Vanchurch teaching archive
Core Teachings
Baptism is a wonderful, mysterious, and significant part of a Christian's journey with Jesus. There are many different beliefs, practices, and teachings on the subject of baptism. This message summarizes Vanchurch's perspective on this important issue.
Three lessons from 2014 about Vanchurch adding an instrumental worship experience. This is not "core teaching" in terms of the the gospel. On the other hand, it is a significant issue to our denominational heritage, and thus fits in this space on our website.
The challenges we face as a church and a denomination center around the tension between the exciting future God has for us and the issues of change required to go there. This series explores that very tension: Issues of Change for an Exciting Future.
A new look at these familiar chapters of the first book of the Bible. Very few sections of scripture have had more confusion, division, and disagreement than these. We believe they describe an amazing God who is crazy about his creation.
This is an important series as we look into how we read, understand, interpret, and apply the Bible. Using the example of Old Testament animal sacrifice, we observe the reality of how, even in scripture, God meets us where we are.
Another series on our relationship with the Bible, this is an extensive study in Bible Class format looking into why scripture is difficult to understand, and some practical tools on how to use scripture responsibly and effectively.
A one-time sermon from May of 2016 expressing some important pieces of vision and direction for us as a church. While it is impossible to summarize in one sermon, this is a big-picture description of who we are as Vancouver Church of Christ.
Archived teachings
Click on one of the series titles below to listen and download previous teachings from VanChurch.
4 messages on the topic of trust.
Various "Stand Alone" Messages from Recent Years
2019 Lent Series
Two messages from Luke 24 that set up our lent series for 2019.
Giving series for 2019.
Advent 2018.
10 lessons from Luke chapters 19-21.
Five messages from Luke 18 and 19 that celebrates the good news for both the rich and the poor.
Various lessons from Luke.
3 messages from Luke 16 on the Kingdom attitude towards money
Five messages from Luke 13-15 as Jesus explains the kind of Kingdom he is establishing.
Lent 2018 series from the book of Luke.
Three messages on giving from the winter of 2018.
Advent series 2017 -- "lyrics of scripture" and the music of our hearts around the subject of the birth of Christ.
Four lessons from Luke chapter 9 about what "King Jesus" values most.
Three lessons from Luke 8 on how Jesus is truly the master over all.
Five messages from the opening verses of Luke 8 -- learning about what a Jesus follower looks like.
Luke chapter 7 -- Who was Jesus, really?
Luke's "Sermon on the Mount"
"Easter leftovers" from 2017
Lent Series 2017
Continuing in Luke -- Chapters 3 and 4
2nd series in Luke
Advent 2016 -- also beginning Luke.
October 2016 Series on Giving
A New "Restoration Movement Church."
September 2016 -- VanChurch's Direction
Shaped BY the Cross; Shaped LIKE a Cross
Summer 2016 at The Gathering
Gentry Morris' Series on Jonah
2015-16 Series: The Book of Acts
2016 Lent Series for The Gathering
Easter Morning 2016
Spring 2016 The Book of James
Elections and Violence: Peace?
2015 Advent: Same Story, 4 Perspectives
2015 Giving Series
True Discipleship
Jesus' Sermon in Matthew 5-7
Gentry Morris' Series on 1 Peter
Assorted "Stand Alone" Sermons from 2015 and 2016
Evenings of Prayer and Praise at The Gathering
The Book of Philippians
Community Group Launch Series from January 2015
Christmas Series 2014