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18 Feb 2024 | Hello Church! As we continue our year in intimacy, we will be sharing a message on what stops us from living generously instead of a lifestyle of consistent generosity. This does take abundent trust in God however, through this will lead you into understanding his character, mercy, love and goodness. Which in turn opens yourself faith, peace and intimacy with God.
25 Feb 2024 | Hello Church! Susanna Lynam is sharing with a One Off sermon on Intimacy. As you join think about what impacts your intimacy with God and ultimately your trust and faith. Whatever the reason may be, many times we are afraid of his challenge and conviction that he may ask us to give up and surrender. Today, let us lean into this and look into the mirror to see what we need to do to deepen our intimacy in Him.
28 Jan 2024 | Join us as we shift the series to look at the things we turn to when we are not fully satisfied in God himself. Jesus told us to be in the world, but not of the world, which is a key difference when we fail to find our fullness of intimacy in Christ. How can we position ourselves to honour and enjoy God's creation without idolising it?
21 Jan 2024 | Would we rather have God or have his blessings? As we continue our series and look into What Stops Us from deepening our intimacy with God. Today we will look into ways we can tell if we are worshipping the blessings of God instead of God himself.
14 Jan 2024 | Join us as we dive into why we stop short in deepening our personal intimacy with God. We all learn and grow from others' experiences with God, but if this is the only way we grow then we have stopped short from what God has called us to do.
07 January 2024 | This week we started our new sermon series on intimacy with God. The series takes a closer look at our relationship with God being the very essence of why we were created.
24 December 2023 | Join us this Christmas Eve, we will be celeberating the way in which not just the original Christmas was messy, but how Christ continues to come to mess things up today in ways that will bring us life.
17 December 2023 | Join us as we look at how Mary and Joseph’s arrival in Bethlehem was anything but perfect. What should have been a homecoming of sorts in a small and tight-nit community becomes a place of embarrassment and rejection. Many of our families can also be like this. There are some of us who have been rejected by our own families, or we ourselves have rejected those in our families. The brokenness of the family unit is one of the key things Jesus has come to transform and reconcile.
10 December 2023 | Join us as we look at the messy contrast there is in the prelude to the birth of Jesus. One shamed in their Profession and another in their social circle. How might we see God within the messes we face, and position ourselves for a hopeful future?
3 December 2023 | Join us as we start our Advent Series Christmess where we will unpack the tension in the 'perfect' christmas and the reality of it in the first century.
26 November 2023 | Join us as we finsh our sermon series on the book of Exodus, as we dive deep into our own Exodus out of slavery and oppression. Understanding God’s heart for his people, in the midst of hardship and struggles, God is at work in redeeming his people on what’s holding them back.
12 November 2023 | Join us as we return to part two of our sermon series on the book of Exodus, as we dive deep into our own Exodus out of slavery and oppression. Understanding God’s heart for his people, in the midst of hardship and struggles, God is at work in redeeming his people on what’s holding them back.
05 November 2023 | Join us as we return to part two of our sermon series on the book of Exodus, as we dive deep into our own Exodus out of slavery and oppression. Understanding God’s heart for his people, in the midst of hardship and struggles, God is at work in redeeming his people on what’s holding them back.
29 October 2023 | Join us as we return to part two of our sermon series on the book of Exodus, as we dive deep into our own Exodus out of slavery and oppression. Understanding God’s heart for his people, in the midst of hardship and struggles, God is at work in redeeming his people on what’s holding them back.
22 October 2023 | Join us as we return to part two of our sermon series on the book of Exodus, as we dive deep into our own Exodus out of slavery and oppression. Understanding God’s heart for his people, in the midst of hardship and struggles, God is at work in redeeming his people on what’s holding them back.
24 September 2023 | Join us as we return to part two of our sermon series on the book of Exodus, as we dive deep into our own Exodus out of slavery and oppression. Understanding God’s heart for his people, in the midst of hardship and struggles, God is at work in redeeming his people on what’s holding them back.
24 September 2023 | Join us as we return to part two of our sermon series on the book of Exodus, as we dive deep into our own Exodus out of slavery and oppression. Understanding God’s heart for his people, in the midst of hardship and struggles, God is at work in redeeming his people on what’s holding them back.
17 September 2023 | Join us as we return to part two of our sermon series on the book of Exodus, as we dive deep into our own Exodus out of slavery and oppression. Understanding God’s heart for his people, in the midst of hardship and struggles, God is at work in redeeming his people on what’s holding them back.
10 September 2023 | Join us as we return to part two of our sermon series on the book of Exodus, as we dive deep into our own Exodus out of slavery and oppression. Understanding God’s heart for his people, in the midst of hardship and struggles, God is at work in redeeming his people on what’s holding them back.
03 September 2023 | Join us as we return to part two of our sermon series on the book of Exodus, as we dive deep into our own Exodus out of slavery and oppression. Understanding God’s heart for his people, in the midst of hardship and struggles, God is at work in redeeming his people on what’s holding them back.
20 August 2023 | Today we return to part two of our sermon series on the book of Exodus. Join us as we dive deep into our own Exodus out of slavery and oppression. Understanding God’s heart for his people, in the midst of hardship and struggles, God is at work in redeeming his people on what’s holding them back.
20 August 2023 | Today we return to part two of our sermon series on the book of Exodus. Join us as we dive deep into our own Exodus out of slavery and oppression. Understanding God’s heart for his people, in the midst of hardship and struggles, God is at work in redeeming his people on what’s holding them back.
13 August 2023 | Our summer series is called Blowing Water. This series focuses on the various conversations that Jesus had throughout his ministry on earth. We will take a closer to look at what happened and how does this change our view on daily lives.
06 August 2023 | Our summer series is called Blowing Water. This series focuses on the various conversations that Jesus had throughout his ministry on earth. We will take a closer to look at what happened and how does this change our view on daily lives.
30 July 2023 | Our summer series is called Blowing Water. This series focuses on the various conversations that Jesus had throughout his ministry on earth. We will take a closer to look at what happened and how does this change our view on daily lives.
23 July 2023 | Our summer series is called Blowing Water. This series focuses on the various conversations that Jesus had throughout his ministry on earth. We will take a closer to look at what happened and how does this change our view on daily lives.
