Church of the Vale

We can walk into a room and know within seconds that something is off, before anyone says a word. Atmospheres do not just happen to us though, they come from us. Ps Andrew Waddell opens Proverbs 18 and asks a question worth sitting with: what atmosphere are we contributing to at work, at home, and in our church? Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.

Not all broken things carry the same weight. A cup is one thing, a promise or a relationship or a heart is another entirely. Preaching from Colossians 1, Ps James Murray makes one point and drives it home: Jesus did not come to manage our brokenness, he came to restore our wholeness in full. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.

If the last twenty four hours were the only evidence of our lives, what would they say about us? Our habits reveal the blueprint we are actually building on. Ps Ryan Germain opens Genesis 16, where Abram and Sarai swap God's promise for a cultural shortcut and make a mess of it, and where Hagar meets the God who sees her in the wilderness. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find mo...

Some things we cannot change, no matter how hard we pray or fast. Ps Mark Edwards says that is where most people lose their faith, trying to bend a spiritual truth that will not bend. This one comes with a warning to stay to the end, because the truth he unpacks about day and night is the one that produces real peace. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale....

Jesus is standing at the door of our lives knocking, and we get to decide whether we open it. Ps Ryan Germain preaches from Revelation 3 and Psalm 84 on our Expand offering Sunday, on making room in our hearts and our lives for God to move. Giving is one of the ways we open that door. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.

A widow about to lose her sons to her husband's debt had nothing left but a little oil. That little was enough. From 2 Kings 4, Ps Neil Smith shows us that God always asks for something, and that our miracle is usually already in the house, waiting for us to stop counting what we do not have. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.

There is already a fire burning in our church. People are coming to faith, and an offering is how we throw fuel on it. On Expand offering Sunday, Ps Ryan Germain preaches from Acts 2 and 4, showing us how the early church was formed and how generosity accelerates everything God is doing here. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.

Sixty one years ago a small group in a CWA hall said yes to God. On Pentecost Sunday, and the first day of Church of the Vale, Ps Ryan Germain preaches from Acts 1 and 2 on the moment the Holy Spirit came and the church was born. A vale is a valley, and a valley is where dead things come alive. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.

My kids never stop to wonder whether it is my voice calling them. They just know it, because they have heard it their whole lives. In week three of our Faith For It collection, Ps Alastair Hills opens John 10 and the story of Gideon in Judges 6, and shows us that hearing God is not a technique but the fruit of relationship. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofth...

A fence held up by a ratchet strap for twelve months is not a fixed fence. We can draw the blueprints, hear the message, and still change nothing until we dig the hole. Faith is a verb. Ps Ryan Germain opens 1 Samuel 17, David and Goliath, and shows us six acts of faith we can activate this week. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.

Culture tells us faith is wishing hard enough that good things happen. That is not faith, and it runs out fast. Real faith is given, not manufactured. Michael Anderson opens Hebrews 11 in our Faith for It collection and shows us faith has a source outside of ourselves, a vessel in us, and a call we get to answer. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.

For over 60 years this house has been carried by faith steps and sacrifice. On our 61st birthday we take a new name, Church of the Vale. God asked Ezekiel whether dry bones could live, and He is still asking it over our valley. Ps Ryan Germain opens Ezekiel 37 and shows us where we sit in that story. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.

Every criminal trial rests on one unshakable rule. Ps Mark Edwards says our faith does too. God's unfailing love and His faithfulness are the golden thread running through Scripture, mentioned hundreds of times, and everything God does rests on them. He opens Psalm 108, the song David's warriors sang before battle, and shows us why God is on our side. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale...