Vineyard Church Messages

Question of the week: What movie have you seen recently that you would recommend and why?

Message clip: What is one take-away for you from the message clip this week?

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(Jesus) “I am the sprouting vine and you’re my branches. As you live in union with me as your source, fruitfulness will stream from within you—but when you live separated from me you are powerless.

John 15:5 TPT

• In your own life, how do you live in union with Jesus as your source?

• What happens in your heart when you do not intentionally stay

connected with Jesus? What do you think causes that disconnection?

• What do you think of when you think of a “powerless” life? How about a “powerful” life?

He who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him.

1 Corinthians 6:17 ESV

• If you had the same spirit as Michael Jordan, you’d be a great basketball player. If you had the same spirit as Bill Gates, you’d have an incredible mind for technology. Since you now have the same spirit as God, what does that mean for your life?

Diving deeper: Say this prayer each day this week. How does it change your perspective on God, yourself, and your day?

“Jesus, thank you for making me one with you. Help me to live today in union with you. Amen.”

Question of the week:

When you were 6 years old (or in 1st grade), what was your dream job?

Message clip:

What is one take-away for you from the message clip this week?

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Daily they met together in the temple courts and in one another’s homes to celebrate communion. They shared meals together with joyful hearts and tender humility. They were continually filled with praises to God, enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord kept adding to their number daily those who were coming to life.

Acts 2:46-47 TPT

• Why do you think the early church met together so often?

• Imagine yourself at one of the shared meals of the early church. What do

the “joyful hearts” and “tender humility” look like?

A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.

Ecclesiastes 4:12 NLT

• How has living in real community encouraged you to grow spiritually?

• How can you stand “back-to-back” with someone in your community this

week and encourage them in their faith?

Diving deeper:

What is one attribute that you want to develop in your life? (e.g., patience,

boldness, joy, etc.) Who is someone that lives out that attribute? Write down a way you can spend time with that person this week.

Bonus: Have that person pray over you to receive the attribute they possess.

Question of the week: If you had 25 hours in every day, how would you use your extra time?

Message clip: What is one take-away for you from the message clip this week?

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Live happily together in a spirit of harmony, and be as mindful of another’s worth as you are your own. Don’t live with a lofty mind-set, thinking you are too important to serve others, but be willing to do menial tasks and identify with those who are humble minded. Don’t be smug or even think for a moment that you know it all. Romans 12:16 TPT

• Who is someone in your life that eagerly serves others? What stands out to you about their life?

• What do you think would change in your life if you saw each person with the same love that God has for them?

Speaking the truth in a spirit of love.

Ephesians 4:15b GNT

• What does it look like to speak the truth in love?

• Is there a person or situation in your life where you need to speak the

truth in love?

Diving deeper:

In his message, Pastor Jim talked about six building blocks of real community.

Which of these six stands out to you and how can you begin to apply it to your life this week?