Verso Church Podcast

Freedom isn't only something we wait for in heaven. It's for you, today. Whether you're carrying shame, fear, an old battle or a new one, you're welcome here, just as you are.SCRIPTURE REFERENCES📖 - Matthew 8, verses 28 to 34: the two demonised men at Gadara📖 - Luke 8, verse 26 to 39 and Mark 5, verses 1to 20: parallel accounts📖 - Colossians 2, verse 15: the powers disarmed at the cross📖 - John 19, verse 30: "It is finished"📖 - Luke 4, verse 18 and 📖 -Isaiah 61, verse 1: freedom for the captives🔎 Discover More About JesusJesus said, "I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." (📖 - John 10, verse 10) If you're curious about who Jesus is, we'd love to share more.Visit: https://www.verso.church/❤️ GiveVerso Vineyard Church is financed through your regular giving. To give online, visit: https://www.verso.church/give📅 Stay UpdatedDiscover what’s happening at Verso! Check out our What’s On page: https://www.verso.church/whats-on 🙌 Share Your StoryHave a testimony to share? We’d love to hear it! Email us at: [email protected] passion is to be radically transformed into the likeness of Jesus as we encounter His presence, worship together, serve one another, walk in the truth of God's word and extend Jesus' love into our communities around us.CHAPTERS00:00:00 Introduction | Matthew 800:01:08 Story: Grandma at the Baby Dedication00:05:12 This Is the Freedom-Getting Place00:08:24 Jesus Brings the Kingdom Through Deliverance00:10:12 They Threw Themselves at Jesus' Feet00:12:38 If They Can Be Free, You Can Be Free00:14:48 Story: Bringing the Darkness Into the Light00:18:22 Not Only Forgiven, But Free00:19:33 The Battle Is Already Won00:20:38 Becoming Part of Bringing Freedom to Others00:21:04 Story: The "Regular Baptists" and the Dream00:26:37 Invitation & Response

Our passion is to be radically transformed into the likeness of Jesus. Welcome to Verso Vineyard Church! Jesus is our ultimate goal and we long to create spaces to host His presence well.🌟 Connect With UsWe want to help you stay connected and be part of all that’s happening at Verso Vineyard Church!🖥️ https://www.verso.church https://www.facebook.com/verso.church https://www.instagram.com/versochurch/

Have you ever discovered you're on the wrong train, heading to the wrong destination? In Matthew 7:21-27, Jesus challenges our assumptions about what gets us into heaven. It's possible to know about Jesus without really knowing him, and to build a life that looks secure but lacks the right foundation. Discover what it means to know Jesus, follow Jesus, and build your life on him.

🔔 Subscribe for more messages from The Kingdom of Heaven Series and weekly talks: [https://www.youtube.com/@verso.church]Anxiety has a way of sounding like wisdom. In week three of our Kingdom of Heaven series, we look at 📖 - Matthew 6, verses 25 to 34 and ask what it really means to seek first God's Kingdom, and what happens to our vision, our peace and our faith when worry takes first place instead.SCRIPTURE REFERENCES📖 - Matthew 6, verses 25 to 34📖 - James 2, verses 15 and 16 📖 - Exodus 16📖 - Lamentations 3, verse 22 📖 - 2 Corinthians 4, verse 18REFLECT THIS WEEK: What am I raking through today, and what would it look like to look up?🔎 Discover More About JesusJesus said, "I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." (📖 - John 10, verse 10) If you're curious about who Jesus is, we'd love to share more.Visit: https://www.verso.church/🔗 Connect With UsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/versochurch/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/verso.churchWebsite: https://www.verso.church❤️ GiveVerso Vineyard Church is financed through your regular giving. To give online, visit: https://www.verso.church/give📅 Stay UpdatedDiscover what’s happening at Verso! Check out our What’s On page: https://www.verso.church/whats-on 🙌 Share Your StoryHave a testimony to share? We’d love to hear it! Email us at: [email protected] passion is to be radically transformed into the likeness of Jesus as we encounter His presence, worship together, serve one another, walk in the truth of God's word and extend Jesus' love into our communities around us.CHAPTERS00:29 Why the Kingdom is a priority01:13 Opening prayer01:55 Reading: 📖 - Matthew 6, verses 25 to 3403:48 The Himalayas flight: how worry shrinks our vision06:23 Replacing faith with control08:49 The muck rake: Pilgrim's Progress11:30 Why seek the Kingdom? Your Father knows what you need12:20 What about real hunger and poverty?14:36 Trusting God for today: manna and daily mercies16:41 How to seek first the Kingdom: obedience before certainty18:57 Three ways to practise Kingdom priority: 1. Look up19:50 2. Look inside20:11 3. Look ahead with open hands#VersoChurch #KingdomOfHeaven #Matthew6

🔔 Subscribe for more messages from The Kingdom of Heaven Series and weekly talks: [https://www.youtube.com/@verso.church]Have you ever felt like life isn't turning out the way you planned? Join Taryn as she dives into 📖 - Matthew 5, verses 1to 12 to unpack the upside-down culture of the Kingdom of Heaven. Discover how the Beatitudes reveal that true blessing isn't the absence of struggle, but the presence of Jesus meeting us right in the middle of our real, messy lives.SCRIPTURE REFERENCES📖 - Matthew 5, verses 1 to 12🔎 Discover More About JesusJesus said, "I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." (📖 - John 10, verse 10) If you're curious about who Jesus is, we'd love to share more.Visit: https://www.verso.church/🔗 Connect With UsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/versochurch/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/verso.churchWebsite: https://www.verso.church❤️ GiveVerso Vineyard Church is financed through your regular giving. To give online, visit: https://www.verso.church/give📅 Stay UpdatedDiscover what’s happening at Verso! Check out our What’s On page: https://www.verso.church/whats-on 🙌 Share Your StoryHave a testimony to share? We’d love to hear it! Email us at: [email protected] passion is to be radically transformed into the likeness of Jesus as we encounter His presence, worship together, serve one another, walk in the truth of God's word and extend Jesus' love into our communities around us.CHAPTERS2:09 – Jesus' Central Message & The Invisible Gorilla4:40 – The Kingdom in Jesus' Teaching (Beatitudes, Lord's Prayer, Parables)11:00 – God's Kingdom vs. the Enemy's Kingdom15:59 – The Complexity of the Kingdom: Four Tenses24:46 – Responding to the Kingdom: Repentance & Invitation