Spindle City Vineyard Church: Recent Episodes
Spindle City Vineyard Church
Susannah talks us through listening for God’s voice when He talks to us through us and what might be getting in the way.
Shifting the Empowered series from Person of the Holy Spirit to Presence of the Holy Spirit, Johonna kicks us off with Hearing God’s Voice in the day to day.
Imani brings a message on being transformed by the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. Empowered series, Acts 1-2
Guest speaker Lorenzo moves forward in the Empowered series with Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Acts 1-2
Susannah opens up our Empowered: Life in the Spirit series with an introduction on who the Holy Spirit is.
Acts 1-2.
Reflection for the week: What qualities or characteristics do you think are essential for a healthy relationship?
Reflection for the week: What has given you hope/life as you've engaged the Minor Prophets?
Reflection Questions: What is the thing that burdens your heart? How can we help you get there?
Reflection: Who / What organization(s) are already engaged in the injustice(s) that most stir your heart?
Reflection: How are you resourced to engage the issue(s) of injustice that most stir you? (connections, personality, job, finances, time, etc.)
Reflection: What injustice sits on your heart / fires you up? (EX: racial, environmental, economic, immigration, poverty, war, etc.)
This Week: Practice engaging God with the sense of Taste. Celebrate communion with someone else. As you take the elements together, ask God to help you see it as an experience of His goodness.
This Week: Practice engaging God with the sense of Touch. Ask Him to make His presence known and wait. Note changes to what you feel, both externally (heat, weight, etc) and internally (sense of peace, calm, etc).
Respond: What is one way you can respond to this week's talk in the next 48-72 hours? Write it down.
Engage with the message: What is one way you can to this week's talk in the next 48-72 hours? Write it down.
Engage with the message: How does the world typically view God's anger? What are the outcomes of this view? Spend some time meditating on Romans 3:21-26. If Jesus has truly satisfied God's judgment of sin, how does that impact the way you connect to Him? What is one way you can respond to this week's talk in the next 48-72 hours? Write it down.
Engage with the message: What are some of the ‘idols’ in our present culture? Do we try to 'follow’ any of them while also loving God? What do we need to do? Jeremiah was totally transparent with God because he trusted Him. Are you that transparent/frank with God? Meditate and have a conversation with Him about it. What is one way you can respond to this week's talk in the next 48-72 hours? Write it down.
Engage with the Message: After the message, how would you define God's holiness? What does it mean for you to be holy because God is holy (1 Peter 1:15-16)? What is one way you can respond to this week's talk in the next 48-72 hours? Write it down.
Engage with the Message: After the message, how would you define God's holiness? What does it mean for you to be holy because God is holy (1 Peter 1:15-16)? What is one way you can respond to this week's talk in the next 48-72 hours? Write it down.
Engage with the Message: Think of a time when you felt God’s presence in a special way (a dream, a prayer, etc.) How did that experience transform you? How would it look like to live a life 100% in God’s presence? Try to describe it. During this week, meditate about the Holiness of God, your loving Father. What is one way you can respond to this week's talk in the next 48-72 hours? Write it down.
Susannah asks us to explore the relationship between Jesus and children. It reveals hindrances between us and God's love and the characteristics/circumstances that lead to belonging in the Kingdom.
Engage with the message:
How does Jesus relate to children/they to Him? What/who might cause a hinderance? Why? What characteristics/circumstances seem to be rewarded?
What does it look like to have healthy conflict? How do we see Jesus responding to conflict in the Bible?
How do we pray for others? Brittney reviews the 5-step prayer model.
Engage with the message: Did you pray for/with someone this week?
Engage with the message: David reminds us that surrender is about progress, not perfection. How do you see that lived out in your day to day?
Engage with the message: Where do you see the outworking of this promise in the events of David’s life? What does honoring God and being honored by God look like?
No matter how many times we turn away from God, no matter how much of a mess we make, He will never stop loving us and pursuing our best.
While not a typical message choice for Mother's Day, round one of Judges was interesting. Round two is next week. What are you still mulling over with God?
