Exeter Vineyard Church

We’re looking at six incidents in the Book of Acts to see how the Good News about Jesus overflowed into new people, new areas and new opportunities. We’re asking how these incidents might help us see how God wants to overflow from our Hubs and everyday lives.Today Dave looks at brave prayers - the ones that need God to do something. We think about how we can learn and practice brave prayers and what it means to trust God who looks after his own reputation.

We’re looking at six incidents in the Book of Acts to see how the Good News about Jesus overflowed into new people, new areas and new opportunities. We’re asking how these incidents might help us see how God wants to overflow from our Hubs and everyday lives.Today Dave looks at the normal practice of the first church. In many ways it seems pretty unremarkable, but there is something going on that makes it wildly cross-cultural and attractive to people. And this element? Love.

Alan continues our series looking at how so much of what we read about Jesus’ ministry in the Bible happened when he was interrupted. It helps us to see that God is far more active in our normal, everyday life than we might think.Today Jesus faces an interruption within an interruption and acts counterintuitively as he follows his Father’s leading.

We’re looking at six incidents in the Book of Acts to see how the Good News about Jesus overflowed into new people, new areas and new opportunities. We’re asking how these incidents might help us see how God wants to overflow from our Hubs and everyday lives.Today Dave looks at what has been called ‘the Birth of the Church’ - a fundamental change to how God connects to us and calls us into his saving project.

The resurrection changed everything, yet despite that we meet two dejected and disillusioned disciples unsure what it all means. This morning we look at Luke 24:13-32 and think about how we often find ourselves in similar situations - excited about Jesus, but living a life that hasn’t worked out like we hoped and unsure what God might be doing… if anything at all! We consider how to understand the tension between the reality of the resurrection and the reality of our lives.

It’s easy to think that the amazing things Jesus did and said happened in religious settings - at the synagogue, in the temple, during formal teaching… but if we read the Gospels closely we see that so much happened when Jesus’ normal, everyday life was interrupted. Whether he was commuting, hanging out with friends, going for a stroll, at a dinner party or a wedding, Jesus was often interrupted and saw an opportunity to welcome the Kingdom of God into this interruption.In this series we celebrate the fact that we all have normal, everyday lives - which means we can learn to notice when interruptions might be Kingdom opportunities.Today we look at a passage in Luke 9:57-62, where Jesus seems to put off potential followers. We look at how Jesus wants to help the idealists realise it’s not so easy, and the pragmatists realise half-measures won’t do.As part of this the talk is interrupted to hear stories from Libby, Josh and Lizzy, where they tell us how their experience of following Jesus has meant embracing struggles and counterintuitive choices.

It’s easy to think that the amazing things Jesus did and said happened in religious settings - at the synagogue, in the temple, during formal teaching… but if we read the Gospels closely we see that so much happened when Jesus’ normal, everyday life was interrupted. Whether he was commuting, hanging out with friends, going for a stroll, at a dinner party or a wedding, Jesus was often interrupted and saw an opportunity to welcome the Kingdom of God into this interruption.In this series we celebrate the fact that we all have normal, everyday lives - which means we can learn to notice when interruptions might be Kingdom opportunities.Today Adam looks at the surgical precision of Jesus, cutting to the heart of the matter when he is interrupted by a very religious and very rich young man. We think about what issues might be getting in between us and God.

It’s easy to think that the amazing things Jesus did and said happened in religious settings - at the synagogue, in the temple, during formal teaching… but if we read the Gospels closely we see that so much happened when Jesus’ normal, everyday life was interrupted. Whether he was commuting, hanging out with friends, going for a stroll, at a dinner party or a wedding, Jesus was often interrupted and saw an opportunity to welcome the Kingdom of God into this interruption.In this series we celebrate the fact that we all have normal, everyday lives - which means we can learn to notice when interruptions might be Kingdom opportunities.Today Dave looks at the ‘mind-blowing’ interruption when a leper stops Jesus on an important journey and asks a profound question…

We feel God is prompting us to explore how our Hubs can be more intentional in being outward looking. We are starting a process of asking God to help us discover his unique and creative ways each of our Hubs can do this. In this session we look at how Jesus and the disciples made a difference to people around them. We’re thinking about how God might be directing us to do something similar in our Hubs.

