Bay Vineyard Sermon Audio

This passage is at the heart of Paul's letter to the Philippians. In it, Paul points to Jesus through a stunning Hymn, which has all sorts of implications for us today. Ryan Kaarsmaker brilliantly unpacks this passage.

Paul invites the church in Philippi "to conduct themselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ". This is connected to sharing the sufferings of Jesus. We explore what that means for us in our context.

Paul demonstrates a remarkable ability to view his circumstances from a divine perspective. In this passage, we see Paul encourage the church in Philippi as he shares his perspective on his challenges.

We begin our series new series working our way through the book of Philippians. Paul encourages this church, celebrating their partnership in the gospel, and calling them to allow God to continue to deeply transform their lives.

As we finish our "true treasure" series, we look at the importance of a grateful heart for all that God has given us.

Drawing from the life of John Wesley, Sam explores a framework for how we can live a kingdom-orientated lifestyle.

Sam unpacks Mathew 6, where Jesus invites us to live a radically generous life with the priorities of heaven as our focus.

In this talk, Luke unpacks Jesus' statement that he is the "good shepherd". There's a lot going on here as Jesus engages with the Pharisees, his disciples, and a recently healed man! This statement once more reveals God's character to us, revealed in Jesus.

The doctrine of the trinity is vitally important as it reveals the nature of God. In this talk, Sam explores how the trinity reveals God as love and the invitation we have to participate in the trinitarian relationship. You can also find out more about our building offering by listening to the update here https://youtu.be/zVBldI1LAqg

Jen Harvey shares on the having hunger for the Spirit, the humility to receive the Spirit and the habits that help cultivate a Spirit-filled life. Chrissy Rowe and Blair Applegate share testimonies of how this has looked in their life.

When Jesus says that He is the bread of life, he says that our deepest longings can be satisfied in Him! We explore how we can do this.

Jesus is the true vine! There are counterfeit vines, but Jesus is the true vine. So how do we "remain" in Him, and how can we cultivate a life that bears much fruit?

We begin a series exploring the "I am" statements of Jesus. What does it mean that Jesus is the "way, the truth and the life?"

As we "reset" after such a disruptive start to the year, we revisit the concept of a "rule of life" to help us live out our faith in community together. Sam looks at five essential practices to prioritise as we seek to follow Jesus.

After such a disruptive start to the year, we are taking two Sundays to reflect and reset. In this talk Sam calls us to "choose Jesus" again, to press on! As they say in AA - "it works if you work it, so work it, you're worth it"!

Sam unpacks the Resurrection of Jesus drawing from John's Gospel. The resurrected Jesus meets us in our grief, fears, and doubts and then gives us new purpose!

Ryan Kaarsemaker challenges us to see the cross in a fresh light. As we understand the scope of sin; only then do we understand the significance and healing power of the cross.

Jesus faced and overcame the temptation to be powerful. How do we also follow Jesus in overcoming this temptation, particularly in how politics and prayer shape our worldview?

Charlotte Buxton explores the first temptation - to turn stones into bread or to be "relevant" to the needs around us.

Jesus was exposed to the temptation to do something spectacular, something that could win him great applause. In this talk, we explore how we face the same temptation with how we live our lives, and there is a journey we must all take to deeply trust God with our lives and be grounded in our identity as one deeply loved by God so we can humbly love and serve others.

Two significant events have happened over the last two weeks. The cyclone that has so dramatically affected us here in the Hawkes Bay and the revival in Asbury. How is God working "for good" through these events, and what does this mean for our church? A link to Steve Grahams brilliant article mentioned in the sermon can be found here https://bit.ly/3KGLR8O

Luke Buxton encourages us to live a life of intention by cultivating habits that help us have Jesus at the center of our lives.

We've been doing our best to live out our vision for the last four years, and this Sunday, a bunch of our tribe shared how they have grown as they have prioritised their discipleship journey to Jesus.

We don't want to just have a vision, but we want to live a vision! The church, throughout history, has used a "rule of life" to help shape their lives around abiding with Jesus. Sam invites us to have a rule of life to live out the vision of "being with Jesus, becoming like Jesus, and doing what Jesus did" this year. You can download the "rule of life" handout here https://bit.ly/3jkqeQp

Jesus doesn't ask us to just believe in him, but to follow Him. What does it look like to say "yes" to Jesus invitation to follow him? Sam Harvey outlines the way Bay Vineyard Church is creating orientated around being with Jesus, becoming like Jesus, and doing what Jesus did.