In her final talk as Senior Pastor at Aylesbury Vineyard, Lyn Burnhope envisions us for the future by exploring Moses in the Bible, encouraging us to stay a strong community by supporting each other and centring ourselves around the person and values of Jesus. Watch at https://vimeo.com/452924425
Through the lens of Psalm 23, Nicola Neal explores how the reality of ‘God with us’ during the challenges and pain of this last season will help us to both define and fuel the way we now move forward as we interact with a hurting, disorientated and fearful world. Watch at https://vimeo.com/446453149
In his final talk as Senior Pastor at Aylesbury Vineyard, Steve Burnhope explains what the word “Gospel” actually means and how Jesus, through the ways he lived, loved and challenged others, was the same good news to people 2000 years ago as he is to us today. Watch at https://vimeo.com/443859381
“Has God gone ‘AWOL’ during the past four months? Does he care about this pandemic? Does he hear our prayers?” Luke Martin looks at the experiences of various biblical characters who sought God, even when he felt far away and shares his own experiences of connecting with God, even when he feels absent. Watch at https://vimeo.com/443330097
The Government and its advisors are telling us how to stay physically healthy, but how do we stay spiritually healthy? Steve Burnhope suggests five things — five questions we can ask ourselves every day — to “track and trace” how well we’re doing, both as individuals and as part of Christ’s Body, his Church. Watch at https://vimeo.com/440067489
‘The invitation to be with God is for everybody.’ In this week’s talk, Guest Speaker and comedian Andy Kind confronts the theme ‘Heaven and Hell’ and a person’s eternal destiny. He explains that God does not place orders, but instead invites us to choose to be part of his family. Watch at https://vimeo.com/437988448
Lyn Burnhope tells an amazing story from the Bible of how Jesus restores the sight of a blind man, overcoming the barriers of discrimination and showing how someone excluded, on the ‘outside’ deserves to be included. Through physical and social restoration, Jesus challenges an entire community to change the way they see! Watch at https://vimeo.com/437192463
What are your dreams and does God care about them? Assistant Pastor James Tweats explores what the Bible has to say about dreaming and how God can play a big role in helping us to fulfil our dreams today. He encourages us to dream courageously and partner with God in the dreams he has for us too! Watch at https://vimeo.com/434875297
During these unprecedented times of global turmoil we look at how we can take our place as followers of Jesus. What is his unique plan for our individual lives and for the church as a whole during this season, and how can we step into the roles he has prepared for us? Watch at https://vimeo.com/430812767
Steve Burnhope looks at how God created us in his image — one of the ‘big themes’ that we see running through the Bible — and three major implications for what that means for us. Watch at https://vimeo.com/428881543
Aylesbury Vineyard will have new leadership when Steve and Lyn Burnhope retire as Senior Pastors this September. Steve and Lyn share what will be happening and explain the background and the timing. The video ends with a few words from Assistant Pastor James Tweats, who will be succeeding them. Watch at https://vimeo.com/426968584
Assistant Pastor James Tweats shares how God’s love, leading & faithfulness will never fail us as we prepare to step out into the new normal. Watch at https://vimeo.com/426210650
Senior Pastor Lyn Burnhope takes up Augustine’s idea that hope has two daughters: anger at the way things are, and courage not to leave them that way. Watch at https://vimeo.com/423263013
Young Adults Pastor, Luke Martin, shares some thoughts about the Church's need for reflection at this time. The Covid-19 ‘lockdown’ has given us a great opportunity to assess the ways that we are called to be counter-cultural in our world. God may well be bringing a move of his Spirit to our nation, but it may not look the way we think … Watch at https://vimeo.com/manage/419268175
Becky Stevens from the Church staff team shares about her experiences of mental ill health and some thoughts about how we can best engage with God and one another in those times. Watch at https://vimeo.com/416643824
