Elm City Vineyard Church Talks is a collection of talks from Elm City Vineyard Church, a faith community in New Haven, CT.
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The language of the psalms expresses a stunningly wide range of human experience: rage, sorrow, hope, joy, desperation, and much more. What prayers do we pray when the weight of what’s broken is way beyond what we can carry on our own? The Psalms give us a way forward from these depths - we cry out for mercy; we cry out for forgiveness; and we give our whole selves over to waiting in hope for God.…
As we continue with our “Psalms of Ascents” series, we come to Psalm 128, which promises blessing to all those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways. But, looking around us, we don’t always see blessings flowing to those who do what is right—in fact, sometimes it can seem like the opposite is true: doing what’s right can seem really costly. So, what does this promise really mean? What does it…
As we continue with our “Psalms of Ascents” series, we come to Psalm 126, which begins with the Psalmist either remembering a past or imagining a future where God has restored his people from captivity and back to a life of favor, blessing, and joy. It continues with a prayer for that same restoration again and a reflection that as we walk through extended times of longing and sadness and tears,…
The pilgrims arrived a few weeks ago in Psalm 122: "Our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem" (122:2). But having reached the desired destination, there is nonetheless anxiety about whether that blessed state might last: "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: '...Peace be within your walls and security within your towers'" (122:6). This week we look at Psalm 125 which draws on a long…
As we continue our “Psalms of Ascents” series, we come to Psalm 124, which begins, “Had it not been the Lord who…” – words that invite us to consider what our lives might have been had God not been with us, protecting, preserving, and sustaining us. But for God to have been with us – “on our side,” as this psalm also asserts – is not something we can presume upon or arrogantly hold in an us/them…
Mercy is abundance when facing lack and forgiveness when facing wrong. Psalm 123 compares our need for mercy to a servant looking to a Master for direction. Your eyes do not look away. Every movement is tracked. Your action is tethered to theirs. Is that how much you are tethered to mercy — for you, for your people, for God’s people, for…your enemies? In our broader context, mercy is not that…
If we’re pilgrims, where are we going? Our Psalmist (in Psalm 122 this week) confidently says: Jerusalem. We might want to rejoice with those who say, “let us go to the house of the Lord” (Ps 122:1). But we might also ask, “can you share those GPS coordinates right quick?” Our path to any physical place, in these times, is fraught. Is there any sterling city anymore? Is there any place to shout…
This week, we will focus on whom we ask for help: a God who is remarkably involved in our lives. This God intervenes on our behalf and for our good. This view of a personal God might be new or may have become hard to believe as of late. This Sunday we will hear why a God who watches over our coming and going is good news. - Series Description - On Sundays this summer , we're exploring the Psalms…
Join us as we start our journey together in Psalm 120, a psalm that encourages us to cry out to God as a starting place for any pilgrimage. - Series Description - On Sundays this summer , we'll explore the Psalms of Ascents (Psalms 120 - 134) together. This particular group of psalms is all about being on a journey with God-- being a pilgrim in pursuit of God’s loving presence. The journey…
At Pentecost, we celebrate the Spirit filling and empowering people. A different world is possible because of what the Spirit can do in and through us. As we conclude our series, Spread the Love , we will take time to proclaim, demonstrate, and take some risks to see the Spirit’s work amongst us today. Come and see. - Series Description - For God so loved the world, he sent Jesus. As God does, we…
