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Ben Sahyouni brings the last message in our series on the love of God.
Matthew 5:43-48; Philippians 2:3-4; 1 John 4:7-12; Matthew 22:35-40
Special guest Jared Boyd, founder of the Order of the Common Life, brings us today's message on how the love of God casts out fear.
1 John 4:18
Ted Kim kicks off our new series with a message on the love that is God.
Zephaniah 3:17; Ephesians 3:14-21
On August 4th, 2024, in celebration of Vineyard USA's 50th anniversary, Vineyard USA celebrated a special "Day of Giving". In connection with that day of celebration, our senior pastor Ted Kim brings us a message on what it means for us as a church to belong to the Vineyard movement, and what it means for us as individuals to be nurtured by the churches we belong to.
Psalm 68:5-6; Isaiah 66:13; Mark 10:29-30
Special guest Cindy Nicholson brings this morning's message.
Psalm 71; John 10:11-16; 1 Peter 2:9-10
This past Sunday we celebrated 12 baptisms at our church from our English and Spanish Speaking congregations. Ted Kim brings the morning's message, with translation by David Diaz.
Psalm 23:1-6
Special guest Jess Sales visits us from Australia to deliver this morning's message.
Psalm 20
Ted Kim kicks off our summer series on the book of Psalms.
Psalm 1:1-6; Matthew 5:17; John 7:37; John 4:13-14; Matthew 7:24-25; Colossians 3:1-4
Ben Sahyouni brings today's message, which is the conclusion to our series on the Holy Spirit.
Acts 2:6-11; John 14:26-27a; Ephesians 4:2-3; Ephesians 4:31-32; John 13:35
This week's message is brought to us by special guest David Ruis. David is the national director of the Vineyard churches in Canada, and is a well-respected worship leader and songwriter.
Acts 2:24-28
Ted Kim brings today's message on following the leadership of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 8:26-29; Acts 16:6-10; John 16:13; Proverbs 3:5-6; Psalm 32:9
Steve Nicholson, the founding pastor of the Evanston Vineyard, brings this morning's message.
Acts 1:8; John 8:44
Ted Kim brings today's message, with an interview with Matt & Mary Anne Ryan, the leaders of Vineyard Green.
Romans 1:20; Genesis 1:28; 2 Peter 3:10; Joel 2:30-32; 2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21:1; Romans 8:20-21
Kylie Caffee brings today's message.
1 Corinthians 12:4-11; 1 Corinthians 13:1-3; Acts 1:8; Ephesians 2:10
Ted Kim brings today's message as we start a new series on the person of the Holy Spirit.
John 14:15-17
Samuel Cordero, pastor of our La Viña congregation, brings us this morning's message on a special Baptism Sunday. With translation by David Orrick.
Revelation 3:20; 1 Peter 2:9
Ted Kim brings today's message. Genesis 37:4; Genesis 39:2-3; Genesis 41:33-40; Genesis 47:13-27; Leviticus 25:35-37; Genesis 18:19; Genesis 47:5-6; Philippians 2:5-7; Genesis 41:38
Ted Kim brings today's message.
Genesis 22:1-19; Deuteronomy 12:31; Genesis 18:23-25; Genesis 21:11-12; Matthew 16:25; Hebrews 11:19; Romans 8:32
Brittany Kim brings this morning's message.
Genesis 16:1-13; Genesis 21:8-20; Genesis 15:13; Exodus 3:7
Our founding pastor Steve Nicholson brings this morning's message.
Genesis 11:27-31; Acts 7:2-3; Genesis 12:1-4; Hebrews 11:8-13
Ted Kim brings this morning's message.
Genesis 6:5-22; Genesis 1:31; Genesis 9:21; Hebrews 11:7; 2 Peter 2:5; 1 Peter 3:20; 2 Peter 3:9
Ted Kim brings today's message.
Genesis 4:1-16; Leviticus 19:18; 1 John 4:20; Mark 10:29-30; Matthew 5:43-45; Numbers 20:16; Ephesians 1:13; 1 John 3:16
This upcoming Sunday, January 7th, we will be starting a brand new series on the book of Genesis. As preparation for that series, we invite you to revisit this message from Ted Kim on Genesis 1, originally preached in October, 2021.
The most beautiful Story in the Universe begins with Creation. This is where the story starts for you and me, too.
Ted Kim brings today's message. John 3:27-30; John 1:6-8; John 1:19-28; Matthew 11:11; Isaiah 40:3-5; John 1:11-13
Jess Sales brings this morning's message.
Mark 1:1-8; Philippians 2:5-8; 1 Corinthians 6:11; John 3:30
Special guest speaker Dany Mercado brings this morning's message. Luke 7:18-23; 2 Corinthians 4:7-16
Keva Green wraps up our sermon series on the Sermon on the Mount.
Matthew 7:13-27; Titus 2:11-13
Ted Kim brings this morning's message on a special Baptism Sunday, with Spanish translation by David Diaz.
Matthew 7:7-12; Matthew 18:3; John 14:14; John 15:16; John 16;24
John Elmer brings today's message.
Matthew 6:19-24; 2 Corinthians 4:4; 1 Corinthians 3:11-14; Matthew 7:1-2; Romans 14:4, 10; Matthew 7:3-6; 2 Corinthians 13:5; Proverbs 9:8
Ted Kim brings today's message. Matthew 6:19-24; 2 Corinthians 4:4; 1 Corinthians 3:11-14; Matthew 6:33; 1 Timothy 6:17-18
Dennis Edwards, Dean of North Park Theological Seminary, closes out our Fall Conference with this Saturday Evening message.
At the Saturday afternoon session of our Fall Conference, Dr. Geraldine Palmer delivers a message titled "The Just Shall Live by Faith".
Then, a panel made up of members of our church speak about how they do the work of restorative justice in their daily lives.
Brock Bingaman brings the second message in our Fall Conference as he talks about Theosis. With an introduction by Ted Kim and a reflection at the end by Jared Boyd.
Geno Olison delivers the first message at the Evanston Vineyard's Fall Conference, The Spirit and the Common Good. Recorded Friday, October 13th, 2023.
Ted Kim brings today's message. Matthew 6:1-18; Psalm 145:8; 2 Chronicles 20:21; Matthew 25:21; Matthew 19:29; 2 Timothy 2:12; John 15:15; Genesis 15:1
Special guest speaker Brock Bingaman, senior pastor of All Saints Community church in Oklahoma City, brings today's message.
2 Corinthians 10:3-5; Proverbs 4:23; Matthew 26:4; Revelation 12:11; 1 John 4:4; Romans 8:31-39
Ted Kim looks at the next section of the Sermon, the large subset of biblical injunctions for an ethical life.
Matthew 5:17-26; Titus 2:12; Psalm 13:1-2
Ted Kim brings today's message. Matthew 5:3-12; 1 Corinthians 1:27; Luke 21:1-4; Matthew 11:28-30
Ted Kim brings today's message, with a special update from Jess Sales.
Matthew 28:18-20; 2 Peter 3:9; John 14:17
Ted Kim (with translation by Sam Jr. Cordero) brings today's message on this special Baptism Sunday.
