The Vine Christian Community Church

This week we explore Daniel 1. Daniel 1:1–21 shows us how a sovereign God accomplishes his purposes and achieves his victory by sending Daniel and his three friends into exile in Babylon. The challenge we will look at is how Christians today should engage with the culture, whilst remaining true to the challenge of not being of the culture.

Join us for our Christmas day service from 11am as we explore how to find contentment in Christ. In a season that promises so much again and again, only to feel deflated again and again afterwards, God provides a way out of the empty promises of this world and satisfies the true wants that we have. A people that need to be rescued from themselves. (Image: iStock)

Join us this week as we we learn how rejoicing in Christ, has the effect of dealing with our own unhealthy desire of trying to gain power over others, recognition for ourselves and trying to get our own way. In doing so we can understand how believers should seek to be of the same mind in Christ, in order to understand how we can be united with each other.

The Christian life is neither one of perfection nor of passivity, but a progressive pursuit of Christ and his likeness as we await his return and the consummation of all things. This week we look at what it means to be transformed in Christ. We will understand what transformation looks like so that we can recognise that we are being changed and allowing God to change us. Because of Jesus’ forgiven...

This week we explore how far our righteousness goes in respect to the righteousness of Christ, and how we can avoid treating God as if He is in our debt. Instead understand that Jesus is all sufficient, given us far more than we deserve.

This week we explore the meaning of obedience as a Christian. The world understands the word obedience to be something less, to be controlled. But the Bible reveals a different, more powerful definition. For those who believe in Salvation through Jesus, our obedience is not a way to earn our salvation. “Religion says, ‘I obey, therefore I’m accepted.’ Christianity says, ‘I’m accepted, therefore I...

We look at unity in Jesus. We learn that true unity in the church only works when you have something to anchor that unity to. When we love the brothers and sisters in our local church, it shows that we really are followers of Jesus. It also shows the world that the gospel is true and powerful. We will see that there are threats to unity within the church if Christians allow pride to drive their re...

This week we look at what it means to live in Christ. We explore Paul's current circumstances under house arrest and his ability to turn opposition to the Gospel into opportunities for the Gospel. We learn that the Christian faith is not like any other religion that can simply be picked or put down like some modern lifestyle choice. Living for Christ has massive repercussions, not only on the live...

We start our new series in Philippians looking at the theme of Discipleship. What does it look like to be a follower of Jesus? This week we look at how our assurance in Christ comes from the belief that God is in control. We learn that in the good times and the bad times, God is doing a work in us during those times, so to finish the work He started. We will come to understand that if we allow God...

Join us as we look at what it really means to be truly thankful for what God has created and provided for the whole world. We explore the purpose of the Harvest, and how we can come back to a true thanksgiving to God in a world where everything and anything is available at our fingertips.

Join us as we explore the prayer of faith. We learn that prayers for healing of physical health and spiritual health (including for the forgiveness of sin), must come from an acceptance of who God says He is according to the Bible. Not only for head knowledge, but also a conviction that we want to live to the glory of God in all circumstance, and under submission to His will and authority. Only th...

Join us as we explore what it means to be patient as a Christian. We sometimes think this is just enduring suffering. But what if it was something more? This week we learn that being patient as a Christian is actually about self-control in the face of suffering. Its purpose is for us to learn to not retaliate and refrain from seeking revenge. For what reason? Because God's patience with us is why...

This week we explore the abuse of wealth and its ends. We look at how the storing up our trust in wealth, not only is it a short term solution, but it provokes in us something that is unhealthy, to the point that it eats our very soul alive. What we can learn from these verses is how we must steer clear of the trap of desiring to become rich, because in that comes a clear and present danger of tru...

Do you know what will happen tomorrow? Do you think that just because you've made all these plans, they will happen? This week we look at the subject of boasting about tomorrow. When seen in the context of the universe and everything else, how much control do we really have over our lives? We learn that to have faith in God, means there is no need to worry about tomorrow if we submit our p...

This week we explore how we cannot both be a friend of Jesus and a friend of the world. While Christians must desire to want to see people saved and genuinely want to relate and connect with people in the world, we must not allow ourselves to become part of the world and its ways. We will learn that in order to not be lost to the world, we must remain anchored to God through submission to Him alon...

This week we learn that there are two kinds of Wisdom. One that leads to disorder and the other that is pure, leading to mercy. One that harbours selfish ambition and the other that puts God first. We explore how a life dedicated to walking the way of Christ is life done in quiet humility. Seeking to bring peace in order to reap a harvest, learning that God is sufficient for every need.

This week we learn about the power of words. As we have our day to day interactions, how do our words have power to build up and also destroy? For Christians, we are called to understand the basic principle of how we should speak graciously to all people who are made in the image of God. We will see that James is not asking for perfection, but we will learn that the goal is still a good goal to wo...

We look at faith and deeds. James will tell us that it is not enough to simply have belief in God and to simply agree with God. Faith is something that leads to action that shows we are not just agreeing but obeying God. We will learn that rather than being just a witness to others of what we believe, it is just as important for the believer themselves as a faith health check – that we are living...

No favouritism - Mercy over judgement | James 2:1-13 We explore how those who trust in Christ should trust God to provide for and protect them, and not look towards gaining the favour of those who are wealthy and in positions of influence. Just as Christ did, we will learn that all people should be treated with mercy, irrespective of position or status in society.

Stop, Look, Listen and Live - James 1:19-27 We learn what obedience looks like for a Christian. How self-control should be our aim as Christians, in order as to not pollute the gospel. We explore the risk of how religious law keeping can make us whitewashed tombs - looking good on the outside, while remaining unrepentant and unchanged on the inside.

We will learn this week that there is a choice to make when it comes to the sort of life we live – will we be people taken by temptation by indulging in whatever desires we have or will we be people who face the trial in order that our faith maybe matured and sharpened.

We look at the reason for trials in our life. We explore how we can ask God to speak into our circumstances, and help us understand how God can give us the strength we need through-out all trials.

This week we ask the fundamental question - since the false teachers have been proven wrong through scripture, how then shall we live? Since Jesus is coming back and judgement will come to all mankind, how should Christians live right now? We will learn that, while a new heaven and a new earth is coming, as Christians this should encourage us more to live as Christ has commanded us to live. Leadin...

Many false teachers have two particular things they would base their false teaching on. The denial of the Second Coming and that sins would not be judged. In this sermon, we explore the flimsy basis for their unbelief and how Peter blows apart their false claims. Not only is this done through historical events, but comes back to God's ultimate power. God is not bound by our actions or dema...

Today we learn that Peter explains why we should trust the apostolic teaching over and against false teachers: What we will come to understand is that it will give us greater conviction to live in a Christlike way and will establish a basis for debunking false teachings.