This week we are continuing our new summer series called “吹水 Blowing Water”. Pastor Jen sheds light on the power of the testimony God has given each of us and how we can share the living water of Jesus with those around us.
09 July 2023 | This week we are continuing our new summer series called “吹水 Blowing Water”. Pastor Jess sheds light on the power of the testimony God has given each of us and how we can share the living water of Jesus with those around us.
25 June 2023 | Today we continue our sermon series on the book of Exodus. Join us as we dive deep into our own Exodus out of slavery and oppression. Understanding God’s heart for his people, in the midst of hardship and struggles, God is at work in redeeming his people on what’s holding them back. Can’t wait to see you, be there early to find a seat.
11 June 2023 | Today we continue our sermon series on the book of Exodus. Join us as we dive deep into our own Exodus out of slavery and oppression. Understanding God’s heart for his people, in the midst of hardship and struggles, God is at work in redeeming his people on what’s holding them back. Can’t wait to see you, be there early to find a seat.
4 June 2023 | Today we continue our sermon series on the book of Exodus. Join us as we dive deep into our own Exodus out of slavery and oppression. Understanding God’s heart for his people, in the midst of hardship and struggles, God is at work in redeeming his people on what’s holding them back. Can’t wait to see you, be there early to find a seat.
28 May 2023 | Today we continue our sermon series on the book of Exodus. Join us as we dive deep into our own Exodus out of slavery and oppression. Understanding God’s heart for his people, in the midst of hardship and struggles, God is at work in redeeming his people on what’s holding them back. Can’t wait to see you, be there early to find a seat.
21 May 2023 | Today we continue our sermon series on the book of Exodus. Join us as we dive deep into our own Exodus out of slavery and oppression. Understanding God’s heart for his people, in the midst of hardship and struggles, God is at work in redeeming his people on what’s holding them back. Can’t wait to see you, be there early to find a seat.
14 May 2023 | Today we continue our sermon series on the book of Exodus. Join us as we dive deep into our own Exodus out of slavery and oppression. Understanding God’s heart for his people, in the midst of hardship and struggles, God is at work in redeeming his people on what’s holding them back. Can’t wait to see you, be there early to find a seat.
7 May 2023 | Today we continue our sermon series on the book of Exodus. Join us as we dive deep into our own Exodus out of slavery and oppression. Understanding God’s heart for his people, in the midst of hardship and struggles, God is at work in redeeming his people on what’s holding them back. Can’t wait to see you, be there early to find a seat.
30 April 2023 | After realizing the Hebrew midwives failed to carry out his genocide plans, he now commands his own people to do it. He calls on them to take any Hebrew boys that are born and to throw them into the Nile. The word for ‘throw them’, it means ‘to abandon’. Pharoah wants them to abandon the infant children to the waters, abandon them to drowning, abandon them to death.
23 April 2023 | This week take a closer look what it mean to say "No" even when it's tough, even if the 'No" will cost something valuable. Two midwives, Shiphrah and Puah, have an important role in the exodus story (Exodus 1:15-21) as they disobey Pharaoh's order of killing infants if they are a boy, which then sets in motion God's plan for his people.
16 April 2023 | The story of Exodus begins with reality of God's people being in slavery. It also gives us a picture of a God who cares for his people that He chooses to step into our lives today to free us from our sins. There is no sin that Jesus can't redeem us from. That freedom starts today as we accept Christ as our redeemer.
02 April 2023 | This week we take a closer look at how God assures Elijah in the midst of him feeling all alone and without hope. As he comes before God and makes a commitment to let go of the past and to move into the new future that God has for Him. He begins to rediscover the faithfulness of God in the midst of hopelessness.
19 March 2023 | All of us face a certain degree of emotional exhaustion. We need to understand is that God is, in an of himself, an emotional being. In other words, emotions are not in the first instance a human characteristic but a divine one. God has the ability to not only think and to will but also to feel. Scripture reveals a whole host of emotions God has – love, joy, peace, anger, compassion, passion, frustration, good. Because he has made us in His image, humans are also emotional beings. But of course we know that our emotions, like our minds and bodies, are influenced greatly by the fall of humanity into sin. God’s emotions are not impacted nor shaped by sin, but ours are.
19 March 2023 | All of us face a certain degree of emotional exhaustion. We need to understand is that God is, in an of himself, an emotional being. In other words, emotions are not in the first instance a human characteristic but a divine one. God has the ability to not only think and to will but also to feel. Scripture reveals a whole host of emotions God has – love, joy, peace, anger, compassion, passion, frustration, good. Because he has made us in His image, humans are also emotional beings. But of course we know that our emotions, like our minds and bodies, are influenced greatly by the fall of humanity into sin. God’s emotions are not impacted nor shaped by sin, but ours are.
12 March 2023 | Today we will be looking into a new series called “When the journey is too much”. This series is mainly focused on our mental health and wellbeing, helping us understand deeper how do we navigate our mental health better. We’ll go to the scriptures on this and see how God works through Paul during a stressful and painful time in his life.
5th March | Rivers, by their very definition, are designed to always be moving. When a river stops moving or flowing, it ceases to become a river and becomes what is commonly known as a lake. God has not given us a ‘Lake Model’ vision here at the Vine. Now more than ever we are in a critical time of our city’s history where the church must move forward again, flowing outward to its city like never before.
26 February 2023 | Our getting to yes with God might mean different things for different people. For some it might mean saying yes to follow Jesus for the first time; for others it might be saying yes to be all in with Jesus – maybe we’re holding back in certain parts of our lives. For others it might be saying yes, or coming to agreement with God, in a certain situation, getting to Yes with God can sometimes be difficult for all of us.
19 February 2023 | This week we’ll be having a one of message on “Be Courageous” the focus is God is not downplaying the conditions Joshua is facing. But courage is formed in us when we shift our focus from our conditions to our convictions, and in through those are able to embrace our fears, release our failures, and take up our faith, so we can move forward to live the kind of life God has called us to live.
12 February 2023 | Isaiah ends his prophetic word of hope for the new with Israel by peeling back the curtain on the end of all things and inviting his people to get a glimpse of the hope there is in what God has in plan for the world as a whole. This prophetic glimpse is a picture of the New Jerusalem that will come as Jesus returns for the second time, bringing heaven and Earth together as one, and setting up a longed for hope that remains today.
