It’s not really about us anyway.  It’s about His presence.

Isaiah 40 is one of the most well known passages of the scriptures – yet the reality of grace and the leveling it speaks of, continues to elude most of us in our cultures of competition. We love elevating ‘stars’ and shaming ‘sinners’. God’s heart as Father longs to embrace us all and place us on level ground!

Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all mankind together will see it. (Isaiah 40:4,5 NIV)

God made a way for that to happen! It’s the ‘Jesus Way’. Among all the religions and philosophies on earth – He is the ‘Only God of Grace!’ Through Him, we can all experience grace that transforms.  We’ll talk more about this during the next four weeks of the series, “Level Ground”.

Doors open at 10:15am for Free coffee and donuts

Live band, casual dress

Free Nursery and kid’s ministries

Free Vineyard Worship CD – one/family

Vineyard partners with Restoration Link’s Fresh Start outreach… taking God’s “furious love” to the adult entertainment industry.

Following Jesus’ lead in reaching out to those who need His love the most, this group of men and women delivers care packages to strippers in clubs around Charlotte.  On the third Tuesday of each month, teams pray over and deliver gifts to the girls as tangible evidence of God’s love.  The deliveries also give an opening to pray for the girls individually and collectively, to raise awareness of trafficking and other domestic issues, and to provide a hotline for girls who may need help of any kind.  We are always looking for support, especially in prayer coverage as we go into the clubs.  If you would like more information on what we do or how you can get involved, please contact Kelly Bradley or Blair Elder.

Welcome to Level Ground Worship at the Vineyard…

Are you facing a major decision in the next six months – a decision which will significantly impact the course of your life?  I’ve never met a sincere follower of Jesus, who hasn’t puzzled over the question: what does God want me to do with this or that major decision. What is the will of God?  This Sunday we’ll talk about “How to Know God’s Will”.

July 30-August 2

About the Program

BackPack Buddies targets kids who access free & reduced-price lunches at school. Children are identi!ed as “in need” by school guidance counselors and site coordinators.

Backpacks are filled with healthy foods and are discreetly distributed to children before weekends or holiday vacations.

Empty backpacks are recollected and re!lled for the next weekend’s use.

Each Backpack Contains:

2 canned vegetables, 1 canned fruit, 2 canned meats or meat stews, 2 packaged noodles, 2 100% juice boxes, 3 boxes shelf stable milk, 2 healthy snacks, 2 breakfast items.

Changing Lives…

A family support worker told me that she had been at the hone of some brothers who participated int he program on several days when they arrived home from school.  she called me to tell me, “You would think it is Christmas because they cannot wait to open the bags up and see what food they have that week!  They espicially like the individual packs of peanut butter.”

When asking a 1st grade student what type of food he ate on the weekend, he replied “Oh…we don’t eat on the weekend.”  When I asked him if he would like to be a Backpack Buddy and explained the program to him, he started jumping up and down with an excited look on his face and exclaimed, “YES, YES, YES!”

How can I get involved?

Sponsorship – Help a child become a part of the Backpack Buddies through a monetary donation.  For less than a dollar a day a child can have access to nutritious food every weekend for an entire year.

1 year……………$350

1 Semester………$175

1 Month…………$39

Go to Online Giving at vineyardnc.org in the drop down menu specify “Backpack Buddies”.  Thank you

Food Drives

Hold a Backpack Buddies food drive with your group, at your office, club, or congregation.  New backpacks are welcome too.

Volunteer

email info@vineyardnc.org and tell our Backpack Buddies Coordinator that you want to become a Volunteer.  We’ll get back in touch with you.

2:30pm January 22 Soccer

At the Dinner of Love (for players only) there will be 15 minutes of sharing by the Saudi’s on How Muslims Love their Neighbor.  Than Thor, representing the Vineyard, will share for 15 minutes about how Followers of Jesus love their neighbor.