him. For God so loved the world that He gave His o...

In Mark 2, Jesus was teaching and a group of friends tried to bring their friend who was paralyzed to Jesus for healing. There was no room but that did not stop them. They ripped a hole in the roof because they knew where Jesus is miracles happen.  This serves as a challenge to us. What are we willing to do to get our friends where Jesus is? There are many believers who are happy in the room and w...

You have a story worth telling. Your testimony is the story of who you were before experiencing the real Jesus and who you are since. The question isn't whether or not you have a story, it is whether or not you will tell your story. As we believers we are called to GO and TELL!

If the gospel is such good news then why is sometimes hard for us to share? As believers, we have experience the greatest story ever told and it will only continue to told if we carry it with us.

The Gospel may be a simple and well known teaching in the church but we can never grow tired of hearing it, experiencing it and sharing it. The Gospel of Jesus Christ saves us and transforms us!

When it comes to serving the Lord, it's not hard to have a "good" excuse on why we can't do this or that. We come from a long line of excuse makers. Pastor Jon shows us through the burning bush conversation between God and Moses, that when God has assignment and purpose for someone - excuses will not be accepted. God has an answer and help for us to do what He has called us to...

We were made in the image of God but since the garden, the enemy has been attacking that very image. First, by asking Eve "do you want to be like God?", when she was already created for and by God. That seed of deception is still alive an well in our world today. Many have believed the lies of the enemy, sometimes spoken through the words of others. Pastor Jon preached a powerful message...

In Genesis, there are two laws that God sets in motion that are foundational to all existence. Pastor Willie George (founder of Church on the Move in Tulsa, OK) broke down the second law, "The Law of the Seed".  For something to multiply and grow it must first be given up, die and be buried. What if the next great season of harvest in your life was dependent on you letting go of that see...

Pastor Lorin Foster brought a powerful word on the origin of shame, why it haunts so many of us, and what the remedy is for it. Shame is a label the enemy wants you to wear. But Jesus has given each of us a new identity!

So many of us are looking for a place to belong. Our past hurt often keeps us from finding, engaging and growing in the community God created for us within the body of Christ. Don't stop trying, don't stop showing up! God has a place and people for you!

It's possible that you can have a great life and not want to live, that you can experience God in powerful ways and still be emotionally unwell, that you can appear to have it all together and it actually be holding on by a thread.  Pastor Jon takes us to look at the story of a powerful prophet, Elijah. God had done amazing things through him yet he found himself under a tree in crippling fea...