5 February 2023 | Names are central in Scripture. God focuses on names and they mean a lot to him. There are so many times in the biblical narrative where God renames something, or does a play on word with names. Jesus did the same as he tried to speak a purpose over someone or release in them new hope. So God does so in Isaiah 62. He says that Israel will be called by a new name, one that now resembles the character they will have in the future.
29 January 2023 | When God moves in a new way and does a new thing, it always will result in us joining him in a new proclamation. His new action leads to our new song. A song that echoes the new work he is doing, and hence is ‘new’ itself. And that song is worship, it is glorification of God and it is drawing to attention the new work of God around us. God puts these new songs in us, so we can praise and glorify him in a way that is relevant to what he is doing
15 January 2023 | “Fasting was always what Israel would do when they wanted to start a new journey with God. Whenever they wanted to connect with God in a new way, or position themselves to receive something new from God, they would start with a fast. Fasting was deeply rooted on the desire of seeking God not a religious act but has everything to do with the position of the heart drawing closer to him.”
8 January 2023 | “Fasting was always what Israel would do when they wanted to start a new journey with God. Whenever they wanted to connect with God in a new way, or position themselves to receive something new from God, they would start with a fast. Fasting was deeply rooted on the desire of seeking God not a religious act but has everything to do with the position of the heart drawing closer to him.”
11 December 2022 | This week we will be looking at a passage in which Matthew references the prophet Hosea in which he shares of this new era where a Saviour will come, and he will heal and set the captives free. This was a beautiful picture of what the God’s people hoped for in the Old Testament.
11 December 2022 | This week we will be looking at a passage in which Matthew references the prophet Hosea in which he shares of this new era where a Saviour will come, and he will heal and set the captives free. This was a beautiful picture of what the God’s people hoped for in the Old Testament.
11 December 2022 | This week we will be looking at a passage in which Matthew references the prophet Hosea in which he shares of this new era where a Saviour will come, and he will heal and set the captives free. This was a beautiful picture of what the God’s people hoped for in the Old Testament.
11 December 2022 | This week we will be looking at a passage in which Matthew references the prophet Hosea in which he shares of this new era where a Saviour will come, and he will heal and set the captives free. This was a beautiful picture of what the God’s people hoped for in the Old Testament.
4 December 2022 | This Sunday we will be talking about what it means to live securely during uncertainty. This idea of living securely was a great promise of better days – a time when the Jewish people would no longer need to live in fear, need to live in a foreign land, but will be secure in their place, secure in his protection and love. This future hope in the Old Testament continues to be our great hope today.
27 November 2022 | This Sunday we will be starting our Advent Series on “The Promise of Better Days”. In this series, we take a closer look at the Old Testament as it plays such a critical part in the future hope of a coming Messiah. This week’s message will paint the picture of what it looked like for God’s people waiting for a Saviour to be born.
20 November 2022 | This Sunday, Ps Andrew will be sharing with us some truths on what it means to fall and fail. That even as Christians we too can fall and fail under the weight of sin and bad decisions in life. The underlining truth of all the challenges and hardships we face is resilience. The kind of resilience that God wants for his people, to rise above the hardships and challenges.
13 November 2022 | This Sunday, as we conclude the Remedy for Relationships, we enter the most challenging, but essential of relationships: our family. God plants purposes in families. Let’s step out of fear and seek to reduce the strain in family units with healing, and reconstruct stronger and healthier families with godly love.
6 November 2022 | This Sunday, as we are mid-way to the Remedy for Relationships, we further navigate the crucial questions to ask in seeking reconciliation and redemption in our relationships. Through Jesus, the divide is bridged, and the restoration will bring freedom in relationships from isolation and divisions.
30 October 2022 | This Sunday, we will go beyond our personal relationships and branch out into a communal relationship with God. In the gospel, Jesus loved sharing mealtimes with disciples and friends. Let's discover the true meaning of communion and the importance for us to gather in an intimate setting to share, love and worship, together.
23 October 2022 | This Sunday, we will uncover how we can be the living gospel of Christ, shaping the Church into an authentic and tangible place to transform generations and even the hardest of hearts.
16 October 2022 | This Sunday, as we continue the sermon series 'The Remedy for Relationships', we will learn about the shift in perspective we must go through in order to become Godly leaders in life. Choosing a 'different' way to influence humbly may nurture our capacity to see the value in each other.
9 October 2022 | This Sunday, we kickstart a new sermon series 'The Remedy for Relationships' where we will dive deep into broken relationships, transforming hurt into healing, and restoring a heart of compassion and genuineness for our neighbours.
2 October 2022 | This Sunday, as we come to the last verse of Psalm 23, we learn that the truthfulness of God's loving kindness is more than our tangible experiences, guiding us into his restful presence. Come home this Sunday, join us to search for quiet confidence found only in him.
25 September 2022 | This Sunday, we are looking at the table that God sets before us. Is it what we're expecting? We explore how this is a table of peace and reconciliation where the grace of God is poured out like what Jesus showed us through his life. Come and find out what is in store as we sit at this table prepared with love.
18 September 2022 | This Sunday, Ps Andrew shares a new way of looking at ‘The Valley of the Shadow of Death’. It is not just a dark and scary place, but rather a path that takes us to higher ground, with correction and growth that helps us along the way. It is through these times - God meets us, comforts us, and shows us more of who he is, while we become more of who he calls us to be.
11 September 2022 | This Sunday, Ps Andrew will be asking the important question of, who is leading us? We will explore being led by God and how He guides us in the way in which we should go. Being led means that we release having our way and allow God to lead us by still waters and restore our soul.
This Sunday, Ps Andrew starts a new sermon series on Psalm 23, 'A Restful Presence'. We will be unpacking how, as we find rest in God, we can be a restful presence to the world around us. In the opening sermon, we take a deeper look at what it means to have the Lord as our shepherd and the peace that gives us.
