Holy Spirit Conference: Saturday Session OneAutor: Branches Vineyard Church

Holy Spirit Conference: Saturday Session TwoAutor: Branches Vineyard Church

Holy Spirit Conference: Saturday Session ThreeAutor: Branches Vineyard Church

Holy Spirit Conference: Sunday Morning SessionAutor: Branches Vineyard Church

This week we take a look at our mercy ministries initiative here at Branches Vineyard Church. What is mercy? Why do we participate in showing mercy? What might be some reasons that we might not understand the command to show mercy? Join us and look out for ways to demonstrate God's mercy in the world around you.…

As part of our vision initiatives for this season of our church, we celebrate our children and look to encourage them to act as members of the Kingdom of God... NOW! You may have missed the children leading us in worship, but don't miss this message.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

Join us again as we consider how we plan to accomplish our goal of building a loving, Spirit-centered community. This week, L.J. challenges us to step into ownership as we join with our invitation to participate in the Kingdom of God.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

We are continuing our series on life groups. This week we're working through what it means for our life groups to be a part of the success of our mission as a church. Although we love and value each other, we recognize that God's heart is to see His Kingdom grow, and that means we'll be an active part of that process.…

Join us in our new series on Life Groups as we discuss a critical part of what we do when we get together in our community. We care for each other, and one way we do that is by spending time praying and partnering with the Holy Spirit to do powerful things. Won't you join us?Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

Join us for the conclusion of our Art of Neighboring series. There's an important twist to the series, but you'll need to listen to discover what it is. Hint: It's important and it answers the question asked in the title.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

We have a special guest sharing and encouraging us this week. Even more than that, we get a special glimpse into God's plan for His loved creation. Join us as we discover how God plans for restoration are found throughout the pages of the Bible and move us to both move into deeper intimacy AND participate in that work.…

Now that we've spent time talking about what it means to build a LOVING community, we need to think through how that loving community engages with the Holy Spirit. Join us as we are challenged and grow to become more of what God has desired Branches Vineyard Church to be.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

Knowing who we are is possible when we understand our Creator. He has created us for a specific reason and knowing what He is up to and what His plans for us are will help us to understand how we are to be in our world.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

This is a new series, and it's an exciting one. You are invited to join us in a strategy to take practical steps to love your neighbors... and we mean YOUR NEIGHBORS — the people immediately around you and around your house. Join us as we live out our mission.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

We hope you've enjoyed the start of this series. This week we look at a major reason why people do not reach out to their neighbor — I don't have the time. We'll take a look at challenges to the priorities of the Kingdom of God, and more importantly, some Biblical priorities we hope to put into place.…

Join us this week in considering how Jesus lived, and how we should live at a response. This is important because this is who we are and where we are heading. Take a listen. It's challenging, but a beautiful invitation.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

This is a special week. We are a community where we commit to growing together in our relationship with God as we support one another. This includes our commitment to the families within our community. We agree with moms and dads to walk with families as children learn about our God, and trust God will draw them into truth. Join us in this celebrat…

We continue our series as we learn how Jesus, and we, the church, relate to others by looking at this important story learning how Jesus is working to restore each of us, and is inviting us into that work.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

There are some important points in this one. Be sure to listen. We'll be building on these ideas for the next few weeks. We are working to build a community that doesn't become divided by differences of opinion, but united in Christ.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

This week we ask God to work to renew our minds. It is a change of thinking to see the world God would see it, and respond with God's heart, but it does take some work to free ourselves from influences that keep us from God. Take a listen and ask God to make way for the transforming power of the Holy Spirit.…

This one is a fund week you DO NOT want to miss. This is a fantastic week of celebration as the children of Branches lead our service. This week we learn the important truth that Jesus cares about each of us.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

I am not my own. This means that someone cares for me and for my future. This is an important message and calls to understand that we are not meant to protect ourselves, but to trust in the ways that are best for us. This means community.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

Today we work to correct some thinking. We are entirely, completely, and wonderfully made. This makes us complete beings — and every bit of us carries the image of God. For us to learn to embody our faith more fully means a complete understanding of who we are.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

For Mother's Day, we learn truths about how God hears, honors, and moves with women. Join us for this special message as we are each called into everything that we are designed to be. Happy Mother's Day.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

Join us this Easter Sunday with a very important message about God's plan to bring about healing, restoration, and The Kingdom of God.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

In this community, the Kingdom of God, we are family. That is an important statement and worth spending time considering what that means for you and those around you. Listen to this message to discover more.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

We are back with Mary and Martha this week as learn an important lesson about suffering. Jesus demonstrated how he is with us through our suffering, but also, we learn here how disciples are with people through their suffering. That is an opportunity for us to participate in the Kingdom of God.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

