Vineyard Columbus
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If you are looking for God, come to Vineyard Columbus. Our vision is to be a relevant church that does not exist for itself, but for Christ and the world. We are a community of people who are committed to following Jesus Christ with our whole lives and who are also called to love and serve each other and the city around us. We value diversity. We are a place where all are welcome: believers along with the curious, the skeptical, the wounded and the disillusioned. We are a place of new hope and second chances. We are a church where God can be found!
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Life Together in a World of Retaliation | February 5, 2012 | 2/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Life Together in a World of Miscommunication | January 29, 2012 | 1/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Life Together in a World of Hurt | January 22, 2012 | 1/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Life Together in a World of Loneliness | January 15, 2012 | 1/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Life Together: Remembering God and Each Other | January 8, 2012 | 1/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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It's Time for a Change | January 1, 2012 | 1/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jesus, Savior of the World | December 24, 2011 | 12/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jesus: The Lion Who is The Lamb | December 18, 2011 Sermon Follow-Up Bible Study | 12/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jesus: The Pastor of the Church | December 11, 2011 What we’re doing in the weeks leading up to Christmas is anticipating the approach or arrival of Jesus Christ at Christmas. Historically, Advent anticipated not only Jesus’ first coming at Christmas, but Advent was also an anticipation of Jesus’ second coming when he gathers to himself his children and judges the world. For this Advent series we’re looking at portraits of Jesus from the book of Revelation. The book of Revelation presents Jesus as our Pastor and Shepherd (also John 10, Heb 13:20, 1 Pet 2:25, 1 Pet 5:4, Rev 7:17). When reading Revelation, there has been an “unfortunate interpretive tradition” where everything is read allegorically. In Rev 2 & 3, we want to take a historical approach rather than allegorical. So the writer, the Apostle John, compared the seven churches and their imperfections to the church in the New Creation. One take away is that Jesus has a message for every church throughout history living in this old broken fallen creation. He is our Pastor and we need to listen when our Pastor speaks to us. So, what would Jesus preach on? What would he say? Jesus would affirm us – as he does in the messages to each of the seven churches. If we are going to grow and thrive, we need to be affirmed. Jesus would also warn us. Jesus corrects and warns his church. We all need correction, if we are going to thrive and grow. It is an act of love to correct in grace. Not blasting people; not sharing why someone is a total failure – but correct in grace. Jesus would teach us. Every strength has a corresponding weakness attached to it (Ex. Optimists may struggle with discouragement, self-confident people may struggle with pride, hard-workers may struggle with love and grace, etc.). If there is a mark of the church to lean into this Christmas it would be love (John 13:33-35). Jesus would speak to us about our need to suffer (Rev 2:8-11). The NT teaches that the greatest issue that exists regarding the extension of the gospel in every time and in every place is the willingness of individual Christians to suffer so that this gospel message gets announced (John 12:24-26). There is nothing great ever achieved without some degree of suffering, without some deprivation. Jesus would speak to us about our need for truth (Rev 2:12-16). The writers of the New Testament know the healthy teaching, which applies God’s Word to real life will result in healthy living. And they also know that bad teaching and bad counsel will result in bad living. Rich asks, “What are we filling our souls with? Jesus would speak to us about our need for sincerity (Rev 3:14-19). Many good things were going on in Laodicea, but they were lukewarm about Jesus – their souls were nominal and superficial. Of course, Jesus would prefer not that we be cold, and certainly not that we be lukewarm, but that we be hot, burning in love for him. Sermon Follow-Up Bible Study Sermon Based Small Group Leader's Discussion Guide | 12/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jesus: The Alpha and the Omega | December 04, 2011 The book of Revelation is often considered a book that foretells the cataclysmic events that will usher in the end of the world. But Revelations is really a book about Jesus Christ—specifically the revelation of Christ. It is a book filled with portraits of Jesus Christ, almost like an art gallery. There are portraits of Him as the Lamb of God and the Lion of Judah and the King of Kings and the Bridegroom. It is also a book that tells us things about Jesus we could not know on our own—God must