Send us a text Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him. They stood outside and sent word for him to come out and talk with them. There was a crowd sitting around Jesus, and someone said, “Your mother and your brothers are outside asking for you.” Jesus replied, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” Then he looked at those around him and …

Send us a text Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach. -Mark 3: 13-14 The four gospels aim to make us wise by helping us get up close to the life of Jesus and seeing how he lived his life. The gospels invite us…

Send us a text Then Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained silent. He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored. - Mark 3:4-5 This…

Send us a text Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, “Why are you thinking these things? Which is easier: to say to this paralysed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’? But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to…

Send us a text After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. 15 “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” - Mark 1:14-15 The beginning of Jesus' public ministry offers profound insights into how His actions and teachings remain incredibly relevant f…

Send us a text As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” - Matthew 3:16-17 Last Sunday was Pentecost, when we celebrate the Spirit's co…

Send us a text “You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit! Was there ever a prophet your ancestors did not persecute? They even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One. And now you have betrayed and murdered him— you who have received…

Send us a text Now he had to go through Samaria. So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon. When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a dri…

Send us a text Since then, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, who did all those signs and wonders the Lord sent him to do in Egypt – to Pharaoh and to all his officials and to his whole land. For no one has ever shown the mighty power or performed the awesome deeds that Moses did in the sight of all Israel. …

Send us a text The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! John 1: 29 When it comes to animal sacrifices and the rituals of Leviticus, I think this is one of the genuine places in the Bible where we may get the sensation of approaching the text with a disorienting lack of exp…

Send us a text In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place …

Send us a text Then the Lord God said to the serpent… "And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.” Genesis 3:14-15 In the church year, my favourite service is Nine Lessons and Carols on Christmas eve. The first of the Nine Lessons is fro…

Send us a text On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. Again Jesus said, “Peace be wi…

Send us a text Blessed is the one … whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Psalm 1: 1-3 Not everything in your Bible is always easy to understand. Not everything in your Bible is even…

Send us a text Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected, “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It w…

Send us a text Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the one whose sin the Lord does not count against them and in whose spirit is no deceit. When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy on me; my strength was sapped as in the heat…

Send us a text Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”So afte…

Send us a text Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. - Matthew 11:28 The image Jesus chooses to use to describe the life of a disciple - someone who follows his teaching - is a picture of a yoke: a heavy object that is put on animals for the purpose of carrying a burden. And yet at the same time Jesus says that h…

Send us a text People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingd…

Send us a text He went down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of his disciples was there and a great number of people from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coastal region around Tyre and Sidon, who had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those troubled by impure spirits were cured, and the people all t…

Send us a text After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves…

Send us a text May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. - Romans 15:13 If someone asked you to tell the story of the 21st century, what would you include? The new millennium dawned with an era defining attack on the twin towers. This heralded conflic…

Send us a text Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends. - Revelation 3:20 Hospitality is incredibly powerful. We know this is true in our lives. Who we eat with, who we welcome close to us and who we celebrate with is incredibly powerful because it is …

Send us a text The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. Isaiah 9:2 It is the darkest time of year - and now Christmas is nearly over we'll have to face it without the happy twinkle of decorations. We're probably all feeling at least a little bit SAD. But when the Bible …

Send us a text “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come. It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with their assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch. “There…

Send us a text When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. - Matthew 25:31-33 Were …

Send us a text So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise. For the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And greater works than these will he show him, so that you may marvel.…

Send us a text To fully face the cost of the forgiveness of our sins is to allow Jesus’s healing love to transform us into a people who can handle offence when they come at us. People who can be a part of a deep, reconciled church community that can go the distance. I think at its heart the issue of forgiveness comes down to an issue of control. We…

Send us a text They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day t…

Send us a text As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”G - Matthew 3:16-17 We believe in the Holy Spirit - the first line of the third…

Send us a text Jesus told them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. When the wheat sprouted and formed ears, then the weeds also appeared. ‘The owner’s servants came to him and said, “Sir, didn’t you sow…

Send us a text "Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." - Hebrews 12:2 We believe that Jesus rose again and went to take his place at the righthand of the Father, sharing the authority of God the Crea…

Send us a text “Fellow Israelites, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day. But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne. Seeing what was to come, he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was not …

Send us a text Being God’s chosen King is not linked to exercising authority for self interest or for the accumulation of wealth and military power. It wasn’t a human display of kingship. Being God’s chosen King means that Jesus suffered, was crucified, died and was buried. And that model of ruling has huge ramifications for all of us who desire to…

Send us a text We believe in Jesus Christ Sing, barren woman, you who never bore a child; burst into song, shout for joy, you who were never in labour; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the Lord. “Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your c…

Send us a text God, the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth - Genesis 1:1 What do you think of when I say the word ‘power’? Perhaps the phrase, “abuse of power”? Perhaps the phrase, “absolute power corrupts absolutely”? It is hardly possible to think of any institution which has not been…

Send us a text Abby asks if the thing we desire most is intimacy with Jesus - understanding Jesus - and being changed by Him - shouldn't that be the work of our lives?By Trinity Vineyard Church

Send us a text Yoma and Paul conclude our series on Habakkuk by speaking about being the disciple Jesus loves even when our faith is rocked and how suffering helps us know God in a different way.By Trinity Vineyard Church

Send us a text Abby continues our series on Habakkuk by looking at what it means to be people of praise even though the chaotic waters rage all around us.By Trinity Vineyard Church

Send us a text Syd continues our series on Habakkuk by examining what God reveals to us about his love of justice and how we can wait for the Lord to deliver us. Due to some technical difficulties some of the beginning of this talk is missing.By Trinity Vineyard Church

Send us a text Paul continues our series on Habakkuk by encouraging us to build our foundations on faith in the Lord our God.By Trinity Vineyard Church

Send us a text Paul begins a new series on the prophet Habakkuk - being prayerful in the face of adversity and grief. angr m (Old Norse) sorrow, resentment, distress repentance tribulation, affliction injury, harm (physical)By Trinity Vineyard Church

Send us a text Abby concludes our series on Worship by inviting us to spend time with the Spirit in a practice of worship.By Trinity Vineyard Church

Send us a text Paul continues our series on Worship with a look at the Lord's Supper.By Trinity Vineyard Church

Send us a text Paul continues our series on Worship by asking what place Sabbath has in a Christian life of worship.By Trinity Vineyard Church

Send us a text Paul continues our series on Worship with a reminder that we cannot avoid worshipping something and its up to us to Choose Our Alter.By Trinity Vineyard Church

Send us a text Paul continues our series on Worship with a talk on how Grace is a Circuit.By Trinity Vineyard Church

Send us a text Becca continues our series on worship with how Jesus shows us that serving others is a form of worship.By Trinity Vineyard Church

Send us a text Paul concludes our series on Jesus's I AM statements with the promise of life and resurrection in the face of death in the world.By Trinity Vineyard Church

Send us a text Paul begins a new season of talks on the practice of worship and its place in the Christian life.By Trinity Vineyard Church