21 Augu28 August 2022 | This Sunday we are exploring ‘letting go’ as we look at Psalm 46. Ps Andrew will be preaching on the importance of being still and trusting God through the many circumstances and experiences in life. Through faith, we can release hold on our life to God, resting in his love and grace. st 2022 | This Sunday we approach the last sermon of our series through the teachings of James, where he outlines not only the importance to pray, but to be bold in our prayers. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective, and we are all given access to the almighty God, who invites us to partner with him through our prayers.
21 August 2022 | This Sunday we approach the last sermon of our series through the teachings of James, where he outlines not only the importance to pray, but to be bold in our prayers. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective, and we are all given access to the almighty God, who invites us to partner with him through our prayers.
14 August 2022 | This Sunday we are reminded through the teachings of James how God sees people – as equals and without discrimination. However, when we examine our society full of inequality and injustices, we discover areas where our posture and action may need to be realigned with God’s view of those around us.
7 August 2022 | This Sunday Ps Andrew continues our sermon series with a message on the importance of words. James’ warning on the destructive power of words may be stern, but on the opposite side of the coin, we see that God uses words to create, bless and declare good. Join us to find out how to align ourselves and resonate with the life-giving words of God.
31 July 2022 | This Sunday founding pastor John Snelgrove shares a warning with us on the dangers of only being hearers and not doers of the word. We cannot be merely in agreement of the truth; as demonstrated by the examples of Abraham and Rahab we are encouraged to exercise a faith that is alive, not dead.
24 July 2022 | This Sunday carrying on our series through the book of James, we approach a topic that many of us may want to avoid, but is actually crucial to address: temptation. Ps Ellison shares with us the realities of temptation, the serious consequences of sin, and how do we turn to God in these situations.
17 July 2022 | This Sunday we kickstart a new sermon series ‘How We Now Live’, equipping ourselves through the practical teachings from James, and learn to live out a genuine Christian faith. James calls us to be joyful in the midst of hardship, what a perplexing challenge! Ps Karla will help us decipher the meaning of this, and how to face our trials as an opportunity to grow in our faith.
10 July 2022 | This Sunday Ps John concludes The Unfinished Story sermon series. As the title of the series suggests, the book of Acts is an unfinished story, and as we look towards Paul's treacherous journey towards Rome, we learn important lessons for ourselves, those who are tasked to continue writing this story in today's world.
3 July 2022 | This Sunday is Branches of Hope Sunday! Our God is one who hears the voices of his people, especially those who appear to be voiceless. We will hear from the Branches of Hope team on how their work aims to aide and give voice to the marginalised in our midst, restoring dignity, justice and hope in their lives. To find out more about Branches of Hope Awareness Month and how you can get involved, visit: https://branchesofhope.org.hk/boham2022
26 June 2022 | This Sunday our Elder Sidney outlines how binding to Christ, watching over others, and giving are all integrated in the life of a Christian. Through studying how the apostle Paul brought these three together, Sidney illustrates a roadmap for not only the church leaders, but all its people, to move forward in unity together.
19 June 2022 | This Sunday we have Ps Luise share a message on discovering God’s assignment for us, which often takes discernment and obedience. Thankfully, we can also rely on God as we look towards scripture, as well as those who God has placed around us.
12 June 2022 | This Sunday continuing in our study of the book of Acts, we come across many characters, including the apostle Paul, who model to us what it means to be in alignment with the gospel in our respective positions and workplaces. The fact is that wherever God has placed us has everything to do with how he can and will use us.
5 June 2022 | This Sunday we are introduced to another seemingly insignificant character from the book of Acts — Rhoda. We can sometimes be so immersed with the things we do in church or ‘in the name of God’, that we forget to connect with the world we live in. Through her example, Ps Andrew invites us to all be more like Rhoda, to be the bridge between the church and the world.
29 May 2022 | This Sunday Ps Andrew brings to us the conversion of apostle Paul from Saul through the obedience of Aninias. Whether they are in response to grand actions or seemingly insignificant things, we are all God’s chosen instrument, not knowing the results of what our obedience may bring.
22 May 2022 | This Sunday we pick up where we left off with 'The Unfinished Story' sermon series looking at Philip and the Ethiopian. We must recognise that evangelism is not the work of our own, but a partnership with the Holy Spirit; where we see our own shortcomings, we must also see God’s guidance and providence.
15 May 2022 | This Sunday is part 2 of our Vision Sunday, where we bring exciting updates to our Church Plant from Ps Andrew, Tim and Ivan. This is a momentous step we are taking in faith as a church, and will need your involvement and support every step of the way. Come hear the words and encouragement God has given us, as well as our timeline, budget and next steps!
10 April 2022 | This Sunday Ps Tim Buechsel share with us how to strengthen and build a robust faith that allows us to walk confidently and courageously into the future, especially as Christians in today’s Hong Kong. Taking a page out of the early church in Acts, we find several practices that help create a solid foundation of faith and can prepare us for the work God has called us into.
3 April 2022 | This Sunday we study Peter’s declaration after the pentecost as a blueprint and encouragement to how we are to boldly share the gospel with others. Ps Ellison also addresses some of our fears and barriers when it comes to reaching out, and gives us practical ways to overcome them.
27 March 2022 | This Sunday is Vision Sunday! Today Ps Andrew shares what the continuation of the ‘River Vision’ looks like for The Vine moving forward, and an exciting announcement that will represent an expression of this vision.
20 March 2022 | This Sunday we visit one of the most famous moments in church history, the day of Pentecost, where the Holy Spirit descends upon the apostles and they praise God in different tongues. Ps Andrew visits this moment in history to draw a parallel with another incident in Genesis, illustrating God’s power of reconciliation and his desire for us, his followers.
13 March 2022 | This Sunday we begin a new sermon series titled “The Unfinished Story”. Based on the book of Acts and the early church, the apostles and Christians find themselves being commissioned by Jesus to write the story of Christianity. Today, we also find ourselves in a similar position, being called to partner with Christ and continue writing this unfinished story.
6 March 2020 | This Sunday Ps Andrew shares from Jesus’ instructions to his disciples as he sends them out into the mission field. We will face rejection and hardships, and it can be disheartening or even damaging. Jesus tells his disciples to “shake the dust” off their feet, to help prepare them for these tough situations, and today this too is an encouragement for us as we continue to expand God’s kingdom.
