Episodes
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"This Way Home: Ephesians 2" July 19, 2026 (Teacher: John Ray)
Sometimes a simple idea can help us hold onto something deeper: good works aren’t something we earn with—they’re something we were created for. Listen as we continue exploring Ephesians 2 and what it means to find our way home. ALL ARE WELCOME!!! You can find out more about us at our website...
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"This Way Home: Ephesians 1" July 12, 2026 (Teacher: John Ray)
What does it mean to find our way home? As we begin our journey through Ephesians, we'll explore how God shapes us through every twist and turn, inviting us to become people who find our true home in Christ. ALL ARE WELCOME!!! You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church...
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"Celebrating the Ordinary" July 5, 2026 (Teacher: Laura Holland)
We end our journey through Colossians by celebrating the people we're thankful for. You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people...
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"Sweet Tastes and Bitter Words" June 28, 2026 (Teacher: John Ray)
Sometimes all it takes is a new experience to change the way we see something we once thought was bitter. This Sunday, we continue our journey through Colossians 3 and explore what happens when familiar words are heard with fresh ears. You can find out more about us at our website...
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"Paul, What Are You Doing???" June 21, 2026 (Teacher: Betty Wilton)
This Sunday we wrestle with Paul’s words in Colossians 3—especially the parts used to justify injustice—and ask how we read them truthfully in light of Juneteenth and the Church’s history. We’ll explore what it means to confront power and “clothe ourselves” in mercy, kindness, humility, and love...
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"The Parts We'd Rather Skip" June 14, 2026 (Teacher: John Ray)
Everyone has parts of Scripture they'd rather skip. In this message we begin exploring some of the most challenging passages in Colossians 3, slowing down, asking better questions, and discovering how growth often happens in the places we'd rather avoid. You can find out more about us at our...
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"Durable Love" June 7, 2026 (Teacher: John Ray)
What if the faith we've been handed is more like stiff, durable "Tough Skins" jeans than the love-filled life Jesus intended? This Sunday we explore Paul's invitation to weave our lives together with grace, freedom, and love. You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church…
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"What a Heart Knows by Heart is What a Heart Really Knows" May 17, 2026 (Teacher: Katie Rogers)
What started as a frustrating nightly battle to get my preschooler to sleep became unexpected holy ground when I began memorizing Colossians in the hallway. In this teaching, we explore how returning to the same Scripture again and again can calm our hearts, reshape our lives, and reveal Christ…
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"Sprouting Ceremony" May 10th, 2026 (Teacher: John Ray)
You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our community!
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"Putting a Wrap on Corinthians" May 3, 2026 (Teacher: John Ray)
You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our community!
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"Who Told You That?!" April 26, 2026 (Teacher: Shannon Barrowcliff)
You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our community!
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"Super Apostles, False Apostles, and Lil Ol Paul" April 19, 2026 (Teacher: John Ray)
You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our community!
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"Easter 2026" April 5, 2026 (Teacher: John Ray)
You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our community!
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"Palm Sunday" March 29, 2026 (Teacher: John Ray)
You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our community!
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"Just Follow the Money" March 8, 2026 (Teacher: John Ray)
You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our community!
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"Standing for Those for Whom God Stands" March 1, 2026 (Teacher: Kevin Holland)
You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our community!
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"Learning how to Lent" February 22, 2026 (Teacher: John Ray)
You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our community!
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"A Wide Open and Spacious Life" February 8, 2026 (Teacher: John Ray)
You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our community!
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"Catching a Glimpse" February 1, 2026 (Teacher: John Ray)
You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our community!
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"Words Only Go So Far" January 18, 2026 (Teacher: John Ray)
You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our community!
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"Forgiveness as an Opening" January 11, 2026 (Teacher: John Ray)
You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our community!
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"Bread and Hammer" January 4, 2026 (Teacher: John Ray)
ALL ARE WELCOME!!! You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our...
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"Advent - Love: We Have to Go There" December 21, 2025 (Teacher: John Ray)
You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our community
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"Advent - Joy: The Shepard's Candle" December 14, 2025 (Teacher: Katie Rogers)
You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our community
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"Advent: Peace" December 7, 2025 (Teacher: John Ray)
You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our community
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"A Resurrected Faith" November 23, 2025 (Teacher: Laura Holland)
Laura leads us as we try to understand what Paul was aiming to prove, what his deviations from a logical framework reveal, and what we miss with a formulaic faith. You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all...
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"Unpacking the Debate" November 16, 2025 (Teacher: Shannon Barrowcliff)
Listen as Shannon Barrowcliff gives a (very) abridged version of her learnings from 1 Corinthians 14 where she hopes you walk away with the ability to answer why Paul might decree that “women should be silent in the churches.” You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church...
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"What's Love Got To Do With It?" November 9th, 2025 (Teacher: John Ray)
You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our community!
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"All Souls Day" November 2nd, 2025 (Teacher: John Ray)
ALL ARE WELCOME!!! You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our...
