The Vine is a dynamic community of faith called to build the family of God, transforming lives, cities and societies by the intimate presence of Jesus Christ.
Every single human being has a native heart language that is hardwired into their soul through being made in the image of God. It is the heart language of the Spirit of God. The Spirit changes us by communicating with us.
The Holy Spirit in a sense does from the inside what Christ would do from the outside- teach, convict, remind, comfort and guide.
I remember the very first time I ever encountered the spirit. On one Sunday my father responded to the altar call at the end of the service and as a four year, old I distinctly remember the pastor laying his hands on my Dad and then seeing my Dad fall over on, to the floor and then lie there really still as if he were dead
God's liberation is not a half liberation, reserved for only the special few. It is a liberation for all people and all nations, for anyone who trusts in Him.
The sprinkled blood of Jesus speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
For those of us who believe in Jesus, we have been told, instructed, mandated, commanded to tell and teach people about Jesus.
Success in God's kingdom is not defined by the abundance of achievement but the faithfulness of obedience.
When things appear one way, know that God isn't calling us to follow appearance. Uncharted is an invitation to lean not on our own understanding but to lean on Him.
Persecution is simply the clash between two irreconcilable value-systems, that of the word of God and his Spirit of love, and world of the flesh and its spirit of greed.
It's not hard to see that our thinking patterns have a significant effect on our beliefs and behaviors. This is why with this vision the Lord has set before us, to embrace the uncharted, to go forth into territory that we have never been before, we're going to have to be open minded to change the way we think and let the Holy Spirit challenge us in our beliefs and behaviours
If there was ever an uncharted season for a church, surely it was at that moment when Jesus in his resurrection gathers the 11 of them and gives them a call to action with the Great Commission.
God is calling us into a season where we will be in uncharted territory, uncharted waters.
God knows you need support to keep your faith in Him strong when things get hard. He knows you need to be emboldened to withstand obstacles before you. We can often find ourselves out here looking for the right miracle, trying to read the right passage and get the right information, and pray the prayers while all along God is saying you need the right people.
In a time of battle, someone else's clothes will become a burden you have to carry rather than a weapon you can use.
As a people, we very much make choices on things by their outward appearance. But if we are to truly follow God with our lives, then we must learn to see things from His perspective.
Our God is a God of movement, and so his church must also be a church of movement. And so as we step into a new year, into 2025 with all the deep and entrenched challenges we see around us in the world today, and with whatever real and overwhelming challenges we might be facing personally, we cannot step into this new year in a posture of retreat.
Jesus shares us a pivotal story of what and how the kingdom of heaven is like and he shares them to us through stories or parables so that we understand and relate too. But more than that it shows us that God is in the details and is invested in our daily lives.
Notice the flow in this passage. Direct words about sin, brokenness, wrath and disobedience. Descriptions of darkness and light. A recognition that the world is evil, and a dramatic call for God's people to wake up.
We can experience significant transformation and growth in Christ, let go of sinful habits, and increasingly reflect the character of Christ. He has given us everything for that to happen. But we have a choice to make. How can we say yes to the Holy Spirit's transforming work in our lives?
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18 Feb 2024 | Hello Church! As we continue our year in intimacy, we will be sharing a message on what stops us from living generously instead of a lifestyle of consistent generosity. This does take abundent trust in God however, through this will lead you into understanding his character, mercy, love and goodness. Which in turn opens yourself faith, peace and intimacy with God.
18 Feb 2024 | Hello Church! As we continue our year in intimacy, we will be sharing a message on what stops us from living generously instead of a lifestyle of consistent generosity. This does take abundent trust in God however, through this will lead you into understanding his character, mercy, love and goodness. Which in turn opens yourself faith, peace and intimacy with God.
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