Kingdom Vineyard: Recent Episodes
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Jonah 1:1-17, 3:5, 10-4:3
Caitlin takes us through what we can learn about perseverance and kingdom expectancy through the life and story of the prophet Jonah.
1 Samuel 1:1-28
Carrie explores how Hannah's story shows us that the roadmap to participation is surrender: laying down our desires so we might become aligned with God's.
Judges 6:11-16, 25-32, 33-40
Continuing in Perseverance & Kingdom Expectancy, we’re looking at how Gideon’s life shows the importance of telling stories, of stepping out in imperfect obedience, and of pressing into God’s presence, knowing His grace is sufficient and his power is made perfect in our weakness.
Exodus 15:22-27
Continuing our new series, we're looking at how Moses persevered and was expectant through faith. But what is faith, what does it mean to be saved by faith and how can I grow in faith? We'll look at these questions as well as touch on how we express our faith in prayer and in hope.
Joshua 1:1-11
A practical look at how to persevere, based on God's words to Joshua in Joshua chapter 1.
Hebrews 10:19-25
Jim shares what we think the Lord is saying to KV for this coming season, and a bit about what it looks like to "Persevere" in our walk with God, and what it looks like to have a "Kingdom Expectancy".
Luke 18:18-34
The story of the Rich Young Ruler is confusing to some and condemnatory to others, but in the context of Easter, it preaches a joyful message of hope.
Luke 24: 1-49
The risen Jesus told his disciples how scripture pointed to him. Jim looks at how just some of what God gave His people beforehand was fulfilled in Jesus, and how we can approach God because of that.
Matthew 27:1-54
In this Good Friday sermon, Josh reflects on how the death of Judas leads us to take an honest look at who we are without the cross and, consequently, how we might respond to the life of Jesus Christ.
Luke 19:28-44
In response to Jesus' procession into Jerusalem, and the actions of the disciples and the Pharisees in this passage, Lucy asks us to consider how we are invited to respond to who Jesus is.
Luke 18:9-17
Looking at the parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector and the teaching that follows, Caitlin explores what this can tell us about how we approach God and what questions this teaching from Jesus invites us to ask of ourselves.
Philippians 1:12-19
Pausing our Luke series for the Youth Takeover Sunday, Iona unpacks what it looks like to choose a posture of rejoicing in the face of hardship.
Luke 18:1-8
What does the story about the persistent widow tell us about what God is like? What does that mean for how we can approach our God in prayer? And what does it look like, practically, for us to persevere in prayer?
Note: As part of this sermon, a congregation member shared their story of persisting in prayer. They shared openly and vulnerably and for that reason, it has been edited out of this recording
Luke 17:20-37
As Jesus turns his course for the last time towards Jerusalem and death, He turns His teaching towards how we should live, as we wait for His return.
Luke 17:1-10
Jesus gives instructions for his followers on how to view our service to God, how seriously to take avoiding sin, how much forgiveness matters to him, and what having faith for the miraculous is like.
Luke 16:10-31
In this passage, Jesus takes on attitudes to the temptations of “Girls, Gold, and Glory”, as we live in a Kingdom that is both fully here, and yet still not fully realised. The way we read passages like this are crucial to our understanding of Jesus, and the way we should live.
Luke 16:1-15
Carrie unpacks all things shrewdness, (dis)honesty, and the alignment of our hearts through the Parable of the Dishonest Manager.
Mark 4:35-41
Guest preacher Abi, Pastor of the St Andrews Baptist Church looks at Jesus calming the storm and encourages us to trust our faithful God in all that life brings us.
Luke 15:11-32
Toby follows on from Jim last week giving a part 2 on Jesus’ parable on the prodigal son and what it has to tell us about God.
Luke 15:11-32
Jesus tells a story about “what God is like” that is deeply challenging. God’s forgiveness and grace is outrageous, scandalous, and means that any of us can come back to Him without having to jump through hoops.
Luke 15:1-15
As a seasonal exercise, this passage calls us not to resolutions as to what we will and will not do in the coming year. I call us to change our mindset:-radically.
Luke 2:8-20
Jim takes us through the angels' appearing to the shepherds, what it tells us about how God wanted to share His good news of Christmas, and what we can learn from it for sharing God's good news with those in our lives.
Luke 1:26-38, 46-55
God shares His good news by inviting a young women of low social standing to play her part in bringing in His Kingdom. Mary's response is staggeringly obedient and powerfully tender. What can we learn from this story as we look to share the good news with those around us?
Luke 1:5-25, 57-66
God uses two faithful but ordinary people to share the news that His rescue mission is about to begin, He shows us how He cares for both His big-picture plan and Zechariah and Elizabeth's personal story. We see how they respond to God on the move and ask what we can learn from those responses.
John 1:1-18
To kick off our Advent series, we look at how God shares his plan with his people in John 1 by sending his divine Word into the world, and what it looks like for us to join him in witnessing about his plan.
Acts 2:42-47
Jim brings the "Holy Spirit Empowered Church" series to a close with a look at the final line of our Acts 2 passage, and asks what it would look like for Kingdom Vineyard to enjoy the favour of all the people, and for the Lord to be adding to our number those who are being saved.
Acts 2:42-27
Worship encompasses everything that we do in our lives, but it comes into focus in acts of liturgical celebration. This is an outline of the values that underlie the particular liturgies of our particular expression of church.
Acts 2:45
What it looks like to live generously, what might prevent us and what steps to take to be more like our generous God.
John 15:1-8
This week for our service we had a Youth Takeover and one of our lovely youth group members, Esther, spoke to us about stepping out in faith by remaining in God.
Acts 2:42-47, John:20-26
Carrie unpacks what it looks like for a posture of radical community to flow from an understanding of the relational, trinitarian God
Acts 2:42-47
These two, of four vital cornerstones of Early Church culture, mean more than they might seem to. Taken together, they redefine the kind of church and people we aspire to be.
Acts 2:42, 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Caitlin explores what it could look like to be a church devoted to teaching through looking at the Bible as more than a book, but a transformational meeting place with God.
Acts 2:42-47
Jim talks us through the new sermon series, "spreading out the map" of how we got here, and sharing what we think the Lord is inviting Kingdom Vineyard into in this new season.
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Being filled with the Holy Spirit is being given an intimacy with God - this is a wonderful gift in itself! But, it also brings with it a purpose, as part of His Kingdom Coming, and His power, as He does wonderful things in and through us.
Luke 14:12-24
As Jesus chats with some Pharisees over dinner, He challenges both their table-etiquette … and their whole view of God’s Kingdom!
John 4:5-39
The third and final of our “Dwell, Gel, Tell” summer series, Jim talks about “telling” people that God loves them, taking lessons from Jesus conversation with a woman at the well in John 4, and then talks practicalities about our plans for next week.
Community and group evangelism - sometimes we are better together.
What Can I Do for You? Bob Dylan
Acts 2:1-13
To open our summer programme on carrying God's light, Carrie unpacks what it means to start our missional activity from a place of dwelling with God.
Luke 14: 1-14
Jesus eats a meal with the Pharisees and confronts them about how they use Scripture as a barrier that keeps people from joining God's Kingdom Table. This raises the question... Are we doing the same?
Luke 13:31-35
Jesus often makes decisions that take a lot more than worldly data into account. How can we do this too?
Luke 13:22-30
Jesus urges us away from idle speculation on who's in or out but concentrate on our own efforts to enter the Kingdom. And what to do when life feels like its going off-target.
Luke 13:10-21
Jesus confronts religious leaders who, at first glance, seem to be ridiculous. But looking a little more closely, what can we learn from their point of view that can challenge and help our relationship with God, today?
Luke 12:41-53
In this passage Jesus expresses his frustration with leaders of Israel, saying they should know better. What does this warning mean for us today?
Luke 12:35-40
In this parable Jesus tells us to be waiting and watching for Him before he comes back again, asking us to seek him first in our everyday lives.
Luke 12:22-34
When Jesus says "do not worry", is he asking us the impossible? How can we follow his instruction, practically?
Deuteronomy 11:1-7
Guest preacher, Nicky Du Toit, Pastor of East Kilbride Vineyard, shared with us her story with God encouraging us that God is so faithful and kind and reminding us that there is power in our testimony.
Luke 12:1-12
The opening of Luke 12, coming just after the battle-lines are drawn between Jesus and the Pharisees, collects some of Jesus’ most important teaching on dealing with opposition, fear, and social pressures.
