The Vine UMC Podcast

Persevering for the Promise | Breaking Chains Week 4

Life often feels like a series of patterns—some healthy, some harmful. During this Lenten season, we take a deep dive into the things that bind us, hold us back, and keep us from experiencing the fullness of life in Jesus. As we walk toward the cross, we’ll uncover the chains that sin creates and embrace the freedom, healing, and abundant life offered through Jesus.
 
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Art "The Weight of Segregation" by Ruben Torres http://RubenTorresArt.com 

Tearing Down False Idols | Breaking Chains Week 3

Life often feels like a series of patterns—some healthy, some harmful. During this Lenten season, we take a deep dive into the things that bind us, hold us back, and keep us from experiencing the fullness of life in Jesus. As we walk toward the cross, we’ll uncover the chains that sin creates and embrace the freedom, healing, and abundant life offered through Jesus.
 
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Stepping into the Light | Breaking Chains Week 2

Life often feels like a series of patterns—some healthy, some harmful. During this Lenten season, we take a deep dive into the things that bind us, hold us back, and keep us from experiencing the fullness of life in Jesus. As we walk toward the cross, we’ll uncover the chains that sin creates and embrace the freedom, healing, and abundant life offered through Jesus.
 
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Freedom for Life to the Fullest | Breaking Chains Week 1

Life often feels like a series of patterns—some healthy, some harmful. During this Lenten season, we take a deep dive into the things that bind us, hold us back, and keep us from experiencing the fullness of life in Jesus. As we walk toward the cross, we’ll uncover the chains that sin creates and embrace the freedom, healing, and abundant life offered through Jesus.
 
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Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance observed by Christians as a time of preparation for Easter. Beginning with the imposition of ashes on the foreheads, that symbolizes our own mortality and repentance before God. The practice is a powerful, tangible reminder of the need for humility, reflection, and the turning away from sin toward God as we contemplate the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Ash Wednesday invites us into a season of deeper spiritual engagement and renewal. We know that traditional church isn't working for many people, maybe because it isn't exactly what Jesus had in mind when he called his followers to "make disciples." Join us as we experiment with what it looks like to follow Jesus here and now in today's world.
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"Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen." | Songs of Freedom Week 3

Welcome to our series: "Songs of Freedom: African American Spirituals as the Heartbeat of Faith." Spirituals offer hope, resilience, and deep trust in God through the hardest of times. Songs that gave voice to faith, struggle, and liberation. These melodies remind us that even in darkness, God’s light shines through. It is our prayer that you will find inspiration from the stories behind these spirituals.
 
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"Wade In The Water" | Songs of Freedom Week 2

Welcome to our series: "Songs of Freedom: African American Spirituals as the Heartbeat of Faith." Spirituals offer hope, resilience, and deep trust in God through the hardest of times. Songs that gave voice to faith, struggle, and liberation. These melodies remind us that even in darkness, God’s light shines through. It is our prayer that you will find inspiration from the stories behind these spirituals.
 
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"Swing Low Sweet Chariot" | Songs of Freedom Week 1

Welcome to our series: "Songs of Freedom: African American Spirituals as the Heartbeat of Faith." Spirituals offer hope, resilience, and deep trust in God through the hardest of times. Songs that gave voice to faith, struggle, and liberation. These melodies remind us that even in darkness, God’s light shines through. It is our prayer that you will find inspiration from the stories behind these spirituals.
 
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Healing Forward | "We're Sorry" - The Church Week 5

The church has, at times, been a source of pain rather than healing for many. “We’re Sorry” is a series of repentance, truth-telling, and a commitment to change. Each week, we will confront areas where the church has caused harm and seek the transformative power of God’s love to heal these wounds. Together, we will explore how to become the church Jesus calls us to be—a place of justice, love, and grace. This series will address church accountability, confront bigotry, Christian nationalism, and toxic theology, creating space for repentance and renewal.
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Bigotry | "We're Sorry" - The Church Week 4

The church has, at times, been a source of pain rather than healing for many. “We’re Sorry” is a series of repentance, truth-telling, and a commitment to change. Each week, we will confront areas where the church has caused harm and seek the transformative power of God’s love to heal these wounds. Together, we will explore how to become the church Jesus calls us to be—a place of justice, love, and grace. This series will address church accountability, confront bigotry, Christian nationalism, and toxic theology, creating space for repentance and renewal.
If you are looking for a small group, join a small group branch today! http://thevineumc.church