Vineyard Church of Overland Park Blog Comments http://www.vineyardop.org/common/rss2/?&channel=blog_comments Syndicated BLOG Comments from Vineyard Church of Overland Park. en-us Copyright 2013 Vineyard Church of Overland Park Sun, 19 May 2013 18:40:23 -0500 webmaster@vineyardop.org (Vineyard Church of Overland Park) STEPHANIE HOLCROFT http://www.vineyardop.org/3438220 Great message! I wish the prayer at the end of the message were left on so that I could pray it from home.

]]> Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:01:34 -0500 http://www.vineyardop.org/3438220 STEPHANIE HOLCROFT Leilani http://www.vineyardop.org/3436796 Excellent advice.

]]> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:42:57 -0500 http://www.vineyardop.org/3436796 Leilani Marie http://www.vineyardop.org/3433881 John, I just wanted to say what a "neat" idea to post the songs we sing for the services.  I LOVE IT, as I am one who asks what was the name of that song, or who sings that.  Thanks so much!

 

Blessings 2 U

]]> Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:40:59 -0500 http://www.vineyardop.org/3433881 Marie Lauren http://www.vineyardop.org/3431246 this was great. thanks so much for sharing this. going to pass this on.

]]> Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:22:52 -0500 http://www.vineyardop.org/3431246 Lauren Brian http://www.vineyardop.org/3431246 We just listened to this story via audio book on vacation.  It is a delightful story with an exciting end.  Thanks for pointing out where we can get satisfying water.

]]> Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:01:30 -0500 http://www.vineyardop.org/3431246 Brian Holly http://www.vineyardop.org/3431246 Thanks Mark!  I might need to read this a few times to digest it.  I think unbelief is a big cause of spiritual dryness for me.  Nice footnotes by the way.  I read part one and skipped the footnotes - I think I'll go back and read them.

]]> Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:09:06 -0500 http://www.vineyardop.org/3431246 Holly Beth M. http://www.vineyardop.org/3416260 I also struggle with perfectionism. I am too critical of myself and others. I have been striving to a closer walk with God. I am presently holding a small group Bible study group for my work and have been more sensitive to the witness I portray but I am finding myself at times leaning towards wanting to impress others and I do not want to be sharing my witness with the wrong motives. I am continually faced with how selfish I still am and how I fall short of pure motives.

Beth Milligan

]]> Sat, 12 Feb 2011 14:35:02 -0600 http://www.vineyardop.org/3416260 Beth M. Sharon http://www.vineyardop.org/3409598 I am grateful for the opportunity to serve with Vineyard OP at HopeFaith Ministries.  I was humbled by the experience, I learned the wonderful vision of HopeFaith to meet the basic needs of humanity.  The food, coffee was received with thanks.  What's a better way to love they neighbor.

]]> Thu, 16 Dec 2010 22:39:31 -0600 http://www.vineyardop.org/3409598 Sharon Andy http://www.vineyardop.org/3401506 I appreciate how you lay out the differences David.  Similar to cynicism, I have a tendency to look at things with a tainted eye and call it a 'realistic' viewpoint.  In truth, I think I have gotten in the habit of starting out looking at things with a distrustful and critical eye when God would have me view things from His lens. Thanks for helping with the heart-check.

]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2010 21:16:26 -0500 http://www.vineyardop.org/3401506 Andy Bob B. http://www.vineyardop.org/3395417 John, I really like this new feature.  Occasionally I'm home thinking about the worship and ask myself "what was that song?"  Thank you

Bob

]]> Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:34:17 -0500 http://www.vineyardop.org/3395417 Bob B. Dean G. http://www.vineyardop.org/3391452 Amen. The only way we will be able to uphold the truths we were challenged with through the recent sex appeal series is by joining together in prayers like this one.

]]> Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:04:07 -0500 http://www.vineyardop.org/3391452 Dean G. Kelly R http://www.vineyardop.org/3376039 Thank you for sharing this Mark!

