Nick brings us part 2 of this 3-part series 'A Thriving Community', talking about how prayer enables us to thrive.

Life is tough and yet we are invited to live an abundant life when we say "yes" to following Jesus. How do we become the people of faith we are called to be? How do we thrive as a community?

This week Nick kicks off our brand new series 'A Thriving Community'.

Life is tough and yet we are invited to live an abundant life when we say "yes" to following Jesus. How do we become the people of faith we are called to be? How do we thrive as a community?

This week Nick concludes our “Come, Holy Spirit” series, Nick looking at how the Holy Spirit empowers us to pray.

Come Holy Spirit is a prayer the church of Jesus Christ has been praying in many forms over many centuries. You will hear this simple prayer, in some form, being prayed in virtually every Vineyard church around the world - but how can we pray ‘Come, Holy Spirit’ when we already have the Holy Spirit?

In this talk Nick explains that it is only with and through the power of the Holy Spirit that we can do the work Jesus has given us to do. Only through the Holy Spirit can we join him in building  the Kingdom of God to the ends of the earth.

Do you ever feel like you are in the middle of a battle? In this talk Vicki looks at Jesus’ battle against pain and injustice, the way he delegates the work to us, and what tools he gives us for the job.

Have you ever prayed "Come, Holy Spirit" for yourself or for someone else? What happened? What did you expect to happen?

As we continue our series “Come, Holy Spirit”, Nick looks at what happens when we encounter the Holy Spirit. How does our experience affect our expectations of the Holy Spirit? How do we evaluate the experience of the Holy Spirit and as a church community "let God be God" and do whatever He will with us and those we pray for?

As we continue our series “Come, Holy Spirit” Nick looks at what to means to follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.

Who is the Holy Spirit? What does He do? How do we follow his lead?

Billy Graham once commented that “The most desperate need of the nation today is that men and women who profess Jesus be filled with the Holy Spirit.” As we start this new series we ask: What does it mean to pray “Come, Holy Spirit”? How and why should we be filled with the Holy Spirit?

Nick reminds us that Jesus was empowered by the Holy Spirit, and in the same way the Holy Spirt has been given us. He equips and empowers God’s people to continue the mission of Jesus and communicate the message of Jesus.

So, what if we were obedient to the Holy Spirit and followed his prompting wherever that may lead?

What if we dedicated ourselves to receiving more of the Holy Spirit, spending time with him, learning from him?

Nick communicates our shared vision as a church family; highlighting our journey from the last year and where we are going and what we are focusing on this coming year.

You may want to think about these questions:

What part can I play in creating a space where people can experience God's presence?

What part can I play in helping people be a disciple and make disciples?

What will it take for me to thrive?

In this talk, Vicki looks at the story of Zacchaeus in Luke 19 to outline hospitality as Jesus’ main way of preaching the gospel to the outcasts or those on the edge of society, bringing them into community. We also look at the main problems or concerns that may get in the way of hospitality today, and what we can do about them.

How can we live out radically ordinary hospitality? Our homes as not ours at all, but God's gift to use for the furtherance of His Kingdom.