PODCAST| Jerusalem’s Victory!

By Pastor Vinnie & Jonathan Martin

This week we finish our series on Jerusalem! Pastor Vinnie, Jon, and Peter explain how Jersulem finally finds its victory! God has a plan for His holy city and we have not seen the end of this amazing city of peace. The city of Peace became a blaze of war in 70AD and was toppled to the ground. The middle east has remained a mess since then with Jersulem always surprisingly at the center of takeovers, takedowns, and conflicts. Jerusalem has come to be one of the least likely places we’d look to find peace. But the final battle is not over yet. The Book of Revelation actually has a lot to say about this city’s final fate. In the New Testament Jesus declares the destruction of Jerusalem but is that really the end? Listen now! And find out why and city of hope, peace, and righteousness is cast down and destroyed. Are there lessons we can learn to prevent this from happening to us?

Pastor Vinnie is joined by his long-term friend Peter Thomas and his regular co-host Jon on the second part of this great two-part episode exploring the connection between the Historical Jesus and the history of the city called Jerusalem or Salem. In this second part on the Holy City Jerusalem, they will dig deeper into the destruct of the city and how Titus achieved his victory however the City’s big comeback is a certainty of which even today we see the strings of beginning. Listen to this amazing podcast and find out why the best is yet to come!

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About Vinnie & Jon:

Vinnie is a full-time Ordained Pastor at Vienna Seventh-day Adventist Church in Vienna VA located in the beautiful Northern Virginia / DC area. He is happily married to TinaLynn for over 30 years and they have an eight-year-old son, Jose. They live, work,  and Jose goes to school, on the Vienna Campus as a part of an incarnational approach to ministry. They believe in an integrated ministry approach that is balanced with a full and abundant balanced life. Core to being balanced is being centered in Pastor Vinnie’s favorite Gospel; the Gospel of John, and his favorite Bible verse in that Gospel; John 10:10.  “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness (abundantly)“. Living life “in all its fullness” means both being incarnational and at the same time authentically human and having fun! He describes himself as a “Child of God. Husband. Daddy. Work in progress. Follower. Leader. Sci-fi-junkie.” In addition to family life, pastoring, and working on a doctorate at Fuller Seminary, Vinnie shares the Gospel, and his passion to equip others with the power of Jesus in numerous interactive ways through www.SimplyVinnie.com 

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PODCAST| The Rise And Fall of Jerusalem

By Pastor Vinnie & Jonathan Martin

In this two-part series, we focus on the ancient historical origins of the city and why it was important to Abraham, David, and Jesus. In part one we explore particularly the ironic nature of its roots as it passes hands from Melchizedek to Abraham and then from David to Jesus. As we watch Jerusalem rise in the Old Testament as the beloved city of Peace and Righteousness, it becomes a symbol of hope and communion with Heaven, which makes it shocking when in the New Testament Jesus declares its destruction! Listen now! And find out why and city of hope, peace, and righteousness is cast down and destroyed. Are there lessons we can learn to prevent this from happening to us?

Jerusalem is the very city of which Jesus, Himself, wept over, and cried out, “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.” (Matthew 23:37) What is so special about Jerusalem? Why did Jesus speak of Jerusalem as being a place that kills? Doesn’t Jerusalem, itself, mean the City of Peace? Pastor Vinnie invites his long-term friend Peter Thomas to join Vinnie and Jon on a two-part episode to answer all these questions and more while exploring the connection between the Historical Jesus and the history of the city called Jerusalem or Salem.

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About Vinnie & Jon:

Vinnie is a full-time Ordained Pastor at Vienna Seventh-day Adventist Church in Vienna VA located in the beautiful Northern Virginia / DC area. He is happily married to TinaLynn for over 30 years and they have an eight-year-old son, Jose. They live, work,  and Jose goes to school, on the Vienna Campus as a part of an incarnational approach to ministry. They believe in an integrated ministry approach that is balanced with a full and abundant balanced life. Core to being balanced is being centered in Pastor Vinnie’s favorite Gospel; the Gospel of John, and his favorite Bible verse in that Gospel; John 10:10.  “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness (abundantly)“. Living life “in all its fullness” means both being incarnational and at the same time authentically human and having fun! He describes himself as a “Child of God. Husband. Daddy. Work in progress. Follower. Leader. Sci-fi-junkie.” In addition to family life, pastoring, and working on a doctorate at Fuller Seminary, Vinnie shares the Gospel, and his passion to equip others with the power of Jesus in numerous interactive ways through www.SimplyVinnie.com 

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PODCAST| Secrets of the Living Temple

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By Pastor Vinnie & Jonathan Martin

Do you like a good secret? Shhh… spread the word, this secret must be told!

You will be amazed as Pastor Vinnie and Jon unlock, the great secret of Jesus and the Temple. It doesn’t need to be a secret, it is right there in the overall narrative of the Bible. Join us and listen!

What do Jesus, The Temple, Eden, and the Synagogue all have to do with each other? A lot more than you might think! Jesus is the Temple. Jesus is the teaching of the Synagogue. Jesus is the reason for Eden. Come, and listen to this wonderful teaching about how Jesus is better, more complete, and the fulfillment of the Temple and the Synagogue! Jesus is the God of Eden for is returning us to Eden because he is the fulfillment of the temple! This episode is a must-listen and key for all who seek to understand Jesus in his proper cultural context as Messiah. Jesus is both our teacher and our atonement from Eden into eternity!

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Images of Temple from the time of Jesus

Images of first-century Synagogues

The layout of a synagogue

About Vinnie & Jon:

Pastor Vinnie

Vinnie is a full-time Ordained Pastor at Solid Rock Church in Arlington. He is happily married to TinaLynn with an eight-year-old son, Jose. In addition to family life, pastoring, and working on a doctorate at Fuller Seminary, Vinnie shares the Gospel, and his passion to equip others with the power of Jesus in numerous interactive ways through www.SimplyVinnie.com 

Jonathan Martin: Season 2 Co-host

Jonathan graciously agreed to join Vinnie as of Season 2 of Simply Devotion. Jonathan is a full-time follower of Jesus, committed to helping people discover a deep, passionate, and spirited relationship with the Savior. He is currently a Bible teacher at a private school in the Orlando area but has also served as an ordained minister for almost a decade in local churches. Jonathan completed his undergraduate degree at Southern Adventist University and holds a Master of Divinity degree from the Seventh-Day Adventist Theological Seminary on the campus of Andrews University. He is currently completing a Doctor of Ministry degree with an emphasis in Ministry to Emerging Generations from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Jonathan is married to the love of his life, Raisel Martin, and has two elementary-aged children, Railyn and Josiah. In his spare time, Jonathan enjoys reading, writing, painting, globetrotting, and instigating arguments on social media.
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