Trent Vineyard talks: Recent Episodes
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On Sunday Ele Mumford continued our series in the book of Revelation. She spoke to us about spiritual warfare, and how Jesus has the final victory over the enemy.
Dave Ellis continued our series in REVELATION, looking at Revelation 13. He unpacked and gave context to the imagery of Beasts, Dragons and Numbers in this chapter.
On Sunday John continued our series in the book of REVELATION, focusing on the impossible, beautiful and irrepressible vision for the church as described in the bible in Revelation 7:9-10.
On Sunday, John continued our series in the book of Revelation. He shared with us that when the church prays and calls out to God admist suffering, our prayers hold great importance.
On Sunday, Steve Silvester spoke to us from the book of Acts. He shared with us how we should make ourselves available to be connected to others by God.
On Sunday, Susie continued our series in the book of Revelation. She shared with us how there is only one true throne, only one true King, and only one who is worthy of worship: Jesus.
On Sunday, Jess continued our series in the book of Revelation. She shared with us how Jesus calls us to persevere in faithfulness to Him.
On Sunday, John concluded our series 'The Counterintuitive Kingdom'. He shared with us how it is more blessed to give than to receive.
On Sunday, we continued our series called ‘The Counterintuitive Kingdom’. Sarah spoke to us about retreating to advance. She shared how important it is to slow down and be with God.
On Sunday we continued our new series called ‘The Counterintuitive Kingdom’. Sam encouraged us in our morning service to move towards seeing others in the light of God’s grace.
On Sunday we began a new series called ‘The Counterintuitive Kingdom’, looking at the upside-down ways of Jesus. John spoke to us about how we can love our enemies through showing kindness and grace.
On Sunday Elba Dolan from Vineyard Churches in Brazil spoke to us. She shared with us how we can partner with God through prayer, serving and being a daily witness.
On Sunday, Ali continued our series through John’s Gospel by looking at the story of Jesus appearing to Thomas. She shared how we can trust and experience the realness of Jesus in the midst of doubt and uncertainty.
On Sunday, John continued our series through John’s Gospel. He encouraged us to lean in to what the resurrection of Jesus really means to us as Christians.
On Sunday Ben continued our series in the book of John. He invited us to consider afresh Jesus' sacrifice on the cross.
On Sunday John resumed our series in the book of John. He shared how belief id not just the truth we declare, but the truth we live.
On Sunday Jess continued our series expanding on our Vision emphasis for the year based on Luke 5:1-11. She spoke to us about counter intuitive obedience.
On Sunday, Ollie continued our series looking at Habits for Disciples. He shared how our worship allows us to be united around Jesus, and that confession bring us freedom.
On Sunday 28 December, Sam spoke to us about how we, Gods people, can be a light to others.
On Sunday, we began a new series looking at Spiritual Formation. Dave spoke to us about how we can look more like Jesus through being intentional with our time.
On Sunday, John spoke to us abut Jesus as the light of the world. He encourage due to see, trust and follow Him as the light.
On Sunday, Jess spoke to us about the power of invitation. She challenged us to think about why we should invite people to come to know Jesus.
On Sunday, our founding pastor John Wright continued our series on the book of James. He spoke to us about the importance of our words, and how they matter to God.
On Sunday, David continued our series ‘That You May Become’ on the book of James. He encouraged us to become a people and a community who stay close to God’s mercy, who strive to see and live Jesus’s way, and a place where all are welcomed with the same warmth and dignity and love, irrespective of lines that divide elsewhere.
On Sunday, Dave continued in our series on the book of James. He spoke to us about how we can put our faith into action.
On Sunday, John continued our series in the book of James. He spoke to us about how we can find joy in the midst of trials.
On Sunday, Susie kicked off a new sermon series called ‘That You May Become,’ looking at the book of James and how we can be people who put their faith into action.
One of our Vision emphases this year is being compassionate. We want to be a compassionate people who are moved by and towards suffering. We sat down to discuss more about what the Bible says compassion is all about.
On Sunday Ben spoke to us about The Armour of God, based in Ephesians 6. He encouraged us to stand firm in the word of God and memorise scripture so that when trials come we can stand our ground and be strong in the Lord.
On Sunday, Ali continued our series in the book of John. She challenged us as to what we come to Jesus for.
John Bodily continued our series in the book of John, focusing on the story of the woman at the well. Jesus wants us to know that he is the son of God and wants us to have life, and that he didn't cross eternity to be defeated by man made barriers.
On Sunday, Dave Ellis continued our series in the book of John. He spoke to us about how Jesus’ first miracle in Cana reveals Him as the Messiah who offers true life to all who believe in Him.
On Sunday, John spoke to us about the spiritual gift of Prophecy and how we can use this in our spiritual lives.
On Sunday, Ben spoke to us about speaking in tongues and how we can use this in our personal prayer lives. He shared the importance of speaking in tongues, how tongues can help us and how it allows us to speak directly to God.
On Sunday, we celebrated Pentecost! John spoke to us about the meaning of Pentecost, and the promise, power and purpose to the Holy Spirit.
On Sunday, Jess challenged us on where we have our contentment. She shared that the secret to being content through all circumstances, is through the strength of Jesus; in Him we have enough.
On Sunday, Susie continued our series centred around our Vision emphasis of being a compassionate people. She shared how compassion should move us into action, moving towards others to alleviate pain and suffering both practically and emotionally.
David continued our series centred around our Vision emphasis of being a compassionate people. He shared how when we allow God to break our hearts for others, we can grow in compassion and empathy.
John kicked off a new series centred around our Vision emphasis of being a compassionate people. John unpacked what it looks like to be compassionate in practical ways, following the example of Jesus.
John Bernard-Carlin unpacked what it means for us to follow Jesus’ example of how to live in service to others.
John followed on from our Easter series by exploring how we can respond to the incredible sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus by joining with him in carrying our cross.
We continued the celebrations at our evening service, with John Bodily sharing about how the story lines of the bible all come together to make sense in the moment of Jesus’ death and resurrection from the dead.
John continued our Easter series by looking at Jesus’ time in the Garden of Gethsemane; what it meant for Jesus then and what it means for us now.
Ollie started our Easter series by looking at the Lord's Supper and what it means for us.
Steve Nicholson spoke at our Come Holy Spirit conference about the need to be filled with the Spirit so we can fulfil the Lord's plans and purposes for our lives and for those around us.
Steve Nicholson led a seminar at our Come Holy Spirit conference on Winning Spiritual Battles.
Pete Hughes spoke to us at our Come Holy Spirit conference about how we can be the church on fire as we rise to this cultural moment.
Amy Hughes spoke to us at our Come Holy Spirit conference about how we can be free from the things holding us back from releasing our God-given potential.
We welcomed guest speaker, Pete Hughes, Lead Pastor of King’s Cross Church in London. He spoke to us about the importance of worship and being filled with the Holy Spirit as we walk with Jesus and do what he did.
