Oxford Vineyard Church: Recent Episodes
Andrew Myatt
A Vineyard Church in Oxford for the Oxford area planted in April '92. Love God - Love People - Love Life.
God loves to give gifts, which work through us to help reveal who he is to those who don't know him. We take an introductory look at the gifts of the spirit.
How does Jesus want my life to look, & how do I need to be different in my thinking, beliefs and emotional responses? Andrew looks at these questions using the bible as a guide.
Andrew reminds us that the most important thing to remember is the rock solid, timeless and unlimited guarantee God has given us. We are his children & nothing can change that. He loves us, & nothing can change that.
What does a true disciple look like? Andrew talks about how surrendering to God leads to a real change in our inner word, and makes us more like Jesus.
Ellie looks at who Holy Spirit is and encourages us to be continually filled to help us live as dearly loved children of God, and prosper in the things he has for us.
Just like the early followers of Jesus we have an impossible task: impossible if it were not for the baptism of the Holy Spirit. We are called, we are blessed, and we have all the resources of God available to us because he lives in us.
Andrew begins a series looking at the power of God released through his people, showing his love & compassion in a broken world - a display of his power to show his love through healing, deliverance, etc - all of which are available today. God is on the move & wants to raise our expectations.
Our experiences through life affect what we believe and how we see ourselves. God is inviting us to enter into our true identity, free from the things that cause us to believe we are less than who God says we are.
Andrew continues his series on Identity. It is from our identity as God's children that we find the freedom to do and be the people God created us to be.
God invites us, no matter what our condition or situation, to come to the light - to come to him to receive spiritual life. We don’t have to fumble in the darkness any longer - Jesus is the light of the world & the source of life.
Andrew unpacks what it means to be made in God's image. We are called to rule, to work and to prosper.
The Bible tells us that Jesus had to grow in many ways - what did that look like? Andrew looks at the human aspects of Jesus’ character & the challenges he faced, so that we can realise how much he really understands us and what we go through.
Andrew reminds us that the most important thing to remember is the rock solid, timeless and unlimited guarantee God has given us. We are his children & nothing can change that. He loves us, & nothing can change that.
Andrew looks at what the bible says about discipleship leading up to our Habits of a Multiplying Disciple training started this month.
What does the Bible have to say about how to deal with problems? Jesus’ teaching is especially relevant in today’s culture of accusation and relational dysfunction.
This war is real - there is a spiritual battle which affects us every day. In this talk, the first of a series on Spiritual Warfare, Andrew encourages us to know our enemy and extend the Kingdom of God by proclaiming the good news. This talk is from 2017.
We are in the middle of a spiritual battle – it rages in the heavenly realms & is seen here on earth. Satan is defeated & his power is broken, but he fights on, & we are caught in the crossfire – more than that, we are the targets of his attack.But Jesus is supreme over all. He is king of kings & lord of lords. There is no one like him; no one approaching him for wisdom, power, & glory; or love, mercy & compassion. Jesus is with us and for us in the battle we face.
What does a true disciple look like? Andrew talks about how surrendering to God leads to a real change in our inner word, and makes us more like Jesus.
How does Jesus want my life to look, & how do I need to be different in my thinking, beliefs and emotional responses? Andrew looks at these questions using the bible as a guide.
When the storms of life hit, are you ready? Andrew looks at how to be ready for anything that might be thrown at us. When the storm hits, it’s too late to prepare.
Our experiences through life affect what we believe and how we see ourselves. God is inviting us to enter into our true identity, free from the things that cause us to believe we are less than who God says we are.
Andrew looks at some of the common fears that face us every day, and what the Bible has to say about overcoming them.
Ellie talks about how God's goodness and his work in our lives encourages us to live a live of faith and trust. How we need to have an encounter with his love which is the foundation for our lives.
Andrew talks about spiritual gifts and how these are given through the power of the Holy Spirit, and are beyond our natural abilities. They are all available to all of us, all the time – we can be open to the H Spirit & see which one he wants to use at a particular time.
Andrew talks to us about the spread of God's Kingdom where we are, at our monthly Worship Gathering.
Andrew looks at King David and how he coped during his time of self isolation. What lessons can we learn from him? We take a look at Psalm 142, a passionate and emotional psalm written about David's time in a cave.
Marc James tells his story and encourages us that as God is love we can trust him with our lives.
God invites us, no matter what our condition or situation, to come to the light - to come to him to receive spiritual life. We don’t have to fumble in the darkness any longer - Jesus is the light of the world & the source of life.
Part 3 of looking at relationships. Andrew guides us through the different levels of relationship, with practical suggestions on how to grow.
Andrew continues his series on relationships by looking at how Jesus is our model for maintaining strong, caring friendships.