Acts 3:21; Revelation 22:1-5; Genesis 2:10; 1 Corinthians 15:49
Jess Sales brings today's message.
John 3:16-21; Isaiah 9:2; John 1:4-6; 1 John 1:9; Ephesians 5:8-14
Special guests John and Carol Willison bring this morning's message. John was associate pastor of the Evanston Vineyard in the 90's and early 2000's.
Matthew 16: 13-19
Ben Sahyouni brings this morning's message. Genesis 3:1-6; Genesis 2:16-17; James 1:13-15; Matthew 5:29; Hebrews 12:1-3; Matthew 26:41
Ted Kim brings today's message.
Matthew 6:9-13; Isaiah 9:6-7; John 1:29; John 3:16; Revelation 21:1-4; Mark 1:22.
Ted Kim brings today's message.
Matthew 6:5-8; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Romans 8:26; Titus 2:12; Matthew 6:9-13; Exodus 4:22-23
Ted Kim brings today's message on a special Baptism Sunday. Revelation 21:2; John 2:1-10; Colossians 3:3
Ben Sahyouni brings this morning's message. Genesis 1:26; Genesis 2:15; Matthew 9:35; Revelation 21:1-6; Matthew 13:44-46.
Jay Pathak, National Director of Vineyard USA, brings us today's message. Acts 1:8; Acts 2:1-13; Acts 2:17.
Our founding pastor Steve Nicholson brings today's morning message.
John 15:26; John 16:5-7; Luke 11:9-13; Matthew 5:6
Jess Sales brings today's message on Spiritual Gifts. 1 Corinthians 12:4-26; Romans 12:4-7; Luke 5:25-26
Brian Van Der Werff brings today's message on Prophecy.
1 Corinthians 14:1-4; John 10:14,27; Joel 2:28-29
Jared Patrick Boyd brings us today's message on the Love of God.
Romans 5:5; Ephesians 3:16-19; 1 John 3:1
Adama Diakhaté brings us today's message on faith and healing.
Matthew 8:5-13; Jeremiah 17:14; Colossians 1:27b
Jess Sales brings us the first message in our Empowered Series. The Holy Spirit as Revealer.
Genesis 1:1-2; 2 Corinthians 5:16; John 3:5-8; John 16:13-15
Ted Kim brings us this week's message:
John 11:1, 5, 14-15, 32-44
1 Corinthians 15:22-23
1 Corinthians 15:52-53
John 10:3
Samuel Cordero, pastor of our La Viña congregation, brings us a message on this special Baptism Sunday.
Proverbs 4:18; 2 Kings 5:17
Jess Sales brings the second part of our Caring for Creation series.
Revelation 21:1; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Romans 8:18-25; Revelation 22:1-2; 2 Peter 3:11-13
Jess Sales brings us today's message on Caring for Creation. Genesis 1:26-31; Exodus 23:10-12; Deuteronomy 22:6-7; Deuteronomy 20:19; Matthew 10:29-31
Christmas is all about Christ making his home in us so that we could return home – to the home of God.
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As we close our series, we look at the strange nature of Biblical signs. Noah got an olive branch, Moses a burning bush, the Israelites a cloud by day and fire by night. But King Ahaz? He got the strangest sign of all – and it’s good news for the entire universe.
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Advent is a valley, the time between the first coming and the second. Valleys, at least in part, happen because of leadership crisis. We are more or less facing one now. And Israel was in the same predicament. But out of the shorn stump of Jesse comes a branch, a root, a shoot that will […]
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It’s the first Sunday of Advent, that time in the church calendar when we remember the first coming of Jesus and look forward to his return. We’re following along the lectionary in the Book of Isaiah and we begin with the solid, lasting, durable nature of Biblical hope. Indeed, it’s more solid than a mountain.
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To close out our “Come, Holy Spirit” series, today we consider how to go out into the world and embody the Spirit everywhere we go. This means we become people who are both naturally supernatural, and people who have the Spirit indwelled in them. How do we do this? By being vessels filled with the fruit of the Spirit.
Believers in Jesus cohabitat with a powerful new roommate: The Holy Spirit. The Spirit not only gives us power to change, but makes the Gospel real to our hearts so that we become a strange kind of people: people who love radically and live in freedom.
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Our focus on the Person and the Work of the Holy Spirit continues with the often misunderstood sign and wonder of the Kingdom: tongues. What is it? Can everyone do it? Should we seek it for ourselves?
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Many of us are so hungry to hear God’s voice, but we have no idea how to go about it. The Apostle Paul shows us how in 1 Cor. 14! Join us as we explore this chapter.
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Guest speaker Dr. Jordan Seng on the ministry of faith.
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Today we answer two essential questions: Who is the Holy Spirit? Why is it desperately important for us to know him? We’re looking at three different episodes of the Spirit in the Scriptures to help us.
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The story of God’s people includes the story of being in wilderness places with few signs of life and little hope. Yet the very presence and glory of God is found there. What does it mean to be formed as God’s collective people in this context?
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Nearly single person who has summitted the mountain of personal achievement wants more. Why? Because fulfillment is found in the surprising reality of togetherness.
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Today’s message is a conversation between pastors Jess Sales and Keva Green, with special guest Angie Wezsley. Angie is the Executive Director of ProGrace, an organization helping Christians re-frame abortion as a Kingdom issue, not a poltical one. This Gospel centered conversation explores a “third way” response to abortion, one that recognizes the inherent dignity, […]
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While the world would teach us that peace is an inner state achieved through the capacity of an individual, Jesus gives us the good news that Peace is a Person, and his name is the Holy Spirit.
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Last week, we tackled the gracious words of Jesus in Matt. 6: If we seek his kingdom, we’ll get the King. This week, we drill down into the “seeing” of Matthew 6. How does seeing aid the seeking? And how does seeing, then, help us to unwind anxiety?
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Our world is choked by chronic anxiety. With love and compassion, Jesus steps into the fear and uncertainty and tells us, “Do not be anxious!” “Do not be afraid!” “Do not let your hearts be troubled!” Let’s dive in to the Sermon of the Mount to see how these commands are laden with promise, not […]
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Message by: Adam Russell
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In this week’s sermon, we look at the example Jesus sets for how we can renounce our fears and walk through things that make us anxious. We look at how we can embrace the future with our heads held high, knowing that no matter how frightening it may seem, we will not have to walk […]
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Don’t be deceived: there is power in our praise because our praise to God always brings forth His presence. Praise to God has nothing to do with the place or performance, and all to do with our posture. Nothing to do with our worship, and everything to do with the worshiper!
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What does it look like to practice “horizontal” or communal spirituality? How can we develop outward spiritual habits? It starts with a solid relationship with our caring Father.
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By the evidence of the thousands of photos we carry around, we are a people who love to remember. How can we not only remember our travels but the amazing things God has done in our lives? Why is this important? Tune in to hear how recalling what God has done in the past can […]
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In this week’s sermon, we look at Jesus’ teaching on giving. We explore how cultivating simplicity and generosity is good for our souls, contributes to other’s flourishing, and is an investment in God’s current and coming Kingdom.
