Capital Vineyard Church

We look at the challenges to faith in our modern western culture. Then at how focusing on the Risen Jesus can ensure we build our faith on a strong foundation.

In this talk we examine the substance of Christian faith as described in Hebrews 11.

Hope is precious and essential. With hope we can face difficulties with courage and strength. How do we hold on to hope when things get rough as they are currently in our nation? Listen to Caleb, Dave, Natalya and Maralyn discuss hope and real-life strategies for holding on to hope.

As the people of God we are to bring glory to God, draw close to His presence, and to prepare the way for the Lord in our own lives and in our interactions with others. Listen as James speaks about our priestly mission which involves walking in the footsteps of John the Baptist and ultimately those of Jesus our Great High Priest.

God invites us to draw close to Him - in fact, abiding in Him is necessary to glorify Him. But when we make the decision to chase after His presence we will encounter opposition. In this talk James encourages us to see the opposition for what it is and to keep pursuing God no matter what!

The Israelites were chosen by God and taken from slavery in Egypt to freedom in the wilderness. This was a time of huge upheaval and unsettling for the people who had to learn to put all their confidence and trust in God and to listen and obey His words in order to be the people He was calling them to be. In this talk James talks about the parallels with our lives today and in this season of massi...

We are called to be a people set apart. Listen as Caleb discusses holiness.

In this talk we look at Jesus establishing the new covenant and how we benefit from it.

In this talk Zoe and Matt explain what covenants in the Bible are. They then look at the confirmation of the covenant with the people of Israel in Exodus.

In Exodus God makes an incredible promise to Moses and the Israelites “my presence will go with you and I will give you rest”. Many of us do not function out of rest but out of exhaustion. Rather than working for His presence God is inviting us to work from His presence which is the place of rest.

When the Israelites were set free from Egypt God led them through the wilderness with a cloud of smoke and a cloud of fire. His presence was marked by the cloud, it's the place of protection and guidance. Just like the Israelites we too are invited into that place to be overshadowed by the cloud of God. In this season of turmoil and change, God promises protection and rest and guidance under his c...

Relating the journey of the Israelites to their own journey, and learning to trust His guidance, listen as Dave and Anna review Exodus 15.

The crossing of the Red Sea was the baptism of Israel - it marked the before and after moment. They emerged from the sea as a new nation with a new identity, a new story - no longer bound by their past, or by fear of slavery, oppression and bondage. Listen as James unpacks this moment in Israel's journey and God's invitation for us into new life and freedom in Him today!

The Passover in Exodus is a hugely significant event in history - judgment and liberation in one massive blow. It was so important that Jesus observed the Passover feast and demonstrated that it foreshadowed the ultimate moment of judgment and liberation when He went to the cross. Listen as Rosemary unpacks this incredible story and teaches how we can enter into it today.

Deliverence of the Israelites from slavery and oppression in Egypt required a spiritual victory of God over the gods and powers of Egypt. Each of the ten plagues was God demonstrating his superiority over every other power, His perfect judgment, and prefigured His advancing Kingdom. When King Jesus arrived He announced His intent and purpose - freedom, healing and salvation! God's Kingdom continue...

We are in a spiritual battle. Exodus is the story of an enslaved people being liberated by the hand of God - a spiritual battle in which God utterly defeated the gods of Egypt. The Israelites were set free to encounter God's Presence in the wilderness and to enter in His promises. Likewise, we are in a spiritual battle that we need to be aware of and equipped for as we draw close to God's presence...

We can be unconsciously bracing ourselves against criticisms from outside and inside our heads but we can take a breather in the light of God's face, because He loves us and has plans for us just as we are, with our unique personalities and characteristics.

What do you do when God fails to meet your expectations? The enslaved Israelites response was typical - they gave up and stopped believing because of their broken spirit. In this season God is calling to us to lift up our eyes again, to seek Him again, and to look for the signs of His presence. To not give up but to hold on to hope. To keep coming to him and to not give up.

Encounters with God come with a revelation of who He is. When Moses encountered the presence of God, God revealed His divine name - the name of the one and only true God and the name that is alive, powerful and available for us today.

We look at the journey of Moses and the people of Israel in Exodus. We examine the moments of doubt that they had and how they influenced their relationship with God. Finally we look at how we can respond to doubts we may have.

Fear is a powerful emotion in our lives and in our society with some people feeling ruled by fear. It’s a topic we tend to a avoid. Fear of God, however, is the beginning of wisdom. Listen as James dives into how fear of God is not something to avoid it’s to be embraced and connects, surprisingly, to the way of peace.

The Israelites had been in Egypt 430 years before their salvation - that's a long time. Even though God's blessing was on them and the population multiplied, eventually they came under the evil oppression of Pharaoh. But God had promised to liberate them and their freedom began with a divine encounter when Moses drew near to God at the burning bush and was enabled and anointed to bring the Israeli...

Open Doors mission is to serve persecuted Christians worldwide. Mike Burrows shared stories from the persecuted church and how we in New Zealand can support our brothers and sisters in Christ facing persecution.

Jesus saves us from slavery to sin and death into eternal life in him. This is a journey from hiding from his presence to being hidden in his presence. In this talk James introduces a journey that will be anchored in the book of Exodus - the book of the salvation of Israel from slavery to encountering the presence of God in the wilderness. A journey of the people of God becoming a people of his pr...

Creativity is a key aspect of the nature of God, who created us in His image and likeness. We are inherently creative - God wants to use our creativity to share His Good News!