27 February 2022 | This Sunday founding pastor John Snelgrove shares The Vine’s journey as a church and family of God. Through looking back, we are able to see how God has made way for our dreams in the past, which encourages us as we dream for what is to come.
20 February 2022 | This Sunday Ps Andrew concludes our sermon series exploring what it takes to live out the new dreams God has given us. Just as new wine requires new wineskins, we must rid ourselves of our old way of thinking, and instead prepare ourselves for the fresh revelations God is bringing to us.
13 February 2022 | This Sunday we continue our sermon series with the dream of Pontius Pilate’s wife, where she was confronted with Jesus’ innocence, and the injustice that is about to happen. Are we willing to allow our spirits to be unsettled and disturbed by the injustice that happens around us? What does our dream of a better world look like for those who are suffering injustices?
6 February 2022 | This Sunday we celebrate Chinese New Year with a special message from our Chinese Community team. Through Jesus’ teaching in Luke 10, we find a roadmap to living out our evangelical calling in spreading the gospel and its blessings to those around us. Join us this festive Sunday for a time of worship, encouragement and commission!
30 January 2022 | This Sunday Ps Andrew prepares us for the inevitable battles ahead when we dare to live out our God-given dreams and our Christian calling. Through the dream and story of Gideon, we are reminded who leads us into these battles, and how we are to face them.
23 January 2021 | This Sunday we continue our ‘It’s Time To Dream Again’ sermon series with a message on Wisdom and Discernment. We may have many dreams, but what are the right dreams to pursue, and how do we go about pursuing them? Through the story of Solomon, Ps Nate shows us the importance of seeking God’s wisdom, and practical ways we can learn to discern as we follow our dreams.
16 January 2021 | This Sunday we visit the dream the Magi received after finding Jesus and was warned to not return to King Herod. Ps Ellison shares about how God sometimes leads us, and how we are to respond in those situations. Join us as we continue our series and prepare our hearts to dream again.
9 January 2021 | This Sunday, continuing our 'It's Time To Dream Again' sermon series, Ps Andrew visits one of the most famous dreams in the Bible where Jacob saw a ladder to heaven. This dream is a reminder of God's desire to be with us, and that the foundation of our hopes and dreams is in our encounter with Christ.
2 January 2021 | This Sunday we begin the new year with a new series — It’s Time To Dream Again. Though it is understandable for life to be ‘on hold’ for a season, it is not a lifestyle. Through the story of Daniel, Ps Andrew Gardener encourages us in the new year to look forward and begin to dream dreams again.
26 December 2021 | This Sunday we celebrate the light of the world that is our Christ Jesus, as Ps Andrew Gardener closes our year with a special Christmas message. The arrival of Jesus brings a light that illuminates our lives, our world and points us to God. Join us for a time of celebration, and explore what Immanuel - God with us means.
24 December 2021 | Join us on a family-orientated service to reflect and celebrate Christ as the light of the world. Based on a traditional Moravian Christingle Service, we will integrate worship, liturgy, reflection, and prayer with a creative focus around candles and light. We invite you to reflect on the hope and life that the light of Christ brings to a dark world. In the dark of winter, the coming of Christ, the light of the world, is a powerful message of hope.
19 December 2021 | This Sunday Ps Andrew Gardener brings us to the scope of various characters prior to Jesus’ birth, and how each saw the message of peace and shalom that was prophesied to arrive along with the Messiah.
12 December 2021 | This Sunday, we look at how Simeon's song echoes God's heart and declares a new season upon the world where the Messiah is coming not just for the Jews but for all people. Light has come, and light is coming. All who are in darkness can come to that light. What a message this is for Christmas!
5 December 2021 | This Sunday Ps Promise Armstrong continues our ‘Songs For The Not so Holy’ Advent series looking at Zechariah. Zechariah carried a heavy burden when forced into silence, yet bursted into a song of praise once he was restored, speaking of the imminent salvation of Christ and the rest for His people.
28 November 2021 | This Sunday we kick off our Advent season with Ps Andrew Gardener opening the ‘Songs For The Not So Holy’ series. Throughout human and Biblical history, songs have been an important expression, especially in times of hardship. Facing judgment and shame from her community, we look at Mary’s song as an unmarried pregnant teenager and how she turns to God for hope.
21 November 2021 | This Sunday is Missions Sunday! What is missional living, and how do we live missionally in our spheres of influence? Missions Pastor Nathan de Lyster shares an important anchor to enable us to live missionally.
14 November 2021 | This Sunday Ps Andrew Gardener expounds on what a Biblical approach to giving is, and how we can avoid a transactional approach that often plagues our relationship with God and others.
This Sunday Ps Andrew Gardener closes our An Alternative Society series with a message on Biblical joy, which is not a result of our own strength or positive thinking, but comes from the unmovable fact that we are rooted in grace.
This Sunday Ps Andrew Gardener continues our ‘An Alternative Society’ series with a profound message on ‘A New Way to Die’. We explore the uncomfortable truth that there is no resurrection without death, and how to answer Paul’s call for us to follow Christ’s lead in picking up our daily cross.
This Sunday Elder Sidney Yip shares how the Bible describes holiness, encouraging us to live out this calling so that we may ‘shine as stars in the sky’ amongst the world we live in.
This Sunday Ps Ellison charges us to live as a united body of Christ, regardless of what happens, for the glory of the gospel. Our unity will show the world that we are indeed an alternative society.
This Sunday we take a look at Paul’s example of servant leadership, and how it contrasts with the toxic leadership that is often prevalent in our world. We are all called to be leaders in our own capacity, and Pastor Andrew encourages us to embrace leadership that is gospel-centric.
This Sunday Ps Andrew shares how prayer can lead us into perspective change, enabling us to partner with the gospel, and be confident in the good work God began in us will come to completion.
This Sunday we start an exciting sermon series ‘An Alternative Society’, where we open up the book of Philippians to study its theology and implications for Christian living in Hong Kong at this time. In this week’s introductory message, Ps Andrew lays down the historical context and why it is relevant today, and calls for us to embrace living out the gospel publicly.
This week we have Nick and Chloe Banks share their adoptive journey in starting a family. Nick and Chloe walk us through the joyful moments, the challenges, and how the Church community can gather round and support adoptive parents navigate their own journey.