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"Violent Agreement" October 19, 2025 (Teacher: John Ray)
You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our community!
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"Lessons Learned (And Unlearned)" October 12, 2025 (Teacher: Shannon Barrowcliff)
You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our community!
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"Idols, Supper Choices, and K-Pop Demon Hunters" October 5th, 2025 (Teacher: John Ray)
ALL ARE WELCOME!!! You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our...
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"Don't Fumble" September 28th, 2025 (Teacher: John Ray)
ALL ARE WELCOME!!! You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our...
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"Missing the Forest for the Trees" September 21, 2025 (Teacher: Laura Holland)
ALL ARE WELCOME!!! You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our...
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"The Most Difficult Thing in the World" September 14, 2025 (Teacher: John Ray)
ALL ARE WELCOME!!! You can find out more about us at our website www.vineandbranch.church It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our...
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"Looking Ahead" September 7, 2025 (Teacher: John Ray)
There’s a freedom that comes from surviving together for a long time - that kind of freedom is what Paul dreams of for the little group of saints in Corinth. He longs for them to grow into the kind of hard won resilience and maturity that come from sustained the practice of living lives rooted in...
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"Fun & Games / Competition" July 13th, 2025 (Teacher: Shannon Barrowcliff)
ALL ARE WELCOME!!! You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our...
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"Testimonies" July 6th, 2025 (Teacher: John Ray)
ALL ARE WELCOME!!! You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our...
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"Purity Culture" June 22nd, 2025 (Teacher: John Ray)
Let me share with you a passage from CS Lewis’s seminal work Mere Christianity “I want to make it as clear as I possibly can that the centre of Christian morality is not [sexual behavior]. If anyone thinks that Christians regard unchastity as the supreme vice, he is quite wrong. The sins of the...
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"The B.I.B.L.E." June 15th, 2025 (Teacher: John Ray)
This summer we’re taking time to look back on specific elements of experiences that are common to those who have gone to camp, specifically but not limited to church camp, and examine these experiences in light of what we are all coming to know and practice about our faith now. We may not need...
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"Kings or Servants" June 1st, 2025 (Teacher: Betty Wilton)
Our passage this week talks about the posture that we must take as followers of Christ. It is one that invites us to acknowledge the privilege and power we have been given by the world, and to humble ourselves wholly to God for the service of others. In a time where Christians in the West are...
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"Everything Belongs" May 25th, 2025 (Teacher: Mike Rusch)
This week we have the privilege of hearing from Mike Rusch. Mike’s life involves way to much to sum up here, but suffice it to say you don’t want to miss this Sunday. Among many other things, Mike is creator and host of The Underview podcast , which contributes significantly to dialog around what...
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"Making Whole" May 18th, 2025 (Teacher: Laura Holland)
Making Whole 🧩 This week Laura led us to look at 1 Corinthians 2 and the gift of God’s spirit and the example of Jesus. You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org It is a priority for us at Vine & Branch to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with...
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Where did the Podcast Go? (Speaker: John Ray)
Where did our podcast go? Here's a quick update so you know what we've been up to and what is on the horizon. Find out more about us at http://www.gracechurchnwa.org
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Letters of Change, Week 7 "By the Book, Interrupted" (Teacher: Jennifer Acuff)
You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org It is a priority for us at Grace Church NWA to make LGBTQIA+, all ethnicities and races, those with disabilities, and other marginalized people groups feel accepted, included, and valuable to the life of our community!
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Letters of Change: Week 6, Live Free (Teacher: John Ray)
Have you ever noticed that when you get a new car, you suddenly start seeing that car everywhere? It happens with all kinds of things, things that are there every day and we barely notice them, but when we get one for ourselves, or even start to want one for ourselves, we immediately begin taking...
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Letters of Change: Week 5, Where do we belong? (Teacher: John Ray)
As an adopted kid, “where do I belong?” has been a question that colors almost every experience of my life. But it’s not just adopted kids who ask this question, it’s one basic to every person and one the Bible addresses over and over again in different ways. It most clearly addressed in our text...
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Letters of Change: Week 4, Old Dog... Old Tricks (Teacher: John Ray)
Even though the Galatians had received the faith by faith from Paul and had learned a new Gospel, the old ways of thinking about God and habits and practices of relating to God were deeply set. They needed to unlearn things so they could embrace the new thing. You can find out more about us at…
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Letters of Change: Week 3, Identity Crisis (Teacher: Shannon Barrowcliff)
Let’s dig in this week to see what it meant for the Galatians to be called out for their strongly-held identities and how we can work to regain our child-like wonder in growing our faith in Christ. You can find out more about us at our website www.gracechurchnwa.org It is a priority for us at…
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Letters of Change: Week 2, The Pauline Move (Teacher: John Ray)
Last week we laid out the framework for our series “Letters for Change: An American church's reading of Paul’s letters”. If you weren’t there please give the podcast a listen as we covered some very important things we are going to be referencing throughout the series. Sunday we’re going to add...