Andrew begins his series on relationships by sharing his own story of how he came to faith, and how important relationships were in his journey.
The practice of rest was built into the created order by God at the very beginning. Andrew looks at how it is very important in today's rushed society to take time to rest: to be able to process our emotions, to relax and be recharged physically and emotionally.
Andrew continues the series on spiritual gifts by looking at the gift of tongues and explaining that they are given by God to bless other people and to draw us deeper into relationship with him.
Andrew & Ellie take us through the 5 Step Healing Model that John Wimber put together as a "track to run on" when praying for healing.
Prophecy has the power to bless in an incredible way, but can also be destructive if handled badly. Andrew looks at how prophecy works in practice & how to grow in this special gift.
Andrew continues our series on 1 Corinthians by looking at how spiritual gifts can be used to build up, empower and encourage the church and to make Jesus known in our communities.
God loves to give gifts, which work through us to help reveal who he is to those who don't know him. We take an introductory look at the gifts of the spirit.
Desperate times:Desperate measures. Introducing a week of seeking God 16 -21 September. An invitation to go deeper with God through prayer and fasting with a joint meeting on Thursday evening, worshipping passionately, praying insightfully, ministering powerfully.
Andrew begins his series from 1Corinthians by looking at unity and the power of God to see his Kingdom come in our lives, church and community.
Andrew looks at an often overlooked verse which reveals an important character trait. Gentleness is part of who God is, & something we can grow into.
In our latest TED Talk, Ellie shares about tuning in and practising God's presence and David looks at how important it is that we have authentic relationships.
Andrew encourages us to celebrate the good things in the life of our church. The relationships, the bible, authenticity, healings and salvations. We are thankful for what God has done, and continues to do, though OVC.
Understanding this aspect of who Jesus is, is a ‘game changer’. Guy Pritchard shows us the power of these ideas & the confidence it gives us in our faith.
Ellie looks at the subject of Interior Freedom and explores how we can be freed from the disordered attachments that can hinder us from fully living the abundant life that Jesus promises us.
Oliver looks at how the Bible helps us to grow. If we are not getting the spiritual & life growth we want, what does God advise?
How to be aware of the sleight of hand that distracts us from effectively following Jesus.
Interview with Steve Summerell, who came and helped us run the Vineyard Senior Pastors' Soul Spas. He is a Spiritual Director and regularly runs retreats and teaches on the contemplative practices that help us slow down and hear God. Andrew finishes off with a short talk, God is with you.
Andrew looks at what it means to worship in spirit and truth and encourages us to go deeper in our worship experience.
In his Easter talk, Andrew puts forward the case for Jesus' resurrection and shows us what that means for us today.
In this series, we look at getting ready for war, building a spiritual refuge, victory over temptation, the battle for the mind and freedom from bitter root judgements.
In this series, we look at getting ready for war, building a spiritual refuge, victory over temptation, the battle for the mind and freedom from bitter root judgements.
In this series, we look at getting ready for war, building a spiritual refuge, victory over temptation, the battle for the mind and freedom from bitter root judgements.
In this series, we look at getting ready for war, building a spiritual refuge, victory over temptation, the battle for the mind and freedom from bitter root judgements.
In this series, we look at getting ready for war, building a spiritual refuge, victory over temptation, the battle for the mind and freedom from bitter root judgements.
What is the Vineyard? Whoare OVC? This playlist is recommended for newcomers to Oxford Vineyard Church.
What is the Vineyard? Whoare OVC? This playlist is recommended for newcomers to Oxford Vineyard Church.
What is the Vineyard? Whoare OVC? This playlist is recommended for newcomers to Oxford Vineyard Church.
What is the Vineyard? Whoare OVC? This playlist is recommended for newcomers to Oxford Vineyard Church.
Ben illustrates the diversity of the gifts God gives and uses his involvement in sports ministry as an example. David talks about his story towards discovering acceptance and his unique God-given gifting.
In The Vineyard we want to plant churches that plant churches. Today, many of our Vineyard churches celebrated Church Planting Sunday, and we heard about how we can get involved and explore this possible call on our life.
Andrew continues his series on Identity. It is from our identity as God's children that we find the freedom to do and be the people God created us to be.
Izzy tells her story of how she got involved in helping girls who have been trafficked, & the amazing things God does - light in dark places. Robin looks at our identity as followers of Jesus, based out of the book of Colossians.
Andrew unpacks what it means to be made in God's image. We are called to rule, to work and to prosper.
Glorify, Gather, Grow, Give. A reminder of the vision that Andrew and Mandy have for OVC,
TED talks. Humility - David looks at the challenge of humility and how to still actively pursue God. Relationships - Ailsa looks at how our image of relationships needs to be challenged by something better & deeper.
