Exeter Vineyard Church Messages

Today we think about Paul’s advice to protect our minds from doubt and disappointment.

In Ephesians 6 Paul tells us to wear the Armour of God to protect ourselves against the devil and his strategies. In this series we look at what this means for our everyday life. Today we think about the next piece of armour. Paul says we should have our "feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.” Dave thinks about why Paul links going and taking the Good News about Jesus with standing firm against the devil. We think about how we take this message and look at Jesus’ model for evangelism, rather than what is often suggested by Christian culture

In Ephesians 6 Paul tells us to wear the Armour of God to protect ourselves against the devil and his strategies. In this series we look at what this means for our everyday life. Today we think about the devil’s two weapons - temptation and accusation - and how God has given us the defence of righteousness and faith to help us stand strong.

In Ephesians 6 Paul tells us to wear the Armour of God to protect ourselves against the devil and his strategies. In this series we look at what this means for our everyday life. Today we think about how the devil warps truth to draw us away from God’s reality. We look at the effect that culture and society has on our understanding of reality.

In Ephesians 6 Paul tells us to wear the Armour of God to protect ourselves against the devil and his strategies. In this series we look at what this means for our everyday life. Today Dave takes a general overview of Spiritual Warfare. What does it mean? Why does the Bible tell us we’re in a battle and why doesn’t God do something about it? We see that struggle, suffering, and success, is part of a bigger picture where more is at stake than the comfort of our circumstances. We talk about God’s kingdom and the anti-kingdom Satan wants to drag us into.

Give Like God Gives - we have an incredibly generous God, who calls us to be generous. In this series we ask how we can grow in generosity and why this is an adventure - both a challenge and an opportunity. Today Dave talks about how generosity needs to be deliberate and as we give we enter God's supernatural economy of the law of the harvest.

Our All-Together Service, where all ages get together and we hear what each group has been doing. Today we played Minute To Win It Games and then Dave talked about the minute opportunities we get to do good and help people experience something of God's goodness

Give Like God Gives - we have an incredibly generous God, who calls us to be generous. In this series we ask how we can grow in generosity and why this is an adventure - both a challenge and an opportunity. Today Dave talks about how generosity begins with us being grateful and we think about two things which block gratitude.

This morning we hear from Sally, Josh and Ben. They were asked to share on something they felt led to talk about and we got three terrific insights into how God works with us!

We are spending 4 weeks looking at the practice and philosophy of Exeter Vineyard - asking what does it look and feel like to be part of what God is doing in and through our church. Each week we look at one of our practices - Sunday Service, Small Groups, Serving on a Team and Sacrificial Giving - and think about how our philosophy is reflected in them. This week Alan talks about serving on a team and how serving is an important part of pursuing the mission God has given us.

We are spending 4 weeks looking at the practice and philosophy of Exeter Vineyard - asking what does it look and feel like to be part of what God is doing in and through our church. Each week we look at one of our practices - Sunday Service, Small Groups, Serving on a Team and Sacrificial Giving - and think about how our philosophy is reflected in them. Today Dave thinks about the Sacrificial Giving and why our money is an important part of us pursuing the mission God has given us.

Today we’re joined by Emmanuel Qureshi, pastor of Aradhna Vineyard in Delhi, India. He shares how God works to fulfil the dreams he gives us.

We are spending 4 weeks looking at the practice and philosophy of Exeter Vineyard - asking what does it look and feel like to be part of what God is doing in and through our church. Each week we look at one of our practices - Sunday Service, Small Groups, Serving on a Team and Sacrificial Giving - and think about how our philosophy is reflected in them. Today Dave thinks about Small Groups, where we sit and interact with a smaller group of people. In Exeter Vineyard the main way we do this is in Core Groups. Dave looks at why this is really important and how God wants to use relationships. We think how something like Core Group can help, but also how we must be aware of its limitations and take some personal responsibility.

We are spending 4 weeks looking at the practice and philosophy of Exeter Vineyard - asking what does it look and feel like to be part of what God is doing in and through our church. Each week we look at one of our practices - Sunday Service, Small Groups, Serving on a Team and Sacrificial Giving - and think about how our philosophy is reflected in them. Today Dave thinks about the Sunday Service - such a big part of church that often it gets mistaken for the whole of church. Dave thinks about why it's important, how we are stretched, the benefit of a large community and how we want to have fun.

Would you like bigger faith? Well, good news! God wants to build your faith - and he uses a very predictable pattern to do so. We are looking at the six step journey God leads us on to build our faith. Today we think about the point when all seems lost. When it's easier to give up than keep believing. It's a well worn path in the Bible and today Alan looks at Paul's example and how Paul drew encouragement from Abraham's story. We see God always comes through, but we have something to do in the process.

Would you like bigger faith? Well, good news! God wants to build your faith - and he uses a very predictable pattern to do so. We are looking at the six step journey God leads us on to build our faith. Today we think about difficulties. One of the most profound elements of faith is understanding and dealing with troubles, hardships and suffering of our lives. Yet the Bible reveals that God not only meets us in tough times but he uses them for good too. We look at the hardship Paul suffered when he was shipwrecked to see mistakes we can make and opportunities we should grasp in the midst of tough times - and how these can grow our faith.

Would you like bigger faith? Well, good news! God wants to build your faith - and he uses a very predictable pattern to do so. We are looking at the six step journey God leads us on to build our faith. Today we think about delays. We have a dream, make a decision and then... nothing! Instead of everything happening at the speed we want, or expect, we find ourselves waiting. In fact, this is how God works, wanting to take time to work on us, preparing and testing us, more than he wants to work on our dream. Today we think about the delay and how we can be tempted to fear, fret, faint and forget.

Would you like bigger faith? Well, good news! God wants to build your faith - and he uses a very predictable pattern to do so. We are looking at the six step journey God leads us on to build our faith. Once we have a dream the only way it becomes a reality is if we decide to do something about it. It's easy to make a decision, but much harder to make a good one. Today we look at how to make wise decisions, pulling 5 steps out of the wisdom in the Book of Proverbs.

Would you like bigger faith? Well, good news! God wants to build your faith - and he uses a very predictable pattern to do so. We are looking at the six step journey God leads us on to build our faith. Today we look at how we can start to discover God's dream for our life. It's not just for superstars and extraordinary people, but God has a dream for each of us that is bigger than life and which, with his help, we can grow into.

Would you like bigger faith? Well, good news! God wants to build your faith - and he uses a very predictable pattern to do so. We are looking at the six step journey God leads us on to build our faith. Today we look at the overview of the whole process - the 6 Ds. We start with a dream, make a decision, have delays, hit difficulties, find ourselves in a dead-end and then, finally, see God’s deliverance.