Palo Alto Vineyard Church Sermons

OUTLINE1.    How Did We Get Here?    2.    Living Life as a Neighbor                                                                   3.    The Neighbors We May Not See4.    Choosing to Ignore Them Has a Serious Downside5.    How Can We Be Blessed?

A look at the the value of gathering together in small groups.

Prayer ministry is a core value and practice of our church. Here we delve into what Jesus says about our ability to "hear" God, and how our church attempts to do that in a way that honors God and people.

Building on the theme of adoption from the previous week, we discuss in this sermon how when we are adopted we are adopted into a "family" of some sort. We are both individuals but part of a larger group, community or tribe. Using the...

On Easter Sunday 2014 Alex talked about "rescue" and how Jesus promised not to leave his followers "orphaned." He mentioned that he thought a lot about feeling orphaned given his own birth story. Today he shares more of his story...

What is "true freedom"? How do you define it? How does Jesus define it? As we approach Easter, we continue to look at what is at the heart of the celebration of Jesus rising from the dead. Listen for yourself to what Jesus said about...

Forgiving one another is critical to our experience of Jesus' forgiveness of us. As a matter of fact, Jesus considers it imperative. Easter, and why we celebrate it, is what makes our ability to forgive one another even possible. See what...

Lent is a time where we pay attention to the ways that we put our trust in things other than God for our joy and well being. In doing that we see that even if we have followed God for some time, we are still on a journey of learning to trust God with...

What is Lent? Lent is both a tradition in the historical Christian church and a valuable experience for those trying to follow Jesus now. Lent is about creating space to experience more of our frailty and God's presence. In the words of one...