VINEYARD CHURCH OF THE ROCKIES
Weekly messages from Vineyard Church of the Rockies in Fort Collins, CO
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As we move towards the new year, Bristow Hood asks about the state of our union with Christ. Christ is in us, and we are in Christ. He is working in us and for us. He is your fierce defender! We are adopted into his family and belong to him.
Mary, the mother of Jesus, had an unshakable faith in God. This message gives 3 lessons from Mary's life that can help us have faith in God like that too.
Jeff talks about how society focuses so much on success that it becomes our identity, but that's not what Jesus wants for us. No matter where we are in our journey, God values fruit, even the baby fruit that we tend to dismiss.
Jeff continues our series, Does God Really Love Me, and discusses the ways that Satan tries to steal our identity as children of God.
Jeff Faust guides us through a difficult section of the book of James. The Bible tells us elsewhere that we are saved by faith alone. James, however, tells us that without works, our faith is dead. It's not just the truth you know, but also how you act upon that truth. Our faith becomes real when we choose to demonstrate it.
Guest speaker Jodi Green, Area Director for Northern Colorado Young Life, talks to us about the roots of our calling. God does not just call us to tasks and work, he calls us to himself and to people he loves. When our calling is rooted in God and God's word, we no longer find ourselves bound to a set of tasks and expectations. Instead, we find a ridiculous freedom that can only come from him.
In a society that pushes and praises individuality, we forget that we are at our best because of the people around us. We find life, humility, and belonging in community. We all have reasons to avoid it, but we will truly discover ourselves when we are with others.
Jeff talks to us on Christmas Eve about gifts. We give gifts to each other. The wise men gave gifts to Jesus. God gave us Jesus. He came to serve. He will return to rule. As we prepare for his return, Jesus wants the gift of our hearts and lives looking like his.
Jeff finishes our series in the book of James with just 2 verses at the end of James. He challenges us to share our faith with the people in our lives who have wandered from the faith and partner with God in what he is already doing in their lives.
Jeff Faust talks about God's breathtaking love. Referencing Ephesians 3:17-19, he talks about how we can not only grow in God's love, but we can also understand and experience God's love.
Jeff takes us back 730 years before Jesus' birth when God first promised not just a savior, but also his protection for us. And because Jesus came down to us, he is our protection. Even when we stop believing in God's promises, Jesus is there, loving us and waiting for us to call on him.
Bristow reflects on the story of Peter climbing out of the boat to take a few steps on water.
Jeff continues our series, Does God Really Love Me, and talks to us about embracing our true identity as children of God.
Jeff continues our series by exploring three different passages that all ask the question: “How is this possible?” The Christian life often requires us to surrender our understanding: of how life works, of how the Spirit moves, and of how we can experience God. What’s holding you back from a deeper level of surrender — listen in as we embrace the truth of Christ together.
What if life wasn’t about trying harder, but trusting deeper? Join us as Jeff begins a 3-week series all about surrender. In today’s passage we discover that every good thing we have comes from God, He is the start of the show, and as we increase in surrender it actually brings joy to our life (not loss). May God continue to help us live a life of absolute surrender.
What does it look like to trust God when we feel captive, afraid, or like we’re not enough? As we wrap up our summer series in Jeremiah, we look at Jeremiah 33:14–16 and the powerful promise of a coming Savior. Because of Jesus, we can be saved from the things that hold us captive, experience the safety of God’s presence, and receive the righteousness of Christ rather than trying to prove ourselves. Discover the hope found in the name Yahweh Tsidkenu—The LORD Is Our Righteousness.
Jeremiah 29:11 is one of the most famous Bible verses — a passage the promises good things, a wonderful future, and a powerful hope. But without the context, we can sometimes miss the deeper meaning. The surrounding verses remind us that we are called to be ‘resident missionary’s,’ to plant and establish our lives where God calls us, and to build a foundational faith that gets passed on for generations to come. Then, from this place of being resident missionary’s, we can point people to the wonderful vision and hope of Jesus Christ — the One who has come to make all things new.
Ever hear the phrase: “Follow Your Heart”? Ever follow your heart with no abandon? Jeff continues our series by opening to Jeremiah 17 and contrasting what happens when humans follow their own heart versus following the Lord. Thankfully, God has not left us to ourselves but promised to transform all things — including our minds, hearts, and lives.
Has God ever seemed unreliable when you need him most? That’s how the prophet Jeremiah felt. Yet God answered by putting His own name behind a promise to protect, rescue, and redeem him. And God is still faithfully keeping that promise to us.
When life goes off the rails and you’re filled with confusion, guilt, or anger, how do you actually pray? In this message from Jeremiah 10:23–25, Matt teaches how honest prayer turns us back to God instead of sideways at people or down into bitterness.
What are you most proud of? Jeremiah 9:23–24 challenges us to stop boasting in the things of this world and instead boast in one thing alone: knowing God. Discover what it means to truly know Him—not just in your head, but through a life-changing relationship that transforms what you celebrate and what you're remembered for.
What is an idol and do you have any? Contrary to popular belief, an idol isn’t just a wooden or metal image we bow down to in worship but it can be anything that takes the central place of Jesus Christ in our hearts and lives. As Jeff continues our series in Jeremiah, he looks at a famous passage where God calls us to turn from idolatry, plow up the hardened ‘soil of our hearts,’ and trust in Him again.
