Vineyard Church of the Peninsula

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Weekly messages of the Peninsula Vineyard, located in Yorktown, VA., by Don Freeman and others.

  1. May 31

    Prayer as Investment

    Jesus ascended to the Father. The Holy Spirit came. The first Gospel message preached, ushered 3 000 souls into the newborn Church of Jesus Christ. The eleven remaining disciples became impromptu midwives to this flood of baby Christians. The overwhelming reality of continuous, rapid growth forced them to wait on, and learn to follow, the Spirit’s directives. Fortunately, there had already been a prayer investment made on their behalf of which they were largely unaware. John 17:6-19 John 17:6-8 – for the disciples - _______________________ John 17:9-12 – for the disciples – ______________________ John 17:13-19 – for the disciples – _____________________

    37 min

  2. May 24

    The God of Surprises

    God loves the unexpected, the element of surprise. He provided Abram with a ram for the sacrifice. He opened the Red Sea for a safe and dry escape from Egypt. He caused a city’s walls to crumble. He promoted a shepherd boy from the village of Bethlehem to King of Israel. His Kingdom broke through into the world with the ‘fanfare’ of a newborn’s cries. He raised His crucified Son to life again in the quiet pre-dawn, before roosters crowed. He announced the arrival of His Spirit with a roaring similar to that of a tornado and a pillar like fire appearing as individual flames on the heads of the disciples. And then the famous linguistic multiplication! Acts 2:14-16,36-41 – A surprise for ____________________ Acts 3:1-16 – A surprise for __________________________ Acts 4:1-12 – A surprise for __________________________ Acts 4:23-31 – A surprise for _________________________

    35 min

  3. May 17

    A Closure/Launch

    The final forty days of the disciples’ journey to Jesus’ cross were a potent mix of commitment and dread. The three days following his crucifixion plunged them into the most crushing, bleak, Sabbath ever. His Resurrection Day appearances staggered their imaginations. The ongoing post-Resurrection visits were a combination of exhilaration and perplexing questions. Those forty, precious, days resuscitated within them a rebirthing hope and a tentative, but expanding, joy. Then, Jesus’ departure stunned them, both devastating them and challenging them. Acts 1:1-13a Acts 1:1-3 – closure ___________________________ Acts 1:4,5 – closure ___________________________ Acts 1:6-8 - launch _________and closure _________ Acts 1:9-13a –________closure and launch ________

    33 min

  4. May 10

    A New Day for Womanhood

    Jesus’ public ministry constantly raised eyebrows. For common folk, including his disciples, it was their surprise and delight at what they were seeing and hearing. For the religious elite, it was their disapproval, then fear, then hatred, then murderous intent. Jesus’ heartbeat was the Kingdom’s culture of Shalom. The heartbeat of men was an ugly list according to Jesus – evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, lying, slander (Matt. 15:19, NLT). Undaunted in this milieu, Jesus continued manifesting the unblemished culture of his Father. One specific value he repeatedly expressed was the elevating of women, seeing them, including them, honoring them. John 2:1-12, John 19:25-27 – His mother – ______________________  Luke 8:1-3, John 20:11-18 – Mary Magdalene – __________________ John 4:1-42 – The Samaritan Woman – _________________________ John 8:1-11 – Woman caught in adultery – _______________________ Luke 7:11-15 – Widow of Nain – _______________________________

    46 min

  5. May 3

    Post-resurrection gifts

    As If his resurrection weren’t the ultimate gift, Jesus kept gifting his best friends with more; more of his presence, his love, his over-the-top proofs, his repeated teachings, his promises, his reassurances, etc. His three-year ministry with them was no bait-and-switch scheme, awaiting the right moment to abandon them, or waiting for them to trust him, then vanish. All that he communicated to his disciples before the cross continued unaltered afterward. Jesus knew well that his followers had had the stuffing knocked out of them by the events of Holy Week and he wanted each of them, including Peter, to know him post-resurrection just as they had known him before. John 21:1-25, (John 1:35-42, Luke 22:54-62) NLT John 1:35-42 – Peter hears Jesus’ _________________________ Luke 22:31-34, 54-62 – Peter sees Jesus’ __________________ John 21:1-25 – Peter receives Jesus’ ______________________

    39 min

  6. Apr 26

    Post-resurrection gifts

    Despite his heaven-bestowed power, Jesus willingly submitted himself to the ultimate humiliation and inhumane suffering of the cross. This display of unfathomable love left his disciples at a loss to comprehend. On the day of his resurrection, he encountered ongoing unbelief from those to whom he had most clearly revealed his true nature. But rather than responding in anger, Jesus continued to shower the gift of his love on his precious, all-too-human, allies; including, seven days later, on Thomas. John 11:1-16, John 14:1-7, John 20:19-29   John 11:1-16 – Thomas’ ________________________   John 14:1-7 – Thomas’ _________________________   John 20:19-29 – Thomas’ _______________________

    35 min

  7. Apr 19

    Post-Resurrection Gifts

    What Jesus chose to do on the day he rose from the dead tells us a lot about the Kingdom-sized work he was leaving in the hands of his disciples. Having personally experienced the flesh’s weakness and battled mightily to overcome it, he knew his disciples would be up against major warfare. So, it was critical that they be strengthened and armed against the onslaughts to come. He chose to be present with them in intimate settings to push back the fears so ready to overwhelm them. Face to face, names spoken, fears met, questions answered, minds opened up to the Scriptures. All on Day One. Luke 24:1-49   Luke 24:1-12 – Jesus gives a gift ______________________   Luke 24: 13-35 – Jesus gives a gift _____________________   Luke 24: 36-49 – Jesus gives a gift _____________________

    31 min

  8. Apr 12

    Post-Resurrection Gifts

    Jesus, post-Resurrection, chose to delay his return to the Father to reassure his disciples of his unchanged, and unchangeable, love for them as he had promised before the upheaval of the last several days. He was, like a parent doting on the needs of a little child, aware of the overwhelm they were experiencing. He knew they were fragile. He knew their faith needed bolstering. He knew they needed more time. He knew they needed Kingdom reminders. He knew they needed presence. He knew they each needed to know they were still really seen by him. He knew those needs were urgently felt. Jesus spent 40 days with them; with meeting those needs his sole purpose. John 20:1-18   John 20: 1,2 – Mary Magdalene – _________________ (Luke 7:47, 8:2)   John 20: 3-10 – Peter and John –__________________   John 20: 11-18 – Mary Magdalene – ________________

    30 min
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