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 | It all belongs to God - why we give There are several mistaken reasons to give and several things that make it difficult. But the starting point, the main reason to give is because everything we have belongs to God. David provides a helpful perspective to handling money and giving. David Flowers, 28/02/2010 | | The Good News Brings Joy We read how the disciples came back from their ministry trip rejoicing. In the last talk of our series on Luke Chapter 10, David explores the way this worked then and works now - how we too can rejoice and see the Kingdom of God come. David Flowers, 21/02/2010 |  | Sending out the 72 In the third talk in our series on Luke Chapter 10, Alex looks at the story of Jesus sending out 72 of his followers to bring the good news of God's Kingdom to people, and how that story connects to us doing the same today. Alex Griffin, 14/02/2010 |  | The greatest force in the universe Kris explores some of the forces that influence our lives, natural, social and political, internal and external, before setting out why God is the greatest force in the universe. Kris Miller, 07/02/2010 |  | All I Am (New song demo) Here's a new one written at the Songwriters group that we may use soon. (The words and chords are available on SongSmart if you want to try it out at housegroup) Nik Gee, 06/02/2010 |  | Who Is My Neighbour The parable of the Good Samaritan. David looks at Jesus' revolutionary example of love for one's neighbour. David Flowers, 17/01/2010 |  | And who is my neighbour Ben kicks off a new series on Luke chapter 10 by looking at the question Jesus is asked by an expert in the law - "Who then is my neighbour". Ben Newman, 10/01/2010 |  | Building Bridges in 2010 Having "walked across the room" and "Reached Out" it has come to time to build some things of permanence that make a difference in our communities. David explores the way the early church went through the process of building bridges. David Flowers, 03/01/2010 |  | Jesus the Star As part of our Carol Service, David focuses our attention on Jesus, the playwright who wrote himself into his play, who came to take a starring role in the drama of God's rescue of his world. David Flowers, 20/12/2009 |  | OTS Video A short video showing pictures of and interviews with some of the people we meet regularly when we go out On The Street. Michele Goulding, 18/12/2009 |  | Making wise decisions David Wallace sets off our series on decision making by encouraging us to consider our ways, to become aware of how and why we make decisions, so that we can ensure that our decisions are wise. David Wallace, 22/11/2009 |  | We are a now and a not yet people Erik reminds us that we are a now and a not yet people. Through Jesus' life, death and resurrection, we already experience now the power of God's kingdom that is yet to come. Erik Peeters, 15/11/2009 |  | The gospel always does what it says it will do Our guest speaker, Michael Flowers, reminds us that the good news of Jesus' life, death and resurrection works today to transform and restore the lives of people. The good news always does what it promises to do. Michael Flowers, 08/11/2009 | | I follow Jesus because he is radical David Flowers follows Jesus, because He is radical, and because He makes a difference. David Flowers, 01/11/2009 |  | Jesus calls us to finish the race Michele encourages us to keep on with the race towards the new City of God, the future kingdom that God will bring, encouraged by the witness of those who have gone before us. Michele Goulding, 25/10/2009 | | Why should we be transformed Erik talks about why Jesus had to come, and what he achieved for us. Jesus has made it possible for us to stand again before our creator, and to worship him. Erik Peeters, 18/10/2009 |  | Following Jesus Nik talks about how, as we grow up in our faith, so our understanding of who He is, what He’s about and how we respond to that needs to grow and mature. Nik Gee, 11/10/2009 |  | Jesus is compelling Kate encourages us to fix our eyes on Jesus because he is fascinating. Whatever we may think of him, Jesus calls for a response from us. Kate Newman, 04/10/2009 | | 10 year celebration - looking forward David looks ahead at what the next ten years might bring for the Wharfedale Vineyard. David Flowers, 27/09/2009 |  | 10 year celebration - looking back David and Alison look back over the past 10 years of the Wharfedale Vineyard. David and Alison Flowers, 27/09/2009 |
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 | | Prayer: why do we pray, and how? | | Prayer is key to establishing and deepening our relationship with God. James explains why we pray, and offers helpful hints on how to go about it.
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| | James Garvican |
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| It all belongs to God – why we give | | There are several mistaken reasons to give and several things that make it difficult. But the starting point, the main reason to give is because everything we have belongs to God. David provides a helpful perspective to handling money and giving.