Luke 24:1-13, 33-49
Jim looks out how Jesus’ disciples responded to his rising from the dead, and suggests 4 steps for how we can respond to it, too.
Mark 14:32-42, Luke 22:47-53
Through the Good Friday narrative, Carrie encourages us to embrace the crucified Jesus - the one who was not delivered out of darkness, but through it.
Luke 19:28-46
Palm Sunday is a reminder to keep our eyes on Jesus, the Gentle King, and his way of Peace.
Luke 11:45-54
Looking at Jesus’ woes to the experts in the law, we ask the question, how do we respond Jesus when he shines His light into the darker areas of our lives?
Acts 14:19-28
Guest speaker Chuck Freeland, one of the Senior Pastors of Catalyst Vineyard and area leaders of the vineyards in Scotland, asks the question “what does a normal church look like?” and how does our church compare with the normal we see in the scriptures.
Luke 11:33-44
You can take care of external behaviours without your heart being changed, but having your heart changed will lead to a natural change in external behaviours.
Luke 11:14-26
In the "Beelzebul" controversy, Jesus urges his hearers to choose his side in the war against the darkness.
Luke 11:5-13
Some practical thoughts on persistent prayer.
https://prayercourse.org/toolshed/
https://prayercourse.org/home/
Recommended books:
How to Pray, Pete Greig
God on Mute, Pete Greig
Celebration of Discipline, Richard Foster
The Life You've Always Wanted, John Ortberg.
Luke 11:1-4
Luke’s version of this famous prayer is much shorter than the one commonly said in churches.
Why is that, and how should we respond?
Hebrews 12:1-3
Abi, Pastor of the St. Andrews Baptist Church, shared with us what he felt the Lord is saying to our church family in this season. He encouraged us to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, shedding off anything that is getting our way, as we look to the joy set before us.
John 1:5
Each year we ask the Lord what He would like our wee church family to focus on for the year. Jim shares what this looks like, why, and what the Lord has given us as an emphasis for 2024.
Luke 10:38-42
Among the all-consuming nature of life, the story of Mary & Martha challenges us to put aside our distractions and our busyness to come and sit at the feet of Jesus.
Luke 10:25-37
The parable of the Good Samaritan is explored through the context of loving God and abiding in him; with particular attention being paid to how we apply this today. The talk includes a video showing the work of a local charity, and an attempt to retell the parable as a children’s story.
Isaiah 52:13-53:12
Continuing the theme of holding on to hope looking at the Old Testament prophecy regarding the Suffering Servant which found fulfilment in Jesus.
Jeremiah 29:1-14
In the darkest moments of life, we are counselled to acknowledge how hard things are, while clinging fast to the hope we have in God.
Revelation 21:1-27
What is the point of Advent? How can it help our relationship with God? Or how can missing out on advent and going straight to Christmas be a problem for our relationship with God? Jim opens up what Advent is and what we are waiting for, as we wait for God, with God.
Luke 10:17-24
As the disciples return to Jesus with the joy at the thing’s they’ve done, Jesus himself rejoices, and takes another opportunity to teach.
Luke 10:1-16
We can take 9 principles for following Jesus, in our day-to-day lives, from this story of Him sending out 72 of His disciples on a mission trip 2000 years ago. Which of these 9 areas might the Lord be inviting you to readdress today?
Luke 9:46-62
Up until now in Luke 9 we’ve learnt a lot about who Jesus is. This week we turn to the question that follows, who am I to be in light of who Jesus is?
2 chronicles 7:1-3, 12-18
God’s famous “If my people” promise, at the dedication of Solomon’s Temple remains as relevant and powerful for us today as it was to Ancient Israel then, and has much to teach us about the why and the how of prayer.
Psalm 4
The Psalms show us life lived before God. Psalm 4 is a Psalm for the end of the day, giving us a pattern for taking the difficulties and disappointments of the day, landing them not in distraction but devotion and resting in sleep.
Luke 9:37-45
Jesus is exasperated by the disciples "unbelief" as they try to deliver a boy from demonic oppression. Jesus has given us his power and authority, and looks for faith in his followers to "do the stuff" of the Kingdom of God.
Luke 9:28-36
Jesus climbs up a mountain, prays, and gets all shiny. It's a weird story. But it turns out to be an important key to understanding Luke's gospel, the whole Bible, and what God wants for humanity
Luke 9:20-27
Jesus offers a vision of following him that is deeply challenging. Whether it is worth taking on or not depends entirely on one question: who do you say he is?
Luke 9:10-20
In the well-known story of Jesus feeding the 5,000, once we look beyond the obvious, we can see clear evidence of His leadership, His values, and His power-source. Each speaks strongly of the kind of church we aim to be.
Luke 9:1-9
Luke's Gospel moves into its third phase, with Jesus' mission now growing exponentially with the gathering, equipping, and sending out of his discipleship group.
Luke 8:40-56
Looking at the encounter of Jesus with the woman with chronic bleeding and the raising of Jairus' daughter and relating them to the experience of women today.
Luke 8:22-39
Luke records two stories of Jesus' amazing authority, over nature when he calms the storm, and then over an "army" of evil spirits as he frees the demonically oppressed man. Jim looks at what these stories tell us about Jesus.
Luke 8:1-21
It is central to our calling as followers of Jesus to seek to hear his voice, and then do what he says. In this passage, Jesus explains that you can tell who hears his words and truly receives them, because their lives and actions are changed.
Luke 7:36-50
Luke tells us the story of a woman with astonishing faith, and a “should have known better” Pharisee who completely missed who Jesus was. Jim looks at faith and forgiveness in these two figures’ stories.
Luke 7:24-35
Beginning with a brief overview of parallels between John the Baptist and Elijah, the focus shifts to a reflection on how the religious authorities responded to John’s message of repentance and Jesus’ teaching of the Kingdom. The talk concludes with 4 areas of application.
Luke 7:18-23
Morag looks at the passage in Luke where John the Baptist asks Jesus, “Are You the one?”
Luke 7:1-17
A look at the stories of the Centurion’s Faith and the Widow’s son and asking what it looks like to have a compassionate heart in our every day lives.
Luke 6:43-49
A look at what it means to be fruitful, as we consider who we are following, and what kind of tree we are.
Acts 2:1-33
Jim looks at God's Promise, Pentecost, and God's Presence with us, in the wonderful moment of God giving His people His Holy Spirit.
Acts 12-13
Guest speaker, Andrew McNinch, pastor at Falkirk Vineyard, looks at the life and ministry of Barnabas, and what we can learn from it today.
Bible Passage
Jesus teaches his followers what living as his apprentices looks like - and it's a tough calling.
Luke 6:20-26
After healing many afflictions, Jesus now issues God's promise that those who suffer now and have been thrust upon the resources of God will not be abandoned, but will receive an internal inheritance.
1 Timothy 6:9-11
Each year at KV we share a financial update with the church, and take the opportunity to look at what God says about money. This year Jim looks at what it means that God is “jealous” for us, and generous with us.
Matthew 27:50-28:10
Jim shares what Easter Sunday means for us practically in our relationship with God, enthusing that ‘we dont stay dead’!
Luke 6:1-11
Toby continues our series in Luke, looking at the diverging paths between the teachings of Jesus, and the attitudes of the Pharisees.
Luke 5:27-39
In today’s passage, Jesus calls Levi to be his disciple and answers the questions of some concerned locals.
Luke 5:17-26
Guest speaker Phil Drummond looks at a story where Jesus healed a paralysed man lowered through a roof, and invites and challenges us to receive God’s healing and share it with those around us who are in need.
Luke 5:12-16
When Jesus touched the leper and made him clean, He reversed The Law.
He can do the same for you!
Luke 5:1-11
In today’s story Jesus shows his divinity to Simon through a miraculous catch of fish. Caitlin dives into what this tells us about who Jesus is and what He is like.
Luke 4:31-44
Jesus shows his authority over demons and diseases and puts into action his Isaiah manifesto.
Luke 4:14-30
As Jesus launches His ministry, who does He say He is? What does He say about His mission?
Luke 4:1-13
After the family tree of Jesus, taken all the way back to Adam, the scene in the wilderness shows Jesus succeeding where Adam had failed.
Luke 3:21-38
Why does Luke place Jesus' genealogy here? What do we learn about who Jesus is from His baptism? Jim looks at what this passage in Luke 3 tells us about Jesus' identity as God and as a Human, and why that matters to us.
