God at Work: The Practice of Peace in an Unstable World - Rev. Donnell T. Wyche - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary : In this powerful sermon, Pastor Donnell Wyche invites the community to consider what it means to be a peacemaker in a world marked by instability, injustice, and unpredictability. Rooted in Romans 12:18—“If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone”—the messag...
Jun 23, 2025•38 min
God at Work: When the World Feels Like It’s Falling Apart - Rev. Donnell T. Wyche - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary : In this first message of a new sermon series, Pastor Donnell Wyche invites us to wrestle with one of the most urgent questions of our time: Where is God in a world that feels like it’s falling apart? In light of recent violence and tragedies, Pastor Donnell names what many of us feel—fear...
Jun 16, 2025•41 min
Colossians: The People of God in the Age of Empire – Christ in You, the Hope of Glory - Rev. Donnell T. Wyche - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary : In the final installment of our Colossians series, Pastor Donnell explores Paul’s powerful counter-vision to life under empire. Rather than simply critiquing systems of domination, Paul offers a transformative alternative rooted in the sufficiency of Christ. In...
Jun 02, 2025•40 min
Colossians: The People of God in the Age of Empire – Persevering In Prayer (Colossians 4:2-6) - Pastor Hannah Witte - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary : In this heartfelt and deeply personal sermon, Pastor Hannah Witte invites the congregation into a counter-cultural life rooted in prayer, gratitude, and spiritual attentiveness. Drawing from Colossians 4:2–6, she reflects on the Apostle Paul’s exhortation...
May 26, 2025•31 min
Colossians: The People of God in the Age of Empire – Culture-Making (Colossians 3:18–4:1) - Rev. Donnell T. Wyche - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary : In this sermon, Pastor Donnell Wyche examines one of the most difficult sections of Paul’s letter to the Colossians, where household codes outline relationships between husbands and wives, parents and children, and slaves and masters. Far from affirming hie...
May 19, 2025•42 min
Colossians: The People of God in the Age of Empire – Practices of Resistance (Colossians 3:1–17) - Rev. Donnell T. Wyche - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary : In this third installment of the Colossians: The People of God in the Age of Empire series, Pastor Donnell Wyche explores Paul’s invitation to live a resurrection-shaped life as resistance to the demands and distortions of empire. After deconstructin...
May 12, 2025•49 min
Colossians: The People of God in the Age of Empire – Naming the Empire (Colossians 2:6-15) - Rev. Donnell T. Wyche - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary : In this powerful and provocative sermon, Pastor Donnell Wyche continues the Colossians: The People of God in the Age of Empire series by exploring Colossians 2:6–15 and what it means to be faithful to Christ in a world shaped by empire. Drawing from Paul’s...
May 05, 2025•42 min
Colossians: The People of God in the Age of Empire – The Unco-opted Christ (Colossians 1:15-20) - Rev. Donnell T. Wyche - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary : In this opening message of our new series on Colossians, Pastor Donnell Wyche invites us into a powerful re-centering of our lives around the crucified Christ. Preaching from Colossians 1:15–20, he reminds us that in the midst of empire, cultural pres...
Apr 28, 2025•42 min
All Things New: An Invitation to Hope, Restoration, and Life (John 20) - Rev. Donnell T. Wyche - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary : In this Easter Sunday sermon, Pastor Donnell Wyche invites the congregation into the heart of the resurrection story—not just as a historical event, but as an unfolding promise. Drawing from John 20, he weaves together the emotional power of personal remembrance, the cosmic i...
Apr 21, 2025•38 min
Palm Sunday: The Subversive King – (Mark 11; Matthew 16, 26; Zechariah 9:9) - Rev. Donnell T. Wyche - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary : In this Palm Sunday message, Pastor Donnell explores the tension between divine hope and human expectation. He contrasts Jesus’ humble entrance into Jerusalem on a donkey with the imperial procession of Pontius Pilate entering from the other side of the city. Drawing fro...
Apr 14, 2025•43 min
Unfinished: Encountering Jesus, Becoming Disciples – Learning Who Jesus Is-and Isn't - Dan Lewan - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary: In this powerful and deeply personal sermon, Dan Lewan opens up about a fifteen-year journey exploring the life of Peter, a disciple whose failures, impulsiveness, and transformation make him a compelling leader in the early church. What began as a college observation—that P...
