Vintage Church Podcast

You cannot be an unkind Christian - it is not a thing. Salvation is the starting point of a lifetime of being transformed in the likeness of Jesus. When we decide daily to be more like him, we begin to see evidence or fruit of this new life. One of the qualities of this fruit is kindness. Our flesh is naturally selfish and selfishness is the enemy of kindness. Let’s be a people who intentionally u...

The fruit of the Spirit cannot be faked or forced. These qualities and characteristics come only from the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. John 15 reminds us that if we remain in Jesus then we will bear much fruit. In this same passage, Jesus shares with us that remaining in him will also make our joy complete. It is refreshing and encouraging to know that not only is the Father is deeply concerned...

Join us as Pastor Matt Smith shares part 1 of a new series we are calling, “Fruitful”. In this new series, we are attentively walking through each of the fruits of the Spirit that Paul outlines in Galatians 5. Love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control are not by-products of our circumstances, but the outpouring of one who loves God and is led by t...

Join us as Pastor Matt Smith shares part 5 of our series “Plain & Simple”. During this series, and throughout the letter to the Galatians, we’ve learned that the way to God isn’t through a hoop, it’s only through Jesus. Paul essentially tells the believers that you are wasting your time and God’s grace if you spend your life trying to do the work that Jesus has already completed for you. When we a...

Join us as Pastor Matt Smith shares part 4 of our series “Plain & Simple”. In chapter five of Paul’s letter to the Galatian church, we see a challenge from Paul to live in freedom rather than to continue to be held in the yoke of slavery. We are free to live in a relationship with Jesus and freedom comes with obeying His commands. Don’t misuse or abuse that freedom to uplift your own ego and desir...

Join us as Pastor Matt Smith shares part 3 of our series “Plain & Simple”. In chapter three of Paul’s letter to the Galatian church, he is trying to convey a very straightforward message: the plain and simple gospel. Sometimes we overcomplicate things, this especially applies to our faith today. It was also an issue for the early church, hence Paul’s need to address this issue here in Galatians 3....

Join us as Pastor Matt Smith shares part 2 of our series “Plain & Simple”. The apostle Paul wrote to the churches in Galatia to call attention to the areas that need correction and recalibration. These Gentile believers were being burdened by the practices of Jewish law - hoops that were unnecessary and hindering people from knowing Jesus. When Peter engaged with the Gentiles, he was warm, welcomi...

Join us for part 1 of a brand new series we are calling “Plain & Simple”. Much like us, or people we know, the Apostle Paul was not always passionately focused on the Gospel. Before he had an encounter with Jesus, Paul valued the religious traditions and wanted to keep Jesus from affecting those traditions. But when Paul was confronted by the risen Jesus, his world was changed and his focus center...

Join us for part 2 of Salt and Light. In the sermon on the mount, Jesus covered so much but he began by listing the attributes of those who are blessed. Then Jesus said “You are the salt of the earth” (those whom He was describing as blessed). By being the salt of the earth, we have the opportunity to have influence over others. We can leverage our influence to advance His kingdom (like Jesus did...

Join us for part one of a new series called “Salt and Light”. In Part 1, Pastor Matt Smith, unpacks the importance of our influence, challenging us to protect it and leverage it to build God’s kingdom.

Join us for part 7 of our series, “Win Within”. This week Pastor Matt Smith leans back into part of King David’s story. We watch as on the other side of sin David chooses concealment over confession. This is a dangerous pattern than many of us choose. But there is a better way. No matter how great the failure there is a way forward. And it starts with confession.

As we extend our series, “Win Within”, Pastor Matt Smith moves us into a look at one of the most epic failures in all of scripture. King David is known as “a man after God’s own heart”, yet somehow found himself in a series of sinful decisions. How? How did someone so faithful do something so foolish?

Throughout our lives we experience things that inflict wounds. Those wounds create a gap that only God’s grace can close. If we don’t find healing, in those gaps, bitterness will grow. When bitterness takes root it turns us into people we never thought we could be. Join us for part 4 of “Win Within” as Pastor Matt Smith walks us through more of Saul’s story, helping us to unroot any measure of bit...

Throughout our lives we experience things that inflict wounds. Those wounds create a gap that only God’s grace can close. If we don’t find healing, in those gaps, bitterness will grow. When bitterness takes root it turns us into people we never thought we could be. Join us for part 4 of “Win Within” as Pastor Matt Smith walks us through more of Saul’s story, helping us to unroot any measure of bit...

We have decided 2021 will be the year we finally get out of our own way. Slaying the enemy within is not easy, but with God’s help, it’s possible. In part 3 of our series, “Win Within”, we continue to identify and overcome the weapons of self-destruction. Looking at the life of Saul, Israel’s first king, we learn valuable lessons and the danger of envy. Join us as we seek to break the cycle of sel...

In Part 2 of our series, “Win Within”, we continue to learn how to avoid the traps of self-sabotage. Identifying the weapons of self-destruction is key to getting out of our way and moving toward the life God desires for us. In a message entitled, “The Intention Deficit”, we dive once again into 1 Samuel and learn from the life of Saul. Join us as we learn some vital principles to overcoming our m...

Success in life is often most determined by winning the battle within. It’s the internal war not the external battles that most shape our lives. We are far too often victims of our own negative emotions. How the year ahead will shape out is much more about us than them. It’s much more about what’s happening in us than around us. King Saul is the perfect example of self-destruction. He had been cho...