Vineyard Church Of Hopkinton

Who am I? How do I define myself? This questions affect our lives over and over throughout the years and so often we engage with them as though they are blank slates. But the Bible gives us hope that we are not blank slates, we're created on purpose and that roots us deeply.

We all long for peace! Living in a world with more felt anxiety and stress than almost any other time in history often leaves us feeling less than peace-ful. Yet Jesus promises peace. John 14 begins to show us how this can possibly be.

This is from our Summer Mixtape series in August. Sarah Schneider Watson, co-lead pastor, is speaking on faith stages and soul practices.

In Luke 5:1-11, we're given the first encounter that Peter has with Jesus and it's filled with requests, a willingness to follow, the kindness of Jesus and even more risk! Today, we're hearing from people in our church as they share their own stories of obedience, kindness and risk.

John Reichart, a Vineyard pastor in Long Island who planted Vineyard Hopkinton, is speaking on Luke 22:62 and Peter's path to reconciliation with Jesus. Learning to reconcile with Jesus AFTER we fail is deeply important, let's see what we can learn about having humble hearts that just want Jesus.

Sarah Schneider Watson, co-lead pastor, is speaking from the Sermon on Judging. If we're allowing God, who is the judge, to do his job, then what does that mean we are supposed to do?

Good fruit, houses on rocks and sand and narrow vs. wide gates. Jesus is encouraging us to analyze our lives; are we building on the strong foundation of Jesus or just doing what everyone else is doing?

The Lord's Prayer has been the foundation of prayer for many followers of Jesus, but do we understand how it's forming us? Let's let this prayer of Jesus form us, free us and reveal the good stuff of following Jesus.

Joshua Chestnut is speaking on Jesus' teachings around anger. Jesus did get angry. But he also says for us not to let our anger drive us. Let's learn how to live in that in between space in whole and healthy and Spirit led ways.

Sarah Schneider Watson, co-lead pastor, is speaking on Jesus' teachings around lust, divorce, going an extra mile and more. It's a lot of rules and doing! Why does Jesus teach us about these things? He says it's because of love.

Stephen Watson, co-lead pastor, is speaking on Jesus' teaching to be salt and light in our world. Which is deeply connected to seeing our lives as flourishing. Flourishing people bring life to those around them!

Stephen Watson, co-lead pastor, is speaking from Proverbs on the invitation to be wise parents and to be children of God, people who wisely accept the leading of a good God.

Sarah Schneider Watson, co-lead pastor, is speaking from Proverbs on learning to have wisdom with our words, words that are few, true and reject false choices.

Sarah Schneider Watson, co-lead pastor, is speaking from Proverbs 14. What does it look like to build a life based in Godly wisdom? Proverbs teaches that wisdom is based in the fear of the Lord, but that's not a commonly defined term! Let's dig in and see what we can learn about building our lives well.

Stephen Watson, co-lead pastor, is talking speaking about money from Proverbs. The encouragement of the Bible is to live with simplicity and generosity (vs. debt and greed). Let's take time to see how the Bible encourages us to live wisely with our money.

Sarah Schneider Watson, co-lead pastor, is talking speaking from Proverbs 31. An oft-quoted chapter, that is not about what women should be but about how we should honor women.

Rod Klinger, a leader in our church, is talking about worship. We spend somewhere around 1/3 to a 1/2 of our weekly gathering singing songs. Why do we do this?! How is singing formational? Listen in as we learn why we worship the way we do.

Sarah Schneider Watson, co-lead pastor, is talking about communion. The way we worship forms us. And we all worship something. Why do we take communion (the Eucharist, the Lord's Supper) regularly together?

Stephen Watson, co-lead pastor, is talking about liturgy and worship. The way we worship forms us. And we all worship something. Why do we pray the way we do? And what does that say about who we are praying to?

Sarah Schneider Watson, co-lead pastor, is speaking from Revelation 21-22. God's plan for the end is good news and that should change our expectation of now. Heaven is not for then. Heaven is for here.