Elm City Vineyard Church Talks
199 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago -Elm City Vineyard Church Talks is a collection of talks from Elm City Vineyard Church, a faith community in New Haven, CT.
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Living Letters: Saying Yes // Josh Williams
September 14, 2021 21:21 - 48 minutes - 42.6 MBThis week, Pastor Josh shares a special announcement and explores the Vineyard value and practice of saying yes.
Living Letters: Daring to Experience God // Josh Williams
September 05, 2021 22:00 - 42 minutes - 41.8 MBThis Sunday, Pastor Josh starts a new series called “Living Letters” about the biblical basis for the 5 Core Values of the Vineyard Movement. This week he shares about the Vineyard value of Experiencing God.
Behold! Let Your Kingdom Come // Josh Williams
August 31, 2021 19:54 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBJosh closes out our summer series by looking at the prayer Jesus taught us, where we're invited to say, "let your Kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."
Behold! The Kingdom on Mission // Josh Williams
August 12, 2021 20:45 - 45 minutes - 59.1 MBThis week, we see how Jesus includes his disciples in participating in a harvest of Kingdom activity that begins with vulnerability then moves to peace, hospitality, and healing.
Behold! Daughters of the Kingdom // Deniqua Washington
August 03, 2021 21:26 - 35 minutes - 29.6 MBThis week, Deniqua leads us through the double miracle story of the healing of the bleeding woman and the 12 year old girl raised from the dead in Luke 8.
Behold! Jesus, the Anointed One // Matt Croasmun
July 29, 2021 16:40 - 28 minutes - 24.7 MBThis week, Matt teaches on who Jesus is and what Jesus calls us to.
Behold! Kingdom Growth // Josh Williams
July 20, 2021 20:54 - 24 minutes - 20.8 MBNo matter what's happening in our lives, the seed of the Kingdom is always trying to grow. Are we letting it flourish? What might be getting in the way?
Behold! The Forgiveness of the Kingdom // Moriah Felder
July 13, 2021 17:33 - 22 minutes - 17.9 MBThis week, Moriah shares about what forgiveness looks like in the Kingdom of God.
Behold! The Kingdom is for the Poor // Patrick Dunn
June 29, 2021 01:50 - 29 minutes - 23.7 MBWe’re continuing in our series Behold: A Kingdom Summer in which we are learning to recognize the shape of life in God’s presence that we call the Kingdom. This week, Patrick helps us discover how the Kingdom of God is upside-down from our normal assumptions about the world. For more about Elm City Vineyard Church: http://elmcityvineyard.org/
Behold! The Kingdom is Calling // Matt Croasmun
June 22, 2021 18:30 - 34 minutes - 27.3 MBThis week, as we continue our series on the Kingdom of God, we consider what the call of Kingdom means for our lives. How are our life trajectories redirected? How are our vocations transformed and deepened? Everything’s on the table when Jesus calls us to the Kingdom of God. For more about Elm City Vineyard Church: http://elmcityvineyard.org/
Behold! The Kingdom is on the Move // Moriah Felder
June 15, 2021 19:21 - 19 minutes - 15.8 MBLast week Josh talked about the tension, timing and tenor of the Kingdom. This week, the Kingdom of God is on the move. How do we respond when we receive a foretaste of the Kingdom? Moriah will share how glimpses of the Kingdom invite us to follow Jesus further into the Kingdom. More about Elm City Vineyard Church: http://elmcityvineyard.org/
Behold! The Tension, Timing & Tenor of the Kingdom // Josh Williams
June 08, 2021 20:46 - 38 minutes - 30.6 MBOur series continues with Jesus' Kingdom mission statement. How can we behold some of Jesus' priorities and wrestle with the reality that they're not simply for us...but also for our enemies? A few weeks ago, we wondered what Jubilee could mean for us now? Is this part of the mystery? For more about Elm City Vineyard Church: http://elmcityvineyard.org/
Behold! Seek First the Kingdom // Josh Williams
June 01, 2021 21:49 - 39 minutes - 31.8 MBThis summer, we hope to be witnesses of God’s Kingdom work. While we always hope to be people who behold God’s Kingdom regardless of the season, we are aware that prioritizing the Kingdom might fall on the wayside in our “post-pandemic” summer. What would it mean to seek first the Kingdom this summer? So much of our “reopened” life this summer focuses on what we want to do. This summer, first receive an invitation to behold the Kingdom. Then, see the fruit of becoming what you behol...