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| | David Flowers |
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| | The Good News Brings Joy | | We read how the disciples came back from their ministry trip rejoicing. David explores the way this worked then and works now - how we too can rejoice and see the Kingdom of God come.
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| | David Flowers |
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 | | Alison's Paintings | | Alison has some of her work in an exhibition at "Art in the Barn" from 23 January to 6 February 2010.
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| | David Flowers |
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| | Building Bridges in 2010 | | Having "walked across the room" and "Reached Out" it has come to time to build some things of permanence that makes a difference in our communities. David explores the way the early church went through the process of building bridges.
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| | David Flowers |
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| | Dealing with Foolish Decisions | | It is all very well learning how to make wise decisions. What about the foolish ones we have already made. Or what about decisions we thought were wise but where the outcomes haven't been good?
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| | David Flowers |
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 | | Tim and Jo move to Bristol | | As most people know we are leaving Wharfedale Vineyard and moving to Bristol, but we just wanted to drop a note to say thank you before we go.
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| | Jo Sunderland |
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| | Making Wise Decisions | | In the first talk of our series on decisions, David Wallace looks at different influneces on the way we make decisions, and how we can make wise, godly decisions.
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| | David Wallace |
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| | Following Jesus | | Nik talks about how, as we grow up in our faith, so our understanding of who He is, what He’s about and how we respond to that needs to grow and mature.
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| | Nik Gee |
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| | When Jesus met Lazarus, Mary and Martha | | Erik talks about Jesus' encounter with Lazarus, whom he raises from the dead, and his sisters, Mary and Martha. He discovers a story of doubt and faith, and of Jesus' power to resurrect even the most hopeless circumstances.
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| | Erik Peeters |
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| | Poems | | I have been moved to write a few poems over a few years now, and thought perhaps it would be good to share some with the Wharfedale Vineyard family. So here goes!
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| | Valerie Posselt |
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| | The power of money 3: Difficult Times | | David challenges us in difficult times to build our financial house on the rock of the truth of what the bible says about money, and not on the sand of affluenza and debt.
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| | David Flowers |
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| | NLC talks | | Talks from the Vineyard National Leaders' conference 26-30 January 2009
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| | Anne Button |
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 | | Resources relating to money | | As part of the teaching series on money in Feb-Mar 2009 we have compiled a set of resources that you may find helpful and useful.
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| | David Flowers |
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| | The power of money 1: why we spend | | Michele offers a challenge to us by looking at ways our hearts can be held captive by money. She also suggests ways that we can become free from that captivity.
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| | Michele Goulding |
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| | Would you Adam and Eve it? | | Erik offers a kind of conclusion of the series on science and faith by looking at what the story of Adam and Eve and their rebellion against God says about human beings today.
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| | Erik Peeters |
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 | | The evidence of design | | David Wallace looks at the evidence of design in the universe around us, as well as some of the ways in which the theory is being challenged. He points out how astonishing it is that life should exist at all, and how its intricacy points at, but does not
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| | David Wallace |
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 | | Useful science and faith resources | | If you have enjoyed the recent talks about science and faith, you might like to browse a collection of the best of the science and faith resources (books websites and more) I have found recently.
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| | David Wallace |
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 | | It's life, Jim: Evolution and faith | | David Wallace looks at the evidence for evolution, and shows how faith in a creator does not have to conflict with a scientific account of how life came about.
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| | David Wallace |
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 | | In the Beginning | | David Wallace looks at the various layers of meaning in the Genesis account of the beginning of the universe in parallel to scientific accounts, and invites us to marvel at the intricacy of the world that surrounds us, as revealed by science.
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| | David Wallace |
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| | God loves an enquiring mind | | Erik offers a kind of introduction to the series on science and faith by pointing out that God loves an enquiring mind, and that science and faith compliment each other.
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| | Erik Peeters |
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 | | Six on Sex 3: Spiders' Webs and Skeletons | | David talks about what sexual immorality is, how it affects us and our relationships, and how we can heal the damage caused by it. The article also offers links to useful resources quoted by David in the talk.
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| | David Flowers |
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| | Six on sex 2: Biblical Sex Education | | David argues that much of our sex education, whether Christian or not, is inaccurate. Good sex requires relationships built on romance, security, companionship, unconditional love and sexual love.
