This final value (of four) is essential because all three previous values can keep ME as the focus whereas this value helps me shift from the temptation of making it about me and draws the focus onto Jesus. When we intentionally begin to give away what Jesus has given...

New Wine family and friends of New Wine, In our previous two Pastor’s Blogs, David Skevington and I have been unpacking the language that expresses the uniqueness of New Wine Vineyard in our pursuit of becoming a healthy church. This language we have termed our...

New Wine family and friends of New Wine, In our previous Pastor’s Blog, David Skevington shared that we had been intentional in looking for language that expresses the uniqueness of New Wine Vineyard in our pursuit of becoming a healthy church. David looked at the...

Over the previous season, we have been intentional to find language for what makes New Wine Vineyard unique in its pursuit of becoming a healthy church. So often the Church in general can be too broad, superficial and confusing in trying to do and be everything to...

New Wine family and friends of New Wine, I have been listening to a song, which has deeply moved me, challenging me in my priorities, and perspectives as a follower of Jesus. The song, by Bethel Music and Brian Johnson, is called, ‘For the Sake of the World’. The...

I can confidently say that everyone who truly follows Jesus does and will struggle with it on a daily, hourly, per minute and per second basis. How can I be so sure? Because Jesus clearly tells us this would happen. In the verse above, Jesus is demanding that we...

New Wine family and friends of New Wine, In my reflections on Jesus’ life and ministry, as recorded in the gospels, two things have become clearer and clearer to me. Firstly, Jesus never seemed to hurry. Secondly, there was a clear rhythm in all He did. Jesus, the Son...

I think Jesus wants us to unlearn more than learn. In our world today, we have become addicted to the attainment of knowledge and wisdom more than the intentional practice of getting that wisdom to transform and change us. Why? Because its quicker, easier and we can...

New Wine family and friends of New Wine, I am sure many of us identify with these statements, ‘I don’t have enough!’ and ‘I am not enough!’. As a result, we live our lives out of a place of discontent and lack, constantly comparing ourselves to others. This obviously...

One of the most dangerous things we can do is think that a life of following Jesus will result in a more simple, comfortable, happy, light and easy life. This is not true, why? Because Jesus never promised it. Not that he doesn’t want our lives to be more comfortable,...