Vineyard Assembly of God Sermons
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Jul 21, 2019
2019-07-21When God Says; Yes, Enough, and Now
Series: A Journey Into God's Presence
(Psalm 126)
The Bible is very clear that everyone who is serious about following Jesus will go through difficult, even painful times in their lives. Since Jesus is the "author and finisher" of our faith, there will come a day when Jesus will look upon our painful, difficult situation and say YES to our prayers, ENOUGH to our difficulties, and NOW to our deliverance!
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- Jul 21, 20192019-07-21When God Says; Yes, Enough, and Now
Jul 21, 20192019-07-21When God Says; Yes, Enough, and NowSeries: A Journey Into God's Presence(Psalm 126)The Bible is very clear that everyone who is serious about following Jesus will go through difficult, even painful times in their lives. Since Jesus is the "author and finisher" of our faith, there will come a day when Jesus will look upon our painful, difficult situation and say YES to our prayers, ENOUGH to our difficulties, and NOW to our deliverance!
- Jul 14, 20192019-07-14 Unshakable!
Jul 14, 20192019-07-14 Unshakable!Series: A Journey Into God's Presence(Psalm 125)In (1 Corinthians 15:58) we're told as Christians to be unshakable - when faced by the demands and pressures of life this seems like an impossible standard. However, (Psalm 125) tells us how a Christian can live their life of faith in Jesus Christ unshakably despite all of the storms of life and the assaults of Satan.May this message encourage you!
- Jun 23, 20192019-06-23 A Lesson in Humility
Jun 23, 20192019-06-23 A Lesson in HumilitySeries: A Journey Into God's Presence(Psalm 124)As we journey into the presence of God, sooner or later we will be confronted by the simple truth that God is MORE than we will ever be! In our pride we cling to our independence instead of learning how to live in God-dependence - then we take credit for what God has (and is) doing in our lives. As Christians, we sometimes believe that the blessings we receive are due to our own faith, holiness, and service - we need "A Lesson in Humility."
- Jun 16, 20192019-06-16 Watching for Your Blessings
Jun 16, 20192019-06-16 Watching for Your BlessingsSeries: A Journey Into God's Presence(Psalm 123)God is the source of every blessing that we receive in this life, yet all too often, we look to ourselves and to other things to provide us with the blessings we want when we want them. We need to look to God! Let our focus be on God as we watch for our blessings.
- Jun 9, 20192019-06-09 Let’s Go-To Church
Jun 9, 20192019-06-09 Let’s Go-To ChurchSeries: A Journey Into God's Presence(Psalm 122)We live in a culture that tends to regard church-goers with a mixture of skepticism and ridicule as a waste of time. In our 24/7 society, many Christians have to fight this same attitude as their work (of necessity) consumes so much of their time leaving them with so little free-time. We in the West have to rediscover the passion and power that exists when Christians gather together to experience the presence of Jesus - and each other!
- Jun 2, 20192019-06-02 Victory in the Valley
Jun 2, 20192019-06-02 Victory in the ValleySeries: A Journey Into God's Presence(Psalm 121)We live this life under the shadow of death. At any time we can face difficulties, problems, struggles, conflicts, traumas, and tragedies. Psalm 121 promises that God has given us Victory in the Valley - our challenge is that we don't always recognize the victory that God gives us.
- May 26, 20192019-05-26 In My Distress, I Find Jesus
May 26, 20192019-05-26 In My Distress, I Find JesusSeries: A Journey Into God's Presence(Psalm 120)Our Journey Into God's Presence begins, as does Psalm 120, with a prayer that is prayed to God in distress. Being human, we're not motivated to seek help or to change unless we are in some kind of distress. This is why it is in our distress that we can find Jesus!
May 19, 2019
2019-05-19 Returning King
Series: Rediscovering Jesus
(Acts 1:1-14)
For this final message of this series - we go back to the beginning of the Christian Church where we discover that Jesus-centered Christianity thrives on the expectation of the return of Jesus. When we truly Rediscover Jesus as our Returning King, we're motivated to passionately live out our Christian faith in this world.
