Gospel Community | Part 1 | Qualified
The Lord is shaping us into a Gospel community, breathing in and breathing out the Good News of the Kingdom. Paul wrote a letter to the Colossians, a group of Christians he never met, but heard good reports about, with some solid advice on how to move forward to grow and bear fruit. This is…
Read MoreDealing with anger and injustice
Ephesians tells us to make the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Matthijs den Dekker, today’s speaker, has a hard time opening his eyes for the evil in this world. It means allowing anger and allow feeling powerless. This sermon explores these emotions and tries to find ways to not close off…
Read MoreLife After Pentecost | Part 6 | Empowered to Endure
Through the power of the Holy Spirit, we can do all kinds of ‘cool’ stuff. But as we are wrapping up this series, it is important to also talk about a less ‘cool’ but very real other quality that we receive through the Spirit; the power to endure. Enduring is not something that we look…
Read MoreLife After Pentecost | Part 5 | Empowered to Transform
Our understanding of the Gospel is far too individualistic and far too narrow. Through various developments in theology, sociology and culture, we have primarily come to understand the Gospel as a message about personal salvation; grace + faith = going to heaven when you die. But the Gospel is much more than that. The Gospel…
Read MoreLife After Pentecost | Part 4 | Empowered to Heal
At Vineyard, we believe that Jesus transferred His Kingdom ministry to His disciples and to the church. This means that we are called to do everything that Jesus did through the power of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit wants to partner with us to bring God’s Kingdom to people, and this includes miraculous healing…
Read MoreLife After Pentecost | Part 2 | Empowered to Prophesy
Life After Pentecost | Part 3 | Empowered to Reach
Why do we keep the best news in the world hidden like a dirty little secret? In this message, we are going to take a master-class in personal evangelism from Philip the Evangelist. The story about how he led the Ethiopian official to a decision for Jesus will help us to become more confident in…
Read MoreLife After Pentecost | Part 1 | Empowered to Be United
The first church was an international church consisting of Jews and proselytes from every nation under heaven that temporarily resided in Jerusalem. Yet, they experienced an incredible sense of unity. Meeting together around the table – where all are equal and united, where food was shared and stories were told, everyone had a place and…
Read MoreAll Things New | Part 8 | Restored Power
In this series, we have talked about some very beautiful and important things. But there is an essential piece of the puzzle that’s been missing; the Holy Spirit. In this series, there is also one essential puzzle piece that is still missing, but will be uncovered today; the Holy Spirit. Without the work of the…
Read MoreAll Things New | Part 7 | Restored Destiny
What we believe about our destiny greatly impacts our discipleship. To understand well how we should live today, we have to have a good understanding of where God is moving our world. In theology, this is called eschatology. And eschatology is hotly debated within the Christian world. In this message, we explore the four different…
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