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Going Vertical
This year we are kicking off a new series to encourage our faith as we launch into the new year! Thanks for taking this journey with us, and we are so excited to see what God does through us here at VLC!
Episode 1
Episode 2
The Joyset
Here at VLC, we love to study God’s word as we walk in our core value of Unyielding Truth! During this series, we will be studying through the book of Philippians, and discovering what God, through the Apostle Paul, teaches about having and experiencing joy in our faith journey. We are blessed that you are taking this journey with us, and pray that you experience His joy here at VLC!
1. Introduction
2. Find Your Lane
3. What Really Matters
4. The Bigger Picture
5.Unity of the Church
6. Thought Patterns
7. Desire and Power
8. (Not Recorded)
9. Reset
10. Don’t Worry Be Happy
The Healer
The number 40, is a significant number in the Bible. It is a demarcation of the end of one season, and the beginning of a new season. The Israelite wandered the desert for forty years. This period was the transitional period between slavery in Egypt, and dwelling in the promise land. Jesus fasted in the desert for 40 days. This was the transitional period between his formative years, and beginning his ministry. Advent, is the season we set aside as Christians to reflect on the first coming of Jesus. The time of his birth, and every benefit that comes with knowing the saving grace and love of God. Advent, begins 40 days prior to Christmas, and stands as a transitional period, between the events of the past, and who we can become after encountering the coming Lord. As a church, we too find ourselves in transition. This year, we are setting aside these 40 days, to reflect on, and pray through the promises of God, looking forward toward their fulfillment, as those in times past looked for the coming of Jesus. Our prayer is, as we look to the coming of Christ, and the celebration of His birth, that God radically transforms us, as begins a movement of the Holy Spirit among us! Join us in prayer, as we celebrate Advent!
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Come Holy Spirit
The number 40, is a significant number in the Bible. It is a demarcation of the end of one season, and the beginning of a new season. The Israelite wandered the desert for forty years. This period was the transitional period between slavery in Egypt, and dwelling in the promise land. Jesus fasted in the desert for 40 days. This was the transitional period between his formative years, and beginning his ministry. Advent, is the season we set aside as Christians to reflect on the first coming of Jesus. The time of his birth, and every benefit that comes with knowing the saving grace and love of God. Advent, begins 40 days prior to Christmas, and stands as a transitional period, between the events of the past, and who we can become after encountering the coming Lord. As a church, we too find ourselves in transition. This year, we are setting aside these 40 days, to reflect on, and pray through the promises of God, looking forward toward their fulfillment, as those in times past looked for the coming of Jesus. Our prayer is, as we look to the coming of Christ, and the celebration of His birth, that God radically transforms us, as begins a movement of the Holy Spirit among us! Join us in prayer, as we celebrate Advent!
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Wisdom and Vision
The number 40, is a significant number in the Bible. It is a demarcation of the end of one season, and the beginning of a new season. The Israelite wandered the desert for forty years. This period was the transitional period between slavery in Egypt, and dwelling in the promise land. Jesus fasted in the desert for 40 days. This was the transitional period between his formative years, and beginning his ministry. Advent, is the season we set aside as Christians to reflect on the first coming of Jesus. The time of his birth, and every benefit that comes with knowing the saving grace and love of God. Advent, begins 40 days prior to Christmas, and stands as a transitional period, between the events of the past, and who we can become after encountering the coming Lord. As a church, we too find ourselves in transition. This year, we are setting aside these 40 days, to reflect on, and pray through the promises of God, looking forward toward their fulfillment, as those in times past looked for the coming of Jesus. Our prayer is, as we look to the coming of Christ, and the celebration of His birth, that God radically transforms us, as begins a movement of the Holy Spirit among us! Join us in prayer, as we celebrate Advent!
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Thankfulness
The number 40, is a significant number in the Bible. It is a demarcation of the end of one season, and the beginning of a new season. The Israelite wandered the desert for forty years. This period was the transitional period between slavery in Egypt, and dwelling in the promise land. Jesus fasted in the desert for 40 days. This was the transitional period between his formative years, and beginning his ministry. Advent, is the season we set aside as Christians to reflect on the first coming of Jesus. The time of his birth, and every benefit that comes with knowing the saving grace and love of God. Advent, begins 40 days prior to Christmas, and stands as a transitional period, between the events of the past, and who we can become after encountering the coming Lord. As a church, we too find ourselves in transition. This year, we are setting aside these 40 days, to reflect on, and pray through the promises of God, looking forward toward their fulfillment, as those in times past looked for the coming of Jesus. Our prayer is, as we look to the coming of Christ, and the celebration of His birth, that God radically transforms us, as begins a movement of the Holy Spirit among us! Join us in prayer, as we celebrate Advent!
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Advent
The number 40, is a significant number in the Bible. It is a demarcation of the end of one season, and the beginning of a new season. The Israelite wandered the desert for forty years. This period was the transitional period between slavery in Egypt, and dwelling in the promise land. Jesus fasted in the desert for 40 days. This was the transitional period between his formative years, and beginning his ministry. Advent, is the season we set aside as Christians to reflect on the first coming of Jesus. The time of his birth, and every benefit that comes with knowing the saving grace and love of God. Advent, begins 40 days prior to Christmas, and stands as a transitional period, between the events of the past, and who we can become after encountering the coming Lord. As a church, we too find ourselves in transition. This year, we are setting aside these 40 days, to reflect on, and pray through the promises of God, looking forward toward their fulfillment, as those in times past looked for the coming of Jesus. Our prayer is, as we look to the coming of Christ, and the celebration of His birth, that God radically transforms us, as begins a movement of the Holy Spirit among us! Join us in prayer, as we celebrate Advent!
1.Lifting Burdens and Granting Peace
2. Thankfulness
3. Wisdom and Vision
4. Holy Spirit Come
5. The Healer
Undeserved Privilege
Trinity: Part 3
What would you think if you saw an adult in a diaper, sitting in a highchair, waiting for a bottle in the restaurant where you were about to enjoy an nice dinner? There is nothing physically or mentally wrong with the person, but yet they are impatiently waiting for their next feeding in a most awkward fashion. I think we would all have to pause a second and wonder what is wrong with this picture. The reality is, many followers of Jesus, who have known him for a long time, are much like this immature adult. They age physically, but yet, have not aged spiritually. The Writer of Hebrews reveals that many followers of Christ have yet to move from spiritual milk, to solid foods (Heb 5:12). He reveals that God has so much more in store for them to know, learn, understand, and apply, but yet they cannot receive it because they have not grown in their faith. It is easy to get to a place where we feel we have everything under control, we have heard all the stories, and we could probably quote our pastor’s illustrations by heart. However, in this state of stale faith, we close ourselves off to the deep things of God because we feel as if there is nothing left to learn. The truth is, that no matter how much we have learned in our faith journey, we are only scratching the surface of who God is! Join us in this series as we attempt to leave spiritual milk behind, and eat the meat. To grow in our faith, and in our knowledge of God as we pursue the deep and wondrous things he is ready to reveal.
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