Lagan Valley Vineyard

Chris McNaught continues our series Grace & Peace. Take some time to reflect on these questions, inviting God into the conversation as you are open and honest with Him. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  In regards to pace and load, how do you reflect on entering a new year? Q U E S T I O N  T W O ". ..Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” What does it practically look like to keep company with Jesus in our everyday lives? How do we respond to Jesus' invitation to live freely and light? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E The trajectory of the pace that Jesus sets in our lives is always towards people. This week what does that look like for you?

Lauren Jackson continues our series Grace & Peace. We've included some discussion questions for you to reflect on as a response to this teaching. Waiting, enduring delays, disappointments and discouragements without giving up or backing down is the opportunity for our faith to expand to faithfulness. It is impossible to grow in faithfulness if everything is instant and every prayer answered immediately. Your waiting is not wasted…. Let faith become faithfulness. Take some time to reflect on these questions, inviting God into the conversation as you are open and honest with Him. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  What have you been waiting for this year, in the last 2 years? What feels wasted? (Pray into this by simply telling God about it and asking for Him to reveal Himself to you and show you where He is with you and working) Q U E S T I O N  T W O What has left you wondering, where God, what God and why God? (Be really honest with God in conversation.) Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E What has

Stuart Bothwell kicks off our teaching for 2022: - Stu shares a grid which can help us find our bearings and direction as we follow Jesus together.

Stuart Bothwell shares with us on Boxing Day 2021. We've included some discussion questions for you to reflect on as a response to this teaching. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  When in your own life story can you recall God being faithful? Take a moment and ask God to bring to your memory times of His faithfulness. Make a list and go back to it as you need a reminder! (If you find this hard to do, start by looking at scripture and where He has been faithful then!) Q U E S T I O N  T W O What are you waiting for? God knows and He cares and He wants you to talk to Him about 'everything'! Speak to Him about those things you long for and wait for. Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E In times of waiting, do you commit time to wait on God? How can you incorporate waiting on God into your everyday life? Commit this year to wait in wonder and remember who God is.

Stuart Bothwell continues our advent series. We've included some discussion questions for you to reflect on as a response to this teaching. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  Advent is a season of waiting, something we don't like to do. Oftentimes we can distract ourselves away from waiting or never bring our longings to God in honest prayer.  What are you waiting for?  Take time in the presence of Jesus to articulate your longings and recognise that Jesus is with you right now. Q U E S T I O N  T W O This week in advent we celebrate the love that we have received through Immanuel.  Do you live with an awareness of the Father's love for you? If not, how can you open yourself to receive the love of Christ once again this Christmas? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E How will you and your family take time this Christmas to celebrate the joy that Jesus brings? You may want to map out certain times and moments to pause, pray and celebrate over the next few days - some of the prayers and scrip

Stuart Bothwell continues our Advent Series. We've included some discussion questions for you to reflect on as a response to this teaching. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  How do you define joy? Q U E S T I O N  T W O On Sunday, Stu talked about us living in the time of "no room." Does that rushed, hurried, preoccupied feeling resonate with you? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E How can you make more room for abiding with Jesus this Christmas?

Chris McNaught continues our Advent Series. We've included some discussion questions for you to reflect on as a response to this teaching. Q U E S T I O N  O N E   How do you reflect on the last 12 months and where do you see a need for peace, both in your life and the world around us? Q U E S T I O N  T W O Peace played out in the world around us is focused on the absence of external powers or people, yet Peace played out in the Scriptures is very different. Biblical Peace is a prophetic promise and a presence. Peace Himself came into our mess and chaos to bring order. How do we connect to the promise and presence of peace this Christmas? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E 'In making peace we find more of it.' How can we be peacemakers this advent season?

Stuart Bothwell kicks off our Advent Series. We've included some discussion questions for you to reflect on as a response to this teaching. Q U E S T I O N  O N E   It's easy to rush ahead and begin celebrating Christmas before the waiting of advent. How can you and your family slow down and settle into a few weeks of practicing advent to open yourself up to a sense of expectation and hope? You may want to bring this up around your dinner table to share practical ideas as a family. Q U E S T I O N  T W O On Sunday, Stu shared this quote from Alain Emerson. Take a moment to read it again. How can you open yourself up to Hope being both your compass and your destination? “To be fully alive is to be hope-filled. It follows that when we are hope-less we are less than our true selves, we are deficient. We can’t avoid disappointment in life, and we are certainly not immune to it, but the greater truth is that we were created for hope. Seasons of disappointments will come, we should expect them,

Our dear friend Michelle Scott from Vineyard Church Dungannon teaches on what it means to be "Open-Broken-Hearted" like Jesus. We've included some discussion questions for you to reflect on as a response to this teaching. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  Consider the feelings of Jesus and the others in this passage, remembering that Jesus is as fully human (while still fully God) as the others are. How might Jesus be broken-hearted? Q U E S T I O N  T W O From this passage how can we learn to live open-broken-hearted? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E What is Jesus asking of you as you dwell on this passage? What action is He requiring of you?

Yvette Wilkinson our compassion pastor shares how we can get involved this Christmas as we partner with agencies in the Lagan Valley area who provide crucial social care and support to families in our communities. We've included some discussion questions for you to reflect on as a response to this teaching. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  What are some ways you and your family can get involved in giving? Q U E S T I O N  T W O Think about a time when someone's generosity deeply impacted you. How did this change your day to day? How did it help your future? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E How can you infuse the active and living love of Jesus into what you do for Love Lagan Valley?