There are about 4000 children in the residential system in Hong Kong and many others who are waiting to be placed in a family home. The impact which a safe and nurturing environment has on the development of a child is fundamental to their wellbeing. In this podcast we’re joined by Alia Eyres to hear some of her insights and learn how Mother’s Choice serves children and parents towards the goal of seeing every child in a loving family.
This Sunday Ps Andrew brings a crucial and encouraging message from the story of Elisha and the widow. Like the widow, when there is nothing left for us to give, it is this precise point where God’s work and provision can begin.
12 September 2021 | This Sunday our guest speaker Steve Gaultney shares with us how to put love in action in tough times, and four important ways on how we can develop a humble courage.
Our two guests work closely with some of the most vulnerable children here in Hong Kong. Tune in to hear some important insight into the psychological and social challenges many vulnerable and unsupported children face at a very young age. PathFinders particularly works with migrant domestic workers who are expecting and with a child in Hong Kong so if you want to learn more about how to care for children born in these vulnerable situations, this is a great place to start!
This week we’re joined by Andrew and Christine Gardener. Andrew is the senior pastor of The Vine Church in Hong Kong and Christine is a counsellor and Senior Partner at Oasis - the Hong Kong Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Andrew and Chris are joining us to share their adoption journey as well as unpack God’s heart for families and children and its connection to our faith.
5 September 2021 | This Sunday, Ps Tim closes our Summer Psalms series with a sharing through Psalm 66 on how to praise God in different seasons of our lives.
29 August 2021 | This Sunday Ps John preaches on an all-knowing, all-present and all-powerful God through Psalm 139. This means that our almighty God is also deeply personal, who understands our struggles and will lead us in our paths ahead.
15 August 2021 | This Sunday we open up Psalm 127 as Ps Promise preaches on the importance of trust and partnership with God in our efforts. Without God all of our labour will be in vain, but if we align with God, we can rest in the fact that he is the one who builds and sustains.
15 August 2021 | This Sunday Ps Tim shares from Psalm 37 how to engage in the waiting through difficult and disorienting seasons. God meets us and invites us to relate to him amidst our pain and struggle, and through David’s example, encourages us to wait well.
08 August 2021 | This Sunday we begin our new Summer Psalms series, with Ps Karla Roscoe sharing through Psalms 63 the importance of knowing God and His presence. Life can sometimes be challenging and even overwhelming, David’s psalm gives insight on how to trust and rely on God in the direst of times.
01 August 2021 | This Sunday, concluding our two-part ‘Beauty for Ashes’ series, Ps Andrew shares how we represent God’s display of splendour, and challenges us to consider our roles in ushering beauty into this world.
25 July 2021 | This Sunday, we start a two-part series ‘Beauty for Ashes’ exploring beauty in a fundamental, objective and biblical way. Ps Andrew shares with us this new perspective on how God’s beauty can be ushered into our daily lives, bringing wholeness, restoration and peace.
18 July 2021 | This Sunday, Ps Ellison shares from his heart how we can move past comfortable ‘surface-level living’ and go deeper with God. He speaks on letting God form us and grow us in the depths of our hearts, which encourages others to do the same.
11 July 2021 | This Sunday, Ps John Snelgrove speaks on competitiveness and how it can be divisive to unity in the Church. Drawing from the early church in Acts, he shares from his heart the importance of unity and gathering together, supporting and loving one another for who we are. He hopes that we may be a collaborative people, walking together in grace and love to the glory of God!
4 July 2021 | This Sunday, Elder Sidney Yip teaches on things that he has learned in his journey of faith. He’ll be bringing wisdom on three key things: being rooted in God’s word, reaching out with the gospel and being renewed in our relationship with Christ. We’ll be hearing from his heart about walking in our faith.
27 June 2021 | This Sunday, Ps Andrew and Ps Tony will be having a sit-down chat about what has been on Ps Tony's heart about the 'A Different Spirit' series and in what ways the series has impacted him. The discussion will explore the gospel and the power of God deeper and what it means to be a follower of Christ in this day and age.
20 June 2021 | Today on World Refugee Day, we're celebrating our brothers and sisters from the ARISE community with a special Sunday service ‘Home Together’! They have come to Hong Kong as refugees or asylum seekers and found community at Branches of Hope and The Vine. We learn about how Hong Kong has become home for many of our ARISE members and how we can make them feel even more at home here.
13 June 2021 | This Sunday, we’re starting our new series ‘From The Heart’. Ps Andrew shares on not despising the small things knowing that God’s Spirit is at work in us. In our daily trust and growth, God is transforming us and preparing us for the big things He has ahead. As we trust we
06 June 2021 | This Sunday, Ps Andrew will be leading us through a well-known biblical story about the prodigal son with further insight and perspective on the parable. Join us this Sunday for a poignant reminder of the story Jesus told and how it applies to us today.
30 May 2021 | This Sunday, on the final week of our 'A Different Spirit' series, Ps Andrew is speaking on being courageous. In order to move forward with the truth of the gospel in our city and world today, we will need courage and strength. This courage comes from God, knowing He is with us and depending on His word.
23 May 2021 | This Sunday, Ps Andrew speaks on living from a place of relationship with God. Only if God is with us can we truly live for Him. Not in our strength and not in our actions or from a place of striving, but instead from a place of relationship with Christ, letting Him shape us and guide us to move in His will.
16 May 2021 | This Sunday, Ps Promise Armstrong speaks about living for God with the whole of our hearts. We have the challenging yet beautiful privilege of living wholeheartedly, for the Lord Jesus Christ. We find a reality shift, no longer focusing on the obstacles but instead on God’s purposes and truth as we choose to follow Him with all our lives.
09 May 2021 | This Sunday, Elder Susanna Lynam continues our ‘A Different Spirit’ series with a message on our identity, and how losing sight of it will lead us into sin. Join us as we explore Israel’s identity shift, and how we are to react when we find ourselves in a similar position.
02 May 2021 | This Sunday for our series ‘A Different Spirit’ we’re talking about fear. Ps Andrew leads and reminds us that fear isn’t something that should enslave us, but instead it should lead us to recognise our need for God. Join us as we explore deeper into how to move past fear into the promises God has for us, for His glory.