Luke 3:1-20
John the Baptist preaches the good news of Jesus' arrival, but not in the way we're necessarily used to these days. The classic phrase "come as you are but don't stay as you are" helps us understand what John is speaking about here and challenges us to come back to God and recommit ourselves to doing what He's saying to us today.
Taking a closer look at the encounter in the Temple between Mary and Joseph and a 12 year old Jesus.
In 2023 we think we hear Jesus reminding us that He is the vine, and calling us to "Remain in Me", and "Love one another". Jim shares what that looks like practically.John 15:1-17
Isaiah 9:2-7 John 1:1-14, 3:16-19
Jim finishes our Advent series with a short reflection on Peace in the midst of chaos.
Luke 2:6-20 Matthew 2:1-15
Advent as a story of hope because God chooses forgotten, ignored, ordinary people to be part of His glorious kingdom.
Ministry as part of ordinary life - you are not defined by what you do, but by who you are while you do it.
Luke 2:36-38
DeMorag shared the stories of Anna and Cynthia. Two women who know the Scriptures, know their God and know it's their job to tell people about Jesus.
Luke 2:21-35
Like the hero of Hemmingway’s story, “The old man and the sea”, Simeon was an adventurer and a tenacious adversary; but his adventure takes place in a different medium, navigating not the sea but the Holy Spirit.
Luke 11:1-13
Lucy takes a pause from our series in Luke to look at how, as a whole church, we are being invited to press more into prayer. We are invited to reflect on who it is we pray to and what that means for how we should pray. Prayer is an engine room for the church, and, it needs to be for this church too. We’re being invited to put more coals on that fire!
Luke 2:1-20
Reflecting on Jesus’ birth can help us to understand the ways of God’s kingdom.
Luke 2:1-20
Reflecting on Jesus’ birth can help us to understand the ways of God’s kingdom.
Luke 1:67-80
God is faithful to save His people. He raises us up from sitting in the shadow of death and into His light. He then sends us out with life-giving purpose, to serve Him without fear, in holiness and righteousness. What does that mean and what might all that look like for us today?
Luke 1:67-80
God is faithful to save His people. He raises us up from sitting in the shadow of death and into His light. He then sends us out with life-giving purpose, to serve Him without fear, in holiness and righteousness. What does that mean and what might all that look like for us today?
Luke 1:57-66
Morag continues our series in Luke, exploring through the story of Elizabeth and Zechariah, how God meets our everyday ordinary, with His everyday extraordinary
Luke 1:57-66
Morag continues our series in Luke, exploring through the story of Elizabeth and Zechariah, how God meets our everyday ordinary, with His everyday extraordinary
Luke 1:46-56
Mary’s song is a combinataion of personal praise and hope for the coming Kingdom. It gives us a beautiful example of worshipping in all circumstances and holding to God’s promises with confidence that they will come to pass.
Luke 1:46-56
Mary’s song is a combinataion of personal praise and hope for the coming Kingdom. It gives us a beautiful example of worshipping in all circumstances and holding to God’s promises with confidence that they will come to pass.
Luke 1:26-38
After having visited the Temple, the angel Gabriel goes to a nobody in nowheresville who will become the mother of the Saviour.
Luke 1:26-38
After having visited the Temple, the angel Gabriel goes to a nobody in nowheresville who will become the mother of the Saviour.
Luke 1:5-25
Looking at God's faithfulness to us and the faith-filled response to His call of Zechariah, Elizabeth and of our late Queen, Elizabeth ll.
Luke 1:5-25
Looking at God's faithfulness to us and the faith-filled response to His call of Zechariah, Elizabeth and of our late Queen, Elizabeth ll.
Luke 1:1-4
Luke himself wrote only four lines of introduction to his Gospel: the longest book in the Bible. What do they tell us, and what else do we need to know before we read on?
Luke 1:1-4
Luke himself wrote only four lines of introduction to his Gospel: the longest book in the Bible. What do they tell us, and what else do we need to know before we read on?
1 John 5: 12-21
In John's parting words he sums up his whole letter by encouraging hearers to guard themselves from idols. What are idols, and how do we recognise them?
1 John 5: 12-21
In John's parting words he sums up his whole letter by encouraging hearers to guard themselves from idols. What are idols, and how do we recognise them?
1 John 5:1-12
1 John 5:1-12 reminds us that our love, obedience, and adoption are meant to be held tightly together and are possible because God first loved us.
Colossians 3:11-17 and 22-24
Expanding our view of community to wherever we are and whoever we're with. Doing "whatever you do" as if for the Lord, involving Him in every aspect of our lives.
Matthew 14:13-21
Lucy talks about God's heart of compassion and shares the direction we're wanting to take the church’s compassion ministry. This is for the whole church to step into more, so it can be on all of our hearts, to help us keep in line with what’s in God’s heart, so we can more effectively partner with God to share his love and care for our community.
1 John 4:7-21
John tells us that we, the church, are to love one another like God loves us, because God loved us first. He helps the early church to work out which messengers are from God, and which or not. And he reminds us that we can't love God and hate a brother or sister at the same time.
1 John 4:1-8
Not every message, messenger, or idea we encounter is from God. Caitlin takes us through 3 tests that this passage offers to help us in the discernment process so we can be equipped to identify the wolves in sheep’s clothing - to identify what tells us the truth about God and what is the enemy trying to lead us astray.
1 John 3:16-24
We continue in our 1 John series by looking at what John thinks true love is, why loving the Church is vital and how it's so important for us to listen to Jesus and do what he says. It's all fundamental to us being the people of God, the Church.
1 John 3:2-15 ESV UK
John is seriously concerned that God's people may be led away from Jesus, especially by false teachers, that he writes this stark passage to warn about the dangers of sin, and the importance of focusing on Jesus, and being made holy by Him.
1 John 2:15-3:1
What does it mean that Jesus is the Messiah, the Christ? How does this impact our lives, our hope, our worship?
1 John 2:3-11
John encourages his fellow believers to hold fast to what they know to be the truth of the gospel and to reflect who Jesus is in their behaviour towards one another: hatred is incompatible with walking in the Light.
1 John 1:5-2:2
Jim continues our series in John’s first letter with a look at the integrity God wants for us, the restoration God offers us, and the sin that needs to be dealt with.
1 John 1:1-4
Setting the scene for our new series, Toby gives us an overview of the themes explored in 1 John and takes us through the letter’s introduction in the first few verses.
Daniel 7:1-14
When everything causes us to ask "What is God doing?", he offers glimpses into the future which he promises will break into our present.
Luke 24:1-12, 36-47
In the confusion of that first Easter Sunday, Jesus' friends had the wonderful dawning realization that not only was their friend back from the dead, but it was all part of God's plan!
Daniel 6
What can we learn from Daniel about what it means to work for the Lord, to worship Him in every season and to be amazed at the wonders He performs?
Daniel 5:17-31
Looking at the second half of the story of the writing on the wall, Caitlin reminds us that God is God and we are not and as a response we should be humble learners.
Daniel 5:1-16
The first half of the story of the writing on the wall, reflecting on the responses of King Belshazzar and the Queen-Mother.
Jim shares KV’s approach to money and giving, that God wants our whole selves. And then Jesse, on behalf of the Trustees, shares the church’s financial situation.
Daniel 4:28-37
Jim looks at God's humbling of King Nebuchadnezzar, and why and how God chooses to humble us, and how, following Daniel's advice to the king, we should best act when facing a humbling ourselves.
Daniel 4:1-27
Nebuchadnezzar's second dream interpretation by Daniel used to help us understand the nature of prophecy.
Daniel 2:24-49
We learn from Daniel's story of following God in the middle of complicated and challenging circumstances.
Micah 6:8
This week we had Zoe from International Justice Mission (IJM) come to speak to us.
Daniel 2:1-24
Daniel Chapter 2 encourages us that God is speaking to unlikely people, shows us that people want what is true, and reminds us that God has that truth that people seek.
Daniel 1:1-21
Toby kicks off our new sermon series in Daniel looking at failure, favour with man, faithfulness and, favour with God.
Matthew 4:17-23
Jim shares what we think the Lord has been saying to Kingdom Vineyard for 2022. Jesus invites us to turn to him, to follow him, and to be ready to fish for him.
Mark 5:1-20
Shin rounds off this year's Advent series speaking on his piece of artwork we have been journeying through titled "Deliver Us From Evil".