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Jesus treasured the Scriptures and discovered his mission in them – and so can we. Reading Scripture allows us to uncover the person of Jesus, which is the primary way we can embody His practices and values.
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In the modern era, noise both externally and internally distract us from our spiritual growth. The practice of Silence and solitude aims to lead us into a deeper sense of being known and loved by our creator, through our desperation.
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There are many theories out there on how we change. Even in the Christian world, churches operate on differing theories of change. We learn today where we believe deep change actually happens in us.
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As we close our series on the parables of the Kingdom, we learn that the Kingdom is a party. Parties are a central reality of Jesus’ Kingdom. Will you accept the invitation?
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Jesus’ Baptism: The Ultimate Act of Humility
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The parable of the workers and their wages teaches us that Grace is both beautiful and offensive, depending on your perspective. Whether you are among the First or the Last the invitation is to receive God’s invitation to Love and Joy.
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The King of love has extravagant forgiveness for us. But we are also called to do the same. How can we? What help do we have?
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How precious is the Kingdom of Heaven to you? Is it valuable enough that you’d be willing to walk away from everything you know in pursuit of a life with the Risen King?
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What is the Kingdom of God? It turns out, it’s such a big, expansive reality that Jesus used a lot of stories to help us understand it. These stories are called parables and we’re spending the next five weeks looking at them. First up: the mustard seed and leaven.
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This third sermon in our Saved series deal with the last part of our Gospel summary: Jesus, the crucified king of love is making all things new. When Jesus was raised from death he ascended as King! That means he reigns, and that the reign of death won’t last. Jesus is making a new world […]
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Last Sunday we introduced a one sentence Gospel that we believe makes better sense of the entire story of Jesus and what it means to be saved. This week, we talk about the present reality of the that salvation.
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This Easter Sunday we are digging into the magnificent, dense chapter on resurrection by the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 15. There is hope in here for every single person. We also interrogate the one sentence Gospel of “Jesus died for our sins.”
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Many of us are probably familiar with the most common reasons for baptism: 1) It’s commanded; 2) Jesus himself was baptized; 3) It’s a public profession; 4) It’s entrance into the community of believers. But the Apostle Peter in his first letter gives us another, massively important reason that we need to hear.
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Some God encounters are sweet, while others are confrontational and arresting. We’ll explore how Jesus uses a series of important events to turn the light on for Saul and how he even uses others to play a role in Saul’s purpose discovery, healing and salvation.
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We end our journey in James, a book that has been lanced through with brutal honesty, on a high note. Three hopes, all located in healing: our bodies matter, the Lord will raise us up, and pray for each other that we may be healed.
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James tells us that the reality of the kingdom transforms the way we think about money and allows us to live patiently. The gospel makes us generous as we patiently wait Jesus’ good kingdom.
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Arrogance distorts how we see ourselves and our relationship with God. James reminds us that a life with Jesus is a life of dependence.
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The first ten verses of chapter 4 are a master class on desire. How do we direct our desire? How do we heal our desires? James shows us how.
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Some people say James is the New Testament version of the book of Proverbs. If James has some wisdom to share with us, what does he mean when he talks about two kinds of wisdom, and how does that apply to life? Let’s find out.
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As one preacher puts it, “if we can master the tongue, we can master our lives.” Yet James tells us, “no one can tame the tongue.” So how does the healing of our tongues actually happen?
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Exploring some of James’ most direct and unabashed exhortations to followers of Christ to put their faith into action.
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What does it mean to love your neighbor? In James 2:1-13, we learn that the early Christians struggled with favoritism and silos within the church, just like our society today. James helped the church to break down walls by changing their glasses and loving others in action.
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The second half of James 1 includes 3 distinct instructions that act as “life rings”. These were intended to help the people of James’ day as they faced trials. In the same way, they help us now cling to who God is and what He calls us to do.
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In our world, friendship has become disposlable. But Jesus tells us that friendships might be THE most important relationships we can have; in fact, he seems to elevate friendships above all other relationships in John 15. How do we practice spiritual friendship at the Vineyard? Listen to find out.
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Today we start a new series through the book of James. James dives right in and teaches us that in the Kingdom where Jesus is Lord, even trials bring good and perfect gifts.
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We come to the end of our Story of the Bible series today, and as we close, we’re looking at how the Scriptures end. What is the end of the story for the people of God? When it comes to the “end times,” confusion is the norm, but Scripture is remarkably clear about four things […]
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This week we explore how because of the gospel, Jesus is the fulfillment of all of the promises that God makes to the nation of Israel in the Old Testament. And we explore what the good news of the Gospel is, and how it enables us to bring forth resurrection and renewal in our own […]
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What’s more new than a Baby Son instead of another version of Judas Maccabaeus? What’s more new than the Lord of Life changing everything when he returns? THIS is what Advent is truly about.
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For those of us familiar with the story of Solomon, we often think of his reign as the height of Ancient Israel. But Solomon teaches us to hope for a better King.
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Is the God of the Old Testament different than the God of the New? Or does the grace that we experience because of Jesus have ancient rooting? It does! Abraham’s story shows us how.
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Life goes off the rails when we stop believing God is good and start worshipping idols, but Jesus is working to reverse the curse!
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The Story of God is the story of us. How do we figure into the story? What is God’s intention for humankind? What does it mean to be “made in His image?”
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The most beautiful Story in the Universe begins with Creation. This is where the story starts for you and me, too.
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Our fifth value is doing restorative justice. We believe our church exists to partner with God to “restore” his intention for his good creation. Why is justice so important? What role do we play?
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We believe that every person’s highest good is to become like Jesus. This sits at the core of our identity. This week, we answer the questions “Why is this so important to us?” and “How do we do it?”
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This week, we explore our second congregational value, arguably the most important defining value of the Vineyard movement of churches. Acts 2 anchors this key distinctive.
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This week we begin a new series on our congregational values. Our first value comes straight from the apocalyptic letter of Revelation: Worshipping the True and Beautiful God.
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Jesus lived a radically simple life marked by few possessions and dependence on God, and His followers imitated him with abundant generosity for one another. What could it look like to practice this sort of simplicity and generosity in 21st-century America?
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Devotional prayer is a well-known but often taken-for-granted practice of the Christian life. Why is a life of devotional prayer important, and how does it affect us? What might a private prayer life look like?
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Jesus practiced radical hospitality and welcome toward strangers and people in need. We can follow His lead today by being people who open our homes and hearts to others.
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Jesus was led by the Spirit to pray for people. We should too. Prayer is a gift that we give freely to anyone and anywhere.
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In a culture that idolizes success and security, we are pressured to endlessly produce and desire more. How do we find rest in having and in being enough? What does God have to say about this?
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Jesus loved the scriptures and we can too. By building the habit of reading scripture, we set the table for communion with God.
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How did Jesus resist the constant pressure of the people’s demands during his life on earth? Through solitude and silence. We can do the same.
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Letitia Suk on the spiritual practice of meeting God by ourselves, in a quiet place, to get some rest.
