<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[In The Vine Ministries]]></title><description><![CDATA[7 Creeks Church - Burnet, Texas]]></description><link>https://www.7creekschurch.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 02:58:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.inthevineonline.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Summer - Zoom Out]]></title><description><![CDATA[SERIES INTRODUCTION A change of zip code doesn't fix a restless soul. True rest is a relationship, not a destination. All summer we have been asking the same question from different angles. When your world feels like it's spinning out of control, when you're burned out, dried up, drifting, caught in the storm, baking in the heat, or too exhausted to pray, where does your soul actually go? Real rest isn't a destination. It's a relationship. And today we are going to look at that relationship...]]></description><link>https://www.inthevineonline.com/post/summer-zoom-out</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6676f235380d3132b6090b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:47:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/CfEg_K134p4?si=xMUmTpphOHvQHJpy" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Jerry and Hope</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer - The Low Whisper]]></title><description><![CDATA[A change of zip code doesn't fix a restless soul. True rest is a relationship, not a destination. We have spent this summer asking the same question from every angle. When the conditions of your life shift, when the tank runs dry, when the current pulls you sideways, when the storm hits without warning, when the heat becomes oppressive, where does your soul go?  Not talking salvation here but right here right now.  Week after week we have kept landing in the same place: real rest isn't a...]]></description><link>https://www.inthevineonline.com/post/summer-the-low-whisper</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5d5b24a93b53fe8896a46d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:23:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/1xWgS4VxChc" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Jerry and Hope</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer - The Shadow of the Rock]]></title><description><![CDATA[A change of zip code doesn't fix a restless soul. True rest is a relationship, not a destination. We are in week 6 of this summer series, asking the same question from different angles. When the conditions of your life change, when the tank runs dry, when the cisterns crack, when the current pulls you sideways, when the storm hits without warning, where does your soul actually go? We have established something that doesn't change no matter what the season brings. Real rest isn't a...]]></description><link>https://www.inthevineonline.com/post/summer-the-shadow-of-the-rock</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a541e7c6c2bae2e27940367</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:37:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/lhZbpIkRzsU?si=8TItD_2raGKprcdk" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Jerry and Hope</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer - The Sudden Shift]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have been in a series this summer about what happens to our souls when the pace of life changes. We talked about what to do when the tank hits empty - when you are so depleted that just keeping the routine going feels like too much. We talked about the broken cisterns we keep going back to, hoping they will finally hold water. Last week we talked about something more subtle than either of those - the quiet danger of drift.  Here is what all three of those things have in common. They build...]]></description><link>https://www.inthevineonline.com/post/summer-the-sudden-shift</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a47f49b0e6d46569495b6ef</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:52:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/thtffK7VhE4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Jerry and Hope</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer - The Undercurrent (The Drift)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction: The Silent Drift One of the greatest joys of summer is the beach or the lake. We look forward to it - the water, the sun, the chance to just float for a while. But if you have ever spent an afternoon floating in the ocean, you know how deceptively powerful the water can be. You wade in, relax, close your eyes - and when you open them, your umbrella, your towel, and your family are a ways down the beach. You didn't swim away. You didn't decide to leave. You just stopped paying...]]></description><link>https://www.inthevineonline.com/post/summer-the-undercurrent-the-drift</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a41651b69b2dfbbf1265fc1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:46:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVeipijJwiI" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Jerry and Hope</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer - Cracked Cisterns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction: A Bucket With a Hole In It Look at this. It looks like a container. It was made to hold something. But no matter how much you pour into it, it runs straight back out. For the land folks in the room - picture a cracked stock tank. You haul the water out, fill it up, come back in a week, and it is bone dry. All that work. Nothing to show for it. Most of us know what it feels like to be running low.  When life gets depleted, we reach for a quick refill. Maybe you push harder into...]]></description><link>https://www.inthevineonline.com/post/summer-cracked-cisterns</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a39b6fdfa54cc84484b9f0b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 02:12:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUN37ZUl4D4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Jerry and Hope</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer - Running on Fumes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Series Introduction Welcome to Summer…. But this summer you get rain around here and that is OK! Last week you had the sunscreen packed and checked the expiration date of course…We are now seeing that the days are longer, and honestly, everyone's brain has already started to drift a little. Summer is here. For most of us, this season means at least a small shift in pace. Maybe it is a trip with the kids or to see the kids. A few weeks in the mountains. Or just the feeling that the world slows...]]