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Grace Vineyard Purley
Grace Vineyard is a vibrant and welcoming church in Purley, south Croydon. Listen to our weekly talks here.
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Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 23 August 2026 - Galatians - Chapter 6 - Carry, Examine, Keep Going
Jonny concludes the series on Galatians by looking at the last chapter of Galatians. He reminds us that it is letter written by Paul the apostle, to the…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 16 August 2026 - Faith Was Never Supposed To Be Passive
Gill Visser encourages us once more as we move closer to the closing of the church. She is wanting to inspire and build us up through the series of talks that…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 9 August 2026 - Galatians - Chapter 5 - Freedom in Christ
Mark Stoneham continues the series on Galatians, looking at Chapter 5, where his bible, like most bibles, gives a heading of Freedom in Christ. In this chapter…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 2 August 2026 - When Your Soul is Thirsty for More of God
Gill continues to encourage us as she teaches in the weeks between our Galatians series. She poses this point of our walk with God - There are thirsts in life…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 26 July 2026 - Galatians - Chapter 4 - From Slaves to Sons
Jonny Rose continues the Galatians series looking at the first part of Chapter 4 where Paul confronts the churches about listening to the false apostles and…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 19 July 2026 - Waiting
As we prepare to close Grace Vineyard in September Gill Visser continues to encourage and prepare the congregation for this time. While we are waiting for our…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 12 July 2026 - Galatians - Chapter 3
Mark Visser continues the Galatians series looking at Chapter 3, which is the beginning of the discussion section of Paul's letter to t he Galatian churches…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 5 July 2026 - What Season Are We In?
Gill Visser continues to encourage the church as we prepare to close Grace Vineyard at the end of September, looking at how we go through different seasons in…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 28 June 2026 - Galatians - Chapter 2
Mark Visser continues with the Galatians series looking at Chapter 2. Paul continues establishing his credentials with the Galatian church, speaking of his…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 21 June 2026 - How Are You Feeling?
After the announcement at the beginning of the month that Grace Vineyard is to close at the end of September, Gill poses the question, How Are You Feeling? and…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 7 June 2026 - Galatians - An Introduction
Mark Visser introduces the book of Galatians, as we begin an 8 week series looking at Paul's letter or epistle, to the churches in Galatia. Galatians is not…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 31 May 2026 - Pentecost Now and Then
Gill Visser builds on what Mark Visser spoke of last week on Pentecost Sunday, by going back to the original Pentecost and seeing the similarities, contrasts…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 24 May 2026 - Pentecost Sunday - Living in the Holy Spirit
On Pentecost Sunday Mark Visser picks up from Gill's message last week of how we are to Live Beyond the Cross. To live Beyond the Cross we need to Live in the…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 17 May 2026 - What's on the Other Side of The Cross?
Gill Visser looks at how we are invited to leave our sins and burdens at the foot of the cross, but then so often we pick them up again and find ourselves in…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 10 May 2026 - The Onward Mission
Mark Visser concludes the series on Romans based on Andrew Ollerton's book, Romans - A Letter that makes Sense of Life. Mark looks at last chapter of the book…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 3 May 2026 - Report Back from Vineyard Leaders Gathering & Purley Outreach
Mark and Gill Visser ended their Sabbatical attending the Vineyard Leaders Gathering at Trent Vineyard along with Mark and Christine Stoneham. Mark and Chris…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 26th April 2026 - The Return of Community
This week Andy Belsey takes us to the nineth stage of our climb on the mountain of Romans, based on Andrew Ollerton's book 'Romans - A Letter That Makes Sense…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 19th April 2026 - The Descent of Devotion
This week Julian Arnold takes us to the Eighth stage of our climb on the mountain of Romans, based on Andrew Ollerton's book 'Romans - A Letter That Makes…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 12th April 2026 - The Cloud of Mystery
This week Jonny Rose takes us to the seventh stage of our climb on the mountain of Romans, based on Andrew Ollerton's book 'Romans - A Letter That Makes Sense…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 5th April 2026 - The Hope of the Resurrection
This week Mark Stoneham talked about Jesus’ crucifixion and the certainty of His resurrection. In it he explains that, because Jesus is alive, we have Hope in…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 29th March 2026 - Palm Sunday Hosanna to the King!
