Vineyard Richmond Weekly Message

We can all trust the Lord when it is popping up sunshine and roses-- when it is blue skies and big smiles. What about in the storm, the wreck, the loss?

Sometimes we get caught up in the definition of surrender that gets wrongfully associated with weakness or loss. We shout “never surrender!” and continually spend our days looking to prove our strength, worth, and value to those around us. However, just like in the hymn, our full surrender leads to a greater presence of the Holy Spirit.

Why do we sing blood songs? What did the blood represent?

I can tell you all that God has done in my life, but I would much rather tell you what he is doing. The Lord saved me, but he is also saving me.

Peter, the disciple of Jesus, lived a rollercoaster of a life. This man that stood up and rebuked Jesus for saying he would go to Jerusalem and die. This same Peter cut off Malchus’ ear in the garden the night Jesus was arrested. The same man said he would never, ever, deny Jesus— and failed. Why? He didn’t understand the vision.

Grace is the totally unmerited, unearned, unwarranted favor of God. Simply put, it is the forgiveness based upon the love of God to us. We cannot earn it.

Even King David had moments when he couldn’t hear from God even though he was asking, begging God to speak! If you are seeking God and not hearing God, you are in good company. All is not lost.

Have you ever been so sure of God’s plan and yet got it wrong?

When we hear the Lord and then act on it, we tend to get more comfortable; we recognize it a little faster, easier, and more confidently.

How do you know when it’s God talking? How do you hear God speak? Does God still speak to people today?