Apr 07, 2025•38 min
Unfinished: When Faith Gets Interrupted – Acts 10 - Rev. Donnell T. Wyche - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary: In this week’s message, Pastor Donnell continues the Unfinished series by exploring Acts 10 and the story of Peter and Cornelius. Framing the journey of discipleship as one that continues to unfold, Pastor Donnell reminds us that even Peter, a foundational leader of the church, still had much to l...
Mar 31, 2025•40 min
Unfinished: Encountering Jesus, Becoming Disciples – Fear to Faith – Acts 3 - Rev. Donnell T. Wyche - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary: In this week’s message, Pastor Donnell Wyche continued our Unfinished sermon series by exploring Peter’s journey from fear to faith through the story in Acts 3. Picking up from last week’s reflection on Peter’s restoration by Jesus, Pastor Donnell highlighted how Peter’s ...
Mar 24, 2025•41 min
Unfinished: Encountering Jesus, Becoming Disciples – John 21 - Martha Balmer - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary : In this sermon, Martha Balmer explores the transformation of the apostle Peter in John 21, highlighting how discipleship is a journey of becoming. After Peter’s painful denial of Jesus, he fades into the background, wrestling with disillusionment and shame. But in the final chapter of John’s G...
Mar 17, 2025•32 min
Unfinished: Encountering Jesus, Becoming Disciples – Matthew 26 - Rev. Donnell T. Wyche - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary: In this sermon, Pastor Donnell Wyche explores Peter’s bold declarations of loyalty to Jesus in Matthew 26, contrasted with his eventual denial. Peter, full of confidence, insists that even if everyone else falls away, he never will. Yet, when faced with fear and self-preservation, he...
Mar 10, 2025•45 min
Unfinished: Encountering Jesus, Becoming Disciples – Discernment and Prayer (Matthew 17) - Rev. Donnell T. Wyche - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary: Pastor Donnell Wyche continues the journey through Peter’s discipleship, focusing this week on Matthew 17 and the Transfiguration. He sets the scene by reminding us of last week’s dramatic exchange between Peter and Jesus, where Peter resisted the idea of a s...
Mar 03, 2025•40 min
Unfinished: Encountering Jesus, Becoming Disciples - Failure Before Restoration (Matthew 16) - Rev. Donnell T. Wyche - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary: In this week’s sermon, Pastor Donnell Wyche explores the tension between failure and restoration through the lens of Peter’s journey with Jesus. He begins by reflecting on our cultural obsession with success and how failure is often viewed as something to...
Feb 24, 2025•44 min
Unfinished: Encountering Jesus, Becoming Disciples - Lord, Save Me! (Matthew 14:25-30) - Rev. Donnell T. Wyche - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary: This week, Pastor Donnell continues the Unfinished series, exploring the life of Peter as a model of discipleship in progress. Peter’s journey is one of ups and downs, moments of bold faith followed by fear and doubt. In Matthew 14:25-30 , we find Peter steppin...
Feb 17, 2025•38 min
“Two Steps Forward, One Step Back - Jonathan Hurshman - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary: In a few verses, Simon Peter goes from being praised by Jesus to being sharply rebuked by him. Peter’s encounter shows that Jesus doesn’t ask his apprentices to always be right. Instead, he invites us to trust his way of life and to reject sketchy shortcuts to godly goals....
Feb 10, 2025•46 min
Unfinished: Encountering Jesus, Becoming Disciples - Self-Esteemies - Rev. Donnell T. Wyche - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary: Pastor Donnell Wyche continued the Unfinished series on Simon Peter, focusing on Luke 5:11. He explored a key shift in the passage—the pronouns moving from “Simon” to “they”—emphasizing that faith is not a solitary journey but a communal experience. Jesus calls us not just to per...
