How do we handle living within tension? Get ready for a new level of revelation as the Vive Pastoral team unpack the Psalms and reveal what the Lord has been speaking to them in this season. Tune into week 1 of our series, Psalms for the Summer Vol 3.
Jun 29, 2020•34 min
In this conversation, Pastor Adam Smallcombe and fathers from our community discuss their experience as fathers. Given the current climate of injustice that is being fervently fought right now, how do we teach our children accurate history, without causing them to be jaded by our hurts and experiences? What we need to accompany that fight against injustice, is a fight for fatherhood. A fight for strong leaders in the home, that love their wives, love their children and love Jesus. This is the ti...
Jun 22, 2020•47 min
How do we continue the critical conversation about racial injustice in our country as a church family? Can we break through the hesitancy to find unity with one another? Pastors Adam and Keira Smallcombe and members of our pastoral team discuss live.
Jun 09, 2020•50 min
How should the Church respond in this turbulent time of racial injustice in our country? How should we operate as Christians? Pastors Adam and Keira Smallcombe and members of our pastoral team open this discussion.
Jun 01, 2020•44 min
In part two of a collection of messages on the Holy Spirit, Pastor Adam Smallcombe speaks on The Everyday Leading and Guiding of the Holy Spirit. While considering the various functions of the Holy Spirit, our comforter, counselor, teacher, what does it mean that the Holy Spirit is our helper? Pastor Adam unpacks that we don’t just receive INSIGHT from the Holy Spirit, but the FORESIGHT to know what it’s all for. Foresight takes our experiences and reveals its purposes. And all we need is the fo...
May 25, 2020•49 min
Pastor Adam Smallcombe delivers a message entitled FIX THE FEED, on the INSIGHT of the Holy Spirit. In uncertain times, we might look outside for what will satisfy ourselves. Whether it is our news feed, social media feed, or the food we feed on, we are constantly searching for something more. This is often how we approach the Holy Spirit. As believers, we would be completely missing the mark if we were to get stuck looking for the manifestation of the Holy Spirit, over the application of the Ho...
May 18, 2020•45 min
In the final installment of the FIXED Series, Pastor Keira Smallcombe preached a message called My Faith is FUNCTIONAL. When wondering if our faith is working, Pastor Keira reminds us to keep running laps of faith. For faith only works when we work it out. In response, which testimony do you want? The testimony of one who WATCHES others work their faith and possess their promises? Or the testimony of someone who WORKS their OWN faith, and touches their own promises?”
May 11, 2020•39 min
In the third installment of the FIXED Series, Pastor Adam Smallcombe delivers a powerful word, called My Faith is Firm. It begs the question, what does a firm faith look like? With highs and lows, it can be challenging to see your way through the waves of life. But the series scripture, Hebrews 12:2 advises we "... fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and pioneer of our faith..." And the fact that we have seasons of uncertainty doesn't mean that our faith isn't firm. It's all in how we frame it. Ho...
May 04, 2020•42 min
How do we develop a faith that is focused, in a season with so much noise? In the second installment of the FIXED series, My Faith is Focused, Pastor Adam Smallcombe focuses on fixing our eyes on God. That when faced with opposition, we have the opportunity to build endurance in our faith. Subscribe to our channel to see more messages from VIVE Church We are a church with a mission to awaken people to the reality of Jesus. To learn more about who we are or to visit us at one of our 10 locations ...
Apr 27, 2020•22 min
How do you stay in the fight, when you're feeling the fatigue? We kicked off a new series this Sunday called "FIXED." In this first installment, "My Faith is Fixed" Pastor Adam Smallcombe breaks down the "fight of faith" in a way you've never heard preached before.
