Vineyard Church of the Peninsula

Scripture could simply be called God’s Story. It is a story of love creating. It is a story of love sharing. It is a story of love’s jealousy. It is a story of love’s anger. It is a story of love reconciling. It is a story of love redeeming. It is a story of love re-creating its perfection. And we are chosen to be participants in this story God is writing.

Matthew 3:17, John 15:9-10, Ephesians 1:6, Ephesians 1:11-14, Philippians 2:6-11

Jesus returned to the Father just as he told the disciples he would. He sent the Holy Spirit in an unmistakable way, just as he told the disciples he would. The disciples, then, guided by the now-indwelling Holy Spirit, were charged with guiding this new entity, the church, into existence, and then to lead and shape its furious-paced growth. Scripture provides insight into that leadership some thirty years after the debut of this 1st century start-up. It highlights how there was continuing teaching and encouragement and exhortation being brought to the many who had been added to the number of followers of Jesus in those few years.

In the no-stones-left-unturned style of a gifted lawyer, Paul unpacks God’s most precious gift to us; His perfect, forever salvation through His beloved Son, Jesus. With unwavering confidence, Paul presents the secure aspects of our ‘in Jesus’ life. At the same time, he debunks, as frauds, all fear and insecurity. He repeatedly rejects the possibility of having this gift taken from us, all the while emphasizing this as God’s Plan ‘A’ for His children.

Romans 8:28,31-39