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| | David FLowers |
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 | | Krystyna's story | | In 1994, looking at my life from the outside there was no reason why I should not be happy. On the inside, nothing was right and so I found everything hard - family, marriage, work and friendships.
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| | Krystyna Gadd |
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 | | Don't Worry | | In a time of economic insecurity and worry, David reminds us of Jesus' invitation not to worry, but to seek God's kingdom first, and so to experience how he provides for us.
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| | David Flowers |
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 | | Let's start as we mean to go on | | David challenges us to start as we mean to go on, to change our thinking from wondering about what we can do for God, to asking what he can do for others through us.
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| | David Flowers |
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 | | Here comes the summer | | With the August break on our doorstep, Erik talks about holidays and God's command to us to take time out regularly to rest, spend time together and to enjoy life.
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| | Erik Peeters |
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 | | Jamie's story | | I was in a pretty dark place and had been since my teenage years, I felt alone and generally angry at the world. I tried to fill the empty void inside me with every sort of sin possible. I found myself turning to God. He answered with amazing clarity
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| | Jamie Morrison |
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 | | Andrew's story | | Sometimes I would wake in the night in fear that if I died I'd be cut off from God forever. Then, one night, driving home, I suddenly became convinced that if I gave God my attention, He would just change me. This was my life's turning point.
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| | Andrew Lingham |
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| | We Too Can Be Wise | | God wants us to become wise, he is eager to give us wisdom when we ask. Wisdom begins with the realisation that the world and everything in it belongs to God.
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| | Erik Peeters |
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 | | Sally's story | | When I was a child my big sister introduced me to church. I started to do the things I was taught, but I was doing it like following rules. As a teenager I was befriended by a family who talked to God very naturally and believed he could change real life.
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| | Sally Wallace |
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 | | Tim's Story | | I grew up in a family that did not go to church. I went away to boarding school at age 9, which made me begin to question what life was about. At 17 I left England to work in the wool trade in South Africa, then Australia and New Zealand.
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| | Tim Whitley |
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 | | Melanie's Story | | While at nursing school, I felt constantly in turmoil, that something was missing. After many conversations, a good friend invited me to a local church and I went with her. I didn't go again and often avoided her afterwards!
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| | Melanie Rogers |
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 | | Annie's Story | | I grew up believing in a God who loved me, so I made a decision to trust Him and follow His plans for my whole life. This choice was really challenged when my husband, who I loved very much, got brain cancer.
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| | Annie Fraser |
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 | | Hazel's story | | After 20 years of tempestuous marriage, I told my husband I wanted a divorce. I didn’t believe in God but he must’ve done because he prayed that God would save our marriage. Within a few days God sent a Christian to our house and he had something special.
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| | Hazel Faulkes |
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 | | Elaine's story | | My sister-in-law is a Christian and she lent me lots of books about other people’s faith. One in particular was called “Turned on to Jesus” by Arthur Blessett, an American evangelist. Through reading, I began to search for God and question who he is.
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| | Elaine Sadler |
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 | | 6. Stepping Out - Decision Time | | There comes a time when you make a decision. For some it is like a journey along which there are many smaller decisions about the direction. For most of us, there comes a fork in the road when we have to make a life-changing decision.
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| | David Flowers and Erik Peeters |
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 | | Hosea - a love story | | God loves, he watches as we turn away, he disciplines and loves us enough to restore us home again. A study in Hosea 11
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| | David Flowers |
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 | | 5. Stepping Out - Let Us Pray | | Having moved out of our circle of comfort, made friends, told our story we look for the opportunity to pray for people. How can we do this?
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| | David Flowers and Erik Peeters |
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| | Erik's story | | I was alone and afraid in the dark. I could not remember a single reason why I should get up again in the morning.
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| | Erik Peeters |
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 | | David's story | | I have known and loved Jesus all my life. I grew up in a missionary family in Bangladesh. I made my own decision to follow Jesus at boarding school when I was 9 because I was faced with the issue of what happens when I die.
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| | David Flowers |
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 | | Ian's story | | Brought up in a non-church family I had never had anything to do with God. I went on holiday to Greece with 6th form friends. I was miserable, my body was in pain with two injured feet and sunburnt eye-lids.
