Central Vineyard Church Sermon Podcast

For these long weekend summer Sundays our Sunday Epistles are looking at the words of Lamentations 3:40 which says; “Let’s take a good look at the way we're living and reorder our lives under God." Join us this week for Dan's closing thoughts entitled “Let us pray."

For these long weekend summer Sundays our Sunday Epistles are looking at the words of Lamentations 3:40 which says; “Let’s take a good look at the way we're living and reorder our lives under God." Join us this week for Alisha's opening thoughts for the year entitled “Let us prioritise."

For these long weekend summer Sundays ahead our Sunday Epistles are looking at the words of Lamentations 3:40 which says; “Let’s take a good look at the way we're living and reorder our lives under God." Join us this week for Dan's opening thoughts for the year entitled “Let us examine."

‘Advent Together’ is our Advent journey of 2021, along with our friends at Saint Augustine’s and using the Advent devotional from Venn Institute. This final week of Advent Alisha Wiseman shares with us on the way of waiting and the encounter we need. As it's Traffic Light Red, we're sending it with love for you to enjoy on Sunday, written and read by Alisha.

‘Advent Together’ is our Advent journey of 2021, along with our friends at Saint Augustine’s and using the Advent devotional from Venn Institute. We are joined by guest speaker Mathew Newton for this third part, looking at the Advent tie between hope and justice. As it's Traffic Light Red, we're sending it with love for you to enjoy on Sunday, written and read by Newt.

‘Advent Together’ is our Advent journey of 2021, along with our friends at Saint Augustine’s and using the Advent devotional from Venn Institute. Join us for this second part, looking at Psalm 72, the way of imperfection and the King we need. As it's Traffic Light Red, we're sending it with love for you to enjoy on Sunday, written and read by Dan Sheed.

‘Advent Together’ is our Advent journey of 2021, along with our friends at Saint Augustine’s and using the Advent devotional from Venn Institute. Join us for this first part, looking at the way of Advent and our need for a Saviour. As it's still level 3, we're sending it with love for you to enjoy on Sunday, written and read by Dan Sheed.

‘Been here, done that’ is a mini-series reflecting on five stories from church history and their wisdom for today. On this final week we look at the German Confessing Church. Taking place during the lead-up to World War II, this story is one of courageous fidelity to Christ and examples of costly discipleship amongst great pressure to compromise. As it's still level 3, we're sending it with love f...

‘Been here, done that’ is a mini-series reflecting on five stories from church history and their wisdom for today. On this penultimate week we look at Brother Lawrence and how his life can inspire us to better connect with God deeply in our everyday lives. As it's still level 3, we're sending it with love for you to enjoy on Sunday, written and read by Rob Wiseman.

‘Been here, done that’ is a mini-series reflecting on five stories from church history and their wisdom for today. This weekend Vivek and Elianna Gabriel are sending the third Sunday Epistle of the series, looking at the story of the Parihaka community. They are taking us to a story of our own land and history, of a community who embodied the way of peace and putting into practice the peacemaking...

‘Been here, done that’ is a mini-series reflecting on five stories from church history and their wisdom for today. In this part we head to Rome to look at an underground church who could not hold public church gatherings and ask what we learn from Christians who, despite the pressure, lived out good and beautiful lives and what became one of the most effective evangelistic moments in church histor...

‘Been here, done that’ is a mini-series reflecting on five stories from church history and their wisdom for today. In this time of lockdowns and riots, what did a woman in 14th century England do amongst the Black Death bubonic plague and the English Peasants Revolt that led to her writing, as historian A. N. Wilson says is, "the most original and revolutionary reading of Christ's gospel since tha...

‘Be with, be like’ is an exploration of fruitfulness, and what it is to experience and exhibit the Father’s love and Christlike Way by the Holy Spirit. In this final part of the series, we share some closing words on the Biblical words we have looked at, and as it’s another Sunday in lockdown levels, we send it with love and in the form of an epistle-like letter read by our writer, Dan Sheed.

‘Be with, be like’ is an exploration of fruitfulness, and what it is to experience and exhibit the Father’s love and Christlike Way by the Holy Spirit. In this tenth part we are exploring the last of the fruit of the Spirit, self-control, and as it’s another Sunday in lockdown levels, we send it with love and in the form of an epistle-like letter read by our writer, Alisha Wiseman.

‘Be with, be like’ is an exploration of fruitfulness, and what it is to experience and exhibit the Father’s love and Christlike Way by the Holy Spirit. In this penultimate week we are exploring gentleness, and as it’s another Sunday in lockdown levels, we send it with love and in the form of an epistle-like letter read by our writer, Gabrielle Sheed.

‘Be with, be like’ is an exploration of fruitfulness, and what it is to experience and exhibit the Father’s love and Christlike Way by the Holy Spirit. In this eighth week we are exploring faithfulness, and as it’s another Sunday in lockdown levels, we send it with love and in the form of an epistle-like letter read by our writer, Vivek Gabriel.

In this special podcast episode, Alisha (co-leader and pastoral care leader at CV) caught up with our pastoral team of Dan, Gab, Ella and Rob and talked about how care looks from the pastoral perspective. We pray there's something helpful and insightful you can glean from the conversation.

‘Be with, be like’ is an exploration of fruitfulness, and what it is to experience and exhibit the Father’s love and Christlike Way by the Holy Spirit. In this seventh week we are exploring goodness, and as it’s another Sunday in lockdown Level 4, we send it with love and in the form of an epistle-like letter read by our writer, Strahan Coleman. Strahan was meant to be our guest speaker this Sunda...

In this special podcast episode, Alisha (co-leader and pastoral care leader at CV) caught up with our very own Matt Judd (counsellor) and Amanda Pilbrow (spiritual director in training) to discuss care through their various lenses. We pray there's something helpful and insightful you can glean from the conversation.

‘Be with, be like’ is an exploration of fruitfulness, and what it is to experience and exhibit the Father’s love and Christlike Way by the Holy Spirit. In this sixth week we are exploring kindness, and as it’s another Sunday in lockdown Level 4, we send it with love and in the form of an epistle-like letter read by our writer, Rob Wiseman.

‘Be with, be like’ is an exploration of fruitfulness, and what it is to experience and exhibit the Father’s love and Christlike Way by the Holy Spirit. In this fifth week we are exploring patience, and as it’s another Sunday in lockdown Level 4, we send it with love and in the form of an epistle-like letter read by our writer, Natalie Wendzich.

Before our current Covid outbreak, Aaron Hardy (Te Rautini) was scheduled to visit us as a guest speaker this Sunday. He has kindly sent this special message from afar as a guest writer of our Sunday Epistle. Our Be with, be like” series will continue next week.

‘Be with, be like’ is an exploration of fruitfulness, and what it is to experience and exhibit the Father’s love and Christlike Way by the Holy Spirit. In this fourth week we are exploring peace, and as it’s our first Sunday in lockdown Level 4, we are exploring it in the form of an epistle-letter written and read by Alisha, Dan, Ella, Gabrielle, Rob and Vivek.

‘Be with, be like’ is an exploration of fruitfulness, and what it is to experience and exhibit the Father’s love and Christlike Way by the Holy Spirit. In this third week we are exploring joy: how it arrives, how to cultivate it in our lives and how to live in the paradox of it.

‘Be with, be like’ is an exploration of fruitfulness, and what it is to experience and exhibit the Father’s love and Christlike Way by the Holy Spirit. In this second week we start exploring the fruit of the Spirit one by one, beginning with the first - and even only one - ‘love’.