Vineyard Columbus Sermons (Westerville)

Following the Prince of Peace in a world of conflict. Conflict in our world - all the divisions. Can't get anyone to agree over anything. Knowing how we make peace in a turbulent world.

Simple message - for people who don't know what it means to walk with Jesus. Going through the text - talking about what genuine faith in Jesus is all about - it's more than words. It's an issue of the heart.

What do I need when I go through trials? What we most need is wisdom. The way God prepares us for the brutality of this world is by giving us wisdom.

Jesus showed us that the heart of the kingdom is a big celebration. He not only taught that but demonstrated it by eating and drinking with outsiders to the kingdom of God, and he is wanting to use you to invite people to a great big party.

Serving others with no strings attached is so unique. People expect to be obligated to give something in return, but when we serve freely and DO something, it surprises people and makes them curious as to why.

"Ask Jesus asks 307 questions in the gospels. He was asked 183, and he only answered only 3 of them. He asked questions like: What do you want me to do for you? What are you looking for? When did you begin to lose your faith? If we are going to learn to share the Good News of the Gospel, we have to be people who learn to ask good questions, answer fewer questions, and to create curiosity about God...

Christians are to live winsome lives so that we might “win some” for Christ. Paul shares with us the missionary secret to the winsome life.

Worship is a part of the Christian story from the beginning. From the undignified joy-filled worship of David, to the "new song in my mouth" of Psalm 40, to the hosanna's of Palm Sunday, and even to the words of the centurion after the crucifixion of Christ... to every tribe and tongue and nation in Revelation... worship - the act of drawing toward God in holy, emotionally-honest reverence - is a...

"For most moderns, 'kingdoms' and 'kings' don't mean much. Some nations still have a monarchy, but most of the world has progressed and finds this language outdated. Even so, for Christians the ideas of Kingdom and Kingship are imbedded into the Old Testament... and fulfilled in the New Testament through the coming of Christ. What is the kingdom of God that Christ proclaimed and demonstrated? And...

"The church is the most tangible way to experience God as 'the people of God' and 'the body of Christ'. The God who “IS” is a fully relational in His identity, and we are made in His image. Each of us has an important part to play in the life of the body. What does a biblical theology of the local church offer us as a way to enter into the community storyline... together stepping out as the hands...

"What is covenant? How does scripture reveal covenant and how do the implications of the OT covenant transform through the NT covenant we have in Christ? What does covenant look like? In the OT, it involved flesh & blood & death. For Christ, it involved flesh & blood & death. For us, it involves another way: grace, through faith in Christ. What does covenant mean for followers of Jesus? What does...