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- May 19, 20192019-05-19 Returning King
May 19, 20192019-05-19 Returning KingSeries: Rediscovering Jesus(Acts 1:1-14)For this final message of this series - we go back to the beginning of the Christian Church where we discover that Jesus-centered Christianity thrives on the expectation of the return of Jesus. When we truly Rediscover Jesus as our Returning King, we're motivated to passionately live out our Christian faith in this world.
- May 5, 20192019-05-05 High Priest
May 5, 20192019-05-05 High PriestSeries: Rediscovering Jesus(Hebrews 4:14-16)Christians need to rediscover Jesus as their personal High Priest. This means that at this very moment Jesus is praying for you, and because of his role as High Priest you have the ability to pray to God, now, about anything. In this message, Pastor Matt encourages you to pour your heart out to God since he has poured himself out for you as your High Priest.
- Apr 28, 20192019-04-28 Spirit Baptizer
Apr 28, 20192019-04-28 Spirit BaptizerSeries: Rediscovering Jesus(Luke 3:16)Christians sometimes become enamored with various personalities, "spiritual celebrities" that promise a new or greater anointing if you follow and support their ministries. In contrast, the Bible clearly teaches that Jesus Christ is the one and only Spirit Baptizer - and it is to Jesus that Christians should look to in desiring to be baptized in the Holy Spirit.
- Apr 21, 20192019-04-21 Dead Raiser
Apr 21, 20192019-04-21 Dead RaiserSeries: Rediscovering Jesus- EASTER SUNDAY -(John 11:17-27)Over the past 20 years, there has been a surge in the popularity of zombies and vampires in entertainment. Not only is this symptom of the anxieties caused by the hopelessness and nothingness inherent to contemporary Western Culture - it also has the effect of subtly implanting the idea that the Resurrection of Jesus is something abhorrent. In this message, we rediscover the promises and possibilities that Jesus' resurrection from the dead offers to anyone who believes that Jesus is the Son of God and is ALIVE!
- Apr 14, 20192019-04-14 Temple Cleanser
Apr 14, 20192019-04-14 Temple CleanserSeries: Rediscovering Jesus(Matthew 21:1-17)On Palm Sunday, Jesus was welcomed into Jerusalem with shouts of celebration - but then Jesus immediately entered the Temple and began to cleanse it. In our lives as Christians we have to move beyond the celebratory aspects of worship and enter the consecration of worship. Since the Bible tells us that we are the Temple of the Holy Spirit, we should expect Jesus to work to cleanse our Temple (ourselves) of any idol, sin, attitude, behavior, or pattern of thinking that detracts from our faith in God.
- Apr 7, 20192019-04-07 Perfect Sacrifice
Apr 7, 20192019-04-07 Perfect SacrificeSeries: Rediscovering Jesus(Hebrews 10)Humanity and every human being shares the same endemic problem - SIN. In his life, death, and resurrection Jesus was the "Perfect Sacrifice" for our sins. In this message, Pastor Matt takes a look at how Jesus' self-sacrifice for our sins continues to liberate and transform us.
- Mar 31, 20192019-03-31 Master Teacher
Mar 31, 20192019-03-31 Master TeacherSeries: Rediscovering Jesus(Luke 24:13-32)After his resurrection from death, Jesus' disciples rapidly discovered that Jesus really was the "Master Teacher." Jesus is still the Master Teacher of every sincere Christian who earnestly desires to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. Jesus takes us where we are, and begins to teach us out of our ignorance and immaturity so we can be mature followers of Him.
- Mar 24, 20192019-03-24 Story Writer
Mar 24, 20192019-03-24 Story WriterSeries: Rediscovering Jesus(Hebrews 12:1-3)People today - both Christians and non-Christians - need to rediscover Jesus as the "Story Writer," the "author and finisher of our faith." Jesus Christ died for us, rose from the dead for us, sent the Holy Spirit to us, and prays for us because He has a plan for each of us! We need to be reminded that His plan for us does not include a destiny dominated by our history or a future controlled by our failures!
- Mar 17, 20192019-03-17 Rediscovering Jesus
Mar 17, 20192019-03-17 Rediscovering JesusSeries: Rediscovering Jesus(Revelation 2:1-7)Mahatma Ghandi once remarked to a missionary, "I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." This sentiment expresses our need as Christians and as the Church to "Rediscover Jesus." In this message, Pastor Matt takes a close look at the Church in Ephesus to discover why a church that had been founded on a passionate commitment to Jesus Christ later drifted away from a center-focus on Jesus.
