September 5, 2026
Happy Labor Day Weekend, Grace Vineyard family and friends.
It’s time for this week’s Weekly Update. Here’s whats happening around Grace Vineyard in the coming week:
Developing A Kingdom Worldview
Tomorrow we’re going to take a look at the scriptures to learn about how we can learn to see reality the way Jesus does – developing a Kingdom Worldview. Everybody has a world view — it’s the lens by which we understand and evaulate what we experience in life. Our world view is similar to the glasses some of us wear — we don’t see the glasses, we see through them. When we read the Gospels and the rest of the New Testament, it becomes clear that Jesus, and then His apostles, saw reality differently from other people. For example, the Jewish leaders saw the crowds that hung around Jesus as unclean sinners, and evidence that Jesus couldn’t possibly the be the Messiah because the Messiah certainly wouldn’t hang around these kinds of people. Jesus on the other hand saw the crowds as “harrassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd” (Matthew 9:35). Jesus’ contemporaries saw lepers as “unclean” people to be avoided, but Jesus saw them as people oppressed by an enemy who needed to be liberated by the God’s inbreaking rule and reign. We could go on with many more examples. As disciples of Jesus, we want to learn to see things the way He sees them. That’s what we’re going to be talking about tomorrow. I hope to see all of you at 9:30AM, but if for some reason you are not able to join us in person, you can still join us on line. Here’s the info you need for that: 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 we had the privilege of hearing from Bethany Roach, from Cambodia. She gave us an update of their missions work in Cambodia, and combined some amazing stories with a message called Gratitude — how our attitudes and choices can anchor us to the Truth. It was awesome! You can catch that talk here on our Gracetalks.org Podcast and our YouTube channel:
New 6 Week Study Begins Tuesday, September 8
The Hope Street Home Group is inviting everyone to join them for a new 6 Week Study with Donna and Jamie Winship, called “Knowing Rediscovered”. It’s a 6 week guide to living fearless in your true identity, the identity that is found in your relationship with Christ. This video study begins on Tuesday, September 8, at 7:00 PM. The group meets at the home of Kent and Susan Franke, 2638 Hope Street, Oceanside. For more information, please callor text Susan at 760-419-2273.
Coming up next Saturday, September 12, we have our Men’s breakfast at 8am, and our Ladies Hike at 9am.
Men, meet at Grace Vineyard at 8am for a delicious breakfast that is sure to include BACON! and much more. We’ll eat together, worship together, and get to hear some inspiring words from Mike Harper. It’s gonna be great!
Ladies, it’s time for our monthly Ladies Walk. This month we are meeting at Guajome Park at the main entrance on Guajome Lake Road (off Hwy 76) at 9:00 AM. Please let Kathy Green know if you plan on attending by texting/calling 760-583-1779.
Next Mom2Mom is September 25
Also coming up in September, our next Mom2Mom group will be on September 25, at 6pm. Are you a mom in need of support from other moms? Or are you a mom who has been there and wants to lend your support to others? Then you are welcome to Mom 2 Mom, a peer to peer and mentoring group designed to uplift, enrich, share and connect moms. We’ll gather Friday, September 25th at 6pm at Grace Vineyard on the terrace for a program that will include sharing a meal, connecting, and inspiration. Childcare will be provided- please let Sheri know how many kids/what ages. To find out more, call Sheri Winter at 760-208-8403.
Solitude Practice Monday Nights in October
This is our next Practice in the Practicing the Way Course. We’ll meet Monday nights beginning Monday, October 5th for 4 weeks, at Jeanie Isbell’s (3305 Belle Lane, Carlsbad) 6-8:30pm. We’ll gather at 6pm for a meal and the study will begin at 6:30. Workbooks are $15. Please text Kim Ohst for more information 760-519-4558. There will be a sign up table in the lobby.
Missions Trip to Malaysia
We’re excited to send out another missions team! This one will be to Malaysia October 11-November 3rd. So far we have a 3-person team with Steve & Lisa Rogers and Mark Newell. There’s still room to join the team — if you’re interested, reach out to Steve Rogers for more info at 760-500-4324. The budget for this trip is $4,000 per person; if you’d like to partner financially, you can make an online donation at gracevcf.org/donate-malaysia. Good news on that front – Steve and Lisa have already raised $1,000 each toward their airfare, so they are 25% toward reaching their budget goals!
Nepal Disaster Relief
Most of you will have seen the news about the sudden flooding that has brought devastation to Nepal. Earlier this year we hosted Noel Isaacs, the national director of the Vineyard Himalayas association of Vineyard churches. Sadly, 10 people from the Vineyard churches in that region lost their lives. I just checked the news, and the latest update has the death toll from this disaster at over 1,200 people, with over 4,000 still missing. Last Sunday we invited you to donate to the relief effort, and you generously gave $3,800 to send to the Vineyard churches of the Himalayas to care for the people of this region. Thank you! Please join with us in praying for our sisters and brothers there in Nepal. There will be so much work in rebuilding what this flood has destroyed, and in caring for those who are injured and those who have lost loved ones. If you didn’t get a chance to make a donation last week, but would like to, you can go to gracevcf.org/donate-nepal.
That’s all for this week’s update. May the Lord richly bless each of you!
With love,
Ron Ohst
Tithes and Offerings Online
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