the Vine with Chris Green

Pastor Scott Lambert's message on December 2, 2025, was split into two parts. Here is the main part of his sermon on "Fear to Joy", focusing on Mary's, and Joseph's, reaction to news borne to both of them by angels. Fear is an innate human response, but the angels' messages in the Advent story are prefaced by "Fear not!"

As America approaches Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 27), Scott Lambert shares a profound yet entertainingly agrarian (and quantitative) reflection on two Biblical episodes that underscore the power of voluntary giving (for both the giver and for the Kingdom of God) and the importance of gratitude for the gifts we receive.

"All that have is Thine alone, A trust O Lord from Thee"

Scott Lambert focuses on Jesus' Emmaus walk to give us context for our walks with Jesus – Son of God and our Savior – observing that, while salvation is personal, our worship (and the whole of the church on earth) is a team activity. 

“Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?" 

– John 14:1-2 (NLT)

Guest preacher Scott Sottosanti shared with us his compelling message, taken from Paul's letter to the church at Galatia, on grace: what it isn't, what it is, and how we experience it. We thank Scott for joining us on November 9th.

The Nicene Creed is an "extra-scriptural" yet foundational document of the Christian faith. In this sermon, Pastor Scott Lambert weaves together history, theology, Scripture, and grace to enhance our understanding of the circumstances surrounding the crafting of this statement of faith and the value it brought to the early church as well as the church today.

A compelling look at the powerful, uplifting, yet challenging message delivered by Paul to the first Christian congregation in Europe, the church at Philippi. Our guest preacher for this message is Timothy Pillsbury of CU Vox Dartmouth, and we thank him for sharing it with us.

Guest preacher Michael O'Leary gives us a crisp, powerful, and insightful assessment of the multi-leveled miracle of Jesus' healing of a leper who runs to the healer. Jesus touches the unclean leper, thus confounding expectations and inverting Mosaic law. "The clean thing" (Christ) touches the unclean (the leper) and renders it (him) clean. So, too, Jesus "became sin for us" so that we might be made clean.

Pastor Scott Lambert uses Jesus' "Parable of the Talents" to talk about Christians' confidence - or our fear - in moving forward under Jesus' guidance. With God on our side, what are we afraid of?

Focusing on Galatians 1:1-10, Scott Lambert discusses the importance of truth, transcendence, and eternity.

Our interim pastor Scott Lambert's series on the important things continues with a sermon on the Holy Spirit. If you never saw a connection between the Paraclete and the 1984 NBA Championship Series... watch this sermon!