Grace on the Other Side: Following The Cloud & Glory // Josh Williams
May 25, 2021 17:43 - 34 minutes - 27.7 MBOur Grace on the Other Side series wrapped up Sunday on Pentecost, the day we mark the coming of the Holy Spirit and the birth of God’s Church. Even though the Pentecost story is from the book of Acts in the New Testament, the Spirit has been working all through God’s story from the very beginning. Josh shared how the Spirit came at the end of Exodus, the account of God leading His people out of slavery in Egypt. As God led the people out of their collective trauma, God provided a C...
Grace on the Other Side: The Gift of Rest & Justice // Josh Williams
May 19, 2021 02:01 - 36 minutes - 29.2 MBOur Grace on the Other Side series continues with another way God is good to us as we come out of challenges in our lives: practices of deep abiding rest and long lasting habits of justice and uplift. In the story of Moses, this is called Sabbath and Jubilee. What if boundaries and sacrifice are God's gift to us? Learn more about how God's grace means very practical things for your schedule and for your wallet. For more from Elm City Vineyard Church: http://elmcityvineyard.org/ ...
Grace on the Other Side: When Our Idols Fall // Patrick Dunn
May 12, 2021 16:16 - 31 minutes - 25.1 MBThis week, Patrick tells us about the grace God gives us when he allows our idols to fail us. Join us as we hear more about the goodness of God’s presence and provision! For more about Elm City Vineyard Church: http://elmcityvineyard.org/
Grace on the Other Side: The Command That Tells a Story // Matt Croasmun
May 05, 2021 19:12 - 26 minutes - 21 MBWhen is a story a “commandment”? When the story it tells is so foundational that opens up an entire way of life. This week, Grace on the other side takes a perhaps surprising form: a command that’s actually a statement that tells a story. “I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, the house of slavery.” Having been set free, God’s people enter into a relationship with God marked by life-giving service. How can we receive God-given boundaries and limits as grac...
Grace on the Other Side: Provision in the Wilderness // Deniqua Washington
April 27, 2021 17:58 - 30 minutes - 24.5 MBThis week, Deniqua shared with us how God gives provision in the wilderness. She talked about God’s longing to provide for us, and how hopelessness and fear can make that difficult to receive. For more about Elm City Vineyard Church: http://elmcityvineyard.org/
Grace on the Other Side
April 20, 2021 20:42 - 36 minutes - 29.2 MBGod invites us to receive grace. Grace to celebrate, to receive provision, to become a people, to worship God alone, to do justice, and to experience the presence of God. This is the story of what happens after the Exodus, after God saved His people from Egyptian slavery. This is also our story too. What have we been freed from and where is our invitation to receive the grace of God for our next steps?
Easter 2021: The Better Word
April 07, 2021 00:37 - 30 minutes - 24.7 MBLead Pastor, Josh Williams shares Elm City Vineyard Church's talk from Easter Sunday 2021. This was recorded from our outdoor gathering on the New Haven Green.
Drawing Near: Seeking to Be Met & Transformed by God // Asha Evans
March 21, 2021 21:00 - 37 minutes - 47.3 MBThis week, Asha explores the role of faith in a community seeking to be met and transformed by God. What does it mean to be among a people of faith?
Drawing Near in Suffering // Josh Williams
March 16, 2021 18:54 - 33 minutes - 47.5 MBJosh shares how suffering draws us towards God and others; even though many of us grow uncomfortable being with others who are suffering or suffering with others openly.
Drawing Near Despite our Sin // Patrick Dunn
March 07, 2021 23:00 - 32 minutes - 41.4 MBThis week, Patrick talks about the way that sin comes between us and between our community and God.
Drawing Near to Each Other // Deniqua Washington
February 28, 2021 22:00 - 39 minutes - 52.1 MBThis week, Deniqua shares how our new lives of being drawn to Jesus equally pulls us toward one another.
Drawing Near // Josh Williams
February 21, 2021 23:00 - 52 minutes - 70.2 MBPastor Josh kicks off our Lenten series, Drawing Near: The Blood that Opens a New and Living Way
Nonviolence: The Way of Nonviolence & The Cross
February 14, 2021 22:00 - 40 minutes - 52.5 MBThis week, Josh closes our Nonviolence series with a look at how Jesus’ life of peacemaking runs right into the Cross.
Nonviolence: “Eyes Open” Obedience
February 07, 2021 22:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBThis week, Josh helps us think through what it means to have "eyes open" obedience. We don't simply applaud nonviolence or merely value or agree with it; we practice it -- at home, at work, and on the streets.