Exodus 3:7-12, Luke 1:50-55
Jesus' life shows us what it looks like for God to be with us. What does that mean for us, here, today?
Luke 2:8-20
Just as the angels surrounded the shepherds 2000 years ago, the glory of God is shining all-around us. What does His glory look like, what does it tell us about Him and how does it make us feel? God is inviting us to enjoy the glory of His presence with that 'wow' inducing feeling of wonder.
Psalm 13
Lizzie begins our Advent series looking at Jesus, wanting to be with us in the pain and suffering of our lives as we wait for Him. He wants to come alongside us.
Genesis 11:47-13:4
Despite deep flaws in character, Abram receives an entirely unmerited promise from God, who in no way disqualifies him from the plans He has.
Genesis 11:1-9
We look at what the builders of the tower of Babel got wrong, and we see what we can learn from their mistakes on how to have a good relationship with God.
Genesis 6-8
In God's response to sin and evil, his command to Noah, and the promise he commits to after the flood, we see both his call to accountability as well as his offering of deliverance.
Genesis 4
The alienation grows ever deeper between humanity and their creator, resulting in alienation between humans themselves.
Genesis 3
A walk through Genesis 3, looking at how the story of the fall is just like the story of our own sin and God's reaction to it. We'll see from this passage how sin is serious, but redemption is real.
Genesis 2:4-25
Caitlin continues our series in Genesis looking at what this passage has to say about who God is and who we are created to be.
“He hand-crafted us as purpose given people created for community.”
Genesis 1:1-2:4
Jim begins our series looking at God's people's identity and origins story with a look at Genesis 1's creation account, asking, what did God want to tell us about Himself, ourselves, and Creation?
Luke 10:38-42
The main goal of being a human being is to worship God, before all things.
John 15:12-17, Matthew 28:18-20
Evangelism is friendship which invites others to loving friendship with God
This Sunday we kicked off our Summer series, which is all about what we value as God’s family, the Church, and how these values play out in our church family at Kingdom Vineyard. This week, Lucy looks at how we can engage with the Bible to help us get to know God better.
Joshua 3:1-5
God wants us free from familiarity and shame as we go into the next season.
Ephesians 6:10-24
Jim closes this series in Ephesians with a look at the "armour of God", via a recap of the spiritual teaching throughout Ephesians. The instructions on how to live come with a very important context.
Ephesians 5:15-6:9
As we walk the way of love, following God’s example, what does it look like for us all to submit to one another?
Ephesians 4:17-5:14
Continuing to look at Paul's very practical suggestions on how to live a life honouring to God's free gift of love to us.
Ephesians 3:20-4:16
Paul encourages and challenges us to live lives worthy of our calling, and gives some practical instructions on how!
Ephesians 3:1-19
This week , Caitlin unpacks the concept of calling drawing from Paul’s story and her own journey emphasising that we are people with a purpose, not people defined by a purpose.
Ephesians 2:11-22. NIV
We are called to come together as His Spirit-filled new temple across old boundaries into resurrection life.
Ephesians 1:13-2:10
This passage is a tale of three spirits, and the “work”, or “workings” of each one. Knowing the difference is essential to our own spiritual health.
Ephesians 1:1-14
Ephesians has so much to say about God’s people’s identity, in Him. Jim opens the new series with a look at Paul’s joyful opening prayer.
Ephesians 4:1-6
Last Sunday we had the joy of having our friends Andrew and Lorraine, Senior Pastors of Falkirk Vineyard, come and speak to us. Andrew shared a message about the power of a united people who are firm in their identity in Christ. We pray this message blesses you!
John 21:15-25
Just as Jesus calls Peter to hope and follow him again after disappointment, fear, and failure, Jesus invites us to hope, trust, and follow out of the valley of the shadow of death.
John 21:1-14
In their disorientation and confusion, the disciples go back to what they know - fishing.
In His incredible kindness, Jesus meets them there, transforms their everyday ordinary and invites them into His presence. He does the same for us.
John 20-19-31
John uses the story of Thomas encountering Jesus to show us how we can encounter Jesus.
John 20:1-18
For Easter Sunday Jim looks at how God broke the glorious news of Jesus' resurrection to the world, choosing to start with a broken and hurting woman, with amazing tenderness.
Luke 23:32-49
On Good Friday Lucy reflected on what it might have been like to of stood at the cross that first Good Friday, and asked how we might respond as we reflect on the cross today. Where do we stand?
John 19:28-42
Toby speaks on the passage of Jesus’ death, reflecting on its sadness and its importance for our salvation.
John 19:16-27
The way Pilate and the soldiers behave in this passage is in stark contrast to how Jesus acts. So how do we make sure our characters are more like Jesus than like Pilate or the soldiers?
John 19:1-16
Jim looks at the trial of Jesus before Pilate, and the role of the religious and secular authorities in judging Jesus. However, with hints from John that God is on the real throne, is it really those same religious and secular authorities that are being judged in this moment? And what would that mean for us?
John 18: 28-40
In today's passage Pilate asks "what is truth?". In this sermon we take a look at the theme of 'the truth', throughout John's gospel, and see what it might mean for us to love the truth and hear His voice.
John 18:12-27
Jeremy looks at Peter and Annas' denials challenging us to examine where in our lives we also deny Jesus and encouraging us to fix our eyes on Him instead.
John 18:1-12
Picking up our series in John's Gospel again, Jim looks at how Jesus chose God's painful plan that would lead to us being atoned with God.
Hebrews 10:36-11:16
When faced with challenges, we have the option to either shrink bank to what is familiar or press on to what God is calling us to.
Hebrews 10:32-11:1
When things feel like they're at their worst, we need to believe that the best is yet to come.
Psalm 86:11
Jim shares a message for Kingdom Vineyard as we go into 2021, that it is time to make sure we are right with God, and a prayer for us to adopt for the year from Psalm 86:11.
Revelation 21:1-7 & 22-27
What is it that we're looking forward to when the world finally meets Jesus? A look at the new heavens and new earth, what this has to do with Advent, and how we respond now to what's to come.
Acts 8:26-40, Acts 9:10-19
People can still meet Jesus, even if they have questions or uncertainties.
Luke 2:25-33
In the telling of the Christmas Story we see the world meet it’s Messiah for the first time. The shepherds, Magi and Simeon meet the infant Jesus and God’s rescue plan begins.
Ezekiel 37:23-24
God's people yearned for Him to fulfil His promises, and send the promised figure who would save them from evil. Jim takes us through some of those promises, and hopes, that pointed forward to the first Christmas.
1 Peter 5:1-14
Morag rounded off our series in 1 Peter looking at leadership as service, humility as dependance, and trusting in God amidst suffering to work all things for good.
1 Peter 4:7-11
What does the Bible actually say about the end of the world? What doesn't it say? The answer is probably unlike anything you've heard that it might be.
1 Peter 3:18-4:6
Jeremy looks at 1 Peter, tackling the tricky subject of what Jesus did between his death and resurrection, and what that means for us in our lives today.
Jeremiah 29
Andrew looks at the story of God’s people, the promises of God and how those promises change lives
1 Peter 3:8-18
Here, Peter outlines a picture of how we should live as children of Light, in a dark world.
1 Peter 2:11-3:8
Peter issues some difficult challenges to God's people in difficult circumstances, with one main goal: let nothing distract those around us from the good news that God offers everybody, through us. Let our lives point, uncompromisingly, to Jesus.
1 Peter 1:22-2:10
Peter uses Old Testament references and imagery to call people to a kind of holy living that is compelling and attractive to neighbours and those outside of the church. What are we putting our trust in and what kind of houses are we building today?
1 Peter 1:13-2:3
Obedience to the call to holiness is the right and loving response to the God who adores us, and the amazing Good News of what He has done for us.
1 Peter 1:3-12
Peter begins his letter with the good news of God's offer of relationship with us, and how amazing it is. Even when we may face suffering or trials, God is at work to use those things for our good, to strengthen our relationship with Him.
1 Peter 1:1-2, 4:12-19
Jeremy looks at the big picture of 1 Peter to give us the context and main themes of the letter, setting us up well for this new series.
Psalm 62
With reflections from Psalm 62, Hannah offers three practical approaches for our journey towards right relationship with God.
Psalm 19
Psalm 19 overflows with joy at God revealing who He is through His wonder-filled creation and through giving us His law, and yearns for a relationship with God. God more than meets those hopes in Jesus, as Jim shares in this reflection on one of his favourite Psalms.