Today Dave looks back at 2025, telling the story of our church family. And we think about what God is prompting us about for the year ahead.

We feel God is prompting us to explore how our Hubs can be more intentional in being outward looking. We are starting a process of asking God to help us discover his unique and creative ways each of our Hubs can do this.

We’re spending two Sundays thinking about the political moment we find ourselves in and how we can have good tools to form our own opinions.Today Dave thinks about power - what it is, what it’s for and how did Jesus understand power?

We’re spending two Sundays thinking about the political moment we find ourselves in and how we can have good tools to form our own opinions.Today Dave thinks about two battles - the spiritual battle Paul talks about in Ephesians 6 and the culture war battle for what our society should aim to be.Please note: this Sunday there was a technical issue, so Dave re-recorded the talk at home after the service.

As we look at the lyrics of the songs we sing, in this Festive Edition Joe looks at the Christmas banger, “Hark The Herald Angels Sing”. He takes us through this theology powerhouse of a song, considering just how much of God’s eternal plan, incarnated in Jesus, is captured in these lyrics we can so easily sing without thinking.

We look at the lyrics and imagery in the song “Another in the Fire” by Hillsong United. Rachel looks at the imagary they use in the song, exploring where it comes from in the Bible and what it means for us.

We look at the lyrics and imagery in the song “Great Are You Lord” by All Sons and Daughters, a song we’ve been singing for a number of years now. We’re thinking about the hard times, when hope seems lost and God feels distant. What can we learn from Ezekiel at times like these?

This Sunday we tried something a little different and, instead of a talk, we left space for God to speak to any and all of us, then collated the responses and invited people to share as we pressed into the themes.

Today we have Matt Smith, from the charities Home For Good and Safer Families, sharing a challenging call to love in a way that stretches us out of our personal comfort to connect with others in need. He is introduced by Sarah, a long-term foster carer.

As school and colleges go back and as the memories of summer holidays and sunny days fade, Dave talks about our plans for the term ahead and the sense that God is calling us to press into him.

We're spending a number of weeks thinking about the spiritual reality of being ‘In Christ’. In this Bible study Adam Porter thinks about what it means to be “Justified in Christ”.

We are starting a new series - doing a Bible study on the term “In Christ”, which is what the New Testament calls Christians. This is a chance to explore the amazing reality for the people of God.Today Alan talks about how we are New in Christ.

We're spending a number of weeks thinking about the spiritual reality of being ‘In Christ’. In this Bible study Joe Hickson thinks about what it means to be “Together in Christ”.

We are starting a new series - doing a Bible study on the term “In Christ”, which is what the New Testament calls Christians. This is a chance to explore the amazing reality for the people of God.Today Adam talks about how we are Saved in Jesus.

We're spending a number of weeks thinking about the spiritual reality of being ‘In Christ’. In this Bible study Hannah Porter thinks about what it means to be “Blessed in Christ” and how we might need to reframe the way we see our lives to do this.

We are starting a new series - doing a Bible study on the term “In Christ”, which is what the New Testament calls Christians. This is a chance to explore the amazing reality for the people of God.Today Jenny talks about how we are Holy in Jesus.

We're spending a number of weeks thinking about the spiritual reality of being ‘In Christ’. In this Bible study Dave thinks about what it means to “continue to live in Christ” and how we might need to reframe the way we see our lives to do this.

We are starting a new series - doing a Bible study on the term “In Christ”, which is what the New Testament calls Christians. This is a chance to explore the amazing reality for the people of God.Today Dave talks about how we find our true home in Jesus.

We are taking five weeks to think about how the Holy Spirit empowers and equips us to encourage one another. In this session we look at praying with the guidance, help and empowerment of the Holy Spirit.

We are taking five weeks to think about how the Holy Spirit empowers and equips us to encourage one another. In this session Dave talks about the prayer model, used for decades in Vineyard churches, as a helpful guide for praying for emotional, physical and spiritual healing.

As a bonus episode, this is the audio of John Wimber telling his story into faith. John Wimber started the movement of Vineyard Churches and this story is a great insight into some of the origins of Vineyard values. This was recorded in 1985.

