di Vineyard Church Maryville
You want peace... and God's offering it. So what's standing in the way?
Is hope naive optimism, or something far richer than that?
We've asked "what is the kingdom of God?" Next, let's ask a trickier one: "When is the kingdom of God?"
Through a certain set of lenses, Jesus taught exclusively about one thing. Many Christians couldn't tell you what it is, or explain it. Let's work on that!
A sermon about the grand narrative of scripture, and our place within it.
Work is not a curse… but it has been cursed. How do we find joy and meaning in our vocation with all these pesky thorns and thistles?
In this message I’ll be contrasting the actions of the youngest son and the jealousy of oldest son, while highlighting the loving response of the father to each of his sons to ultimately show that the Father’s love toward us is greater than our rebellion against him.
Even after we are saved, our choices in this life will impact our eternity. We want to know that our salvation is real, our motives are true, and we are fueled by gratitude instead of fear. A simple image from scripture reveals how.
Now we know what fasting is... but, why? Why engage in such a challenging spiritual practice, if it's not even mandatory?
What if something didn't sound like fun at all, but it was a spiritual turbo button? Would you be interested?