Psalm 1
Jeremy explores Psalm 1 talking about how to walk in the way of wisdom and challenging us on where we get our value from.
Psalm 23
As the world around begins to navigate a post COVID world, the Lord calls us to rest before we walk.
Psalm 34
David writes this Psalm from a pretty non-ideal place, and yet, he urges us to give God a try, and that God is close to those who are struggling. Jim shares that even if we feel like we're "in a wilderness", now is the time to turn to Jesus.
Psalm 91
Caitlin gives a personal reflection on Psalm 91 sharing how it has been a comfort in this season of uncertainty.
Psalm 121
Rachel shares the encouragement and comfort of Psalm 121, focussing on how God promises to be with us and protect us always.
Psalm 142
In a time of global crisis, isolation, and pain, we explore what it looks like to receive from God to be restored for perseverance in faith, compassion, and righteousness.
Psalm 27
A reminder that the Lord is sovereign even in the tough times, though sometimes seeing that sovereignty requires a change in perspective on our part
Psalm 126
This 'song of ascent' reflects on God's faithfulness, but doesn't deny the reality of tears shed during times of trouble.
Psalm 63
Jim continues the "Rest & Reset" series, looking at Psalm 63, and the delight that David has in the presence of God.
Psalm 51
Learning from David's mistakes: God's unfailing love, compassion and forgiveness.
Acts 23:11-35
Unanticipated opposition and unanticipated help will confront us in the Christian life. We've got to learn to live faithfully in the midst of these.
Acts 22: 1-22
Paul, arrested and in front of an angry crowd, explains to them that he met Jesus, and that’s what changed his life. The resurrection means that we, too, can meet with a living Jesus, and be changed by Him, even today!
Rachel gives a reflection on the Good Friday story and how we can take some comfort from it during this challenging season.
Matthew 21:1-11
Jesus arrival in Jerusalem gave rise to some false expectations in the crowd and for the disciples. I talk about handling false expectations and unfulfilled expectations in our current circumstances and what right expectations we should have of God.
Acts 21:15-40
When Paul was arrested, his approach to bringing in the Kingdom of God had to change. No longer could he walk into a town and tell people about Jesus… so what did “Ministry from Lockdown” look like?
Matthew 5:14-16
In a time of uncertainty, Jim encourages us to return to Jesus and get close to him. We were made to be lights in the darkness and to fulfil this, we need to continually come back to the source of light and life Himself.
Acts 21:1-14
Agabus has been used both to defend and reject the use of the prophetic in the church today. We'll talk about why that's wrong--on both counts.
Acts 20:13-38
Paul’s final leaders’ meeting the Ephesian elders is one of love, care and challenge. Caitlin looks at the model that Paul set and how important it is to look after our relationship with Jesus.
Acts 20:1-16
The Apostle Paul: trailblazing gospel-spreader, powerful church-planter... but encourager? Jim looks at Paul's pastoral heart, and how Paul took time to build up his fellow Christians.
Matthew 6:24
Jim shares the challenge of keeping our money from separating us from God, and Jesse shares an update of how Kingdom Vineyard's finances are doing. For more on 'God and Giving', please also check out last year's talk on the same topic! https://www.kingdomvineyard.com/podcast/20190310
19:23-20:1
The Ephesian Riot can teach us about our own tendency toward idolatry, and how we can be on guard against its dangers.
Acts 19:11-22
In this story of exposition and opposition, including the demonic, we see six distinct choices we all have to make, at some time or another.
Acts 18:18-19-10
In this next section of Acts, Luke tells three stories about disciples getting trained up in the Church. What can we learn from their experiences and how can we become better disciples of Jesus?
Acts 18:1-17
Paul repeats his pattern of preaching in the synagogue, getting rejected and moving on to preach to the gentiles. This time he just pops next door and sticks around for a bit longer than usual.
Matthew 25:1-13
The most important thing that any of us can do is to get close to Jesus. As Kingdom Vineyard starts 2020, Jim challenges the church to examine our individual relationships with God, and offers an opportunity to devote ourselves to Jesus once again.
Luke 2:6-20 Matthew 2:1-12
How God chose two unlikely groups of people to be the first to hear the news of Jesus’ birth, and what that means for us, today.
Luke 1:5-38
The season of Advent invites us to say yes to God’s promises. Therefore, what does that look like for us today?
1 Peter 1:8-15
Trailers had been running for the Jesus Plan over many hundreds of years; and yet, God still pulled off a complete surprise.
Galatians 5:19-26
To round off our evening service series Caitlin shares some stories about living everyday life with the Holy Spirit as well as offering practical steps on how to nurture the presence of God living in us, and how to position ourselves in place for God to use us.
Romans 8:19
We cover the whole story--from the beginning to the incarnation--and talk about God's big plan for the whole project.
Rachel looks at how our understanding of who the Holy Spirit is impacts the way we approach our church meetings.
Acts 17:16-34
A challenge from Acts - how much effort do we make to understand and engage other cultures?
1 Corinthians 12:4-11
Discussion on how the Holy Spirit speaks, focusing on spiritual gifts and what these gifts teach us about God, and then how can we listen to the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Luke 10:8-20
We hear stories, and read in the Bible, of times when people have received gifts of the Holy Spirit. What are these gifts? What is their purpose? How do we seek them? In this talk, we begin to answer these questions and find that it all comes back to relationship.
Acts 17:1-15
The first half of Acts 17 at first sight looks rather uninspiring, but in fact it contains a vital blueprint on St Paul’s Missionary Method. As we take note of the internal pattern in this passage, the different stages of Mission reveal themselves, and some of them are quite surprising.
1 Corinthians 12:1-13 Acts 8:13-19
Being filled with Holy Spirit is an essential part of what it means to be Christian. This sermon illustrates how and when we get filled, and what that looks like.
Acts 16:16-40
All the characters in this passage are enslaved or imprisoned to various degrees. The only ones who seem truly free are those actually locked inside a prison cell. What's their secret?
Acts 2:17-21 Matthew 6:9-10
What do we mean by the Kingdom of God and what does it mean for how we understand and experience the gifts of the Holy Spirit?
Acts 16:6-15
Caitlin asks how much of Paul’s mission throughout Asia and Greece was lead by God or, lead by Paul. How much of our serving God today should be waiting for him to lead us, and how much should be us making the first move?
John 14-16; Ezekiel 37
The Holy Spirit is as much a person within the godhead as is the Father and the Son, and brings the presence of God closer to us than ever before.
Acts 15:36-16:5
Jim unpacks an awkward moment in the Early Church, as Paul & Barnabas let a disagreement impact their mission. God, in His kindness, uses imperfect leaders to build His kingdom, even people like us.
John 14:15-26
To begin our Evening Service series on the Holy Spirit and set it in its proper context, Jim opens up the teaching of God in Trinity, beginning with Jesus' own words about it.
Acts 14:8-28
As Paul and Barnabas continue their evangelistic mission they come against some heavy opposition. They're somehow able to keep going - how? And why?
Acts 13:44-14:7
Paul & Barnabas risked their lives to tell people about Jesus, over and over again. Some resisted, but to others, that introduction changed their lives. How good are we at introducing people to Jesus?
Acts 13: 4-43
Barnabas and Paul set out on their journey, preaching in synagogues and demonstrating the Kingdom. From Paul we can learn how to share Jesus in relevant ways to our hearers and by using "what we have in our hands".
Acts 1:1-13:3
Jim recaps the sermon series so far, taking a morning to look at some of the themes and challenges that run through the first 13 chapters of Acts.
Acts 12:19-13:3
The death of Herod and the commissioning at Antioch are placed next to each other for the sake of contrast--they reveal the difference between earthly, and Kingdom leadership.
Acts 12:1-19
Peter escapes from prison and enjoys a comic interlude with his supporters.
Acts 11:19-30
In this passage we see the formation of the first multi-ethnic church. It's in this context that Barnabas brings Saul alongside for a foundational year of ministry.
Acts 11: 1-18
In Peter’s confrontation with his critics, he strikes the humble tone of a witness, not a teacher, yet in these few verses he has much to teach us about living as authentic Christians in today’s world.
Acts 10:34-11:1
Peter announces a certain kind of gospel message to a certain kind of audience. Attending to those details helps us to be better followers of the Gospel.
Acts 10:1-35
In Acts 10, God throws open the doors to anyone who would come and meet Him. From working through an appointed people, to an anointing available to all people.
