Podcasts - Mahurangi Vineyard Church

Kingdom of God Series - The Upside Down Kingdom Lyndon Reiff The Kingdom of God is an upside-down kingdom that challenges our assumptions about power, success, blessing, and authority. Jesus declares that the poor, meek, mourning, merciful, and persecuted are blessed, completely redefining what it means to live under God’s rule. Jesus doesn’t simply teach this way of life - He embodies it by humbl...

Kingdom of God Series - The Heavenly Conundrum Niall Presland-White Jesus calls us to seek first the Kingdom of God, storing our treasures in heaven while faithfully living the life we have been given today. Heaven is not simply an escape from this broken world, but the fullness of God’s Kingdom - creation restored, resurrection life, and being fully with Jesus. Because of this hope, we can hold t...

Kingdom of God Series - The Seed and the Harvest Dan Sheed The Kingdom of God is already here, yet it is not here in its fullness—the seed has been sown, but the harvest is still to come. Jesus’ parable reminds us that God’s Kingdom often grows in ways we cannot see, understand, or control. We are called to faithfully sow through prayer, love, forgiveness, generosity, justice, and sharing the good...

Kingdom of God Series - Everyone Gets to Play Sheralyn Cotton The Kingdom of God is scandalous because it turns our expectations of who is worthy, how we should live, and what God’s kingdom should look like completely upside down. Jesus chooses ordinary, unlikely, and imperfect people to represent Him, reminding us that there is nothing we have done or could do that makes us unworthy of being chos...

Kingdom of God Series - The One Lyndon Reiff The Kingdom of God reveals a King who relentlessly pursues the lost. Through the stories of the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son, Jesus shows us that no person ever loses their value in God’s eyes. The Kingdom leaves the ninety-nine to search for the one, turns the house upside down to find what is lost, and runs toward the person who has wan...

Kingdom of God Series - The Kingdom Is Worth Everything Lyndon Reiff The Kingdom of God is the priceless reality of God’s rule and reign breaking into our world through Jesus. While the Kingdom can sometimes seem small, quiet, or easy to miss, it continually grows, reaches further, and changes everything it touches. Through the parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl of great value, Jesus sh...

Kingdom of God Series - Small, Quiet, Growing Lyndon Reiff What if the Kingdom of God doesn’t always arrive with a bang? In this message we explore Jesus’ parables of the mustard seed and yeast, discovering that God often works in ways that are small, quiet, ordinary and easy to miss — yet His Kingdom is always moving, growing and transforming. From personal transformation to the growth of our chu...

Kingdom of God Series - The Kingdom is Near Lyndon Reiff The Kingdom of God is not simply a theological idea or a future destination - it is the good news that God’s reign has come near and continues to break into our world. As we explore what it means to live as people of the Kingdom, we are invited to see God as the faithful and loving King, to follow Jesus with wholehearted trust, and to embrac...

Kingdom of God Series - Ginosko Niall Presland-White In Deuteronomy 8, God repeatedly calls His people to remember His faithfulness - not just in seasons of hardship, but especially in times of blessing when it is easy to become self-sufficient and forget Him. Drawing together this passage with Jesus' parable of the ten virgins, this message explores what it means to cultivate a deep, personal rel...

Kingdom of God Series - The Awesome, Awful Fear of the Lord Niall Presland-White What does it really mean to fear the Lord? Far from being a call to live in terror, Scripture reveals the fear of the Lord as a life marked by awe, reverence, and joyful surrender before a holy God. As the foundation of wisdom and the gateway to understanding God's Kingdom, holy fear draws us into deeper intimacy with...

150th Anniversary Celebration Lyndon Reiff Today we celebrate 150 years of Christian witness at 5 Pulham Road, we reflected on the faithful generations who have gone before us, whose sacrifice, generosity, and obedience have made today’s ministry possible. From the Talent Initiative to future projects that create space for mission, we are reminded that the Church is never about preserving a buildi...

Generosity Series - When We Have Nothing, God Is Enough Steve Nicholson Through the stories of the widow of Zarephath, the feeding of the five thousand, Gideon, and personal testimony, we are reminded that God’s power is most clearly displayed in our weakness. He rarely provides everything at once, but faithfully gives what we need each day as we continue to trust and obey Him. Whether we feel emp...

