Why Be Generous?: The Gx Network

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Why Be Generous?: The Gx Network

Vintage began in 2008 with a desire to see the Gospel multiply throughout New Orleans. At the heart of this vision has also always involved a call to be a church-planting church which sees the impact that happens in New Orleans expand to other cities. Over the last few years, Vintage has multiplied the Gospel through individuals, groups, and gatherings by sending out other leaders to start new churches. We believe that now thousands are hearing about Jesus all over the country. At the beginning of 2016 this multiplication formed into the Gx Network which currently is comprised of church and leaders in San Antonio, Des Moines, New York City, Denver, and New Orleans. For more on these churches, leaders, and prayer cards visit our Gx Network webpage.

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Validate Me

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Validate Me

My husband walked in the door after work and told me he was tired. I knew he was; he should be. He works incredibly hard for our family. But in that moment all I wanted to do was rattle off a list of all the things I’d done that day. I wanted to make sure that he knew I was tired too. I wanted him to know how much I had done and accomplished. I wanted him to acknowledge and validate my work. I am a stay-at-home, homeschooling mom to our children. That is my job right now and I do love it. I’m thankful that I’m able to stay home with them. I know many moms who would love to stay home with their children, but who aren’t able to do so. I am thankful; but it is challenging. In fact, many days I feel like I’m doing very few things right. There is no barometer for a stay-at-home mom, only thoughts in her head about how she’s doing in the child raising, teaching, and housekeeping game. My husband is a natural encourager, I know he knows what I do and and he is thankful; he tells me. But even still, these negative thoughts plague me. It’s caused me to look deeper into these thoughts and feelings and at the root is a need and a desire for validation.

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Maximize Your Christmas with a Family Advent Guide

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Maximize Your Christmas with a Family Advent Guide

What would happen if family time & Advent both collided with just a little intentionally this Christmas season?

What is Advent?

Another year is closing out quickly, which means that Christmas is right around the corner. If your family is anything like mine you have trekked up to your attic or storage space recently to grab boxes of decorations. You've also made a trip or several to your local Christmas tree source and local hardware store for some important seasonal necessities. Now your house is filled with new smells, sights, lights, and it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas with these exciting extras. Both my 3-year-old and 8-month-old have loved the last week of Christmas setup, from the tree to our exterior illumination experiment to a new Christmas village from my grandfather. My wife and I have intentionally planned several family trips in December to a few favorite New Orleans Christmas spots/activities. But as exciting as all the extra parties, activities, lights, and family time is, this season is really at the core about so much more. This season is in fact one of the most important times for us to reflect, renew, and refresh, because this season is ultimately about when the Lord solved the world's problem and provided the One through whom redemption would come.

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Giving Thanks

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Giving Thanks

This week of Thanksgiving has had me thinking about gratitude.

I’m not always good at giving thanks. I’m polite enough to say “thank you” at the appropriate times, but saying “thanks” and giving thanks are two different things. To me, saying “thanks” is an almost automatic reply—something my mom taught me to do from a very early age, as all good Southern ladies know. In simply saying “thanks,” I find that I focus more on the gift than the giver, because the gift is the object of thanks. By giving thanks, I am acknowledging the giver and his or her role in of giving. 

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You're Not Joining Your Local Club

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You're Not Joining Your Local Club

For the last few weeks, we’ve been investigating church membership—what it is, why it is important, and other important questions. If you’ve missed the previous posts, you can check them out here:

This week we wrap up our series on church membership by getting very practical—how do we become a member of a church?

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MORE Initiative 2016-2017 Challenge

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MORE Initiative 2016-2017 Challenge

This past Sunday we celebrated and anticipated together all that Jesus has done, is doing, and will continue to do through Vintage Church. We have been on an amazing ride and believe that this is just the beginning.

If you missed this past Sunday, please consider watching our time of vision for our future. You can find that sermon HERE. 

As we close out 2016, we are challenging our church family to unite together to believe in Jesus for MORE growth, giving, and gifts.

Starting on December 4th, which will be our Generosity Sunday, we will unite in two ways to give financially and also make a commitment for 2017.

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Can You Do It Alone?

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Can You Do It Alone?

Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve been discussing church membership. In particular we’ve answered two questions. First, we answered, “who is the church?” You can read that post HERE. Last week, we discussed this question: “what is church membership?” That post can be found HERE. While understanding who the church is and what church membership is are important, those two questions really just laid the foundation for where we are going today and next week. 

Today, we are asking this question—“Why is church membership Important?”

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Do You Know What It Means to Be a Member?

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Do You Know What It Means to Be a Member?

Last week, we kicked off a new series on church membership. I answered the question, “who is the church?” In particular, we looked at how the church is first and foremost the people of God saved by Jesus Christ. We also saw how more often than not, the Bible’s understanding of the church is local before universal. Finally, we mentioned how institutional and community are not at odds with one another. The church should be both institutional as well as people-focused. If you missed that post, you can find it HERE.  

After laying that foundation last week, we can now ask this question—“What is church membership?”

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Who Is the Church to You?

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Who Is the Church to You?

Vintage Church unashamedly believes in church membership. We call it Vintage Partnership. We believe the Scriptures teach the importance of being connected and committed to a local church. As a pastor of Vintage Church, I am surprised at how many people don’t understand the significance of church membership or are actually against church membership. It’s my belief that, for the most part, people who don’t understand or are against church membership, simply have not been taught about church membership. Over the next few weeks, we are going to discuss church membership.

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Preach Jesus

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Preach Jesus

Last Sunday we concluded The Incumbent. If you missed any of the sermons or want to find more resources from The Incumbent, you can go to vcnola.com/incumbent and find sermon resources there. 

Pastor Rob Wilton concluded The Incumbent by preaching Jesus is our Ambassador. Pastor Rob challenged Vintage Church that Jesus demands our Proclamation, Performance, and Praise. Below in this week's sermon snapshot, Pastor Rob challenges us to preach Jesus!

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