The Crown of Thorns
Crowns usually mean achievement; something earned, admired, lifted high... But the crown Jesus wore was made of thorns, and it wasn’t placed on His head in celebration, but in mockery. Even so, it became the symbol...
When power shouts, gentleness feels like weakness... But Isaiah saw something different.
Centuries before Jesus was born, Isaiah wrote about a mysterious figure called the Servant of the Lord, someone chosen by God, filled with His Sp...
We all crown something.
A cause. A leader. A dream. A version of ourselves we’re chasing.
It’s human to look for someone or something to hold it all together. The world feels fractured and fragile, and deep down we want to know that so...
Happy Wednesday, Vineyard!
We’ve just spent the summer walking through Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians... It’s been an honest, sometimes uncomfortable journey! Paul pulled back the curtain on weakness, suffering, and the messy...
Hello Vineyard Fam, I hope the week is rolling along well!Â
We’ve spent this summer together walking through Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians, and every step has carried the same thread: real strength isn’t found in ourselves, ...
Strength in Surrender: True Leadership, True Sacrifice
What do you picture when you think of a “strong leader”?
Maybe someone confident, polished, powerful; someone who commands the room. That’s what the Corinthians thought too. They w...
The Next Twenty Years Start Now!
What a day we had on Sunday! Celebrating twenty years of God’s faithfulness together felt like a family reunion, a worship service, and a pep rally all rolled into one. And here’s the beauty: anniversa...
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The Tension of Serving, The Tension of Giving
Following Jesus is beautiful and hard; every step of surrender brings us into tension. We feel it when we serve instead of being served, when we forgive instead of holdin...
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Hard Things Are Cool
Last Sunday we were reminded that we are compelled by the love of Christ to carry His message. As His ambassadors, we don’t push our own agenda or try to win arguments, we carry His invitation: “...
Happy Wednesday!
I hope your week is going well and that you have found opportunities to boldly display your cracks to the world around you! This past Sunday, we sat with Paul’s words:
“We have this treasure in jars of clay to show t...
Happy Wednesday, Vineyard Fam!
Last Sunday, we uncovered a powerful truth from 2 Corinthians 3–4: When we behold Jesus, we become like Him. We become radiant—not because we’ve finally cleaned ourselves up, but because His Spirit is at...
Vineyard fam-
Happy Wednesday! I want to take a moment to thank so many of you for engaging with the Strength in Surrender devotional as we walk through 2 Corinthians together. It’s been encouraging to hear how God is speaking to you ...
