Mark 16:15-18

Acts 3:2-10

Acts 1:1-11

1 Corinthians 15: 20-22, 42-46, 55, 57; John 5:28

Matthew 21:1-11

Matthew 14:12-23

Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 10:5a, 7-8

1 Timothy 6:10, Malachi 3:10

Luke 10:38-42

Philippians 2:13, Luke 4:16-17, Isaiah 61:1-3, Luke 4:20

Matthew 5:21-22, 28, 38-45; 6:3-4, 6, 34

Matthew 20:25-28, John 13:12-17, Luke 22:27

Acts 9:1-8

Colossians 2:20-23, 3:1-4

Mark 12:28-34

Psalm 126:3, Matthew 7:17-18

Colossians 1:9-14

Revelation 12:11

Matthew 1:18-25

Matthew 11:1-11

Matthew 3:1-12

Matthew 24:30-44

Ephesians 5:1-20

Ephesians 4:17-32

Ephesians 4:1-16

Ephesians 2:13-22

Ephesians 2:1-10

Ephesians 1:15-23

Ephesians 1:3-14

John 7:37-39

Hebrews 10:24-25, Matthew 5:14-16

Leviticus 25:8-12, Luke 4:18-19

Psalm 71:17-18 

Psalm 19:1-4

Revelation 21:1-4, Revelation 22:1-5

Genesis 2:8-17, 19-20, 22-25

Psalm 118

Psalm 51

Psalm 46

Her message this morning is titled En La Lucha (Libre) con Dios / In the Struggle with God, and it comes from Psalm 35.

Psalm 126

2 Timothy 1:1-13

Psalm 2:1-12

Matthew 19:13-15

Luke 22:14-20

Luke 11:9-13

Acts 2:42-44; Matthew 10:7; John 8:31-32

Matthew 6:19-21; Matthew 6:24-25; John 14:27

John 8:58; John 4:23-24; John 14:23

Matthew 18:18-20

Hebrews 11:1, 32-40

Isaiah 41:10; Galatians 3:26-27; Psalm 91:1; 1 Corinthians 12:27; Acts 2:41-42; Isaiah 43:2

Hebrews 12:1-3

Hebrews 10:19-25

Hebrews 8:7-13

Hebrews 7:17-28

Hebrews 6:13-20; Revelation 21:3; Psalm 42:5

Matthew 28:18-20; Matthew 6:33

Hebrews 4:14-16; Hebrews 5:1-10; Leviticus 19:34, 

Hebrews 4:1-11

Hebrews 3:1-6

Hebrews 2:5-18

Hebrews 1:5-14; Hebrews 2:1-4; Revelation 2:4-5; Hebrews 12:2

Hebrews 1:1-4

Mark 8:34-9:1

Psalm 80:1-7

Isaiah 12:2-6; Revelation 21:1-5

Luke 1:68-79

Psalm 25:1-10

John 15:1-13; Isaiah 5:1-4

John 14:6

Romans 15:13; John 6:48-51

John 10:11-18; Ezekiel 34:28-31; Psalm 23

John 8:12

Matthew 25:1-13

Romans 13:1-7

Hebrews 2:1; Hebrews 6:19-20; Hebrews 10:19-25; Hebrews 12:1; Hebrews 13:20-21

Haggai 1:3-4; Haggai 2:6-9; Hebrews 12:26-27

Ezekiel 40:35; Revelation 21:22-26

With translation by David Diaz.

Acts 3:21; Genesis 1:27; 1 Corinthians 15:21-22; 1 Corinthians 15:49

Matthew 5:43-48; Philippians 2:3-4; 1 John 4:7-12; Matthew 22:35-40

1 John 4:18

Exodus 34:6; Ephesians 2:1-10

Zephaniah 3:17; Ephesians 3:14-21

Psalm 68:5-6; Isaiah 66:13; Mark 10:29-30

Psalm 13; Psalm 62:8; 1 Peter 5:8

Psalm 71; John 10:11-16; 1 Peter 2:9-10

Psalm 16; Matthew 6:31-33

Psalm 139.

Psalm 63.

Psalm 23:1-6

Psalm 95

Psalm 20

Psalm 1:1-6; Matthew 5:17; John 7:37; John 4:13-14; Matthew 7:24-25; Colossians 3:1-4

Acts 2:6-11; John 14:26-27a; Ephesians 4:2-3; Ephesians 4:31-32; John 13:35

Acts 2:24-28

Colossians 2:20-23; Colossians 3:1-2; Titus 2:11-12

Acts 8:26-29; Acts 16:6-10; John 16:13; Proverbs 3:5-6; Psalm 32:9

Acts 1:8; John 8:44

Romans 1:20; Genesis 1:28; 2 Peter 3:10; Joel 2:30-32; 2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21:1; Romans 8:20-21

1 Corinthians 12:4-11; 1 Corinthians 13:1-3; Acts 1:8; Ephesians 2:10

John 14:15-17

Matthew 28:1-10

Revelation 3:20; 1 Peter 2:9

Genesis 22:1-19; Deuteronomy 12:31; Genesis 18:23-25; Genesis 21:11-12; Matthew 16:25; Hebrews 11:19; Romans 8:32

Genesis 16:1-13; Genesis 21:8-20; Genesis 15:13; Exodus 3:7

Genesis 11:27-31; Acts 7:2-3; Genesis 12:1-4; Hebrews 11:8-13

Genesis 6:5-22; Genesis 1:31; Genesis 9:21; Hebrews 11:7; 2 Peter 2:5; 1 Peter 3:20; 2 Peter 3:9

Genesis 4:1-16; Leviticus 19:18; 1 John 4:20; Mark 10:29-30; Matthew 5:43-45; Numbers 20:16; Ephesians 1:13; 1 John 3:16

Genesis 3:1-24

The most beautiful Story in the Universe begins with Creation. This is where the story starts for you and me, too.

