Venture Church Messages

When Andrew met Jesus he did not keep it to himself. He invited others to come and find out about Jesus for themselves. Discover what this means for us today in this message.

When the Woman at the Well encountered Jesus she found love and acceptance which led to her redemption and transformation. We too can meet Jesus in a similar way today. Find out more in this message.

Find out how one woman found forgiveness when she least expected it thanks to Jesus, and how you can find that same forgiveness too.

Everyone wants a perfect wedding! It was the same at the time of Jesus. So when things started to go wrong at a wedding reception, Jesus' mother asked Him to make a difference. Find out what happened and what we can learn from this Encounter with Jesus.

What would it be like if Jesus appeared to you? In this message, hear about how one man's life was transformed by the encounter and how we may have our lives transformed too.

In the Bible, we can see three ways in which we encounter Jesus. Find out what these are and how you can approach Jesus today.

We will get an opportunity when Jesus calls us by name, and it will be up to us how we respond to that. Find out how one person who encountered Jesus responded.

Have you ever had difficulty with a family member, particularly a brother or sister? How did that resolve itself?  In the Bible we read of one particular situation involving two brothers where one of them encountered Jesus and their life was transformed. Find out more in this message.

Most of our encounters occur as we journey through life between locations, whether these are physical locations or our life situations. Jesus met two people travelling along a road when they were in despair. Find out how their lives were changed on their journey in this message.

People encountered Jesus in many different situations and for many different reasons. Two people were desperate for Jesus to provide healing. One for a long-standing health issue. The other for urgent healing for their child. Find out what the Encounter meant for them then and for us today.

There is something powerful when we gather together in the presence of God, raising our voices in worship to Him, that cannot be found when we worship God on our own. Find out the difference it made to people in the Bible and what can happen today when we Gather In His Presence.

Everyone has a story to tell. The best stories begin with a problem to be solved and end with a resolution of the problem. Find out how, when Jesus is part of the story, there is always a great resolution!

Worship is more than music. It involves all that we are and do as we love God. As we gather to worship God our lives and our church can be changed.

Coronavirus stopped us from meeting together in person. Now God is building His Church again as we gather together. We find that our Faith brings us together to build a Family of believers who seek to make new Friends with those around us.

Communion is often associated with church services. But the early church shared "communion" whenever they met together in their homes. Find out what this means for you today in this message as we gather in our homes and at church.

At Pentecost the church changed from a group of 120 to over 3000 in a day. But they continued to meet together to worship God and share times of fellowship together. Find out what it means to gather as a church today as the first Jesus followers did.

Spiritually Defining Moments are new insights of God that transform our lives. They are moments we remember and affect our relationship with God forever. Find out more about these moments in this message.

Are we intentional about building relationships? Whether we find it easy or hard to build relationships this message will encourage and inspire you.

Hospitality is about being open to others, helping them when they are in need and building relationships with those who may be different from ourselves. Hear some great stories of hospitality and how it makes a difference in people's lives in this message.

When we look at others around us we are looking at our brothers and sisters. They may behave differently from us but we are still part of one family in Christ. Find out how We Are Family in this message.

One of the best ways we can describe God is "God is Love". But what does this mean? What sort of love does God have? And how can we show the same love to others?

Discipleship is a choice to journey on an adventure with Jesus. It is a choice to go and follow Jesus. But it is also to choose to go and make disciples who will go and follow Jesus.

The story of Easter is one of new life and new beginnings. This was the plan that God had in place from the beginning. But what does it mean for us today? Find out in this message.

Three men faced the results of their actions on Good Friday. For all of them there would be eternal consequences. But for the Son of God their actions would lead to His Crucifixion.

When we feel isolated, in pain, that there is no hope, then we can fix our eyes on Jesus who went through these things in the Garden of Gethsemane as he approached the Crucifixion that would bring hope to the world.