25 April 2021 | This Sunday, in week two of our ‘A Different Spirit’ sermon series, we’re exploring what it is that we see. Ps Andrew unpacks the significance of not just seeing but perceiving, and knowing that no matter how great the giants of this world may be, our God and His promises are greater.
This Sunday, we start a new sermon series called 'A Different Spirit', where we explore how we can step forward in the context of today's world carrying a different spirit than what might be expected. Filled with faith and hope, we can move towards what God has in store for us to build and do in the midst of everything going on around us.
11 April 2021 | This Sunday, Ps Andrew takes us back to a special moment in Jesus’ ministry on Earth where he heals a paralytic man, forgiving him of his sins. Jesus commends the faith of his friends who by all means wanted their friend to see Jesus, believing that He could heal him. This same kind of audacious faith is what we can have for each other as a community of faith. We’d like to thank artist J. Kirk Richards for letting us use his painting ‘Jesus and the Palsied Man’ as the art illustration for this sermon.
4 April 2021 | This Sunday, we're gathering together as People of the Resurrection! Ps Andrew takes us through how we can move forward in the purposes and promises of God despite the struggles of life around us. We get to vibrantly move for Christ in faith and community, living fully in the new life Jesus rose to give us!
Welcome to the Good Friday Audio Podcast! Our heart is that you will enjoy taking 45 minutes of your day to prayerfully reflect on the meaning, message and power of the Cross.
28 March 2021 | This Sunday, Ps John Snelgrove is leading us in how we can share and show Jesus to those around us, whether at work, in our neighbourhood or anywhere else, as the Holy Spirit leads us. Join us as we explore the wonder and impact of living and sharing our testimony.
21 March 2021 | This Sunday, Jessica Evans speaks on the importance of work. God created the world with work and saw it was good - then on the seventh day, He rested. There’s a rhythm with work and rest. There is a beautiful purpose for how and why we work. Join us as we learn that despite the negative impact sin has had on work, God’s redemptive plan and Kingdom draws us to look at work in the light of His truth and presence.
14 March 2021 | This Sunday, Ps Andrew and Sara Oh share on Spiritual Friendships. What does it mean to cultivate deep friendships that are built on God’s love? They speak of Jesus' love and humility and His ultimate act of love for us on the cross, sacrificing Himself so that we may have everlasting life in Him. He gave us Himself! We get to now give ourselves to each other in radical love and vulnerability.
7 March 2021 | This Sunday, Ps Tim Buechsel speaks on community. We love because God first loved us, the beautiful community of faith that God puts in our lives helps us to love, see truth and become more like Jesus. As the bible tells us we all have our part to play, and we all make up the Body, we are all important and can reflect God’s love to one another. As we spend time with Jesus and receive the Father’s love for us, we’ll be able to from the overflow of His love, truly love others the way we are called to. By the power of the Holy Spirit we are able to form loving, sacrificial, real and dedicated communities that centre around Jesus and spur one another on to keep maturing as we pursue Christ.
21 February 2021 | This Sunday, we start a new sermon series called Flourish which will be exploring different spiritual disciplines that will help us to invest in time with Jesus and grow in our faith. The first is the Scripture, Ps. Andrew takes us deeper into what it means to study the scripture and how this one-of-a-kind historical text leads us to the truth of who Jesus is and what God did for us in His death and resurrection.
21 February 2021 | This Sunday, we start a new sermon series called Flourish which will be exploring different spiritual disciplines that will help us to invest in time with Jesus and grow in our faith. The first is the Scripture, Ps. Andrew takes us deeper into what it means to study the scripture and how this one-of-a-kind historical text leads us to the truth of who Jesus is and what God did for us in His death and resurrection.
14 February 2021 | This Sunday, we are getting to step into Elder Sidney and Ps Vivien’s Chinese New Year experiences and traditions along with Ps Ivan. With this, we get to journey together into what it’s like to recover from trauma and be reconciled with our earthly families and the joy of having a Heavenly Father who loves, forgives and walks with us in our everyday lives.
7 February 2021 | This Sunday, Ps Nate Showalter continues our series on Post Traumatic Growth speaking on Spiritual Change. We all go through spiritual transformation when we accept Christ. Through situations and circumstances in our lives we also go through spiritual growth and change, where we start to see the bible, the Body of Christ - the church and the way we fellowship with God be deepened and new things be revealed. We explore how this happens to Paul in his journey to accepting Christ and then leading churches and being on fire for the gospel, and how this was sparked by his own experience of Spiritual Change.
31 January 2021 | This Sunday, Ps Andrew continues our series on Post Traumatic Growth speaking on Personal Strength. Through the fire of suffering we are forged and refined with a strength that comes from the Holy Spirit to endure anything to come. We get to live as Christ did, and to live sacrificially for the will of the Lord. We have a chance to speak boldly of the glorious Hope we have in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The question we have to ask ourselves is, without knowing what’s to come will we be able do it? To speak His saving grace, to live as He did on Earth regardless of opposition?
17 January 2021 | This Sunday, Ps Andrew continues our new series on Post Traumatic Growth, speaking on our relationships with each other. When we go through traumatic events, the automatic reaction can often be to shrink back, to be hidden, but rather we should be seen. Our stories should be told and this can bring us into a deeper sense of community. Having a healthy community around us is what helps us flourish in this life and is what God intended for us when He did not create us to be alone. Let’s open our hearts to the community that God places around us even in the healing process.
24 January 2021 | This Sunday, Ps Ellison continues our new series on Post Traumatic Growth, speaking on Appreciation of Life. There is wonder working, miraculous deliverance available for each and every one of us through the Holy Spirit. Ps Ellison takes us through the story of one man’s beautiful deliverance and how after he was freed, Jesus asked him to go and tell others about this new life he had! We are blessed to be alive and to be able to share our lives and what God has done in and through us to inspire faith and hope in those around us.
10 January 2021 | This Sunday, Ps Andrew continues our new series on Post Traumatic Growth, sharing on the new possibilities we have ahead of us. When we’ve gone through trauma and we’re still recovering from it, we can tend to go back to the ‘norm’ or go back to our old lives, what we used to do, what we are most comfortable with. However, Jesus is calling us into something new, to still look ahead to the new possibilities that God has for us, to see ourselves the way God sees us and to move forward for His Kingdom and glory.
