Kingdom Vineyard

Luke 11:14-26 In the "Beelzebul" controversy, Jesus urges his hearers to choose his side in the war against the darkness.

Luke 11:5-13 Some practical thoughts on persistent prayer. https://prayercourse.org/toolshed/ https://prayercourse.org/home/ Recommended books: How to Pray, Pete Greig God on Mute, Pete Greig Celebration of Discipline, Richard Foster The Life You've Always Wanted, John Ortberg.

Luke 11:1-4 Luke’s version of this famous prayer is much shorter than the one commonly said in churches. Why is that, and how should we respond?

Hebrews 12:1-3 Abi, Pastor of the St. Andrews Baptist Church, shared with us what he felt the Lord is saying to our church family in this season. He encouraged us to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, shedding off anything that is getting our way, as we look to the joy set before us.

John 1:5 Each year we ask the Lord what He would like our wee church family to focus on for the year. Jim shares what this looks like, why, and what the Lord has given us as an emphasis for 2024.

Luke 10:38-42 Among the all-consuming nature of life, the story of Mary & Martha challenges us to put aside our distractions and our busyness to come and sit at the feet of Jesus.

Luke 10:25-37 The parable of the Good Samaritan is explored through the context of loving God and abiding in him; with particular attention being paid to how we apply this today. The talk includes a video showing the work of a local charity, and an attempt to retell the parable as a children’s story.

Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Continuing the theme of holding on to hope looking at the Old Testament prophecy regarding the Suffering Servant which found fulfilment in Jesus.

Jeremiah 29:1-14 In the darkest moments of life, we are counselled to acknowledge how hard things are, while clinging fast to the hope we have in God.

Revelation 21:1-27 What is the point of Advent? How can it help our relationship with God? Or how can missing out on advent and going straight to Christmas be a problem for our relationship with God? Jim opens up what Advent is and what we are waiting for, as we wait for God, with God.

Luke 10:17-24 As the disciples return to Jesus with the joy at the thing’s they’ve done, Jesus himself rejoices, and takes another opportunity to teach.

Luke 10:1-16 We can take 9 principles for following Jesus, in our day-to-day lives, from this story of Him sending out 72 of His disciples on a mission trip 2000 years ago. Which of these 9 areas might the Lord be inviting you to readdress today?

Luke 9:46-62 Up until now in Luke 9 we’ve learnt a lot about who Jesus is. This week we turn to the question that follows, who am I to be in light of who Jesus is?

2 chronicles 7:1-3, 12-18 God’s famous “If my people” promise, at the dedication of Solomon’s Temple remains as relevant and powerful for us today as it was to Ancient Israel then, and has much to teach us about the why and the how of prayer.

Psalm 4 The Psalms show us life lived before God. Psalm 4 is a Psalm for the end of the day, giving us a pattern for taking the difficulties and disappointments of the day, landing them not in distraction but devotion and resting in sleep. 

Luke 9:37-45 Jesus is exasperated by the disciples "unbelief" as they try to deliver a boy from demonic oppression. Jesus has given us his power and authority, and looks for faith in his followers to "do the stuff" of the Kingdom of God.

Luke 9:28-36 Jesus climbs up a mountain, prays, and gets all shiny. It's a weird story. But it turns out to be an important key to understanding Luke's gospel, the whole Bible, and what God wants for humanity

Luke 9:20-27 Jesus offers a vision of following him that is deeply challenging. Whether it is worth taking on or not depends entirely on one question: who do you  say he is?

Luke 9:10-20 In the well-known story of Jesus feeding the 5,000, once we look beyond the obvious, we can see clear evidence of His leadership, His values, and His power-source.  Each speaks strongly of the kind of church we aim to be.

Luke 9:1-9 Luke's Gospel moves into its third phase, with Jesus' mission now growing exponentially with the gathering, equipping, and sending out of his discipleship group.

Luke 8:40-56 Looking at the encounter of Jesus with the woman with chronic bleeding and the raising of Jairus' daughter and relating them to the experience of women today.

Luke 8:22-39 Luke records two stories of Jesus' amazing authority, over nature when he calms the storm, and then over an "army" of evil spirits as he frees the demonically oppressed man. Jim looks at what these stories tell us about Jesus.

Luke 8:1-21 It is central to our calling as followers of Jesus to seek to hear his voice, and then do what he says. In this passage, Jesus explains that you can tell who hears his words and truly receives them, because their lives and actions are changed.

Luke 7:36-50 Luke tells us the story of a woman with astonishing faith, and a “should have known better” Pharisee who completely missed who Jesus was. Jim looks at faith and forgiveness in these two figures’ stories. 

Luke 7:24-35 Beginning with a brief overview of parallels between John the Baptist and Elijah, the focus shifts to a reflection on how the religious authorities responded to John’s message of repentance and Jesus’ teaching of the Kingdom. The talk concludes with 4 areas of application.