Acts 20:1-16
The Apostle Paul: trailblazing gospel-spreader, powerful church-planter... but encourager? Jim looks at Paul's pastoral heart, and how Paul took time to build up his fellow Christians.
Money and Mammon, and KV's Financial Update 2020
Matthew 6:24
Jim shares the challenge of keeping our money from separating us from God, and Jesse shares an update of how Kingdom Vineyard's finances are doing. For more on 'God and Giving', please also check out last year's talk on the same topic! https://www.kingdomvineyard.com/podcast/20190310
If You Want to Start a Riot...
Acts 19:23-20:1
The Ephesian Riot can teach us about our own tendency toward idolatry, and how we can be on guard against its dangers.
Time to Choose: What is Easy or What is Right
Acts 19:11-22
In this story of exposition and opposition, including the demonic, we see six distinct choices we all have to make, at some time or another.
What Kind of Disciple does Jesus Want?
Acts 18:18-19:10
In this next section of Acts, Luke tells three stories about disciples getting trained up in the Church. What can we learn from their experiences and how can we become better disciples of Jesus?
Paul in Corinth
Acts 18:1-17
Paul repeats his pattern of preaching in the synagogue, getting rejected and moving on to preach to the gentiles. This time he just pops next door and sticks around for a bit longer than usual.
We have *One* Job
Matthew 25:1-13
The most important thing that any of us can do is to get close to Jesus. As Kingdom Vineyard starts 2020, Jim challenges the church to examine our individual relationships with God, and offers an opportunity to devote ourselves to Jesus once again.
The Shepherds and The Magi
Luke 2:6-20 Matthew 2:1-12
How God chose two unlikely groups of people to be the first to hear the news of Jesus’ birth, and what that means for us, today.
Saying Yes to God’s Promises
Luke 1:5-38
The season of Advent invites us to say yes to God’s promises. Therefore, what does that look like for us today?
Advent: The long-expected Christ
1 Peter 1:8-15
Trailers had been running for the Jesus Plan over many hundreds of years; and yet, God still pulled off a complete surprise.