Vista Community Church

Busy, bored, distracted, inside. These four words describe much of what ills modern culture. In contrast, God invites us to live that are unhurried, curious, interested, and outside, and God does so by asking us to practice the Sabbath. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the more popular parables Jesus ever told was the parable of the Sower. Ultimately it's a lesson about what it takes to "bear fruit" in your life. It doesn't start by examining the the fruit itself, or even the tree. It starts with the seed hitting the ground. There are different types of ground that the seed falls on and only one kind ultimately can produce fruit. That type of good ground...

Modern culture is in the mist of an epidemic called "hurry sickness." Our lives are too fast and out of control, and while we sense it we don't know what to do about it. But Jesus does. He invites us to a life of rest, but it's a life that also takes work and discipline to discover. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most well known passages of teaching from Jesus. In this passage Jesus calls those to follow him to be the Salt of the Earth & The Light of the World. But what does this mean today? Are we still called to live in this way? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many people believe that scripture says, "money is evil... or the root of all evil." However, this isn't what the text says. Misunderstanding this verse from I Tim. chapter 6 can lead to a lot of problems regarding how we view money, wealth, and finances. What does the text actually say? And what is the remedy if we find ourselves loving money too much? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

Many people have heard that God promises to answers prayer. So when their prayers are not answered when they want or how they want, it leads many to believe that either God isn't real, God doesn't care, or that prayer doesn't work. But does God really promise to give us what we ask for? Does how we pray matter? What else is important to God when it comes to our prayers? We'll explore all of these...

Matthew 7:1 may be the most misused and misunderstood verse in all of the Bible. What did Jesus mean when he says, "Judge not...?" Is there ever a right time and a right way to Judge someone else? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

God never promises that we will not have more than we can handle in life. However, God does promise to be with us in our seasons of struggle and if we're willing, our seasons where we seem to have more than we can handle can create in us a greater dependence on God and others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Message from Austin Fischer & Dave Jeffreys on June 21, 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

God is revealed in scripture as a good Father, so of course He wants his children (us) to have joy and be happy. What kind of good father doesn't? So why are there so many rules, laws, and commandments? Shouldn't I just be true to myself in order to live a happy life? What's the secret to a happy life? We'll answer these and other questions in this second sermon in the series "Did God really say?"...

The disciples want Jesus to have the people "help themselves." Instead, Jesus tells them to help the people. nnOften we're a lot like the disciples... it's easier if people just help themselves.nnWe're so prone to believe something like this because...n1. It makes me feel better about me... priden2. It gives me an excuse not to help someone... it excuses my sin of omission. nnThe essence of the Go...

Having finally heard from God, Job responds in surrender and trust. God chastises Job's friends, and restores Job, and the story culminates in a happy ending that seems too good to be true. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jesus rarely did or said the obvious. In the story of the rich young ruler, Jesus gives some strange answers to the mans question about eternal life. Sometimes how Jesus works can bring up some questions in us. Sometimes we're hard pressed in life. But we're invited in to the FULLNESS of following Him, where He shows us our hearts and makes sense of it all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

Job finally gets his showdown with God, but instead of offering Job an explanation, God offers Job an invitation into a bigger world. God invites Job to understand that humans are neither everything nor nothing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just when we think God is finally going to speak for himself, the story is interrupted by yet another attempt to explain Job's suffering. Instead of trying to make all the suffering make sense, we accept that it doesn't, but Jesus does. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Job finally opens his mouth, questioning God and demanding explanations for his suffering. His friends offer explanations, telling Job God gives people what they deserve in life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Message from Austin Fischer on April 26, 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In what is probably the most popular chapter in all of I Cor. the Apostle Paul writes to challenge the believers in Corinth to love one another. Instead of focusing on disagreements and arguing about spiritual gifts, believers should be pursuing and displaying a deeper love for one another because, at the end of the day, love is the one thing that will demonstrate to the world that God is real and...

Paul describes in chapter 15 what is most important. There are a lot of things that Christians can, and do, disagree about. However, there is agreement about what is most important... that is the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus.nn1. Christ Diedn2. Christ was buried n3. Christ was raised n4. Christ Appeared n5. Christ Rules and Reigns Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

In 1 Corinthians 12:12-26, Paul explains that God has designed the diversity of the Church to ensure mutual dependence and facilitate unity. God filled the world with people who aren't like you because God wanted to teach you to depend on others and others to depend on you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul gives instructions about the Lord's Supper, reminding the Corinthians that Jesus' family should be a place of unification and not segregated clusters of status-similar people. His remedy for the disunity is simple and profound: wait for each other. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

Trust God.nPsalms 84:12nProverbs 3:5nnDon't FearnMatthew 6:27nMatthew 6:33-34n2 Timothy 1:7nnFind OpportunitynMatthew 5:14-16nnShare Hopen1 Peter 1:3n1 Peter 3:15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Big Ideas: We are free in Christ. What we do with that freedom determines who we're becoming; as individuals and as the church. nnPaul calls the strong/mature to take the form of a servant to win the weak into a more robust faith. nnYour knowledge of Christ should never outpace your service to Christ.nnPaul calls the weak to allow the strong to help them mature in their faith. The weak need to ack...

Big Ideas: In order to discern when something is okay or appropriate for a Christian to engage in it is helpful to ask several questions.nnCan I do this?n1. What does the Bible say?n2. What does my conscience allow?nnShould I do this?n1. Is it helpful/beneficial?n2. How will it affect those around me? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.