This Advent season we are digging deeply into the story of Christmas that centres around the God who “took on flesh and dwelt amongst us.” In this final week Dan shares a short homily on the arrival of God incarnate as the arrival of tactile love into history.
This Advent season we are digging deeply into the story of Christmas that centres around the God who “took on flesh and dwelt amongst us.” In this second week Dan shares on the theme of joy, looking at Isaiah 65 and and the anticipation for God to fulfil His promises and the joy that comes as a result.
This Advent season we are digging deeply into the story of Christmas that centres around the God who “took on flesh and dwelt amongst us.” In this second week Dan shares on the theme of peace, looking at Isaiah 9 and the expectation for peace to come to the restlessness and dissonance.
This Advent season we are digging deeply into the story of Christmas that centres around the God who “took on flesh and dwelt amongst us.” In this first week Dan shares on the theme of hope, looking at Isaiah 40 and the voice calling from the future.
Join us for our series exploring the book of Psalms and what they show us about life with God, our humanity and being vulnerable. In this final part Dan lands the series sharing some of the written expressions to come from Central Vineyard and offering four pastoral words for how to continue to read Psalms in the future.
Join us for our series exploring the book of Psalms and what they show us about life with God, our humanity and being vulnerable. In this sixth part Natalie shares on the thanksgiving psalms and how they lead us to a deeper expression of gratitude amidst all the circumstances we find ourselves in.
Join us for our series exploring the book of Psalms and what they show us about life with God, our humanity and being vulnerable. In this fifth part Alisha shares on the role of hope in our rhythm of life from orientation to disorientation to reorientation.
(Apologies for the poor audio quality, we had to use backup measures this Sunday)
Join us for our series exploring the book of Psalms and what they show us about life with God, our humanity and being vulnerable. In this fourth part Strahan discusses how in an age of information and knowledge, wisdom only comes about through the transformation of these into revelation through the presence of God.
Join us for our series exploring the book of Psalms and what they show us about life with God, our humanity and being vulnerable. In this third part Dan unpacks the Psalmist’s expression of lament and the permission it gives us to be people of expression with God in all things and then we hear from Antony Jeffares about his own journey of expression.
We are joined by special guests Bob and Penny Fulton to hear the story of how the Vineyard movement began and what they see in us as a community.
Join us for our series exploring the book of Psalms and what they show us about life with God, our humanity and being vulnerable. In this first part Dan unpacks the Psalmist’s expression of praise and the perspective they offer us to consider. We also hear from Rob about our own disruptive practice of praising God together each week.
Join us for our series exploring the book of Psalms and what they show us about life with God, our humanity and being vulnerable. In this first part Dan Sheed sets up the journey by checking in with how we can read Scripture well with humility, a slower pace and vulnerability.
“Reading is a gift, but only if the words are taken into the soul—eaten, chewed, gnawed, received in unhurried delight.”
Come on the journey of exploring our missional vision as a church as we remix the very first sermon series we did as a community and include some fresh discoveries since. In this final part, Dan shares on the proximity required for us to love our neighbours and live outward.
Come on the journey of exploring our missional vision as a church as we remix the very first sermon series we did as a community and include some fresh discoveries since. In this fifth part, Dan, Ella, Lydia, Sophia and Dave share on our value for mission that is innovative and invitational.
Come on the journey of exploring our missional vision as a church as we remix the very first sermon series we did as a community and include some fresh discoveries since. In this fourth part Alisha Wiseman explore the call to love our neighbours – not just as an idea, but actually loving them…
Come on the journey of exploring our missional vision as a church as we remix the very first sermon series we did as a community and include some fresh discoveries since. In this third part Strahan Coleman looks at our current cultural epidemic of loneliness and the role of Biblical hospitality making a difference..
Come on the journey of exploring our missional vision as a church as we remix the very first sermon series we did as a community and include some fresh discoveries since. In this second part Dan Sheed digs deeper on how Jesus says we are “the light of the world” and looks into how we are to be witnesses who embody a story.
“Lampstands. Jesus calls these new communities in these cities lampstands. Churches are the placed people of God’s presence, the place of God’s life and the place of God’s mission.”
Come on the journey of exploring our missional vision as a church as we remix the very first sermon series we did as a community and include some fresh discoveries since. In this first part Dan Sheed introduces the missional problem we have and Hannah Bates introduces us to a bigger story of the mission of the church.
“Lampstands. Jesus calls these new communities in these cities lampstands. Churches are the placed people of God’s presence, the place of God’s life and the place of God’s mission.”
In this in-between-series moment, Dan shares on the paradigm of 1 Thessalonians 5:14 as a way of identifying how we are going with God, some growth stage theory and an exhortation to becoming patient.
“Brothers and sisters, I urge you to warn the apathetic, to encourage the timid, to care for the broken and always be patient with everyone.
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This week we enjoy Strahan Coleman sharing with us part of his ‘God in the dark’ seminar material. Strahan usually does this with Commoners Communion, his ministry with which he has just released a prayer book and daily prayer poetry. Enjoy this other side to our beloved team member.