Capital Vineyard Church

Luke 19 | Zoë | 9-3-2025 by Capital Vineyard Church

Abiding in the vine | Bronnie Tait | 3-2-25 by Capital Vineyard Church

Praying for others | James | 23-2-25 by Capital Vineyard Church

River of life | James | 9-2-25 by Capital Vineyard Church

Abide + bear fruit | James | 2-2-2025 by Capital Vineyard Church

To bear fruit | Matt | 26-1-2025 by Capital Vineyard Church

Around Christmas time there's lots of talk of hope, peace, joy and love. But why? What's the connection with Jesus' arrival? C.S. Lewis said "Do not let your happiness depend on something you may lose." In this message Christoph talks about how the joy that comes from God is incredibly deep, wide-ranging and eternal!

Around Christmas time there's lots of talk of hope, peace, joy and love. But why? What's the connection with Jesus' arrival? In this message Matt talks about peace!

Around Christmas time there's lots of talk of hope, peace, joy and love. But why? What's the connection with Jesus' arrival? In this message Michelle helps us to see that hope connected with Jesus is more than wishful thinking, it's far, far more and has power to bring change!

On the last day of Spring (30th November) we baptised seven people in the beautiful ocean at Paekākāriki! In this message leading up to the 30th, Zoë and two of our youth unpacked what baptism is all about and why Jesus' followers should be baptised.

In Luke 18 Jesus teaches that you can't be half-hearted in following him, instead you need to be like a child and be all in - fully commit! In this message James digs into passages in Luke 18 to discover the freedom of living according to Jesus' words.

Even though He is the Son of God, Jesus modelled a life on earth marked with humility and from that flowed gratitude. In this message James digs into Jesus' teaching in Luke 17:1-17 on how to walk like Jesus walked.

Matt continues our Luke journey in chapter 17:20-37. In this passage Jesus is teaching on the coming of the Kingdom. Having a view of the future and a hope of the King and His Kingdom can powerfully influence our decisions today, and shape who we are becoming.

Picking up our Luke journey in chapter 16:16 onwards, focussing in on the story Jesus told of the Rich Man and Lazarus. Are we moving towards God or away from Him? Jesus invites us to continue tracking towards him each and every day.

In this message Rosemary picks up our Luke journey in chapter 16:1-15. It's a challenging passage that hits our deepest motivations, but in it Jesus encourages us to do everything for the King and His Kingdom.

In our walk with God prayer is essential. "We are all beginners at prayer" but it's not always easy! In this message Jacinda encourages us to keep on praying.

Jumping ahead in Luke to chapter 19, where Jesus enters Jerusalem as King - James speaks about how we want to be a church that welcomes the King and His Kingdom in all we do.

Visiting speaker Henare taught on the wonderful impacts of the gospel in Aotearoa over the last 200 years!

In this message James picks up our Luke journey in 14:25-35 and highlights the incredible goodness and worth of God's Kingdom.

In this message Spensor from World Vision talks about the amazing work going on in Uganda supporting the Alito community and how we in Aotearoa can be involved.

God is a God of relentless love. He searches for the lost, and He waits and welcomes for people to come to Him. In this message, Matt unpacks the incredible stories Jesus told in Luke 15 that paint a picture of a God of extravagant love.

Everyone is invited to the party that Jesus is putting on! In this message Michelle dives into Luke 14:1-24 and Jesus' invitation as guests and as his representatives.

Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. He invites us into a free and grace-filled life that means turning towards him and away from the world. In this message, Taylor focuses on Jesus' words in Luke 13 and highlights the work of the Holy Spirit to bring about transformation in our lives!

What are you waiting for? In Luke 12 Jesus is speaking to people who have been waiting a long time - they've been waiting for the promised King and the Kingdom of God to come. In this message, James talks about what it looks like to wait for and seek God's Kingdom

Does Jesus promise that life will be easy and conflict-free when we follow him? No - he says that we will face opposition and even persecution. But in the same breath he says to not be afraid. In this message, James opens up Luke 12:4-12 and how we can be know peace when people hassle us about our faith in Jesus.

The gospel of Luke is an amazing book - it's a history of Jesus to tell us about the good news of Jesus, that Jesus cares for all people, and has sent the Holy Spirit into the world, and more! In this message James resumes our Luke journey that we were on in 2023.

In this message Zoë deep dives into the beginning of Isaiah 42 - a passage which speaks about Jesus (hundreds of years before he was born!) and the importance of dynamic justice.

Jesus often taught about prayer and invited his followers to be incessant and audacious in their asking. In this message, James (hot of the heels of the Vineyard Aotearoa conference), encourages us to keeping asking God and to dream big!

Jesus said to "go and make disciples" - but we often find the going hard! In this message Christoph encourages us to go and also talks about what that has looked like in his own life.

In this message, Daniel Green from CCSM talked about how God has moved and is moving in China, and how we can support our brothers and sisters there.

Talking about Jesus with other's can be challenging! In this message Natalya encourages us to see God and share about Jesus with the people around us.

