We have a panel of pastors and leaders to discuss questions that people in our church asked. Things like, "Why is the Church in decline and what could help?" "What does it look like to love your neighbor as yourself? How do you honor people who don't honor God?" and more!بقلم Vineyard Hopkinton

Sarah Schneider Watson, co-lead pastor, begins 2025 by encouraging us to lean all the way into Jesus this year. It's easy (kind of) to try to do both what Jesus wants and what I want. But the way of mediocre dedication and halfway obligation do not lead to the goodness of Jesus. Obedience and willingness do!…

Stephen Watson, co-lead pastor, ends 2024 by helping to guide us as we look back on our year. Asking questions is important to healthy growth. Not getting stuck in the past is necessary.بقلم Stephen Watson

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Luke 2:6-20, “Jesus, born in a Manger...”بقلم Vineyard Hopkinton

Sarah Schneider Watson, co-lead pastor, is sharing from the Christmas story. The story of a man born who came to save us all.بقلم Sarah Watson

Stephen Watson, co-lead pastor, is speaking on waiting from the story of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Her story (and her responses) teach us that God is always working in the waiting, he's not waiting for it end!بقلم Stephen Watson

Micah 5:2-5, “But you, O Bethlehem, are only a small village...”بقلم Vineyard Hopkinton

Rod Klinger, leader at Vineyard Hopkinton, speaks on the way that the Advent prophecies in the Old Testament point to the Upside Down Kingdom that Jesus came to bring.بقلم Rod Klinger

Isaiah 40:1-11, “Comfort, comfort my people...it’s the voice of someone shouting...” Advent Podcast Series Episode 2.بقلم Vineyard Hopkinton

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Isaiah 9:1-7, “for to us a child is born...” This is Episode 1 of our Advent podcast series.بقلم Vineyard Hopkinton

This is from our Advent series. Rob Davis, founding pastor, is sharing a look back with gratitude at the story of God's faithfulness to VCH and the hope we can have moving forward through the promises of God.بقلم Rob Davis

In Luke 14:7-24, Jesus teaches and shares a parable about going and inviting others in. And he roots it all in our confidence that grows based in his love for us, a love that grows out of prayer.بقلم Stephen Watson

Ask. Seek. Knock. And God will give, guide and lead. It does require something of us though. A willingness to be shameless in our desire to God.بقلم Sarah Watson

An oft repeated verse (2 Chron. 7:14) tells us that God will hear our cries, forgive us and heal us. But that happens only if we first humble, pray and turn.بقلم Stephen Watson

We know what we want from prayer: help!, what now?, which direction?, why me?!. But what does God want in our prayer? Let's tune out hearts that direction and see.بقلم Sarah Watson

Romans 12 teaches us how to live as peacemakers, people who bring peace into our world, and living this out requires spiritual transformation. Romans 12:2 tells us that Jesus wants to transform us into new people and that changes everything!بقلم Stephen Watson

Romans 12 teaches us how to live as peacemakers, people who bring peace into our world. Be happy with those who are happy and weep with those who weep. Joining others in happiness is a blessing right?! And so is weeping with those who weep. But we don't always see it that way. Let's dig into and learn how we can bless those who are in times of pain…

The main two ways we respond and react to conflict are to become defensive or hit back offensively. Colossians 3:12-15 teaches us that there is another path that leads to peace and it goes through the action of forgiveness.بقلم Stephen Watson

Romans 12 teaches us how to live as peacemakers, people who bring peace into our world. Conflict usually breeds negativity and hurtful words. But the way of Jesus brings blessing. Speaking blessing over others (especially those we have conflict with!) brings so much health!بقلم Sarah Watson

Aisha Sharifa, a guest from 24-7 prayer, is speaking from Isaiah 56:6-7 on creating a house of prayer, looking at calling we have to build a house of prayer.بقلم Aisha Sharifa

Stephen Watson, co-lead pastor, is speaking from Isaiah 56:1-8 on creating a house of prayer, looking at the Who (who is called/supposed to pray?) and What (what exactly is prayer and why do we need to do it?) of prayer.بقلم Stephen Watson

Our purpose as followers of Jesus might be slightly easier to define. But our calling as individual followers of Jesus is a lot harder! Let's see what we can learn from Peter and Jesus' encounter.بقلم Stephen Watson

Who am I? How do I define myself? This questions affect our lives over and over throughout the years and so often we engage with them as though they are blank slates. But the Bible gives us hope that we are not blank slates, we're created on purpose and that roots us deeply.بقلم Stephen Watson

We all long for peace! Living in a world with more felt anxiety and stress than almost any other time in history often leaves us feeling less than peace-ful. Yet Jesus promises peace. John 14 begins to show us how this can possibly be.بقلم Sarah Watson

This is from our Summer Mixtape series in August. Sarah Schneider Watson, co-lead pastor, is speaking on faith stages and soul practices.بقلم Sarah Watson

In Luke 5:1-11, we're given the first encounter that Peter has with Jesus and it's filled with requests, a willingness to follow, the kindness of Jesus and even more risk! Today, we're hearing from people in our church as they share their own stories of obedience, kindness and risk.بقلم Vineyard Hopkinton