Generosity Series - Open Hands, Open Hearts Lyndon and Angela Reiff Generosity is not simply about finances, but about living open-handedly with everything God has entrusted to us. Through the Parable of the Talents and the Widow’s Offering, we are challenged to see ourselves not as owners, but as stewards, called to faithfully participate in the mission of God. As a church family, we celebrate Go...

Generosity Series - Treasures in Heaven Maz Kefali Jesus teaches that generosity is not about how much we possess, but how we hold what we have. Through His words on treasures, stewardship, and the “good eye,” we are reminded that our hearts are shaped by what we value most. A life centered on God sees people with compassion, holds possessions with open hands, and treasures eternal things over tem...

Generosity Series - The Generosity of the Father Lyndon Reiff Generosity begins not with what we give, but with the heart of God toward us. Through the parable of the prodigal son, Jesus reveals a Father who runs toward the broken, welcomes the undeserving, and never stops looking for His children. As followers of Jesus, we are invited to become image bearers of that same generosity - open-handed...

Generosity Series - Faithful With What We've Been Given Lyndon Reiff Generosity is far more than money — it is a reflection of the heart of God. Through the parable of the talents in Matthew 25, we read the difference between fear and faithfulness, and the invitation to trust God with what He has entrusted to us. In a world shaped by greed and scarcity, the Church is called to become a beacon of g...

Prayer Series - The Harmony of Prayer Niall Presland-White Prayer is not one voice but many, woven together in harmony. Through Hezekiah, Moses, and Jesus, we see that prayer is not about perfection, but relationship. We bring God our imperfect offerings, trusting that He sees the heart behind them. We seek His glory above our own desires, believing that His purposes are good. And in both joy and...

Prayer Series - Pentecost Sunday Lyndon Reiff Pentecost reminds us that God does not leave His people alone. Through the Holy Spirit, He fills ordinary, imperfect people with His presence and power so they can carry the mission of Jesus into the world. The same Spirit that came in Acts 2 is still at work today — bringing life, courage, unity, healing, and hope through people willing to say yes to...

Prayer Series - Formed Through Prayer Peter Jenkins Prayer is not about getting the words right or having a perfect routine, but about being connected to God in every season of life. Whether through liturgy, journaling, Scripture, silence, or simple honesty, prayer forms and shapes us over time. Even when we don’t know what to pray, God meets us there — through His Spirit, through His Word, and th...

Prayer Series - Nurturing what God is Growing Lyndon Reiff This Mother’s Day message reflects on the quiet, faithful work of nurturing - both in prayer and in everyday life. Through honest stories of hardship, addiction, perseverance, motherhood, and healing, we’re reminded that God works through small acts of faithfulness, often unseen, to bring transformation over time. From praying through suff...

Prayer Series - Nothing Can Separate Us Lyndon Reiff Here is the unshakable truth of God’s love - nothing, no circumstance or failure, can separate us from Him. We don’t need to have it all together to come to God; we simply come as we are, and He meets us with grace. Prayer is not a formula, but is a deeply personal, honest relationship with a good Father who knows us fully and never forgets a si...

Prayer Series - The Pain of Prayer Lyndon Reiff There is both power and pain in prayer, which invites us into a deeper, more honest relationship with God. Prayer is a place we become aware of God’s presence in everyday life, but we all know that we often face seasons where prayer seems to be unanswered - and this is when silence, disappointment, and doubt can take hold. The story of the road to Em...

Prayer Series - An Invitation to Prayer Jacinda Lilly This is the first installment of our new Prayer Series. Prayer is not as a task to master, but as an open invitation to come home to God’s presence. Prayer can often feel difficult, distracted, or inconsistent, but let’s be reminded that this is a shared human experience - even among the most mature believers. Prayer is a relational journey of...

Resurrection Sunday! Lyndon Reiff This Easter message centres on the transforming reality of the resurrection - that Jesus is not only risen, but that His victory changes everything for us today. Through the story of the empty tomb in John 20, we are reminded that what seemed like the end was actually the beginning, and that the resurrection meets us in our places of grief, doubt, failure, and fea...

Discipleship Series - Gratitude Lyndon Reiff Gratitude is a wonder to the soul. It is a lens the Christian is called to look through. Even amidst the chaos of the world we live in, we can be abundantly grateful for what we do have - not only from an eternal perspective (salvation and redemption), but also for what we have here and now. The world is prone to worry and anxiety, but that is not the s...