On Sunday, Dave encouraged us to dig deeper into our spiritual practices. Dave provided some great practical tips to help us make more room for Jesus in our lives.
John concluded our series on relationships by showing us how we can follow Jesus' example in laying down our pride to serve and reconcile with those around us.
Susie continued our relationship series by unpacking what it looks like to forgive those around us.
Dave continued our series on relationships by unpacking how we as Jesus-followers can deal with conflict.
Amy spoke to us about being steadfast in our relationships with one another and how we can follow the example of steadfast love and friendship from the book of Ruth.
On Vision Sunday, we celebrated all the Lord has done over the past year and heard about where we feel the Lord calling us for the year ahead.
On Sunday, we welcomed guest speaker, Ted Kim, from Vineyard USA. He spoke to us about what it means to ask of the Lord and how we can approach God with our boldest requests.
Ollie continued our Family Values series by unpacking how we need community to encourage each other in our faith.
John continued our Family Values series by exploring how the Bible is the foundation of our faith, full of life and practical wisdom.
Ben continued our Family Values series by encouraging us to step out and share our faith.
At the start of the new year, John Bernard-Carlin invited us to reflect on how we live and who we are becoming, as well as how we can guard our hearts so we can take care of what we’re storing in our hearts.
Join us as we reflect on the beauty of the Christmas story together at our annual Carols by Candlelight service.
On Sunday, our Founding Pastor, John Wright kicked off our Advent series on waiting for the Lord to come.
Susie continued our Family Values series by looking at what it means to live a life of worship.
John continued our Family Values series on giving and how we can follow Jesus’ example in generosity.
On Sunday Hannah, who oversees our Trent Compassion ministry, continued our Family Values series and spoke about how compassion is woven into everything we do through our compassion ministries.
On Sunday Amy, our Students and Young Adults Pastor, kicked off a new series on our Trent Family Values. She started the series by exploring what it means to be servant-hearted and how we can follow Jesus’ example as a church family.
Debby Wright, one of our Founding Pastors, spoke to us about how we can participate in extending God’s Kingdom through sharing our faith, praying for healing and taking risks.
John continued our series in the Kingdom of God by looking at how we can take part in God’s Kingdom by sharing our faith and pursuing signs and wonders.
This Black History Month we've recorded a podcast! This year, we wanted to shine a light on members of our church community of African heritage. We loved sitting down with our guests to hear more about their stories, what Jesus is speaking to them about and what they're passionate about right now.
Dave continued our series on the Kingdom of God, by exploring what it means to do the works of the Kingdom.
On Sunday, John kicked off a new series in about the Kingdom of God: Living the Life of the Kingdom. For the first instalment, he unpacked what it means to speak the words of the Kingdom.
Susie encouraged us to keep being a church who love Jesus – and love His church. Acknowledging that we are not perfect and our challenge is to keep loving the Church to shine Jesus’ light in Nottingham and beyond.
Zeke encouraged and challenged us to share our faith with confidence and to pray for those around us to meet Jesus.
We celebrated our birthday service by hearing stories from members of our church family.
On Sunday, Sam spoke to us about the powerful example of the risen Jesus’ time with his disciples. Highlighting the healing power of friendship and food, and how we can show hospitality to those around us to bridge divides and show mercy.
On Sunday, John continued our two-part series in Galatians, exploring what true freedom in Christ really looks like.
Becka spoke to us about how we can follow Jesus’ example of hospitality, especially when it comes to welcoming the poor and the vulnerable into our homes.
We heard from Julia Pickerill from Vineyard Columbus. She spoke to us about building a firm foundation on Jesus amidst the challenges of life.
On Try Church Sunday, John shared the case for following Jesus as part of our All-In Weekend.
In the run-up to our upcoming All-In Weekend, David finished our two-part series on being Outward-Looking. He explored what having beautiful feet means.
In the run-up to our upcoming All-In Weekend, John started a new two-part series on being Outward-Looking, where he explored what the beautiful news about Jesus means for us.
Dave shared how we, as followers of Jesus, can have freedom in him by being is his disciples.
John concluded our Presence of God series by speaking to us about the connection between God’s presence, God’s Spirit and how essential they are to the Christian life.
Susie continued our Presence of God series by exploring how God works through us, through the gifts healing and prophecy.
Ollie continued our Presence of God series by speaking about how God dwells within us through his Holy Spirit.
Dave Miller starts our new talk series on the Presence of God. By documenting the timeline of God's presence throughout the Bible he shows us the reality that God is with us.
Guest Speaker Jay Pathak (National Director of Vineyard USA) shared about Jesus' heart for finding the lost, focusing on the stories of the lost sheep and the prodigal son.
John spoke about waiting distinctively: how we actively extend God’s kingdom while living in the ‘now-and-not-yet’.
Ben spoke to us about the power of invitation including an interview with Nicky and Pippa Gumbel.
John explores the risen Jesus' encounter with two of his disciples on the road to Emmaus.
John shares how Jesus' resurrection can give us hope in the present and for the future.
Pauline describes how God's love is powerful, sticky, and gives us hope for the future.
Susie continues our Lent series looking at Jesus' journey to the cross by exploring His interaction with blind Bartimaeus.
John speaks about Jesus' journey to the Cross and how we can keep the Cross at the centre of our lives.
We celebrated with over 30 members of our church family as they got baptised. A few of them shared their stories on the night.
Ben gives up a helpful prequel to our recent One Peter series by exploring how Peter lived out his faith amidst challenges and failures.
John Bodily shared Vision 2024 on Sunday 27 February 2024. He looked back and celebrated some of what God has done in the past year. He also touched on the church finances. A long video about our financial year is available at trentv.org/vision. He also looked ahead and set our focuses for the coming year.
John Bernard-Carlin continues our series on One Peter by exploring what it means to be humble in the face of trials.
Dave speaks to Sam from Open Doors about how One Peter is used to bolster the faith of the persecuted church and how Peter's letter speaks to those experiencing hardships today.
Sam, Ollie, John and Dave discussed the more difficult topics in One Peter, their different interpretations and how we can grapple with controversial texts.
Our Founding Pastor, John Wright, continues our series in One Peter by encouraging us to be holy in the midst of challenges.
On Sunday, our guest speaker, Rich Nathan, spoke to us about the blessings we receive when we remain in the vine and stay dependent on God.
John continued our series looking at 1 Peter by exploring how we can find purpose in the midst of our challenges.
Dave began our new series, exploring 1 Peter, by looking at the hope we have in Jesus and how we can face our present challenges with an eternal perspective.
On Sunday, Ollie looked at 2 Peter and encouraged us to consider how we can grow in our love for and knowledge of Jesus as we head into the New Year.
On Sunday, Ali encouraged us from Philippians 4 to think about what we’re thinking about.
On Sunday, Josh continued our Advent series, The Wonders of His Love, by exploring how the Christmas story points to the love of God.