This week Jonny Rose talked about Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, subtitled ‘Hosanna to the King!’ In it he talks about ‘The Unexpected King’ and…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon - Romans The Summit of Hope 22nd March 2026
This week Mark Stoneham takes us to the sixth stage of our climb up the mountain of Romans, based on Andrew Ollerton's book 'Romans - A Letter That Makes Sense…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 15th March 2026 - 'Come & See'
Gill Blackgrove looks at John1 : 39 'Come & See' and that sharing our faith is more about who we are than what we say. as the quote goes “Preach The Gospel At…
Grace Vineyard Purley8th March 2026 - Romans the Ridge of Freedom
This week Jonny Rose takes us to the fifth stage of our climb up the mountain of Romans, based on Andrew Ollerton's book 'Romans - A Letter That Makes Sense of…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon - The Place of Peace 1st March 2026
This week Hannah Miles takes us to the fourth stage of our climb up the mountain of Romans, based on Andrew Ollerton's book 'Romans - A Letter That Makes Sense…
Grace Vineyard Purley22nd February 2026 - The Crux of Salvation
This week Jonny Rose takes us to the third stage of our climb up the mountain of Romans, based on Andrew Ollerton's book 'Romans - A Letter That Makes Sense of…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon - Vision 15th February 2026
Duncan Owen gives a vision for gathering new people and distils this into three stages of 'INVITE' 'BELONG' 'BECCOME'.
Grace Vineyard PurleyThe Valley of Sin Sunday 8th February 2026
This week Mark Stoneham takes us to the second stage of our climb up the mountain of Romans, based on the book 'Romans - a Letter That Makes Sense of Life' by…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 1st February 2026 - The Route of the Gospel
Mark Stoneham introduces our new teaching series based on Andrew Ollerton's book 'Romans - A Letter That Makes Sense of Life' and Andrew's talk 'Route of the…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 25 January 2026 - The Grace of Giving
Mark Stoneham, our chair of trustees and treasurer presented the annual financial update of the church. Rosie Deale spoke about safeguarding then Mark gave a…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 18 January 2026 - God Throws Parties for You
Jonny Rose looks at three parables in Luke chapter 15, the Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin and the Lost Son and parallels them to how God deals with the lost people…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 11 January 2026 - Self-Forgetfulness
Andy Belsey shares from what he has learnt from Tim Keller's book The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness about how we are to see ourselves. We are to be humble, not…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 4 January 2026 - Give to Caesar, Give to God
Mark Visser begins the New Year by looking at Matthew 22:15-22 talking about what we are called to give to Caesar and to give to God. What do we have that…
Grace Vineyard PurleyCarol Service Message 20 December 2025 - From the Cradle to the Grave
At our Carol Service Mark Visser speaks about the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. At Christmas we celebrate the birth of Christ, but to…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 14 December 2025 - Advent - Love
Mark Stoneham concludes the Advent mini-series looking at the last of the Advent topics - Love. What is Love, what do we consider it to be? What does scripture…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 7 December 2025 - Advent - Joy
Gill continues the Advent mini-series looking at Joy, looking back to the arrival of Joy in Jesus Christ, and looking forward the eternal arrival of Joy in His…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 30 November 2025 - Advent - Peace
Jonny Rose continues the Advent mini-series looking at Peace. Peace is a person, Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace. We have Peace in God, through our faith in…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 23 November 2025 - Advent - Hope
Andy Belsey launces the new Advent mini-series as we prepare ourselves for the coming of Christ the child destined to be the Messiah. When we speak of Hope…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 9 November 2025 - What Makes The Vineyard, the Vineyard?