Reconciliation is an important and hopeful word. It is our hope for relationships, divisions, and more importantly, all of God's creation. Listen to hear Jesus' heart for reconciliation and our opportunity to participate.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

This week we spend time looking at this well-known story, but maybe we'll find a special new invitation to be who we are as we seek to be committed disciples — loving God with all of our heart, and soul, and mind, and loving our neighbor as ourselves.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

Jesus' disciples have a job to do, but they aren't alone. God will provide. We know this because God has provided before. Listen to understand how God's miracle to feed the 5,000 better prepares us to be the church.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

This week we get a glimpse at the intentional way Jesus would flip cultural norms to establish the hierarchy of the Kingdom of God. It is a powerful rethinking of who we are, who Jesus is, and what it looks like to participate in the redemption of all of creation.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

It's time to put our mission statement to work! "Building a loving, Spirit-Centered Community" is a phrase we want to live by. Join us as we learn about God's heart to pursue those who need pursuing. Listen to find out what this means.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

Sometimes it is important to recenter. This is one of those days. Join us as we focus on the steps for the church as we work to accomplish our mission by building a loving, Spirit-centered community. What do you think? Are you on board?Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

This week we continue in our series on the Lord's Prayer with a dive into what we learn from Jesus about how God walks with us through trials and temptation. This is an important topic that can answer some very confusing and common questions.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

This week we conclude our series on the Lord's Prayer with something very special. Dr. Ben Snyder shares a very special communion with us as we conclude and are challenged to actively and spontaneously practice, participate in, and work through our prayer with our Heavenly Father.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

Join us this week as we continue in our series on The Lord's Prayer. This week we are learning about forgiveness — both in how we receive forgiveness from God and in how we can share it with others. It's a critical part of what it means to be a member of the Kingdom of God, and it is worth a listen.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

The best survival advice ever: trust God! He's the one who has your interest in mind. You can trust and depend on God to provide for your needs. This is not a promise to make life easy, but God is greater and a relationship with Him will review what Kingdom Living looks like.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

We're continuing in our Imago Dei series as we take a look at what we were meant to be, but understand how evil has corrupted that perfect image of our creator. But there is hope! Give this a listen. It's okay to understand where we are, but the good news is wrapped up in where we are going.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

We have a special guest sharing with us to introduce our new series on the Lord's Prayer. Join us as we hear from Dylan Stillman from the North Manchester Church of the Brethren as we discover our loving Father and recognize how THIS Father is FAITHFUL and never lets us down.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

Continuing in our series on The Lord's Prayer, we spend some important time digging into what Jesus meant when he referenced the Kingdom of God, and even more important, how we orient ourselves to seek first this Kingdom. This is an ongoing and important concept we can grow in our understanding as time goes on.…

This is a valuable message as we kick off the new year. Listen for guidance to heal, prepare, and take your next steps forward as a loved child of the King and member of the Kingdom of God.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

We are renewed and transformed by the Holy Spirit, but it isn't instantaneous. God graciously takes us and shapes us into what He wants us to be. Join us a we kick off this new series as we move forward in our process of becoming more like our Savior.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

Interested in deepening your relationship with God? Spiritual formation is all about communing with our creator, and prayer is an important way to make that happen. Join us as we learn and grow in our love for God.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

God? Risking? How could that be? Oh, it's true! This is important. It helps us to understand our "God With Us" who knows what it is to suffer and can provide a real invitation to life and redemption. Give this one a listen. This is the one who we follow and call Lord, and He took on great risk for YOU.…

We continue our series looking at the challenging risk God presented as He invited Mary and Joseph to participate in the world-changing plan launched as Jesus came to earth. As we build to the arrival of our King, we are learning and excited by what God is doing around us now as we consider the Christmas story.…

This is a special service, and it IS special. We'll spend some time learning, then putting what we've learned to practice as we celebrate with thanksgiving everything that God has done. Come join us for this special celebration of the Branches family.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

Join us in this new advent series as we seek to understand more deeply God's plan for His creation, and how it involves our "yes" to participate in all God is doing. Listen and plan to come back for these coming important weeks of teaching.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

This week we consider our opportunity to mourn with those who mourn as we press on to be participants in the making of the Kingdom of God. This is something that the American church is not particularly good at doing, but is critically important.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

How do you spell faith? For us who seek to live by the leading of the Holy Spirit, it may be risky business, but it is well worth the risk. Join us this week as we seek to understand what it means to walk with the Holy Spirit.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church

This might be a tough one. We don't like to address the pain and disappointment we might have in the world, ourselves or even God. This week we look at our Biblical example, and part of our worship, to express lament. Listen to learn more.Autor: Branches Vineyard Church