On Sunday, John began our Advent series, The Wonders of His Love, by exploring how the Christmas story uncovers the wonder of Jesus.
On Sunday, Dave continued our Hallmarks series by exploring what it means to be a servant-hearted church and how we can follow Jesus' example as we serve those around us.
On Sunday, John continued our Hallmarks series by talking about how we can be generous, both as a church and in our communities.
On Sunday, Ben continued our Hallmarks series by exploring what it means to be a relational church and how we can follow Jesus’ example when it comes to building relationships and community.
John continued our series looking at the Trent Vineyard Hallmarks, focusing on being naturally supernatural.
Amy continued our Hallmarks series by exploring what it means to be a compassionate church and how we can live this out in our daily lives.
Susie started our series looking at the Trent Vineyard Hallmarks, focusing on being an Outward Looking Church.
We came together as a church family to celebrate the commissioning of John Bodily as our new Senior Pastor.
Ollie takes a look at three different pictures we find in the bible for scripture, and the implications for us today.
This Sunday we celebrated 27 years of John & Debby's leadership of Trent Vineyard. Here you can watch John Bodily & Susie Aldridge with John & Debby sharing some memories of that time.
Susie and Ollie reflected on the Dreaming the Impossible youth festival and we heard a few stories from four young people who were personally impacted by encounters with Jesus during the festival.
John Bodily spoke to us about Jesus' command to love your neighbour, what this means and how we can live it out in our communities.
John concludes our summer series on the Psalms, ‘A lamp to my feet’, reflecting on words for the weary as he explores Psalm 23.
Ben continues our summer series on the Psalms, ‘A Lamp to My Feet’, reflecting on words for the hopeless as he explores Psalm 13.
John continues our summer series on the Psalms, ‘A Lamp to My Feet’, reflecting on words for the rejoicing as he explores Psalm 98.
Dave continues our summer series on the Psalms, ‘A Lamp to My Feet’, reflecting on Words for the Worried as he explores Psalm 46.
John starts our summer series on the Psalms, ‘A Lamp to My Feet’, reflecting on Words for the Grateful as he explores Psalm 92.
Becka looks at a short verse from Proverbs looking at the connections and relationships in our lives.
John spoke about two kings of Israel, Saul and David, and how they handled the ups and down of life.
Amy unpacks John 21, and how Peter's story demonstrates that Jesus doesn't hold our mistakes against us. Instead, he meets us in it, restores us, and uses us through it.
John Bodily responded to the awful attacks that took place in our city last week, urging us to mourn with those who mourn and to pray for our city.
In this first of a two part series looking at the greatest commandment, Dave looks at what is means to Love God.
Ollie looks at Romans 1:7 and how as God's people we are both loved by God and called to live differently.
Sam looks at how Jesus responds to the woman with the bleeding and what that means for our relationship with him.
Guest speaker Jordan Seng, Bluewater Church Honolulu spoke at all three of our Sunday services.
John looks at the inspiring example of Caleb, who modelled a life of confidence in the Lord's provision and contentment with the Lord's will, and unpacked the key to both in our own lives.
Ben shared about God's passionate pursuit of us from the parables of the lost sheep, the lost coin and the lost son.
Based in Luke 4, John Bodily shared Jesus's good news to the poor and told stories of compassion from the life of our church.
John Bernard-Carlin explored the multiple layers of God's presence in our lives and what it means to take hold of both the truth and the encounter of His presence.
With new films and great stories John Wright and John Bodily review the previous year and shares our vision for the coming year.
A paralysed man is lowered through a roof to meet Jesus. Susie challenges us about what lengths we will go to bring our friends to Jesus.
John interviews a couple of men whose experiences open our eyes to the challenges millions of Christians face around the world.
With stories from the Bible and his own experience, John unpacks the wonder of God’s amazing grace.
Our 2022 Carol Service. This year's service focuses on Jesus being the Prince of peace.
Debby looks at the story of Lazarus to explore how we should respond when we have a desperate need or longing that is unresolved.
He promised to come. He came. He promises to come again. Susie looks at some of the promises Jesus makes to his disciples in John Chapters 14-17.
In this last talk in the series, John & Debby candidly share some of the things which motivate them to give generously.
John Bodily considers the question, what does the bible say about giving financially to the church?
Continuing in a series of talks on money, John B explores what the bible has to say about debt.
In the first of a four part series on Money, John W looks at Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount, in Matthew six, and asks “who is your master?"
Bernie shares with us how Jesus embraced his emotions and encourages us to process them as part of our discipleship.
This week Dave unpacks the connection between prayer and discipleship, looking at what Jesus says in connection with what he’s doing in his renowned sermon on the mount.
For freedom Christ has set us free’. Amy explores Galatians 5, and how freedom in Jesus allows us to live a new life characterized by love.
Jesus uses a small boys lunch to feed over 5000 people. Susie looks at this story in Matthew 14 and asks the question ‘what’s in your hands?’
John Wright and guests from our church shared stories of lives changed by Jesus as we celebrated our 26th Birthday.
Psalm 13. John explores the journey of lament with God’s invitation to say it as it is, pray it as it is and trust in the light of the love, salvation and goodness of God.
Anxiety is increasing in our society and affects many of our own lives. John looks at what Paul says about living at peace in the most difficult of circumstances.
Dave looks at Ephesians chapter 5 and the challenge to live and love like Jesus did, in a world that so often runs the opposite way.
Sam continues our series through Ephesians, looking at the Armour of God, what it is and how we can wear it.
Susie takes a look at Ephesians 4 and encourages and challenges, us in light of all that Jesus has done for us, to live a life worthy of the calling you've received.
In this third talk in the series, John Wright looks at Ephesians 3, where Paul prays that we would know God’s love that surpasses knowledge.
If you believe in Jesus, you have authority to heal the sick. Debby teaches biblically and very practically, through stories encouraging us to heal people in a very naturally supernaturally way.
Looking at Ephesians 2, John explores how God’s goals are reconciliation with us, for us, through us.
Guest speakers Neil and Janet Young, leaders of Causeway Coast Vineyard, spoke at our morning service.
John shares how Jesus’ plan for personal transformation is and always has been that we are changed in the midst of intentional community.
Ben looks at the question of who Jesus is on Palm Sunday, and what that means for us today.
Jesus invites everyone who follows Him to become part of His extended family, but what does that look like? Amy explores Paul’s words in Colossians 3, and how we can bear with one another, and love each other as family, across every generation.
Concluding the One Body. One Purpose. series, John invites us to consider what part we each could play in God’s purpose for us as a church.
Ollie continues our vision series, focusing on growing and building one another up based in Ephesians.
In this first talk in the series, John looks at valuing and strengthening our connections within the church.
With new films and great stories John Wright reviews the previous year and shares our vision for the coming year.
Susie takes a look at 2 Corinthians 4 - a passage with lots of ‘buts’ in it. In the treasure of the gospel there’s power available to us in our present weakness and the hope of future glory.