></description><link>https://www.inthevineonline.com/post/summer-running-on-fumes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a301a64b7a8fae04ebaff3c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:32:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/Erk6Xk6ief4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Jerry and Hope</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer - Pack Light]]></title><description><![CDATA[SERIES INTRODUCTION Summer is officially here. The sunscreen is packed - and if you are into sunscreen, make sure it is not expired. The days are longer, and let's be honest - everyone's brain is already on vacation mode. For most of us, this season means a shift in gears. A little more breathing room, a few more backyard BBQs, and a desperate attempt to slow down the clock. But while our schedules might take a breather - do they really? - our faith shouldn't go on cruise control. Throughout...]]></description><link>https://www.inthevineonline.com/post/summer-pack-light</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a25dbd7bcf454bfefd9657c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:45:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rwNOzBZLOY" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Jerry and Hope</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divinity of Jesus - Week 8]]></title><description><![CDATA[SERIES INTRODUCTION Over the last eight weeks, we have been walking through the Gospel of John together and looking at the moments where Jesus makes these extraordinary claims about His own identity. John is building a case - week by week, chapter by chapter - that Jesus is not just a great teacher, not just a good man, but the eternal Son of God. We started in John 1: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." We have seen Jesus as I AM. As the bread of...]]></description><link>https://www.inthevineonline.com/post/divinity-of-jesus-week-8</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2066b3b63f5fb828ec36e0</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:45:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/d7mXzskr78A" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Jerry and Hope</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divinity of Jesus - Week 7]]></title><description><![CDATA[Open up to John chapter 14, verse 1, and while you are turning there let me give us a recap.  We are on week seven of The Divinity of Jesus, and I want to tell you - ANOTHER bold statement/truth is coming from Jesus today. Over the past six weeks we have been walking through the Gospel of John together, and John has been building a case. Every week has been one more piece of the picture. Let me remind you where we have been. Week 1 - The Word Became Flesh (John 1:1-18). We started at the very...]]></description><link>https://www.inthevineonline.com/post/divinity-of-jesus-week-7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a146a38d681fe01d1689322</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 15:29:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/FhtLpDDPn-o?si=rNptbBX1iutx7GM8" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Jerry and Hope</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divinity of Jesus - Week 6]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today we are going to talk about something that usually makes people a little uncomfortable - death. I know. Not exactly the typical Sunday morning topic. But here is the thing: you cannot have an honest conversation about Jesus without talking about death. Because He walked directly into it. None of us are getting out of here alive. That is reality. And it can be kind of hard to talk about. But we are looking at truth today. This is not theory. This is some of the most personal and powerful...]]></description><link>https://www.inthevineonline.com/post/divinity-of-jesus-week-6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0a73c78ba6aec9a80ed2e7</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 12:49:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51AOiYbiaOE" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Jerry and Hope</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divinity of Jesus - Week 5]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are in week five of our series on the Divinity of Jesus. Over these weeks we have been walking through the Gospel of John and looking at the moments where Jesus makes extraordinary claims about His own identity. We started with the eternal Word who became flesh. We heard Jesus claim the divine name - I AM. We looked at Him as the Bread of Life, the Light of the World. And today He is going to do something that is deeply personal. Today He is going to tell us He is our Shepherd. At the end...]]></description><link>https://www.inthevineonline.com/post/divinity-of-jesus-week-5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fa8611438dc58e2c8d2b46</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 01:59:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/hh_gWnNePGw" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Jerry and Hope</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divinity of Jesus - Week 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is the thing about light. We take it for granted until we do not have it. Have you ever been in a power outage at night? Total darkness? Suddenly you are walking into walls, looking for your phone, trying to remember where you left things. Light is not a luxury. Light is orientation. It is how you know where you are and where you are going. You do not realize how much you depend on light until it is gone. The second the lights go out, everything familiar becomes a hazard. Spiritually...]]></description><link>https://www.inthevineonline.com/post/divinity-of-jesus-week-4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f7eea4060e501b36b7592d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 12:06:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-klaBlgo34" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Jerry and Hope</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divinity of Jesus - Week 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a massive difference between someone who says, 'I have the answers,' and someone who says, 'I am the answer.' The religious leaders in John 8 were kind of “ok’ish” with Jesus as a local teacher, but they were ready to riot the moment He claimed to be Eternal. Today, we’re looking at an 'I Am' statement—the one that forced everyone in the room to decide if Jesus was a madman or their Master. All right. Open your Bibles or your Bible app to John chapter 8, verse 48. We are on week...]]