Vinelife Podcast

Angling Matthew 18.15-35 Sometimes we can be lured into thinking we are doing one thing and we end up doing something completely different than we ever intended. When it comes to dealing with offense often times we take the bait of the Satan and let offense turn into real conflict. But Jesus gives us guidance on how to deal with conflict and avoid baiting one another. If you would like to support...

  Jason Kahler shares about trusting God to take us to the deep and risky places to produce life altering change. If you would like to support us in our ministry you can do so here: The post At Your Word appeared first on VineLife Christian Church .

Hopeless?: God is Why We Hope Job 42.1-17When we consider the trials that we face we often feel hopeless, as if the magnitude of life will overcome us.  What we learn through Job is that when things look hopeless that the God of hope is there with us giving us strength. If you would like to support us in our ministry you can do so here: The post God is Why We Hope appeared first on VineLife Christ...

HOPEless?: Who is Like the Lord? Jōb 40.1-14 21 October 2018 It is normal in the imaginations of men to think that our way is the right way, that our opinions are the correct ones until proven differently. Then the hope is that we have enough humility to see when we are wrong and change our opinions to the best of our understanding. But what about when men think they know better than God? Can anyo...

Gary McMillan shares about confronting denial to encounter the path to healing. The post Denial: Got a Gorilla? appeared first on VineLife Christian Church .

HOPEless?: How to Get What You Don’t Deserve Job 34.1-37 14 October 2018 Most of us think we want what we deserve, but truth be told, that does not work out the way we want it to. But God in his mercy has provided a way for you and I to get what we do not deserve and you want what God offers because God is good and his justice is does not fail. If you would like to support us in our ministry you c...

HOPELess?: God is Not Your Accuser Job 13.1-28 7 October 2018 The word, satan, means accuser. In contrast God his sent his savior, Jesus, to rescue us from the accusations against us. So why do we think that God is the one who accuses us and creates all of our hardships? Could it be that the one who accuses you unjustly, unmercifully, and unkindly before heaven is the same one who accuses God of b...

HOPEless?: It’s Not God’s Plan Job 1.1-22 30 September 2018 There is a lot of teaching that says when bad things happen it must be God’s plan, but the Bible does not teach us such things, instead people take concepts about God’s sovereignty and make assumptions. These misunderstanding can make us feel hopeless like God is not on our side or that we must have done something wrong. Or worse yet, tha...

AS YOU WAIT: Be Assured You Can’t Miss It! 1 Corinthians 15.1-58 23 September 2018 Have you ever been so wound-up about an upcoming event that you could not wait for it to come to pass, but the anticipation was so great that it actually interfered with your ability to live in the present? The Apostle Paul closes out this letter with the assurance that they have not missed out on the resurrection,...

Series: AS YOU WAIT Title: Value Everyone’s Gifts Author: Hal Hester Scripture Read: 1 Corinthians 14.26–40 16 September 2018 Description: The challenge of everyone using their gifts is rooted in the same place as the solution for making it happen, Love. Love is patient, it is kind, it does not seek its own way, and those values are the expression of love that will help them, and us, to incl...

Series: AS YOU WAIT Title: Building You Up, Builds Me Up Author: Hal Hester Scripture Read: 1 Corinthians 14.1–25 Description: It is counterintuitive but the truth is that the more we try to make church about ourselves, our growth, our getting filled-up, our getting encouraged, our experience the less we actually grow or experience God. In contrast the more we try to give away what we have r...

Series: As You Wait Title: Its All About Love Author: Hal Hester Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13. 1-13 Description: As the Corinthians church waited for Jesus’ return they lacked nothing, not spiritual gifts, money, talent, wisdom, or teaching, nothing but love and for that reason they amounted to nothing. Because no matter how much you have times zero, is still zero. But if you have love, you have it...

Series: AS YOU WAIT Title: Gifts Are For Giving Author: Hal Hester Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12.1–31 Description: The purpose of a gift is giving, its something we give away. When God gives his gifts to his people, he does it to bless the whole church. When we keep refuse to use our gifts not only do we deny the entire church, but we actually do harm to our own spiritual health as well as Chr...