In this thought provoking talk, Dave encourages to us to process those emotions from from the heart that sometimes deceive us.
Ben looks at the source of our wisdom and guidance and some practical ways to get more of them in our lives.
As we move beyond Christmas into a New Year, John invites each of us to reflect personally on what it means for us to embrace Jesus as King.
John encourages us and reminds us of the mandate Jesus gave us all, 'therefore go and make disciples' Matthew 28:19-20
Susie invites us to respond to the good news of great joy in the same way that the shepherds did that first Christmas.
John concludes the Faithful Stewards series looking at the environment: is care for the planet just a political issue, or is it a discipleship issue?
In this talk John looks at what it means to be faithful stewards of the money God has entrusted to us.
This week Ollie began a new series called Faithful stewards and looked specifically at the context of consumerism and how following Jesus might affect what we buy, use and consume.
Amy unpacks Psalm 23, and encourages us that in Jesus we can find true rest that transforms us from the inside out.
In this second talk in the series John takes us on a journey through the Biblical narrative, emphasising God’s purpose in every dividing wall being broken down.
In this first talk in the series, we begin to delve into God’s design for the church. All believers are one in Christ, while retaining their unique cultural identities.
John Bernard-Carlin spoke to us on Sunday morning about being created in the image of God ('Imago Dei'), based in Genesis 1:26.
Susie encouraged us that in his presence... things change, and also gave us a guide on how to pray.
John & Debby share this talk, addressing the season we are in and encouraging us all to take our place.
John Wright and guests from our church shared stories of lives changed by Jesus as we celebrated our 25th Birthday.
Dave looks at the passage in Matthew 19 and how Jesus encounter with the rich young ruler shows us what he is like.
Based in chapter in 9 of Matthew’s gospel, John explores some aspects of Jesus’ personality.
Dave concludes our series on The Kingdom of God, focusing on multiplication in the kingdom. He explains the importance of sharing our faith locally with all nations, at such a time as this.
The Bible speaks loudly about our care for the poor and vulnerable, and John illustrates from our life as a church how we are responding to this emphasis of the kingdom.
John addresses the tension we live with as we seek to live out our transformed identity in Christ.
Susie continues our series on the kingdom of God, looking at how we have been empowered by the Holy Spirit to demonstrate the reality of the kingdom today.
John Bodily continues our series on the kingdom of God looking at the questions of 'when' and 'who'.
John introduces the series on the Kingdom of God including an overview of the Kingdom through the bible.
Ollie takes a look at Matthew 7 and how Jesus invites us to live free from judging and criticising others.
John looks at four things which have accelerated during the pandemic, and unpacks how the church functioning as God designed it to, addresses them.
The pandemic has been erosive in a number of ways, and John looks at how to build our lives in order to thrive.
John unpacks some of the evidence for the most important fact in history, the resurrection of Jesus.
In the last of our Living Hope series, Debby looks at how what we can learn about living out that hope, through the story of Jesus arriving in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.
Dave continues our living hope series looking at how it is a hope that is anchored in the past, is about the future but is FOR the present.
With new films and great stories John Wright reviews the previous year and shares our vision for the coming year.
How do we navigate the suffering of life? Here, John explores how grief and lament are a necessary part of the journey of life and how our loving God invites us to come to him with honesty and with hope.
In this talk Dave Ellis encourages us to reflect on the Lord’s Prayer. He also encourages us to approach God as a loving father as God desires to be close to his children during these challenging times.
Guest speaker Mike Pilavachi spoke at our online service about what kind of church we want to be.
Stories of lives changed by Jesus at our Baptisms at home service on Sunday 24 January 2021.
Is our freedom under threat? And what does it mean to truly be free? John explores the type of freedom we have in Jesus.
Ollie takes a look at Romans 15:13 and how we continue to find hope even in the midst of challenging circumstances.
Guest speaker Putty Putman from The Vineyard Church of Central Illinois, USA spoke at our online service.
As Christmas approaches, John takes a look at the experience of Jesus’ mother, as she held on to hope.
Amy looks at how Peter's story of walking on the water teaches us how to reset our focus on Jesus.
John illustrates how radical generosity grows directly from our being rooted in God’s nature.
John Bodily continued our Rootfulness series with contributions from Church members Caroline Riley, Gav and Ali Courtney in an interview style, focusing on Deep Roots.
Debby continues the Rootfulness series with the fourth talk on being rooted in love. She takes a moment in Jesus' life and invites us to love like Jesus loves.
John Bodily continues the Rootfulness series with the third talk focusing on strong roots and how our spiritual roots nourish us and give us strength.
Building on the first talk in the series, John talks further about the rootful life and the importance of being rooted together with other believers.
Guest speaker Andrew McNeil, Associate National Director of VCUKI & Senior Pastor of Birmingham Vineyard spoke on God's promise in the midst of pain.
In this first talk in the series John focuses on the primary focus for our rootfulness – being deeply rooted in our relationship with Jesus
How do we STAND FIRM in 2020? Susie looks at the parable of the wise and foolish builder from Matthew 7 to help answer this question.
Dave encourages us that godly self-control isn’t something to be obtained in our own strength, but is a fruit of our partnership with the Holy Spirit, exercised through training in spiritual practises.
John Wright and guests from our church shared stories of lives changed by Jesus as we celebrated our 24th Birthday.
Guest speaker Steve Nicholson from Evanston Vineyard, USA spoke at all three of our online services about the Balm of Gilead.
As we continue our ‘Living a Fruitful Life’ series, John Bernard-Carlin explores how our life may be characterised by faithfulness and rooted in an understanding and experience of the faithfulness of God.
John unpacks how gentleness is very different from weakness, but is rather power or strength under control.
John Bodily continues our 'Living A Fruitful Life' series, exploring the sixth fruit of the Spirit: Goodness.
Debby continues our 'Living A Fruitful Life' series, exploring the fifth fruit of the Spirit: Kindness.
Patience is a fruit of the Holy Spirit so only He can produce this fruit within us - we can’t do it alone. If we want to become more patient, we need to train ourselves to submit to the Holy Spirit, allow Him to guide our lives, and trust God in the waiting.
Guest speaker Jay Pathak from Mile High Vineyard, USA spoke at all three of our service about 'Adoring Jesus'.
In this talk John opens up the history of racism and racial injustice in our country, and calls us to biblical vision of a racially diverse church.
Susie explores the third fruit of the Spirit: peace. In a world where storms [like Coronavirus] are inevitable, peace is available and it’s found in Jesus’ presence.
Ollie Ryan continues our 'Living A Fruitful Life' series, focusing on what it looks like to choose joy.
John Bodily continues our 'Living A Fruitful Life' series, focusing on Growing in Love.
John Wright introduces our new series on Living a Fruitful Life, based in Galatians Chapter 5.
