Dan Sheed kicks off our new series, "In Jesus, amen" looking at prayer as Jesus did and as we can, emphasis being on the fact that this is all about pursuing Jesus as the One to emulate.
This is a special podcast edition releasing our "In Jesus, amen" series audio resources. "Prayer of Examen" is a prayer exercise which helps you to reflect on your day with gratitude and notice where God was at work.
(Sourced from ignatianspirituality.com, produced by Strahan Coleman, voice by Shana Lang, music by Rhys Machell, recorded by Vivek Gabriel)
This is a special podcast edition releasing our "In Jesus, amen" series audio resources. "Lectio Divina" is a guided reading of Luke 11 for you to explore the scripture reading in a deeper way.
(Written and produced by Strahan Coleman, voice by Shana Lang, music by Rhys Machell and record by Vivek Gabriel)
This is a special podcast edition releasing our "In Jesus, amen" series audio resources. "Spiritus Oratio" is instrumental music, ideal for you to use for your own free prayer. No words, no rules, just beautiful music and freedom.
(Music by Rhys Machell)
Guest speaker Sam Harvey shares on Isaiah 6, and our response to God's nature, God's mercy and God's mission.
Guest speaker Scottie Reeve from Blueprint Church in Wellington shares on how Jesus went to the wrong places, at the wrong times, to the wrong people – and challenges us to do the same.
Cameron Thorp shares the final part of our "Stories" series, looking at the meta-narrative of the Bible and the identity-forming family story we have today.
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As part of our "Stories" series this week Dan interviews Clark and Julie about their own redemptive stories of journeying through addiction, separation and shame.
Dan Sheed shares on 1 Peter 3:15 as part of our "Stories" series, looking at how to tell a hopeful story with both our lives and our words.
Strahan Coleman shares part two of our series "Stories", looking at how we can live in a sanctifying story by choosing God's truth to re-story us, even in the midst of tough circumstances.
Due to the sensitive nature of some of the stories in Jehan's talk, this week our podcast is only available by request. Please email web@centralvineyard.org if you would like a link to the audio and slides.
Dan wraps up our Making Room series by taking a look at our friendship groups and how they can either be closed groups or loving groups where we make room for others.
Dan Sheed takes us through the second part of our Making Room series, looking at how central meals were for Jesus and what we can replicate in our quest to make spaces that welcome strangers to become friends.
Dan Sheed kicks off our series called Making Room, looking at Biblical hospitality. We begin by framing up what hospitality is and asking who our strangers are.
Dan Sheed finishes our Faithful Presence series by wrapping it up simply with an analogy on how John wrote 1 John and a few key reflections. (Note, it's Mother's Day today so our gathering had another element that shortened our message time down significantly.)
Cameron Thorp shares a powerful talk from 1 John 5:1-12 on the absurd victory at work in the world and what that means for us today.
Strahan Coleman continues our Faithful Presence series, looking at God's radically faithful love and what that means for us.
Guest speaker Mathew Newton shares in our Faithful Presence series, exploring how we are to live life right now as people with one arm out to the broken world and one arm out to God's love.
Dan Sheed continues our Faithful Presence series, looking at 1 John 3:1-10 where John is making a bold call: we are children of God and have a new way of being in God as a result.
Strahan Coleman takes us further in our Faithful Presence series, speaking on what it is to be earthy, not worldly, and to take our vocations seriously as people of the Kingdom.