We are getting ready to start in on a new teaching series this Sunday. We’ve been working for months together on a catchy title and subtitle to appeal to my creative sensibility. We landed on the title… “worship” Catchy huh? 🙂 That was a joke actually 🙂 I just learned yesterday afternoon that this was the […]
Mark built one of the largest beach recreation businesses in the world. He lost over 2 million dollars but received his salvation during this season of great trial. Hear Mark’s story and his challenge to all of us to trust God with our finances. […]
Last Sunday afternoon a group of SOS students met with fellow believers from Oelwein to do Street Ministry. We split up into groups of three and four to go out and pray and give away food for those who needed it. I teamed up with 3 Jr. /Sr. High students, Emma, Maddie, and Jamie who […]
I’ve been at HVC almost two years now. One of the first things God showed me when arrived was a picture (or impression) of a tacking sailboat. If you have ever been sailing, you know that you have to zigzag. As you switch directions there’s a moment where you rely on your old momentum while […]
I was on the ministry team last weekend during the 11 o’clock service. After the message was done, I was standing up in the front waiting for people to come and receive prayer. All of a sudden, I see three wonderful ladies walking my way, and I noticed one of the ladies was limping. They […]
I’m not a big fan of performance-based Christianity. We don’t do in order to measure up. We do because we measure up! We are accepted by Him! God can’t love you any more than He already does and that will never change! You are His peculiar treasure, and His thoughts toward you are precious and […]
As most of you know, we, (your Pastors and Pastoral Care Team) pray for those of you that have requests every Monday morning. Our intern compiles all the requests that were submitted through connect cards after our time together, so we can see at a glance all that we prayed over. As I looked at […]
Dear Vineyard Family, One of the great goals of my life is to stay alive and healthy in Christ for all my days. I’ve seen too many people lose their fire as they age, too many pastors and leaders settle for the status quo, giving in to mere maintenance of their churches or ministries. Many […]
Living out of calling has been the defining force in my life. Following God’s voice meant signing up to mow lawns and substitute teach because we turned down a “call” from a church and a position that would have been easy and comfortable. This is the sharpest example to date of Jesus asking me to […]
Hello my name is Heidi and I have been going to HVC since July 2013. My daughter and I have been baptized since then. Let me start at the beginning. I am 37 years old and before coming to HVC it had been years since I had been to church, I think I was a […]
Below is an email response I recently sent to someone who was concerned about our playing Johnny Cash (and other “secular” music) during our greeting song. I hope you find my response gracious, but I’m sharing it with all of you because I hope you find it helpful… Hello My name is Amos Groenendyk, I’m one […]