John and Debby - our Senior Pastors - had a conversation with three black members of our church family, Dan, Caroline and Dave around the topic of race with the desire to grow in our understanding as a church.
Carrying on our Acts from Acts series, Ben looks at why and how we do acts of evangelism.
As a part of our Acts from Acts series Dave Ellis speaks on the Acts of Hospitality. He draws a distinction between generosity and hospitality and encourages us to practice ‘radical ordinary hospitality’ in our lives.
John focuses on verse 43 of the Acts 2 passage, illustrating how signs and wonders continue today through followers of Jesus.
John Bodily looks at how God wants us to reflect the early Church by being generous - radically, spontaneously, and habitually. Based in Acts 2:42-47.
Susie continues our Acts from Acts series looking at Acts of Worship. She also interviews Bernie, one of our worship leaders.
John gives us a biblical perspective on why suffering is part of our world, and God’s heart for us in it.
Debby shared with us some of the eye witness accounts of the resurrection of Jesus. She reminded us that His resurrection proves He has defeated death, we can now have life in Him and an amazing life of purpose.
Based in Matthew 21, John Bodily shares thoughts about the story of Jesus entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.
John shared on how we can stay united and connected as a church, even when we are physically separated.
As we face the challenge of the emerging Coronavirus outbreak, John Wright gives a biblical perspective on our response and encourages us to be a non-anxious presence in an anxious world.
John Wright launched our Acts from Acts series, based in Acts 2:42-47 he gave an overview of the passage, highlighting seven characteristics of the early Church.
With new films and great stories John Wright reviews the previous year and shares our vision for the coming year.
Debby tells the story of Esther from the Bible. Focusing on God being sovereign, God using ordinary people, God using us in any situation and how God wants us for such a time as this.
Guest speaker Brian Blount encouraged us to join Jesus in his mission, message and ministry, based in Luke 4:18. Brian and his wife Jeanine are Senior Pastors of Crestwood Vineyard Church in Oklahoma City, USA.
What does it look like to follow Jesus in the moment, in all circumstances? Ollie has a look at 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, and what it practically might look like.
John Bodily explores the topic of time and the opportunities that each day presents us with.
Guest speaker Ele Mumford passionately shared all about why we believe Jesus is amazing!
Based in 1 Peter 5, guest speaker John Mumford shares wisdom on how to care for God's Church.
As we begin 21 days of Prayer and Fasting as a church John Wright talks about what fasting is, what it achieves and some practical tips as to how we might go about it.
John Bernard-Carlin invites us to reflect on the one thing that is entirely reliable and trustworthy in the midst of the unpredictability of life – the love of Christ.
Although Jesus is no longer with us physically, he is with us through his Holy Spirit. In our series God with Us, Dave encourages us to trust God’s will for our lives through his Holy Spirit in the challenging circumstances we may face as we move towards this festive season and the year ahead.
Ben started our series on ‘God With Us’ by sharing how God came to fully reveal himself and save us at the first Christmas.
In the second of two talks on the Overflow of Grace, John Wright unpacks 2 Corinthians chapter nine, exploring the concept of sowing and reaping, and the hilarity of gracious giving.
Guest speaker Clay Harrington, from Urbana Vineyard (USA) talked about how through agape love we can change the world.
In this first talk John looks at 1 Corinthians 8:1-11, encouraging us to step into the dynamic flow of grace, and give ourselves unreservedly to the Lord.
In the last talk in the series John Wright looks at identity formation, traditional and modern, unpacking what God says about who we really are.
John Bodily explores the question, what does God think about Singleness? With insights from Laura.
Many of us may feel somewhat unqualified to be used powerfully in God’s Kingdom. Guest speaker Blaine Cook explains that the opposite is true.
1 Corinthians 6:13-19: In a rapidly changing culture, John explores what this passage tells us about sex.
Based on Paul and his teachings, Susie explores what it looks like to live out a naturally supernatural life.
John Wright and guests from our church shared stories of lives changed by Jesus as we celebrated our 23rd Birthday.
In this podcast you will hear excerpts from the original vision recordings in 1996, commentary and updates from John and Debby from 2019. This podcast gives a great explanation of why we do what we do and why we do it all for Jesus and His glory.
Guest speaker John Simmons from Vineyard 53 (Chester), who planted from Trent five years ago spoke at both services about expectation and how God wants to grow our faith expectation.
On Sunday 04 August Ness Wilson from Open Heaven Church, Loughborough spoke at both our Sunday services.
On Sunday 14 July Rachel Hughes from Gas Street Church, Birmingham spoke at both our Sunday services.
Based in Philippians 4:6-7 Nigel explores how the bible encourages and teaches us to lead a peaceful life.
Focusing on Romans 12:18 we consider what it means to take responsibility for our interactions with others.
Concluding our series on the book of Hebrews, Ben talks about ‘Faith to run your race’.
John Bodily continued our Hebrews series, unpacking why Jesus offers us the best covenant.
Dave Miller continues our Hebrews series, looking at how Jesus is a better representative (high priest).
Susie Aldridge continues our five part series on Hebrews, sharing thoughts on why Jesus is the best rest.
John Bodily starts our five part series on Hebrews, sharing thoughts on why Jesus is the best revelation.
John Bernard-Carlin invites us into a journey where we explore and embrace God’s heart for justice and a broken world.
Dave Ellis unpacks how Proverbs 22:6 relates to us all as children of God. We need to commit ourselves to showing others "the way they should go" to break the cycle of brokenness in our city.
John continues to lay out the vision for the next development on our journey as a church, moving from two to three services and how we can Meet The Need for Sunday serving teams.
John lays out the vision for the next development on our journey as a church, moving from two to three services.
Looking at Jesus' parable in Luke 19 John asks the question, 'what are we doing with the things God has placed in our hands?'
Dave encourages us to take a second look at Jesus rather than settling for popular presentations of him.
John Wright interviews members of the Dreaming the Impossible (DTI) team, sharing some of the story so far and the exciting next step as the festival moves to the summer in 2020.
Ollie takes a look at 1 Peter 2:9 and what it has a say about identity. When we understand who we are, it completely reframes everything else that we do.
Looking at Ephesians 2:18 we explore how God desires for us to know Him and know one another.
On Sunday, John spoke to the church about being Needed - unpacking Paul's analogy of the Church being a body, with each part fulfilling its function. This is part of a series titled "Needed & Known".
Based in 1 Peter, Debby shares stories of Hope and how 'Living Hope' can be found in the resurrection of Jesus.
With new films and great stories John Wright reviews the previous year and shares what we will be leaning into in the coming year.
Based around the stories of Joseph, Jeremiah and Jesus, Dave Miller focuses on the restorative grace of God, and how in all these stories beauty replaces ashes (Isaiah 61).
Just as medicine is something we take to change our condition, Dave Ellis draws a parallel with how Jesus brought about change in the lives of the people he met. Jesus often uses change to move us into our destiny and intimacy with him.