Mark Visser wraps up The Vineyard Person series by preaching, with permission, Andy Chapman's teaching from the recent London and South East Vineyard Gathering…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 2 November 2025 - Mercy Ships
Walter Pretorius tells us about the amazing work the Mercy Ships does in providing medical care for the most vulnerable people in sub-Saharan Africa as well as…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 26 October 2025 - The Vineyard Person - Jesus the Head of the Body; Making Disciples & Equipping the Saints
Mark Visser concludes The Vineyard Person series explaining what it means for Jesus to be the head of the church, and how men are to behave likewise. He looks…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 19 October 2025 - The Vineyard Person - Church Planting & Church Development
Mark Visser continues The Vineyard Person series looking at the arms of Church Planting and Church Development. Who does it, why do we do it and why is it…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 12 October 2025 - The Vineyard Person - Compassion
Jonny Rose takes us back to one of the legs of the Vineyard Person, Compassion and looks at what compassion looks like. It is not sympathy or empathy, which…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 5 October 2025 - The Vineyard Person - Hospital and Community
Andy Belsey continues from where Lesley Thompson finished off last week, looking at the body of the Vineyard Person and how as a Vineyard church we are both a…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 28 September 2025 - The Vineyard Person - Army & School
Lesley Thompson from Croydon Vineyard was our guest speaker and she continues the Vineyard Person series looking at two of the four attributes that make up the…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday 14 September 2025 - The Vineyard Person - Worship
Mark Stoneham continues the Vineyard Person series looking at one of the pillars of Vineyard churches, Worship. Worship is more than just singing songs, it an…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday 7 September 2025 - The Vineyard Person - Building a Kingdom Foundation
Mark Stoneham begins the new series, The Vineyard Person - a look at what it means to be a Vineyard Church, - the distinctions that make us a Vineyard church…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 31 August 2025 - The Children
Our Combined Summer Service with Christ Church Purley at Christ Church Primary School where the teachers, support staff and governors were invited to join the…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 24 August 2025 - Holiness unto the Lord - Part 2
Mark Stoneham introduces Part 2 of John Wimber's teaching on Holiness. This is a message that is 35 years old, but is as relevant for today as it was when it…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 17 August 2025 - Powering Up to Pray - Wendy Sullivan
Gill Visser introduces Wendy Sullivan from Sutton Vineyard who was invited to bring a message from God to Grace Vineyard. Wendy is a woman of prayer and…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 10 August 2025 - Holiness Unto The Lord - John Wimber 1990
During the Summer we give our teaching team a break and either invite visiting speakers or use videos of teachings from well known preachers. This week we…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Service 3 August 2025 - Prayer Meeting Feedback & Prayer Stations
Gill shares what happened at the July Prayer Meeting, what God spoke to us about and how what came through in the prayer meeting tied in with her daily reading…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 20 July 2025 - New Beginnings - God's Scandalous Grace!
Mark Stoneham finishes off the New Beginnings series by looking at the scandalous account and interactions of Judah and his daughter-in-law Tamar after Tamar's…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 13 July 2025 - New Beginnings - The Woman with the Issue of Blood
Gill Visser continues the New Beginning series looking in more detail at The Woman with the Issue of Blood that Mark Visser had mentioned a number of weeks…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 6 July 2025 - New Beginnings - Saul - Paul
Mark Visser continues the New Beginning series by reading a Bible Dictionary description of the person he is going to speak about, the man who most probably…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 29 June 2025 - New Beginnings - The Story of Job
Jonny Rose continues the New Beginnings series where he takes us through the account of Job and looks at three New Beginnings that Job has and that we too can…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 22 June 2025 - New Beginnings - Hearing God's Voice - Gideon
We had some technical issues, so not all of Andy Belsey's message is captured in this message as he continues the New Beginnings series, looking at Gideon. God…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 15 June 2025 New Beginnings - A Father's Heart
Mark Visser continues the New Beginnings series, on Father's Day, looking at the heart of the father in the parable of the Prodigal Son and how it reflects the…
Grace Vineyard PurleySunday Sermon 8 June 2025 - New Beginnings - Signs of the Kingdom
On Pentecost Sunday Mark Stoneham continues the New Beginnings series looking at the authority Jesus gave to His disciples as they declared that the Kingdom of…
Grace Vineyard PurleyNew Beginnings - The Prayer of Jabez
Gill carries on with the New Beginnings series looking at the Prayer of Jabez. In the midst of verses of genealogy this prayer pops up and in it Jabez asks God…