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| | Ian Ripping |
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 | | A story about calling the elders if sick | | I preached one Sunday on James 5v14-15. Although I don’t understand how it works, I believe that “if we do what it says on the box” with the promises in the bible, God keeps them.
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| | Chris Thompson |
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 | | Repentance - part one | | Power to transform is released at the cross;
Therefore we need to get to the cross;
The pathway to the cross is repentance;
Repentance needs to be the posture of our heart
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| | David Flowers |
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 | | Creating Sanctuary Part 3 - obedience and humility | | After laying a floor of silence and prayer we think about who we choose to obey and who we are. We build the walls of the sanctuary by choosing to listen to the Father's voice and understanding what it is to be humble.
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| | David Flowers |
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| | Looking after it | | We start a new series of teaching topics around the theme of "Looking After It". To support this check out a short course being run at St George's.
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| | David Flowers |
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 | | Welcome, Jesus | | When Jesus comes to us he doesn't have the same expectations as us about what it means to be a King.
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| | David Flowers |
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 | | I do do art | | Inspired by the creative workshops at the Ashburnham holiday, Jill has set up a studio corner at home.
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| | Jill Brown |
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 | | The world looks different | | I can’t begin to explain the difference in vision –it’s like clouds or scales falling from my eyes. The world looks different
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| | Michele Goulding |
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 | | Human origins | | A set of presentations from various contributors at Thinking Aloud, relating their understanding of the science of human origins to their understanding of the Bible
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| | David Wallace and others |
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 | | Healing and the Kingdom | | Understanding the impact of the Kingdom of God in our lives helps us pray for the sick. A talk given at the Gathering on 17th December 2006
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| | David Flowers |
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 | | Psalm 8: Pale Blue Dot | | A talk about the amazing scale of God's creation and his love for us. You can listen to the podcast, read the text and view several attached multimedia resources.
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| | David Flowers |
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 | | Psalm 102: God hears the cry of the destitute | | Kings build forts, God build his church and the psalmist exhorts us to identify with the destitute so that God may hear our cry and come and build his church. You can listen to the podcast or read the text.
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| | David Flowers |
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 | | Women's creative day | | 26 women travelled to Thorpe House near Thirsk for a day of creative arts recently. Here is a chance to see some photos of creativity in progress.
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| | Debbie Whitley and Sally Wallace |
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 | | A Civil Partnership | | David examines the new legal relationship of Civil Partnership and discusses its impact on marriage. He explains how the Vineyard value "Come as you are" works for people with different sexual experiences and backgrounds.
The podcast of this talk is avai
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| | David Flowers |
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 | | God at Work | | God is moving in people's lives through worship in a school assembly.
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| | Tim Farnhill |
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 | | The age of the universe | | An exploration of the scientific understanding of the origins of the universe and the layers of meaning in Genesis 1.
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| | David Wallace and Tom Cameron |
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 | | Psalms we wrote | | At Weekly Worship on 8th October, Maggie explained some of the literary structures that are used in Psalms.
We then created our own Psalms using some of these ideas. Thanks to everyone who was willing for us to publish their creations.
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| | Maggie Gee |
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 | | Meditation | | Minicab 1 looked at three ways of doing Bible meditation that all ages can join in with:
* Lectio divina
* Walking meditation
* Art meditation
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| | David Wallace |
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 | | The intellectual pathway | | People on the intellectual pathway draw closer to God as they learn more about him. The road to the heart runs through the head!
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| | David Wallace |
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 | | Alternative healing therapies | | There are a huge number of alternative therapies which are prevalent at the moment. Why are they popular? What are their origins? Are there any dangers in them? I’ve researched the ones most often seen.
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| | Amanda Ogden |
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 | | Creative licence | | A lifecraft theme where we explored creativity as a reflection of the Creator, and the "creative licence" that He gives us.
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| | David Wallace |
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 | | Covenant eyes | | Identifies the sources of temptation through pornography and what the bible says. Share some of personal struggles – and some practical ways of protecting ourselves. Our need for transparency, confession and the Spirit of God.
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| | David Flowers |
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 | | Destiny | | We all get somewhere, some get there on purpose. The big decision to follow Jesus then leads into many small decisions as we pursue our goal.
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