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Today we begin a nine week series on spiritual practices that help us become like Jesus. In this introduction, Ted gives us a way to think about transformation.
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Paul has great cause for celebration! Why? Because of the generosity of the church in Philippi. In these verses, we learn three important lessons about giving and flourishing.
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Joy is meant to be nurtured, but how do we do it? What gets in the way of our joy growing and flourishing? We look at Philippians 4:4-7 for guidance.
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After spending five weeks in joy, we now come to a passage that answers the question, “Why is joy so hard to find?” The Apostle Paul gives us some helpful insight and a huge encouragement.
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In Philippians 3 we see that joy comes from finding our identity in Christ: being marked by the Spirit, boasting in Christ, and placing no confidence in the flesh.
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What are you building with your life? In this passage, Paul shows us how we can build something with our lives that will last beyond us and give us joy.
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It can be hard to locate joy when life is difficult or in transition. Paul shows us where to locate our joy and how it sustains us.
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Today we are beginning a new series in the book of Philippians. In this beautiful, uplifting letter, we find Paul full of joy. Why? Can we share in that joy, and if so, how? The first 11 verses get us off to a good start.
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In our liminal space, between what was and what will be, we are reordering our lives. Jesus helps Peter and us through this process with love and kindness.
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What does the miraculous catch have to teach us about the return with great joy? Much, as it turns out. The future and the past hold the sea. But Jesus calls us to the present, where he is on the shore, so that we can breakfast with him.
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As we return with great joy, there is room for our doubt and uncertainty. In fact, we can meet Jesus in our doubt and ask for His help. Thomas’s encounter with the risen Jesus shows us what’s possible.
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Today we begin a new series looking at four episodes from the book of John of life after the resurrection. Can we return to life after Covid with “great joy” as the disciples returned to Jerusalem after the resurrection? We believe we can. Mary Magdalene shows us how this week.
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Message to the church on the importance of God’s intervention.
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The resurrection is not just for when we die, it’s present power for today. Luke 24 shows us four ways resurrection breaks into our present.
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The Triumphal Entry demonstrates the “lifelong mismatch between what we think we need and what we need.” The Jews wanted another Judas Maccabaeus. They got Someone far better. That’s good news for us, too.
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The parables of Jesus expand our imagination and vision for the kingdom of God. Watching the Father and his two sons, we see that God loves us so very much. He searches for us and rejoices when we come home to be with Him.
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Jesus tells us how to avoid hypocrisy.
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We get a glimpse at the real Jesus, and it’s glorious. How will we respond? Will we respond like Peter and put him in a shelter? Or will we let ourselves be surrounded by the cloud and “listen to him?”
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Jesus tells us who He wants us to be and yet, we struggle to follow through. It is never too late to forge a new foundation with Jesus.
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Jesus envisions a new community where there is no judgment; forgiveness and generosity flows with liberality; and we grow in dependence on one another as we take out planks and call out specks.
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The challenge to love your enemies.
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Today we begin four weeks on Jesus’ masterful Sermon on the Plain. What challenges and comforts are here for us in Jesus?
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Jesus begins to assemble His team, the disciples in Luke chapter 5. And of course, as it is often the case with Jesus, we will find that who Jesus chooses and how He calls them to respond is another demonstration of the redemptive beautiful Kingdom of God.
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This week we take a break from our Luke series to address the past couple of weeks in our nation’s capital.
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The beautiful Kingdom of God. What is it? How do we receive it? This episode in Capernaum answers these two questions.
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Jesus is on the side of the oppressed.
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As Jesus comes of age, He leaves His family for three days. His parents find him at the Temple and there is revelation of the person He is becoming. There is also a lesson for us here about chronic anxiety.
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Simeon and Anna’s witness orients us to Jesus’ mission in the world
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God sent the angels to tell the best news in the universe to… shepherds? Glory and peace are for everyone, because of Jesus, including the most lowly.
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How Christmas shows the tender mercy of our God.
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In Luke 1:39-56, we see the news of new life settle into Mary and Elizabeth and they bear witness to the faithfulness of God. As they anticipate the new thing that God is doing in the world, they experience great peace.
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As Luke 1:26-38 shows, life can miraculously emerge from the overshadowing power of the Most High. And with it, comes hope.
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We close our series with the practice of noticing and nurturing beauty. Jesus is the Beauty of God embodied. How do we notice His beauty and nurture through contemplation His beauty in our lives?
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God created rest. Jesus invites us into rest. And yet, rest is not apart of the world around us. Practicing the Sabbath, reserving space for rest, allows us to give testimony to who God is and to practice resistance. You are invited into rest … even now!!!
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What if we began to practice daily “being with Jesus through being with the least of these? “ Jesus tells us in Matthew 25 that it would upend our lives and change everything!
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Life with the Holy Spirit should be a regular practice. -Steve Nicholson
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Distraction is all around us. But what happens when that distraction becomes something that makes us forget who we truly are? Here’s where fasting can help us. Click here to download a helpful guide we put together about fasting.
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Jesus prayed all the time. The ways we see Jesus pray invite us into similar spaces with God. Renee looks at the life of Jesus to consider how we might engage in the spiritual practice of prayer.
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Why should we put the Bible at the center of our spiritual formation? Ted explores this question, looking at the way Jesus treasured Scripture.
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This week we begin a new series on becoming like Jesus by doing the things that Jesus did – the doing of spiritual formation practices. This is good news for us and for our city.
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It is hard to stick together when life is complicated and we are not at our best. But God has given us each other, so we are not going to give up. Creativity and flexibility are necessary!
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This week we look at Matthew 16 and the beginning of the church, the new people of God. The church is the house built on the rock, and nothing can stop it.
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In this crazy season we’re living in, we need each other now more than ever. As we do life together, Jesus transforms us into the people he created us to be and we become bringers of hope to our city.
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On this week’s final Coping With COVID, Ted Kim hosts a conversation with John Willison. John is the senior pastor of Abundant Grace International Fellowship in Shanghai, China. Prior to that, John and his family spent 12 years in East Africa leading a thriving church for expats. Many of you may remember that John was also a pastor at the […]
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As we conclude our series in the Life Worth Living, we ask the question: What role do we play in the winning of our city to the Good Life Jesus offers us?
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Chris Gow- What is this life that Jesus came to bring?
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On this week’s Coping With COVID, Renée Cunningham will host a conversation with Geno Olison, lead pastor at the South Suburban Vineyard in Flossmoor and member of the Vineyard Executive Team.
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This week’s guest is Matt Dobschuetz, longtime church member and host of the Porn Free Radio podcast, which you can learn more about at recoveredman.com. In addition to the podcast, Matt works as a professional coach helping guys live porn free and create a greater vision and purpose for their lives. Matt and Ted talk about how […]
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How Jesus helps us overcome the painful side of life.
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Our guest for tonight’s Coping with COVID class is Pam Larkin, LCPC. Pam is a clinical therapist in Chicago with a background in community mental health. She is one of the cofounders of Color-Full: a group of women of color who fully embrace our Christian and cultural identities. Pam attends The Neighborhood Campus is a part of the leadership team there. […]
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Cindy Nicholson looks back over a lifetime of experiencing a life lived well to capture stories of God bringing life that has been grace-filled, peaceful and joyful in the midst of difficulties and challenges.
