Vinelife Podcast

   Living an Epic Life: It Begins in the Mundane Esther 2.1-23 5 May 2019 Epic lives begin not in response to explosive moments but rather in the pressure cooker of everyday living by faith in simple obedience to God. To be the godly hero in the spectacular we must be followers of Christ in the mundane. If you would like to support us in our ministry you can do so here: myvineyard.church...

   Living an Epic Life: Watching God at Work in the World Esther 1.1-22 28 April 2019 A common misnomer in the modern church is that everything we learn has to have direct application for my life or it is not worth learning. But the wise disciple knows that just because it isn’t about you, does not mean it will not affect you. Our God is building a global kingdom that is bigger than your...

   Easter: Resurrection Power For Living :   Romans 6.1-14 Philippians 3.8-1121 April 2019 Often the focus on Easter is actually all about the events of Good Friday more than the resurrection but the promise of Easter is more than what we were rescued from. The power of the resurrection is power for living a victorious life now and in the world to come. If you would like to support...

   I Palm Sunday: Cleaning House for Company Luke 19.28-48 14 April 2019 The very nature of Easter is an invitation to the lost but is there room in our our hearts, our traditions, and our celebrations for those who are outside of the faith? If you would like to support us in our ministry you can do so here: The post Palm Sunday: Cleaning House for Company appeared first on VineLife Chri...

   I Inconvenient: Staking Our Reputation on Jesus 3 John 1.1-15 7 April 2019 American consumer Christianity is often concerned with appearances, but how did a faith whose founder (Jesus) was never afraid to sully his reputation befriending prostitutes, tax-collectors, and broken people become known as people who look down on others? If you would like to support us in our ministry you ca...

   Inconvenient: Real Love Doesn’t Text   2 John 1.1-13 31 March 2019 Blurb: Have you ever been tempted to reply back to what seemed like a scathing text or email only to find out that how you took it was nothing like they meant it? If you would like to support us in our ministry you can do so here: The post Inconvenient: Real Love Doesn’t Text appeared first on VineLife Christian C...

    Inconvenient: Not A Burden 1 John 5.1-21 24 March 2019 Although the Christian life is inconvenient, it isn’t meant to be a burden. Instead it is meant to bring freedom. If you would like to support us in our ministry you can do so here: The post Inconvenient: Not A Burden ap...

    Inconvenient: Letting Go of Fear 1 John 4.1-21 17 March 2019 Christianity when lived authentically is very inconvenient. But sometimes the greatest challenge isn’t a lack of desire but the fear of what love might ask or cost us. If you would like to support us in our ministry you can do so here: The post Inconvenient: Letting Go of Fear appeared first on VineLife Christian Churc...

    Inconvenient: Do You Know God’s Love? 1 John 3: 1-24 10 March 2019 Do you know God’s love?  Can you grasp what God has done for you because of His love?  Can you understand the depths and richness of&nbsp...

    Inconvenient: Don’t Be Deceived By A More Convenient Gospel 1 John 2.7-29 3 March 2019 Christianity when lived authentically is very inconvenient.  Anyone who tells you differently is selling you something. If you would like to support us in our ministry you can do so here: The post Inconvenient: Don’t Be Deceived By A More Convenient Gospel appeared first on VineLife Chris...

    Inconvenient : Authentic Faith Radically Changes My Life 1 John 1.1-10    1 John 2.1-6 24 February 2019 Christianity when lived authentically is very inconvenient.  It doesn’t just improve what we already have going it radically changes the whole thing. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the letters of 1,2, &...

    Love God, Love People, Pass It On: Out of the Heart the Mouth Speaks Matthew 28.18-20 17 February 2019 There is nothing so obvious as a person in love. When people fall in love the object of their affection is an all consuming subject of their conversation, and their behavior. When Jesus has our hearts no one has to tell us what to say. If you would...

    Love God, Love People, Pass It On: Loving What God Loves Matthew 22.34-40 10 February 2019 If loving God is the beginning of it all, then the fruit of it all is loving people and God’s good creation because we love what God loves. When we get that out of order it skews all that we think about God, about people, about creation, an...