reveal these things to our souls. Historical research can tell us quite a bit about Christ, but it only gets us so far. We need revelation from God to get the full picture. The book of Revelations begins by telling us something about who God is. John says in v. 8 that God is the One who “was and is and is to come.” A lot of people believe in the God who was—in God’s past tense activity—in other words, the God of the bible. And a lot of people believe in the God to come—in the future activity of God—that when they die, they will go to heaven. But many do not believe in the God who is—in God’s present day activity in their lives right now! And two measurements for determining whether or not you believe in the God who is are 1) how anxious are you about bad news and 2) how thankful are you about good news. John also writes that God is the “alpha and the omega.” These are the first and last letter of the Greek alphabet. In other words, there is no one before or after God. He is both the source of all things and the goal of all things. John then describes the suffering of the church in vs. 9-11. According to his revelation of the church, it is not a prosperous group that moves from one glorious victory to another. The church is meant to share in the suffering of Jesus Christ. Finally John describes Jesus. He begins by identifying Him as a priest, with a robe and sash on—typical garb for a priest. Jesus is the One who brings together two alienated parties—God and sinners—through His sacrificial death on the cross. And Jesus is also God! All the descriptions John uses for Jesus are descriptions of God found in the Old Testament: white hair, feet of bronze, blazing eyes. John is clearly stating that Jesus Christ is none other than God Almighty! Interestingly, the beginning of the book of Revelations begins with God declaring He is the alpha and the omega. In the last chapter of Revelation, v. 13, Jesus says “I am the alpha and the omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.” So Revelation is more than just a book about end times—it is a book of revelation of who Jesus is! Sermon Follow-Up Bible Study Sermon Based Small Group Leader's Discussion Guide | 12/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Living Behind Enemy Lines: Lessons in Spiritual Warfare for Resident Aliens | November 27, 2011 Sermon Follow-Up Bible Study | 11/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Being a Healthy Church In a World Crying Out for Leadership | November 20, 2011 In this weekend’s sermon Pastor Rich continued in his series from 1 Peter. He taught about some of the things that make for a good Christian leader. We desire good leadership because we live in a world that is constantly faced with adversity, continuous change and leaders who often lose the faith of their followers. One of the most important gifts that Christians can offer to the world is a healthy functioning church with good leadership. So what are the qualities that make a good pastor? A pastor should have the heart of a shepard, someone who has a sincere intimate and loving concern for God’s people. A pastor should also be a watchman, someone who is concerned about the moral, spiritual and social currents that could sweep the people of Jesus away. Finally, a pastor should be an example to those he or she is overseeing, someone that followers can look to as an example for how to live a life of obedience to the Lord. Christian leaders also should have the right motivations for there position. A Christian leader should never feel compelled to lead others, but they should want to lead others. Pastoring is not a career but a deep calling. And Pastors should not be seeking control but they should be people who are willing to sacrifice and pay the price for leadership. Sermon Follow-Up Bible Study Sermon-Based Small Group Leader's Discussion Guide | 11/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Living as Joy-Filled People in a World Marked by Trials | November 13, 2011 Sermon Follow-Up Bible Study Sermon-Based Small Group Leader's Discussion Guide | 11/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Living as Others-Centered People in a Me-Centered World | November 06, 2011 Sermon Follow-Up Bible Study Sermon-Based Small Group Leader's Discussion Group | 11/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Living as End-Times People in a World That Can't Tell Time | October 30, 2011 Sermon Follow-Up Bible Study Sermon-Based Small Group Leader's Discussion Group | 10/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Living as Witness in a World Dominated by Self-Interest | October 23, 2011 Sermon Follow-Up Bible Study Sermon-Based Small Group Leader's Discussion Group | 10/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Living as Suffering People in a Culture that Avoids Pain | October 16, 2011 Sermon Follow-Up Bible Study Sermon-Based Small Group Leader's Discussion Guide | 10/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Living as Wise People in a World of Sound-Bytes and Slogans | October 9, 2011 Sermon Follow-Up Bible Study Sermon-Based Small Group Leader's Discussion Guide | 10/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Living as God's People