We are taking five weeks to think about how the Holy Spirit empowers and equips us to encourage one another. In this session we think about hearing God for others and take an opportunity to practice together.

We are taking five weeks to think about how the Holy Spirit empowers and equips us to encourage one another. In this talk we think about inviting the Holy Spirit to fill us as we pray for each other.

We are taking five weeks to think about how the Holy Spirit empowers and equips us to encourage one another. In this session Dave talks about the theology of God with us.

This Sunday we’re taking a step back and thinking about what’s going on with Exeter Vineyard. Today Dave thinks about how we’ve arrived at where we are and shares some results from the 2024 survey.

We’ve been working through John Mark Comer’s book “God Has A Name”, exploring how God reveals himself in Exodus 34:6-7. Now we are taking a couple of extra Bible study sessions to think through some implications of our access to the name of God. In this session we think about the authority that comes in the Name of Jesus.

This Sunday we were joined by our friend, Stephan Hodonou from Wiggertal Vineyard in Switzerland. He shares with us just how powerful and resilient God’s promise is - his promise to bless the whole world is now being worked out through each of us.

We’ve been working through John Mark Comer’s book “God Has A Name”, exploring how God reveals himself in Exodus 34:6-7. Now we are taking a couple of extra Bible study sessions to think through some implications of our access to the name of God.

We are working through John Mark Comer’s book “God Has A Name”. The book explores how God reveals himself to us, concentrating on Exodus 34:6-7 - the most quoted passage in the Bible by the Bible.  In this talk we look at the whole of verse 7: “Maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.” Dave looks at this passage and how the uncomfortable bits are actually good news.

We are working through John Mark Comer’s book “God Has A Name”. The book explores how God reveals himself to us, concentrating on Exodus 34:6-7 - the most quoted Bible passage by the Bible. In this session Dave thinks about our hope, grounded in God’s faithful and loyal love.

We are working through John Mark Comer’s book “God Has A Name”. The book explores how God reveals himself to us, concentrating on Exodus 34:6-7 - the most quoted passage in the Bible by the Bible.  In this talk Dave looks at the next characteristic of God; he is slow to anger.

We are working through John Mark Comer’s book “God Has A Name”. The book explores how God reveals himself to us, concentrating on Exodus 34:6-7 - the most quoted Bible passage by the Bible. In this session Dave explores the implications of ‘Compassionate and Gracious’ - that God’s baseline characteristics towards us is a deep feeling of live and an energy to act on it.

We are working through John Mark Comer’s book “God Has A Name”. The book explores how God reveals himself to us, concentrating on Exodus 34:6-7 - the most quoted Bible passage by the Bible. Today Dave starts the series looking at the opening two words - The Lord, The Lord. Wait, that’s four words… well this is part of the issue!

We are thinking about the coming year and reframing ordinary and everyday elements of our lives to see what God might be doing in and through them. Today Adam looks at forming habits around God's Word, God's People and God's Presence as we look to grow and be transformed by our faith in 2025.

We are thinking about the coming year and reframing ordinary and everyday elements of our lives to see what God might be doing in and through them. Today Dave looks at how we might see tough times differently.

We are thinking about the coming year and reframing ordinary and everyday elements of our life to see what God might be doing in and through them. Today Dave looks at other people and how we might find God in three different types of relationship.

In this talk from our Carol Service, Dave talks about the gift of peace and how we receive it.

As we hit December, Alex talks about our approach to gifts and the original Christmas gift

We are looking at these special "I Am" statements made by Jesus, exploring what this says about him and what it means for us. In this Bible Study, Dave looks at the passage in John 6, where Jesus says, "I Am the bread of life”. We think about what this means for us today and ask God to help us learn how to be sustained on the life Jesus has for us.

We are looking at these special "I Am" statements made by Jesus, exploring what this says about him and what it means for us.  Today, as we celebrate Eliza’s dedication, we are looking at Jesus’ statement in John 14:6, where he says, “I am the way.” Dave thinks about what this means and how this helps us understand the difference between relationship and religion.

We are looking at these special "I Am" statements made by Jesus, exploring what this says about him and what it means for us. In this Bible Study, Dave looks at the passage in John 11, where Jesus says, "I Am the resurrection”. We think about what this means for us today and in eternity.