Bay Vineyard Sermon Audio

Sam shares about his personal journey with how depression has affected his life. He looks at the scientific research around the causes of depression and how biblical wisdom can lead us to places of wholeness.

Sam Harvey looks at what it means to have Jesus at the centre or our lives, and what that can mean for a church and a region.

Sam Harvey reminds BVC of the culture of the church, a place of faith, hope and love. HOMEWORK! Faith Build your faith by placing yourself in environments of faith. Read a good Christian book, get in some podcasts, hang out with some of the people of faith in our church Hope Listen to Steve Grahams talk from the BVC camp on Hope. https://youtu.be/XdJijQdw2-k https://soundcloud.com/user-782527245/bvc-easter-camp-sunday-morning-hope?si=eb51957bb27e4f6db6d69c2349e0bb4f Love Reflect on the description of love in 1 Corinthians 13 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Perhaps the best thing to do with a passage like this is to take it slowly, a line at a time and to reflect on at least three things: first, ways in which

Sam Harvey looks at the holiness of God, and how He not only calls His church to be holy, but empowers her to be so.

In this talk Sam explores the way that God is inviting us to be a people who live from the deep peace of God, and walk in supernatural unity.

Sam has a conversation with Dan Sheed, the co-pastor of Central Vineyard, exploring the relationship between the pace of our life, the way of Jesus and a missional life.

This talk by the pasta explores the topic of feasting, hospitality and the kingdom of God!

Ryan Kaarsemaker explores how we can see our work with a biblical perspective, and how we can partner with God in His mission through our work.

Sam Harvey has a conversation with Dr Sean du Toit exploring God's heart for justice. Give to Tearfunds Afghanistan appeal bit.ly/3ya7GUq Tearfunds ethical fashion guide bit.ly/3B2MuRY

Jen Harvey talks about ways we can have conversations about Jesus and minimize the awkward, and practical ways to grow in confidence with sharing your faith.

Children's and families pastor Charlotte Buxton explores the reality that we are now representatives of Jesus, we are His ambassadors! She tells the story of how her family came to live this out as they moved to Napier to help plant Bay Vineyard.

Sam Harvey gives an overview of the message that we carry, and drawing from Bruxy Cavey's book "Reunion", looks at one word that describes the gospel, three words and thirty!

Sam shares about the call to plant Bay Vineyard, how the mission of God is in the DNA of the church, and how we are all invited to be a part of God's mission here in the world.

We finish our journey through Galatians with Luke Buxton teaching through chapter six. Its an amazing, challenging, humbling finish to an amazing book.

Galatians 5 is packed with wisdom, and paints an incredible picture of what living a life "in step with the Spirit" looks like. Sam explores this passage, particularly looking at the beauty of the fruit of the Spirit.

In this sermon we work through the fourth chapter of Galatians, and in it we look at what it means to be adopted into Gods family, and the freedom that God invites us to live in.

Jen Harvey looks at the incredible promise that we inherit through God's covenant with Abraham, and how this points to the grace of God.

In chapter two of Galatians we see some awkward conflict between Paul and Peter, the reality of Christian community, and the beauty of the gospel.

In the first in a series exploring the book of Galatians, Sam explores the message of "the gospel" and looks at Pauls credentials as an apostle.

Charlotte Buxton unpacks why our doctrine of the trinity is so important to how we view God, and how we can avoid some of the heretical thinking that can distort our understanding of what God is really like.