Falmouth Vineyard Church Podcast

As Easter approaches we look through the eyes of those surroundings Jesus at the scene of his crucifixion. We look at the 2 Criminals, Mary - Mother of Jesus and finally the Centurion. What was their experience of Jesus in the midst of his absolute physical pain and spiritual separation from His heavenly Father. How can we see our lives in their experiences and how does the cross offer us hope?

Join us for Part 2 of our 2025 Vision talks, where we hear from Nikki about Vineyard Kids and Squidlets, and Kate about Growbaby developments. Ruth also shares about the vision for the church in the upcoming season.

We spend some time this week reflecting on God's goodness and faithfulness to the church over the last year. We hear from Steph who leads our Youth and Andy who leads worship and Selah on how God has been at work this year.

Don't let the Sun go down on your anger! There are so many verses in the Bible about anger and Jesus calls us to account on how we deal with it. In this talk Nathan unpacks the verses giving some practical pointers on how we resolve anger and bitterness rather than letting it stew.

How does Jesus fulfil the Law and the Prophets? Do we pick and choose what we take from the Bible and how can our righteousness surpass that of the pharisees? In this talk we look at these questions and find an invitation to examine our hearts and the fruit being produced in our lives.

Ozie continues our series on life in the Kingdom by sharing about how small acts of kindness shown by the followers of Jesus can shine light into the darkest places and help bring life to our society.

In our series on the Sermon on the Mount we look first at the Beatitudes and how the values of God's Kingdom are upside down compared to that of the world's.

Welcome to "Try Church" Sunday where we all invite friends and family to try church! Nathan shares a simple message of the Prodigal Son and how we are all need of restoration and reconciliation with our Heavenly Father.

Nathan shares on the invitation to Sabbath. Where we have an invitation to rest and to stop. To put down the to-do list. To disconnect from consumption. It is an invitation to consecrate a day to contentment in God and worship of Him instead of the desire to accumulate or achieve. In this Nathan also shares that he and Ruth are due for their Sabbatical in Summer 2025 as they planted the Vineyard in Falmouth back in 2018!

As we launch into 2025 we have felt called and challenged as a church to press into prayer and rediscover confession and consecration. In this talk, based on Psalm 51, Nathan looks at the act of confession firstly to God and then to those around us and how this act of confession, consecrates us to do the good works Paul mentions in 2 Timothy 2:21.

This week we look at the culture of prayer in the church and how it should underpin every ministry in the Church. Ruth interviews Georgina who has been blessed with a passion for all types of prayer and to see prayer done creatively. For many years Georgina was on staff at 24-7 Prayer and with them right at the beginnings of ‪@emmausrdchurch‬

What makes a healthy church and what are some key distinctive of a Vineyard Church? Ruth and Nathan share 8 aspects that signal health within the church. It's not an exhaustive list but they explain why they are passionate about these elements in the life of the Vineyard.

This Sunday Andy teaches on Worship as central to the life of the Church. He unpacks the Vineyard Worship Values and challenges us on what we are all worshipping as humans are created to worship.

The Gospel - the Good News of the Kingdom of God needs to be central to our community. It's not just something we share and demonstrate but something we live. So this Sunday we look at what the gospel is and who it is for and then hear some encouraging stories from our friends at Vineyard Church Cardiff!

This week we carry on our "Being Church" series by looking at the theme and reality of the Church as God's dwelling place. We start in Exodus 33 where Moses pleads with God to go with the Israelites and there is the incredible statement: "How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?”

When we serve in the body, first and foremost we are serving God. And as we serve God, we are changed. Our role is not to serve out of obligation or guilt....we serve in response to what Jesus has done for us. We serve as an act of worship.

Our attitude towards money – especially how we spend it – is a vital part of our discipleship journey. How we view our money is central to our spiritual formation.

Saff speaks this morning on the incredible healing and restoration of the man begging outside the temple. She challenges us on how we can be witnesses of the transformation that Jesus brings in our lives by offering others this hope.

Rachel speaks from the heart with incredible vulnerability and encourages us to worship God and Praise Him in every circumstance.

Join us as Jon White unpacks the imagery used of water throughout the gospel of John and how we can receive this living water and be refreshed in Him.

Jonny Lewis is the Church Engagement Manager for the South and West areas and speaks to us about the Great Commission that Jesus gives his disciples and through them - all followers of Jesus.

Trevor Galpin from Fatherheart Ministries shares with us the power of blessing. For more information about their ministry go to https://www.trevorandlinda.uk

This morning we look at the incredible life of Peter up to his denial and then restoration by Jesus. Every choice is a chance and when Peter is given choices he messes up but this doesn't lead to his permanent disqualification. Instead Jesus lovingly restores him with forgiveness a fresh commission.

Today is celebrated as Palm Sunday and we are looking at the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem by Jesus on a Donkey. We look at 3 aspects of the story - how the nature of how Jesus entered Jerusalem displays the nature of His Kingdom, how the Crowd changes their shouts from Hosanna, to Crucify and lastly at how we can have Hope Redeemed at the anticipated cross.