Steve Burnhope shares some thoughts from (Second) Isaiah’s prophetic words to Israel while they are in exile in Babylon, in Isaiah 40 through 55, to encourage us in our present situation. He then turns to the “invisible enemy” that the whole world is fighting, with some thoughts about how to handle another invisible enemy that many of us are facing at this time. NB The slightly cryptic title is explained at the start of the talk! Watch at https://vimeo.com/415861165
A timely reminder from Assistant Pastor James Tweats that we have a God who loves us and wants the best for us. We discover the importance of perseverance in God’s perfect timing and trusting in Him for blessing and breakthrough. Watch at https://vimeo.com/411823863
In 1 Corinthians 13, the Apostle Paul says “these three remain: faith, hope and love,” but we don’t talk so much about the middle one. In the third and final talk in this mini-series, Steve Burnhope focuses on the meaning of “hope” in the Bible — that it’s not just “hoping for the best” — and how we want all three to be “remaining” in our lives during these challenging times. Watch at https://vimeo.com/408334637
Senior Pastor, Steve Burnhope, explains why he doesn’t think it’s his job to get people to believe in God … The talk was preceded by an edited version of this video: https://youtu.be/1Eh5BpSnBBw Watch the talk at https://vimeo.com/407949671
Lyn Burnhope looks at Psalm 8 as a helpful source for answering the basic questions: Who is God? Who are we? What does He want us to do? How are we going to do it? Sunday 5 April 2020
“If there’s a God, why do bad things happen? Why does God make them happen, or allow them to happen? Why doesn’t he stop them happening?” In the second talk of our current mini-series, Steve Burnhope offers some personal thoughts on these really difficult questions. Watch at https://vimeo.com/401960845
In the first of a three-part series, Steve Burnhope starts with a ‘one-point’ sermon instead of the traditional three: “Do not fear.” Why does God say that over and over again, throughout the Bible? 365 times, according to Rick Warren — one for every day of the year. Steve shares his thoughts on that big question, in these difficult times. Watch at https://vimeo.com/400026116
In our Kids’ Takeover Service, Liz Machell talks about Joshua leading the people of Israel through the Jordan into the Promised Land and building a memorial of stones for future generations to remember (Joshua 3 & 4). She encourages us that sharing our stories with one another can encourage us that God is always faithful and able to do amazing things. Watch at https://vimeo.com/398672807
In our most recent Baptism Services, Steve Burnhope explains six key features of baptism in the Bible — why we do it and what it’s all about. Watch at https://vimeo.com/396964970
Assistant Pastor James Tweats encourages us to think about what it means for Jesus to be the light of the world (John 8:12) and what that means for us — how we can move from darkness into light in our own lives through the presence and power of Jesus. Watch at https://vimeo.com/395448802
Following on from last week’s talk about Jesus’ prayer for unity in John 17, Senior Pastor Lyn Burnhope thinks about what it means to be centred around Jesus, as a ‘Love Comm-unity,’ living for each other and for the world. Watch at https://vimeo.com/393980843
Shortly before his death, resurrection and return to the Father, Jesus' prayer in John 17 is his ‘second most-famous’ prayer (after The Lord’s Prayer) and his longest. Two millennia on, Steve Burnhope invites us to think about why Jesus was so concerned for the future unity and oneness of his Body, and how — by being wise about the spiritual battle that unity involves — we can help that prayer to come about, if we’re willing to bear the cost. Watch at https://vimeo.com/392220183
On the Sunday that we’re looking at fostering and adoption — and hearing from the team who are involved in fostering and adopting at Aylesbury Vineyard — Steve Burnhope does a quick whistle-stop tour of what the Bible has to say about that and, in particular, why fostering and adoption is so close to God’s heart. Watch at https://vimeo.com/390299192
Guest Speaker Ben Lindsay talks about Gideon’s call in Judges chapter 6, relating it to God’s present-day call to each of us. As we see with Gideon, he encourages us to embrace our environment, our true identity and our present circumstances. Watch at https://vimeo.com/389059208
Assistant Pastor James Tweats invites us to think about what it means to ‘honour God’ — a word we don’t use very often day-to-day. What does honouring God look like in our lives? Watch at https://vimeo.com/manage/387283425