John Wright looks at the life of Paul and draws out what motivated and enabled him to live the life he did.
Based in Psalm 51 John Bodily explores being transformed from the inside out by having faith in Jesus.
John invites us to step into our true and God-given identity in 2019, exploring - who/where does identity come from? What does it look like, and why does it matter?
As 2019 begins John encourages us to engage with being deliberate about our growth in four key areas.
Continuing our Christmas theme of treasure, John Bodily looks at the way God treasures us.
As we begin preparations for Christmas, John encourages us to remember what is most important.
Looking at the story of Jesus washing the disciples feet, John Bodily considered what it’s like to lead a servant hearted life, based in John 13.
John Wright is joined by four church members as they talk openly and inspiringly about their personal experience of giving.
Based in Isaiah 58, Ali encourages us to be a compassionate people who care, act and change, with real life stories of Jesus changing lives in Nottingham through our compassion ministries.
Focussing on John 6, Nigel continues our Life with Jesus series unpacking what it really means to be a follower of Jesus.
Guest speaker Brenda Gatlin spoke about the gospel being for everyone and encouraged us to persevere with spreading this good news, based in Acts 16.
Ollie takes a look at the parable of the Good Samaritan, and how we can live out 'loving your neighbour as yourself' by loving those who live closest to us.
Guest speaker Michael Murphy spoke about focusing on God's mercy and grace, and not our faith when times get tough. Based in Hebrews 4:16.
As part of our 'Life with Jesus' series, John shares how we can have a fruitful life, by abiding in Jesus.
When Jesus’ followers came and saw Jesus they were compelled to go and tell others. Based in John 1, Susie explores what this looks like for us today.
In the second talk of a two part series on the gift of prophecy, John explores two of the many ways that God speaks to us: through things we see in the natural world, and things we see in our minds eye.
We live in a world filled with worry, but Jesus is bigger than it all. Based in Luke 12, John Bodily shares practical tips on how to give our burdens to Him.
Based in Psalm 1, John Bernard-Carlin encourages us to ground ourselves in scripture and truths about God.
In the first of a two part talk on the gift of prophecy, John explains what prophecy is, culminating with a key way to grow in it.
Aled Griffith, Senior Leader of Community Church Nottingham, talks about the concept of Jesus being the Good Shepherd and encourages us to be more available to God.
In the final part of our series on work John Wright talked about the importance of the biblical principle of having integrity at work.
To watch or listen to all four parts from this series visit: trentv.org/workseries
Visiting from Bridgeway Church, South Carolina, Chad and Wendy Norris share stories of how God has worked in their lives.
Chad is an author and lead pastor of Bridgeway Church in Greenville, South Carolina. He is well known for his prophetic gifting, he shared stories of how God has spoke in his life.
John Bodily shared the second part of a two part talk on perspective, based on 1 Peter 1.
Reflections on worship, based on Psalm 95. Dave Miller shared thoughts on how we approach worship with our heart, mind and will.
Part three of our four part series on work, John Wright takes a look at being an influencer at work, based around the story of Nehemiah.
Jesus said the truth will set us free. Dave Ellis unpacks how, in a world where we often feel the need to be someone we're not that we can find freedom when we embrace being truthful with self, with others and most importantly with God.
Susie looks at the story of Blind Bartimaeus from Mark chapter 10 and asks the question 'how desperate are we for an encounter with Jesus?'
Work is part of God's perfect creation, but is now not as he designed it. John unpacks 1 Peter 2:18-20 with encouragements on how to thrive in difficult work situations.
Stories of lives changed by Jesus taken from our Baptism service on Sunday 20 May 2018.
Based in Luke 7:36-50, Simon talked about the radical grace Jesus showed in this passage and shared stories from his work in Burundi with Great Lakes Outreach.
In the first part of our four part series on work, John Wright takes a look at some different perspectives on how we view our work and what the Bible says about it.
Doing what God has called each of us to do is supposed to be 'easy' and 'light'. John unpacks Ephesians 2:10 and Matthew 11:28-30, and explores 'the unforced rhythms of grace'.
John Wright spoke about the story he builds his life on, one that he believes is the most important ever told - the story about Jesus. We are invited to become part of Jesus’ story.
Dave looks at the importance of sharing your faith and how you could be for someone what someone was for you.
John Bodily encourages us to look to the person of Jesus for the meaning of life. From John 11, he explores what Jesus meant when He said: "I'm the resurrection and the life."
In the last in part of the series on the Parables, John Wright explores the truth's Jesus was communicating about the nature of God.
In the third of our four part series on the Parables, Susie looks at the story of the lost sheep, coin and son found in Luke 15. God is for you - He values you, searches for you and rejoices over you.
In Part two of our four part series on the Parables, Ollie explored how as followers of Jesus we are all the ‘light of the world’ and how we can live this out for Nottingham and beyond.
In the first of our four part series on the Parables, John Bodily explored how we can be for Jesus and talked about the cost of discipleship, using Luke 14.
John Wright takes a look at the past year, celebrating all God's done through us as a church and shares our vision for 2018.
Stories of lives changed by Jesus taken from our Baptism service on Sunday 18 February 2018.
Nigel looks at stories, including Peter's, and whether we want our story to be one where hope is full or hope is less.
Why is it that temptation sometimes gets the better of us? John Bodily looks at Jesus example to encourage us as we seek to fight temptation.
Based around Colossians 3 John Bernard-Carlin gives a biblical perspective of what the Church is intended to be like.
John talks about how in Acts 17 Paul had something to say not because of who he was or what he'd done but because of Jesus and who He is and what He's done.
How will you respond when God blesses you? Focusing on a story from 2 Kings we consider what it means to share God's blessings.
John Wright spoke about the principal of being open handed with what God's entrusted to us and being generous as we send Tom and Helen to plant Derwent Valley Vineyard.
Ollie looked at a biblical view of pride and humility, and encouraged us prioritise the needs of others above our own.
Nigel looks at whether we are really ready for Christmas and, illustrated with a children's story, challenges us to be ready to greet the King.
Dave encourages us to run our race with perseverence, focused on Jesus and confronting those things that hold us back.
Rich considers how we can embrace a life of thankfulness in the light of the story of Elizabeth and Mary.
John opens up the story of the making of the Ark of the Covenant, applying God's invitation to us all to partner with Him in His work.
Susie looks at why and how we pray for each other and interviews Katie on her own experiences of this.
John looks at why it is more blessed to give than receive, as we take Jesus' words seriously about storing up treasure 'for ourselves'.
John opens up the subject of compassion with stories and films which illustrate God's call on our lives to 'suffer with' people in need.
John unpacks the call to serve others with stories of the impact our service has on others and on ourselves.
John talks about our plans to plant our 11th church, with Tom & Helen Murphy sharing their journey and plans to move to Derby.
Illustrated by personal stories, Debby talks about who the Holy Spirit is and what he does.