in a World With Confused Identities | October 2, 2011 If a follower of Jesus tried to take cues from the media about what it means to be a Christian today – they’d certainly suffer an identity crisis. From a number of studies, Pastor Rich revealed certain sociologists and historians have argued the existence of a particularly sensational and negative view of religious people in popular media (particularly Evangelical and Catholic leaders). Even other Christians will bemoan the state of the church and cite questionable studies saying the church will very shortly become extinct. In the face of verbal, media, and cultural assaults – 1 Peter offers followers of Jesus some fantastic pastoral advice. The Apostle Peter wrote the book to 1st Century Christians who were experiencing an extremely negative reaction from their neighbors and families as the result of their newfound Christian faith. Christians were being verbally abused. They were being slandered and labeled and shamed. Many Christians were being marginalized. And where it was legal, Christians were the subjects of physical abuse. So Peter wrote this letter to encourage Christians to not lose heart, to persevere in their faith, to not throw in the towel in the face of negativity. To be human is to ask questions about our existence, our identity, and our destiny. In v. 4 Peter reflects on Jesus’ identity first. He was rejected by human begins. He was verbal abused and lied about. But rather than listening to what people said about himself, he chose to believe what God said about himself. We too can choose to believe what God said about Jesus. The next important question is what do we say about Christ? Jesus was the skandalou = scandal (vv. 6-7) – the point was made that no one can remain neutral about Jesus – we must decide what to make of Him. The third question has to do with our identity – what God has declared about us (v. 5). We are the dwelling of God. We are the chosen of God (v. 9). We are the representatives (royal priesthood) of God (v. 5). Finally, what has God done for us? V. 9 – we were call out of darkness into his wonderful light. The answers to questions of identity lead us toward a particular purpose, a particular destiny. Our destiny is not to declare our identity. Our destiny is to declare God’s identity. Peter says that we are destined to declare the praises of him, who called us out of darkness into his marvelous light. Our first audience is God. We also declare God’s identity to other people – through preaching and service and life witness. Finally, we declare the identity of God to ourselves. Pastor Rich spoke personally how during times of doubt, or anxious feelings, or fear – he reminds himself of who God is, what he’s done, and chooses to praise His name. “I feel most confidant about who God says I am not when I engage in some self pep-talk about who I am. No, I am most confidant about who I am when I speak about who God is. It is when I worship and I tell God who God is and what God has done that I feel most like the dwelling of God. It is when I tell others about Jesus and serve someone else that I feel most like a representative of God. It is when, in private, I take time to think about God and reflect on his greatness that I feel most like the chosen of God. You have a choice – a choice to listen to what everyone else says about you, or a choice to listen to what God says.” Sermon Follow-Up Bible Study Sermon-Based Small Group Leader's Discussion Guide | 10/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Living as Moral People in a Morally Confused World | September 25, 2011 It’s been observed that the new generation of young adults—those in their twenties and even thirties—are unable to make moral decisions. They do not know how to determine right from wrong. The dominant message this generation has grown up with is tolerance. Moral issues are never talked about in schools or on college campuses because they are considered “too controversial.” So in our very pluralistic society, everything is relative and all morals are individualistic. It could be said that adults of all ages view morality this same way. For the follower of Jesus, however, there is a standard outside of us as individuals. Morals are not relative to everyone’s personal opinion. That is because God is the source or the measure for all morality. The bible teaches us that God is holy and He expects those who follow Him to be holy as well. From Leviticus 19, we learn that holiness is not religious superiority (“holier than thou”) but rather it is about being different—different from the larger culture and community. Holiness should affect all of life, which means God’s people are to be different from those around them in multiple ways and not just in the area of religious practices. Here is how we can become holy, moral followers of Jesus: We must hope in the future. We must have a goal we are aiming at in order to resist pressure from the world around us to conform. We must fear the Lord. Children who obey their fathers do so out of reverence and fear. They know there will be consequences for disobedience. We must be changed on the inside. We must actually become a certain kind of person in order to live