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

Journeying through the shadow

Aug 9th, 2020 24m 4s

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

What is “the Gospel”?

Aug 2nd, 2020 27m 53s

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

What do we do when God feels absent?

Jul 26th, 2020 35m 12s

“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 exp

How to stay (spiritually) healthy in a pandemic

Jul 19th, 2020 32m 51s

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 doi

This Kingdom ain’t big enough for the both of us

Jul 12th, 2020 39m 50s

‘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

How does Jesus respond to discrimination?

Jul 5th, 2020 27m 58s

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

Dare to Dream

Jun 28th, 2020 33m 5s

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

Taking Our Place

Jun 21st, 2020 26m 37s

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

The ‘Image of God’

Jun 14th, 2020 29m 15s

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

Leadership Transition

Jun 7th, 2020 35m 47s

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 Assistan

The new normal

May 31st, 2020 24m 24s

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

Being a community of Hope in the face of challenge

May 24th, 2020 27m 44s

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

A Time for Reflection

May 17th, 2020 30m 10s

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

Being a Christian and Mental Health

May 10th, 2020 32m 55s

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

“Sunday, May 3rd” (aka, “Talk Number Four”)

May 3rd, 2020 31m 44s

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 wo

Keep Persevering

Apr 26th, 2020 23m 41s

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 http

What is God saying in these times (part three)

Apr 19th, 2020 30m 39s

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

Easter Sunday Service 2020

Apr 12th, 2020 15m 30s

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/1Eh5BpSnBBwWatch the talk at https://vimeo.com/407949671

How do we frame our thoughts around suffering in this Pandemic?

Apr 10th, 2020 27m 29s

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

What is God saying in these times (part two)

Mar 29th, 2020 29m 54s

“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 reall

What is God saying in these times (part one)

Mar 22nd, 2020 27m 8s

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

Sharing our stories with the next generation

Mar 15th, 2020 23m

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 sha

What is this thing called “Baptism”?

Mar 8th, 2020 19m 22s

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

From darkness to light

Mar 1st, 2020 28m

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