></description><link>https://www.inthevineonline.com/post/divinity-of-jesus-week-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69efa03915d16921748d7a6d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:47:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NeotvXH_ZI&amp;t=7s" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Jerry and Hope</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divinity of Jesus - Week 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[INTRODUCTION Go ahead and open your Bibles, or pull up your Bible app, to John chapter 6, verse 25. We are on week two of our series on the Divinity of Jesus. Now - I can hear some of you thinking already: Wait a minute, Jerry… What happened in chapters 2 through 5? I encourage you to read those chapters especially since they hold amazing events and truths. But I want you to see that John is building a case about who Jesus says He is, as that will be our main focus over these next several...]]></description><link>https://www.inthevineonline.com/post/divinity-of-jesus-week-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e62984925f820b99e16d0b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:46:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/C2oJS_8GnZs" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Jerry and Hope</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divinity of Jesus - Week 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now, before we even get into the text, let me ask you something. When you hear the name Jesus - what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Depending on where you grew up, what you were taught, or what you have seen Christians do over the years, your answer could be all over the place. Some of you grew up in church and Jesus has always been Lord. Some of you are here and Jesus is more of a historical figure - a good man, a teacher, someone to admire from a distance. And some of you are...]]></description><link>https://www.inthevineonline.com/post/divinity-of-jesus-week-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69dbf48f75afb0779a7557aa</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:26:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIHb5gPDwWg" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Jerry and Hope</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Easter 2026 - but God...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is the honest truth. If you take a good look at the world right now - and I mean a real  look, not the filtered version we all scroll past - it looks like a mess. And I am not just talking about out there. I am talking about in here, in our minds or hearts. In the quiet parts of your life that you do not post on social media. The stuff you think about at 2 in the morning when nobody's watching. We hit walls. We hit bottom. We hit dead ends. And there is that moment where you go - is this...]]></description><link>https://www.inthevineonline.com/post/easter-2026-but-god</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d3c101072d140cb95bac99</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:35:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/cJ6Clu3S0K8" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Jerry and Hope</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psalm 150 - Praise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Y'all, we have been in the Book of Psalms for many weeks together. We started in Psalm 1 - one guy, sitting quietly, meditating on the law. And from there, we traveled through some territory. We sat in the lament psalms, the 'How long, O Lord?' ones. We rested in Psalm 23 with the Good Shepherd. We confessed alongside David. Last week, we sat with Psalm 139 and the God who knows us - better than we know ourselves, by the way. And now we arrive here. Six verses. Thirteen Hallelujahs. That is...]]></description><link>https://www.inthevineonline.com/post/psalm-150-praise</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ca7bcb9ff7d57ccdba97fa</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:38:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNbW07cQGXg" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Jerry and Hope</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psalms - Week 12]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, we looked at the communal strength found in Psalm 136 - but this week we turn inward. Or rather, we turn toward the God who looks inward. We live in a world obsessed with tracking. Your phone knows where you have been. Algorithms know what you are going to click on before you do. Your search history is a biography you never meant to write. And yet, with all that data collected about us, most of us still feel deeply unknown. There is a difference between Amazon knowing you buy dog...]]></description><link>https://www.inthevineonline.com/post/psalms-week-12</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c02f1ef68fa4c22fbc17d3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 01:43:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/0UP4pnkR85c" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Jerry and Hope</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psalms - Week 11]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever noticed that your life has a soundtrack? When things are going great—when the bills are paid and the kids are acting right—the music is upbeat. It’s a song you want to dance to. But when the rug is pulled out from under you, the music stops. The silence can be deafening. Or worse, the soundtrack becomes a loop of our own anxieties, playing over and over in our heads. Today, we’re looking at a Psalm that was written to be an "External Soundtrack." This isn't just a nice poem;...]]></description><link>https://www.inthevineonline.com/post/psalms-week-11</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b8add9bae3e800161bd0e5</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:26:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/9f6tww45vuc?si=UHvHzhW3lJD_fjtk" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Jerry and Hope</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>