Vineyard Columbus Sermons

Most of us think of church as a Sunday morning meeting and we feel like we don't belong or that we don't think that we have anything to give or contribute. God doesn't feel this way. God has something much more in mind for the church...

God is in the business of restoration. He is remaking our lives, communities and our world into a new creation. In this message Rich speaks about how God uses the church as his vehicle to bring restoration to the brokenness of sin in our lives...

How do we understand ourselves as the church in light of all of God's promises to Israel in the Old Testament? Is their story our story? Rich brings fresh insight into these questions both as a Jew and a Christian and sheds light on how Israel...

Americans are among the most isolated and individualistic people on the planet, but how does that impact our faith? Can't we all just follow God on our own? Rich tackles these questions by looking at the broader plan of God to renew a people for...

Many of us think that adultery could never happen to us. However, even the in inspiring life of David, the "man after God's own heart," we find the stain of adultery with Bathsheba and the requisite justifications, denials, and...

David's emotional and undignified display of worship as he danced before the Lord was despised by his wife, Michal. Rich addresses the role of the body in worship and how to counteract the heart's tendency to observe and criticize without...

In this message, Rich explores how different the biblical notion of kindness is from what we think of today when we give to some charity. He explains how God's commitment to kindness is a model that should impact how Christians live in the...

In an age of mass social technology like cell phones and MySpace, studies show that Americans have fewer close friends than ever before. Rich teaches about how to be a great friend through the story of the friendship of Jonathan and David.

The story of young David conquering Goliath is an inspiring testimony of courage in the face of overwhelming opposition. Rich illuminates some modern day David and Goliath stories and gives practical steps how we can live lives of courage, willing to...

Is the heart really that important to God? And if so, how do we go about having a good heart? In this message, Rich tackles these questions through a perceptive look at the tragic life of Saul in order to see what went wrong with his heart and what we...

In this final message on Spiritual Gifts, Rich takes on one of the most misunderstood gifts in the bible. He addresses some of the common misconceptions of the gift and builds gives a grid using scripture for understanding and using this gift.

This message focuses on the gift of discernment. While this gift can often be used to discern when there is something positive going on, an angel in the room or a healing about to happen, it can also be used to discern negative things. Rich addresses...

The gifts of prophecy and miracles are often misunderstood. In this message, Rich gives a modern-day definition of miracles and explains how God sometimes uses them today. Then he goes on to talk about prophecy, how we can test it and what its...

Many of the gifts go hand in hand. Faith, healing and miracles are like that. Rich largely focuses on faith in this message and how it underlies many other gifts. He talks about what it means to have saving faith and sustaining faith. He finishes by...

Have you ever been desperate for wisdom from God? In this message, Rich starts out with the compelling story of Martin Luther King Jr. and his desperate need for wisdom from God. Then he breaks down two spiritual gifts in 1 Corinthians 12, the gift of...

This is an introduction to Spiritual Gifts, what their purpose is and how they connect us with the life of God. Rich focuses on four ways that Paul views Spiritual Gifts and how that plays into our own understanding and experience.

This message focuses on the one thing that Jesus says sums up the Law and the Prophets. It is commonly known as The Golden Rule. Rich unpacks this verse in its larger context and clears some of the pop culture's mentality regarding this famous...

This message deals with common forms of worry that we all deal with. Rich goes through some signs that you may be struggling with worry and unpacks the source of worry. He finishes with some wisdom on how to break free from worry's controlling grip.

This Easter sermon begins with an exploration of atheists and then unpacks the difficulties we have with belief. Rich addresses the demand we have for proof before we believe and discusses some reasons we struggle with doubt.

It is the law of human nature that we are all trying to find security in an insecure world. This message addresses the difference between healthy investments and finding our security in our investments. The truth is that heavenly investments pay off...