John Reichart, a Vineyard pastor in Long Island who planted Vineyard Hopkinton, is speaking on Luke 22:62 and Peter's path to reconciliation with Jesus. Learning to reconcile with Jesus AFTER we fail is deeply important, let's see what we can learn about having humble hearts that just want Jesus.بقلم John Reichart

Sarah Schneider Watson, co-lead pastor, is speaking from the Sermon on Judging. If we're allowing God, who is the judge, to do his job, then what does that mean we are supposed to do?بقلم Sarah Watson

Good fruit, houses on rocks and sand and narrow vs. wide gates. Jesus is encouraging us to analyze our lives; are we building on the strong foundation of Jesus or just doing what everyone else is doing?بقلم Stephen Watson

The Lord's Prayer has been the foundation of prayer for many followers of Jesus, but do we understand how it's forming us? Let's let this prayer of Jesus form us, free us and reveal the good stuff of following Jesus.بقلم Stephen Watson

Joshua Chestnut is speaking on Jesus' teachings around anger. Jesus did get angry. But he also says for us not to let our anger drive us. Let's learn how to live in that in between space in whole and healthy and Spirit led ways.بقلم Joshua Chestnut

Sarah Schneider Watson, co-lead pastor, is speaking on Jesus' teachings around lust, divorce, going an extra mile and more. It's a lot of rules and doing! Why does Jesus teach us about these things? He says it's because of love.بقلم Sarah Watson

Stephen Watson, co-lead pastor, is speaking on Jesus' teaching to be salt and light in our world. Which is deeply connected to seeing our lives as flourishing. Flourishing people bring life to those around them!بقلم Stephen Watson

Stephen Watson, co-lead pastor, is speaking from Proverbs on the invitation to be wise parents and to be children of God, people who wisely accept the leading of a good God.بقلم Stephen Watson

Sarah Schneider Watson, co-lead pastor, is speaking from Proverbs on learning to have wisdom with our words, words that are few, true and reject false choices.بقلم Sarah Watson

Sarah Schneider Watson, co-lead pastor, is speaking from Proverbs 14. What does it look like to build a life based in Godly wisdom? Proverbs teaches that wisdom is based in the fear of the Lord, but that's not a commonly defined term! Let's dig in and see what we can learn about building our lives well.…

Stephen Watson, co-lead pastor, is talking speaking about money from Proverbs. The encouragement of the Bible is to live with simplicity and generosity (vs. debt and greed). Let's take time to see how the Bible encourages us to live wisely with our money.بقلم Stephen Watson

Sarah Schneider Watson, co-lead pastor, is talking speaking from Proverbs 31. An oft-quoted chapter, that is not about what women should be but about how we should honor women.بقلم Sarah Watson

Rod Klinger, a leader in our church, is talking about worship. We spend somewhere around 1/3 to a 1/2 of our weekly gathering singing songs. Why do we do this?! How is singing formational? Listen in as we learn why we worship the way we do.بقلم Rod Klinger

Sarah Schneider Watson, co-lead pastor, is talking about communion. The way we worship forms us. And we all worship something. Why do we take communion (the Eucharist, the Lord's Supper) regularly together?بقلم Sarah Watson

Stephen Watson, co-lead pastor, is talking about liturgy and worship. The way we worship forms us. And we all worship something. Why do we pray the way we do? And what does that say about who we are praying to?بقلم Stephen Watson

Sarah Schneider Watson, co-lead pastor, is speaking from Revelation 21-22. God's plan for the end is good news and that should change our expectation of now. Heaven is not for then. Heaven is for here.بقلم Sarah Watson

Stephen Watson, co-lead pastor, is speaking from Revelation 18-20. What about the end of the world? The same Jesus we see on Good Friday and Easter Sunday will return and when he returns LIFE comes to all. What does that look like for you and I today? How can we accept this new life?بقلم Stephen Watson

Sarah Schneider Watson, co-lead pastor, is speaking on the resurrection of Jesus on that Easter morning. What does the reality of the resurrection bring to our lives? Purpose. Hope. Identity.بقلم Sarah Watson

Stephen Watson, co-lead pastor, is speaking on the Crucifixion account. Two (largely) unnamed groups play a role in this story: the crowd and the friends. What do both groups teach us about what it looks like to follow Jesus faithfully in times of exhaustion, when "everyone else" is living something contrary to the way of Jesus?…

Rob Davis, founding pastor, is speaking on Palm Sunday. What does it look like to live a Palm Sunday celebratory reality, while also acknowledging that we are living a basic, everyday Monday sort of life?بقلم Rob Davis

Stephen Watson, co-lead pastor, is speaking from Revelation 12-14. We have hints of the spiritual war happening all around us. What if they are nudges towards Jesus? How can we allow these reminders to change the way we live?بقلم Stephen Watson

Sarah Schneider Watson, co-lead pastor, is speaking on Revelation 11. It's a picture of the church; what the church is called to be and can be today.بقلم Sarah Watson