Vineyard Manhattan Podcast

What do we get from our faith for life right now? If we look at the life of Jesus, we can see that He was filled with spiritual gifts like peace, grace, joy -- while having none of the external things we commonly seek. In other words, Jesus was the most 'alive' man who ever lived! Do you want to live your life grasping for external desires, or seeking an internal spiritual life of Peace, Grace, an...

"Trust Me." Many things can be implied with this phrase. What is God asking when He wants us to trust Him? Lack of doubt? Resisting all forms of sin? At the end of the day, God is really only asking us to believe 2 primary things: that He can raise the dead, and He can make life out of nothing. Despite the very real difficulties of our lives, once we put these beliefs into practice, it opens us up...

Depending what you believe in, there is always the possibility of being embarrassed by the outcome of your faith. Why does God make us risk it with faith, instead of works or knowledge or some other means? Because through faith, he can show you the gift of grace! ⛪ Looking for a church in New York City? Come visit Vineyard Manhattan on Sundays 10AM! Join our community for worship service, biblica...

In the World, we get things only because we've earned them. With God, we get things because He has promised to give them. God will keep his promise to give you a new world and a new home -- no matter how long it takes. ⛪ Looking for a church in New York City? Come visit Vineyard Manhattan on Sundays 10AM! Join our community for worship service, biblical teaching, bagels, coffee, & children’s...

Some people seem to get all the luck - and we resent them for it. When you worked your hardest to get something, while someone else just got it handed to them, we think it's unfair. But once you realize the extent of God's unearned blessings in your life, it turns this equation on its head, and we begin to want His blessing for others too. Through God's blessing, we find the will and strength to d...

How do we feel alive? Is it through achieving some goal, realizing some dream, having some relationship? The truth is, every route we could take in this world will simply lead us to death and brokenness. The life we need is not outside us -- but it is something that God can place within us! ⛪ Looking for a church in New York City? Come visit Vineyard Manhattan on Sundays 10AM! Join our community...

In today's world, we are concerned about "healthy" giving - setting boundaries that allow us to keep enough energy and vitality for ourselves. But Jesus did not give in this manner; He has allowed us to selfishly take every part of him in order to be with us. Text referenced in this sermon: "The Giving Tree" -- https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-giving-tree-shel-silverstein?variant=4123264...

What do you call Jesus? Whether it's king, God, friend, teacher... it reveals the way you think about Him, and you can't remain undecided. God has put a song of praise inside you to sing to your King - so don't remain silent! ⛪ Looking for a church in New York City? Come visit Vineyard Manhattan on Sundays 10AM! Join our community for worship service, biblical teaching, bagels, coffee, & chil...

We think we live in a world that runs on "who owes who" -- but the world of owing is passing away. It is actually good news that you don't get what you are owed; instead, God has turned this world into a World of Gifts through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ! ⛪ Looking for a church in New York City? Come visit Vineyard Manhattan on Sundays 10AM! Join our community for worship service, biblical teac...

Kimberley Marumahoko returns for a new sermon addressing the reasons that giving is hard, and how we can follow God's example to give out of the riches of his glory! ⛪ Looking for a church in New York City? Come visit Vineyard Manhattan on Sundays 10AM! Join our community for worship service, biblical teaching, bagels, coffee, & children’s ministry for kids. We affirm all in the name of Chris...

Boasting and bragging aren't just mildly unattractive ways of speech - Jesus has made them outdated through his unparalleled work on the cross. To boast in myself is to deny that God leveled the playing field through salvation. Instead, boast in God, because God has made us all one! ⛪ Looking for a church in New York City? Come visit Vineyard Manhattan on Sundays 10AM! Join our community for wors...

God says that life isn't about getting everything right. Our lives are about what HE is getting right in our lives. God has made a new way for us to have the life that we were meant to live, even when we fall short and make mistakes! ⛪ If you’re looking for a church in New York City, come visit Vineyard Manhattan on Sundays 10AM! Join our community for worship service, biblical teaching, bagels,...