Acts 9:32-43
Whether in times of violent opposition, or times of peaceful security, Peter gets on with the job of imitating Jesus, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 9:19-31
The story of Saul after his conversion tells us of the importance of coming to God as we are, of allowing His Spirit to transform us and of the power that is in community.
Acts 9:1-19
Paul's conversion shows us something about the power of the Spirit for personal change, and about how God prepares us for abundant life in His service.
Acts 8:26-40
The story of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch invites us to look back at the choice Jesus gives us. Will we surrender to Him?
Acts 8:4-25
Simon the Magician shows the dangers of seeking the phenomena of the Holy Spirit without allowing Him to do his work of inner change. The Vineyard has a legacy of trying to navigate the tension between the outward physical signs of the Holy Spirit's work and the inner fruit of changed lives whilst basing it all on the strong and sure foundations of Scripture.
Acts 7:54-8:8
At this stage in the book of Acts, we have opposition yet the scattering of the Early Church. What does this look like for us today?
John 20:1-10
Jim asks what the resurrection means for us, where Jesus is (and where we are) now, and whether we can trust that the first Easter Sunday really happened.
Mark 14:32-15:39
Caitlin takes us on a journey of the events of Good Friday, from Jesus’ arrest, to his trial and crucifixion.
Matthew 10:1-8
Guest speaker Joel shares some stories of the Kingdom of God breaking in, in normal, even awkward, places.
Psalm 46:10
The Bible is dotted throughout with injunctions to calm trust in God even when it seems impossible. How can we learn this skill in an age that forces us into a very different mindset?
Acts 7
We talk about the meaning of Stephen's speech, the reason why he gets killed, and some lessons in training for the Church.
Acts 6:8-15
Stephen receives opposition for doing God’s stuff, but his relationship with God is such that His glory shines from Stephen’s face, and he points back to God in it all.
Acts: 6:1-7
The first new leaders in the church were for the compassion ministry, to share the load with the Apostles and to make sure everyone felt included.
Matthew 6:19-24
We pause our series in Acts to take a look at the church’s finances, and what God says about money.
Acts 5:17-42
When Jesus’ followers were put on trial for doing His stuff, and the authorities wanted to shut them down, they stayed focussed: they took their orders from Jesus.
Acts 5:12-25
God loves to use us to bringing about His plans on earth. But what does it look like when we partner with Him?
Acts 4:32-5:11
God has a purpose for our every possession. He invites us, with all that we have, to choose a life partnered with him. If we reject this choice, the consequences are dire.
Acts 4:19-31
The disciples respond to the first strong opposition they face in Acts, with a prayer that sets a great example for us to follow.
Acts 4:1-30
If we're going to oppose the world with confidence, we've got to learn how to oppose it like the disciples did.
Acts 4:1-13
Peter speaks boldly in front of the Temple authorities, showing that the Holy Spirit fills him with courage for this particular situation. We too can expect the Holy Spirit to make a difference in our lives.
Acts 3:11-26
There should be no surprise that what God has promised will actually come to pass; instead we should repent, so that we can know God's refreshing.
Acts 3:1-10
Jim restarts our series in Acts with a miracle of healing, and a challenge to each of us: to seek more of God's Kingdom being poured out in East Fife, through healings and miracles, for the sake of people coming to know Jesus.
Revelation 21:1-8; 22-27; 22:1-7
Advent is a time of waiting. But what are we waiting for? Just as those before the first Christmas, we await the coming of Jesus.
Isaiah 9: 1-7
Advent is often overlooked, but when we skip the "not yet" time before Christmas, we rob ourselves of really meeting God in life's dark times.
Acts 2: 42-47
The Acts 2 Church community is an inspiring example to us today, and a challenging one. Jim asks if our being “all in” and our “bearing witness” measures up.
Luke 4: 14-21
Jesus said “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.” As his Church, that mission remains ours.
Acts 2: 36-42
What do the two words "Repentance" and "Evangelism" mean and what do they actually look like in practice?
Acts 2:22-36
Part 2 of Peter's talk to the crowd at Pentecost picks up on Psalm prophecies that point to Jesus, and uses truth, witness testimony and the crowd's experience to introduce them to God.
Acts 2:14-21
Peter's sermon, explaining tongues to the crowd, welcomes them to the end times and their implications.
Acts 2:1-13
When the Holy Spirit comes, He comes with power. His people display phenomena that could only come from God. The same Spirit is with us today, to do the same.
Acts 1:12-26
Waiting prayerfully and working obediently - the culture of the first believers can become our own as we keep writing the story of the church.
Acts 1:9-11
David Moffitt, from Saint Mary’s College, opens up for us why Jesus’ ascension is so important in our understanding of how we now relate to God.
Acts 1:1-8
Kicking off the Acts part of our Joshua & Acts series, Jim explores Jesus' message that the Kingdom of God is at hand, and the mission and commission he gives the disciples in Acts 1
Acts 1
Luke appears to frame Acts as a narrative of conquest after the pattern of Joshua.
Joshua 6:24-8:1
Joshua chapter 7 is challenging: God's love for us is immense, but His power and His protection are on His terms, to build His kingdom, His (pure) way, not ours.
Joshua 5 and 6
Immediately after the Israelites cross the Jordan, they take the time to re-dedicate themselves to God and to remember all that He has done for them. They are then ready to receive the bizarre instructions for the conquest of Jericho which happens, not in their own strength but, with the Presence of God at the heart of it. To get involved in what God is doing we should also take the time to get close to God to be ready to receive His instructions.
Joshua 2-4
As Joshua leads God's people into the Promised Land, they find that the 'fame of God' has gone before them, and that faith in God & the fear of God rise as a result.
Joshua 1:1-9
We begin a new sermon series, with a short survey of Joshua, and onto the Acts of the Apostles, with a look at the mission and the commission that God gave to Joshua, to Jesus' disciples, and to us.
Jesus' prayer in John 17 commissions his disciples for their work as God's new Temple. We must learn to receive that prayer for ourselves today.
Hebrews 10:19-25
As we faithfully follow God, bringing His kingdom into the world around us, we can expect to meet spiritual opposition.
Jesus warns his disciples that the world will hate them, but he tells them (and us) don't be surprised and don't worry - you're not alone.
John 15:1-17
The Vine and the Branches - Jesus's picture is so clever, so clear, and captures so well what He wants from us: to be as Him as branches are to a vine.
John 14:15-31
The love of God is unconditional and he offers us a relationship like no other. John tells us the score.
Jesus’ words to His disciples offer us reassurance, a realisation of who He is, and the resources to continue His ministry in our world today.
John 13:1-20
Jesus the King takes the place of a servant, redefining leadership with an act of love that extends even to his betrayer.
John 12:44-50
Jim opens up Jesus’ mission from his own words in John’s gospel, and what it tells us about what God is like, as we celebrate Easter Sunday.
John 12:20-43
A reminder that God's Kingdom is an upside down Kingdom. God's Glory looks like crucifixion and God's Economy is life from death.
John 12:12-19
Between Palm Sunday and Good Friday, most of Jesus' followers deserted him. Why?
John 12:1-11
The story of Mary pouring out expensive perfume is a powerful image of worship, challenging us to consider all we have as worth nothing next to the incomparable riches of simply being with Jesus.
John 11:38-57
In the story of Lazarus, Jesus challenges us with his compassion, his intimacy with God, and his pursuit of God’s glory.
A week after Toby & Carol’s retirement as Senior Pastors of the Kingdom Vineyard, Jim shares his and Rachel’s vision for the upcoming season for the church.
John 11:1-37
The answer to the question "Where is God when I'm in pain?" is that he's right there alongside you, weeping.
John 10:22-42
We can either accept Jesus as he is, or attempt to accept him as we want him to be.
John 9:35-10:21
If we're going to follow the Shepherd, we've got to learn the sound of His voice.
Psalm 23:1-6
Who knows what the New Year holds? Not you or me. But in the words of the old hymn, “we go not forth alone against the foe!" With the future so indefinite, we still have a solid hope to cling to. Happy New Year!
Luke 2:8-20
Beyond all the familiarity, God reveals himself unexpectedly at Christmas. God’s unexpected revelation invites us to see Him with fresh eyes and to respond in obedience and worship.
Luke 1:26-56
Mary was the first person to have Christ in her, and as such she is an example for our faith.