3 January 2021 | This Sunday Ps Andrew starts a new series about Post Traumatic Growth, speaking on wounds and scars. The wounds we experience in life can be healed to scars - restored, and a sign of what the Lord has brought us through. The beautiful moment where Jesus shows His scars to the disciples teaches us about how we should see our own scars.
20 December 2020 | This Sunday, Ps Andrew brings us a word about how Jesus is to be first in our lives. Jesus is first and we are His followers. We have to lay down our pride and desire to be at the centre, to be the ones calling the shots and the drivers and controllers of our lives. Jesus is first, He is the one to have full control and all the glory, leading and guiding us through it all. Do our lives point to Jesus? Are we living for His glory alone?
13 December 2020 | This Sunday Ps Justin Ho speaks to us about how baptism calls us to come just as we are. Baptism by water, represents our sins being washed by the blood of Jesus Christ, in terms of redemption and forgiveness, meaning death to ourselves and resurrection in Christ. We are also as believers, baptised in the Holy Spirit which we are given to walk with and to guide us in our new life with God. God calls us to stop stressing and striving, hurrying in our lives and to meet Him in the waters of Baptism.
6 December 2020 | It is often in the wilderness that we discover God. It is there that we have no choice but to seek Him as we cannot rely on our own false self-sufficiency, and there He always meets us, in His loving-kindness. Our God is a faithful God, it’s in those seasons or times of wilderness that we can grow in intimacy with God and submit all of ourselves to Him. It’s where He teaches us, where He heals us, where He restores and grows us and transforms us to be more like Jesus.
4 October 2020 | This Sunday, we’re having a family communion and are going back to The Lord’s Supper from our sermon series, The Story of Jesus. Together we get to see the setting of the first communion with Jesus, this special sunday helps us to reflect about what He did for us on the cross and how we remember it through partaking in communion.
4 October 2020 | This Sunday, we’re having a family communion and are going back to The Lord’s Supper from our sermon series, The Story of Jesus. Together we get to see the setting of the first communion with Jesus, this special sunday helps us to reflect about what He did for us on the cross and how we remember it through partaking in communion.
4 October 2020 | This Sunday, we’re having a family communion and are going back to The Lord’s Supper from our sermon series, The Story of Jesus. Together we get to see the setting of the first communion with Jesus, this special sunday helps us to reflect about what He did for us on the cross and how we remember it through partaking in communion.
4 October 2020 | This Sunday, we’re having a family communion and are going back to The Lord’s Supper from our sermon series, The Story of Jesus. Together we get to see the setting of the first communion with Jesus, this special sunday helps us to reflect about what He did for us on the cross and how we remember it through partaking in communion.
27 September 2020 | This Sunday, Ps. John Snelgrove is speaking to us about how we are to move forward with the River Model. How as followers of Christ we are to reset, renew and revive in order to be agents of reconciliation. For after all that’s happened this year, there’s no ‘new normal’, things are bound to be different and we can’t go back to the way that things were, yet we can move forward with renewal in faith to be representatives of Christ.
20 September 2020 | This week Ps Andrew is speaking on how God isn’t here to just give us answers and lay out our day to day lives perfectly for us. Rather He wants to take us on an adventure. We may not have all the answers and we may not understand everything about life - but that we may trust in Jesus and rely wholly on Him. Our relationship with God is all we need and focusing on the gaps of life can distract us from the wholeness of being in a trusting relationship with Christ.
13 September 2020 | It’s Vision Sunday! This Sunday Ps. Andrew is taking us further in understanding the River Model that was first introduced to us last year. Sharing how we are all unique individual drops of the river that flows and impacts the whole River Network. We want to all be able to flow and flourish the land around us. So are we ready to move for God? Please prepare your hearts for this service and how we are led to respond.
30 August 2020 | This Sunday, Elder Sidney Yip is speaking on how we steward our resources as those who dwell with God. He shares with us that we are not entitled to our talents, rather they are entrusted to us and how we use them should be for the glory of God. All we have is the Lord’s and we are to steward over it, give and use what we have for God’s will in our lives.
23 August 2020 | This Sunday, Ps Andrew teaches on keeping our word. What does it look like to make promises and know that we will keep them? Our God is a God who keeps His promises. And He desires for us to have that same heart towards those around us.This says so much about God’s love and His heart for us, His people. Let’s lean into this word about the importance of keeping our words and how that honours God.
19 July 2020 | This Sunday we start a new sermon series ‘Who May Dwell’ as we explore Psalm 15 and the call to walk out our faith in grace. Ps. Tim speaks on us actively living as those who dwell with the Lord through the power of the Holy Spirit, by God’s grace. We see this as an invitation to reimagine our lives as children of God. Join us as we learn more about what dwelling within God’s grace and presence means in how we live out our daily lives.
This Sunday, Ps. Jim will be speaking on the sober reality of suffering as a part of our journey in our life and faith. This is not something we escape from as believers, but something that God uses to refine us and prepare us for what’s ahead. We have the hope of Christ but we also have to pick up our cross and follow Him, follow Him through trials and tribulations to the finish line; giving God glory. This is a beautiful yet challenging word from God for the Hong Kong church at this crucial time.
17 May 2020 | This week Ps Andrew spoke on emerging from crisis with a heart open to compassion and love for those in need around us. We reflect on not only asking God for what we can receive but asking for Him to transform our hearts to be more like Jesus.
10 May 2020 | This week we have a panel discussion on ‘How to Grow your Faith in a Time of Disruption’. We’ll be answering your questions on deepening faith and relationship with Jesus even during difficult times of disruption and uncertainty.
26 April 2020 | This week we’re excited to be joining with churches across the city as #OneChurchHK, with a time of worship, scripture-reading, prayer and sermon amongst others. Let us give thanks and praise to our living God, as one united body of Christ here in Hong Kong and beyond.
26 April 2020 | Having performed the miracle of raising Lazarus from the dead, Jesus turned to His disciples and asked them to participate and help Lazarus remove his grave clothes. Pastor Andrew takes this passage from the gospel of John and shares how in the midst of our current global situation, we too are called to participate in God’s miracle, much like Jesus’ disciples.