The Vine Church UMC

Have you felt opposition lately? Have you had a struggle or a setback of any sort? Have you felt isolated and alone? This is right where the enemy wants us. But Jesus wants us to thrive! Thriving on your own can often feel impossible. But thriving in the midst of a Christ-centered community is much easier. In this last part of our series “Engage”, we’ll see what it looks like to truly engage in a community that will help you thrive.

Life is busy with so many things. Staying connected to Christ can feel challenging at times. You may wonder if you’re even living your life for Christ at all. Being in a Christ-centered community is a great way to shed light on how well you’re abiding in Jesus. In this third part of our series “Engage,” we’ll take a look at three things that will empower you to abide in Christ in a more consistent way.

Being seen, known and loved is something all people long for. This happens in a Christ-centered community. Discovering the Kingdom of God is another thing that happens when community is Christ-centered. In this second message of the series “Engage,” we will take the mystery out of what the Kingdom of God is and help you identify ways you can live a Kingdom life.

We long to be better, to accomplish more and to try new things. The gap between who we are and who we were made to be fills our resolutions at the beginning of each new year. But we find out quickly that on our own, our resolve to better ourselves is weak at best. In this first week of the new series, Engage, we’ll learn how engaging in authentic Christ-centered community will not only strengthen our transformation to our better selves, it will help us better see who God made us to be.

What a privilege it is to live in a time where God has already reached down and sent us His One and Only Son. A time where we can experience the hope and joy of knowing Jesus. In this Christmas Eve message, Pastor Gus will draw attention to the amazing gift we have when we lay aside religion and run into a loving relationship with Jesus.

With Christmas just days away, the list of all the loved ones we’ve purchased gifts for and the list of those we still need a gift for is dancing through our heads. Is Jesus on that list? In this fourth message in the series “For You This Christmas,” Pastor Andrew will show us why we should worship Jesus this Christmas and why this is the greatest gift we can give Him.

“Fall on your knees." We’ve sung these words countless times at Christmas as we’ve belted out a chorus of “Oh Holy Night.” In this message, we will see how these are more than just words from a song. Bowing before the Lord and falling on our knees is a way to show our worship to Jesus.

Giving gifts is a big deal this time of year. We give good gifts to others because we love them. In week two of “For You This Christmas,” we’ll take a look at the significance of the gifts the wise men brought to Jesus and see how they taught us to give gifts with great joy!

The truth is that God doesn’t exist for us. We exist for Him. We were created to bring Him honor and glory by worshiping Him in everything we say and everything we do. In this first message, we will learn to lift our hands in worship no matter what is going on around us.