]]> Mon, 17 May 2010 12:25:49 -0500 http://www.vineyardop.org/3376039 Kelly R Carrie H. http://www.vineyardop.org/3376039 Mark,  Thanks for sharing this with us!  Yes, you must contend for this stuff!!  After 27 years of marriage ourselves and the things we have learned and been through.....I know this first hand.  It is definitely worth it!  Contend for it and with God, you will get something in your relationship that is so much more rewarding than you ever thought possible!  My story with my husband is one of redemption!  Glory to God.

]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:37:19 -0500 http://www.vineyardop.org/3376039 Carrie H. Kelly S. http://www.vineyardop.org/3376039 Thank you so much for sharing.  It's always an inspiration for those of us that didn't get it right for whatever reason.  I do believe that God has that someone that I am supposed to be with for not only my good, but for His....maybe that is what I needed to figure out!

Thank you again for your passion!

]]> Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:53:24 -0500 http://www.vineyardop.org/3376039 Kelly S. David K. http://www.vineyardop.org/3376039 Wow! Beautifully, touchingly written, and so very inspiring! Yes: this is a fabulous list, and one I will take to heart.

 

Thank you so much for sharing!

]]> Sat, 24 Apr 2010 06:35:14 -0500 http://www.vineyardop.org/3376039 David K. Mark http://www.vineyardop.org/3376039 Mark, you summed it up so very eloquently....His will - not ours - and to LOVE, LOVE, and LOVE endlessly.

]]> Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:09:19 -0500 http://www.vineyardop.org/3376039 Mark Jane http://www.vineyardop.org/3376039 You guys haven't changed a bit from your wedding picture posted here! Good advice on marriage. Thanks for reaching out with the blog.

]]> Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:57:16 -0500 http://www.vineyardop.org/3376039 Jane Stephanie F http://www.vineyardop.org/3376039 Very nice Mark!.....and it helps to have your OWN tube of toothpaste! : )

]]> Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:29:10 -0500 http://www.vineyardop.org/3376039 Stephanie F Tracy A. http://www.vineyardop.org/3376039 I was very touched and moved at how you wrote this blog about you and your wife.  Thank you for sharing, and exemplifying what every woman really wants from their husband, and that is the very words you just expressed about your love for God first, then your wife.  May it spread to all who read it.  Thanks again

]]> Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:07:15 -0500 http://www.vineyardop.org/3376039 Tracy A. Anil http://www.vineyardop.org/3376039 We found that if each of us gives 75%, then it covers the gap when the other cannot give 50%. This applies to every area of marriage - money, chores etc.. If you give half (50%) and expect them to do their share (50%), then it becomes a business relationship. It will have frequent friction because you will always be watching to see if the other is doing his/her fair share. But if each gives 75%, then there is plenty to save into your 'love account' - especially to withdraw from to tide through the lean times when the other cannot contribute. The Bible says, 'Love covers a multitude of sins'.

]]> Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:07:18 -0500 http://www.vineyardop.org/3376039 Anil Barb http://www.vineyardop.org/3376039 Beautiful-just very simply beautiful!

]]> Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:43:01 -0500 http://www.vineyardop.org/3376039 Barb Gregg M. http://www.vineyardop.org/3376039 Mark:

 

Great post!  It seems so simple, but our culture has drifted far from this harbor.  The last line of number 9 is the opposite of the norm in the USA.  This is covenant/priority number 1 in Kingdom living.

 

Love you!

]]> Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:24:39 -0500 http://www.vineyardop.org/3376039 Gregg M. David http://www.vineyardop.org/3371897 My Dad died in 1998 he was 70 yrs old. He never believed in the bible thought it was a book of fairytales.I hope and pray to God that one day I see him in heaven. I, like you loved my Dad very much and we did a lot together he was a good man. One father's day I gave him a card and it said, What Is A Man it went like this, A man is not a stone, but bread that has been broken...not an impenetrable fortress, but a river of kindness and compassion...not a tower of steel, but a growing tree that provides covering and bends in the storm...not a ruler, but a servant who humbly seeks the success of others... not a sign-post, but a guide who leads through example...not a sculptor but a gardener who nurtures and provides an atmosphere for growth...not a statue but a communicator who speaks from the heart. A man is not an island but a branch, totally dependent upon the living God.   My father just cried which touched me.  Mark, like my dad, your dad had the heart of a true man-

]]> Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:00:23 -0500 http://www.vineyardop.org/3371897 David Dawn Marie http://www.vineyardop.org/3371897 Dear Mark, Thank you so much for writing out a summary of Uncle Luke's life. It was good to read about him.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings.

