Vineyard Manhattan Podcast

Vineyard veteran Eleanor Mumford breaks down the Gospel into three key elements: Christ's Manifesto, His Mandate, and our Mission. Experience our fellowship at www.vineyardmanhattan.org

So often, we are quick to tell God what we want, but just as quick to move on from the "inconvenience" of giving him thanks and praise for what He does in our lives. In Luke 17:11-19, Jesus meets ten lepers, all of whom He sends away healed - but only one comes back to praise Him! We need to see that God has helped us, and go out of our way to thank him in return. Experience our fellowship at www....

In this special Thanksgiving episode, members of the Vineyard Manhattan community share what they’re thankful for this year. This episode was produced by Ann DuBois. Music by Michael Shynes, Louis Island, Bobby Quick and Christof Walters. Special thanks to Johana Coronel for her translating help.

A well-known maxim states, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” People in positions of power often abuse their power toward selfish ends. That said, there is a form of great power that does not corrupt. It is a power we all need. It works in us and through us for both our benefit and the benefit of others. It is the power of God. The Good News is that God delights to m...

What makes you feel alive? The feeling of being alive is a strength and force all on its own; yet so often we don't feel this way in the World. Instead, we feel numb, dull, apathetic, dead. In a world where we feel less and less alive, we turn to addictions to intensify our physical experiences - only to sap our everyday vitality. At the end of the day, being alive is not a matter of physical inte...

Is there a Love that we can't be separated from? A love to surpass all trials & tribulations, that never breaks fellowship, survives beyond distress, endures in times of plenty and want, that will never be beaten back or destroyed? Thank God in Heaven there is! The Bible says that in this world of failing love, a great new love has entered in -- the Love of God, a love that never ends, never s...

Today we have a special message from Lead Pastor Adam Schalter ahead of the election. We hope God blesses you through this message today. This episode was produced by Ann DuBois. Music by Low Light. Special thanks to Coram Deo for the use of their space for recording.

In a world run by rules, grace is EVERYTHING. Our life is dominated by rules and checklists and 7-step programs to living a better life, but we are fundamentally unable to "get it right." We are doomed to always get it wrong -- unless some other power comes in to let us experience getting it right, even if we didn't follow the rules. The good news is, we can stop living under the imprisonment of t...

You don't just need to be saved; you should want it. Are we really going to say that every change we need in our lives is under our control? We need help experiencing change - we just don't like to call it what it is: salvation! Salvation is such incredible news because when we are saved, God does all the work to change us - we don't need to do any of the work ourselves. Salvation is waiting for u...

So often, we lump God's attempts to speak to us into a category of unwanted, inconvenient, or annoying demands that make us uncomfortable and threaten our control over our lives. But hearing from God isn't just about doing something for him or helping others - hearing from God is good for you. In the book of Acts, Philip shows us an example of doing God's work simply by listening; God did all the...

Why is it so hard to ask for help? We all want to believe we can do it ourselves - but asking for help is inevitably the more mature thing to do. Our physical weaknesses are really opportunities for us to recognize how much we need God's help over and over again each day. And if this is true for us, how much more true is it for those who are lost in the darkness of the World? When we clearly see t...

We all need some good news - but when it comes to the good news of the gospel, where do we start? We all need to be saved - but first we need to know what to be saved from. In the Modern Western world, where so many of our external circumstances have been solved, there is no felt need to be saved from anything... except an internal circumstance so insidious that we can't control it: ourselves. The...

Have you ever been left behind? In this world, the experience of being left behind is an unfortunately common one. This theme is relevant in the Broadway show The Roommate, as well as in the book of Ruth. In both stories, we find people for whom everything would change if just one person would enter into their lives - and stay. If you're feeling that way today, there is good news: when everyone el...

What's gone wrong with the World? We all have a sense that things "shouldn't be this way." How do we get back to the way it should be? The Broadway musical Hadestown struggles with this dilemma - as does the Bible. In Hadestown, Orpheus expresses his hope through the power of song; and in the Bible, God says he will raise us up and sing a great song of change, a song of a new day, a song to fix wh...

Have you ever run away from something? Water for Elephants is a show about people running away -- a particular kind of journey that's not so much about where you're going, but what you're leaving behind. Similarly, God's people were running from something as found in the Book of Exodus. The world's circus trades in lies and deception; but God's Tabernacle trades in truth -- the glory of the Lord o...

We are hungry. All the time. We exist to satiate our hunger - not just physical, but spiritual. The revival of Sweeney Todd provides a pertinent backdrop to explore the reality of our insatiable hunger. What aren't you willing to do when you're hungry enough? The gods we serve in the world are hungry - and they aren't done feeding on us. We need to serve a God who isn't hungry, but instead desires...

Hearing The Word is a podcast series by Vineyard Manhattan. We’ve created this series so you can listen to the reading of Scripture and allow it to settle into your heart. This summer, the scripture will line up with our sermon series, Invisible Things. In this final episode, you'll hear Colossians 4:7-18. This episode was produced by Ann DuBois. The scripture was read by Stanzi Schalter and was t...

Have you ever felt like you need more friends? Making friends is harder than ever today. Fortunately, we can learn from someone who was great at making friends -- Paul. In his ministry, Paul relied on the help and support of many "invisible" friends: from the socially invisible, to friends from far away. To learn more, visit us at https://www.vineyardmanhattan.org

In this episode of Living Faith, Pastor Adam Schalter talks with Andrew Gordon about how his faith is making a tangible difference in his life right now. This episode was produced by Ann DuBois. Music by To The Valley. Special thanks to Coram Deo for the use of their space for recording.

Hearing The Word is a podcast series by Vineyard Manhattan. We’ve created this series so you can listen to the reading of Scripture and allow it to settle into your heart. This summer, the scripture will line up with our sermon series, Invisible Things. In this episode, you'll hear Colossians 4:2-6. This episode was produced by Ann DuBois. The scripture was read by Stanzi Schalter and was taken fr...

Have you ever felt invisible? Some people are made profoundly invisible by society. The world turns people invisible by race, gender, status. It hurts to be turned invisible; we feel dehumanized, unloved, unvalued, alone, hopeless. But the Bible has something else to say: the Bible says that God sees everyone, even the most invisible. God, not mankind, determines the value of human beings... And h...

Hearing The Word is a podcast series by Vineyard Manhattan. We’ve created this series so you can listen to the reading of Scripture and allow it to settle into your heart. This summer, the scripture will line up with our sermon series, Invisible Things. In this episode, you'll hear Colossians 3:18-4:1. This episode was produced by Ann DuBois. The scripture was read by Stanzi Schalter and was taken...

Why do people care about clothes? Once upon a time, we were completely at peace with ourselves, and the idea of covering up never entered our minds. But in the world today, how you clothe yourself determines who you are. How do you dress yourself without the fear, anxiety, stress, and insecurity that come with such a task? We need to be dressed by someone who wants to dress us in clothing that rev...

Hearing The Word is a podcast series by Vineyard Manhattan. We’ve created this series so you can listen to the reading of Scripture and allow it to settle into your heart. This summer, the scripture will line up with our sermon series, Invisible Things. In this episode, you'll hear Colossians 3:12-17. This episode was produced by Ann DuBois. The scripture was read by Stanzi Schalter and was taken...

Do you struggle with imposter syndrome? Feeling like you don't fit in, or like all your accomplishments are fake? Imposter syndrome is a psychological condition that affects many of us on a daily basis. But by recognizing that God does not view us as imposters, we can overcome the feeling that we need to impress others with our external qualifications. With God, you're qualified because of what yo...