Throughout the summer, we learned about prayer along with some demonstration and a bit of practice. Now we enter the next phase…the practicum. For the next two Sundays we get…
The interesting thing about servants is that you know they are doing an excellent job when they are not noticed. Special events, banquets, and ceremonies run seamlessly because the servants…
May I Pray for You? – Equipping followers of Jesus to ‘do the stuff’ In the gospels, Jesus flat lines our concept of leader-follower roles in society. Much of Jesus’…
Sometimes I think God loves a good wrestle. Throughout all of Scripture there appears to be this ongoing challenge that God has with people, and people with God. For instance,…
As Jesus enters into the next topic of his ‘sermon’, there is an assumption he makes that “Of course you pray, doesn’t everyone?” Three times in his topic on prayer he begins…
Have you ever noticed that God doesn’t have much to say about the clothes we wear, the style of our hair, or the cosmetics we use? Conversations with God seem…
Theologians and preachers have explored the ins and outs of the healing phenomena that we read of in the gospels. Is it faith? Is it how you’re supposed to pray?…
Father – we are Your children. As we lead in Your kingdom and serve the Vineyard Community, may we never lose the wonder and simplicity of child-like trust. Heal us…
“Cultivating a life of prayer, enables us to lean into a depth of spirituality and grace, both individually and corporately, that helps us discern not only where and how the…