We have had the absolute privilege of having Eliza Jones interning with us from @moorlandsteam (Moorlands College) for the last 5 weeks serving in various ministries within the church. Today she shares with us how we present everything causing us anxiety to God and in the exchange we receive a peace that surpasses understanding.

This week Nathan set out the 3 priorities for Falmouth Vineyard in 2024.

It's our 6th Birthday! Join us as we celebrate all that God has done and look forward to 2024.

We were really privileged to have Dr Laura Neilson with us for the weekend sharing her experience and wisdom as she leads in Healthcare and the Church. A very inspiring morning (and challenging) morning!

The Community of the Kingdom isn't the absence of conflict – it is the presence of reconciliation. We are called to wage peace following the prince of peace rather than wage war as we see in the world. And we are all called to be peace makers.

Our very own Rob Graham shares the word from Philippians chapter 3 where Paul reinforces our identity as citizens of heaven. Because of this citizenship we have access to God and Intimacy with Him, we have a culture of transformation into the likeness of Christ and we have the authority that enables us to live in the reality of the power of God and who he calls us to be.

At the core of all of us – our deepest longing, or overriding need – is to be right with God. Deep down we know that, apart from Jesus, we are not right with God. It's about Faith in the right thing. Faith in the right person. Faith in Jesus.

How about your Spiritual Life? How about your discipleship? How about your walk with Jesus, your pursuit of the Kingdom of God. What are you Discipleship Targets for 2024?

This week, Peter Amoss unpacks Philippians 2:19-30 and explains how the passage gives us a masterclass in what it looks like to serve others.

This Sunday Morning we looked at an amazing passage describing Paul's encouragement to the Philippians to stay obedient to the Word of God in his absence. He urges them to work out their salvation through every aspect of their lives with fear and trembling - awe and reverence.

In this profound chapter we look at how we can value each other higher than ourselves - laying down any priviledge that we had. Paul uses the example of the Incarnation of Jesus and describes his glory veiled and hidden by taking on humanity.

There are three sections to this talk from Philippians 1:27-30 starting with followers of Jesus living as citizens of the Kingdom of God. Then we look at Paul's encouragement to stand firm with one another in unity and the Holy Spirit in the face of opposition. Lastly we look at suffering as a gift, a grace, granted to us to live our lives as expression of the lift of Jesus.

Paul writes this letter to the Church in Philippi from prison, in chains, and then uses this opportunity to spread the good news of Jesus. He comes to the challenging conclusion that if he lives - his life is dedicated to Christ and if he dies then he stands to gain by being with Jesus. The apostle Paul is "All In" are we?

Paul writes this letter to the Church in Philippi from prison, in chains, and then uses this opportunity to spread the good news of Jesus. We look at modern day persecution of Christians, what is most important to us and then what Paul understood by the gospel.

We are all works in progress - we are the work, God is working and this is done in God's perfect timescale. If we are welcomed into the Kingdom of God through grace clearly displayed on the cross then how do we walk on this path of grace?

We shared the exciting news of our new Evening Service - launching on the 1st of October! We also started our new sermon series on the book of Philippians.

We are spending 3 Summer Sundays looking at Encounters with Jesus. Today we look at Zacchaeus - a chief tax collector - that Jesus spotted in the tree and invited himself to his house for lunch.

We are spending 3 Summer Sundays looking at Encounters with Jesus. This week Andy looks at the radical calling of Philip and Nathaniel.

We are spending the next 3 Sundays looking at Encounters with Jesus, starting with Nicodemus approaching Jesus at night with a lot of questions.

This Sunday, Ruth interviewed 3 women in the church about how they have seen the Holy Spirit at work in each of their lives.

How does God speak to us? And if God speaks how do we listen to his voice? In this talk Nathan builds on the teaching from the first part on Prophecy and gives some practical tips on how God might speak to us.

Does God speak today is the question we'll start to unpack during this talk from our morning service. What is the role of prophetic words for the life of a follower of Jesus now?

This Sunday we had the pleasure of Jon White speaking at our morning service!

We were really excited to have John & Eleanor Mumford with us sharing a message on Sunday the 21st of May, 2023. They founded the first Vineyard Church in the UK, were the National Directors of Vineyard Churches UK & Ireland and are now the coordinators of Vineyard Global.

Join us as Andy unpacks the role of the Holy Spirit in empowering to heal.

Join us as Nathan shares about how the Holy Spirit is present through the Old and New Testaments, and is still moving today.

It's Palm Sunday and in the preparation for Easter we look at how our story is that we have chosen a way of life that rejects God and his way of peace. His way of flourishing. Sin has taken root in our hearts, in our relationships, in our society. The story of Easter is that price being paid - a substitution - Jesus paid our price to redeem us. To release us from slavery to sin. From the weight of shame. This freedom that he bought with his life - this allows us to come back into alignment with his way of peace, peace with ourselves, peace with each other, peace with God and peace with the world.