Coast Vineyard Church Messages

Today marks the start of a three week series, 'join the resistance' spring boarding off John Mark Comer's book, 'live no lies' combatting three key enemies of the soul - the devil, the flesh and the world. First up is the devil and his core chrematistic of lying.

Discerning the best path ahead when there a multiple possibilities can at times be difficult to navigate. Speaking out of her own recent journey, Jacinda Lilly gives a helpful framework for such times.

Today, Simeon Hawkins unpacks the different Christian perspectives of what might happen to someone who passes away who never had a chance to hear the gospel message. This action-packed message will deepen your understanding and hopefully stir your heart about the importance of sharing the ‘good news’.

Bringing our ‘building strong’ series to a conclusion, Matt Lilly speaks about the invitation to a life of prayer. What is it that Jesus teaches us about prayer and how might we respond to the invitation?

Complex and mysterious at times, yet there is a beauty and resilience to the church that is captivating. Today, Stanley Ross explores the important piece of the church in ‘building strong’ lives of faith.

In the next of our series, 'building strong', Jake Alejo (youth pastor) tackles the important topics of repentance and baptism - elements crucial to a faith that will stand strong through testing times.

In the next of our 'building strong' series, Jacinda Lilly explores the much talked about but often misunderstood topic of ‘faith’. What is it and how should we be encouraged to live a life of it?! As a special note, at the end of the service the team led us in a powerful song so we have included this in the podcast - enjoy.

In the next of our 'building strong' series, Nick Wienand speaks about the challenging but important topic of lordship and obedience. Words with the potential to significantly shape the trajectory of our lives.

Today, Matt Lilly kicks us off into a new series, 'building strong', looking at what's needed for a strong, healthy vibrant life of faith. Sin & salvation mark the start of the process.

Part of the core of Vineyard churches is a call to follow Jesus’ instruction and example to remember the poor. In the final in our ‘Taonga’ series today, Jacinda Lilly dives into this important challenge.

The call to 'go', taking the love of God into the places where God would send us is the next topic in our Taonga (treasures) series. in this message, Lead Pastor, Matt Lilly, stirs us in our thinking of that call.

Today, Stanley Ross highlights the importance of discipleship within Vineyard churches. In amongst the messiness that it can be at times, to be a people following Jesus is a ‘Taonga’ (treasure) to us.

Today we're celebrating turning 11 as a church! To help celebrate we have the New Zealand Vineyard's National Director, Dave MacGregor, as our guest speaker. He speaks to us about Jesus' encouragement to give, pray and fast.

In the next installment of our ‘Taonga’ series, Stanley Ross talks about the treasure of the scriptures within Vineyard churches and how we might treasure them within our own lives.

Matt Lilly (Lead Pastor) continues our ‘Taonga’ (treasures) series by looking at the precious gift that worshiping God through song is to Vineyard churches.

Today, Lead Pastor, Matt Lilly begins our ‘Taonga’ (treasures) series by looking at the what is important for us as a church and wider movement when it comes to ministering in the Holy Spirit.

On Matariki Weekend the Auckland Vineyard Churches combined together at Central Vineyard to hear from special guest speaker, Ted Kim.

Today, Stanley Ross concludes (for the time being) our series 'looking at life, with Luke' by exploring a powerful moment of clarity in Luke 9 - Peter's confession of faith.

Today, Caitlin Watson continues our series from Luke by looking a challenging but ultimately life-giving invitation contained in Luke 9, to live a 'life of surrender'.

Looking at the impacting story of ‘a sinful woman’ anointing the feet of Jesus, found in Luke 7, Stanley explores the perspectives of each of the main characters and what God might be inviting us to see through their stories.

Today, Kevin Wood encourages us, from the journey of the early church, about the relational aspect of evangelism - to not just tell the story of 'good news', but to live it out.

Looking at the impacting story of ‘a sinful woman’ anointing the feet of Jesus, found in Luke 7, Stanley explores the perspectives of each of the main characters and what God might be inviting us to see through their stories.

On this significant day in the church calendar, Matt Lilly (Coast Vineyard Lead Pastor) speaks to us about the day of Pentecost that is described in the book of Acts and God's invitation for us to be filled with the Holy Spirit.

Along with around a hundred other churches in the nation, we have been taking part in a Pentecost Prayer initiative leading up to Pentecost Sunday next weekend. In the message today, Simeon Hawkins joins this journey by speaking about prayer in a raw, honest and inviting way.

Visiting guest speaker, Matt Stott, shares powerfully on the invitation to allow our grief be used to bring breakthrough in life and faith.