New wine bursts an old wineskin. Something has to be made new before it can hold what God is pouring out. Ps Ryan Germain opens Matthew 9:17 and makes a straight case that the Bible has all the answers we will ever need. New wine requires vessels formed by the Word of God, so we let it form us. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.

Vision is a prophetic declaration of what God is already doing. What we decide is whether we have a yes in our hearts. Ps Ryan Germain unpacks our 2026 vision, new wine, fresh wind and a greater anointing, from Matthew 9:17, John 3:8 and Ezekiel 37. Old versions of us cannot contain God's new work, and wind only fills sails that are raised. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.

Every family is a bit messed up, and we bring that mess in the door with us. But the Bible does not call the church an organisation. It calls us a family. In our Built Different collection, Ps Ryan Germain opens Romans 8 and asks the obvious next question. If we are God's family, what are His family values? Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.

A Porsche 911 is built for power, and as followers of Jesus we are built different too. Sin is living as though God were not God, and it always moves us away from His presence. Ps Ryan Germain opens Exodus 32 and the golden calf to name five sins that block the presence of God in our lives, part of the Built Different collection. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.

The thing we prayed for often arrives with problems attached. Ps Andy Waddell opens John 16:33 and the life of Paul to show that stepping into a God vision for 2026 will come with trials, resistance and obstacles to overcome, and that none of it means we heard God wrong. He names where those problems come from, starting with life itself and the enemy's resistance. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.

A family drifted 10 kilometres out to sea on brand new paddleboards this Christmas. They had a dream for the day but no guardrails. Ps Ryan Germain opens Proverbs 29:18 on the first Sunday of 2026 and unpacks what it means to live with a clear God vision, and how the Holy Spirit still speaks through dreams and visions. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.

God wants to bless our lives, and blessing is something we receive, not something we earn. Ps Ryan Germain walks through Jacob wrestling through the night in Genesis 32 and refusing to let go until he is blessed, and the moment God changes his name and shifts his identity forever. Three things it costs us to receive. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.

Holding his newborn daughter changed how Ps Andrew Waddell sees the incarnation. Christmas is not only about Jesus saving us from sin, it is the kingdom of heaven arriving on earth, and Jesus is the answer to the prayer He taught us to pray. From Philippians 2 and the Lord's Prayer, a message on what changes when the kingdom comes near. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.

We love being fit, but we hate doing burpees, and self-control works much the same way. Ps Ryan Germain takes the last fruit on Paul's list in Galatians 5 and defines self-control as Spirit empowered internal mastery, a marker of maturity in a follower of Jesus. Not a one-time altar call, but a daily taking up of the cross. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.

Gentleness is not weakness, it is strength under control, the wild stallion trained rather than broken. Ps Alastair Hills opens Galatians 5 alongside Philippians 4:5 and Proverbs 15:1 to show that a gentle answer turns away wrath, and that gentleness is what makes the gospel believable to people who are hurting. It flows from how close we walk with Jesus, not from personality. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.