VIVE Church is a globally connected church with a local expression in 10 cities led by Pastors Adam and Keira Smallcombe. We are a spirit-empowered, passion-filled church with the mission to awaken people to the reality of Jesus. We believe that the messages on this podcast will bless you and challenge you to live a life of faith. For more information, please visit us at www.vivechurch.org
How do you find the best church? Is it through good or bad reviews? The comfort of the community programs? Style of worship? No. The best church ever is the one you are invested in. On VIVE’s 9th Birthday Sunday, Pastor Adam's powerful message titled, ‘Best Church Ever’ breaks down what makes the BEST CHURCH EVER.
Are you only a spectator to the miracles of God? Do you choose to have passive participation when it comes to God’s will? There is an expansion on the horizon, and God is calling His people to enlargement. Enlargement is in the DNA of the church. What is not natural for the church is to shrink back. The stretch of the church is both personal and collective. It is the stretch that strengthens you and as you stretch out you take up ground from the enemy. Listen as Pastor Keira Smallcombe explores ...
What does it look like to live a life with an all in faith? Pastor Adam has gathered kingdom builders to share their incredible testimonies of faith. How do you distinguish between a reckless faith and a bold faith? It starts with figuring out where your identity comes from. Faith is a feeling mechanism in your life. Tune into this special panel installment of the vision series, 'Spare No Expense'.
Are you a faith talker or a faith walker? Sometimes you speak faith but you don’t have the practical application behind it. Pastor Adam Smallcombe continues the vision series, ‘Spare No Expense’, with a powerful message, ’Scrappy Faith’. When you resign yourself to fate instead of having a functional faith you are removing yourself from any responsibility. Faith is an invitation to partner with God. Faith employs the natural and the supernatural. God can do a lot with a little, but he cannot mul...
BREAKING NEWS! Lead Pastor Adam Smallcombe has interrupted our current series with VISION Series, “Spare No Expense.” In this message, Pastor Adam delivers a big announcement to our global church on responding to the call of God by faith. Count the Cost of NOT responding to this call. It’s amazing what God can do with a life fully surrendered. If you have not experienced Vision Season at VIVE, you are in for an amazing opportunity. Catch this message to hear this bold vision and consider being a...
Are we trusting in God with ALL of our circumstances? Or are we still leaning on our own understanding? In this 3 point message, Pastor Adam Smallcombe unpacks Proverbs 3:5-6 and connects our action steps on the other side of trusting God’s miracles. Wisdom is not just knowledge, but knowledge applied and put to work. God’s plan is to invite us to partner in His plan for us. When we posture ourselves in faith and lean into God, we let God direct our path.
How can the way we use our words build or destroy the wisdom God requires us to pursue? We serve a God that uses words so intentionally, and wisdom tells us that life and death is in the tongue. So what do we do when we find ourselves in the middle of a “foolish conversation”? Pastor Michelle Stewart provides a tool for us to be able to watch the T.R.A.P of foolish talk and ultimately hold the RIGHT conversations with wisdom.
How is humility connected to greatness? Humility is not minimizing yourself, but in everything maximizing Him. Pastor Vance Roush delivers a captivating message in the series ‘PROverbs.’ Humility comes from challenging motives, staying on mission and from understanding you are on “house money.” Knowing nothing is ours in the first place, but everything has been freely given to us by God, through Christ Jesus.
What's "wisdom" all about, and is it truly the key to success? And if it is, how do we get more of it? Pastor Adam Smallcombe (Global Lead Pastor) kicks off a brand new series "PROverbs" - teaching us that wisdom isn't something we simply gain. Wisdom is something we pursue and it starts with becoming first a "fool for Christ."
What does it mean to “do what is good”? If it is not by works but by faith, why does Paul preach to not stop doing good? Doing good is an invitation to partner with God - to partner with God’s Plan and God’s Purpose. Pastor Michelle Stewart concludes the series ‘All Ways All Good’ with a timely message titled ‘Do What is Good’. You can not be spectators to what God is doing on this earth, you are called to be movers - kingdom builders. You are anchored in the goodness of God. God has a plan for ...
