Vinings Lake Church

In this episode, Rob Bell joins Vinings Lake as a guest speaker. Learn more about Rob here: https://robbell.com/ Follow us on social media! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/viningslake Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/viningslake TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@viningslake  

What if the opposite of joy isn't grief but numbness? In this message, we examine Jesus' blessing on those who mourn and discover why lament may be one of the most human, courageous, and hopeful acts available to us in an age of anxiety, spectacle, and spiritual exhaustion.   Follow us on social media! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/viningslake Facebook: https://facebook.com/viningslake TikT...

A new series begins. In a world shaped by empire, fear, power, and performance, Jesus announces a radically different way to be human. In Part 1 of Unlearning Empire, we explore why Jesus calls the poor in spirit blessed—and how the Beatitudes confront everything empire tells us about success, strength, and worth.   Follow us on social media! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/viningslake Facebo...

In the middle of collapse, Jeremiah does something absurd: he buys land in a war zone. Not because circumstances look hopeful, but because he refuses to let Babylon decide what is possible. In a world shaped by fear, cynicism, and exhaustion, hope itself becomes an act of creative resistance. Maybe one of the holiest things we can do in an age of collapse is plant something anyway. Stephen Colbert...

Join us as guest speaker Lauren Cibene discusses the creative resistance of motherhood. She explores female and maternal imagery throughout the Bible, while celebrating all mothers. See more of Lauren's work! Website: https://laurencibene.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurencibene/

When societies lose the ability to tell the difference between truth and propaganda, cruelty and righteousness, collapse has already begun. In this prophetic exploration of Ezekiel 5, we confront public grief, unraveling systems, and the remnant of humanity still refusing to become cruel in cruel times.

What you consume eventually shapes who you become. In this prophetic exploration of Ezekiel 4, we examine how societies normalize cruelty, how constant outrage and fear deform the human soul, and why resisting empire is not enough. The deeper call is to become a new humanity, one rooted not in fear, rage, or reaction, but in presence, tenderness, courage, and healing.

This one is for those who didn't grow up inside rigid evangelicalism. Malynda Hale joins us to share a story that doesn't include a dramatic religious deconstruction. A conversation full of wisdom, honesty, growth, and challenge.

In this message, we explore the prophet Ezekiel's shocking symbolic actions and what they reveal about moments when truth has been spoken, but no one is listening. From ancient exile to modern movements, this teaching confronts the cost of silence, the danger of aligning faith with power, and the call to embodied resistance. Because sometimes the most powerful message is not spoken, it's lived.

Jesus wasn't just crucified—he was executed by a system threatened by truth. And the resurrection? It's not a soft spiritual idea. It's a protest. In this episode of Creative Resistance, we explore how the empty tomb exposes the illusion of control, breaks the power of fear, and calls us to resist what dehumanizes our world today.

The world says power takes a throne. Jesus picks up a basin and a towel. In one quiet, embodied act, he dismantles the entire imagination of the empire, and reveals a new way of being human. This is not a weakness. This is resistance. This is what real power looks like.

Jesus didn't curse a tree; he exposed a system. In this message, we explore the fig tree as a prophetic sign against religion that looks alive on the outside but bears no fruit. What happens when faith becomes all leaves and no life?

In A Creative Resistance Pt. 7, we explore Jesus' dramatic disruption in the Temple, not merely as a burst of anger, but as a strategic act of protest exposing the alliance of religion, money, and power. By overturning tables and stopping the system, Jesus reveals that access to God cannot be bought or controlled, and invites us to practice that same kind of creative resistance today.

When Jesus entered Jerusalem on a colt during Passover, it wasn't just a celebration—it was a protest. As Rome displayed power with soldiers and war horses, Jesus staged a counter-procession of humility and hope. Two parades. Two visions of power. In this teaching, we explore how symbolic action exposes injustice—and ask the question: Which parade are you marching in?

Join us for a chat with guest speaker Dr. David Gushee.

In this message, we explore one of the Bible's strangest acts of protest: Isaiah walking naked and barefoot for three years as a warning against trusting the empire for safety. This sermon looks at symbolic action, spell-breaking resistance, and why faithfulness in the face of power isn't about volume, but endurance. When lies feel normal and cruelty is normalized, the call is simple and costly: s...

Some systems won't change with words alone. This sermon explores Isaiah's shocking act of embodied protest and what it means to resist empire today, not by shouting louder, but by showing up longer, breaking the spell of false security, and bearing faithful witness.

The killing of Renée Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, revealed a moment of moral clarity in our nation. This sermon explores three responses to her death, unchecked power, narrative control by empire, and Renée's own final words, "I'm not mad at you"—to reveal a vision of creative resistance rooted in Jesus: resisting injustice without mirroring its cruelty, holding systems accountable while r...

In A Creative Resistance, Part 1, we focus on Jeremiah's shocking act of smashing a clay jar as a public, prophetic protest. This embodied act exposes the illusion of strength in a nation convinced it was divinely untouchable. Jeremiah reveals that some corrupt systems cannot be repaired, they must be shattered. The sermon invites us to imagine how creative resistance can still awaken truth and co...

In the final sermon of A Revolutionary Anthem, Mary's Magnificat exposes the lie of empire: proclaimed prosperity built on hidden suffering. "He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty." This message reveals a God who overturns rigged systems, lifts the lowly, humbles the powerful, and calls us to give birth to a world turned upside down.

Mary's Magnificat reveals a God who topples the powerful and lifts the lowly. This is Exodus again, oppressive systems overturned and dignity restored. Advent isn't sentimental; it's a radical reordering of power. In this episode, we explore the holy reversal at the heart of Mary's song.

Mary's Magnificat is more than a song, it's a revolutionary anthem. From the margins of society, she sings joy that resists despair and challenges empires built on fear. In this episode, we explore how her journey, her spirit, and her words still call us to hope, justice, and daring joy today.

What if Jesus wasn't telling us to get rid of fear - but to relate to it differently? "Do not be afraid" isn't a command to suppress emotion, but an invitation to stop letting fear control us. Fear has a purpose; anxiety isn't your enemy. This episode explores how to integrate anxiety instead of being defined by it.

Jesus said no—without guilt, shame, or apology. He didn't take on what wasn't his to carry, and we are invited to do the same. This episode is an invitation to set boundaries, release people-pleasing, and focus your energy on what you're truly here to do. Saying no isn't selfish—it's sacred.

In this episode, we explore what I call "The Energetic Audit." Even in the middle of constant demands, Jesus paid attention to His energy. He didn't give endlessly or mindlessly but lived with a wise awareness of both His limits and His love. Together, we'll unpack how His example can reshape the way we give, serve, and rest today.