Luke 1:26-38.

Mark 1:1-8; Philippians 2:5-8; 1 Corinthians 6:11; John 3:30

Matthew 7:13-27; Titus 2:11-13

Matthew 7:7-12; Matthew 18:3; John 14:14; John 15:16; John 16;24

Matthew 6:19-24; 2 Corinthians 4:4; 1 Corinthians 3:11-14; Matthew 7:1-2; Romans 14:4, 10; Matthew 7:3-6; 2 Corinthians 13:5; Proverbs 9:8

Then, a panel made up of members of our church speak about how they do the work of restorative justice in their daily lives.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5; Proverbs 4:23; Matthew 26:4; Revelation 12:11; 1 John 4:4; Romans 8:31-39

Matthew 5:17-26; Titus 2:12; Psalm 13:1-2

Nehemiah 3:1-32

Matthew 28:18-20; 2 Peter 3:9; John 14:17

Acts 3:21; Revelation 22:1-5; Genesis 2:10; 1 Corinthians 15:49

John 3:16-21; Isaiah 9:2; John 1:4-6; 1 John 1:9; Ephesians 5:8-14

John 3:9-15.

John 3:1-8; Ezekiel 36:25-27

Matthew 16: 13-19

Matthew 6:9-13; John 6:33-35

Matthew 6:9-13; Isaiah 9:6-7; John 1:29; John 3:16; Revelation 21:1-4; Mark 1:22.

Matthew 6:5-8; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Romans 8:26; Titus 2:12; Matthew 6:9-13; Exodus 4:22-23

John 15:26; John 16:5-7; Luke 11:9-13; Matthew 5:6

1 Corinthians 14:1-4; John 10:14,27; Joel 2:28-29

Romans 5:5; Ephesians 3:16-19; 1 John 3:1

Matthew 8:5-13; Jeremiah 17:14; Colossians 1:27b

Genesis 1:1-2; 2 Corinthians 5:16; John 3:5-8; John 16:13-15

John 11:1, 5, 14-15, 32-44

1 Corinthians 15:22-23

1 Corinthians 15:52-53

John 10:3

Proverbs 4:18; 2 Kings 5:17

Revelation 21:1; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Romans 8:18-25; Revelation 22:1-2; 2 Peter 3:11-13

By the evidence of the thousands of photos we carry around, we are a people who love to remember. How can we not only remember our travels but the amazing things God has done in our lives? Why is this important? Tune in to hear how recalling what God has done in the past can ground us in the present and propel us toward the future. The spiritual practice of Remembrance.

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John is the senior pastor of Abundant Grace International Fellowship in Shanghai, China. Prior to that, John and his family spent 12 years in East Africa leading a thriving church for expats. Many of you may remember that John was also a pastor at the Evanston Vineyard during the late 80s to early 00s.

Before everything closed down in the US, John had already been navigating the pandemic for months in China. He’ll share the wisdom he’s gleaned from his experience.

Matt and Ted talk about how to meet real needs during COVID and why people often turn to unskillful behaviors like pornography to escape.

Renee Cunningham will interview Pam about peer and family relationships in a COVID world. They will talk about building healthy relationships and navigating the complexities many are facing.

In addition to leading a large, vibrant church, Brenda is the Regional Leader for the Vineyard in our region, the Midwest North. Her husband, Michael, leads Multiply Vineyard, the national church planting arm of our association of churches.

Bill served as the Executive Pastor of the Evanston Vineyard and Cheryll pastored in the areas of counseling, global connections and women’s ministry. Last summer, they retired after 40-plus years of service.

To learn more about the Coping With COVID class, visit vcce.org/coping.

We’ll be releasing each of these conversations on our podcast feed through the summer.

Today we’re sharing a conversation Ted had with Doctor Elizabeth Pierre, assistant professor of pastoral care and counseling, and counseling psychology at north park university, and a part of our Evanston Vineyard family.

They talked about caring for your mental health during COVID-19.

Books Dr. Pierre mentioned:
Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence—From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror by Judith L. Herman

All Our Losses, All Our Griefs: Resources for Pastoral Care by Kenneth R. Mitchell and Herbert Anderson

To Bless the Space Between Us by John O’Donohue

We’ll be releasing each of these conversations on our podcast feed through the summer.

Today we’re sharing a conversation Ted had with Jared Boyd, a pastor and founder of the Order of Common Life. They talked about what it means to choose the way of Jesus during this pandemic, and how that can lead to a surprising place of flourishing.

During the last 8 minutes of the conversation, Jared leads us in a prayer of examen that you can use in your own spiritual rhythms.

Note: We’re re-posting this to address an issue with the audio.

This week we are including the song after the message sung by Bruce Cunningham and written by Ted Kim, as well as a corporate prayer we led earlier in the service led by Adama Diakhaté.

“Above all else, guard your hearts, for everything you do flows from it.” – Proverbs 4:23

This is the recording of the service at the Evanston Campus on Sunday, August 25.

The version of this sermon delivered at the Evanston Vineyard will be posted later today.

PRAYER OF REPENTANCE:
Most merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you
in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in your will,
and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your Name. Amen.