Vista Community Church

Jesus' road trip to Jerusalem gets off to a bumpy start, and he teaches his disciples that they don't have the right to reject people who reject Jesus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Luke 5 Jesus heals a paralytic man whose friends bring him to Jesus and He calls Levi, a tax collector, to be one of his disciples. Two stories with some common chords that tie them together. In both stories we see Jesus hanging out in homes with smaller groups of people. Jesus made this a regular habit... so should we. In both stories we see Jesus' love and compassion for sinful, hurting peopl...

In Luke 4:14-30, Jesus gives a sermon in his hometown that does not go over well. Challenging people's tendency toward procrastination, he proclaims that the day of God's call on us is today and not tomorrow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Immediately after Jesus' baptism, he is led into the wilderness where he is tempted by Satan for forty days. Although Jesus was tempted in every way as we are, he was without sin. Jesus shows us more than just how to endure temptation... he shows us how to plan against it and be ready when Satan tempts us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We kick off our series walking through the Gospel of Luke with the story of Jesus' baptism. As Jesus' first public appearance of note, he leaves us with a somewhat strange first impression. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Message from Austin Fischer & Dave Jeffreys on January 3, 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When we say, we trust God, many times that trust has actually been more dependent on our ability to control our lives than in our God. But, this year has revealed just how little control we have and how much we need Jesus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Message from Dave Jeffreys on December 24, 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Message from Austin Fischer on December 20, 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Isaiah 40: 1-11 God is making some promises to his people through the prophet Isaiah. We have the benefit of not only seeing these promises, but also seeing just how God came through on those promises and delivered as he said he would. These promises are not just for them (God's people long ago), but they are for us today as well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Isaiah prays a prayer on behalf of the disappointed people of Israel. After initially demanding things from God and blaming others, Isaiah's prayer turns toward the confession and repentance rooted in a trust in God's goodness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Message from Jonah Fox on November 29, 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Message from Dave Jeffreys on November 22, 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Luke 17:11-19nnnIn Luke 17 Jesus heals ten lepers, but only one returns to worship and give thanks. There's several things we can learn from this one thankful person about living a life of gratitude. However, there's also some things we can learn from the other 9 about avoiding a lack of gratitude.nn1. Grateful people don't live life in a hurrynn2. Grateful people don't just assume others know how...

Message from Dave Jeffreys on November 8, 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Message from Austin Fischer on November 1, 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Message from Austin Fischer on October 25, 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Message from Dave Jeffreys on October 18, 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Acts 15, the early Christians face a very complicated situation regarding the inclusion of Gentiles. Their discernment process reveals why it's important for Christians to be conservative and progressive instead of one or the other. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If people are going to know that we (the church) are FOR them, then we must be able to model a love and unity for one another within the church. In order to do that, we must learn how to handle conflict and disputes in a God honoring way. Jesus is very clear that unresolved conflict among brothers and sisters in Christ is a serious issue because a lack of unity disrupts the mission of the church....

The gospel is the good news of the redemption and reunion of humanity. But what happens when the Church looks more like the divorce of humanity than the reunion of humanity? When the Church is full of people who look, think, and vote the same? And how can the Church recover the scandalous diversity that is central to her witness and mission? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

Jesus is known as the Prince of Peace, but in Matt. 10:34-39 he as some very difficult words for his followers... words that sound contradictory to a message of peace. However, rather than a contradictory message, within these few verses Jesus is actually teaching his followers some very valuable lessons about conflict and what complete devotion to Christ looks like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

We begin our Us FOR Them series going to the beginning of Genesis and seeing Satan is the original antagonist, turning us against God and then turning us against each other. That ancient antagonism is still an open wound in our world, creating people who don't know who they are unless they know who they're against. But Jesus offers a better way.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

We all need a little help when it comes to spiritual practices, but sometimes we are too afraid to ask. The Rule of Life provides just enough structure that helps us grow with purpose toward Christlikeness. It consists of 4 daily and 4 weekly habits. These habits help us pay more attention to God and those around us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if the key to becoming a more compassionate person and a more compassionate society was not being nice, but rather being unhurried? God commands his people to be unhurried because hurry kills compassion, and the Church is intended to be a family of rest and justice that stands as an alternative to the hurry and injustice of "civilization." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...