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Making Space for Life 4: WorshipThis article has associated audio
Looking at Romans 12 we see that, to fully worship God, we need to take our everyday, ordinary life - our sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life - and place it before God as an offering. More ...
Nik Gee
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Making Space For Life 3: RiskThis article has associated audio
Kate explores the topic of risk and, in particular, how Jesus took risks. As it says in John 4, Jesus only did what he saw the Father doing. More ...
Kate Newman
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Making Space For Life 2: Making space in a busy worldThis article has associated audio
Sally looks at how to make space for life in a busy world. Many of our lives are stressful or busy. How do we manage to fit space for God amidst all that is going on? More ...
Nik Gee
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Making space for life 1: Making space for God.This article has associated audio
Using early monastic communities as an inspiration, Erik looks at how we make space for God in the middle of everyday life, and what can happen as a result. More ...
Erik Peeters
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The Scandal of GraceThis article has associated audio
Erik explores forgiveness on a personal and a national scale by looking back at his journey through the dramatic transition of South Africa from a violent and oppressive Apartheid regime to a democratic multi-racial society. More ...
Erik Peeters
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The Big Story of God part 3: Who do you think you are?This article has associated audio
Looking at the family tree of Jesus, we find a collection of ordinary people, whose lives contain brokenness, failure, courage and faith. We too are part of that same family of Jesus - not one of us is outside of God's love or mercy. All are welcome. More ...
Maggie Gee
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The Big Story of God Part 2: Where are youThis article has associated audio
In the second talk on the big story of God, Ben looks at the Bible's description of how things began to go wrong. Yet, in the middle of human rebellion against their creator, there remains hope. God will not give up looking for his people. More ...
Ben Newman
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Where do we start?
Where do we start our life of faith? We start every day kneeling humbly before our God, who can do immeasurably more than we can dream or imagine. More ...
Ben Newman
David Flowers Dec 2008
Who is Jesus?
On Easter Sunday we ask who is this Jesus who rose from the dead, and who are we to him? Ephesians 1:17-23 tells us how to get to know him. More ...
David Flowers
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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. More ...
James Garvican
David Flowers Dec 2008
It all belongs to God – why we giveThis article has associated audio
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. More ...
David Flowers
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The Good News Brings JoyThis article has associated audio
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. More ...
David Flowers
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Building Bridges in 2010This article has associated audio
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. More ...
David Flowers
David Flowers Dec 2008
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? More ...
David Flowers
David Flowers Dec 2008
Making Wise Personal Decisions
For the follower of Jesus making wise personal decisions is all about preparing in advance and then using our God-given common sense. More ...
David Flowers
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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. More ...
David Wallace
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The 1st 10 years of Wharfedale Vineyard
David and Alison reflect on the way the Lord has grown this community of faith over the last 10 years. This talk was given at the 10th Anniversary Vine on 27 September 2009. More ...
David and Alison Flowers
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Following JesusThis article has associated audio
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. More ...
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. More ...
Erik Peeters
David Flowers Dec 2008
 The power of money 3: Difficult TimesThis article has associated audio
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. More ...
David Flowers
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The power of money 2: Know the territoryThis article has associated audio
Ben talks about how we steward our money, addresses common myths regarding money, and challenges us to make courageous decisions about how we manage our money. More ...
Ben Newman
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Talks from the Vineyard National Leaders' conference 26-30 January 2009 More ...
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. More ...
David Flowers
Michelle Goulding
The power of money 1: why we spendThis article has associated audio
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. More ...
Michele Goulding
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Would you Adam and Eve it?This article has associated audio
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. More ...
Erik Peeters
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The evidence of designThis article has associated audio
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 More ...
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. More ...
David Wallace
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It's life, Jim: Evolution and faithThis article has associated audio
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. More ...
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In the BeginningThis article has associated audio
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. More ...
David Wallace
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God loves an enquiring mindThis article has associated audio
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. More ...
Erik Peeters
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What are you waiting for Part 2: Demolishing StrongholdsThis article has associated audio
David looks at 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 and invites us to identify and then demolish strongholds in our lives so that we are free to live abundantly. Chris and Dawn tell their story of dealing with the stronghold of anger. More ...
David Flowers
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What are you waiting for Part 1: Review of 2008 and look aheThis article has associated audio
David looks back over what God has been doing through Wharfedale Vineyard in 2008 and shares some of the plans for the coming year More ...
David Flowers
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The Promise-Plan of GodThis article has associated audio
Erik looks ahead at Christmas by describing God's promise-plan to rescue us from suffering and evil. More ...
Erik Peeters
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Six on Sex 6: Marriage - mystery or mission?This article has associated audio
David speaks about sexual love in marriage, and how to discover, maintain and restore loving, intimate and fulfilling sex in marriage. More ...
