Muskingum Valley Vineyard Church Podcast

MVVC
  • 5.0 (8)
  • Christianity
  • Updated Biweekly

By the grace of God and the power of the Holy Spirit we will advance God’s kingdom in the Muskingum Valley by proclaiming the good news and multiplying small groups of Christ following disciples.

  1. 4d ago

    Understanding the Romans 7 Struggle

    This sermon dismantles a common misunderstanding of Romans 7 and presents the gospel as far better than merely helping people cope with ongoing failure. The message argues that Paul is not describing the normal Christian life, but the misery of trying to please God through self-effort, law, and human striving. The invitation is to leave behind condemnation and performance-based living and learn to live from union with Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit, where freedom, acceptance, and transformation are received as gifts rather than earned through effort.

    51 min

  2. May 24

    Born of God as a Life-Giving Spirit

    This message invites the church to live from union with Christ, not from the limits of the “first Adam.” It calls believers to see themselves as Spirit-born, life-giving people who can partner with God to release healing, freedom, and the life of heaven into others.

    40 min

  3. May 10

    What If You Gave Up?

    This message invites exhausted sons and daughters to stop striving for what the Father has already freely given. Through the parable of the prodigal son, it exposes the insecurity behind both rebellion and religious performance, and calls people to rest in their identity, union with Christ, and the finished work of Jesus. It’s a freeing invitation to “give up” — not in despair, but in trust — by surrendering the exhausting effort to earn love, prove goodness, or manufacture closeness with God.

    43 min

  4. May 3

    The Goodness of the Gospel

    What if everything you’ve believed about “being a good Christian” is actually keeping you stuck? This message confronts the exhausting cycle of trying to be right—and invites you into the scandalous freedom of receiving righteousness as a gift. If you’re tired of striving, comparing, or feeling like you don’t measure up, this is an invitation to finally live from what Jesus already finished.

    52 min

  5. Apr 19

    Set Free for a King

    This teaching reframes the gospel as more than rescue from bondage. It invites people to see Jesus not only as Savior who brings them out of “Egypt,” but as King who lovingly reorders their whole life around his rule, where real freedom is finally found.

    31 min

  6. Apr 12

    Learning to Rest in the Father's Love

    This message invites you to lay down the exhausting version of Christianity built on striving and performance—and rediscover a life rooted in being deeply loved by God. It’s not about earning anything; it’s about learning to receive, believe, and rest in the Father’s love. If you’ve ever felt like you’re not doing enough, this will gently (and powerfully) confront that lie.

    51 min

  7. Apr 5

    Hearts Burning with Resurrected Hope

    This message walks through Luke 24 to show how the resurrection of Jesus transforms human experience from lost hope to living faith. Using a repeated pattern seen throughout the chapter—dead hope, truth encounter, resurrected hope, and telling others—it explains how encounters with truth bring clarity, restore belief, and lead to outward proclamation.

    36 min

  8. Mar 29

    How MVVC Is Partnering With What God Is Doing

    Wade shares from John 15 and Acts 2, unpacking what it looks like to partner with Jesus as King by abiding in Him, allowing Him to prune and purify our lives, and living as disciples who produce fruit. He then expands that vision beyond the individual, showing how discipleship naturally overflows into spiritual family—communities marked by love, generosity, the presence of God, and shared life together.

    29 min
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By the grace of God and the power of the Holy Spirit we will advance God’s kingdom in the Muskingum Valley by proclaiming the good news and multiplying small groups of Christ following disciples.

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