Quest Community Church (A Vineyard Church) Podcast

Worship is so often entertainment based and how we feel about music. But worship is so much more. Worship is the love language of our relationship with God.

Deepening our understanding and practice of obedience, when rightly understood, frees us to live our best life and be a friend of God.

Acts 3&4: What do we do when we don't feel like bouncing back? We rely on the strength of the Holy Spirit.

Life is hard. How we bounce back is one of the most critical aspects of health. Join us as we begin a new series on Resilience Under Pressure and discover a richer relationship with the Holy Spirit and a fuller life.

A Post Resurrection Breakfast Transforms How We View God Embedded in the power of the cross and resurrection of Jesus is a very personal lesson in how we deal with failure. Every one of the disciples, foremost among them Peter, denied and abandoned Jesus in His greatest time of need. Yet, a breakfast the risen Jesus prepares for His disciples transforms men who were failures into men who were world changers.

Jesus' interactions with Levi (Matthew) and Nicodemus show us the power of what it means to step into the risk of growing into the new things to which God invites us. The right expression of vulnerability within authority leads to a flourishing life.

Luke 14:1-24

The hospitality Jesus modeled for us changed the world. It is a powerful way of living that shows respect and friendship to one's friends and those who some might call enemies -- but Jesus ate with His "enemies" in hopes of making them friends.

We all need something meaningful we are called and compelled to do in life. The Bible speaks clearly to us of both our need for meaningful purpose as we follow God, and also of the perseverance and faith needed to achieve great good for God. Todd Roese, our missionary to Russia and the founder of the Autism Care Collective and the Autism Care Center invites us winsomely and clearly to live our best life with God.

Jesus has a meal with a woman and a Pharisee and illustrates how radically different faith and life are than we normally tend to think. In doing so, Jesus gives us the only basis upon which we can live without judgment and still hold to healthy and unhealthy, ok and not ok, right and wrong.

Jesus does a miracle that people often ask, "why?" If you ever think, "I'm not going to ask for prayer about ____________, because there are so many bigger things in the world," this meal with Jesus shows us He is interested in the big and small things. And it also reveals how to live in joy, even in the midst of sorrow or difficulty.

If you want to experience God, you have to be willing to risk it.

Miracles and Healing Still Happen Today Join us as we look at what the Bible says about the miraculous and give examples throughout history including current day, doctor verified healings.

Paul tells us through the Holy Spirit, God gives us gifts to be a part of bringing His love and presence to others around us. Even though the church he is talking to is full of dysfunction, he still says eagerly desire the gifts, practice them, and learn to walk in them - especially prophecy.

From cover to cover in the Bible and throughout history the power of the Holy Spirit is evident. Jesus says He gives His Spirit to all who follow Him.

The Holy Spirit from creation on is often referred to as the life-giving breath of God. What does that mean for how we know and engage in the ministry of the Holy Spirit? Join us for an in-depth look and practical ways we can partner with the work of the Holy Spirit.

A full and vibrant faith comes when all of the people in the church are equipped and using their gifts.

We spend so much times striving and pressing to achieve in life. The whole time the Holy Spirit is with us and wants us to be where we are supposed to be in life more than we do. What if we learned to go with the flow of the Holy Spirit?

The majority of American Christians don't see or relate to the Holy Spirit as the Bible describes Him. They see the Holy Spirit as a symbol or a force. But God in the Holy Spirit is so much more personal. Join us in personally praying this prayer, "Come, Holy Spirit" and encountering God in deeper, more personal ways.

Living a good, deeply meaningful life is mostly about refocusing regularly on what is most important in life. Today we examine how the gospel is intended to reshape every motivation and desire of our heart in a way that makes life so much richer than what we experience so often.

Jesus has a breakthrough for us; His compassion leads us to redemption. John 1, John 4

It is so easy to miss the awe and wonder of God all around us. The Christmas season reminds us how greatness can happen right in front of you and so many can miss it. What if we reconnected to the awe and wonder of God on a daily basis?

Waiting is often frustrating and hard, but waiting is a reality of life. Often we wait FOR God and miss His goodness in the process. What if we learned to wait WITH God?

The central struggle and growth point in our faith is learning to trust the love and grace of God.

The wisdom of Stephen teaches us how to be winsome for the sake of others.

In our cynical world, the message of one of the most loved, little known characters in the Bible inspires us to live differently.

Two little known people give us tremendous insight into the power of reconciliation, in their lives, in our lives, and in our culture.

A little known man named Ananias shows us that ordinary lives become extraordinary in God's hands when we do two simple things.

