February 6, 2026
Hello Grace Vineyard Family and Friends,
Greetings from New Braunfels, Texas. Steve Rogers and I are here for the Vineyard’s Missions Leaders Meeting with people from the Global Vineyard movement who are working in Missions. It’s been very cool, especially the opportunities to share conversations with people who I don’t get to see very often. I had lunch with Sunny Gilbert from North India one day, and it was great to catch up with him. Some of you will remember him visiting our church something like 9 years ago! Damas Kamfwa from Zambia is here too, and we have a special surprise for you. He’s flying back with Steve and me on Saturday night in time to speak at Grace Vineyard on Sunday morning!
Good News in Broken Vessels
Sunday morning Damas will open up 2 Kings 7:3-20 with a a sermon titled “Good News in Broken Vessels”. Damas is a great friend and an excellent preacher of the Word. I know we will all be inspired and challenged. We hope you can all be with us in person on Sunday, but if that’s not possible, you can join us online on Zoom with this link Zoom Meeting ID 153 112 432, Passcode 684814 and you can also find our livestream on Facebook Live at facebook.com/gracevcf.
Last week I preached a message called “The Suprising Satisfaction of Hunger and Thirst in the Kingdom of God” (I know…long title!) In the “upside down” Kingdom of God hunger and thirst are not a measure of lack, but a sign of abundance. Those who thirst the most for Jesus are the most satisfied people on earth. You can watch that sermon right here on our YouTube channel:
Baptism Next Sunday, February 15
Next Sunday, February 15, we are planning on having a baptism in our Sunday morning service. (Yes, we heat the water!). If you have become a follower of Jesus, but have not been baptized yet, this Sunday is for you! Please contact Steve Rogers right away – srogers@gracevcf.org/760-500-4324 – if you are thinking about getting baptized. He’ll give you all the information you need.
Grace Vineyard Merch Shop
This is a fun announcement to make. Ever wish you had a Grace Vineyard hoodie? Well, we’ve created an online Grace Vineyard Merch Shop. You go online and purchase things like hoodies, hats, totes, mugs, etc that our team has created, they make one for you, and ship it directly to you. Here’s a shirt that I just ordered for myself:
I think I’ll wear it on a Sunday morning as soon as it arrives. When we created the site, we chose the option where the church makes no money from these sales, so the prices you see are the lowest this company has. It’s a fun way to represent our church family and to start conversations that might easily turn into “Holy Hello’s”. You can get to the shop at this link: https://grace-vineyard-merch.myspreadshop.com, or you can just use the QR code in the graphic above. Is there something you’d like to see there that isn’t there already? Just ask and we’ll see if we can make it available for you.
Ladies Walk Saturday, February 14th at Guajome Park
Men’s Breakfast February 14, 8am
Men, join us Saturday morning at 8am right at the church for our monthly men’s breakfast. We share an excellent breakfast, worship together, listen to an inspirational message, and save some time for prayer. This month’s speaker is our own Steve Rogers.
2 New Practicing The Way Groups
Practicing the Way 8 Week Men and Women’s Study Tuesday Evenings
Sabbath Practice Men and Women’s Study Monday Evenings
Prayer After Church Next Sunday
Next Sunday, February 8th, is our Prayer Sunday. Please make plans to join us for any part of the hour we’ve set aside to seek the Lord, listen to His voice, and intercede for our church, our missionaries, our youth, our city…and whatever else the Lord lays on our hearts.
Men’s Retreat in 2 Months
Can you believe our Men’s Retreat is only 2 months away? That’s right, we men our going up to Palomar Mountain on Friday, March 27-Sunday March 29th for another one of our EPIC men’s retreats. Palomar Christian Conference Center is really pretty awesome with lots of activities for our free time like zip line, skeet shooting with shot guns, horseback riding, hiking trails, rifle range, archery, paintball, and more. And it’s in a beautiful mountain retreat center. If you’ve never been, check out their webpage at palomar.camp. And that’s just the location. We’ll also have amazing times of worship, teaching, and prayer. Our men’s retreats at PCCC have always been incredible, and I’m so glad we’ll be returning in the Spring. They having 2 styles of housing accommodations – dorm rooms and hotel style. The Dorm Rooms will cost $230, and the Hotel Style rooms will cost $285. This will include all the food for the weekend too. See Steve Rogers for more more information. You can contact him via text at (760) 500-4324, email him at or srogers@gracevcf.org. To make it easy for everyone, you can pay the entire registration fee any time now, or you can make smaller payments every week/month and we’ll save it up for you. If you’re ready, here’s where you can pay online:
And that’s about it for this week’s Weekly Update. Enjoy the rest of your Saturday, and I’ll see you all on Sunday Morning.
Ron Ohst
Tithes and Offerings Online
THANKS for taking ownership in the life and ministry of Grace Vineyard! And thanks to all of you who are stepping into a lifestyle of generosity with your tithes and offerings. It really does take all of us doing our part with the income God has entrusted to us for His church. If you’d like to give your tithe or offering online, click the donate button below. If you’re giving to a specific fund (like benevolence or missions), just be sure to say that when you are given an option to add a note with your donation.