Mar 3, 2019
2019-03-03 Worship Through Holiness
Series: Worship: It Goes Beyond Church
(Romans 12:1-3)
Personal holiness has become an unpopular subject in Western Christianity for a number of reasons. We've forgotten that the pursuit of personal holiness is the same as the pursuit of personal Christ-likeness! Holiness isn't an achievement. Holiness is a form of active, living, personal worship that occurs as we allow the Holy Spirit to make us more like Jesus in every area and relationship in our lives.
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- Mar 3, 20192019-03-03 Worship Through Holiness
Mar 3, 20192019-03-03 Worship Through HolinessSeries: Worship: It Goes Beyond Church(Romans 12:1-3)Personal holiness has become an unpopular subject in Western Christianity for a number of reasons. We've forgotten that the pursuit of personal holiness is the same as the pursuit of personal Christ-likeness! Holiness isn't an achievement. Holiness is a form of active, living, personal worship that occurs as we allow the Holy Spirit to make us more like Jesus in every area and relationship in our lives.
- Feb 24, 20192019-02-24 Worship Through Work
Feb 24, 20192019-02-24 Worship Through WorkSeries: Worship: It Goes Beyond Church(Ecclesiastes 9:10)We spend more of our waking time at our work than on any other activity in our lives! Our work should be transformed into the greatest act of worship that we have at our disposal. God wants us to learn how to integrate our work-life into our faith-life so that our work changes from being labor or a profession to being worship.
- Feb 17, 20192019-02-17 Worship Through Praise
Feb 17, 20192019-02-17 Worship Through PraiseSeries: Worship: It Goes Beyond Church(Psalm 150)We limit ourselves whenever we confine our praise of God to a few minutes in church. Since praise is part of worship and worship of God reaches into every area of our lives, praise of God is meant to fill and flood every part, every activity, and every occasion of our lives!
- Feb 10, 20192019-02-10 Worship Through Giving
Feb 10, 20192019-02-10 Worship Through GivingSeries: Worship: It Goes Beyond Church(2Samuel 24:18-25)Since our worship of God goes beyond the church and touches every area of our lives our worship of God is also reflected in our giving! God wants us to become worshippers by becoming Givers - being a Giver isn't about the act of giving, but the attitude behind our giving.
- Jan 27, 20192019-01-27 Worship Through Obedience
Jan 27, 20192019-01-27 Worship Through ObedienceSeries: Worship: It Goes Beyond Church(1Samuel 15)Obedience is one of the most difficult topics to preach on because disobedience has been instilled in our hearts as the first sin of humanity and enshrined in our culture as a near-virtue. This makes our obedience of God the purest form of worship we can possibly give to God - AND - this makes our disobedience of God the worst form of anti-worship we can give God.
- Jan 13, 20192019-01-13 Worship, It Goes Beyond Church
Jan 13, 20192019-01-13 Worship, It Goes Beyond ChurchSeries: Worship: It Goes Beyond Church(John 4:19-24)At the beginning of this series, Pastor Matt takes a look at Jesus' teaching on what true worship is and where true worship occurs. Worship of God must move beyond the four walls of the church and spill over into every area of our lives.
Jan 6, 2019
2019-01-06 Faith for A Million Problems
Series: A Festival of Faith
(2Chronicles 14:8-15)
It isn't always the BIG problem that overwhelms us and challenges our Faith in God - its the constant, nagging presence of a million little problems that do! Together, these problems add up to a problem that is beyond our natural resources and abilities - it is at these times that we need to discover Faith for A Million Problems!
Vineyard Assembly of God is a growing church - so much so that we've outgrown our current facilities. We have an architect's plan for a modest expansion, but with costs here on the island of Martha's Vineyard, the total plan is budgeted at one-million dollars. Vineyard Assembly of God is believing God for a Million-Dollar Miracle!