Should good be hard to grip? Would you know good if you saw it? In Romans 8:28 Paul mentions three important characteristics for believers; Love sincerely, hate evil, and cling to good. Pretending leads to pretensions. You have to be able to spot a counterfeit. Deceit starts small, but there is no middle ground with evil. Evil works to separate you from God. If you want to love sincerely, it’s in the details. If you want to hate evil, it’s in the appetite. If you want to cling to good, it's in y...
What is the will of God for you? What do you do when you miss His will? Your purpose is found in your pursuit of Him. Even in opposition, God makes a way for us. Catch this week’s installment of the series, “All Ways All Good,” where Pastor Luke Stewart tackles these questions in a sermon titled, “Good God’s Way.”
Do you know what’s good for you? Do you miss good things in a difficult season only until it is evidentially good in another season? How do you navigate those difficult seasons? God doesn’t want you to just be comforted in difficult seasons but He wants you to be confident in every season! In this installment of the series, ‘All Ways All Good’, Pastor Adam Smallcombe delivers the Lord’s word in a sermon entitled, ‘It’s ALL Part of the Plan’. When it comes to being a believer, it is less about wh...
What does temptation look like for you? What has your life produced? How has temptation affected what you produce? In the next installment of the series, ‘All Ways All Good’, Pastor Michelle Stewart delivers a powerful message entitled, ‘The Fruit of Temptation’. Where as temptation wants you to partake in fruit, God wants you to produce fruit. God will not take you out of temptation but he will bring you through temptation. God is faithful! Have a resolve to produce no matter what happens in li...
Are you convinced that God is good to you? Why if God is good, do bad things happen to good people? God’s plan is to do good things through you, not just for you. In the third installment of the series, ‘All Ways All Good’, Pastor Adam Smallcombe delivers an educational message entitled, ‘Bad Things, Good People’. Gods original plan for humanity was PREEMPTIVE. God did good things. After sin entered the world, God’s plan is now REDEMPTIVE, God is making things good, through you. Redemption is an...
If God is so good, why do you suffer? Why do bad things happen to you? Anything of value has a process of suffering and suffering can shrink your perspective. In the second installment of the series, All Ways All Good, Pastor Keira delivers a powerful message entitled, The Story with Suffering. God is with you in every situation and every circumstance but God doesn’t work in prevention, He works in providence. God doesn’t cause you to suffer, but He doesn’t waste suffering. You can’t deal with s...
What weaknesses are you working with? If God is so good why are you so weak? Reality is that things aren’t always good but God can work all things in ALL WAYS for your good! Pastor Adam Smallcombe kicks off a new series with a sermon entitled, All Ways All Good. God has mysterious ways that He works in your lives, and weakness is one of those ways. You must see yourself through the grace lens NOT the weak lens. Mercy covers what we’ve done but Grace is what we’re called to become. Grace is your ...
Grace is unmerited favor and unconditional love, so how do you get this Grace? How do you grow in this Grace? How do you give this Grace? On the heels of truth, there is always a counterfeit. In the final installment of the series, Strong in the Grace, Pastor Keira delivers a powerful message entitled, Grow in the Grace. You must know the truth and interrogate the misinformer. You must marry Grace and Knowledge to create an intimate relationship with Jesus, so that you will know His nature. In t...
Has shame forced you into isolation? How do you fully receive the gospel of grace if you are stuck in the cycle of shame? The gospel of grace is not just the good news- it is the “too good to be true” news. The enemy uses shame to stall and stop you from what God has for you. When you live in a community with incredible authenticity shame will lose its power over you. Pastor Vance Roush shares a powerful word and gives three tools that grace is built on that will allow you to overcome shame. The...