David Flowers
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Six on Sex 5: Addition or MultiplicationThis article has associated audio
David talks about being single and its challenges and advantages in relationship to connectedness and sex. More ...
David Flowers
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Six on Sex 4: How shall we tell the childrenThis article has associated audio
Maggie talks about how to tell our children about sex, and what kind of values we communicate through how we behave towards them and towards each other in front of them. More ...
Maggie Gee
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Six on Sex: Useful Resources
Here a list of links to books, talks and internet resources that you may find helpful. More ...
Erik Peeters
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Six on Sex 3: Spiders' Webs and SkeletonsThis article has associated audio
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. More ...
David Flowers
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Six on sex 2: Biblical Sex EducationThis article has associated audio
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. More ...
David FLowers
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Six on Sex 1: A Taste of HeavenThis article has associated audio
Erik begins the series on sex by investigating God's perspective on sex and human relationships. More ...
Erik Peeters
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Don't WorryThis article has associated audio
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. More ...
David Flowers
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Let's start as we mean to go onThis article has associated audio
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. More ...
David Flowers
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Here comes the summerThis article has associated audio
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. More ...
Erik Peeters
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We Too Can Be WiseThis article has associated audio
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. More ...
Erik Peeters
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Come as you are - to worship
The bible describes all sorts of worshippers. This is a study in the Psalms to see how everyone can come as they are to worship. More ...
David Flowers
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Evening of worship and prayerThis article has associated video
At The Gathering in May we spent some time in worship, watched a couple of really inspiring video clips and then prayed for next week's Prophecy and Healing On The Street equipping day. More ...
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6. Stepping Out - Decision TimeThis article has associated audio
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. More ...
David Flowers and Erik Peeters
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Hosea - a love storyThis article has associated audio
God loves, he watches as we turn away, he disciplines and loves us enough to restore us home again. A study in Hosea 11 More ...
David Flowers
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5. Stepping Out - Let Us PrayThis article has associated audio
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? More ...
David Flowers and Erik Peeters
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4. Stepping Out - What's Your Story?This article has associated audio
When someone whom you have befriended eventually asks you for your story, what will you say? More ...
David Flowers and Erik Peeters
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Being an Inviting ChristianThis article has associated audio
At The Gathering in April, we realised that each time we think about being welcoming, we need to need to remember the step that goes before it – being inviting More ...
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3. Stepping Out - Making FriendsThis article has associated audio
Making friends creates a way for those who are lost to come to repentance. How can we learn to be friendly? More ...
David Flowers and Erik Peeters
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2. Stepping Out - From the Circle Of ComfortThis article has associated audio
Notes: When we become aware of living in a circle of comfort God can speak to us about stepping out from time to time to walk across the room and extend a hand of friendship to the stranger. More ...
David Flowers
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Naaman - an authentic faithThis article has associated audio
At The Gathering in March, Mark Saxby shared how he balances being both a Christian and a journalist, then Nik looked at how we can live authentically as we follow Jesus. More ...
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James 5:13-18 - confession and prayer
James ends his letter with an encouragement to pray. These verses paint a picture of a praying community. More ...
David Flowers
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Rescue and RecoveryThis article has associated audio
At The Gathering in February, we invited 3 guest speakers to talk on the theme of Rescue and Recovery. More ...
chris thompson
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. More ...
Chris Thompson
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What is God doing in 2008 through you?
2008 is a yeear in which STEPS means taking risks not with our finances but with our willingness to step forward into opportunities to share Jesus' love with someone. More ...
David Flowers
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Repentance - part twoThis article has associated audio
Following on from last week David teaches on what a posture of repentance looks like More ...
David Flowers
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Repentance - part oneThis article has associated audio
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 More ...
David Flowers
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HopeThis article has associated audio
At December's Gathering, we followed on from last month by focusing on the hope we have in Jesus. More ...
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Telling your own storyThis article has associated audio
At the Gathering in November, Sarah Byde told her story, as an example of how to share why we chose to follow Jesus, what happened when we made the decision, and the change in our lives since. More ...
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Hi, how are you? Feeling good, feeling badThis article has associated audio
In the Vineyard you are welcome whatever your state of physical or mental health. The bible shows us a God who is gentle at restoring those who suffer from depression. More ...
David Flowers
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Hi, how are you? Knowing me, knowing youThis article has associated audio
Sometimes we look great but aren't doing so well underneath. Jesus crosses boundaries to get to us and we must learn to love each other too. More ...
David Flowers
Sanctuary
Creating Sanctuary Part 5 - life, death and hopeThis article has associated audio
Our sanctuary needs an altar for worship and sacrifice. A means for being made holy and set apart. More ...