Stu Bothwell finishes our 1 John series - Love Alive. We've included some discussion questions for you to reflect on as a response to this teaching. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  What has been your main takeaway from the 'Love Alive' series? Q U E S T I O N  T W O Do you find yourself at times narrowing down Jesus' desire for us by forgetting to see that others are loved by Jesus, just as we are loved by Jesus? What would it look like for you to see others through the loving eyes of Jesus? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E Eugene Peterson writes, “You are the one He loves, and this world is the ground on which He loves you. This is who you are, your identity, loved by God. But being loved is not all there is to it. Being loved creates a person who can love, who must love. Getting love is a launch into giving love.” In light of the love you have experienced, how can you extend that love through tangible, proactive, and sacrificial ways this week?

Stuart Bothwell continues our series - Love Alive. We've included some discussion questions for you to reflect on as a response to this teaching. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  Do you feel the temptation to try to connect with God and by-pass others as you do it? Why may that be? Q U E S T I O N  T W O  In 1 John, we see him reminding us of our core identity as children of God, the beloved and brothers and sisters. Which labels do you place upon yourself that distort these core identities? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E Reflect upon a moment when you received encouragement from a brother or sister in the faith. What impact did it have on you? How could you imitate this practice and encourage someone else this week?

Stu Bothwell continues our 1 John series - Love Alive. We've included some discussion questions for you to reflect on as a response to this teaching. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  On Sunday, Stu highlighted how through individualism we have moved from living as a 'We' to living as an 'I'. Do you agree? If so, what everyday practices pull you towards individualism? Q U E S T I O N  T W O What tangible, proactive and sacrificial practices could you have a go at this week? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E Do you sense a degree of hesitancy when it comes to throwing your life into the community of the church? If so, where is the source of that hesitancy? 

Stu continues our series on John 1 - Love Alive. We've included some discussion questions for you to reflect on as a response to this teaching. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  Do fight the temptation to hold to a dream image of the 'perfect church'? Q U E S T I O N  T W O How have you experienced God's love through someone else's tangible, proactive, and sacrificial love in the past? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E This week, how can you practice proactive love? Who may Jesus be leading you towards to embody His love?

We take a break from our series on John 1 to hear from John Dickinson. John is a dear friend of ours at LVV and he is Minister Emeritus at Carnmoney Church. We've included some discussion questions for you to reflect on as a response to this teaching. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  How have you experienced loss in the past 18 months? Remember, every part of the human experience is a valid entry point into prayer. Therefore, if you have not invited Jesus to minister to you, take a moment to present your loss to him in prayer, trusting that he draws close to the brokenhearted. Q U E S T I O N  T W O On Sunday, John reminded us of how our losses remind us how small, how creaturely we are. How do you respond to the realisation of our smallness and our lack of control? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E Times of loss can open up the possibility of new opportunity. What new direction may Jesus be inviting you into?

Yvette Wilkinson our Compassion Pastor shares ways we can spend local in our community and continues our series 'Love Alive.' We've included some discussion questions for you to reflect on as a response to this teaching. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  Would you describe yourself as a "disciple whom Jesus loves"? If that feels awkward, we encourage you to lean into the awkwardness and practice saying it over yourself this week. Q U E S T I O N  T W O Take a moment to reflect upon the moment you encountered the love of Jesus for the first time. What memories, feelings, or emotions does this reflection evoke? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E In light of the love Jesus has for you, who can you share His love with this week?

Stuart Bothwell continues our new series Love Alive. We've included some discussion questions for you to reflect on as a response to this teaching. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  In the pilgrimage of becoming more like Jesus, at what stage would you locate yourself? Q U E S T I O N  T W O "In Jesus' life we do not just see a legacy to be admired, but a lifestyle to be imitated." Are you actively and intentionally practicing the lifestyle of Jesus these days? If not, as you read through the Gospels, with which practices of Jesus could you begin to have a go? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E Where in your life does it cost to love? Who may Jesus be leading you towards this week to love in a sacrificial way?

Stu introduces our new teaching series 'Love Alive'. We've included some discussion questions for you to reflect on as a response to this teaching.  Q U E S T I O N  O N E  How has the crisis of covid affected your life with Jesus and with others? Q U E S T I O N  T W O Could you describe yourself as a 'disciple whom Jesus loves'? If not, what is holding you back from embracing the depths of your belovedness? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E How close is your relationship to Jesus right now? How could you practice drawing closer to Him this week, like John leaning up against Jesus?

Andy Smith who leads Belfast City Vineyard joins us this week. Andy along with his wife Harmony set the vision and direction for BCV and lead the staff team. Together, Andy and Harmony also provide leadership for the Vineyard churches in Ireland.

Andy Masters interviews Julie Hoey. We've included some discussion questions for you to reflect on as a response to this teaching. Q U E S T I O N  O N E  How intentional are you in the way you engage with your local community? Q U E S T I O N  T W O How could you more intentionally seek to be a blessing to those in your local community? Q U E S T I O N  T H R E E Would you consider using your high street voucher to support one of our local charity partners?