What does it mean to forget the past and move forward? Have we neglected our future to care for our past? In the second installment of this series, Strong in the Grace, Pastor Michelle Stewart delivers a message entitled, High Calling. In this Christian life, we are called to, there is one outcome we are called to achieve: To KNOW Christ. Forget everything that hinders your faith and obedience, and remember everything that serves your faith and obedience. High calling is not about what you’re ca...
Have you been stuck in a cycle that you can’t seem to break free from? Is the need to understand everything keeping you from moving forward? Pastor Adam Smallcombe delivers a powerful word on Easter Sunday to help you move forward in resurrection power. Evidence without explanation means you are stuck, but evidence beyond explanation is what allows you to move forward. Instead of struggling to figure out the how, get to know God and know that when you step out, He will meet you there. It is the ...
Do you want to move in the power of God? Are you going to be the witnesses to the miracles, or will you be a vessel through which God moves? Palm Sunday wasn’t a random event but a detailed fulfillment of ancient prophecy. Pastor Adam Smallcombe teaches that Palm Sunday was a spiritual encounter with the power of heaven, made possible only by the power of God. God is looking to move through the church, to move through you. Don’t live a life so focused on yourself that you miss what God is doing ...
Is your forgiveness on show, or is it shut up? Are you trapped inside of unforgiveness, letting it burn your heart from the inside? Unforgiveness delays and destroys your destiny, forcing you into isolation with your feelings. Pastor Keira Smallcombe delivers a powerful word about the power of forgiveness. Jesus shows up to set the record straight, to restore you, so that you can run after him unhindered. Listen to the voice of your Father, not your feelings, and He will take you further than yo...
What does it mean to have access to salvation? What is the greatest evidence of the resurrection? Pastor Adam Smallcombe teaches that in order to believe in the power of salvation we must believe that the resurrection is more than an element of faith. It is the most important component of faith. The fact that Jesus was raised to life means that He defeated death in the process. The power of the resurrection is the same power that raises you from a dead and dormant life.
What do you do when negativity begins to seep into your life? Do you feel like you are losing the battles that you are fighting? We certainly have an enemy that accuses us. However, one of the greatest opponents we can face is often ourselves. The negativity we allow to permeate our minds and what we dwell on contradicts the word of God over our life. Pastor Michelle Stewart teaches us that we need to be washed with verses - daily. How do we apply VERSES to vs US?
Are you questioning God’s calling for your life? Is the enemy coming at you with deceptive questions and attacks? Jesus was skilled at navigating sticky situations where instead of REACTING he responded with questions. Some of the most profound questions we see from Jesus came as a response to those who were questioning him. The enemy loves to corner us into making statements and then using those statements as accusations. Pastor Adam Smallcombe teaches that when we question everything against t...
Do you feel defeated in this season? Do you doubt yourself and feel you don’t have what it takes to stand against opposition? Pastor Adam Smallcombe unpacks a powerful word about an epic battle between good and evil. For 40 days Jesus was fasting in the wilderness and was tempted by the devil. However Jesus had more than bars, he had verses. Scripture that was wielded like a sword to defeat the enemy. What THEY (the enemy & powers of darkness) don’t want you to know is the word of God. But w...
Are you feeling stuck or stalled in your life? How do you use the unplugged moments to strengthen your resolve and become unwavering in your commitment? Pastor Vance Roush teaches us that the way to stay committed is to first be submitted. Unrelenting means to not soften or yield in one’s determination. To be unwavering in our commitment and to not weaken in our pace.
Do you feel restrained by your circumstances? Do life’s restrictions hold a grip on your life? Pastor Keira Smallcombe shares about the power of confessing that our God is greater than our circumstances, and his unrestrained love and glory has the power to shake what is shackling you.
Are you overcomplicating your prayers while you are waiting for God to move? Do you feel like you can’t move forward because you are living in the promises of the past? This message from our Lead Pastor, Adam Smallcombe reveals the transformative power prayer has to change our circumstances, and to change us. Making a place to experience God’s glory in your life will allow God to propel you, to mobilize your vision instead of memorializing moments of the past.
