The spirit of Christmas isn't captured by Jingle Bells or I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus. We hear the spirit of Christmas in the song Mary lifted to God as she celebrated the gift of the Savior in her womb. We hear it in the words Zechariah sang after his wife Elizabeth gave birth to their long-awaited and God-given son, John the Baptist. And we hear it especially in the song the angels sang at Jesus' birth, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” Join us for this Advent Series as we hear The Songs of Christmas.
Pastor Rich reflects on the Holy Spirit's Guidance on our Celebration Weekend to mark 30 years of being a Vineyard Church and 30 years of Rich being our Senior Pastor.
Pastor Rich continues the series "30 Years of Following the Spirit" by examining our call to worship the Lord in Spirit and truth.
Pastor Rich begins our month long series celebrating the church's 30th anniversary as a Vineyard church with a sermon about experiencing the Holy Spirit.
In this message, Pastor Rich reminds us that God sometimes makes us wait. It is often through pain, suffering and waiting that God helps us grow and be transformed. And as we grow, we can find joy in waiting.
The Chilean miners felt joy when they were rescued from the collapsed mine. A young man felt joy when he was adopted and became a part of a family. These stories illustrate how joy should be our natural response to God because of the salvation we find in him. Pastor Rich reminds us in this sermon that a good memory of where we've been is vital in "Finding Joy in God's Salvation".
To finish our Silent Killers series,Pastor Rich discusses the motivations, consequences, and the cure for envy.
Pastor Rich continues his Silent Killers series with a sermon about guilt and how we can deal with it in a spiritually healthy way.
Many people grapple with finding self-worth. In traditional societies, people often find their self-worth from others. In our own culture, many people look inside themselves to find self-worth. Pastor Rich lays out for us how we don’t want to look outward (to others) or inward (within ourselves) to find our self-worth, but we want to look upward to God our Father to find our self-worth in him.