Evanston Vineyard

We close our series with the practice of noticing and nurturing beauty. Jesus is the Beauty of God embodied. How do we notice His beauty and nurture through contemplation His beauty in our lives? The post Spiritual Practices: Noticing & Nurturing Beauty first appeared on Vineyard.

God created rest. Jesus invites us into rest. And yet, rest is not apart of the world around us. Practicing the Sabbath, reserving space for rest, allows us to give testimony to who God is and to practice resistance. You are invited into rest … even now!!! The post Spiritual Practices: Sabbath first appeared on Vineyard.

What if we began to practice daily “being with Jesus through being with the least of these? “ Jesus tells us in Matthew 25 that it would upend our lives and change everything! The post Spiritual Practices: Remembering the Poor first appeared on Vineyard.

Life with the Holy Spirit should be a regular practice. -Steve Nicholson The post Spiritual Practices: Spirit Filled Living first appeared on Vineyard.

Distraction is all around us. But what happens when that distraction becomes something that makes us forget who we truly are? Here’s where fasting can help us. Click here to download a helpful guide we put together about fasting. The post Spiritual Practices: Fasting first appeared on Vineyard.

Jesus prayed all the time. The ways we see Jesus pray invite us into similar spaces with God. Renee looks at the life of Jesus to consider how we might engage in the spiritual practice of prayer. The post Spiritual Practices: Prayer first appeared on Vineyard.

Why should we put the Bible at the center of our spiritual formation? Ted explores this question, looking at the way Jesus treasured Scripture. The post Spiritual Practices: The Bible first appeared on Vineyard.

This week we begin a new series on becoming like Jesus by doing the things that Jesus did – the doing of spiritual formation practices. This is good news for us and for our city. The post Becoming Like Jesus, Part 1 first appeared on Vineyard.

It is hard to stick together when life is complicated and we are not at our best. But God has given us each other, so we are not going to give up. Creativity and flexibility are necessary! The post Sticking Together first appeared on Vineyard.

This week we look at Matthew 16 and the beginning of the church, the new people of God. The church is the house built on the rock, and nothing can stop it. The post The Church first appeared on Vineyard.

In this crazy season we’re living in, we need each other now more than ever. As we do life together, Jesus transforms us into the people he created us to be and we become bringers of hope to our city. The post A Community of Hope first appeared on Vineyard.

On this week’s final Coping With COVID, Ted Kim hosts a conversation with John Willison. 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 […] The post Coping with Covid: John Willison first appeared on Vineyard.

As we conclude our series in the Life Worth Living, we ask the question: What role do we play in the winning of our city to the Good Life Jesus offers us? The post Winning the Respect of our City first appeared on Vineyard.

Chris Gow- What is this life that Jesus came to bring? The post Walking on Water with Jesus first appeared on Vineyard.

On this week’s Coping With COVID, Renée Cunningham will host a conversation with Geno Olison, lead pastor at the South Suburban Vineyard in Flossmoor and member of the Vineyard Executive Team.  The post Coping With Covid: Geno Olison first appeared on Vineyard.

This week’s guest is Matt Dobschuetz, longtime church member and host of the Porn Free Radio podcast, which you can learn more about at recoveredman.com. In addition to the podcast, Matt works as a professional coach helping guys live porn free and create a greater vision and purpose for their lives. Matt and Ted talk about how […] The post Coping with COVID: Matt Dobschuetz first appeared on Vineyard.

How Jesus helps us overcome the painful side of life.

Our guest for tonight’s Coping with COVID class is Pam Larkin, LCPC. Pam is a clinical therapist in Chicago with a background in community mental health. She is one of the cofounders of Color-Full: a group of women of color who fully embrace our Christian and cultural identities. Pam attends The Neighborhood Campus is a part of the leadership team there. […]

Cindy Nicholson looks back over a lifetime of experiencing a life lived well to capture stories of God bringing life that has been grace-filled, peaceful and joyful in the midst of difficulties and challenges.