The Local Vineyard Church Podcast
The Local Vineyard Church is a church located in Richmond, Virginia. The Local is a part of the VineyardUSA network. You can find more information about The Local and VineyardUSA by visiting https://localvineyard.church
Episodes
312 episodes
Holy Spirit as Healer
Have you ever prayed for something with everything in you and nothing happened? In this message from our series "Everyday Presence: Life with the Holy Spirit," we explore what it means to trust God when healing doesn't come the way we expect. W...
Notice the Nudge
What does it look like to follow the Holy Spirit in the middle of your normal, everyday routine? In this message from the series "Everyday Presence: Life with the Holy Spirit," we walk through Acts chapter 3 and discover that the most powerful ...
Hearing God's Voice
How do we hear from God when life is loud and our schedules are overflowing? In this message, Erin Gaines explores four practical ways to hear God's voice in everyday life. Drawing from personal stories and the powerful account of Peter and Cor...
How the Holy Spirit Builds Faith
When life hits you with something you didn't see coming what comes out of you reveals what's been formed in you. In this message, we look at Luke 7 and the story of the Roman centurion whose faith made Jesus stop in His tracks and marvel, "I ha...
Holy Spirit As Revealer
Have you ever wished God would just make things clear? In this message from our series "Everyday Presence: Life with the Holy Spirit," we explore how the Holy Spirit reveals God's truth and guides us in our everyday lives. Discover why the Holy...
Holy Spirit as Comforter
In this message, we explore who the Holy Spirit truly is. The Holy Spirit is not a force or a feeling, but the personal presence of God actively involved in our daily lives. Using the analogy of a GPS, we discover how the Holy Spirit guides, re...
How are your Shoulders?
What does it mean to truly invest in the next generation? In this powerful message, Jacob unpacks what it looks like to have strong, available, and faithful shoulders for the young people around you — using a simple but unforgettable moment of ...
Trusting God when Nothing Makes Sense
1. DescriptionWhat Do You Do When Doubt Is Louder Than Faith?We've all been there — the moment when life doesn't go the way you prayed it would, and your doubts start drowning out your faith. In this message, we ...
God's Invitation in Doubt
What if Jesus' words "Why did you doubt?" weren't a rebuke but an invitation? In this message from the Benefit of Doubt series, we revisit the familiar story of Peter walking on water in Matthew 14 and discover something surprising: Jesus doesn...
A Safe Place to Ask Questions
What do you do when you believe in God but still wrestle with doubt? In this message, Pastor Jacob opens up about the tension between faith and doubt, something every believer faces but few feel safe talking about. Walking through stories of bi...
The Joy of Getting Back Up
When life knocks you down how do you get back up again? In this Easter message, we walk through the resurrection story in Matthew 28 and discover that getting back up doesn't start with strength or willpower. It starts with surrender. The women...
Take Out the Garbage
In Philippians 3, the Apostle Paul makes a radical claim: everything the world calls valuable is garbage compared to knowing Jesus. In this message from the "Invitation to Joy" series at Local Vineyard Church, we explore what it means to releas...
How to Boast in Jesus
What happens when your confidence is in the wrong place? In this message from our Invitation to Joy series through the book of Philippians, we explore Philippians 3:1–3 and the danger of misplaced spiritual confidence. The Apostle Paul warns th...
How to Have Real Community
What does real, biblical community actually look like? In this sermon from the "Invitation to Joy" series through Philippians, we explore Philippians chapter 2 and the examples of Paul, Timothy, and Epaphroditus. These are three people who show...
A Joyful Love Feast
What does it truly mean to pour out your life for Christ? In this message from the "Invitation to Joy" series through Philippians, we explore three key Greek words: agape, koinonia, and kenoo. These reveal the heart of what it means to follow J...
How To Find Joy When We Suffer
What does it look like to find real joy in the middle of suffering? In this sermon from our series "Invitation to Joy," we explore Philippians 1:27–29 and discover that biblical joy isn't the absence of pain, it's the presence of trust. Using t...
To Die is GainZZZ?
What does the Apostle Paul mean when he says "to die is gain"? In this powerful message from our series, An Invitation to Joy, we explore how understanding death biblically transforms the way we live today. Paul, writing from a Roman prison and...
The Joy of an Undivided Heart
Are you tired, overwhelmed, and pulled in a thousand different directions? In this message, Pastor Jacob explores what the Apostle Paul meant when he wrote "For me to live is Christ and to die is gain" (Philippians 1:21) and why true joy isn't ...
Joyful Confidence in Uncertain Times
How do you choose joy when your tomorrow looks terrifying? Whether you are facing a difficult medical report, a job layoff, or relational hurt, the Apostle Paul’s life shows us that uncertainty is inevitable, but misery is optional.In t...
The Benefits of Your Problems
What if the very thing you want to escape is the place where your purpose grows? Joy doesn’t wait for easier days. Joy shows up when chains turn into channels, when limits become leverage, and when the gospel moves even where we can’t.W...
Love That Knows What To Do
What if love isn’t just a feeling to chase but a skill to train? We walk through Paul’s prayer in Philippians 1:9–11 to show how love grows wiser, not thinner, under pressure. Instead of asking for easier days, Paul asks for love that “abounds ...
Complete, Don't Compete
Joy grows when we choose each other. We continue our series, "An Invitation to Joy," by exploring Philippians 1, where Paul models a different kind of leadership and a deeper kind of community.From the very first lines, grace and peace ...
My Last Day Now
Resolutions fade fast, but desire for a deeper, steadier joy never goes away. We open a 13-week journey through Philippians by asking a bold question: what if joy doesn’t wait for better circumstances, but is formed within us as we live with pe...
