Our Children: Pastor Rob’s Peru Reflection

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Our Children: Pastor Rob’s Peru Reflection

Right now I am sitting in the Plaza de Armas in the heart of Cusco, Peru at a…drum roll…you guessed it…Starbucks! Don’t judge me so fast. I know I have a problem.  We’ve had a ton of local Peruvian coffee and food. These people love chicken, french fries, and hen soup. The rest of the group went on a tour and I decided to stay back near our hotel in order to process some thoughts. We got up this morning at 4:45am to fly from Lima to Cusco. Right now we are at 12,000 ft above sea level and I almost passed out walking up to this coffee shop. Tomorrow we head to Macchu Picchu.

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God Did What…?!: Discovering Why the Bizarre Stories of the Old Testament Matter

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God Did What…?!: Discovering Why the Bizarre Stories of the Old Testament Matter

I don’t know about you but when I read the Bible, particularly the Old Testament, I am often confused. As I read the Old Testament I come across some of the most bizarre stories. Often these stories seem to make no sense and have little to no purpose for even being shared. If you’ve never read some of these stories you should check them out. Here are just a few examples. After God saves the world through Noah we read in Genesis 9 that Noah gets drunk and then naked in front of his sons. What?! How crazy is that? In Genesis 15 we hear about God putting Abraham to sleep and then a smoking fire pot and torch literally floating between animals cut in half. Again, what in the world is going on? In Exodus 4 we learn about God almost killing Moses because he isn’t circumcised. So Moses’ wife gets up and circumcises him right there. Finally, the book of Hosea seems to be pretty crazy because God tells the prophet to marry a prostitute. All of these stories and more seem bizarre and pointless. What I want you to know is that they matter and are in the Old Testament for a reason.

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vWomen’s Brunch

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vWomen’s Brunch

Join us next Saturday, April 20th at 10:00 am, for an exciting time of food, fellowship & worship as we kick off another year of Vintage Women! We’ll be taking a look ahead and discussing what’s ahead for Women’s Ministry at Vintage church as well as learning what it means to Bloom Where You’re Planted and look at how Queen Esther saved a nation by doing just that! Email us at women@vintageunited.tv to RSVP. You don’t want to miss it!

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3 Campuses in the NOLA Region

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3 Campuses in the NOLA Region

Our past Vintage United Gathering was awesome! We UNITED at Dixon Hall for Easter.
We had an amazing time celebrating the Risen Jesus and baptizing 2 young ladies. This
weekend we want to invite you to connect with 1 of our 3 campuses spread throughout
the New Orleans Region. We will begin Part 2 of our Story Series God Initiates in which
we will walk through the Old Testament. For more information on the Story Series visit:
http://vintageunited.tv/story.

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Why Business Matters to God

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Why Business Matters to God

How do you think about business? There are several different ways to answer this question. Some might think of business as “the man” who uses and abuses his employees; others might think business has great value. Still others might think that our society could do without business altogether. It might be more interesting to know and consider that God greatly cares about business. He also, like a loving Father, cares about people. Therefore God cares about the practice, structures, and values of businesses. In His design He has given business a specific purpose in our world.  

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