Recently, I was traveling on an airplane and was given a window seat, which is always my seat option of choice, because I can glance out the window at an amazing view. This bird’s eye view of the world from an airplane window got me thinking, I couldn’t help but to look out the windowContinueContinue reading “Perspective From the Sky”
Author Archives: Matthew Weaver
Four Lessons I’ve Learned as a Newlywed
Marriage. What comes to mind when you hear this word? For me, I think of one of the greatest joys, but also one of the greatest challenges. If we look to God’s design for marriage, we will experience it joyfully, even through the challenges. My wife Emily and I have been married a year andContinueContinue reading “Four Lessons I’ve Learned as a Newlywed”
Six Things I Learned From Reading Capital Gaines
For my birthday this year, my wife gave me the book Capital Gaines by Chip Gaines. I’m naturally not a huge reader, but I am trying to get into the habit of always having a book on my hands to read. This was a different kind of book for me to read. Being in ministry, IContinueContinue reading “Six Things I Learned From Reading Capital Gaines“
VIDEO – Faith Over Fear
Vintage Church Sunday Morning Worship Gathering We all struggle with fear. In this sermon, I preach on what it looks like to choose faith over fear, from Psalm 91. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2028&v=UCrQwjjingg
#SocialMediaStruggles
Why did I write a blog on social media? Well, maybe the better question is, why not? Social media has become, and is quickly becoming more and more, something at everyone’s fingertips. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and the list goes on and on. I enjoy having social media, and I enjoy being able to seeContinueContinue reading “#SocialMediaStruggles”
Bring Me Back- An Easter Blog
In my daily life, I am easily distracted, pulled away and brought deep down away from where God wants me. I get caught up in the distractions and traps of people pleasing, my desires, comparison and other things that appear to be satisfying to me. It doesn’t take much to bring me down to theseContinueContinue reading “Bring Me Back- An Easter Blog”
VIDEO – Sabbath: Delight in God
Vintage Church staff chapel teaching time. What is the true foundation to a Sabbath? In this video, I teach on what it looks like to delight in God through Sabbath from Psalm 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDjIs4IyR5Q&feature=youtu.be
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We often associate missions and outreach as a separate area of our Christian lives and not something that is holistic and all-encompassing. We think to ourselves that we will go on mission if the church announces a mission trip somewhere, or even more, we will do outreach in our community if the church puts anContinueContinue reading “GO”
Replicate Response: Fast Purposefully
Fasting is one way of us showing God that we value His presence more than anything else in our lives. Personally, fasting is a spiritual discipline that I have always struggled with the most, but I’m honestly not surprised by that, because fasting is the action of giving up something, usually food, and clinging toContinueContinue reading “Replicate Response: Fast Purposefully”
Replicate Response: Pray Earnestly
Prayer is our direct communication to God! I am still amazed at the reality that God grants me direct access to Him through prayer. It is truly amazing! Those of us who are His children and have given our lives to Him, have unlimited availability to talk to God. In our Western culture, we oftenContinueContinue reading “Replicate Response: Pray Earnestly”
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