Series: AS YOU WAIT Title: What Do You Bring to the Table? Author: Hal Hester Scripture Read: 1 Corinthians 11.17–34 Description: Many times when it comes to worship we focus on what is being served up. But what if the real focus is on what we bring to the table? If you would like to support us in our ministry you can do so here: The post What Do You Bring to the Table? appeared first on Vin...

Series: AS YOU WAIT Title: Top That! Author: Hal Hester Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11.2-16 Description:  The Corinthian Church was self-consumed. Their only real issue (despite the many listed) was that they didn’t love anyone but themselves. In this controversial text the real problem isn’t head-coverings but a lack of love and respect for one another, including their own spouses. Paul’s compelling...

Series: As You Wait Title: Are You Going to Eat That? Author: Hal Hester Scripture Read: 8.1-13 Description: We have tremendous freedom in Christ but sometimes knowing the facts and knowing what is best are two different things. How do we respond like Christ when others around us are afraid of the very freedom you hold dear? If you would like to support us in our ministry you can do so here: The p...

Series: AS YOU WAIT Title: Marriage- That Blessed Arrangement, a Dream within a Dream Author: Hal Hester Scripture Read: 1 Corinthians 7.1-40 29 July 2018 Continuing the topic of sexual morality the Apostle Paul challenges the church to recognize the importance of sex to a healthy marriage and the importance of abstinence among unmarried Christians. If you would like to support us in our ministry...

Series: AS YOU WAIT Title: Worse Than Pagans Author: Hal Hester Scripture Read: 1 Corinthians 5.1-6.20 Description: The greco-roman world was known for its sexually permissive culture, but some people in the Corinthians church felt they had outgrown the restraints of culture and began to practice a form of morality that even the Corinthians thought was immoral. What is an Apostle to do when the ch...

Series: As You Wait Title: Dealing with Scum Date: 7/16-2018 Author: Hal Hester Scripture Read: 1 Corinthians 4.1-21 Description: While the majority of the church lived under persecution Corinth enjoyed freedom and wealth, sadly leaving them plenty of time for theological debate and less need for one another. With great sardonic wit Paul reminds them (and us) that affluence does not prove God’s fa...

Series: AS YOU WAIT Title: Burning Down the House Scripture Read: 1 Corinthians 3.6-23 Date: 8 July 2018 Author: Hal Hester Description: In any healthy home, team, or organization there is always room for discussion and even some disagreement, but in the end when a course is set, everyone does their best to bring about success; that is also true of the church, or at least it should be . . . If you...

Series: AS YOU WAIT Title: The Folly of God Scripture Read: 1 Corinthians 1.18-3.5 1 July 2018 Author: Hal Hester Description: On the surface of this text the primary concern seems to be about wisdom, but a deeper look reveals the real issue at hand is really about the love of God for fools like us.   If you would like to support us in our ministry you can do so here: The post The Folly of Go...

Series: AS YOU WAIT: Title: Everything You Need Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1.1-17 24 June 2018 Author: Hal Hester Description: The assurance of the Apostle Paul to the church in Corinth is that they already have all they need– As They Wait. BUt like most of us today Corinth was certain they needed something else, something more… The post Everything You Need appeared first on VineLife Christian...

  The Father Heart of God Author: Brian Norman   The post The Father Heart of God appeared first on VineLife Christian Church .

Series: CHOOSE Title: Following God OR Following Men Author: Hal Hester Scripture Read: Deuteronomy 31.1-29 Description: No one likes change, but it is a fact of life, everything changes except God and his purposes. With change the the most important questions surround what is God doing and what is outside of God’s will, but often the answers are not what we think. Sometimes God operates in ways t...

Series: CHOOSE Title: Life or Death Author: Hal Hester Scripture Read: Deuteronomy 30.1-20 Description: At the core of this entire series has been the question of life and death. In today’s message Moses is reminding Israel one last time before they go that ultimately all of life’s questions come down to this. The post Life or Death appeared first on VineLife Christian Church .