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What do you want your household to be known for? In this talk, Mal Calladine looks at how we can decide this and create a culture rather than having things just happen. It's also up to us how to develop spiritual lives in our families, and Mal has lots of practical ways to do this, and find time when it seems to be scarce. What will you choose to try?
Read MoreWhat can we do that is healthy for others to copy? In this Fathers’ Day talk, Mal Calladine continues our series of looking at long term relationships as family. What are the benefits of having a goal for our households? When things go wrong, can we rebuild stability with some CPR - consistency, predictability and reliability? And how much difference can it make to share the words, “I love you,” “I believe in you,” “I’m sorry - forgive me,” and “I’m praying for you”?
Read MoreWhen problems come up in family relationships, are we more focused on correction or connection? In this talk, Mal Calladine looks at different ways we relate to each other as family, in community as well as biological families. We can choose different styles of relationship, such as being authoritarian or permissive when we are parenting, but we might need to learn how to find a middle, more life-affirming way to avoid pain and stress. What can we do to improve how we connect emotionally? Can Jesus' stories and personal example help?
Read MoreWhat does it mean to be family and neighbours? In this talk, Mal Calladine looks at how Jesus' close relationships with family and neighbours worked, and how this can help us reimagine what is possible in our relationships too.
Read MoreA year after lockdown started, are we feeling held back or ready to go ahead with our lives? In this Palm Sunday talk, Mal Calladine looks at how Jesus sent his followers to go ahead of him to make preparations in a time and place which would change their lives completely. What if we already have a sense of what God has called us to do? Could now be the time for us to go ahead, take the places and roles God has uniquely made us for, and live the rest of this year with hope and faith?
Read MoreHow can we grow and support each other in committed relationships? In this talk, Mal Calladine looks at ways the Bible tells us to treat each other when we have shared covenants or commitments to relationship. What does it mean to be two people of the same mind? How can we more live in harmony with each other? And what does submitting to one another look like in a healthy relationship?
Read MoreHow good can it be to trust people to stretch us? In this talk, Mal Calladine looks at more ways the Bible tells us to treat one another - these ones are for within relationships of trust. Sometimes we need challenging or instructing, other times we need correction or the chance to confess where we have made mistakes. Can we get better at doing this lovingly and prayerfully so our lives can be better?
Read MoreWe could all use some encouragement right now, so how can we get better at encouraging each other? In this talk, Mal Calladine looks at what the Bible says about this and lots of examples of people who are good at encouraging. There are lots of practical ideas for building people up, comforting and serving people, and sharing difficult things too.
Read MoreWhat can we do to improve the quality of difficult relationships? Can we get better at accepting other people? In this talk, Mal Calladine looks at more of the Bible’s instructions on how to treat one another. As simple and familiar as they might sound, putting them into practice can be a real challenge, but there are huge benefits for us, our neighbours and our culture.
Read MoreHow can we build our lives better around looking out for one another? In this talk, Mal Calladine looks at four instructions from the Bible we can apply in all of our relationships where we make any kind of connection with people. What does it mean for us to love one another, greet one another, show hospitality to one another and be kind and compassionate to one another? And if God empowers us to do this better, what difference can that make?
Read MoreAre you anxious about what to do in life? In this talk, Mal Calladine looks at a worship Psalm where the writer's main concern isn't to work out their activity but bond in their being with God. We can generate needless stress for ourselves by focusing on working to please people, or God, instead of being strengthened through healthy relationships. Can letting God search, test and shape our character relieve us of stress as well as guiding what we do?
Read MoreHow can we make a difference in difficult times? In this talk, Mal Calladine looks at why our hurried, anxious responses to challenge can make life worse, but if we can learn to become a non-anxious presence, we can change our world. We can learn about how to do this from the writer of Psalm 37. Like them, can we trust God to help us, creating space in our lives for trust and delight to grow?
Read MoreWhat happens when we bring our pain to God? In this talk, Mal Calladine looks at Psalm 40, a heartfelt cry of desperation quoted across our culture, including at the end of every U2 concert. If we can identify with the urgent call for help to deal with stuff which looks too hard for us, maybe we can feel God’s closeness the way this writer could too.
Read MoreWho is Jesus to us, and what difference does that make? In this talk beginning a series on Vineyard Church's values, Mal Calladine looks at how the way we see and choose to follow Jesus changes everything. If we can truly call him "Lord" and let our lives be shaped by him, this will make an unmissable difference in ourselves and in the world. So how can we do this better?
Read MoreCan God speak into your life? In this talk, Mal Calladine looks at how dreams have been part of God's intervention which saved lives, around the time of Jesus' birth and in history before then. You might recognise some of the stories, like Joseph who had his amazing technicolour dreamcoat... Can we learn to recognise God's intervention in our dreams too?
Read MoreCan we hear directly from God today? In this talk and practice session, Mal Calladine discusses the Bible's encouragement to Christians to seek to do this and pass on what they hear to others. This is for strengthening, encouraging and comforting them. People who do this check what they think God is saying against what they know about God from the Bible, and they find that this often brings the words of the Bible to life for people in their different situations today.
Read MoreWhat should we do when we run into difficulty and opposition? In this talk, Mal Calladine looks at Jesus' story which showed this as weeds growing among wheat, and offers three helpful questions: Where in our lives do we identify difficulty and opposition? Where should we wait and observe with "studied neglect" so we don't harm the good in the situation? And what do we need to do to overcome opposition?
Read MoreAre you ready? In this talk, Mal Calladine reminds us of a story from Jesus about something we should be expecting which "changes everything." What does it mean for us be prepared, and what should we be doing now as we expect the world to change?
Read MoreWhat kind of influence can we have on the world? In this talk, Mal Calladine looks at one of Jesus' simplest stories about how, in God's kingdom, something small can change something much bigger. Where are we letting God use us for this?
Read MoreOur relationships are a vital part of who we are, but how can we improve them? In this talk, Mal Calladine looks at practical ways for parents to help children grow in responsibility and relationships, and for leaders to move from good to great through a humble attitude.
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