Living the life we want isn't a matter of chance. There is a specific quality that is present when things go the way we hoped for -- and that thing is called righteousness. But is anyone righteous enough to get the life they truly want? ⛪ If you’re looking for a church home in New York City, we invite you to visit our community at Vineyard Manhattan for Sunday morning worship service and Christia...

Our lives are full of broken pieces—pain, mistakes, and struggles that feel impossible to fix. But God is able to put a broken life back together, because God is able to fix broken things. If you’re searching for hope or healing, trust God with the pieces! ⛪ If you’re looking for a church home in New York City, we invite you to visit our community at Vineyard Manhattan for Sunday morning worship...

We live in a world where people give us all kinds of rules, only to give up on us when we get them wrong. Is God the same way? The fact is, God gives us rules because he believes in who we can become; but when we get them wrong, he doesn't give up on us. Instead, it's an opportunity for him to show his faithfulness! --- If you’re looking for a church home in New York City, we invite you to visit o...

The Bible says there is nothing to gain by pretending to be something you're not. In fact, there is everything to lose! God is inviting you to live a Real Life that flows from the inside out: one that earns praise from God, who can see what other humans can't -- your heart. --- If you’re looking for a church home in New York City, we invite you to visit our community at Vineyard Manhattan for Sund...

We live in a world that is full of hypocrites — people who say one thing and do another, and still have the gall to judge others! But hypocrisy isn’t just a bad character trait; rules create the opportunity for hypocrisy to exist in the first place. Far from curing hypocrisy, the rules create hypocrites. And yet, Jesus — the only one with a right to judge anyone — offers us freedom from judgment f...

We live in an unfair world. We make rules to make things fair again - and yet, the rules don't do this. Instead, the rules often create new opportunities for unfairness. But God is fair - not only is He fair generally, but he's fair with respect to how He applies the rules. While everyone else in the World is unfair, God alone is utterly fair; the only being he has been unfair to, in fact, is hims...

God does not want us to be lonely - God wants us to belong, with a belonging that is real. A belonging that isn't built on getting it right, but on transcending the status of the world with God and God's people. Belonging is not about what you have done, but what Christ has done for you! Experience fellowship with us at: www.vineyardmanhattan.org

We think we know all about living - but are we really alive? What kind of life are we living? The life we live is meant not to descend into obsession with physical things and raw animal existence, but to ascend to a higher form of life called Eternal Life -- because Real Life Is Eternal. Experience our fellowship at www.vineyardmanhattan.org

We are all believing, all the time, using faith to animate our lives. The question is not whether or not we are believing - the only question is what are we believing in? Success, money, power, status, physical pleasure - we believe in anything we think will make our lives meaningful. But God wants you to leave behind these temporary things you believe in for the real thing; God knows that it is b...

Everyone is beholding something. And whatever you are looking for, it governs how you live. This city is full of people whose lives are determined by what they are beholding; instead, we need to see something that frees us from our cravings. The only thing that we can behold that will meet our needs in this way is God. God wants us, and God wants this city, to be set free by Beholding the Living G...

The world is full of very hungry people. In the face of this incredible spiritual hunger, our world only offers "North-Pole" answers - spiritual candy that excites for a second, but doesn't truly fill, nourish, or satisfy. In contrast, as a newborn Jesus was placed in a manger - a feeding trough offered up to the world to provide real nourishment. Why continue to feed your spirit with things that...

What do you want the most? The things that our in our lives that we desire most are there because we want them to be. In the same way, you only have as much of God in your life as you desire; if God's power hasn't been released into your life, it's because you don't desire Him. Jesus experienced death at the hands of Pontius Pilate and the Jewish leaders who were envious of his power; they didn't...

We all want someone to be close to us - but sometimes it feels like God is farther away than anyone else. But is God really just too close for us to appreciate who He really is? Sometimes we can feel far away by being "too close" - just as Jesus himself went unappreciated by those in his hometown. The only way to get closer to the God who's already in your heart, is through faith. There is no clos...