Standing before us, at the beginning of this year, are a series of doors. These doors represent opportunities to enter into incredible blessing from God. How do we respond, as individuals, and as a church?
Our primary identity is that we are created in God's image. Andrew looks at what that means for us today.
Using personal examples, Ellie shares on how forgiveness is the key to being released from judgements and inner vows that hinder our ability to live an abundant life.
In any situation we find ourselves, the question should always be, ‘Father what are you doing here and what do I need to know?’ Andrew looks at some of the exciting changes happening in January 2019.
Andrew talks about the importance of rest and gives some helpful tips on how to enter God's rest, even when we are living busy lives.
Louie looks at the good plans God has for us and how to identify our life purpose. If you have felt like you were just treading water or don’t know where to turn, this is for you!
Using the parables of the lost sheep, coin and prodigal son, Andrew shows us that lost people matter to God. He was willing to give everything, including dying on a cross, for the sake of those who are far away.
Mark Bailey talks about God's heart of compassion for the most broken people in society.
The story of Daniel illustrates what Jesus taught and did - that spiritual conversation (what we call prayer) is essential to being effective in any area of life.
Andrew continues to look at how we can invest in people by praying for them and sharing our lives with them .
Louie looks at the different ways we can take the initiative in helping our unchurched friends.
How do we react when things don't go according to plan? Tim shares some personal testimony and also looks at the life of Elijah.
During our August break, why not listen to this talk from our Father Loves You Conference by Ed Piorek.
Ellie looks at how God seeks out those who don't know him yet, and we hear powerful testimonies about how three members of OVC were sought and found by God.
Marc looks at Romans 15:13 and how God is a God of hope, joy and peace, and how He wants these things for us too.
Jerry looks at how our story is powerful, even the most broken parts. John 21 is the source for what Jerry is saying, & shows Peter’s restoration as a vital part of his story.
Andrew continues his Acts of God series and looks at how Peter and John depended on the Holy Spirit to give them boldness and power, through prayer.
Bill Hanawalt tells the story of Abigail, who handled a difficult situation with grace and wisdom and averted a disaster for her people.
Andrew continues the Acts of God series with an explanation of the Five Step Healing Model and explains how it can be used anywhere in a naturally supernatural way.
God continually gives us an invitation to greater freedom in our lives. Self awareness helps us to recognise things that hold us back & we can then access all God’s grace to help us when we are in need.
Andrew looks at the power & the impact of the early church, which was released through their devotion to Jesus, and what it led them to do. Acts 2:42 is a blueprint for the church today and reminds us of how much God wants to bless.
Louie explores the subject of God’s love for us, and how we become more loving by seeing Him in our friends, our family and in His creation.
So what did happen at Easter? Andrew looks at the evidence for Jesus' death, resurrection and ascension from the bible.
Ellie looks at who Holy Spirit is and encourages us to be continually filled to help us live as dearly loved children of God, and prosper in the things he has for us.
In the 4th message in our Acts of God series we see that the encouragement from the book of Acts is that God uses ordinary people with lots of different kinds of gifts in different kinds of ways to bring about the expansion of the church.
Just like the early followers of Jesus we have an impossible task: impossible if it were not for the baptism of the Holy Spirit. We are called, we are blessed, and we have all the resources of God available to us because he lives in us.
Oliver Nyumbu shows in the Bible how entrepreneurship is a vital part of the life of God’s people, and the benefit it brings both inside and outside the church.
Andrew begins a series looking at the power of God released through his people, showing his love & compassion in a broken world - a display of his power to show his love through healing, deliverance, etc - all of which are available today. God is on the move & wants to raise our expectations.
Louie discusses your bank account in heaven and looks at ways of dismantling our fears about giving away money.
Andrew tries to catch what is on God’s heart as revealed in the Bible, as he addresses this vital and emotional issue - God & LGBT. Can we catch the radical middle of being both radically inclusive and radically holy
Andrew shows us how to keep our homes and families safe from attack as we live righteously and dedicate ourselves to God in our homes, lives and places of work.
We have simple choices - will our lives be full of good or bad; will we follow God’s directions or Satan’s directions; will we follow God’s pure ways or our broken desires? Andrew talks about how we can have victory over temptation.
Ellie looks at the battle for our thought life and gives some tips and tools on how to win this important battle.
This war is real - there is a spiritual battle which affects us every day. In this talk, the first of a series on Spiritual Warfare, Andrew encourages us to know our enemy and extend the Kingdom of God by proclaiming the good news.
In part 3 of our Seasons of the Soul series, Andrew looks at how our developmental stages can impact our growth.
Using the life story of Elijah as a text, Louie looks the very tender way in which God heals our hearts and restores our purpose when we are going through difficult times.