Take a fresh, inspiring look at one of the most famous scriptures of all time, Psalm 23. Today this Scripture will find new meaning and greater depth of life application.

This week we take a look at how Titus lead the churches in Crete to create a culture of change.

Intentional living requires focus. But so many things scream for our attention, demand we perform, and drive our sense of worth. Without awareness of what is essential and true, we will always live our lives subject to the tyranny of the urgent or the loudest voices or the most substantial feelings and needs driving us. Today, we look at an ordinary blue-collar worker who God tremendously used because he cut through the clutter and lived for an audience of One.

Sharon Kisiel shares that every follower of Christ is a member of a royal priesthood. Then she explains the Five Step Prayer Model.

Romans 16:17-20 Romans provides a framework for us to navigate the issue of knowing if someone is teaching Christ or promoting themselves.

Too often we live life on empty, burning out. In Romans 15, Paul applies the gospel to his own purpose and priorities. From Paul, we can learn to focus our purpose and priorities in a way that we are filled and empowered by the Holy Spirit, living life on full, rather than on empty.

In a world full of disputes, the Apostle Paul leads us to a way of thinking, communicating, and being that can bring us together and heal the anger.

Paul invites us to live a life of honor so noble and winsome that it could change everything.

Love and forgiveness sound great. But they are hard to do and sometimes we short-circuit the power and beauty of forgiveness.

Spiritual gifts that the Holy Spirit gives, though often misunderstood and maligned, rightly understood are an anchor point of the Christian life. Join us for a look at why Romans, and Paul in general, makes such a big deal of spiritual gifts. Discovering and living in them, can make life exciting, powerful, beautiful, and fun.

Romans 12 - Living in Radical Community.  This week is an exploration into how the body of Christ can live in radical community with one another. 

Romans 9-11 often bring up a hornets nest of feelings, thoughts, and concerns about God's sovereignty, God choosing who is saved and who is not (election). Join us as we walk through it to simply make sense of how Paul is giving one long illustration of the power of the Gospel as he has presented in Romans 1-8...and along the way dispel some common misunderstandings that keep many people from walking in all of God's love and goodness.

We tend to live our relationships through if you do this for me, I will do this for you. But God is not like that. God is 100% for us all the time and God is good all the time. 

What is the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives, and how do we live in the power of the Spirit? Romans 8 describes some of the Holy Spirit's miraculous work in the lives of Christians and the importance of engaging in a relationship with the Spirit. At the end of the service, we walk through the spiritual practice of Lectio Divina— listening to what the Holy Spirit wants to say to us individually through Scripture.

As the Apostle Paul reflects vulnerably on his own struggles with sin, he says to us all that there is now no condemnation! How can that no condemnation be a place in which we all live?

Join us for another thoughtful, practical message designed to strengthen each person's relationship with God, foster enduring relationships, and help us become healthier people. Today, we hear from Sharon Kisiel on what it means to be citizens of God's Kingdom and how to live out empowered lives as His people.

In our pursuit of good and God, we often focus on our sin and failure. In Romans 6 Paul describes a much more powerful reality that empowers growth and good like nothing else - understanding our Identity in Christ.

In Romans 5 Paul begins laying out how justification by faith is lived out in a way that changes us. As he closes out the chapter he highlights two truths that must be held together in tension in order for us to not fall into the heresies of theological legalism or theological liberalism. In so doing Paul provides a powerful description of true Christianity.

If you talk to people about what faith is, you get all sorts of descriptions - some that are compelling and inspiring, and others that feel a bit blah and lukewarm. Join us as the Apostle Paul, in one of the greatest letters ever written, describes a faith that leads us to confidence, joy, peace, and rest in our hearts and minds.

So many of our struggles in life center around areas where we wrestle with defensiveness, needing to feel worth while, loved, valuable...secure. In today's message, Paul describes a security that can be so strong, so deep, so real, that we can walk through life with a new level of confidence and freedom.

In today's message we read one of Paul's most controversial statements. But don't get lost in the weeds or you will miss his main, big point. Paul is showing us we all start on a level playing field. Though the symptoms and expression of our sin may be different, we all sin the same. And only by fully recognizing we all start on a level playing field can we understand the gospel and find true compassion for one another that unifies us instead of dividing us.

Romans is credited by the greatest names in history as the most influential letter ever written. Why? Because it is profoundly deep and powerfully practical at describing reality, who God is, who we are, and how we live in the love and power of God.

Following Jesus means that we need not be ashamed of talking about Jesus.