Ven Espíritu Santo: Aprendiendo a Responder al Espíritu
Poniendo al Espíritu en el Centro Hay una idea esencial para el entendimiento que tenemos en La Viña de cómo “hacer iglesia” con el Espíritu Santo en el centro. Creemos que podemos aprender y crecer en nuestra capacidad de discernir la actividad del Espíritu a nuestro alrededor. Para hacer esto, cultivamos una conciencia que describimos […]
Ven Espíritu Santo: El Clamor De Una Iglesia Desesperada
“Les conviene que me vaya” (Juan 16:7). ¿Cómo crees que reaccionaron los discípulos de Jesús al oírlo decir estas palabras? Por años habían renunciado a todo para seguirlo, para aprender de Él y verlo trabajar. Jesús era la persona más interesante, ingeniosa, compasiva y libre que habían conocido. Él era lo que ellos querían–no había […]
Everyone Gets To Play: Who Did Jesus Commission To Do It?
Jesus Taught A Way Of Life To His Disciples The ability to do what Jesus did was never something that happened to people in some kind of instant spiritual download. Jesus taught a way of life, of intimacy with the Father and empowerment by the Spirit, that issued out into kingdom living and could be […]
Everyone Gets To Play: What Does It Mean For Me?
You Get To Play Jesus commissions anyone who wants commissioning. His kingdom ministry is for everyone; there are no disqualifications. Regardless of your personality, your history, or your gifting, Jesus wants to involve you in his plan for the world. A group of teenagers and early 20-somethings gathered in a living room, led by a […]
Everyone Gets To Play: What Did Jesus Do?
Jesus’ Way Of Leading The life of Jesus of Nazareth is recorded in the four canonical books we call the Gospels. Each tells the story from a different angle, and the books fit together to paint a striking image of the man Christians believe was simultaneously human and divine. Thus there are aspects of his […]
Everyone Gets To Play: Demystifying Spirituality
The Attraction of Weakness What is the attraction of the Vineyard? Many would say it is the intimate worship, the openness to the Spirit, or the message of the kingdom. As wonderful as these things are, it was something else that captured my heart. My first experience of the Vineyard was in the early 80s, […]
Everyone Gets To Play: Students & Young Adults
Creating Opportunities for Young People Wouldn’t it be weird if we went to a high school football game, and instead of student athletes playing, only the coaching staff played while the students watched from the sideline? Every game, the coaches would sit the students down and say, ‘Watch us! This is how you do it. […]
Everyone Gets To Play: Spiritual Experts Or Kingdom Disciples
Modernism & Being Right Is being a Christian about believing the right things, or living a new way? One of the weaknesses of the Church in the 20th century was the direct result of what scholars call modernism. Modernism was based on the idea that if we just gave people the right ideas, the right […]
Ven Espíritu Santo: Una Oración Que Cambiará Tu Vida
“Ven, Espíritu Santo”. Recordamos la primera vez que pronunciamos estas palabras como una invitación consciente al Espíritu para que viniera, con la expectativa de que pudiéramos ver evidencias de la presencia del Espíritu. Fue en nuestra joven iglesia, durante una celebración anual de adoración que además incluía una cena y una exposición de diapositivas. Todos […]
Everyone Gets To Play: Everyone Gets In On The Party
Commissioned by Jesus So, how can you experience commissioning from Jesus? It’s really worth the effort. No two people experience this commissioning in the same way. Jesus is our creator and knows our hearts better than anyone else. He formed us with a particular destiny: to carry on the work of his kingdom in the […]