In the first of the series on emphases which the church expresses, John looks at Jesus' command to "Go!"
Tom looks at Paul(the encourager)and Timothy(needs encouragement)from the Bible and reminds us that we will all go through seasons of being one or the other.
John Bodily interviews Tich and Joan Smith who together founded and oversee LIV Village in South Africa.
John unpacks the commandment to keep the sabbath, encouraging us to prioritise rest as part of the life God designed us for.
Dave unpacks the truth that our identity is hidden with Christ in God. Being centred with Jesus brings security and freedom to be our true selves.
John looks at how amazing grace is, and the evidence in our lives that shows that we are growing in grace and experiencing it too.
John shares how much of his life Jacob was a trickster, a schemer and a grasper – until God intervened.
John looks at what forgiveness is, and offers some helpful tips on how we might go about seeking and releasing forgiveness from and to others.
Susie continues our 'Making Room for More' series with part two of our mini series about relationships and focuses on developing healthy relationships, based around 1 Corinthians 13.
Dave looks at the importance of relationships and how we might go about investing in them.
Unpacking 2 Peter 1:3-9, John encourages us to engage with the Holy Spirit's work of growing us in spiritual maturity.
Tom Murphy and Dave Ellis talked about Pursuing Godly dreams, sharing their personal experiences and referencing the story of Joseph son of Israel's (Abraham) rise from false imprisonment in Egypt to ruling the land.
John Wright interviews Scott McNamara (Causeway Coast Vineyard) and Ben Hyett (Trent Vineyard) about street evangelism and what Scott has been doing with Jesus at the Door.
David Ruis, National Director of the Vineyard Movement in Canada, begins in Haggai and points us towards Jesus.
Noel Isaacs, who leads the Vineyard Movement in the Himalayas, talks about compassion with some profound stories from his own experience.
Helen Murphy shares her experience of fostering and we hear inspiring stories from those who have experienced fostering or adoption.
Taken from our Trent Kids and Trent Youth Family Service on Easter sunday. This service featured a special film made by our media team with the Kids and Youth teams about the meaning of Easter based on John 10:10. Ollie Ryan from Trent Youth then talks about the Easter Story.
From the accounts of Jesus' trial, John draws out a glimpse of the profound meaning of the cross.
On the Making Room for More Gift Day, Guest Speaker Michael Murphy talks about sowing into the generations and illustrates this with the story of Leah.
As we head towards our gift day, John unpacks the story of the feeding of the five thousand, drawing out aspects that apply to us as we prepare to make room for more.
John looks at Isaiah 54: 2-4a, which speaks into our Making Room for More journey, and invites us to join him in a period of prayer and fasting.
In the first of this series, John explores how we're going to make room for more adults, youth and kids and outlines plans to expand our space.
Ollie looks at a prayer at the end of Psalm 139 and how it invites us to let God transform every area of our lives.
John Wright celebrated some of the highlights from the previous year, shared stories of lives changed and set out our key focus for 2017, which is 'Making Room for More'.
Looking at Psalm 77, John explores the journey that God invites us on as we face the difficulties and disappointments of life.
John explores the meaning of life and asks us to consider if the truth is really out there.
John begins with a story from the life of Elijah and, sharing his own experiences, unpacks how to thrive and not just survive.
Charles asks whether we are prevented from walking in our purpose from God because we're carrying too much baggage, and challenges us to leave our baggage behind.
Dave looks at the way the Bible talks about joy, a joy that endures even through the hardest of times.
As we face the Christmas season, we take a look at Mary – an ordinary woman through whom God did extraordinary things.
John concludes the series unpacking Colossians 2: 6-10, and underlining the simple but utterly profound truth that adding anything to Jesus actually subtracts from the gospel.
Tom Camacho, Pastor of Blue Ridge Vineyard USA, talks about knowing our identity as loved children of God.
John & Debby share 10 reasons they are committed to giving to the Lord's work with personal stories and insights from their own experience.
Elba Dolan, who oversees the Vineyard churches in Northern Brazil, talks about saying 'yes' to God's calling.
John unpacks what it means to be 'in Christ', and how that new identity changes everything.
Helen explores what it means to understand and keep hold of the powerful message of Jesus and adapt ourselves as messengers, allowing us to come alongside people in their everyday lives.
In this talk John Wright unpacks a few glimpses of the awesome person of Jesus, from Colossians 1: 15-20.
With personal stories and experiences from church members, John and Debby celebrate all the amazing things that God has done over the last 20 years.
Many of us are familiar with this story that Jesus told. But are we hearing what it has to say?
Following an extended time of worship, the church gathered together to pray. This short film, featuring Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, reminds us of the importance, significance and power of prayer.
John looks at the story of Jesus riding a donkey into Jerusalem, and reflects on what it meant for people to lay their cloaks on the road.
How do we live through times of uncertainty as followers of Jesus? The message of Hebrews 11 and 12 tells us the answer.
In this final talk in the series John unpacks the Biblical picture of the church as a building, with Jesus as its cornerstone shaping and connecting every 'living stone'.
Helen looks at what it means to be a compassionate church exploring the call, the cost and the commission on each of our lives.
As the team is commissioned to plant the Manchester Vineyard, John unpacks what it means to give people away cheerfully.
Why are we called to be servants of God? What is the purpose of serving? How does Jesus expect us to serve? Tom explores these questions with reference to the Bible.
Susie looks at Paul's prayer for the Ephesians. God is able to do immeasurably more in us and through us.
Ollie Ryan unpacks Colossians 3:12 and challenges us to "Clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience."
God longs to see this city become more like heaven and He wants to use the church to make that happen.
Being Church Part 5 - Being An Outward Looking Church
John unpacks 4 ‘axions’ which capture this emphasis, with stories from the life of the church.
Costa Mitchell, Vineyard National Director of South Africa, uses the story of Zacchaeus to illustrate how God is seeking us and calling us to seek Him.
"We should be able to say the church is the most peaceful, anxiety-free entity in society."
Focussing on Jesus's teaching in Matthew, we see that prayer is all about the posture of our heart.
As followers of Jesus we are called to do things he did – including the 'supernatural stuff'. With inspiring stories, Debby inspires us to go for it.
John Wright introduces a new series called 'Being Church' and Dave Miller looks at the first topic: what it means to be a worshipping church.
Tom talks about the impact of the gospel on our lives with reference to the book of Galatians.
Easter Sunday is the best reason to celebrate there is. In the light of this, how do we celebrate in the midst of the everyday?
Guest Speaker Mark Marx encourages and inspires us with stories of miracles, healing and Kingdom encounters.
Guest Speaker Mark Marx talks about the Miracle Question, a simple guide to help begin a conversation with people you meet, and illustrates it with personal experiences.
Focusing on John 16:33, this talk looks at how we can find peace in the midst of trouble.
No matter where we're at or where we've been, Jesus wants to be close to us. The question is, do we want to be close to Him?