Nonviolence: Godly Resistance
January 31, 2021 22:00 - 42 minutes - 54.8 MBThis Sunday, Josh unpacks our options when faced with injustice and wrongdoing with two words for our resistance: loyalty and subversion
Nonviolence: The Power of the Ask
January 24, 2021 22:00 - 39 minutes - 53.2 MBThis week, Josh gives us a big tip from the story of God about living a nonviolent life. So much of our violence comes from anger and frustration over lack, ours and others. What if in the face of lack, we ask God for what we need?
The Power of the Ask
January 24, 2021 22:00 - 39 minutes - 53.2 MBThis week, Josh gives us a big tip from the story of God about living a nonviolent life. So much of our violence comes from anger and frustration over lack, ours and others. What if in the face of lack, we ask God for what we need?
Nonviolence - Name the Evil: The Creative Defiance of Nonviolence
January 17, 2021 23:00 - 40 minutes - 57.6 MBThis Sunday, we will further explore how the power of Jesus’ creative approach to nonviolence names and exposes evil. Sometimes, we mistake nonviolence as weak and passive.
Nonviolence: The Way of Nonviolence
January 10, 2021 22:00 - 39 minutes - 50.2 MBLead Pastor Josh Williams starts our new series, Nonviolence: How to Seek Peace and Pursue it at Home, at Work, and on the Streets. he reminds us of the power of Jesus' invitation to love our enemies, turn the other cheek, and pray for those who persecute you.
God Plants in the Winter // Kathy Maskell
January 03, 2021 22:00 - 28 minutes - 23.4 MBKathy Maskell kicks off our New Year by leading us in reexamining the Parable of the Sower.
God Plants in the Winter - Kathy Maskell
January 03, 2021 22:00 - 28 minutes - 23.4 MBKathy Maskell kicks off our New Year by leading us in reexamining the Parable of the Sower.
Great Light: The True Joy of Advent
December 13, 2020 22:00 - 20 minutes - 27.2 MBThis week, Matt leads us as we consider the true joy of Advent: what it means to rejoice in hope, rejoice in the truth, and to rejoice always (but not only). At the end of the day, there really is a special sort of joy available to us in the coming of Christ: much more profound and much more enduring than what often passes for “Christmas joy.”
Great Light: Peace Beyond Safety
December 06, 2020 22:00 - 23 minutes - 29.2 MBWe are continuing our Advent series called “Great Light,” as we hear the good news of waiting for the glory of God to shine in our lives. This week, Deniqua shared with us about PEACE. In a world that seems filled with anxieties and so many reasons to not have rest, what does peace in light of a coming Savior look like?
Great Light: Hope Finds Us
November 29, 2020 22:00 - 18 minutes - 23.7 MBWe began the season of Advent with a new series called Great Light. Together, we talked about God’s hope, peace, joy, and love—the promises that sustain us as we wait to see the dawn of Jesus’ birth. This week, Patrick shared about how we can discern true hope through the light of God’s love.
A Walk With God: Devotional Nature Walk Audio
September 18, 2020 18:10 - 17 minutes - 16.7 MBThis is the audio guide to do our devotional nature walk called "A Walk with God." This was designed for an event on September 19, 2020. However feel free to use it whenever taking a walk or hike. Before you start read this guide: http://elmcityvineyard.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Guided-Devotional-Nature-Walk-Details.pdf
What is Church?: Cut To The Heart
June 10, 2020 11:30 - 39 minutes - 31.9 MBDue to recent events that have shaken our country, we have witnessed and taken part in demonstrations around the nation and in our city. These protests have displayed the pain of our Black brothers and sisters as well as our own need for healing. Amidst all of this, we want to continue asking ourselves the question: What is Church? This week, Patrick talks about ways in which we, the church, are called to radical repentance. Hear about how the Spirit leads us and meets us as we seek...
50 Days Later: From the Cross to the Flames
June 09, 2020 18:00 - 35 minutes - 28.7 MBBefore Jesus started working from home, he told his disciples to shelter in place in their city and to wait for the Spirit to come. This is the part of the story we’re in as we near the celebration of Pentecost, the coming of the Spirit, this Sunday. As we live with a quarantine, we might begin to see Pentecost Sunday with new eyes. 50 days after Easter, the joy of Jesus’ resurrections seems a bit far off. The disciples are waiting around in an upper room together. Each day must hav...
