Viva Vineyard Church

This is the first of three talks looking at the life of King Hezekiah. He is remarkable in his transforming trust in the Lord in the face of extraordinary generational, cultural and political opposition.

Jesus story of two sons speaks volumes about our hearts, how deeply we misunderstand our Father and how desperately that needs to change.

Part Two. Greg Trainor continues to workshop how to join the Father in His healing work.

At the start of a new series focused on "doing the stuff" we're diving deep into who God actually is. After all, Tozer tells us, what we think about God is the most important thing about us.

God is making all things new.

Herod's temple in Jerusalem occupied about a quarter of the land and could hold around 75,000 people. It was marked by splendour and segregation. Jesus had other ideas.

Jesus taught most about the kingdom of God, but next topic that he taught on the most was money.  Learning how to handle money is a core part of what it means to be a student of Jesus and it always will be.   Not because God needs money. He has no need for it. God really cares about how you and I handle money,  Money is connected to our very purpose.  The purpose that God gave mankind was to be st...

When Jesus speaks his dream for community we can barely hear him. We've been been formed a world away from his vision for how his family is to care for each other. In this talk we take a fresh look at Jesus' vision and some of the big blockers to seeing us become the community Jesus has in his heart.

Are you still only eating "bread"? Maybe it's time to live.

Two weeks ago, we started looking at this issue of anxiety in our lives: that the root of our anxiety is our independence from God.  Leads to chaos, overwhelm, fear.  What we truly need is reconnection to God. What do we mean by Reconnection? Not talking about how to reconcile with God - that all happened through the cross. No barrier from God’s side.  He is always available to us.  Talking about...

Into our hurt, anxiety and chaos Jesus says, Come to me and I will give rest for your souls. But so does every other marketing campaign. What makes his invitation so different? Why listen? Why do it?

Follow Jesus. How? Three things to get us started. We know it'll be marked by new relationships, new purpose and new power.

We put destinations into Google Maps all the time. Destinations matter. Forget your dream destination for a moment. Let's take a moment to continue where this world is headed. Let's talk about that, and let's use hoops!

God is about rebuilding places and people long devastated. Often others have been benefiting from that devastation. The work of rebuilding is therefore always opposed. Let's not lose heart!

It's hard to face how broken down the walls of our lives are. Really hard. But it's possible with this hope that Tim Keller immortalised: we are worse sinners than we can imagine, and more loved than we could ever hope.

Nehemiah 1. Nehemiah allows news from afar to pierce his heart, despite his affluence and influence.  He turns that compassion into prayer.  Prayer leads him to risk it all before the king. God's question to us is never, Are you able? It's always, Are you willing?

We're starting a new series: Rebuilders. We'll be looking at the book of Nehemiah. But in this first week we set the scene by drinking deeply of some incredible words from Isaiah.

Healing. Some are sceptical. Some are trying to profit. Some take steps of incredible faith for the sake of another...We explore the questions and the conflict through the ancient story of Naaman.

Is it possible for people to move in the power of God without being abusive? Paul says yes. As tempting as it is to through out the gifts of the Spirit to avoid possible abuse, Paul encourages the Corinthians to pursue love and the gifts. Both are essential wings of the beautiful ministry that Jesus modelled to us and called us to follow him in.

In short, everything.

The Doomsday Clock says we're 90 seconds from midnight. But what does God say? God's Spirit among us is the presence of the future God has for us. Wrap your head around that!

However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen,     what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”—     the things God has prepared for those who love him— these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. (1 Corinthians 2:9-10)

God's beautiful metaphor for a church growing and flowing in his gifts.

This is the first talk in a new series called, God gives His Spirit without limit. We ask, What is the normal Christian life? We lay some foundations looking at the person of the Spirit and his activity.

Jesus' ministry is marked by healing and setting people free. In Matthew 12 this ministry meets deadly religious pushback. But Jesus doesn't flinch. He knows the work of cleaning house is a big part of how the Kingdom comes, so he sticks at it for the sake of this lost trapped world that he dearly loves. Jesus' work of cleaning house is a big part of how the Kingdom comes. The wonderfu...