Coventry Vineyard Podcast

This week we go deeper into Psalm 23 and explore how God leads us along 'right paths'. Do you feel a bit lost? Have you taken a wrong path? How can you learn to recognise the voice of the Good Shepherd, walk the 'right paths' and find an abundant, joy-filled life?

The life with God that David describes in Ps23 is not an exclusive life set apart for a few, this psalm describes God's desire for every single person. Everyone. This week we go deeper into this psalm and see how God provides you with nourishment, rest and restoration for your soul.

Psalm 23 is a psalm about life. Life with God. As we explore this Psalm together we will find that we can learn to live a life of contentment, peace and security. This Psalm describes a daily life that is available to you as a follower of Jesus: free from anxiety, fear and where God himself provides all you need. In this talk, Nick speaks about living a life without lack.

God accepts normal people to be part of his story. He even accepts people we wouldn’t accept ourselves. According to first century middle eastern culture, Joseph had two options regarding his reaction to Mary’s pregnancy… God showed him another one. The God option doesn’t always feel good, but it’s always better then the "good option". What could it be for us today? How do we accept God’s input in...

Christmas is a celebration of how God revealed himself as a small, vulnerable baby in a part of the world that experienced severe injustice. This a journey of hope. God brings hope to our own situation. God has intervened to make all things new. And we get to be a part of his mission of hope.

Paul was a great encourager to the churches of the first century. We see love and encouragement in the letters he wrote to the first christians. What made him be like that? What can we learn about his life? Let’s look at what encouragement generates and how we can be more intentional about it in our lives.

Nick & Ngamanya speak on becoming a diverse multicultural community. How did the early church resolve cross-cultural challenges? What can we learn from them? We have been reconciled to God... so how do we be a community committed to the ministry of reconciliation together?

The church exists for Mission... God's Mission. Together we are invited to demonstrate to those around us what life in God's Kingdom looks like. We are empowered to live as 'witnesses' to the world around us (Acts 1:8). This week, Nick describes what does this look like for our local church.

Living in freedom; living in peace; knowing that everything is taken care of... don’t we all want to experience that in our life, in our relationships, and in our community? ... and how about forgiveness? Should we actually forgive? Why? How? This week, Cécile digs deep into a section of Matthew 18. See how Jesus uses a question that Peter asks to unfold some very profound and humbling thoughts ab...

In this series we are exploring through some of the letters written to the church in the first century who were exploring what it meant to be kingdom people. Living well together as followers of Jesus in a world that had very different expectations. Our society and culture constantly promotes adversity and hostility. "Them and Us". We see this on social media, in the news, in our papers. But how d...

We live in a culture that promotes self-serving attitudes; a culture that says "You want something? You deserve it"... But Living in God’s Kingdom, living well together as a community, changes our attitudes. We serve others. What if church was a group of servant-hearted people who thrive in serving one another? In this talk, Nick digs into why we serve and where we can serve within Coventry Vineya...

Find out about Coventry Vineyard's journey so far, where we currently are, and where we are going. Nick shares some of the highlights and also some next steps as we journey together.

In the Bible, we read about authentic communities. The problems they faced were real. They were not perfect! Not everyone behaves how we might expect them to. We may want a harmonious community and it surprises us when others disappoint us. What can 1 Corinthians 8 teach us about caring for one another, even if it means setting aside things we like or want out of caring love for one another?

The early church were sent out to be Kingdom people, demonstrating the life of the Kingdom to the world around them. Jesus called the church to love one another (John 13:34-35) and by this everyone would know that they were His disciples. The New Testament writers gave wise counsel on what it looked like to live well together. What can we learn from the early church and the letters written to them...

To kick off our new 'Living Well Together' sermon series, we look at why building authentic communities is essential to living well together. We'll see what the Bible says and explore an account that illustrates different examples of community (Mark 2:1-12).

In Luke 7:36-50 we read about Jesus being anointed by a sinful woman with an alabaster jar of perfume - come and explore this woman's encounter with Jesus. Do you see yourself as God sees you? Do you realise how much you are loved? The more we realise what Jesus has done for us, the more we respond in love to him and to others.

Zia looks at the encounter Jesus had with the woman at the well. She was covered in shame and rejected by others but Jesus showed her compassion. She was enough for him and so are we. He is also more than enough for us. Following this talk, we encourage you to listen to "The Well" by Casting Crowns

This Sunday Ian spoke about the story of Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10). He encouraged us that we don't have to try and change ourselves before coming to Him - Jesus tells us to come as we are, with all the mess that we have, and He will transform us. "Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to s...

In part 4 of our 'Encounter Jesus' series, Cécile looks at when Jesus called Matthew Levi and ate with sinners. What did it mean when you shared a meal with someone in the first century? How can you be more like Matthew Levi, inviting Jesus into different areas of your life? Mark 2:13-17 "...Jesus said to them, ‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but those who are ill. I have no...

In part 3 of our 'Encounter Jesus' series, we look at the moment where Jesus' washes the disciples feet, and explore the significance of this simple act. John 13:1-17

As we open the gospels and look at the lives of those who encountered Jesus, Susy explores how an encounter with Jesus can transform how we look at money and possessions.

Nicodemus was a Pharisee who came to Jesus at night, and that encounter changed him completely! (John 3:1-9) Paul explores the depth of that, talks about his own encounter with the Spirit, and how we should be open to the Spirit making changes in our lives too.

As we come to the end of our short series 'Practicing the Way' (inspired by John Mark Comer's book) we explore what it will look like for each of us to "do what Jesus did"? What was it exactly that Jesus did? And how can we possibly follow in His footsteps? In this talk, Nick encourages us to have a plan for being an apprentice of Jesus and challenges us to take some practica...

What sort of person are you becoming? In part 2 of our series based on ‘Practicing the Way’, Vicki looks at how to become like Jesus, focussing on giving our life to him, practicing daily disciplines and opening yourself to God’s transformation in your suffering.

Everyone is a disciple. We all follow someone. We are all influenced by our environment and culture. In this sermon series (based on John Mark Comer's book 'Practicing the Way'), we will be exploring what it looks like to be with Jesus, become like Him and do as He did. Nick starts us on this journey by uncovering some practical steps to be with Jesus.