    Love God, Love People, Pass It On: It Begins with God Matthew 22:34-40 The mission of the church begins with the great commandment: love God with all your heart, soul, and mind. There are many things that a church can and should do, but those things must be rooted in the love of God rather than compulsion lest they become idolatr...

2     Love, Legacy & Loss: Overnight Success 27 January 2019 Neither success nor failure comes from a single event. Our legacy, good or bad, is built in the every day ordinary events of our lives. If you would like to support us in our ministry you can do so here: The post Love, Legacy & Loss: Overnight Success appeared first on VineLife Christian Church .

2 Love, Legacy & Loss: Who You Are In Secret, Is Who You AreRuth 3.1-18 20 January 2019  The real test of who we are is not the things we do when others are watching but what we do when we think no one is watching. That is where we find what our real convictions are.   If you would like to support us in our ministry you can do so here: The post Love, Legacy & Loss: Who You Are I...

Love, Legacy & Loss: Today’s Ordinary Events Build Tomorrow Extraordinary Legacy Ruth 2.1-23 13 January 2019 Christians often think that being called means being a pastor or some kind of professional ministry position but real calling is rooted in being who God called us to be in the midst of doing life. We may be tempted to see ourselves as just a farmer, or just a teacher, but who we are in...

Love, Legacy & Loss: Ordinary People Serving an Extraordinary God Ruth 1.1-22 6 January 2019 Often the ordinary events of life that seem to have nothing to do with God’s plans are extraordinary steps towards them. If you would like to support us in our ministry you can do so here: The post Love, Legacy & Loss: Ordinary People Serving an Extraordinary God appeared first on VineLife Christi...

SOTCA: Lest We Forget Deuteronomy 8.11-18  December  30, 2018 This year we are doing the State of the Church Address a little different. In this message Pastor Hal will be reviewing 2018 and taking a brief look at 2019. Then in February Pastor Hal will be doing a special three part series on our vision and moving ahead in 2019. If you would like to support us in our ministry you can do so here: Th...

Anticipation: Come and See Luke 2.8-21 24 December 2018 So much anticipation in this night isn’t there? We come to this night both young and old with great expectations. Some of those expectations are justified . . . others . . . not so much. Amidst our desires is the desire of God and the invitation that the angels gave to the shepherds, Come and See! Come and see what God has planned through the...

Anticipation: Great Preparations Hal Hester Isaiah 11.1-16 23 December 2018 Every great event, every amazing rescue effort, every incredible feat of architecture has required great planning and preparation. Likewise God has set forth his anticipation of the future with great planning and preparation. So after thousands of years one might ask, What is God anticipating? If you would like to support...

Anticipation: Light at the End Hal Hester Isaiah 9.1-22 16 December 2018 When it we find ourselves in waiting, it is great when we get a glimpse of light at the end of the tunnel. It assures us that there is an end to our waiting and anticipating. If you would like to support us in our ministry you can do so here: The post Anticipation: Light at the End appeared first on VineLife Christian Church...

Anticipation: Pregnant With Hope Hal Hester Isaiah 7.1-25 The message of Christmas is that of faithful God to the rescue of faithless men. Yet often we miss that through the ages the anticipation of God continues to grow through the ages, not wane. If you would like to support us in our ministry you can do so here: The post Anticipation: Pregnant With Hope appeared first on VineLife Christian Chur...

Anticipation: The Promise Genesis 3.1-15, Ephesians 1.4 2 December 2018 So much of life we look forward with anticipation to things that are fleeting. Things that make big promises but fail to deliver. So what about the real promise of Christmas? If you would like to support us in our ministry you can do so here: The post Anticipation: The Promise appeared first on VineLife Christian Church .

The song of a grateful heart Psalm 100:1-5 This Psalm for the thanksgiving offering was intended to invite, even insist, that the people pf the earth come into fellowship with God. Where our thanksgiving is grateful for what God has given this thanksgiving song is thankful for who God is and invites us to enjoy fellowship with him. If you would like to support us in our ministry you can do so here...