Bay Vineyard Sermon Audio

Steve shows from scripture and history that God is at work in the midst of darkness. He encourages us to pursue God's presence as a community.

Sam shares why he loves the church and the ways we can contribute to see it continue to flourish, via serving and giving.

Brian Heasley, International Prayer Director for 24-7 Prayer, encourages us to be persistent in prayer. Our "constantly" results in others "suddenly"!

Ryan shares on how community is central to our formation, and the invitation to be part of our communities at BVC

What does it look like to move beyond intention to a plan orienting our ordinary days to reflect our discipleship to Jesus? In this sermon, we explore how we change, and how a "rule of life", or rhythms of intention, can help us in our discipleship journey. The "rule of life" handout can be downloaded here https://bit.ly/3jkqeQp

Sam explores what the word "disciple" would have meant in the time of Jesus and how the church has created a discipleship culture throughout history. How can we take seriously this call to "follow" Jesus?

Sam begins the year outlining the vision of Bay Vineyard Church: to pursue the Presence of God personally and corporately, to be deeply formed as disciples of Jesus, and to selflessly live a missional lifestyle.

Sam, with help from the congregation, shares the story of Christmas!

Luke Buxton shares on the hope we have because God has come among us!

Sam shares three ways that the season of Advent and the incarnation of God give us peace that we can experience here and now!

Jen Harvey encourages us to be a people that passionately worship God! Sung worship has always been a key part of the Christian faith, and Jen unpacks why.

Guest speaker Mark Johnson shares on the tenderness of God, exploring Mathew chapters 11 and 12.

If we all carry varying levels of grief, and we continue to accrue losses until we ourselves die, then how can we do that in a wise way? What does the bible say about navigating losses? What does Jesus model? How can we process our grief well?

We're in a fight! There have always been three enemies of the soul: the world, the flesh and the devil. But we don't have to rely on willpower to overcome; empowered by the Holy Spirit, we can live a life that sees us flourish.

Hospitality is not just about knitting together the fabric of our church community but is how we can be intentionally missional with our neighbours. Jay Pathak, national director for the Vineyard in the USA, encourages us to be intentional about knowing and loving our actual neighbours!

What are some of the barriers we may need to overcome as we seek to build a lifestyle of hospitality? Ryan Kaarsemaker shares five barriers, and how we can get over these hurdles to live out what biblical hospitality is all about.

Community and hospitality can be messy and risky, and yet when we accept the reality of community, we will grow in our love for one another and see Community as the antidote to Loneliness. Charlotte explores Jesus' invitation to live a life of love by building an intentional community

Sam begins our series on Hospitality, exploring how it reflects the heart of the Kingdom, how the Kingdom comes, and is the hope of the Kingdom!

Sam unpacks how the politics of God must take precedence over our earthly politics. He encourages us to have a Kingdom vision for the issues that we are passionate about. The talk on Politics and the Sanctity of life can be watched here: https://youtu.be/9T121kgNLBQ?si=e2oScVASA-NYb9Ti

Joseph McAuley explores how, in light of the tension we live in of the already/not yet kingdom, we engage with politics.

Sam Harvey finishes our series exploring the book of Philippians. In this closing passage, Paul exhorts the church in Philippi to be intentional about what they think about and encourages the church with his example of contentment.

Dealing with conflict, living in joy, and how to find God's peace! Charlotte dives into some of Paul's closing thoughts in his letter to the church in Philippi.

Luke unpacks Philippians 3:12-4:1. Paul sets an amazing example, running his race with passion and living as a 'friend of the cross'. Paul's encouragement is that we should join together and imitate this pattern.

Paul says that everything is garbage compared to knowing Christ Jesus. Sam explores Paul's exhortation to "know" Christ and to orientate our life around Him!

Jen Harvey explores how we can "work out our Salvation". As we seek to imitate Christ, Paul highlights to the Philippians some specific ways we can live in a way that "shines like stars".