Vibrant Church: Recent Episodes
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What on "Earth" are you doing? Joe speaks about practical steps to help set ourselves up for success in life...
Pastor Mike reviews the spiritual markers over the years that show God's faithfulness as his last message before retiring as Lead Pastor of Vibrant Church...
Pastor Dennis speaks on how we serve a changeless God even during the changing of leadership...
How do get through the transitions in our lives? We need to trust God, we need to lean on God, we need to acknowledge God, and we need to let God direct our lives. Let's dive in deeper this week...
Sometimes it seems like most important thing in life is for people to be satisfied. But so many are not... Let's look at the secret of satisfaction that Paul shares with us in the book of Philippians...
No one believed that Jesus had risen from the dead until they saw Him and he declared that they would be witnesses to everything that had happened. This was the moment the church was birthed and has gone on ever since...
When you are stressed out how do you get un-stressed out? Let's look in Philippians chapter 4 where Paul wrote just how to get the stress out of our lives...
The one thing that breaks the heart of God in this world is a wasted life. To wake up in eternity and realize that I wasted my life is so tragic. How do we not waste our lives? Find out now . . .
Making a difference is important because our life on this earth is brief, and we do not know when it will end. God has made us different so that we can make a difference. Find out why now . . .
God never intended for your life to be without joy. Wouldn't it be nice to face life regardless of of our circumstances? Let's find out now . . .
Paul actually summed up his life in one small statement - "To live is Christ, and to die is gain". If you are a believer and you die today, how do you gain?
What kind of church are we? Are we the kind of church who brings joy to the people on the inside only? What about those looking in from the outside? How do we want people to see us? Let's dive in...
The Lord wants you to have direction for your life. We do not realize it but there is an invisible war going on around us 24 hours a day, and it's the battle for our mind...
When there is no dream, no vision, no goal, no objective, no purpose... my life is out of control.
In this new series we look at the transfer of power from Moses to Joshua as the children of Israel prepared to enter the promise land and how Moses told them to choose life. As we enter the new year, we find that God has a plan for us as we move into the future.
James talks about three things you want to avoid when you start planning your life and start planning your future - Setting goals without God, Presuming about tomorrow and Putting off what's right...
When we lose control of our anger it causes us to do and to say things that we are going to regret. Things that are going to hurt ourselves and others...
As we start this new year, let's look at Romans 8:28 and believe that God is working in every situation to bring out the good in everything we go through...
Jesus was declared by the prophet Isaiah to be our Everlasting Father and our Prince of Peace. Let's explore the magnitude of the Name Above all Names!
Even though the apostle Paul, who unlike the shepherds or wise men, was not at the birth of Jesus. He gives us one of the greatest parts of Christmas you will ever read...
Not only is He a Wonderful Counselor who gives Godly advice but He is mighty God who empowers us to live out His direction...
In this new series following the Christmas story, Isaiah explains some 700 years before Christ was born what the baby was to be called. Let's explore...
When you add works to faith, you nullify faith and nullify grace and nullify salvation...
Partiality means that I decide how I am going to feel and think about you based on a criteria that is unacceptable to God. Let's explore...
James looks at the purity of our Christianity in order to take us to the place that God desires it to take us...
The key to responding to trials, and the key to resisting temptation is found in your reaction to God's character, God's word, and God's plan...
Satan wants to take the trial that is for our growth and use it to destroy us. That is where temptation will come...
You do not come to Christ and leave your troubles behind. Trials come with this thing called life...
In part one of this new series, Pastor Mike explores how the life of James was totally transformed after not wanting anything to do with his older brother...
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. - 1 John 4:8. This week Pastor Mike talks about one of the greatest commandments we've been given. Love.
Part 6 of this series Pastor Mike dives into confession and repentance. Let's explore...
Phil. 4:6“Don’t worry about anything.” In part 5 of this series, Pastor Mike breaks down how to overcome worry in our lives...