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Today we’re bringing you the first of two Coping with COVID conversations from the last two weeks, a conversation between Ted Kim and Brenda and Michael Gatlin, pastors of the Duluth Vineyard in Minnesota. In addition to leading a large, vibrant church, Brenda is the Regional Leader for the Vineyard in our region, the Midwest […]
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Today’s guests will need no introduction to longtime Evanston Vineyard members — they are Bill and Cheryll Hanawalt, part of the founding team of the Evanston Vineyard. Bill served as the Executive Pastor of the Evanston Vineyard and Cheryll pastored in the areas of counseling, global connections and women’s ministry. Last summer, they retired after […]
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Death tries to tell us all sorts of doomed stories. Jesus came so that we might have life. Life with Jesus is about flourishing through formation! Formation requires us to show up, clean house and keep going. -Renée Cunningham
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How do we lay hold of the Life Worth Living? The Greatest Commandment: Love the Lord your God. Jesus knows that our lives are ruled by our loves and desires. Order and direct them rightly and we will flourish. Ted Kim tells us how we can do that.
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On this week’s Coping With COVID podcast, Ted Kim is joined by Pastor Gary Dawkins of the Syracuse Vineyard for a discussion on systemic racism. To learn more about the Coping With COVID class, visit vcce.org/coping.
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Life with Jesus is the height of human flourishing. It’s the treasure that the man found in the field. It’s life to the full, as Jesus tells us in John 10:10. In short, it’s the good life. What is the substance of this good life? Ted Kim tells us, through the lens of the Apostle […]
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All through the Bible and in the lives of men and women following Jesus all through history, the response to a call from Jesus to follow him always comes with a decision point: to say yes to the new thing, we have to let go of some pieces of our life that we value for […]
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This summer, Ted Kim and others are hosting a series of conversations called COPING WITH COVID on Tuesday nights at 8:00pm. Learn more and register at vcce.org/coping.Today we’re sharing a conversation Renée Cunningham had with Sharon Bryant, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at Spring Tree Counseling in Evanston. They talked about raising small children during COVID-19.
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Steve Nicholson- When we are faced with pressure will we grow anxious or cast our concerns upon Him?
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This summer, Ted Kim is hosting a series of conversations called COPING WITH COVID on Tuesday nights at 8:00pm. Learn more and register at vcce.org/coping. We’ll be releasing each of these conversations on our podcast feed through the summer. Today we’re sharing a conversation Ted had with Doctor Elizabeth Pierre, assistant professor of pastoral care […]
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Suffering because of your love and commitment to Jesus is expected at some point in the life of a Christian. We are called to rejoice in those experiences. Renee unpacks how joy and hope might be found in the midst of suffering as we do what Jesus does.
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This summer, Ted Kim is hosting a series of conversations called COPING WITH COVID on Tuesday nights at 8:00pm. You can learn more and register at vcce.org/coping. We’ll be releasing each of these conversations on our podcast feed through the summer. Today we’re sharing a conversation Ted had with Jared Boyd, a pastor and founder […]
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Today we’re sharing a message Pastor Geno Olison recently gave at the South Suburban Vineyard.
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In this moment in time, we want to be a church that is singing a song of repentance, a song of protest, a song of justice, and a song of welcome. Ted Kim invites us to reckon with how we as individuals and the big-c Church itself have been complicit in white supremacy, and to […]
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“The end of all things is near. How will we live? Peter tells us in 4:1-11 to live rightly ordered lives, with the will of God at the center.” Preacher: Ted Kim
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Steve Nicholson on the best way to glorify God in difficult times.
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Renée Cunningham- There is purpose to our existence as followers of Jesus within the world. When we embody that purpose, God becomes visible.
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Ted Kim continues our series in 1 Peter, looking at 2:4-10
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Challenging circumstances do not withdraw God’s instruction to us, pause our healing, or suspend our formation.Be holy here. Be holy now.
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Ted Kim begins our series in 1Peter.
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Luke has insight about the resurrection for us today.
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Ted Kim looks at John 12 and the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem.
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Renée Cunningham reminds us of things that haven’t changed.
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Steve Nicholson- How we can rejoice with courage and hope in the face of the pandemic COVID-19. Text: Philippians 4:4–7
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Today we kick off four weeks on how we can respond with courage and hope in the face of the pandemic COVID-19.
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Renée Cunningham challenges us to ask “What does God think?” when it comes to our everyday decisions.
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Steve Nicholson speaks on God’s warning of the pain, rejection, and shame that comes with noncommittal intimacy.
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-Ted Kim
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Steve Nicholson on what true love looks like.
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Guest speaker Dr. Elizabeth Pierre sheds light on the topic of being single, and why its not something to shame nor be ashamed of.
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Renée Cunningham touches on how Jesus points us to the union that is to come through marriage.
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Steve Nicholson preaches on the joy that comes from living a life that is not our own.
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How do we rehabilitate our view of our body? Ted Kim shares Biblical insight found in 1 Corinthians.
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Steve Nicholson lays the foundation for the 12 week series Love & Sexuality.
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Ted Kim touches on the 3 parables of Luke 15 and shares his vision for the church.
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Ted Kim challenges us to keep the flame that fuels our faith burning. Matthew 25.
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Ted Kim reminds us that darkness cannot overcome God’s grace.
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Steve Nicholson continues the Advent series reminding us of the promises that are to come.
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Renée Cunnigham speaks on keeping our hope alive.
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Brittany Kim opens the Advent + Kingdom of God series with a message on how to navigate life in a world full of conflict.
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Renée Cunnigham concludes this series with the plight of dealing with an anxious world.
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Renée Cunningham teaches on how to be still and listen through times of anxiousness.
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Steve Nicholson begins series on Fear & Anxiety.
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Ted Kim’s message from Baptism Sunday. “Above all else, guard your hearts, for everything you do flows from it.” – Proverbs 4:23
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Ted Kim completes the 1 Samuel series. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7
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Renée Cunningham continues the series with Saul’s disobedience of God’s instructions. (1 Samuel 15)
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Renée Cunningham looks at Saul’s story in 1 Samuel 8-10. What happens when we are called by God to do something but we still hide from Him?
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Steve Nicholson continues our series through 1 Samuel by proclaiming that there is no god who can stand against our God. (Please note: this is a repost of this message to fix audio issues on some devices.)
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Ted Kim searches 1 Samuel 3 to discover what we can learn about prophecy and hearing God’s voice.
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Ted Kim begins our series working through the book of 1 Samuel.
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As Bill Hanawalt, our Executive Pastor and co-founder, prepares to retire after 43 years, he presents one final message to the Evanston Vineyard. This is the recording of the service at the Evanston Campus on Sunday, August 25.
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As Bill Hanawalt, our Executive Pastor and co-founder, prepares to retire after 43 years, he presents one final message to the Evanston Vineyard. This is the recording of the service at the Neighborhood Campus on Sunday, August 18. The version of this sermon delivered at the Evanston Vineyard will be posted later today.
