Register for the Friday event occurrence at the bottom of this page. Matt will be participating and attending the Friday morning group. Join a Wednesday Evening group from 7pm - 8:30pm OR a Friday Morning group from 7am - 8:30am. Social distancing and mask-wearing will be in place to accommodate our current season of healthy group gathering. The sessions will be hosted on-site in the Big Room of the Vineyard's Main Building with small groups of 4-6 men per table, and facilitated by table leaders. This group-focused study will leverage the video series by Francis Chan that unpacks the dense truth contained in the book of James. Vineyard lead pastor Matt Massey will challenge men to engage in a 5-week study as we take on what it means to embrace the life of a 'steadfast man' and support each other along the way! ‘Let me try to get closer to God.’ Because when I’m in the presence of God, there is not going to be pride there.The book of James speaks to the realities of living out our faith in Jesus-the kind of roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty discipleship that is born out of an authentic relationship with the risen Lord. In his new book Until Unity, New York Times best-selling author Francis Chan tells listeners that the real problem is shallow or even nonexistent love. Doctrine is necessary, but it is not the solution. Many seek reassurance or perceived unity by creating doctrinal statements, but that misses the point.

“So whenever I see pride in my life, the answer to that is not ‘OK, let me try to be more humble.’ No. The church becomes more divided each day. I finished Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit, by Francis Chan, a few weeks ago and have been meaning to work on this book review. … Do you understand this God that we pray to? When people were close to God, they were not proud,” he continued. “Those who are closest to God are those who are most humble. Do you tremble at James 4:6, where it says, ‘God opposes the proud’? If there’s ever a verse to tremble at, that might be it,” Chan said. “Do you tremble at the Word of God? Do you tremble? Because if you want God to choose you and see you, you need to tremble at His Word. And He doesn’t owe me an explanation,” he added.Ĭhan also pointed to Isaiah 66:2 and encouraged believers to stay humble and rely on God’s word. I spoke this world into existence.’ The world is the Lord’s and everything in it. A post shared by THE SEND OFFICIAL any of us who think that we can come into the presence of God and say, ‘God, why did you make me this way? Why did I go through this? This is my body, my choice.’ God says: ‘No, wait a second.

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