Pastor Edward shares the experience of leading a church in Damascus with stories of how God is moving.
John looks back on the past year, celebrating, with films, what God has been doing with and through us.
Dennis is one of the Pastors at St Albans Vineyard, and in this talk he unpacks the story of the lost son returning home.
Tom Murphy asks three men to talk about the choices and sacrifices they have made following Jesus.
In this introduction to the Alpha Course, John asks the question 'Is there more to life than this?'
John Mumford takes us through 1 Corinthians 12 and explains what an authentic spiritual lifestyle looks like.
In the last in this series, John focuses on Isaiah 58:6-11 and looks at some key investments which lead to 'a full life'.
Dave looks at why stepping into the new year holding on to God's hand is the best option.
In this Christmas message John explains why the Bible story is, a bit, like the story of a firework.
Paul reflects on Moses parting the Red Sea and some of the choices we have in living lives expectant in faith.
John unpacks a familiar passage from the Sermon on the Mount, drawing out some unfamiliar and exciting applications.
Guest Speaker Simon Guillebaud, beginning with Deuteronomy 30: 11-20, speaks on the choices we have and challenges us to choose life.
In light of Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris, John speaks about how we might respond.
Helen introduces 3 women who share their journeys through life in a gritty personal way.
Springing off from Psalm 1:3, John talks about investing in knowing God's word, including tips from his own experience.
Debby looks at the key to finding stability in the challenges as we engage with our purpose.
John opens up John 15, focusing on the fruitfulness which only comes with connecting with Jesus.
In this first talk in the series, John looks at the principle of living in such a way as to position oneself to experience a rewarded life.
In the final part of this series looking at the Kingdom of God, John Wright looks at God's heart for the poor and how this relates to the Kingdom of God.
John Wright continues his four part series on the Kingdom of God. In a down to earth style he looks at how the tension of the now and the not yet affects our lives on a day to day basis.
John continues the series looking at the mystery of the Kingdom and the major events of Jesus' life.
John Wright begins his series on The Kingdom of God, exploring illustrations from the Old Testament.
In the lead up to Good Friday, John unpacks the victory Jesus achieved through His one perfect sacrifice.
As we begin 2015 and think about what really matters, John unpacks Colossians 1: 1-4, 9-12, which highlights four things to focus on as we seek to fulfil the one great goal in life.
John tells the amazing story of the building work a bunch of ordinary people did with God's help. The open secret to their success? Prayer!
As John and Debby Wright take on their additional national role, Phil Strout, the National Director from Vineyard USA, talks from 1 Kings 17, encouraging us as individuals and as a church to say 'Yes' to God.
John begins the series looking at why God created marriage and how inclusive its primary meaning is for all.
With input from four single interviewees, John sends the strong signal that we honour singleness as a status equal to marriage.
Having been married for 32 years, John and Debby draw on their personal experience and share 6 tips for a healthy marriage.
John reflects on what God has done among us over the past 19 years, and church members tell their own stories.
Using Matthew 6 v 14-31, Tom looks at three things Jesus tells us to do that help us through the struggles and temptations we face and prepare us for the surprises.
Paul explores what it looks like to be a servant by reflecting on the model Jesus gave us when he washed the disciples feet John 13 V 1 - 17
Paul explores what it looks like to be a servant by reflecting on the model Jesus gave us when he washed the disciples feet.
Nick looks at 2 Timothy Chapter 1: 1-7 and encourages us to reflect on our own spiritual formation.
Nick looks at 2 Timothy Chapter 1: 1-7 and encourages us to reflect on our own spiritual formation.
We look at the encouragement in 2 Timothy to embrace the lifestyle of a soldier as we look to live for Jesus.
John explores Jesus' revolutionary core teaching on how we are called to live our lives and to impact the world around us.
Dave looks at Jesus' teaching on prayer and how what we believe about God affects the way we pray.
Based on 2 Corinthians 3:16-18, Tom explores why and how we need to be transformed by the Holy Spirit daily.
Lisa looks at perspective and how we choose to see things, sharing from John 9 and from her own experiences and mission rescuing trafficked women.
John covers questions like why rest is important, what's so great about rest and what is the very best type of rest.
In this last talk in the series, John unpacks Ephesians 4:1-3, where Paul exhorts us to grow in qualities which will pave the way for thriving relationships.
Paul explores how, when we lay down all that we have in our hands, God can take it and make it so much more.
Looking at Naomi from the book of Ruth, Debby shows us how the church is in the business of sustaining hope.
With input from four single interviewees, John sends the strong signal that we honour singleness as a status equal to marriage.
We all face trials and difficulties in life. Helen looks at the book of James and how, as followers of Jesus, we can respond, get perspective, persevere and find purpose in and through our trials.
John begins the series looking at why God created marriage and how inclusive its primary meaning is for all.
Dave looks at four encounters in the Gospels where the reality of Jesus having risen from the dead crashes in on people.
Paul explores the Apostle Paul's dramatic encounter on the road to Damascus and the implications for our own lives.
Is vulnerability a problem to be solved or part of our identity? This talk addresses that question by looking at Psalm 139 and the life of David.
Dave unpacks Philippians 1:27 looking at what it means to live a life worthy of the Gospel.
John reviews the past year with stories and new videos celebrating what the Lord has done among us and talking about the emphases for the coming year.
Looking at Romans 12:1, we consider three reasons why a life of living sacrifice is the very best life we could choose.
Tom explores the difference between selfish and Godly ambition and the impact on injustice.
John Mumford talks about the passing on of the role of National Directors of VCUKI to John & Debby later this year. With introductory comments by John, Debby, Tom & Helen
John looks at the life of one of his favourite characters, and encourages us to imitate him in following the Lord wholeheartedly.
Paul explores the call of Levi and how it doesn't matter what we've done or who we are; Jesus wants a relationship with us.
As we begin 2015 and think about what really matters, John unpacks Colossians 1: 1-4, 9-12, which highlights four things to focus on as we seek to fulfil the one great goal in life.
John talks about things he's learnt about God over the last few years through having kids.
Ollie has a look at the Christmas story and how it really is 'good news of great joy for all people.'
Sharing from his own experience and that of others, John encourages us to "be on fire in the Spirit as you serve the Lord". Romans 12:11 (CEB)
Canon Andrew White tells some of his own story, and reminds us that Jesus loves us no matter what.
Unpacking 2 Corinthians Chapter 9, John looks at the dynamic of sowing and reaping, and the attitude of cheerful giving.
Opening up 2 Corinthians chapter 8, John encourages us to overflow with the grace God has so abundantly poured out upon us.
In this talk John looks at healing as an expression of the Kingdom of God and encourages us to realise the authority over sickness which has been entrusted to us.
With a great couple of live stories, John unpacks our call to heal the sick and explains a simple way to approach ministering in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Following the talks on prophecy, John unpacks another of the gifts listed in 1 Corinthians 12, looking at what the gift achieves and how one receives it.