Prayer is such an important part of our spiritual journey and daily lives. In this week's message of the Destiny series, let's learn how we can grow and enhance our prayer life...
Complete transformation isn't just changing one or two things, but committing everything we have and everything we are to God. Let's explore this in part 3 of the Destiny series...
Setting goals is a spiritual discipline. They help us focus and sometimes stretch our faith...
What does in mean to follow God's destiny for my life? Am I ready to fully embrace what God has for me? Do I have the faith to step out into that destiny? Let's dive into these questions and more as Pastor Mike starts his new series on Destiny.
Join us as we welcome Joe Gavin from Chi Alpha to share about what they are doing at the University of Vermont.
Life is all about love. Not our accomplishments, not being famous, not our achievements and not what we accumulate. Love God and love others as you love yourself. How do we gain a reputation of loving people in our neighborhood, our family and our workplace? Let's explore...
Jonah did not want to go to Nineveh. But the God of a second chance desires that all people be saved. As we wind up this series on Jonah, the question is how do we react when God does something powerful in the life of someone that I just do not like?
It's amazing what happens when we live in God's will and the blessings that He brings into our lives. Today let's look at how God used Jonah when he was willing to step back into God's way and not his way.
Have you ever thought like Jonah, where we fight with God about not wanting to do His will, but follow our will in our lives? When we choose to go our way instead of God's way as Jonah did, we are choosing a very hard path... Let's explore in part 2 of the series.
At some point in our life, we all have Jonah tendencies. The question that comes up is, do I want to go His way or do I want to go my way? Our goal should always be to live in the center of God's will for our lives and go just where He wants us to go. Let's dive into the first week of this new series!
The cross is not just the symbol of the Christian faith, it is the secret to the Christian life. Let's dive into part 8, the conclusion of the Freedom series.
What happens when we stand before God and He says, "So what did you do with your life? In part 7 of the Freedom series Pastor Mike explains, real freedom is when you give your life to doing what God wants you to do...
Some people have never come to God but need to. Some people have come to God but wandered away. We as the church are here for two purposes, reconciliation and restoration. When we understand what saved by grace means, then faith shows itself in love. Let's explore this in part 6 of the Freedom series.
Galatians 4:5 says "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery." Let's explore grace and love in part 5 of Pastor Mike's Freedom series.
Trying to choose a religion can be very frustrating and confusing. Jesus did not come to introduce us to a new religion, He came to deliver us from all religion. Let's explore how it is by grace that we break down the wall of the law in our lives.
We have talking about freedom, because people have felt anything but free with all that is going on with the crisis we are in right now, not only in our country but around the world. How to live a life that is free from sin, shame, selfishness. Until you know God's love and follow Jesus you do not really have life. He is the only one who can give you a life worth living.
Pastor Mike explains how in the middle of everything going on around us we can still find freedom in part one of his new series.
In these crazy times, families are spending much more time together... Pastor Mike explores how we can stay strong and keep God at the center of it all.
Pastor Mike continues this weeks message in the #wearevibrant series by looking at our Heroes.
We all want to quit. Others will tell us to quit. Perseverance says we won't quit! Pastor Mike continues this weeks message on perseverance during the #wearevibrant series.
In this week's message from the series #wearevibrant, Pastor Mike talks about God's restoration and how we can live in His perfect presence and perfect peace.
Pastor Mike explores what it means to serve and love unconditionally in this week of #wearevibrant.
Pastor Mike explores the concept of compassion in week four of the series #wearevibrant.
We continue our journey into #wearevibrant, Pastor Mike will be talking about God's wonderful grace as we look at the story of the Lost Son. Hint... "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas"
Pastor Mike continues the #wearevibrant series with part 2 on Love and how we can be like Jesus by showing love to those around us.
Join Pastor Mike as he dives into what it means to be Vibrant in all aspects of our life.
Pastor Mike begins this new series titled #wearevibrant by reviewing how Vibrant executed its vision in 2019.