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Renée Cunningham concludes are series from the book of Acts.
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Renée Cunningham continues our summer in the book of Acts.
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Steve Nicholson continues our Summer in Acts series.
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Steve Nicholson continues our Summer in Acts by looking at God’s Unstoppable Plan in Acts 7:57–8:8, 26–29 & 34–39.
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Sunday’s message from Ted Kim
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Ted Kim continues our summer series in Acts. PRAYER OF REPENTANCE: Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as […]
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God invites us to say yes. But are you confident the Spirit will show up when you need it? Renee Cunningham explores what we can learn from Acts 3-4.
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When we fast, we bring Heaven near. So as we end our month of prayer and fasting, Ted Kim explores what should we expect, and how can we continue bringing Heaven near.
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Renée Cunningham looks at Acts 2:42–47 and discovers that the Holy Spirit changes everything, including you.
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Steve Nicholson begins our series in the first part of Acts by exploring what it means that a new day has come first on Pentecost Sunday and continuing through today: the day in which God works in overwhelming power, the day of new life, the day of freedom and purification, and the day in which […]
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This morning, our new Senior Associate Pastor, Ted Kim, talks about his vision for the future of the Evanston Vineyard.
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Dave Sandell explores what it means that prayer is an affirmation of covenant, and what it would look like for us to spend this season of prayer and fasting in the traces of God’s presence.
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Renee Cunningham comes with week 2 of our 3-week prayer and fasting series, as we begin a church-wide time of prayer and fasting between May 28–June 30. Learn more at vcce.org/prayerfast.
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Steve Nicholson kicks off the PRAYER + FASTING series
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Five chains that lock in loneliness, five actions that can break the change, and why it’s worth fighting to break the chains of loneliness.
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Most everyone is lonely these days. So few of us say it. What does it look like to walk through loneliness with Jesus? Renee looks at the life and teachings of Jesus to guide us.
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Bill Hanawalt begins the Uprooting Loneliness series.
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Listening in on the conversations between Jesus and others lends us perspective on what it means to follow Jesus. What is required to live a complete life with Jesus? Renee Cunningham eavesdrops in on one of Jesus’ conversation and then considers what it means for our lives today.
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Steve Nicholson wraps up the series “Conversations with Jesus”.
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At the halfway point in Lent, we examine the framework that binds us from reaching for Jesus and responding to his invitation. We do this so we might follow him fully. Renee Cunningham explores this conversation about a conversation.
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Jesus says to forgive seventy times seven. We can really only do that if we have first received forgiveness from Jesus. We want to be people who forgive others, but how? Where do we start? Brad explores the steps of forgiveness for our every day life.
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Bill Hanawalt continues in the Conversations with Jesus series as we look at the conversation Jesus had with Peter in Mathew Chapter 18.
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Listening in on the conversations between Jesus and others lends us perspective on what it means to follow Jesus. What is required to live a complete life with Jesus? Renee Cunningham eavesdrops in on one of Jesus’ conversation and then considers what it means for our lives today
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Our 2019 Ash Wednesday service was a chance to practice some of the spiritual formation exercises we’ll be using throughout the next six weeks to get in the presence of Jesus so that He can form us into people who can follow Him to the cross on Good Friday and out of the tomb on […]
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During Lent we can become more like Jesus by following Him to the cross so that we can follow Him out of the tomb. What needs to happen between death and resurrection? This morning we’re launching our Lent series, “Conversations with Jesus” and previewing the spiritual formation practices we want to engage with for the […]
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It is absolutely possible to go all-in God and completely miss everything. Renee Cunningham looks at the missed moments in Jonah’s story to help us consider where we might be missing out on what God wants to teach us,
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Daniel’s experience in the lion’s den is extraordinary. But it is not his entire life. The lion’s den is one crazy dramatic chapter that gets a lot of air time.To summarize Daniel’s life in his overnight stay in the lion’s den, dismisses the formation of his whole life. Renée explores the critical formation that happens […]
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We’re in the third week of the series All-In From the Start. Brian Van Der Werff will be looking at the life of Daniel.
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Bill Hanawalt begins a 4 week series called All-in From the Start—taking a look at people from the old testament who were all in with God.
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Steve Nicholson continues Week 4 of the series, A Year of Living Intentionally.
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God has called us to be intentional about our own transformation, but how does it work? How can we pursue becoming the people God’s wants us to be and do the things God wants us to? Renee Cunningham explores what it means to go all in on transformation in 2019.
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Steve Nicholson continues in the series A Year of Living Intentionally
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God has designed us and the gathering of The Church in a remarkable way. So what if you went all-in on God’s design for The Church in 2019? What keeps us from The Church? How can we intentionally engage with The Church in 2019? Renee Cunningham imagines what this could look like for individuals and […]
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Jesus calls us to follow him. This invitation is so simple and yet, so complex. All sorts of things can get in our way. So how do we respond to this call? What does it mean to follow Jesus intentionally in 2019? Brad looks at Jesus’ call from the gospel of Luke.
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Bill Hanawalt begins 2019 with A Year of Living Intentionally series
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A group of shepherds rejoice over a baby even though nothing about their circumstances will change for at least another 30 years. What can we learn from them about rejoicing in our weariness? As we move through this stressful season, let’s remember what exactly it is we’re celebrating.
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Jesus’ birth stirred a weary world to rejoice. God calls us to the do the same. How do we rejoice from our weariness? How do we experience joy as we wait for in the “not quite yet”? Pam Larkin explores what it means to be a part of the weary world chorus.
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Advent has begun. We hold our longing and waiting in front of Jesus and ask “God where are you? God what are you doing”? Renee Cunningham explores Gods invitation to Mary and to hope.
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Steve Nicholson concludes the sermon series “De-Mystifying the Holy Sprit”
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Bill Hanawalt continues into the third week of “De-Mystifying the Holy Sprit” sermon series.
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The Bible teaches that God speaks to us and we are designed to hear Him, but how? Renée Cunningham looks at truth about how God speaks to us and practical steps on where we can start.
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If we’re going to do a series on demystifying the Holy Spirit, we have to start by acknowledging that the Holy Spirit is mystifying. The Holy Spirit is mystifying and disorienting, but also the Holy Spirit is here. How can we engage with the Holy Spirit in a way that doesn’t ask us to check our brains […]
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Cindy Nicholson finishes off our series on making decisions with Jesus by suggesting four ways we can test the decisions we have made to know that they are good ones.
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Renee Cunningham looks at what what we can consider when making good decisions gets complicated. What do we need to remember about God and consider about our own hearts when we are tangled up in making a decision or preparing to make a decision
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Bill Hanawalt looks on how we can make good decisions with Jesus as we continue in the second week of “Making Decisions with Jesus” sermon series.
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Steve Nicholson looks on how we can make good decisions with Jesus as we start “Making Decisions with Jesus” sermon series.
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Steve Nicholson looks at the Story of Joseph as we end the Hope for the Disappointed sermon series.
