Franklin Vineyard Church

Franklin Vineyard Church
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These are the podcasts from the teaching ministry of the Franklin Vineyard Church located in Franklin, TN.

  1. 1d ago

    The Testing of the Wilderness

    Matthew 3:16-17 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” At the Jordan River, the Father spoke a word over Jesus: "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased." And the very next thing that happened? The Spirit led him into the desert, where that word was tested by three ancient powers — economic, religious, and political.Bread. Temple. Crown. These same three powers run through the whole of Scripture, from the serpent in the garden to Solomon's empire — and they are still at work today, closer than you think. If you have received a real word from God — a calling, a promise, a purpose that resonates deep in your bones — that word will be tested. Not to prove it false, but to cultivate and protect its purpose.Testing is how a living word becomes life-giving. In this message we'll walk through how the Accuser turns even true words against us, and how Jesus answers each power — not by grasping, proving, or shortcutting, but from a cross-shaped posture the powers can't touch.The wilderness isn’t just a proving ground — it forms us. Come ready to recognize the powers at work in our world, to identify the word God has spoken over you, and to learn how, like Jesus, we can bend the powers toward the Kingdom rather than being bent by them.

  2. Jul 6

    Pearls, Treasure, Fields: The Kingdom is Like

    2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. Happy Independence Day weekend! This is a momentous year for Americans celebrating 250 years of independence, but for the Christ follower, we have always been free! We've been set free from the bondage of sin, from darkness, from captivity, and God has placed us into His marvelous Kingdom!As followers of Jesus, we have an inheritance that gives us unalienable rights, and many of us operate like we're still in bondage. But as we come alive to our destinies and callings in Christ, amazing things happen. Jesus came into this world to give us Abundant Life, not that we just coast or glide through, but that we would have the life that God intended.Our heart at the Vineyard is that we would all come alive to this reality, that we wouldn't operate in fear and anxiety, but that we would step into the amazing and incredible things of the Lord. And as we step out into our callings, the Holy Spirit empowers us to do the works that God has prepared in advance for us to do!

  3. Jun 29

    The Importance of Community

    Matthew 4:17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” As news of John the Baptist’s imprisonment spread, Jesus stepped into the spotlight, beginning His public ministry in Galilee. His message was urgent and transformative: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”Walking along the shores of the Sea of Galilee, Jesus encountered ordinary fishermen—Simon Peter, Andrew, James, and John—men immersed in their daily work. With a simple yet life-changing invitation, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men,” He called them to a greater purpose and callings. Without hesitation, they left their nets, boats, and even family behind to follow Him.This passage marks the beginning of the movement that would change the world, revealing Jesus’ authority to call people into a new life of faith, mission, and discipleship.

  4. Jun 22

    Understanding How God Sees You

    Matthew 3:17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”Continuing in our study of Jesus' baptism, we're looking at the Identity of the Son of God. The baptism story is told four different ways all declaring the same thing: Jesus is the Christ the Son of God! And this identity comes from the heart of the Father.God's words to Jesus and to those who were present that Jesus is His Son, He is loved, and He brings great pleasure to God. This is the heart of God towards His Son, and it's the heart of God towards us in Jesus!Before any of us step into what God has for us, we have to remind ourselves of who we are and whose we are. Jesus received this word from God, and immediately was driven into the wilderness and into temptation. We often think that when we step into our callings that we won't experience hardships, but we have to remind ourselves that "Abba, I belong to you." Jesus knew His identity, and this is what drove Him throughout His whole ministry!

  5. Jun 15

    Understanding the Empowerment of the Holy Spirit

    Matthew 3:16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him. We are revisiting the Baptism story in Matthew! The Holy Spirit had been all over the place from the very beginning of Matthew, introduced in 1:20 talking about how what was conceived in Mary was from the Holy Spirit, and now publicly the Holy Spirit makes His presence known to those witnessing Jesus' baptism (an anointing).All throughout the Old Testament, kings were anointed by prophets to set them aside and apart for the work of ministry. This was done publicly as a way to represent the "set apartness" of the anointed one (which is what the Christ means!).They were leaders, chosen by God, and anointed by a prophet of God for the work of ministry, and the dove that descended represented the Holy Spirit that hovered over the creation waters (thus showcasing the New Creation work that Jesus was about to begin by ushering in the Kingdom of God).

  6. Jun 8

    Discerning the Call of God on Your Life

    Matthew 2:14-15 So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called my son.”Matthew is the very first book of the New Testament, which obviously follows the Old Testament, and Matthew meticulously makes theological claims about the personhood and divinity of Jesus in the very beginning.Matthew's predominantly Jewish audience would have known the story of Moses, the one who brought the Hebrews out of captivity and into the Promised Land, and one claim that Matthew makes early on is that Jesus is a greater Moses. This would have been a huge claim for the Jewish audience! Moses was the hero of the Old Testament, the writer of the Torah, the archetype of faith and boldness, and most of their understanding of salvation was because of how God moved during that day (from the Plagues, to Passover, to the signs and wonders, and even their entry into Canaan).Moses was an incredible man of God, but there would be one who would be better. This motif is carried up in the book of Hebrews if you're wanting to read more, but it's first introduced in Matthew and even in Matthew's structure of Five Narratives that mirror the Five Books of the Law.All that to say, Jesus is better!

  7. Jun 1

    How to Decipher the Voice of The Lord

    Matthew 1:20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said...In the first few chapters of Matthew, there's something that happens that can easily be glossed over without careful investigation. God revealed His plans for Jesus' birth all in dreams! God speaks to Joseph multiple times in dreams: that Jesus was a gift of the Holy Spirit, to go to Egypt, and then to come back. And God speaks to the Magi to avoid Herod on their way back after visiting Jesus.When God wants to accompish something, He usually speaks in dreams! There are a lot of reasons for this, but all throughout the Old Testament, God was always revealing Himself in visions and dreams. These became moments that God's people could go back to and say, "This is what the Lord said and this is what the Lord has done!"We're going to look at some other stories in the Old Testament and learn what it means to be people that listen to the Lord when He speaks in visions and dreams.

  8. May 25

    What It Means to Be a Person of Faith

    Matthew 1:1 This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah...We're finishing up our study in Jesus' family history by looking at Rahab!Rahab is such an interesting character study because she was an outsider (as a Gentile) but helped to bring the Hebrews into the Promised Land. For those familiar with the story, it's an incredible account of how God uses unexpected people to bring about His plans and His promises.Rahab is a relatively minor character but is used in a major way, and she is spoken of just three times in the New Testament: here in Matthew, Hebrews, and later in James. Her faith worked in a way that saw God's promises in action, and she partnered with the Lord in a special and powerful way. Much like Mary, the mother of Jesus and another powerful woman of faith, who said in the Gospel of Luke, "I am the Lord's servant. Let it be with me just as you have said." There's a partnership available by saying yes to the plans of God, and we're going to talk about being a people that say yes to the works of God.

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These are the podcasts from the teaching ministry of the Franklin Vineyard Church located in Franklin, TN.

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  • Creator
    Franklin Vineyard Church
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    96
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Franklin Vineyard Church
  • Show Website
    Franklin Vineyard Church

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