Vineyard Columbus Sermons

As we move on to the fourth chapter of Daniel, Pastor Rich reminds us that the root of every other sin is pride.  As Rich examines Nebuchadnezzar's pride we learn the reasons we become prideful and how to change.

Pastor Rich uses the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego to illustrate the tough decisions we have to make as Christians in a secular world. When is it okay to go along with culture and when should Christian's take a stand? In this message Rich...

Daniel and his friends were in a land that was hostile to God.  The Babylonians (and many people in our culture today) believe that we live in a universe that is closed to God or anything beyond the Natural.  Pastor Rich compares this worldview to...

Christians ought to feel uncomfortable in whatever culture they live because they are not merely citizens of their country, but also citizens of the Kingdom of God. In this sermon, Pastor Rich begins a series that explores how Daniel and his friends...

In this message, Pastor Rich recognizes those in our congregation that are making transitions and graduating. He gives words of counsel and encouragement that apply to everyone when they are going through transitions in life.

Friendship is one of the chief ways that we experience love in this world but study after study has found that intimate friendships in America are on the decline. In this sermon, Pastor Rich speaks of the amazing opportunity we have to experience the...

It's fascinating that many of the most popular loves songs are about cheating and unfaithfulness when most people's desire for love is to find someone who they can totally trust.  The deepest desire of the human heart is to find someone who will...

We often think that love is the opposite of discipline. Many parents struggle to discipline and set boundaries for their children because they think it's too much work or they want their kids to like them. In this sermon, Pastor Rich talks about...

Many in America grow up with an emotionally or physically absent father. Study after study shows the importance of having a father figure in young people's lives. In this sermon, Pastor Rich talks about our perfect Father that is eager to adopt...

Every human being on earth desires to find a love that will never give up on them. In this sermon, Pastor Rich talks about our salvation in Jesus and God's persevering love. God our Father will never leave us or forsake us. His love will never...

People have many different definitions of love, but when Christians define what love is we don't go to a dictionary, we go to the cross! God revolutionized our understanding of love when he gave his son to die on the cross for our sins. In this...

In this Easter message Pastor Rich explains why Jesus' physical, bodily resurrection matters.

Many people think of Christians as somber and boring but the founder of the faith was anything but dull. So many of Jesus' stories involve parties, great banquets and celebrations. In this sermon, Pastor Rich talks about why we should celebrate...

Why don't we feel the same compassion that Jesus felt toward people in need?  In this sermon, Pastor Rich talks about what causes our hearts to shrink and how we can grow our hearts of compassion.