Balham Vineyard Church Podcasts

What if church has become something that we go to or simply attend rather than something we embody? God is calling us to be the church where we are, making disciples and co-labouring with Christ as He builds his church and nothing can stop it.

Navigating our faith and future's during times of uncertainty and crisis. Yesterday was so fun - looking forward to when we can do it again!

Steve and Viv tell the story of how Vineyard 61 Church came into being, through various prophetic words and circumstances that came into place over a number of years. Isaiah 61 being central to the mission of the church.

Drawing on the Israelites experience in captivity in Babylon, this talk looks at how we can seize the opportunity of lockdown for the Kingdom.

Steve proposes ways we can cultivate the spiritual practice of communion during this season. Unpacking Matt 28:28-30 and the power of receiving forgiveness, he then leds everyone online in a time of partaking in communion.

Viv challenged us from Galatians 6 v 7-10 that we reap what we sow. Our lives aren’t on hold just because of lockdown. Who am I becoming at this time? What we sow in this time really matters.

Was Jesus lying, crazy or actually who He claimed to be- God-incarnate? And why should we care...? In this message, Jonny unpacks what Jesus’ divine claims mean for us today, and the eternal hope that His death and resurrection give us. Enjoy!

What does it look like to be a people of Hope in this time? Our Hope in Jesus can be an anchor for our souls.

What are you? You're a carrier. You're a faith spreader. You're a love giver. You're a hope dealer. Steve shares with you today a portion of scripture from the New Testament, it takes place in the Upper room, when the disciples are in lock down for fear, Jesus after his resurrection appears and breathes His peace and His power upon then. Receive this peace and power as you listen in too.

The Apostle Paul in uncertainty in his own life, unsure if he's ever going to see his friends or other believers again. He is really in social isolation, lock down and disconnection, but there's no discouragement. Steve explores how we can learn to be carriers of hope not fear during this time.

Speaking from Matthew 6 v 19-21,24, Malachi 3 v 8-10, Acts 2:44-45 and Acts 4:32-35, Viv talks about how we want to be a community that is marked by radical generosity, especially at this time of uncertainty.

Lu shares challenges us living a life of intercession is the basic call of Christian life. Lu looks at the importance of intercession and how we can create a life style of intercession.

Georgia talks about living intentionally within your capacity instead of existing in Auto Pilot.

To be a disciple we're learning to be like Jesus and patterning our lives to His model. Steve explores how we can balance our lives looking at 3 ways Jesus intentional balances relationships with His Father, His Spiritual Family and the world around Him.

Jo shares with us how to use the Bible as a tool for prayer.

Phil closes our Bible series by exploring this huge question through the lense of his own personal journey. Using both practical and Biblical examples, this teaching helps us all take the next step in reading the Bible for transformation rather than information."

Karen shares The story of the Bible which starts in a garden and ends in a city. But what happens in between? and why does it matter?

Viv takes a step back and asks how we can trust the bible in the first place. Looking at it from all different angles, we have to know we can trust it before using it as a standard for our lives.

On the series of the Bible in V61, Steve shares about Biblical Meditation as a key way to help in our emotional and mental health as also the answer to understand what God wants to do with our life. Plus five practical ways on how to meditate with the Bible.

In the V61 new series about the Bible Steve shares about how meditating with the Bible is key to help us with our emotional and mental Health, as also as the answer to understand what God want to do with/have for you. He also gives five practical ways to achieve Biblical meditation.