Luke 1
Advent - what is it? How are you starting yours? A look at God’s people’s hopes and expectations for a Messiah, through Zechariah’s story
Philippians 4
The river of God is filled with blessings whether or not we "get in the flow” and grab hold of them. In this passage, St Paul lays down four ways we can stand firm in the current.
Philippians 3:12-4:7
Perseverance, not perfection, pleases God. We're setting out to be lifelong learners.
Philippians 3:1-14
Paul tells us that he considers everything as loss for the surpassing worth of knowing Christ; that’s where we find our salvation and who we truly are.
Philippians 2:12-30
To follow Christ's example of humility, Paul gives us a couple of examples of guys who are living it out.
Philippians 1:27-2:13
We don't become humble by trying to be humble, but by imitating Christ in his vocation, radical obedience, and service.
Philippians 1:12-26
Paul writes to explain to his friends how he is doing, and how the Gospel is doing, since his imprisonment. How is the Gospel doing, amongst us?
Philippians 1:1-11
Paul has not entered into friendship with the Philippians lightly, so the Philippians have clearly done a great deal extremely well. Yet he still encourages them to greater heights, in a tick-tock rhythm of encouragement: “Well done”; "Move on”.
Proverbs 3:5-7
Learn to start with God and his Holy Spirit in order for understanding and wisdom to grow and learn to practise the theory.
1 Corinthians 12:12-27
What is a 'HomeGroup', and how do they fit into our Christian living? Can Paul's metaphor of the 'Body' of Christ apply to our smaller, mid-week meetings, as well as our Sunday mornings?
2 Peter 1:1-15
Our work is not to change ourselves - our work is to put ourselves before God who changes us. God has given us everything we need - we need to put that into action through Spiritual Disciplines.
Luke 9:27-36
As Kingdom Vineyard enters a new season, we look at what God was doing in Jesus' Transfiguration, through the oft used phrase "You just receive".
John 7:1-39
In this passage, Jesus famously offers the believer "streams of living water", flowing from her inmost being. But before we get there, John leads us through an exposition of what Jesus' life was like, including some little-noticed but important "I AM" statements. The meaning of the great headline phrase comes into focus only as we consider this, and especially the religious, contexts in which it was made.
John 6:35-71
Jesus explains what it means for him to be the bread of life. It messes with his followers' world-view and some of them turn back and no longer follow him. But to those who believe that he has been sent by the Father, he offers eternal life, his life in the Spirit.
John 6:1-35
This Bible passage introduces the first of seven great I AM statements in John's Gospel: "I am the Bread of Life". But on the way there, John teaches us three essential truths about the Christian life:
Bring to Jesus the little you have, and He will do something amazing with it; Go where you know He may be found, and He'll meet you on the way; Seek Him not for what you want Him to do for you, but for what He's actually offering you.
Luke 22:14-30
In KV we normally take Communion in Home Groups, but when we gather to receive it as a larger gathering it's good to remember what happened at the Last Supper, how the tradition of the Lord's Supper was first interpreted and how quickly it was corrupted. This gives us a framework for understanding what we are doing in Communion, and what our frame of mind should be.
Isaiah 53
Most Christians believe that Jesus "died to take away our sins". Many believe that sickness was also defeated at the Cross. Yet in addition, we frequently sing words like "You took all my guilt AND SHAME, When you died and rose again". Do we really believe it? If we did, it might revolutionise the way we view our place in Christ, and in the world.
1 John 1:1-10
What does this passage tell us about the coming of Jesus, and what does this mean for us in response?
John 4:25-54
The second half of John 4 is all about sharing our faith and coming to faith. It speaks of our witness to others in terms of Reality, Rewards, Results and Repercussions: our part in the power-encounter between a human being and Christ.
John 4:1-26
The woman at the well is a story of encounter, about the gift of eternal life offered to the woman by Jesus that immediately transforms her life and the life of her community.
John 2:23-3:16
So far we have seen how various different groups reacted to the light of Jesus; but chapter 3 brings us to the reaction of someone we might have expected to reject him. Nicodemus offers us a template for approaching Jesus, and for the kind of questions we should ask him.
John 2:1-22
In the two events of this passage we see two different reactions to Jesus, and where each one leads: Invitation or Indignation.
John 1:19-34
First century Jews were desperate for God to send a saviour. God did just that... but not everyone recognised him. John did, and testified to the imminent arrival ... of God himself.
John 1:1-18
Jesus is the light that illuminates who God really is, who we really are, and what the world really looks like. It is sometimes difficult and hard to accept, but those who choose light and reject darkness will find life.
2 Corinthians 12:14-13:14
As Paul closes this letter to the wayward church at Corinth, he knows they may still be wavering between himself and the false apostles who have misled them. So he challenges them, with four vital pastoral questions:
What’s true?
What’s real?
Where are we heading?
What’s important?
As we seek to get in tune with God’s cosmic plan for reconciliation, we could do worse than ask ourselves the same questions.
2 Corinthians 11:16-12:13
Exploring the hard, embarrassing work of reconciliation, and the humility of the cross.
2 Corinthians 10:1-11:15
Paul has been defending his ministry, not out of self-interest, but out of love for the church. His leadership, like that of Christ whom he imitates, is humble and gentle, but there are warnings mixed into his message.
2 Corinthians 8:1-9:16
Generosity reconciles churches to churches, and people to God. From the passage and from personal experience, Morag shares the joy of giving and being generous.
2 Corinthians 7:7-8:15
Paul challenges the believer to prove in real terms what we believe theoretically. He cites what we may see as 4 'proofs': Grief, grace, generosity, & gathering.
2 Corinthians 6:3-7:7
What does Paul have in mind when he tells the Corinthians not to be 'unequally yoked with unbelievers'? The point, it turns out, is that Paul is worried about the way the Corinthians are living out the Gospel. He raises a serious challenge: choose between the original Gospel he gave them, and come away from their new teachers and their false gospel.
2 Corinthians 4:12-6:2
In the last talk, Paul spoke of our lives as "treasures in clay jars." In this section he moves on to talk about "tipping the treasure out," as we engage in the great Ministry of Reconciliation which is the meta-narrative of the entire Bible.
2 Corinthians 3:4-4:12
Paul's defence of his apostolic mission and the unending glory of Christ - showing us to put our trust in what is eternal, not what is passing away.
2 Corinthians 1:23-3:3
We are called to be a people of forgiveness and reconciliation through Jesus and to spread the aroma of Christ to the world.
2 Corinthians 1:1-22
Above all, 2 Corinthians is about reconciliation. Not only between Paul and the Corinthians, after they have fallen out, but between God and human beings. Ultimately, God's heart is for reconciliation with the whole world - and that includes you!
John 20:1-21:25
The conversations of the risen Lord with his followers after Easter contain some startling insights into the life of a mature disciple.
Luke 19:29-44
It's easy to be wise after the event. Even though we know Jesus' victory is completed by his death and resurrection, we still live our lives not knowing what life holds for us.
Exodus 35:4-25
In this final instalment of Exodus Espresso, a series looking at different "flavours" of the people of God, we look at how the people of God are stirred to action through their passion to do God's will.
Exodus 31:1-11
Bezalel is a name few know, but his story teaches us a great deal about the work of the Holy Spirit.
Exodus 25:1-30:38
The third "flavour" of God's people, revealed in the second half of Exodus, is displayed in the pattern of the Tabernacle. These six chapters, often regarded as among the "boring bits" of the Bible, in fact contain fascinating insights into God's plan for His people.
Exodus 24:1-8; 29:45-46; 33:12-23
Being people of God's presence means seeing God; it means fellowship with God and with each other; it means holiness; it means going back down the mountain, and it means recognising our continual need for God's presence.
Exodus 20:19-23:33
Exodus tells the story of a slave-tribe becoming a free and holy nation: God’s people. Our sermon series on the second half of the book: "Exodus Espresso", aims to capture seven “flavours” of God’s people, as revealed in these pages. The first of these, encapsulated in the Book Of The Covenant, is Holiness. But holiness in Exodus doesn’t much resemble commonly-held ideas on the subject!
Romans 12:1-21
We must learn to go through the process of increasing "self-knowledge", in order to serve the Lord's ministry of reconciliation more effectively.
2 Corinthians 5:11-21
As a church, we have reached a point in our history when we can more effectively involve ourselves in God's Ministry of Reconciliation, as this passage teaches, within our own lives and in the lives of others.
