Viva Vineyard Church

Living in reality doesn't come naturally. Whether we choose to acknowledge it or not, there are powers opposed to the life of faith and they want our allegiance...

God's vision for relationship is radical. Maybe it's time to hear it again.

What a French chore coat, a scuba instructor and a young Afghan Messi fan teach us about how we become human again.

Body life is incredible.

This week was church by fire and our conversation centred on the heart of Ephesians 3.

Walls of hostility are ancient. And we're making them everyday. How could they ever possibly be dismantled between us?

“Chosen” in the Bible and its story means something quite different to chosen in our culture. Our culture chosen for the team, chosen to represent your country or your school You got in, and other people didn’t.  You are special, elite, better.  Based on your abilities and efforts.  You benefit from being chosen, and other people miss out. The Biblical story In the story of God, the story of the B...

Everything is ready. Just come! "Our Christian life begins with the discovery of what God has provided." Watchman Nee

Hezekiah was at the point of death under the sentence of death. What was left? More than he could have ever hoped.

Like Christmas and Easter, Pentecost celebrates a history changing move of God.

Hezekiah faced extraordinary life-threatening situations as he lead Israel. Terror was not far from him. But somehow he kept faith. How was that possible? Here's the punch line: he brought his whole self into the presence of God - the gritty details of the problem, the full bandwidth of pain and fear. There's a lot we can learn from this ancient king...

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!