Feb 03, 2025•47 min
Unfinished: Encountering Jesus, Becoming Disciples - I Am a Sinner - Rev. Donnell T. Wyche - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary: In this week’s sermon, Pastor Donnell Wyche explores the transformative encounter between Simon Peter and Jesus in Luke 5:1-11. The message unpacks the profound moment when Simon recognizes his own sinfulness in the presence of the divine, confessing, “Go away from me, Lord; I am ...
Jan 27, 2025•38 min
Unfinished: Encountering Jesus, Becoming Disciples - Are you Willing? - Rev. Donnell T. Wyche - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary: This week, Pastor Donnell Wyche shared the story of Simon Peter’s life-changing encounter with Jesus in Luke 5:1-11. As Jesus teaches from Simon’s boat, He commands Simon to lower his nets into the deep water despite Simon’s skepticism and prior fruitless efforts. The miraculou...
Jan 20, 2025•38 min
Unfinished: Encountering Jesus, Becoming Disciples - You Aren’t Who You Think You Are (Luke 5:1-3) - Rev. Donnell T. Wyche - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary: In the opening sermon of the Unfinished: Encountering Jesus, Becoming Disciples series, Pastor Donnell Wyche reflected on Luke 5:1-3, where Jesus begins His relationship with Simon Peter by asking for his help. Pastor Donnell explained how this simp...
Jan 13, 2025•35 min
A New Your for the New Year - Rev. Donnell T. Wyche - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary: Pastor Donnell Wyche welcomed the congregation into the new year with a message of hope and transformation, inviting everyone to embrace the promise of “A New You for the New Year.” Drawing on the spirit of renewal inherent in the season, Pastor Donnell highlighted how the new year offers us the opportunity to leave th...
Jan 06, 2025•47 min
The Good News Worth Sharing - A Christmas Message (Luke 2:1-20) - Rev. Donnell T. Wyche - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary: In this Christmas Eve message, Pastor Donnell explores the nature of genuine good news through Luke's nativity narrative, contrasting it with today's overwhelming information landscape. Drawing from Luke 2, he unpacks three essential qualities of authentic good news: its relevance fo...
Dec 25, 2024•11 min
Advent Sermon #4 - The Loving Gospel (John 3:16-17, Luke 1:26-27) - Rev. Donnell T. Wyche - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary: In this final Sunday of Advent, Pastor Donnell explores the transformative power of love through the Christmas narrative. He challenges our understanding of love beyond mere feelings, presenting it as an active force that moves toward us, exemplified perfectly in God's decision to ...
Dec 23, 2024•24 min
Advent Sermon #3 - The Joyful Gospel Revealed (Luke 2:10-11) - Jonathan Hurshman - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary: In this third Sunday of Advent, Jonathan Hurshman challenges the common Christian cliché that "joy is not based on circumstances." Drawing from both scripture and neuroscience research by Dr. Alan Shore, he presents joy as "the experience of being with someone who is glad to be with you." T...
Dec 16, 2024•38 min
Advent Sermon #2 - The Peaceful Gospel (Luke 1:7-13) - Rev. Donnell T. Wyche - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary: In this second Sunday of Advent, Pastor Donnell revisits Zechariah and Elizabeth's story, exploring how their season of silence and waiting became the fertile ground for God's peace. Through their narrative, he illuminates that peace isn't the absence of trouble but rather the presence of God i...
Dec 09, 2024•39 min
Advent Sermon #1 - The Hopeful Gospel Revealed - Rev. Donnell T. Wyche - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary: In this first Sunday of Advent, Pastor Donnell explores the inherent hope found within the gospel through the lens of Zechariah and Elizabeth's story. Drawing from Luke 1, he examines how this faithful couple's journey from barrenness to blessing mirrors our own experiences of waiting and divine inte...
Dec 02, 2024•34 min
Back to Basics: Why Do We Pray? - Rev. Donnell T. Wyche - a2vc.org . Like us on fb.com/vineyardannarbor or watch our livestream Sundays @ 10:45am - vimeo.com/annarborvineyard Summary: Pastor Donnell explores the question "Why Do We Pray?" through an engaging and personal approach, beginning with the intriguing observation that Jesus' disciples had to specifically ask him to teach them to pray. With characteristic warmth and humor, he introduces the concept that prayer is "appetite-driven" – not ...
Nov 18, 2024•34 min