John 1:1-18
In John 1 we hear about the Word who comes to dwell with us, a light for a people in the midst of darkness, an opportunity to receive Jesus and become children of God, part of his family.
Hebrews 13
After a densely-argued theological treatise throughout the first 12 chapters, Hebrews ends strongly in terms of application. Chapter 13 asks us 3 questions: what do we love, who is our leader, and who is our Lord?
Luke 9:10-17
Meals with Jesus: Salvation, Transformation and Community at the Table
At this meal we see Zacchaeus, a wealthy chief tax-collector, receive welcome, acceptance and transformative salvation at the meal table. It challenges our assumptions of who is 'in' and who is 'out' and invites us to say yes to Jesus's invitation to be transformed, to have our lives brought more and more in line with the way of his Kingdom, today.
Hebrews 9:11:10-25
Understanding from Jewish Scriptures who Jesus is and what we can do as 'church' to encourage one another to follow Him.
Hebrews 8:1-9:14
The old covenant made clear what an insuperable barrier sinfulness raises between mankind and an infinitely holy God. The sacrifice of Christ is so powerful it removes all those barriers so that we can enter the Holy of Holies and approach the Mercy Seat, God's throne of grace.
Hebrews 7:1-28
A brief look at who Melchizedek was, how his priesthood differed from the Levitical priesthood, how Jesus' priesthood was of the 'order of Melchizedek' and what difference that makes.
Luke 9:10-17
Meals with Jesus: Salvation, Transformation and Community at the Table
At this meal we see a glimpse of God's coming Kingdom, a promise of the great banquet feast that awaits us. And as we, along with the disciples, are called to partner with him in meeting the needs around us, we see also his enabling and abundant provision.
Hebrews 4:14-6:20
This passage is all about access to God. It explains in terms of the Jewish Day of Atonement how Jesus has opened the way for us to come freely to God's Throne of Grace. But this means more, much more, than a technical explanation of redemption...
Hebrews 3:7-4:13
The church is called to re-live the story of Exodus, Wilderness and Promised Land. Today we are in the wilderness, but to those who hold firm to the end, God has promised an eternal Sabbath rest.
Hebrews 2:5-3:6
Chapter 1 concerned itself principally with Heaven and the deity of Jesus. Chapter 2 deals with Earth and His humanity. So what? This passage tells us!
Hebrews 1:1-2:4
The opening of Hebrews presents us with a contrast between angels who bring God's word the world, and Jesus who IS the word. Believers of old have been dealing with the servants: we have met the Son. How should we, the saints, respond?
Luke 7:36-50
Meals with Jesus: Salvation, Transformation and Community at the Table
Jesus' behaviour at the meal table is an offer of salvation and transformation, an extending of community and fullness of life to the woman, to Simon the Pharisee, and to us today.
Who we are and what we're about here at the Kingdom Vineyard. The four W's: Worship, Word, Works and Wonders.
Luke 24:14-53
Unless we take deliberate steps to maintain our relationship with Jesus, He quickly becomes a distant, historic figure, limited in power and influence in our lives. In the road to Emmaus story, Luke gives us three vital truths about who Jesus really is.
Psalm 42, Ephesians 2:10, Romans 12:2-3, Philippains 2:13, Psalm 37:4-5
Disappointment is a universal experience, but one Christians are often reluctant to admit to. What does the Bible say about it, how we can understand, avoid and recover from it?
Micah 6:1-8
Ever since Eden, when things go wrong for us, or we are conscious of sin and failure, mankind has had a tendency to hide from God. Micah 6 is one of many scriptures where, far from being the kind of God we have to hide from, He calls His people close: to reason with Him and be reconciled, so we can walk with Him again. He still makes this same call today: ultimately in Christ Himself. So come!
Romans 8:31-39
Knowing and 'feeling' God's presence are different. We need to practise the presence of God.
1 Peter 2:1-12, Jeremiah 29:4-14
By giving our best even in the minutia of daily life, we are offering worship to God.
1 Corinthians 9:16; Ephesians 4:1-16
For too long the church has struggled to do "every-member-evangelism". In fact we have been making things unnecessarily difficult for ourselves. An understanding of the 4 G's can help untie the knot.
1 Thessalonians 5
We should all encourage one another. And it is only possible through the grace of God.
Romans 12:1-16
Living right with one another is more than simply actions. In Romans 12 Paul seems to suggest a progression from head to hands to heart: right thinking to right actions to right being.
John 15:1-17
The parable of the True Vine teaches us to go for "grapes not growth". The way of love commanded by Jesus is a way of sacrifice but also of total joy and fulfillment.
Exodus 19:1-20:21
The sovereign Lord of heaven and earth has made a covenant with his people, making us a kingdom of priests. What does this OT message mean to the 21st Century Christian?
Exodus 15:22-16:36
The first two stories of the Wilderness Set (bitter water to sweet and manna). Talking about dependence, trust and the faithful provision of God.
Exodus 14:1-15:21
We need to fix our eyes on Jesus right now, trusting him with the things we don't understand and listening out for when he starts doing something new.
Exodus 12:37-13:22
As the Israelites leave Egypt God's provision and guidance are demonstrated through the Passover and we remember His provision and guidance today.
Exodus 11:1-12:36
Passover is about Yahweh setting his people free so they can serve and worship Him, and about remembering and celebrating that freedom as we look forward to the future full coming of His Kingdom.
Exodus 7:8-10:29
The plagues sent upon Egypt are God's answer to Pharaoh's question "Who is Yahweh, that I should obey him?" They are as much to wake God's people from their sleep as they are to demonstrate his power to their overlords.
Exodus 5:1-7:7
This is about Pharaoh's defiance, the Israelites' ingratitude, Moses' trust and obedience and God's grace as he makes clear to us who He is.
Exodus 3:1-4:31
God is constantly at work in our lives, changing us into his likeness. In Moses' encounter with God at the burning bush, we see four distinct phases in the progress of a man changing his mind, as he comes into his part in God's plan.
2 Corinthians 8:1-9:15
We give not just because it is necessary, and it is, but because it is good for us, drawing us closer to the heart of God.
Isaiah 35:1-10
The return of the exiles is a major Bible narrative; not just in the history of Israel but in every human heart. God's promise and our response lead to a "highway" back to God.
Mark 10:16-11:6
As Jesus sends the 12 out to preach and heal he speaks to their identification of friend and foe, and shows them how to deal with fear and avoid failure.
Matthew 5:43-48
Although most of us go through life trying to make as few enemies as possible, Jesus tells us to 'Love your enemies' not love them if you have them. So who is our enemy? And who is not? And how do we combat enmity both outside and within the church?
Acts 20:28
A suggested New Year's resolution for us as a church. This key verse is not just for leaders!
In this message, we look at the story of Advent. It's a story that doesn't begin with a weary couple making their way to Bethlehem; but a story whose roots stretch all the way back to the last prayer of a dying king 1000 years before...
Colossians 4:2-18
In this last talk we saw the emphasis Paul places on prayer in the conclusion of this letter. This leaves two other "P" words, equally essential if we want to acquire a deeper life in Christ.
Colossians 4:2-18
In the conclusion of Paul's letter to the Colossians, he mentions as "givens" three elements he regards as essential parts of the Christian life, but which are sadly neglected today. The first of them is Prayer.
Colossians 3:16-4:6
We should live our whole lives for God - seeking to glorify Him in all our relationships. Let us be ambassadors for God right here. Right now.
Colossians 3:11-17
Our hearts should be focused on Jesus, a heart of forgiveness, of thankfulness, of love and of worship.
Colossians 3:1-11
The way to holiness, the way to transformation is to set our minds on Jesus, so we starve the sin in our lives.
Colossians 3:5-23
Paul reveals the church as a divine, not a human institution, and challenges us all to accept our God-ordained privilege in building it up.
Colossians 2:6-23
We must keep connected with Jesus and one another to avoid the pitfalls of adding to or diluting the Gospel.
Colossians 1:21-2:6
Paul describes his work as the servant of a mystery: the gospel of Christ, and what motivates his sacrificial commitment to it.
Colossians 1:15-23
Paul proclaims the majesty of Jesus, the invisible God made visible.
Colossians 1:1-14
Paul's initial greeting and prayer, sets the tone for the whole letter: "The Gospel of Christ is Sufficient!"
1 Samuel 16:1-13
Looking at Samuel and how, in spite of his total obedience to God, he still made mistakes.......and so do we.