Vintage 242

Last week we talked about the fact that the things we have been "saved from," in their vastness and gravity, are equal to the vastness and gravity of what we have been "saved for!" This is good news for us, for the church and for the world! Starting this week we will begin painting a picture of what we are "saved for" as we focus on Jesus' teaching in Luke. Our belief is simple...as we focus on th...

Steve looks at why we were saved. He examines the writing of John and talks about how we can live for our purpose.

Merry Christmas!

The good news of Jesus at Christmas changes everything in life. It changes our perspective, our direction and defines our purpose. Yet, so often it doesn't or better stated we don't let it. Sunday we will spend some time talking about seeing life through the lens of the gospel as we focus on one of the clearest biblical pictures of the gospel in action...the prodigal son story in Luke 15. It is a...

When telling Luke's story of the birth of Jesus one phrase that stands out is the angels description that what is happening in Bethlehem is "Good News of Great Joy." This was their belief and conviction. This was not just any birth and did not have just any ramification. It was "good news of great joy for all people!" Stepping into this holiday season I wonder if we feel and think the same way or...

Mark Nysewander speaks about the New Testament churches. He examines the humble behaviors of three churches through Paul's letters.

We were made to live under God's Lordship. Scott unpacks how to give up living to self to serve under the one true God.

In 1 Corinthians 12 Paul speaks about a "thorn in his side" that accentuates his weakness where the power of God becomes strong for him. What does this mean and does it have meaning for us today? What does it speak about Jesus' Lordship and our need for humility? What does it say about our personal spiritual roller coasters? What does it mean in relationship to God's power and its place in our liv...

Living on mission with Jesus is overwhelming, sobering and exciting! This Sunday we will wrap up our fall campaign as we discuss some practical steps we take to live and stay focused on this mission that is to define our lives!

One thing that I believe is clear in scripture, that we talked about last week is this... Jesus had a mission from God while here on earth...and Jesus passed along that mission to his followers who then passed it down to every future follower of Jesus! "We are on a mission from God." But the mission is not easy, it is not always fun and it does not always make us happy! Therefore, a question we wi...

In John 20:12 Jesus tells his disciples, "As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." In this simple verse Jesus defines His expectation for every one of his followers. Jesus' life is our example to follow, his mission is to become our mission. Our lives are to be lived with His example and mission in mind at all times! This conversation speaks to our purpose in life, our calling as a person and...

In our conversations about our Real Life, the call to family, discipleship and mission, it is easy to caught up in "the doing", the responsibility we have to be obedient to Jesus in these areas. But many times what gets lost in the doing is "the source" that is supposed to empower our doing! This Sunday we will look at Matthew 28 and Acts 1-3 as we name the source, what it means for us and how we...

As we continue Real Life conversations this week we take a look at the Basics of Discipleship. What did Jesus mean in Matthew 28 when he said, "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations..."? Who was Jesus talking to? What does it mean to us?

As we continue on in Acts 2 we see the disciples of Jesus following in Jesus' steps by teaching and leading these new followers. Jesus said, "to him whom much is given, much is required." The disciples received the words of life from Jesus and He entrusted to them the responsibility of raising up these new followers, to make them into disciples. This call is one that is passed down now to every be...

As family we are called to be All-In together for the purposes of God. What does that togetherness look like? What does God do through it? You may be surprised to see its impact as we discuss it on Sunday! This Sunday we will be taking our next step in the book of Acts as we see what we can learn about God's plan for the family of God and the impact we can have in transforming our community simply...

Vintage 242

God calls us to live life together in authentic community with each other. What should life be like? What should we expect from it? What can keep us from it? COME SUNDAY AND FIND OUT!!

Real Life conversations are birthed out of a need to have people run with us in life...we have not been designed to live independent but interdependent on others! We need to be communicating our wins, hurts, needs and struggles so others can come alongside of us and help. Is this easy? Of course not! Vulnerability is never easy...but it is necessary! This Sunday we will take a look at these Real L...

We are shifting this week to discuss Real Life conversations with our spiritual family. We are in family with God meaning we now have a large extended family. In this spiritual family we have great responsibilities, but do we know what those look like? This week we will dive into Matthew 18 and see what Jesus has for us in regards to our spiritual family.

Each of us have an opportunity to dive into Real Life Conversations with our primary relationships, starting with our relationship with Jesus. How do you feel talking to God? Is it life giving, scary, freeing or condemning? This Sunday we want to free people to begin having conversations with Jesus that are birthed out of and grounded in his love for us. It can change everything in life when we be...

You can't grow in any relationship unless you can communicate effectively. This Sunday we will start a 4 week conversation called, REAL LIFE Conversations in which we learn how to communicate with Jesus and our family in such a way that it leads us to our REAL LIFE. Communication through conversation is THE primary tool that helps us grow in every relationship we are in but, if we are honest, we a...

Power...so many strive for it in the world today but very few express it or experience it in the way Jesus did. Connected to our conversation of Faith, Hope and Love last week, we will be discussing how power is cultivated and expressed as we grow into our Real Life as we look at Paul's words in 1 Corinthians 1:26-2:5.

Our call to the REAL LIFE we have been discussing for all of 2014 is a life that cares more about eternal things than earthly things. Its not that all earthly things are bad, but they are not eternal therefore they should not get the best of our energies. Sunday we will talk about living a life that has eternal impact and significance! Basically, if you want to live a kick butt Kingdom life...show...

I wanted to let you know how excited I am this Sunday to have Tom Tanner with us. Tom is the pastor of Riverstone Church, my friend and spiritual Father, who had the vision of church planting in the metro Atlanta area and trusted Randel and I to start Vintage 242. Tom is a gifted communicator but more importantly he loves Jesus, loves his family and loves the Auburn Tigers (can I get a collective...

Scott speaks about going all into your real life and letting Jesus guide you.