Vineyard Columbus Sermons

Rich begins a new series on prayer with this introductory sermon. Using the potent image of hunger and thirst, Rich paints a picture of prayer as relief in the wilderness. Every human being on earth is thirsty for God. This message introduces the...

As Rich concludes his series on Where is God When Life is Hard, he talks about the difficult and often discounted virtue of obedience. Any discussion of obedience today is almost totally off limits, but you cannot be a biblical Christian in any...

Everything about modern marketing and American culture is focused upon enhancing the self, glorifying the self and worshipping the self. This message cuts across the view that all of life should revolve around you and me. Rich talks about a very...

It seems that our entire culture strives to breed discontent in us. We are discontent with our looks, our profession, our possessions; the list goes on and on. In this message, Rich talks about how to learn to be content in a culture that is begging...

Everywhere we look in the world today we see the lingering effects of past hurt. We human beings cause so much hurt to each other. How can that hurt be healed? In this message, Rich talks about the difficult practice of forgiveness and he unpacks the...

Perhaps the greatest challenge to the Christian faith is the fact of suffering. They've done surveys and asked people what is it that keeps them from believing in God and the number one answer that comes up has to do with suffering. This message...

Rich begins a new series by asking the question, "Where is God when life is hard?" This sermon introduces the series as Rich address why we see so little radical transformation in Christians. We in America have adapted Christianity into a...

To conclude his series on the Holy Spirit, Rich takes a look at Ephesians 6:10-12. There is a battle going on around us and a powerful force arrayed against us. In this message, Rich teaches us why we need strength as we walk out our Christian lives...

Rich addresses the evil side of the supernatural as he continues in his series on the Holy Spirit. All around us there is evidence of a battle going on in the spiritual world. This message teaches you how to identify the demonic in the surrounding...

Most people are asking the question, "What does God want me to do with my life?" In this culture of choices, one of the critical issues in people's minds is learning to hear the voice of God. In this message, Rich gives five points that...

What was it about Jesus' example that the early disciples sought to imitate? And more importantly, what does it mean for us in the 21st century to imitate the example of Jesus in our world? In this sermon, Rich addresses several specific ways we...

There is no formula or guarantees when praying for healing. Jesus is our best model when learning to pray for the sick. Rich talks about what Jesus' prayers were like and how we can pray like him. He address bad habits we develop when praying and...

Rich goes through the history of the movement of the Holy Spirit from the first day of Pentecost to the rise of modern Pentecostalism and Charismatics as well as the Vineyard Movement itself. Then he explains several reasons why we need the power and...

We can't build a wave, but we can accommodate what God is doing by riding the wave God is building. This series focuses on the activity of the Holy Spirit. Whether you don't know anything about the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit is simply a...

There are so many people interested in changing their life. Just do a book search on Amazon for books about life change, and you will agree. In this final installment in the series on the Passion of Christ, Rich talks about real life change. By...

Rich goes into more detail concerning the upside-down kingdom of Christ by taking a closer look at the cross. He begins by looking at Jesus' victory on the cross. Then we look at the profound message for mothers through Jesus' last words to...

Often the way we perceive things is the exact opposite from what they really are. For example, when we look at the sun, we perceive that it travels around the earth, but in fact we know that the earth actually travels around the sun. Nowhere is the...

There have been many unjust trials in the history of the world. None were more unjust than the trial of Jesus Christ. In this message, the second in a series on the Passion of Jesus, Rich takes an in-depth look at Jesus' trial. Rich addresses the...

As you prepare yourself spiritually for Easter, take some time to focus on the Passion of Christ. The word passion comes from a Latin word meaning to suffer. One of the things that Jesus suffered was betrayal. Judas didn't start off intending to...

In this last installment of the passing on the faith series, Rich talks about the qualities of a Christian leader. Those of us who are followers of Christ are constantly in the position of having to think about the criteria for choosing a leader. One...