Our panel recap of the Torah (Genesis-Deuteronomy) answered as many of your questions that we had time for.
Engage with the Message: What was your biggest take-away from Sunday's message? How will you apply that to this week?
Engage with the Message: What is the Kingdom of God? What does it look like for His Kingdom to come among us? Where are you longing to see God’s Kingdom come (a relationship, my health, family, workplace, etc.)? Ask God this week how you can participate in His will being done in this part of your life and consider how you’ll apply the message?
Engage with the Message: Moses reminded Israel of all the wonders God had done for them. What’s your heart’s response/reaction as you recall what God has done in your life? Try to stay in that heart attitude during the week. How do you feel when you see all Jesus did for you? What specific way is God inviting you the message?
Engage with the Message: What motivates God’s desire for a relationship with you? What motivates your desire for a relationship with God- love, tradition, fear, gratitude? How do we practice soaking in God’s love? Who is encountering God through you? What specific ways is God inviting you to respond to today’s message?
Engage with the Message: The wilderness is a place to let go of what's holding us back from intimacy with God. What area(s) of your life do you struggle to trust God with? Why- what has caused you to mistrust His heart for your in this area? What specific way is God inviting you to respond to the message? This week, ask God to build your confidence in His goodness, specifically in the areas you struggle.
Engage with the Message: Numbers is not a book to look at with judgement; it is a book to give us pause to look in the mirror at our own relationship with God.
What can I do today to face the ruth and reject the lie?
Engage with the Message: What does Leviticus tell you about God’s heart; about worshiping Him as a sinful person? How does God’s holiness affect your view of Him? How can you embody God’s values and principles today, surrounded by idols?
Engage with the Message: We see God’s character revealed as He makes a covenant and gives us his commandments. Sometimes, God says “no” as we are waiting on Him; how does this change your view of Him? In what ways can you seek God? How do you feel about the truth that you are God’s temple?
Engage with the Message: In what ways has God rescued you? Why do you think He has done so? What does this reveal to you about His character? How can you be more vulnerable with God, knowing He is seeking your best? What specific way is God inviting you to respond to today's message? Write it down.
Engage with the Message: How do Jacob and Joseph's stories challenge or inspire you to go deeper in your relationship with God?
Engage with the Message: What stood out to you the most in Genesis 12-25? How would you define biblical grace; how do you see God being graceful in Genesis 1-25? As we explored these chapters, did your view of God or people change? How? What specific way is God inviting you to respond to today's message?
Engage with the Message:: Did you see humanity and God with new eyes after hearing the message? What stood out to you? What questions do you still have?
Engage with the Message:: Did you see God with new eyes as we learned about Creation? What do you think of the Holy Spirit? God created YOU... how do you think He sees YOU? How do you feel called to respond to the message this week?
Start of In a Pursuit of a Family series.
Engage with the Message: The Old Testament (OT)
What has your relationship with the OT been? How does the original structure of the OT point to Jesus? How does knowing that impact your view of the OT? What practical response is Jesus inviting you to, and who can you share it with?
Engage with the Message: 2022
What do you want to see God do in your life? What do you want to see God do in and through SCV? How are you going to get involved in what you want to see Him do?
Engage with the message: How can you love people generously this week? What practical response is Jesus inviting you to? Who can I share what I've learned about Jesus' birth with this week?
Engage with the Message:
Where are the oppressed and oppressors in your life? Who is or has hurt you? How do you think Jesus would bring joy to these people? What practical response is Jesus inviting you to? Who can I share what I’ve learned about Jesus’ birth with this week?
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God loves to communicate with us and He can use our dreams to do that. This week, steward the gift by asking God for dreams, writing them down as soon as you wake up, and asking your SCV family to help understand what God is saying to you.
Engage with the Message: Multidimensional Healing is the tangible demonstration of God's restoration plan. It's a hug from heaven. Let's practice praying for healing this week! Let LOVE motivate you
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Prophecy: How do we understand & steward this gift?
Read 1 Corinthians 12, 2 Peter 2 and 1 Thessalonians 5:19-21
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Continue to ask God for a word for you or someone else! Bring your stories to share on Sunday.
