Palo Alto Vineyard Church Teachings

OUTLINE1.    Introduction: How do I address questions that I have about my own faith?    2.    The Specific Question: “Don’t All Religions Lead To God?”    Three Frames        1.  The Monotheistic Frame in the West        2.  The...

The God of the Old Testament seems harsh, judgmental and very different from Jesus..... is this true? How can we think about the Old Testament and trust the God behind it?

Always be ready to explain the hope you have in life, but HOW you do that is as important as WHAT you say. We will explore how to explain our hope with grace, gentleness and a little bit of salt mixed in!

Life changes are inevitable, and often the initiators of internal transformation. The trouble is, we're often unaware of the transitional growth process and how we can get the most out of it. We'll learn some valuable lessons on this topic...

OUTLINE1.    How Did We Get Here?    2.    Living Life as a Neighbor                                                                   3.    The Neighbors We May Not See4.    Choosing to Ignore Them Has a Serious Downside5.    How Can We Be Blessed?

A look at the the value of gathering together in small groups.

Prayer ministry is a core value and practice of our church. Here we delve into what Jesus says about our ability to "hear" God, and how our church attempts to do that in a way that honors God and people.

Building on the theme of adoption from the previous week, we discuss in this sermon how when we are adopted we are adopted into a "family" of some sort. We are both individuals but part of a larger group, community or tribe. Using the...

On Easter Sunday 2014 Alex talked about "rescue" and how Jesus promised not to leave his followers "orphaned." He mentioned that he thought a lot about feeling orphaned given his own birth story. Today he shares more of his story...

What is "true freedom"? How do you define it? How does Jesus define it? As we approach Easter, we continue to look at what is at the heart of the celebration of Jesus rising from the dead. Listen for yourself to what Jesus said about...

Forgiving one another is critical to our experience of Jesus' forgiveness of us. As a matter of fact, Jesus considers it imperative. Easter, and why we celebrate it, is what makes our ability to forgive one another even possible. See what...

Lent is a time where we pay attention to the ways that we put our trust in things other than God for our joy and well being. In doing that we see that even if we have followed God for some time, we are still on a journey of learning to trust God with...

What is Lent? Lent is both a tradition in the historical Christian church and a valuable experience for those trying to follow Jesus now. Lent is about creating space to experience more of our frailty and God's presence. In the words of one...

Today we hear three stories of how God grew someone's faith in him. The stories are a celebration of God's goodness as we mark the end of this year's Leap of Faith. While everyone's story is not the same, and some of our prayers...

Jesus teaches those following him how to pray like he does. He tells them to ask 5 things of God. This is what Jesus thinks is the most essential foundation for prayer. He then goes on to motivate them with a strange story about having to bug your...

What if "time", and how we use it, is the greatest single indicator of those who follow Jesus being a "holy" people? Holy means "set apart" or "different" from other things. As we have engaged this topic of...

Jesus again addresses the issue of the greatest commandment. This time a lawyer implies that knowing who your neighbor is can be complicated and unclear. Jesus clarifies his answer by telling a story about a man who gets jumped and the person who...

Listen to Part II of the Q/A session Saturday morning Feb. 8 with Jay Pathak