Vineyard Richmond Weekly Message

What are you carrying right now that is choking you. What is it that is robbing you of your joy?

Have you ever had a dispute that split your friendship and caused you to walk away?

Can you say that your spouse is your best friend? What are the qualities of a great friend?

We have to give up being lord of our own life, chasing our own comforts and self-gratifications. This path will just leave us spiritually empty and lost. But if we surrender, we will gain life. We will gain purpose and fulfillment.

We all want to choose a life that will lead to long term happiness, but when we dive into a relationship with God, it will guide everything else.

How are people swayed away from the good life God has prepared for us? Why do we exchange it for our own twisted desire?

In the midst of their worship they had assumed that God was just saying “love me, love me, say that you love me!” But God says there is one remedy to their foolishness. It isn’t a better worship service, a fog machine, an LED wall, or a wittier sermon. Instead, the immense roaring power of justice is what they need!

Maybe your mask is different, maybe you cover your insecurities with a big ego or maybe you have to pretend to be the smartest person in the room. If you are human, there are times when you will shield yourself from the reality of life by dressing up as someone other than who you are meant to be. That’s just a reality of the human condition.

We are in this together. We are called to care for each other and watch out for each other. We strive together, we suffer together, we succeed together, we win together.

We all want to be seen. We all want to be known. We all want to know that after someone sees the real us, they’ll choose to stay.