Vineyard Richmond Weekly Message

Paul tell us of all the gifts of the Spirit, love is the greatest!

This is one of those things in church that can be confusing and disheartening, as well as encouraging and uplifting. It tends to be highly polarizing, but we need to talk about it.

As a humanity, no one is harder on us than we are on ourselves. Don’t we have a million excuses not to take the shot at our dreams? A million excuses but not one real reason.

I am sure Gideon was planning on bringing much glory to God through a great victory. He and God were going to accomplish so much together. But as a follower of God, Gideon was trying to do too much. He was trying to do too much for God!

Marriage is meant to display a gentle, tender, thorough, and sacrificial love. Marriage is also meant to display a respectful submission - not an attempt to rule each other.

The choices we make often lead to the consequences we live. There, I said it.

We’re gonna talk about judging. If you have been hurt by church folks you may swing the pendulum too far and hear people say things like “No one gets to judge what I do.” “That’s not their place.” But here’s the thing. Judging isn’t wrong, we just need to get better at it.

John Elmer, our Super Regional Leader for Vineyard USA shares a word. What is your holy discontentment?

Sticks and stones will break your bones, but words can kill your whole future.

If you aren’t experiencing radical change in your life, you aren’t following Jesus.