Love > Fear: The Generosity of Love
March 25, 2020 11:30 - 47 minutes - 27 MBECV FROM THE ARCHIVES — from 02/24/19 We are bringing back old talks from ECV's history for you to listen to during the COVID-19 crisis. Family Pastor, Asha Evans delivered the third talk in a series called "Love<Fear." In this talk, Asha invites us to examine Peter's decision to follow Jesus and leave his nets and boat behind. Series description: "There is a lot of fear these days: fear of people unlike us, fear of people who stoke fear of people unlike us. Fear of the future. F...
Love > Fear: For Such a Time as This
March 24, 2020 23:20 - 45 minutes - 26.3 MBECV FROM THE ARCHIVES — from 02/17/19 We are bringing back old talks from ECV's history for you to listen to during the COVID-19 crisis. Lead Pastor, Josh Williams gave the second talk in a series called "Love<Fear." In this installment, Josh talks about love and fear in the life of Esther. Series description: "There is a lot of fear these days: fear of people unlike us, fear of people who stoke fear of people unlike us. Fear of the future. Fear of what’s unknown. But a life of ...
Love > Fear: The First Consequence
March 23, 2020 22:30 - 42 minutes - 24.6 MBECV FROM THE ARCHIVES — from 02/10/19 We are bringing back old talks from ECV's history for you to listen to during the COVID-19 crisis. Staff Pastor, Matt Croasmin gave the first talk in a series called "Love<Fear." This first part takes us all the way back to the beginning in the Garden of Eden. Series description: "There is a lot of fear these days: fear of people unlike us, fear of people who stoke fear of people unlike us. Fear of the future. Fear of what’s unknown. But a l...
Warning Signs
March 20, 2020 20:00 - 45 minutes - 36.5 MBECV FROM THE ARCHIVES — from 08/25/19 Lead Pastor Josh Williams gave a talk that challenged us to look at the warning signs in our lives and to ask ourselves whether or not we are paying attention to them. This is the first of many archived talks that we'll be uploading to the ECV Talks Podcast during the COVID-19 crisis. Link to the site and video: http://elmcityvineyard.org/sermon/words-from-the-wilderness-josh-williams/
Change Your Mind: "I Can’t Be Vulnerable"
March 10, 2020 11:30 - 44 minutes - 25.5 MBChange Your Mind: "I Can’t Be Vulnerable" Staff Pastor Matt Croasmun, brings us the second installment in our Lenten series, "Change Your Mind: Embracing the Truth of God’s Goodness." About the series: Jesus invites us to “repent and believe the good news.” What does that mean for us this Lent, the historic season of reflection and devotion around the person of Jesus – his life, death, and resurrection? Repent can seem like such a judgmental word, yet the word simply means to cha...
Change Your Mind: "I Should Be Enough"
March 01, 2020 23:25 - 47 minutes - 27.4 MBChange Your Mind: "I Should Be Enough" Lead Pastor, Josh Williams, brings us the first installment in our Lenten series, Change Your Mind: Embracing the Truth of God’s Goodness. About the series: Jesus invites us to “repent and believe the good news.” What does that mean for us this Lent, the historic season of reflection and devotion around the person of Jesus – his life, death, and resurrection? Repent can seem like such a judgmental word, yet the word simply means to change one...
Power Worth Sharing
February 24, 2020 00:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBWorth Sharing Part 3: Power Worth Sharing Lead Pastor, Josh Williams finishes our series by inviting us to explore what it means that we have power through the Spirit worth sharing with others. While a lot of the ways we can share about God’s goodness include words, we can also demonstrate the Spirit’s power through our actions. What does that look like? Is that accessible to all of us? What if the most powerful things we can do for our neighbors and friends isn’t saying anything i...
A Story Worth Sharing
February 17, 2020 00:00 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MBWorth Sharing Part 2: A Story Worth Sharing In the previous talk, Josh started a series called Worth Sharing and invited us to think about whether we share the goodness of God with others in our lives In this talk, Lead Pastor, Josh Williams explores how we have a story worth sharing. As people, stories are so important for us to understand one another. What if the same is true for God? We really need to know God’s story to understand God. So, what’s God’s story? It’s beautiful, t...
Goodness Worth Sharing
February 09, 2020 23:00 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBWorth Sharing Part 1: Goodness With Sharing Lead Pastor, Josh Williams begins a new series called "Worth Sharing." In this talk, he explores practices to help recognize God’s goodness in our lives and in our own experiences. Hear how our stories bring power and encouragement to those who get to listen. link to the video on our site: http://elmcityvineyard.org/sermon/goodness-worth-sharing/