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We have all been disappointed with ourselves. When disappointment shows up, shame steps in. Disappointment and shame tell us the lies that we are not enough, we should have and we always. But then there is Jesus, offering himself to us. What happens when we reach for Jesus from our shame and disappointment? Renee Cunningham […]
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Have you ever been disappointed by someone? Experienced that gut wrenching feeling of being let down by another person? God has been calling us to Himself and to others since the beginning of time, so He is prepared. God extends Himself to us in remarkable ways when we encounter disappointment in our relationships.
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Steve Nicholson looks at Revelation 21: 1-4,9-27; 22: 1-5 in the final week (52) of Eating Well: A Year in the Bible. Learn more about Eating Well: A Year in the Bible, including the reading plan and study guide, at evanstonvineyard.org/eating-well
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Endings often put the pieces of the story together. The book of Revelation provides an ending that gathers the pieces of the Bible and puts the story of God together in a remarkable way. Listen as God calls us to Himself one more time.
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Bill Hanawalt looks at Revelation Chapters 18 in week 51 of Eating Well: A Year in the Bible. Learn more about Eating Well: A Year in the Bible, including the reading plan and study guide, at evanstonvineyard.org/eating-well
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We have all experienced the tug of war between God and Satan, between hope and despair. We have all had some run in with the dragon. When the dragon is close, When we experience evil, When we are overwhelmed with discouragement, hopelessness and fear, the first thing we ask is “where is God?” The gift […]
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Bill Hanawalt looks at Revelation Chapters 12 & 13 in week 50 of Eating Well: A Year in the Bible. Learn more about Eating Well: A Year in the Bible, including the reading plan and study guide, at evanstonvineyard.org/eating-well
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We are excited to have our future senior Associate Pastor Ted Kim teach today’s sermon.
The post The Gift of Waiting first appeared on Vineyard.
When we know what to look at and what is happening, the book of Revelation comes alive. We will see how a scroll, a lamb and a seal becomes the radical message of the gospel. What seal do you live under? Referenced in this sermon: El Autobus by Frida Kahlo The Message of Revelation by […]
The post Revelation: The Power of Images first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson looks at Jude 1–21 in week 47 of Eating Well: A Year in the Bible. Learn more about Eating Well: A Year in the Bible, including the reading plan and study guide, at evanstonvineyard.org/eating-well
The post Toxic Faith first appeared on Vineyard.
Bill Hanawalt looks at 2 John in week 46 of Eating Well: A Year in the Bible. Learn more about Eating Well: A Year in the Bible, including the reading plan and study guide, at evanstonvineyard.org/eating-well
The post Getting Ahead of God first appeared on Vineyard.
Dave Sandell looks at how people have misused “do not love the world”, and wrestles with how we can know if we’re doing God’s will or not. What do you put over God?
The post The Will of God or the Will of Dave? first appeared on Vineyard.
We are meant to follow Jesus, but sometimes life can get dark. We can’t see Jesus and we begin to panic. Panic can sabotage our life with Jesus. How do we stay connected to Jesus in this place? How do we hold on to the truth of Jesus when what’s in front of us is […]
The post Holding Steady in the Dark first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson looks at 1 Peter 1:13–21 in week 43 of Eating Well: A Year in the Bible. Learn more about Eating Well: A Year in the Bible, including the reading plan and study guide, at evanstonvineyard.org/eating-well
The post Live Better first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson gives a special announcement about the search for our next senior pastor
The post Special Announcement first appeared on Vineyard.
Remembering who God is when things are hard is like trying to drive in rainstorm. It doesn’t matter how familiar you are with God… when the sky falls in you, it is hard to remember who He is. So, the first chapter of James offers three anchoring reminders of who God is. When life is […]
The post Remembering Who God Is (The Neighborhood) first appeared on Vineyard.
Bill Hanawalt looks at James 1:12 in week 41 of Eating Well: A Year in the Bible. Learn more about Eating Well: A Year in the Bible, including the reading plan and study guide, at evanstonvineyard.org/eating-well
The post Testing is Not Optional first appeared on Vineyard.
David Hatcher looks at Hebrews 10:19–27 in week 40 of Eating Well: A Year in the Bible. Learn more about Eating Well: A Year in the Bible, including the reading plan and study guide, at evanstonvineyard.org/eating-well
The post The Difference Jesus Makes (The Neighborhood) first appeared on Vineyard.
Bill Hanawalt looks at Hebrews 12:1–3 in week 40 of Eating Well: A Year in the Bible. Learn more about Eating Well: A Year in the Bible, including the reading plan and study guide, at evanstonvineyard.org/eating-well
The post When We Want to Give Up first appeared on Vineyard.
We are excited to introduce you to our special guest Ted Kim from the Syracuse Vineyard
The post At the End of Ourselves first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson looks at Hebrews 1-4 in week 38 of Eating Well: A Year in the Bible. Learn more about Eating Well: A Year in the Bible, including the reading plan and study guide, at evanstonvineyard.org/eating-well
The post Getting Lost first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson looks at Philemon 2:5–11 in week 37 of Eating Well: A Year in the Bible. Learn more about Eating Well: A Year in the Bible, including the reading plan and study guide, at evanstonvineyard.org/eating-well
The post Freedom for the Slaves first appeared on Vineyard.
What does it mean to let God’s power change us? There are no magic formulas in the kingdom of God, but what needs to be in place for God’s power to meet our mess? We want to be people to are transformed by God’s power… so we need to consider how we get there.
The post The transforming power of God at work…in me first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson looks at 1 Timothy 6:6–19 in week 35 of Eating Well: A Year in the Bible. Learn more about Eating Well: A Year in the Bible, including the reading plan and study guide, at evanstonvineyard.org/eating-well
The post Good Ambition first appeared on Vineyard.
“You get to decide” is the message of our culture. In a world of options, perspectives, opinions, how do we determine what is good for our faith and what is destructive? How do we listen, consider and discern well?
The post Identifying truth in a world full of choices (The Neighborhood) first appeared on Vineyard.
After reading enough of Paul’s letters, it can begin to feel like a Holy Living Obstacle Course. But discipleship is not about completing instructions for Jesus. Discipleship is the process of being formed by Jesus. What does God offer to us in the process of discipleship?
The post The Prayers of Discipleship (The Neighborhood) first appeared on Vineyard.
Bill Hanawalt looks at 1 Thessalonians 4:1–12 in week 33 of Eating Well: A Year in the Bible. Learn more about Eating Well: A Year in the Bible, including the reading plan and study guide, at evanstonvineyard.org/eating-well
The post Born to Please first appeared on Vineyard.
What do we do with verses that have been used to demoralize, dehumanize and control others? What do we do with verses that have been used to manipulate, harm and hurt others? Jesus with a new set of expectations about how we treat each other, how we interact with each other and how we use […]
The post The Redistribution of Power first appeared on Vineyard.
The final farewell of Paul’s letters are full of valuable teaching and wisdom for faithfully following Jesus. Phillipians is no exception. What does it mean to stay in step with Jesus in our daily lives?