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- Jan 6, 20192019-01-06 Faith for A Million Problems
Jan 6, 20192019-01-06 Faith for A Million ProblemsSeries: A Festival of Faith(2Chronicles 14:8-15)It isn't always the BIG problem that overwhelms us and challenges our Faith in God - its the constant, nagging presence of a million little problems that do! Together, these problems add up to a problem that is beyond our natural resources and abilities - it is at these times that we need to discover Faith for A Million Problems!Vineyard Assembly of God is a growing church - so much so that we've outgrown our current facilities. We have an architect's plan for a modest expansion, but with costs here on the island of Martha's Vineyard, the total plan is budgeted at one-million dollars. Vineyard Assembly of God is believing God for a Million-Dollar Miracle!
- Dec 30, 20182018-12-30 How to Pray for Faith
Dec 30, 20182018-12-30 How to Pray for FaithSeries: A Festival of Faith(Luke 17:1-6)We all want to know "How To" do or obtain something. Most Christians want to know "How To" pray for faith - but it is important to realize that when the Apostles prayed and said to Jesus, "Increase our faith!" they were doing so after hearing Jesus' teaching on the high morality and heart-change he expects of all His followers. In this message, we learn what to expect and how to pray for the faith we need to live life the way Jesus expects us to.
- Dec 16, 20182018-12-16 Real Faith
Dec 16, 20182018-12-16 Real FaithSeries: A Festival of Faith(1Peter 1:3-9)Sometimes its easy to detect the counterfeit, the fake - other times, it isn't so easy to detect the difference between the Real and the Fake, the Genuine and the Counterfeit. As Christians, our faith in God is often diluted by faith in faith, faith in self, faith in other people or other things other than in Jesus Christ. This is why God uses the difficulties of our life to refine our faith in Him.
- Dec 9, 20182018-12-09 When Faith Grows Up
Dec 9, 20182018-12-09 When Faith Grows UpSeries: A Festival of Faith(Hebrews 11:24-27)We begin our life with God through faith in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. This is our "mustard-seed" of faith that is meant to grow-up. As Moses grew in faith in God, he successfully passed through three major stages of spiritual growth - each stage leading him ever closer to God! We are called as faith-followers of Jesus to allow our faith in God to grow-up in the same way.
- Dec 2, 20182018-12-02 The Birthplace of Faith
Dec 2, 20182018-12-02 The Birthplace of FaithSeries: A Festival of Faith(Romans 10:9-17)Often, Christians are needlessly stressed by the thought that they lack the faith they need for a miracle, a healing, a breakthrough, a deliverance, etc. Since faith is not a force, but a strong persuasion about who Jesus Christ is, then every believer in Jesus Christ already has a "mustard-seed" of faith birthed in their hearts. Faith doesn't need to be obtained - faith needs to be grown!
- Nov 25, 20182018-11-25 The Answer of Faith
Nov 25, 20182018-11-25 The Answer of FaithSeries: A Festival of Faith(Hebrews 11:1)God did not leave us in ignorance about what faith is - He gave us the answer in Hebrews 11:1. Since faith is absolutely essential to living the Christian life, in this message, Pastor Matt begins this series on Faith by exploring how the Bible defines faith - not as a Force or Power to be tapped into, but as a Persuasion to be believed and lived.
Jul 7, 2019
2019-07-07 Rhode Island Women’s Teen Challenge
Series: 2019 - Special Messages
- SPECIAL SERVICE -
Rhode Island Women's Teen Challenge
May your faith in Jesus Christ's ability to overcome any negative circumstances or bad decisions in your life be encouraged by the worship and testimonies of these ladies!
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- Jul 7, 20192019-07-07 Rhode Island Women’s Teen Challenge
Jul 7, 20192019-07-07 Rhode Island Women’s Teen ChallengeSeries: 2019 - Special Messages- SPECIAL SERVICE -Rhode Island Women's Teen ChallengeMay your faith in Jesus Christ's ability to overcome any negative circumstances or bad decisions in your life be encouraged by the worship and testimonies of these ladies!
- Jan 20, 20192019-01-20 Ready!
Jan 20, 20192019-01-20 Ready!Series: 2019 - Special MessagesREADY!(Exodus 12 & 13)Why is it that so many Christians always seem to be getting ready, but seldom actually doing what they're getting ready for?In this special message, Pastor Matt takes a look at Exodus chapters 12 & 13 for FOUR areas where God has already gotten His people ready to do anything that the life of faith in following Jesus requires!