Grace Vineyard Oceanside Podcast

Continuing in our series Witness - Stories of the First Jesus Followers, we'll hear about miracles, an angelic jail break, and the spread of Jesus' teachings throughout the city.

A seed grows into a tree that bears fruit containing more seeds. Growth through Multiplication. This is God's plan for fulfilling the task of taking the Gospel of the Kingdom to every people group on the planet.

"In God's Garden even broken trees bear fruit". We are all called to play a role in being witnesses for Jesus locally, regionally, in other cultures, and to the ends of the world. Today we'll hear how that's possible.

Jesus healed all who came to him, as we see in Matthew 8:16. If God is the same yesterday, today and forever, why would be not want to heal everyone today?

Continuing in our series, "Witness - Stories from the First Jesus Followers", we are reminded to take off our masks - to be authentic with each other in an atmosphere of love, acceptance, and forgiveness

Jesus tells His followers that they are His witnesses. Today we look at a story from the first Jesus Followers to learn about the culture of their community that supported their lifestyle of being Jesus' witnesses.

A look at the Old Testament wisdom book Ecclesiastes for lessons on the illusion of control

Witnesses tell others what they have seen, heard, experienced, and learned about Jesus. We are witness for Jesus, and so is the Holy Spirit who helps us with everything we need.

Richard "Snake" Ertel shares insights from the parable of the Prodigal Son.

Jesus told His followers they would be empowered by the Holy Spirit to be witnesses for Him throughout the world. We are reading stories from the book of Acts to learn from their experiences what it looks like to be Spirit-empowered witnesses for Jesus.