Vineyard Church Cardiff

Sunday 29th September 2024 - West Site

1 John 2 v 3-17

3)  We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands. 4)  Whoever says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. 5)  But if anyone obeys his word, love for God[a] is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him: 6)  Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.

7)  Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning. This old command is the message you have heard. 8)  Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is passing and the true light is already shining.

9)  Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister[b] is still in the darkness. 10)  Anyone who loves their brother and sister[c] lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble. 11 ) But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.

12)  I am writing to you, dear children,
    because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.
13)  I am writing to you, fathers,
    because you know him who is from the beginning.
I am writing to you, young men,
    because you have overcome the evil one.

14)  I write to you, dear children,
    because you know the Father.
I write to you, fathers,
    because you know him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men,
    because you are strong,
    and the word of God lives in you,
    and you have overcome the evil one.

15)  Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father[d] is not in them. 16)  For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. 17 The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.

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Sunday 22nd September 2024 - West and North Sites

Speaker - Alice Meads

In the second of our series "The Power of the Gospel", Alice speaks about the invitation extended to all that are thirsty in Revelation 22, to come, and to take the free gift of the Water of Life.

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1) Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2) down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. 3) No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. 4) They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5) There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.

17) The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.

Recorded at West Site - 22Sep2024

Sunday 15th September, 2024 - West and North Sites

5)  This is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all. 6)  If we claim to have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. 7)  But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin.

8)  If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9)  If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10)  If we claim we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar and His word is not in us.

Sunday 8th September, 2024 - West and North Sites

Sunday 15th September 2024 - Central AM and PM

Alice shares part of the story of the early Church, and in particular, the part played by Barnabas - whose name means "son of encouragement" - and calls on us to emulate Barnabas by becoming a People of Encouragement.

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Acts 11 v 19-26 (NLT)

19) Meanwhile, the believers who had been scattered during the persecution after Stephen’s death travelled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch of Syria. They preached the word of God, but only to Jews.

20) However, some of the believers who went to Antioch from Cyprus and Cyrene began preaching to the Gentiles about the Lord Jesus. 21) The power of the Lord was with them, and a large number of these Gentiles believed and turned to the Lord.

22) When the church at Jerusalem heard what had happened, they sent Barnabas to Antioch. 23) When he arrived and saw this evidence of God’s blessing, he was filled with joy, and he encouraged the believers to stay true to the Lord. 24) Barnabas was a good man, full

25) Then Barnabas went on to Tarsus to look for Saul. 26) When he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. Both of them stayed there with the church for a full year, teaching large crowds of people. (It was at Antioch that the believers were first called Christians.)

Recorded at North Site - 08Sep2024

Sunday 11th August, 2024 - West Site

Dan continues our series 'Encounters With Jesus' looking at Jesus' interaction with the Pharisees in Mark 2

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Mark 2v1-12:

1) A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2) They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. 3) Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. 4) Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. 5) When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”

6) Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, 7) “Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

8) Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, “Why are you thinking these things? 9) Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’? 10) But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the man, 11) “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” 12) He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

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Recorded at West Site - 11Aug2024

Sunday 11th August, 2024 - North Site

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Matthew 9v9-13

9)  As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. ‘Follow me,’ he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.

10)  While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. 11)  When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, ‘Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?’

12)  On hearing this, Jesus said, ‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but those who are ill. 13)  But go and learn what this means: “I desire mercy, not sacrifice.” For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.’

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Sunday 4th August, 2024 - Central (AM)

Morag continues our series 'Encounters With Jesus' looking at Jesus' encounter with a blind man, Bartimaeus.

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Mark 10v46-52

46)  Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”), was sitting by the roadside begging. 47)  When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

48)  Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

49)  Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”

So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.” 50)  Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.

51)  “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him.

The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.”

52)  “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.

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Sunday 21st July, 2024 - Central (AM)

John 3v1-17

1) Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2)  He came to Jesus at night and said, ‘Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.’

3)  Jesus replied, ‘Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.’

4)  ‘How can someone be born when they are old?’ Nicodemus asked. ‘Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!’

5)  Jesus answered, ‘Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. 6)  Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. 7)  You should not be surprised at my saying, “You must be born again.” 8)  The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.’

9)  ‘How can this be?’ Nicodemus asked.

10)  ‘You are Israel’s teacher,’ said Jesus, ‘and do you not understand these things? 11)  Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony. 12)  I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13)  No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven – the Son of Man. 14)  Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15)  that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.’

16)  For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17)  For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 

Sunday 7th July, 2024 - Central (PM)

Matt continues our series of studies from Paul's letter to the Christians at Ephesus, and unwraps the teaching that Paul gives about raising families.

1) Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2)  ‘Honour your father and mother’– which is the first commandment with a promise – 3)  ‘so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.’[a]

4)  Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

5)  Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. 6)  Obey them not only to win their favour when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. 7)  Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people, 8)  because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do, whether they are slave or free.

9)  And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favouritism with him.

Sunday 7th July, 2024 - West & North Sites

Rachel concludes our series of studies in Paul's letter to the Christians at Ephesus with a close look at the Armour of God. She reminds us of the opening chapters of the letter, which describe the gospel: Who Jesus is, what He has done for us, and what our identity is in the light of that.

Rachel refers to Watchman Nee's summary of the book of Ephesians which Alice quoted in the previous message - the book can be summarised by three verbs: Sit, Walk, Stand. Rachel is looking at chapter 6, which is under the final heading - Stand.

She explains who our enemy is, and how we are equipped to deal with him, equipped with the very same armour as used by God Himself (Isaiah 59v17).

Rachel describes each of the various elements of the armour, with its specific area of effectiveness. By ensuring that we wear each item of this spiritual armour, and use the Sword of the Spirit, we can stand--and continue to remain standing--under any onslaught of the enemy.

10) Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. 11) Put on the full armour of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12) For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13) Therefore put on the full armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.

14) Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15) and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16) In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17) Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

18) And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. 19) Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, 20) for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.

21) Tychicus, the dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know how I am and what I am doing. 22) I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage you.

23) Peace to the brothers and sisters, and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 24) Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.