In the first part of this message James talks about where we're at financially as a church and how together we can sow into the future. In the second part, the focus is on the Holy Spirit and how He empowers and transforms us!

Money is treasure, and is something that Jesus and the Bible teaches about a lot! In this message, Andrew digs into the choices we make with our money, and how we can follow Jesus' leading.

On the Pentecost Sunday described in Acts 2 the Holy Spirit fell upon and filled the early believers, empowering them to do what Jesus said. The church was born. In this message, James talks about the Holy Spirit: who He is; the kind of work He does; and how we can invite Him to do His work in our lives and in our city.

Right relationships are essential for life! In this Mother's Day message Michelle explored righteousness in our relationships with one another. When we treat other people as Jesus taught we'll have healthy relationships.

Jesus said "Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be." In this talk Matt dives into how we can treasure the Light of the world - Jesus - and in doing so shine bright for Him!

There are hints of the resurrection all throughout the Bible. In this message James focuses on the story of Lazarus who Jesus raised from the dead (John 11). Even though from our perspective we might not understand the difficult times we go through, Jesus can see the big picture and invites us into his resurrection life. Near the beginning we watched a video of the recent Total Solar Eclipse - to see the video go to: https://vimeo.com/933340852

Jesus' resurrection sends ripples out across space and time and will not be stopped. In this talk, James picks up the Wilderness theme we've been tracking with and explores how just as Jesus left the wilderness and began something new, the resurrection completes the beginning and announces a new day!

Wilderness final | Matt | Resurrection Sunday 31-3-24 by Capital Vineyard Church

Early in the gospels we read of how Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness where for 40 days he went without food and was tempted by the devil. Sometimes we find ourselves in the wilderness - seasons of life that are particularly hard. Jesus is no stranger to the wilderness - instead he can be our guide and help us navigate our way through these pivotal seasons. In this Good Friday message Christoph picks up the Wilderness series and connects it with Jesus' death on the cross.

Early in the gospels we read of how Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness where for 40 days he went without food and was tempted by the devil. Sometimes we find ourselves in the wilderness - seasons of life that are particularly hard. Jesus is no stranger to the wilderness - instead he can be our guide and help us navigate our way through these pivotal seasons. In this message Taylor picks up the Wilderness series and narrows in on the third and final temptation Jesus faced

Early in the gospels we read of how Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness where for 40 days he went without food and was tempted by the devil. Sometimes we find ourselves in the wilderness - seasons of life that are particularly hard. Jesus is no stranger to the wilderness - instead he can be our guide and help us navigate our way through these pivotal seasons. In this message Zoë picks up the Wilderness series and narrows in on the second temptation Jesus faced.

Early in the gospels we read of how Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness where for 40 days he went without food and was tempted by the devil. Sometimes we find ourselves in the wilderness - seasons of life that are particularly hard. Jesus is no stranger to the wilderness - instead he can be our guide and help us navigate our way through these pivotal seasons. In this message Tessa picks up the Wilderness series and narrows in on the first temptation Jesus faced (check it out in Matt 4:3 and Luke 4:3).

Early in the gospels we read of how Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness where for 40 days he went without food and was tempted by the devil. Sometimes we find ourselves in the wilderness - seasons of life that are particularly hard. Jesus is no stranger to the wilderness - instead he can be our guide and help us navigate our way through these pivotal seasons. In this message Matt gives an overview of the wilderness and highlights some key takeaways we can build into our lives.

This year we're giving attention and energy towards three main strands: connecting with God, connecting with one another, and connecting with others. In the New Testament one of the hall-marks of following Jesus was outward good deeds - in other words showing and demonstrating the love of Jesus to people. In this talk James encourages us to be people who have a dynamic, all of life faith in Jesus that leads to love in action.

This year we're giving attention and energy towards three main strands: connecting with God, connecting with one another, and connecting with others. In this talk James discusses how loneliness and social isolation are massive issues in society today, but we as the church have a gift - the New Testament vision is a church of interconnected people growing and going deeper with one another.

Strands - Connecting with God in prayer | James | 11-2-24 by Capital Vineyard Church

There's a well-known verse in the Bible about a cord of three strands that is not easily broken. This highlights the importance of connections in our lives. In this talk James speaks about the overall vision for CV this season: connecting with God, connecting with one other and connecting with others. Intentionally strengthening these three connections will lead to strength, growth and overflow as we follow Jesus.

Peace on earth - we hear this phrase over and over again at this time of the year, but what does it mean? There's ongoing conflict and an absence of peace both internally and socially - so what did the angels mean by peace? In this message James explores the Advent theme of peace and how it is strong, substantial and transformational in our lives!

Jesus is God in the flesh, which is mind-blowing when you pause to think about it. At Christmas we celebrate the incarnation - that God was born as a human being. In this talk Christoph highlights that in Jesus, God became like us to reconcile and rebuild.

Jesus reserved some pretty harsh language for the religious experts: the Lawyers and the Pharisees. He highlighted how instead of helping people walk with God they were actually doing the opposite, and even worse - the things they said they didn't even do themselves. In this message, Zoë gets into Luke 11 and what we can learn from Jesus' words to the Pharisees!