God is so intentional, and He set things in motion from the very beginning.

This weekend, we'll be looking at five movements in the Bible, and Easter Sunday, Jesus' resurrection, is at the center of it all! God knew what was going to happen the whole time, and He knew how to set things back into His order.

It's the Greatest Story Ever Told, and we can't wait to tell it again! Jesus Christ is alive and has conquered the grave. He is risen! He is risen indeed!

We are continuing in our series, Kingdom Culture, looking at all the ways that we are called to live under the rule and reign of King Jesus.

But fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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In this teaching from our Kingdom Culture series, Pastor Grant Pemberton discusses the fear of the Lord and its role in shaping the life and mission of the Church.

Eugene Peterson talks about discipleship and following Jesus as long obedience in the same direction, taking one step at a time with the Lord, and being obedient is what it means to be a follower of Christ. But, as many of us know, obedience is challenging. We sometimes have our questions, concerns, and even fears when God calls us to follow Him, but obedience is all about surrender and submission.

There's so much freedom in letting go, and like John the Baptist said, "I must decrease so that He may increase." The more that we surrender and submit to the way of the Lord, the more boldness and confidence we will have knowing that our good God is leading us to streams of living water.

This weekend, we are continuing our series, Kingdom Culture, looking at all the ways that we live out our callings under the rule and reign of King Jesus!

John Wimber once said, "When God calls you to an extraordinary task, He provides extraordinary resources."

And we sometimes worry or wonder how we can accomplish what Jesus is calling us to, but like Peter taking steps onto the water, it's all about trusting the Holy Spirit and allowing Him to help us do what Jesus is calling us to do! It's sometimes nerve-wracking or intimidating, but Jesus is so good, so kind, and so powerful; all authority has been given to Him, and in turn, He sends us out to continue His work and ministry. Whether that's in your office or with your family or friends, the whole world needs Kingdom People to go out and do the stuff!

We are so excited to continue our series, Kingdom Culture, and we'll be looking at different areas of fear!

At a baseline, all humans have different kinds of fears. Whether it's fear of provision or fear of losing control, there are many ways that our fears and insecurities keep us from what God is calling us to do. And what's even more is that the enemy knows these fears and magnifies them in us, basically holding us down. It's awful, and we all know the feeling. But that's not what God has called us to do!

1st John reminds us that God's Perfect Love casts out fear, and as followers of Christ, we have a command to kill fear and to walk in the boldness and confidence of the Lord!  

We are continuing our series, The Main and the Plain, this weekend at the Vineyard!

John Wimber, one of the founders of the Vineyard, had many expressions that helped convey deep theological truths. He would often talk about being "naturally supernatural" in how we pray for one another. Or that Christ's followers were called to go out and do the works of ministry because "the meat is in the streets." Even this idea of "the main and the plain" was a Wimberism describing how we ought to read the Bible and look for the "main and plain" reading rather than do all types of gymnastics to interpret a passage.

We didn't live-stream this service, due to the nature of it being a worship circle, but we wanted to post the podcast! Katherine shares her heart using Psalm 63 as an invitation to all to experience the Lord in a fresh way.

Acts 2:1 On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place... We are continuing our series on the Trinity! We'll be looking at Acts 2 and how the Holy Spirit came onto the scene and empowered the disciples to go out into the world! It's an amazing story of how the church came to be. Pentecost, the feast of first fruits, is when the disciples in the Upper Room received the Spirit of God and then did amazing things for the Kingdom. It's also Communion Sunday, so for those of you joining online, make sure to have your elements ready!