The post Heart, Mind, Hands first appeared on Vineyard.
Cindy Nicholson looks at Philippians 1:27–2:11 in week 30 of Eating Well: A Year in the Bible. Learn more about Eating Well: A Year in the Bible, including the reading plan and study guide, at evanstonvineyard.org/eating-well
The post If You Go, Don’t Go Alone first appeared on Vineyard.
Jesus has risen! So now what? Will He still be risen tomorrow? When you are back to your routine and regular clothes, will Jesus be as real, as alive and as powerful?
The post When Jesus stood among them (The Neighborhood) first appeared on Vineyard.
What difference would it make if the resurrection of Jesus never happened?
The post What Difference Does It Make? first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson looks at Ephesians 1:17–23 in week 28 of Eating Well: A Year in the Bible. Learn more about Eating Well: A Year in the Bible, including the reading plan and study guide, at evanstonvineyard.org/eating-well
The post Unshakeable first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson looks at Galatians 3:26–4:7 in week 27 of Eating Well: A Year in the Bible. Learn more about Eating Well: A Year in the Bible, including the reading plan and study guide, at evanstonvineyard.org/eating-well
The post The Privileges of Family first appeared on Vineyard.
What do you do when life is overwhelming? When things are complicated, challenging and stressful? When it seems like the wheels have fallen off the bus and the world is falling apart, where is God? How do we find him when we are disoriented and exhausted?
The post The Power of Weakness first appeared on Vineyard.
Have you ever done anything and felt really bad about it later? While we want to just forget about the whole thing, God wants to use that moment to transform us. Godly sorrow brings us back to God. Shame suffocates hope and makes us believe change is impossible. Lent leads us through godly sorrow so […]
The post Inward, Upward, Outward (The Neighborhood) first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson looks at 2 Corinthians (7:2–10; 10:3–7, 12–13; 11:2–4, 7–9) in week 25 of Eating Well: A Year in the Bible. Learn more about Eating Well: A Year in the Bible, including the reading plan and study guide, at evanstonvineyard.org/eating-well
The post Good Leaders and Good Followers first appeared on Vineyard.
Cindy Nicholson looks at 2 Corinthians 5:1–6:2 in week 24 of Eating Well: A Year in the Bible. Learn more about Eating Well: A Year in the Bible, including the reading plan and study guide, at evanstonvineyard.org/eating-well
The post Seeing from a Different Point of View first appeared on Vineyard.
Bill Hanawalt looks at 2 Corinthians 1:3–11 in week 23 of Eating Well: A Year in the Bible. Learn more about Eating Well: A Year in the Bible, including the reading plan and study guide, at evanstonvineyard.org/eating-well
The post How can good come from suffering? first appeared on Vineyard.
We are the Church. We are more than just a group of people that run into each other in the same auditorium on a Sunday morning. There is specific design and purpose to the Church. Are we living as the church that God designed? Or does something need to change?
The post Together as one body (The Neighborhood) first appeared on Vineyard.
The secret to spiritual growth and why some believers never really grow spiritually
The post The Greatest Secret to Spiritual Growth first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson looks at 1 Corinthians 10:31–11:16 in week 21 of Eating Well: A Year in the Bible. Learn more about Eating Well: A Year in the Bible, including the reading plan and study guide, at evanstonvineyard.org/eating-well
The post Naturally Supernatural in Worship first appeared on Vineyard.
Renée Cunningham looks at 1 Corinthians 6:12–20 in week 20 at The Neighborhood of Eating Well: A Year in the Bible. Learn more about Eating Well: A Year in the Bible, including the reading plan and study guide, at evanstonvineyard.org/eating-well
The post Your Body Matters (The Neighborhood) first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson looks at 1 Corinthians 6:12–20 in week 20 of Eating Well: A Year in the Bible. Learn more about Eating Well: A Year in the Bible, including the reading plan and study guide, at evanstonvineyard.org/eating-well
The post Sex and Worship first appeared on Vineyard.
Discover God’s secret super power.
The post The Secret Power of Weakness first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson looks at Romans 12:1–13 in week 18 of Eating Well: A Year in the Bible. Learn more about Eating Well: A Year in the Bible, including the reading plan and study guide, at evanstonvineyard.org/eating-well
The post How to Be Spiritual Without Being Religious first appeared on Vineyard.
How can you tell when faith is genuine? Steve Nicholson looks at Romans 10:8–15 in week 17 of Eating Well: A Year in the Bible.
The post Five Characteristics of Authentic Faith first appeared on Vineyard.
José González presents part 3 of our Gift of Hard Things series
The post Loss (The Neighborhood) first appeared on Vineyard.
Bill Hanawalt presents part 1 of our Gift of Hard Things series
The post The Gift of Hard Things: Difficult People first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson presents part 6 of our Gift of Hard Things series
The post Gift of Brokenness first appeared on Vineyard.
Renée Cunningham presents part 5 of our Gift of Hard Things series
The post Death first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson presents part 4 of our Gift of Hard Things series
The post The Gift of Burnout first appeared on Vineyard.
Bill Hanawalt presents part 3 of our Gift of Hard Things series
The post The Gift of Loss and St. Paul first appeared on Vineyard.
Geno Olison presents part 2 of our Gift of Hard Things series
The post Disappointment first appeared on Vineyard.
Bill Hanawalt presents part 1 of our Gift of Hard Things series
The post Finding Grace in Unexpected Places first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson presents part 8 of our A Field Guide to Love series
The post Loving One Another first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson presents part 7 of our A Field Guide to Love series
The post Loving Children first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson presents part 6 of our A Field Guide to Love series
The post Loving My Enemy first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson presents part 5 of our A Field Guide to Love series
The post Loving the Outcasts first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson presents part 4 of our A Field Guide to Love series
The post Loving the Nations first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson presents part 3 of our A Field Guide to Love series
The post Loving the Immigrant first appeared on Vineyard.
Cindy Nicholson presents part 2 of our A Field Guide to Love series
The post Loving the Poor first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson presents part 1 of our A Field Guide to Love series
The post Radical Church for Changing a City first appeared on Vineyard.
Dave Sandell presents part 9 of our Be the Church series
The post Be the Church at Church first appeared on Vineyard.
Bill Hanawalt presents part 8 of our Be the Church series
The post Be the Church in the World first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson presents part 7 of our Be the Church series
The post Be the Church with Your Neighbors first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson presents part 6 of our Be the Church series
The post Be the Church in Your City first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson presents part 5 of our Be the Church series
The post Be the Church in Your Work first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson presents part 4 of our Be the Church series
The post Be the Church with Your Neighbor first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson presents part 3 of our Be the Church series
The post Be the Church: The Church as a Family first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson presents part 2 of our Be the Church series
The post Be the Church: The Church is an Army first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson presents part 1 of our Be the Church seriws
The post Be the Church: The Church is a Hospital first appeared on Vineyard.
Steve Nicholson presents part 2 of our Roots Vineyard-Style series
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Steve Nicholson presents part 1 of our Roots Vineyard-style series
The post Roots Vineyard-Style (Part 1) first appeared on Vineyard.