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Good News: Who were you before Jesus? How did you meet him? What is your life like now? How is the Good News continuing to change your life?
Engage with the Message: Commit to bless the difficult people and places in your life (Luke 6). Trust God to shift the hearts and atmospheres as you invite His best on them.
Jesus calls us to be the least offended people in the world. How can you respond to insults and challenges with gentleness?
Engage with the Message:
Commit to bless the difficult people and places in your life (Luke 6). Trust God to shift the hearts and atmospheres as you invite His best on them.
Jesus calls us to be the least offended people in the world. How can you respond to insults and challenges with gentleness?
Engage with the Message:
Commit to bless the difficult people and places in your life (Luke 6). Trust God to shift the hearts and atmospheres as you invite His best on them.
Monday: Body (health, strength)
Tuesday: Labor (work, career, finance)
Wednesday: Emotions (love, joy, peace)
Thursday: Social (relationships, family)
Friday: Spiritual (salvation, revelation)
Engage with the Message:
How is the Holy Spirit prompting you to respond to the message?
How will you use REAP and/or the three keys to going deeper in worship this week?
How does worship center you on the most important commandment?
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What might God do if you were to invest yourself wholeheartedly into loving your literal geographic neighbors?
1- Continue praying that God would draw your neighbor's hearts to Him
2- Ask God to reveal conflicting loyalties in your life and surrender fully to God alone
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What might God do if you were to invest yourself wholeheartedly into loving your literal geographic neighbors?
1- Continue praying for your neighbors every time you see your BLOCK MAP
2- Cut something out of your calendar this week and spend the time outside in your neighborhood, complex or block
Engage with the Message:
What might God do if you were to invest yourself wholeheartedly into loving your literal geographical neighbors?
1- Continue praying for your neighbors every time you see your BLOCK MAP
2- Cut something out of your calendar this week and spend the time outside in your neighborhood, complex or block
Engage with the Message
What might God do if you were to invest wholeheartedly into loving your literal geographic neighbors?
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Continue praying for your neighbors every time you see your BLOCK MAP
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Cut something out of your calendar this week and spend time outside in your neighborhood, complex or block
Engage with the Message: What might God do if you were to invest yourself wholeheartedly into loving your literal neighbors?
1- Put your BLOCK MAP on your fridge.
2- Pray for your neighbors every time you see your BLOCK MAP.
3- Begin thinking of ways you can introduce yourself to your neighbors.
Engage with the Message: John 14:16-17; Acts 2
The Holy Spirit empowers us to be vessels by which God loves the world back to life! This week, ask Him to increase in you and engage the prayer points from our Revolutionary Pray list.
Engage with the Message: 1 Corinthians 12
The Holy Spirit gives us gifts to guide us back towards interdependence. This week, take time to (1) figure out what He's gifted you with and (2) how are you regularly bringing that gift to the SCV family in order to bless them?
Engage with the Message: Colossians 3:12-15
Love is central to God's redemptive plan. Because God is Love. And for us to love one another, we must let Love take over our lives. This week, bless those who you disagree with, dislike, or are in conflict with.
Engage with the Message: 1 Peter 2:1-9
God's Redemptive Plan is expressed, brought to life, revealed in the context of a faith community. How are you connecting with SCV? How can you take a step further to be known within this family?
Meditate on John 11:1-44
Engage with the Message: Each day this week ask Jesus to reveal how good God is and how much He loves you. When you feel resistance or disbelief, pause there and ask Jesus to help remove any barriers you have to being loved by God.
Engage with the Message: Meditate on John 3:1-21
Fresh starts require RISK. What are you willing to risk or give up to encounter Jesus?
Engage with the Message During the Week: Meditate on John 4:1-42
Where do you need a fresh start? Ask Jesus to reveal how He has come to offer you that new beginning. Are you ready to take it?
Palm Sunday - Writing your own Psalms
Engage with the Message During the Week:
As you experience anxiety/fear/pain this week, consider writing a psalm of lament to help get it off your chest. As you experience gratitude and joy, consider writing a psalm of thanks to let God know your appreciation.