This series is about what God actually says about doing relationships well. Not opinions. Not advice from someone who has it all figured out. God's Word — applied to the marriages, friendships, families, and workplaces we actually live in.

This week: friendship.

The number of people who report having no close personal friends has increased fourfold since 2000. Author and researcher David Brooks reports that 54% of Americans say nobody knows them well. We have more ways to connect than any generation in history — and we are lonelier than ever. 

We've done something strange to the word "friend." We know what strangers' homes look like on the inside, where they vacationed, what they ordered for dinner — and most of them aren't really our friends. The world has given us the illusion of connection while quietly replacing the real thing. But the loneliness epidemic isn't just a social problem. It's a spiritual one. And the church has an answer — because God designed us for exactly this.

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This series is about what God actually says about doing relationships well. Not opinions. Not advice from someone who has it all figured out. God's Word — applied to the marriages, friendships, families, and workplaces we actually live in.

This week we go to one of the most misread, most misused, most avoided passages in the New Testament: Ephesians 5:22-33.

Wives, submit to your husbands.

Before you close the tab — read verse 21 first.

Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

That's the verse most people skip. And it changes everything that follows.

The Greek word for submit here is hypotassō — to voluntarily place yourself under another for their good. Not passivity. Not silence. Not a power imbalance dressed up in religious language. It's a posture of strength, rooted in knowing you've already been radically loved and served by Jesus, who submitted himself for us first.

And the call isn't just to wives. Paul calls husbands to love their wives the way Christ loved the church — a love that gave everything, held nothing back, and laid down its life. That's not a soft ask. That's the highest standard of love that exists.

When both people in a relationship choose that posture — not "what do I get out of this" but "how do I get to serve" — something entirely different becomes possible.

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This series is about what God actually says about doing relationships well. Not opinions. Not advice from someone who has it all figured out. God's Word — applied to the marriages, friendships, families, and workplaces we actually live in.

Here's where we start: healthy, loving relationships don't begin by finding healthy, loving people. They begin by becoming one.

That's a harder truth than most of us want to sit with. But when you look honestly at the common denominator in every strained relationship, every fracture, every falling out you've ever had — there's one person who shows up every single time. You.

Not to pile on. That's true for all of us. The question is what we do with it.

In Week 1 we open in Ephesians 5:1-2 and trace Paul's argument back through chapters 4 and 3 to show how the call to "walk in love" isn't a suggestion tacked onto the end of a letter. It's the logical conclusion of everything Paul has just said about who Jesus is, what He's done, and what it means to live as someone who's been deeply loved by God.

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Sharing your faith doesn't have to feel like a formula. It starts with authentic relationships, honest stories, persistent prayer, and staying open to what God's already doing around you. This series will help you notice everyday moments as chances to love your neighbors well and let your life point them toward Jesus.

In the final week of the series, we get practical. Really practical.

We've talked about talking about what you love. We've talked about living naturally supernatural. We've talked about the difference between the gospel story and your story. Now we're going to actually help you build yours.

Here's what we know about how people change their minds: it's almost never because of an argument. It's because of a story. Someone's personal experience. Something real that happened to a real person who's standing right in front of them. Facts inform. Stories persuade.

And you have one.

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Welcome to the Made For More podcast from Vineyard Cincinnati Church. Over the next few weeks we will be talking about the five values of VCC and how they shape who we are a followers of Jesus. In this episode we hear from our host Tyler Jarvis and the team that went to Barcelona as they talk about their trip and what all five values of VCC look like in action. 

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Sharing your faith doesn't have to feel like a formula. It starts with authentic relationships, honest stories, persistent prayer, and staying open to what God's already doing around you. This series will help you notice everyday moments as chances to love your neighbors well and let your life point them toward Jesus.

Week 3 is about the two things every follower of Jesus gets to carry into every conversation: the gospel story, and your story.

Most of us aren't avoiding evangelism because we don't care. We're avoiding it because we're not sure we know how. We don't think we have the right words. We don't think our testimony is dramatic enough. We're afraid of saying the wrong thing or coming across like the person with the bullhorn on the street corner.

But here's the thing: Jesus' first missionary was a man who had just been freed from a legion of demons. No theological training. No ministry experience. Just a changed life and a story to tell. And Jesus sent him.

You don't need a dramatic past. You don't need a seminary degree. You need to know what Jesus changed — and be willing to say it.

In this message we walk through Romans 10:9-15 and dig into what it actually looks like to be an everyday evangelist.

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Welcome to the Made For More podcast from Vineyard Cincinnati Church. Over the next few weeks we will be talking about the five values of VCC and how they shape who we are a followers of Jesus. In this episode we  hear from our host Tyler Jarvis, Jon Weiner, Kelechi Kanu and Clay Harrington as they talk about the value "Evangelism". 

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Sharing your faith doesn't have to feel like a formula. It starts with authentic relationships, honest stories, persistent prayer, and staying open to what God's already doing around you. This series will help you notice everyday moments as chances to love your neighbors well and let your life point them toward Jesus.

Week 2 of Everyday Evangelism is about what it looks like when the power of God moves through ordinary people in ordinary places.

Here's something we don't talk about enough: most people aren't skeptical about the supernatural. They're fascinated by it. Tarot cards, horoscopes, palm readings, paranormal events — curiosity about what's beyond the visible world is everywhere. The church doesn't need to convince the world that the supernatural is real. The world already believes it. We just need to show them the real thing.

But somewhere along the way, a lot of Christians forgot that the same power that brought them to faith in the first place — the power of the Holy Spirit — is still at work, still available, and still moving through people who stay attentive and available.

That's what it means to be naturally supernatural.

Not changing the tone of your voice. Not performing something you're not. Not being weirder than you have to be. Just being yourself — while staying attentive to what the Holy Spirit is already doing in the room, the conversation, the moment.

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Welcome to the Made For More podcast from Vineyard Cincinnati Church. Over the next few weeks we will be talking about the five values of VCC and how they shape who we are a followers of Jesus. In this episode we hear from our host Tyler Jarvis, Cassy Cooper and Matt Massey as they talk about the value "Generosity". 

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Sharing your faith doesn't have to feel like a formula. It starts with authentic relationships, honest stories, persistent prayer, and staying open to what God's already doing around you. This series will help you notice everyday moments as chances to love your neighbors well and let your life point them toward Jesus.

Week 1 starts with the most natural place: talking about what you love.

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