Dawn Marie

]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:27:31 -0500 http://www.vineyardop.org/3371897 Dawn Marie Debbie http://www.vineyardop.org/3371897 Great story, Mark.  Thanks for sharing.  I'll never forget your mom and dad coming to my piano recitals, then my kid's swim meets, hockey games, tennis...he meant so much to all of us.

]]> Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:20:58 -0500 http://www.vineyardop.org/3371897 Debbie Jaralee http://www.vineyardop.org/3371897 Mark, Uncle Luke was an amazing man, and you guys were lucky.  This was wonderful and I enjoyed reading it.  We also miss him dearly and love him so...

]]> Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:18:34 -0500 http://www.vineyardop.org/3371897 Jaralee Daniel http://www.vineyardop.org/3359709 That is a creepy picture of the little girl with her dolls.  LOL.  I just thought I'd point out the obvious.

]]> Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:41:15 -0500 http://www.vineyardop.org/3359709 Daniel Larry http://www.vineyardop.org/3360372 When I was in junior high I was most known as the guy who could not slow down and make a lay-up. That was until I stole a pass from the other team and ran full speed down court and as I neared the goal the ball went behind my back and into the basket. Planned? No, but gladly accepted. Sometimes God does the same thing in our lives. When it looks like we are failing He is lifting us up.

]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:54:37 -0600 http://www.vineyardop.org/3360372 Larry Larry http://www.vineyardop.org/3360847 It is fun when God surprises and blesses us by including us in blessing someone else. This is a story that will be a life time memory for all involved.

]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:51:44 -0600 http://www.vineyardop.org/3360847 Larry Andy http://www.vineyardop.org/3360372 I drove up behind a car with a bumper sticker that said, "Greatness is Over-rated."  It sounded to me like an underachiever statement but the more I thought about it I began to agree.  Most of us want to make the final shot, the big sale, speak the last word and have our lives remembered for something great.  The quote you included by Mother Theresa echoes something similar in that we look for the big opportunity, and God is asking us to just start doing something.  A good reminder to do what's available, thanks.

]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:51:33 -0600 http://www.vineyardop.org/3360372 Andy Missouri http://www.vineyardop.org/3359709 We set aside a small amount of money out of every paycheck to be used to help others.  We take it out in cash and hang on to it.  Then if we see someone using foodstamps or something like that, we can help pay for their groceries or help someone get gas at the gas station.  We just try to see how God wants us to spend the money, and we wouldn't be able to do it if we didn't budget that money.  Just an idea.

]]> Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:12:47 -0600 http://www.vineyardop.org/3359709 Missouri David http://www.vineyardop.org/3359709 I've found that if you are willing and able to ride the bus or walk, getting down to one car works really well.  I know this can be difficult for people who work more than 15 or 20 miles from home, but for people living close enough, the JO is a realistic option - if you reset your expectations for convenience of transportation.  The upside is you save a ton of money to pay off debt and serve others, and you get a chance to meet other bus riders, read or even pray when you're on the bus.  It is also good for the environment.

]]> Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:40:44 -0600 http://www.vineyardop.org/3359709 David Butch http://www.vineyardop.org/3359709 My children and I have decided to forego our normal Sunday morning breakfast @ McD's, and use that money to support a little guy in Ecuador through Compassion Intl. We will do a celebration bfast on months that have a fifth Sunday, and have a "letter day" for notes to him.

Thanks for the setting the context for creative giving.

]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:14:06 -0600 http://www.vineyardop.org/3359709 Butch