Category - Community
Canoes, fire & beer
Posted: 08 March 2013 / 2 Timothy
Post by Nic Chua
In February, a few of us were fortunate enough to spend some time getting in touch with nature, God and our Brothers in Christ. Yes this was Man Camp, an opportunity to escape daily life, find solitude and truly reflect on how God calls us to be men, something we may have forgotten in amongst our pour-over coffees, reality cooking shows...
Continue ReadingBaptisms at Nielsen Park
Posted: 14 February 2013
On Sunday 3 March we're heading down to Shark Beach at Nielsen Park to celebrate the new life God has given our friends Nic and Vix by baptising them.
Baptism is an outward sign of an inward reality. The inward reality is that the God has already baptised Nic and Vix when they placed their trust in Jesus. As a result they have already been washed clean of...
Continue ReadingWeekend Away 2013
Posted: 29 January 2013
Whether you have been with us every week or have just joined us, we would love for you to come on the weekend away. We are going to have a great time together on the Central Coast relaxing with good food, drink and conversations.
15–17 March, 2013
Location
Pearl Beach on the Central Coast
(we are renting houses for the weekend)
Cost
$95 per person...
Man Camp – Kayaks & Tents
Posted: 13 January 2013
Come away with just the blokes at Vine Church for some man time.
9–10 February 2013
This year we are leaving civilisation behind and actually camping. Details are still being finalised but it looks like we'll be leaving early on the Saturday morning and driving down to Kangaroo Valley (stopping for breakfast together on the way) where we'll collect...
Continue Reading10 Questions to Ask in the New Year
Posted: 13 January 2013
1. What’s the most humanly impossible thing you will ask God to do this year?
2. What’s one thing you could do this year to increase your enjoyment of God?
3. What’s the single most important thing you could do to improve the quality of your family life this year?
4. In which spiritual discipline do you most want to make progress this year, and what will...
Surry Hills Festival
Posted: 07 October 2012 / Galatians 2:10
Update The festival was a hit. We talked to people about Fair Trade, Church in Surry Hills and the balloons were popular among the kids. More photos below.
The Surry Hills Festival is coming up on the 27th October and Vine Church is going to be part of it. The festival is all about the community coming together to celebrate arts, sustainability, music,...
Continue ReadingCommunity is the inner-city recipe
Posted: 09 September 2012
Mark Hadley joined us to celebrate our 1st Birthday. Here's the article he wrote for this month's Southern Cross magazine.
Vine Church Book Swap
Posted: 27 August 2012
Looking for something new to read? Do you have books at home you have finished reading? Bring them along to the Vine Church Book Swap.
To coincide with Indigenous Literacy Day on 5 September, Vine Church will be raising funds for the Bible Society’s Indigenous 'Bible Engagement & Literacy' program.
When
Sunday 9 September, 2012 (after church)
What to...
Continue Reading‘Having a coffee doesn’t mean marriage’
Posted: 15 July 2012 / Romans 12:1-3, 9-13
This afternoon Toby gave the second talk in the series A Touchy Subject; "Love & the Dating Game: Flexting, Flirting & Falling in Love". Looking at Romans 12:1-3, 9-13 he spoke about trusting God with all aspects of our lives which includes our relationships. We should think of our relationships with the opposite sex in light of God's mercy and not our own...
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