Verso Church Podcast

This week’s focus is intercession — prayer that moves beyond personal needs to carry the burden of others and contend for God’s purposes. In this season between senior leaders, God is calling our church to become intercessors. Intercession is not a job for a few “prayer warriors” — it’s the call of every believer to partner with Heaven for transformation.📖 Bible Passages Explored:Ezekiel 22, verses 30 (ESV)Genesis 18, verses 22-26 (ESV)Leviticus 10, verse 3 (ESV)2 Chronicles 7, verse 14 (ESV)Acts 12, verse 5 (ESV)Luke 22, verse 44 (ESV)

This message challenges us to move from praying for our needs to praying for God’s purposes. Rooted in the Lord’s Prayer, it calls us to contend for His kingdom on earth, to persevere in faith, and to partner with God in prayer to see lives and situations transformed.📖 Bible Passages Explored:Luke 11, verses 1-2 (NIV)Matthew 6, verses 9-13 (NIV)Matthew 6, verse 33 (NIV)1 John 5, verses 14–15 (NIV)

Biblical fasting is a call to feasting on God! Feasting?! Yes you read that correctly! This talk unpacks the gift God has given us in fasting to help us pursue him wholeheartedly, to stand firm in expectancy and prayer. 📖 Bible Passages Explored:Joel 2:12Ezra 8:21–23Luke 2:36–37How does seeing fasting as a gift from a good Father — rather than a religious duty — reshape your motivation?What areas of your life would you like to see grow (persisting in prayer, expectancy or other personal things), and have you tried fasting as a tool to help you in this growth? What would it look like for you to incorporate fasting as a rhythm in your discipleship, not just a one-time event? What impact do you think joining our corporate fast together as a church family have?

“What do you do when you’ve prayed, waited, and still nothing changes? Richard shares how to trust, pray, and keep moving when you’re still waiting for an answer.”

In this message, Clare invites us to “pick up our shovels” and press into the presence of Jesus. Drawing from Genesis 26, verses 17 - 25, she calls our church to a fresh season of prayer—prayer that forms us, sustains us, and brings living water in times of transition.Discover how God meets those who keep digging, how worship anchors us in uncertainty, and how we can contend for His presence in our homes, city, and nation.📖 Bible Passages Explored:John 15, verse 51 Thessalonians 5, verses 16 - 18Genesis 26, verses 23 - 25Romans 12, verse 1Hebrews 10, verses 24 - 25💬 Take Your Next StepHow will you “pick up your shovel” this week?👉 Share a prayer request or testimony in the comments.

At Verso Vineyard Church, we believe that every time we turn toward Jesus, we step further into the story He is writing over our lives. Our church has always been about creating spaces and places where people encounter Him, and as we step into a new chapter, we continue that journey - turning the page, trusting His leading, and embracing what He has next for us.For the past 7 years, Mark & Steph Helvadjian have faithfully led Verso Vineyard Church, leading us through incredible seasons of growth, transformation, and Kingdom impact. Under their leadership, we have expanded our reach, embraced a multisite vision, and created environments where lives are changed by Jesus. Now, as they step into a new season of God’s calling, we bless them with deep gratitude for all they have poured into this church.At the same time, we look ahead with anticipation, knowing that the next page in this story is beginning. Chuck & Taryn Freeland will be stepping into leadership as our new Senior Pastors, carrying the same heart for transformation, passion for Jesus, and vision for the future. They have spent years leading, planting, and growing churches, and we know that their experience, heart, and vision will build upon the strong foundation already in place.‍Moments like this remindu that God’s story is still unfolding. Just as Verso means "to turntowar," this transition is about turning our hearts toward His plans,trusting in His faithfulness, and walking into the next chapter together as a churchfamily. ‍This is a new season, butthe same faithful God. We step forward with expectation, knowing that as weturn toward Him, He continues to shape, lead, and transform us.

This week Mark looks at Hebrews 10:23, reminding us that our hope rests not in ourselves but in God’s unchanging faithfulness. To confess our hope means openly declaring that our confidence is in Christ alone — not just in words but in the way we live.

We are urged to hold fast to that confession without wavering, even when life shakes us, because the One who promises is faithful.

From His character and promises, to the cross and resurrection, to His daily presence in our lives, God’s faithfulness is sure. Together, as God’s people, we can encourage one another to stand firm and live as those whose hope is anchored in Hi

In John 21:15-19, Jesus prepares Peter for a life of surrender as he fully engages with a move of God in his time. God is moving in 2025, and now is the time to respond.

We explore 3 invitations Jesus gave Peter, understanding that He is inviting us into these today also, as we engage with the move of God in our time:

In the book of Esther God is not mentioned explicitly but we can see Gods hand moving so clearly. God is calling us into a time of transition but let’s not be passive in this time, let’s be a people who are passionately stepping out of our comfort zones and giving God our yes even in our weakness and without first feeling fully qualified. God is always moving and we are empowered by him so let’s walk in that knowledge and get comfortable with being uncomfortable.

Luke 15 isn’t just a collection of parables—it’s the pulse of God’s heart.
A shepherd risks the wilderness for one sheep.
A woman turns her house upside down for a single coin.
A father runs, robe in hand, to welcome a broken son.

These aren’t just stories—they are God’s autobiography. They reveal a truth we easily forget: you are worth the search, worth the sacrifice, worth the celebration.