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”
Author Archives: Matthew Weaver
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”
Replicate Response: Give Generously
Our church has been going through a series called Replicate, looking at what Jesus taught about discipleship in the book of Matthew. This past Sunday, our Lead Pastor preached on some practical next steps after our hearts have been changed and moved towards discipleship. This is a 3 part blog series that I wrote for our churchContinueContinue reading “Replicate Response: Give Generously”
Christ(ian) Transformation Requires Character Formation
Living the Christ life is the most fulfilling life there is, but it comes with a price. The grace that God gives us is not cheap, but rather came with a great cost. We must each intentionally pursue and seek the Lord so that we can experience what it really means to be one ofContinueContinue reading “Christ(ian) Transformation Requires Character Formation”
Why You Should Make a Big Deal about Baptism
What is baptism? A lot of people have different thoughts, beliefs, and even misconceptions on what baptism is and what it’s meant to be. As Christians, we need to understand the true meaning and significance behind baptism and how the Bible explains it for our own understanding and so we can also explain it to others.ContinueContinue reading “Why You Should Make a Big Deal about Baptism”
Reflection to Inspiration
Hey friends, thanks for checking out this latest blog! I wanted to post this because I’m trying to get in the habit of writing and blogging more and I have a lot to share as I’ve been going through an exciting season in life and reflecting on all that God has done. My hope isContinueContinue reading “Reflection to Inspiration”
A Deeper Look at The Fruits of The Spirit: Part 3
If you missed Part 1 and Part 2 of this blog, you can go back and read them here: Part 1- http://bit.ly/2xVrsZ0 Part 2- http://bit.ly/2hBNy8G Faithfulness (Proverbs 20:6) Many a man proclaims his own steadfast love, but a faithful man who can find? It is much easier to boast in our own accomplishments, than to simply beContinueContinue reading “A Deeper Look at The Fruits of The Spirit: Part 3”
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