Apr 20, 2020•26 min
In this Easter message, Pastor Adam Smallcombe uncovers the true mission of Jesus; to restore us to paradise. The paradox of grace is that He entered the grave so that we could be restored to an unbreakable connection with Him. You can view the full video of this message through VIVE Church on YouTube . For more information about us and how to get connected, visit vivechurch.org
Apr 13, 2020•12 min
Another powerful message speaking specifically into this season of global pandemic; COVID-19. Pastor Adam unpacks the context of "Hosanna" (God Save Us) on Palm Sunday, and what it means for us today. (Video of this message can be found on our YouTube Channel)
Apr 07, 2020•10 min
Isn't it tough to see that God is in situation when we're in the thick of things?...when you look back you will see that His hand was moving, setting you up for a bigger season of breakthrough. This week we look back on a few messages from the last 3 years that shaped the way we stretched, grew and shaped our faith as a church family. You can catch the complete video messages on our YouTube channel // For more information about VIVE Church and to connect with us: vivechurch.org...
Mar 30, 2020•51 min
Is God Always Good? And if so, then why do bad things happen? Is protection part of his plan - or is it the promise of providence that makes Him God? With the current situation with COVID-19 as a growing problem throughout the world, Pastor Adam tackles a tough topic that is on all of our minds. This message was not recorded at our typical venue. Instead, as soon as the mandate to "shelter in place" in the SF Bay Area was released, we hurriedly turned our office space into a broadcast studio in ...
Mar 23, 2020•28 min
We have all heard the phrase, "cast your cares..." And while that is prescriptive it's not descriptive. In times of fear and distress, how do we be careful without being worried? Here is Pastor Adam with part 3 of this series (The Art Of...) with "The Art of Not Worrying."
Mar 16, 2020•44 min
Christians are called to walk in truth, but how we serve the truth is also our responsibility. So, how do you tell the truth? Here is Pastor Adam with part 2 of this series (The Art of...), "The Art of Telling the Truth."
Mar 09, 2020•43 min
What if the responsibility to minister to the world around us isn't for our pastor to do, but for us to do? Pastor Adam kicks off our brand new series "The Art of" - focusing this week on "invitation," showing us that "...long before giving an invitation, we need to be living the invitation."
Mar 02, 2020•42 min
Is there a need for tension in our relationships? How do we deal with conflict and why are we so good at avoiding it? Pastor Keira preaches the final installment to "It's All on the Table". She delivers a powerful word that teaches us that there will always be "tension when you live your life with intention" because it is God's tool for transformation in our lives.
Feb 24, 2020•41 min
In this modern day, people are obsessed with stats and status. What would it look like to have dinner with Jesus and how would that change our stature?
Feb 17, 2020•30 min
Pastor Adam deconstructs your typical communion message by taking on the truth of God's word from a creative and deconstructed perspective.
Feb 10, 2020•43 min
What does it look like to be in community well? Pastor Michelle, Palo Alto Campus Pastor, kicks off our brand new series, 'It's All on the Table."
Feb 03, 2020•30 min
How do we not be “anxious for nothing”, as the Bible instructs, when we’re naturally anxious about everything? Tune into our series concluding message with Pastor Adam Smallcombe.
Jan 27, 2020•39 min
How do we find happiness NO MATTER WHAT our circumstances look like? Tune into week 3 of our series, MAD HAPPY, with a message from Pastors Adam and Keira Smallcombe.
Jan 20, 2020•37 min
How can we be mad happy with others, when it’s actually others who make me mad? Tune into week 2 of our Mad Happy series with a message from Pastor Keira Smallcombe.
Jan 13, 2020•41 min
What makes you happy? Are you happy with yourself? Tune into the first installment of our new series, MAD HAPPY, as we align our mindsets for the new year.
Jan 06, 2020•47 min
What do you do when you're not where you want to be at the end of the year? Tune in to our New Year's VIVE at Home from the Grand Canyon for a special message from Pastor Adam on positioning your perspective for the new year.
Dec 30, 2019•11 min
How do we set ourselves up for a new season of expectation and preparation going into the new year?
Dec 23, 2019•36 min
Tune in for our Christmas Creative Sunday as Pastor Adam extends our Christmas production with a message you don't want to miss as we conclude 2019.
Dec 16, 2019•14 min
What does it mean to be a Christian and what are we meant to do? Tune into the final installment of our series, Christian: line in the sand.
Dec 09, 2019•47 min
How does a connection with the Holy Spirit make us distinctly Christian? Tune in to week 3 of our series, Christian: line in the sand, with a message from Pastor Adam Smallcombe.
Dec 02, 2019•53 min