David Flowers
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Creating Sanctuary Part 4 - community
Most aspects of our faith and the component parts of creating sanctuary need to be worked out with other people around us. More ...
David Flowers
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Creating Sanctuary Part 3 - obedience and humilityThis article has associated audio
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. More ...
David Flowers
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Creating Sanctuary Part 2 - silence and contemplationThis article has associated audio
The first step in creating sanctuary is silence and contemplation - it's like laying down the floor of the house. More ...
David Flowers
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Creating Sanctuary Part 1 - introductionThis article has associated audio
Why are we so busy? How do we find that place where God dwells? Using the Benedictine rules as guidance David introduces the them of creating sanctuary. More ...
David Flowers
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Looking after it - YourselfThis article has associated audio
The bible encourages us to look after ourselves - for a start we need more sleep. More ...
David Flowers
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GOOD - ideas collated at weekly worship
GOOD - Get Out Of Debt Perhaps a campaign that the Vineyard should launch? What do you think? More ...
Anne Button
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Looking after it - debt and borrowingThis article has associated audio
6 questions to ask before you take on debt. More ...
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. More ...
David Flowers
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Worship - our Vineyard heritageThis article has associated audio
Ele shares some of her (and John's) story about how God called them to the Vineyard and why worship takes such central part in the ministry of the Vineyard. More ...
Wharfedale Vineyard Office
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John 6 - Jesus feeds 5,000This article has associated audio
How do we react to challenges? How can we see Jesus do a miracle in front of us too? Bring your packed lunch. More ...
David Flowers
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Easter Sunday - Faith and freedom
Lives held in slavery can freed through faith in Jesus' death and resurrection. Forgiveness, changed lives and new lives forever. More ...
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. More ...
David Flowers
Be aware be wise be safe
Be aware, be wise, be safeThis article has associated audio
Michele gives some pointers on how to be aware, wise and safe during ministry times. More ...
Michele Goulding
The Vineyard Person
We are a people of the kingdom of God - living for a causeThis article has associated audio
What is the kingdom of God? Why is it important? What does it look like? What do I do about it? More ...
David Flowers
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Praying for those who are ill
Part two of a series on healing. Explaining the five step healing model. More ...
David Flowers
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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 More ...
David Wallace and others
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Jesus, welcome to our worldThis article has associated audio
David's talk at the Christmas Eve 2006 Carol Service More ...
David Flowers
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Healing and the KingdomThis article has associated audio
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 More ...
David Flowers
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Psalm 8: Pale Blue DotThis article has associated audio
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. More ...
David Flowers
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Psalm 102: God hears the cry of the destituteThis article has associated audio
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. More ...
David Flowers
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Psalm 122: Let us go to the house of the LordThis article has associated audio
Exploring the celebration of the presence of the kingdom of God for King David, for us and in the age to come. You can listen to the podcast or read the text. More ...
David Flowers
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Psalm 145: Man's chief end is to glorify God and enjoy him fThis article has associated audio
Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever. Why does God need to be praised? Does he? You can listen to the podcast or read the text. More ...
David Flowers
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A Civil PartnershipThis article has associated audio
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 More ...
David Flowers
God created the earth
The age of the universeThis article has associated audio
An exploration of the scientific understanding of the origins of the universe and the layers of meaning in Genesis 1. More ...
David Wallace and Tom Cameron
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In the beginning was the Big Bang
A joint reading of Genesis 1 and a scientific account of the origins of the universe. More ...
David Wallace
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Psalms we wroteThis article has associated audio
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. More ...
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 More ...
David Wallace
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Bible meditation - using natural objects
The thinking behind the Vine art and craft activity on Bible meditation using natural objects. With photos of the results. More ...
Julia Cameron
Ian White - psalms
The Psalms Series: Ian White
Ian White and Chris Eaton have recorded all of the Psalms as songs. It’s a good way to learn them. More ...
Anne Button
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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. More ...
Amanda Ogden
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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! More ...
David Wallace
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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. More ...
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. More ...
David Flowers
Families and how to survive them - Teen Toolkit
Using a simple and effective seven step “Teen Toolkit” Sarah Wilkins and her colleague tame troubled teens and teach their parents, teachers and adults in their lives how to do the same. More ...
The Wharfedale Vineyard
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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. More ...
The Wharfedale Vineyard
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What happens when we die?
What did Jesus teach about what happens when we die? More ...
David Wallace
Don't panic: Genesis 1 and how the universe began
Different ways of interpreting the Creation story in Genesis 1, and how that fits with scientific discoveries. More ...
David Wallace
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Jeremy Cook, Senior Pastor of Hull Vineyard Church and Area Overseer of the Vineyard Churches in the North of England focuses on having an eternal focus in our lives.
Jeremy Cook, 13/06/2010