Vienna Assembly Of God Sermons

Pastor Brenda and Pastor Craig share together in this message exploring symbols of the Holy Spirit found in scripture: Oil, Wine, Wind, Water, Dove and Fire.

The Holy Spirit has a winning personality that shines through as we deepen our relationship with Him.

The Holy Spirit is a Person. He is our Paraclete. And we receive power when the Holy Spirit fills us.

True spiritual life, is born of the Spirit. Jesus said: “…the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life." As you enter into the Spirit birth, you begin seeing and entering the Kingdom of God. Nurture the spiritual life, living by Kingdom principles, and put intention into designing your life according to God’s will. And be filled with the Holy Spirit, letting every moment be an opportunity that is fitting and God-given, saturated with purpose. Scripture references: JOHN 3:1-8; ACTS 2:1-8; 12-13; EPHESIANS 5:15-20

Jesus was asked which commandment is greatest, and he quoted Deuteronomy: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ Worship is loving God with all of our being - our emotions, our intellect, our will and our physical bodies.

Text: Luke 12:16-34 In this text, Jesus addresses two attitudes toward life - greed and worry. The tools of detachment and generosity help us grow in these areas.

Pastor Craig shared the message for Father's Day, and focused on the tool of WORDS for experiencing transformation.

The tools discussed this week are engaging with Scripture - learning about the practice of Lectio Divina, and engaging in prayer, with an encouragement to never give up.

The old has gone; the new has come! How do we live into the transformation available to us through life in Christ? What are the practices that move us from living with disconnected beliefs into an integrated faith life? This series explores the tools available to us in the process of transformation.

There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. - John 15:13 NLT May we honor and celebrate the victories won for us by Jesus, and be careful not to build memorials to things that he died to save us from.

The Day of Pentecost shifted the paradigm forever. The outpouring of the Holy Spirit was on all people - fulfilling the promise of the Father.

"You are witnesses of these things." The natural outflow of transforming community is proclamation.

As we continue growing as a transforming community, we may experience a mixture of joy and fear when we encounter Jesus’ presence. Transformation is serious business - it generally involves openness, loss, and risk. Spiritual transformation is worth it though, because it brings belonging, peace, hope, joy, purpose and assurance.

A transforming community requires a deeper commitment to not only walk together, but to gather intentionally within time and space - in specific places - in the presence of Jesus.

Today's scripture: Luke 24:13-27 We all find ourselves on a path in life, and are invited to walk it in community with Jesus. What would it be like to belong to a transforming community? *Series sources: -Life Together in Christ:Experiencing Transformation in Community, by Ruth Haley Barton -Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership Podcast (Season 2) -Feast: The Path to Pentecost, sermon series by C. Craig Burns

We were inspired and encouraged to allow our faith to grow and be put into action, supporting Kingdom initiatives locally and globally.

On Easter Sunday, as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, we rejoice that Love Broke Through Death! Eternal life is now embedded into our mortality - transformation is the new normal.

We once were without God and without hope in the world. The Cross changed that.

Hear a stunning testimony of how Jesus revealed himself to someone who was born into Hinduism. And learn what pure and authentic religion looks like.

We hear about the impact of Kairos Prison Ministry, and the call to move out of prisons of our own making into the work of the Kingdom of God. LINKS: Kairos Prison Ministry: http://www.kairosva.org/ Dominique Gilliard: https://dominiquegilliard.com/ 40 Days of Decrease by Alicia Britt Chole: http://www.40daysofdecrease.com/