Faithfulness is being steady, trustworthy and dependable, especially when nobody is watching. Ps Ryan Germain opens Matthew 25 and the master who tells his servant well done, good and faithful, then names four things that quietly replace faithfulness in our lives, starting with fear. God has given us gifts, and He expects us to do something with them. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.

Goodness is not a box we tick, it is moral beauty in action, the Holy Spirit's character showing up where people can see it. Ryan McMahon takes fruit number six in the Fruit of the Spirit collection and gives us three ways to grow it, abide, align and act, drawing on Matthew 5:16 and the life of Jesus. Until we act, goodness is only a promise. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.

God's kingdom is not a cruel kingdom, it is a kingdom of kindness. Ps Ryan Germain unpacks the Hebrew word hesed to show that biblical kindness has muscle on it, loyal and covenantal and self-giving, then opens Luke 7 where Jesus meets a grieving widow at Nain and raises her son. Part of our Fruit of the Spirit collection. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.

Honour boards in an old Ipswich Grammar hall got Ps Mark Edwards thinking about Hebrews 12 and the great crowd of witnesses cheering us on. He makes the case that the patience of Galatians 5 has to be read as patient endurance, and that Hebrews 11 is the best chapter in the Bible for understanding it. Part of our Fruit of the Spirit collection. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.

A whole crowd pressed against Jesus that day, but only one person actually touched Him. Ps Nathan Bean reads Mark 5 and the story of Jairus and the woman who had been bleeding for twelve years, and draws the line between proximity and intimacy. We can be close to Jesus and a million miles away. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.

There is no peace in what ifs, and Ps Ryan Germain calls this message practising a posture of peace, taking us to Isaiah 9 where Jesus is named Prince of Peace, sar shalom, the ruler of wholeness. A place, a product or the right people will never sustain us the way He can. Part of our Fruit of the Spirit collection. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.

Happiness is a reaction to our circumstances, joy is how we see them. Michael Anderson opens Acts 16 where Paul and Silas sing in a prison until the foundations shake, and makes the case that joy is a catalyst for freedom rather than the result of it. The discipline to train in is simple, read, pray, worship. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.

Fruit follows the seed we plant. Ps Ryan Germain opens the Fruit of the Spirit collection in Galatians 5 with a simple truth, love, joy, peace and the rest cannot be muscled or manufactured out of our flesh. They grow from the seed of the Spirit in us, which is why Paul tells us to keep in step with the Spirit. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.

A valley of dry bones became an army, and Ryan Germain believes that is a prophetic picture over our church. In this Move of God session he preaches that we are made for more, and that many of us have settled for far less than what God has for us. From Ezekiel 37 and the Great Commission in Matthew 28, with Ps Ryan Germain. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.

The last thing God said before four hundred years of silence was about fathers and children. Wayne Alcorn preaches on the father wound across this nation, and on the three things every kid needs to hear. You are my son, I love you, and I am proud of you, drawn from Malachi 4 and Luke 3 in this Move of God men's session with Ps Wayne Alcorn. Come be part of a Sunday at Church of the Vale, or find more at churchofthevale.com.