a holy and moral life that pleases God. We must be connected in fellowship with other believers. Human behavior is re-enforced by the community or group of people we are around. We must remain in close relationship with other Christians in order to live holy (differently) from the rest of society. We must be nurtured in God’s Word. The only way for us to grow and change and be different (holy/moral) is to take in massive quantities of God’s Word, the bible. Sermon Follow-Up Bible Study Sermon-Based Small Group Leader's Discussion Guide | 9/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Living as Hope-Filled People in a Depressing World | September 18, 2011 Sermon Follow-Up Bible Study Sermon-Based Small Group Leader's Discussion Guide | 9/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Resident Aliens | September 11, 2011 Pastor Rich began a new series from 1 Peter called Living as Resident Aliens. Peter gives at least 10 strategies for Christians struggling to remain distinct from the forces of culture. One reality of following Jesus is to feel in many situations like a foreigner – that you are not quite at home, even if you were born in the country that you reside in. Peter is writing to Gentiles, non-Jewish followers of Jesus living roughly in and around modern day Turkey. Like these recent Gentile converts, we live today in a culture “at odds” with our faith. Rather than a culture that “pushes” us toward Jesus and faith, we live in one that forcefully “pulls” us away. Peter responds to similar circumstances by encouraging and reaffirming these new converts’ identities in Christ calling them “Christians”, “chosen people”, and “God’s Elect”. Additionally, he reminds them about the community in which they have been received which can help us hold fast to an identity and purpose bigger than ourselves. Peter also communicates how we should engage the surrounding culture – as “resident aliens”. The following are pictures of cultural engagement from 1st century religious communities – the Essenes withdrew, the Zealots engaged in “culture wars”, The Sadducees conformed, and the Pharisees used legalism. One author attempts to summarize Peter’s alternative view this way: [Resident aliens establish] a beachhead, an outpost, an island of one culture in the middle of another, a place where the values of home are reiterated and passed on to the young, a place where the distinctive language and life-style of the resident aliens are lovingly nurtured and reinforced. We live like a colony in the midst of another country. It means at times we’re different and uncomfortable. Sermon Follow-Up Bible Study Sermon-Based Small Group Leader's Discussion Guide | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Why Should We Help Needy People? | September 4, 2011 In this sermon, Pastor Rich shows us how the story of The Good Samaritan is a model for Christians in helping those who are in need. Many times when we are busy or unwilling to help others, we tend to argue with Jesus and come up with excuses as to why we are not in a position to help, especially when its inconvenient. The Gospel, however, dismantles our excuses and calls us to a higher standard; namely, that helping others is central to the message of Jesus and essential for us as Christians as well. Sermon Follow-Up Bible Study | 9/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Babel in Reverse: Gathering the Nations to Worship the King | August 28, 2011 Sermon Follow-Up Bible Study | 8/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Samson: Portrait of a Derailed Life (Part 2) | August 21, 2011 Sermon Follow-Up Bible Study Sermon-Based Small Group Leader's Discussion Guide | 8/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Great message from church that wants to be relevant
My family attended this church for a few years now. We moved a way for a while, but when came back we were so happy to rejoin our church family. The church community lives to serve the city and surrounding areas. The messages are delivered in simplicity and humility. We appreciate that everyone in the church is down to earth and there are no gimmicks.
If you are looking for a great teaching/podcast, I believe that you will find every podcast from Vinyeard help you grow a little every time you listen to it. I attend the church, but when I miss a service or hear a particularly resounding message, I make sure to download it to my ipod to listen to it.
I miss Vineyard
I became a believer about 15 years ago when my neighbor invited me. Every Sat night was my date with Jesus. This past Sept I moved to RI.,
to be help with my 4 grandkids. RI does not have alot of believers so this is my mission field. I so appreciate these podcasts! I feel like I'm in church in Columbus! Praise God for this technology! And may God continue to
guide the Vineyard in it's mission.
Vineyard columbus is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ive attended vineyard for 4 years an every experiences and message has been right on time! i love vineyard columbus it's amazing the fellowship and atmosphere is just amazing :) its the place to be . we are trully one mind body and spirirt.
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