Jesus faced and overcame the temptation to be powerful. How do we also follow Jesus in overcoming this temptation, particularly in how politics and prayer shape our worldview?

Charlotte Buxton explores the first temptation - to turn stones into bread or to be "relevant" to the needs around us.

Jesus was exposed to the temptation to do something spectacular, something that could win him great applause.

In this talk, we explore how we face the same temptation with how we live our lives, and there is a journey we must all take to deeply trust God with our lives and be grounded in our identity as one deeply loved by God so we can humbly love and serve others.

Two significant events have happened over the last two weeks. The cyclone that has so dramatically affected us here in the Hawkes Bay and the revival in Asbury.

How is God working "for good" through these events, and what does this mean for our church?

A link to Steve Grahams brilliant article mentioned in the sermon can be found here https://bit.ly/3KGLR8O

Luke Buxton encourages us to live a life of intention by cultivating habits that help us have Jesus at the center of our lives.

We've been doing our best to live out our vision for the last four years, and this Sunday, a bunch of our tribe shared how they have grown as they have prioritised their discipleship journey to Jesus.

We don't want to just have a vision, but we want to live a vision! The church, throughout history, has used a "rule of life" to help shape their lives around abiding with Jesus. Sam invites us to have a rule of life to live out the vision of "being with Jesus, becoming like Jesus, and doing what Jesus did" this year.

You can download the "rule of life" handout here https://bit.ly/3jkqeQp

Jesus doesn't ask us to just believe in him, but to follow Him. What does it look like to say "yes" to Jesus invitation to follow him? Sam Harvey outlines the way Bay Vineyard Church is creating orientated around being with Jesus, becoming like Jesus, and doing what Jesus did.

Hope can be defined as anticipating a future that is better than the present. Sam explores how we can put our hope in the grace of God, the forming work of God, the Kingdom of God, and the return of the King.

Charlotte Buxton explores what it looks like to cultivate a posture of joy in our lives. ‘Joy needs to be a consciously chosen way of living and thinking.’