The Vibrant Church Blog
Stop Trying to Get Clean Before You Come
Most people think they have to clean themselves up before God will have them. Jesus went to dinner with the people everyone else had written off — and that is still how grace works.
One More: Why God Leaves the Ninety-Nine to Come After You
Jesus tells a story about a shepherd who leaves ninety-nine sheep to go after one. It is not bad math. It is how God feels about the person who has drifted — and about your one more.
The Garage That Built the Genius: How God Sets You Into Family
Apple started in a garage, and the garage mattered as much as the genius. God sets people into families on purpose. Here is what to do with the ones He has already set around you.
Better Together: Why You Were Never Meant to Walk Through Fire Alone
Nobody plans to walk through fire alone, but most people end up doing it. Why you were built for company, and what changes when you stop trying to be the strong one.
The Secret Place: Where God Is Always Waiting for You
Prayer is not a performance and it is not a formula. There is a quiet place God is always waiting in — and getting there is simpler than most people have been told.
How to Win the Spiritual Battle
The enemy is not creative — he is predictable, and he only has three lures. How to recognize the pattern, break the generational cycle, and fight the way Jesus fought.
Faith Starts With Trust, Not Try
Jesus said “It is finished” — tetelestai, the word for a debt paid in full. Faith is not trying harder; it is trusting what He already completed for you.
You Asked For It: Dating, Singleness, Marriage & Divorce
Your real questions about dating, singleness, rebuilding trust, and when divorce is permitted — answered straight from Scripture.
How to Win a Fight: Six Rules for Conflict in Marriage
Every couple fights. Six rules to agree on in peace time — from Song of Solomon, James, and 1 Corinthians 13 — so the fight is never you versus each other.
Face to Face, or Just Side by Side? Pursuing Godly Relationships
Most marriages do not blow up. They drift side by side until nobody notices. A Song of Solomon message on the three postures a marriage can sit in, and what your kids learn from yours.