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On behalf of the wonderful fellowship at Marion Vineyard, welcome!

It’s so great that you have taken the time to check us out online.

Our heart is to build LIFE communities. That is, communities where people Live In Freedom Everyday. We know that this is only possible in Christ. Our role as pastors is to point you to Jesus, to discover what God has already planted in your life, and partner with what God is already doing. Strong communities are built with strong people. We want you to be all that God has called you to ‘be and do’ as you walk in faith in Jesus Christ.

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At Marion Vineyard, our vision and mission is to build life communities

The vision of Marion Vineyard Christian Fellowship is to build life communities of people committed to loving God, building healthy relationships and enjoying all the benefits of salvation purchased by Jesus Christ on the cross.

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Graduation! 🎓 For the past 8 months, this amazi

Graduation! 🎓
For the past 8 months, this amazing group of people have been a part of Marion Vineyard's first "School of Kingdom Ministry" (SoKM) class - growing in deeper knowledge of God & His Kingdom and learning practically how to live it out!

Last Sunday they completed their training, finishing by acknowledging their achievement at our Sunday morning service.
It's been an awesome adventure! And the best is yet to come!

Learn more about SoKM at
www.schoolofkingdomministry.org

New Project! 🤩 Marion Vineyard’s Youth Leader

New Project! 🤩
Marion Vineyard’s Youth Leader Holly Winter has been funded by the @cityofmarion Youth Development Grant to start up a new project this coming school term!
Using her experience and gifts in filmmaking, she’ll be facilitating workshops for young people to be creative and learn what it takes to make a short film in a supportive team!

If you know any young creatives in year 7-10 who’d like to be involved, contact us or Holly directly!
#marionvineyard #filmmaking

We have a loving God who wants to speak to us! Mar

We have a loving God who wants to speak to us!
Marion Vineyard Youth have been exploring hearing God's voice this term. And it's been an exciting time!
As well as brainstorming the ways our creative God communicates, we've been practicing tuning into God's heart for ourselves and for others. It's something we're continuing to learn and develop, just like any other skill.

What's God saying to you today?
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Marion Vineyard Youth Group meet fortnightly Friday evenings. Feel free to contact us for more details: info@marionvineyard.org
#marionvineyard #marionvineyardyouth

Pictured is a sketch by our lovely Melanie, who al

Pictured is a sketch by our lovely Melanie, who also brought us a word Sunday morning on Philippians 4:4-8.
Let the peace of God 'garrison' your heart, like this image, today and everyday as we submit our cares to Him who loves us. 💛
What worries do you have that God can take care of today?
#marionvineyard #Philippians4

Lately we've been feeling very blessed by the supp

Lately we've been feeling very blessed by the support of local businesses who've helped our fellowship meet in person while our usual location is out of action.
We’d like to extend our thanks to @casuarinaasianbistro for providing their restaurant space for us to meet on Sunday mornings and @spargoscafebar for providing us that much needed morning coffee! ☕️
We love connecting with our community and are so grateful for your support!
#marionvineyard #thankyou

“This is love: He loved us long before we loved

“This is love: He loved us long before we loved him. It was his love, not ours. He proved it by sending his Son to be the pleasing sacrificial offering to take away our sins. Delightfully loved ones, if he loved us with such tremendous love, then “loving one another” should be our way of life!” 💖
‭‭1 John‬ ‭4:10-11‬ ‭TPT‬‬
#marionvineyard #Godislove

We're enjoying meeting again and worshipping God t

We're enjoying meeting again and worshipping God together in person!
Last Sunday we spent some time looking at the reasons why we worship. One key value that we discussed was intimacy with God. That our worship is a gift for Him, but we can never out-give our loving Father. ❤️

Whether it's through music - corporately and personally - or simply how we live our everyday lives, why do you worship?
🙌 🙌 🙌

#marionvineyard #worship

Smiling faces all over as we were able to meet tog

Smiling faces all over as we were able to meet together in person as a fellowship last Sunday! 🙌
While still following precautions, we were able to worship, enjoy the company of our church family and bless the public space with God's presence.
It's so joyful to reconnect after a time of isolation!

A special thanks to @vervemarion for allowing us to use their cafe space! ☕️

#marionvineyard

📖 Weekly Thought 📖 The Bible is a book full

📖 Weekly Thought 📖

The Bible is a book full of songs, poems, and prayers that are timeless. They reflect the true emotions of the writer and can be a tool to help us find the words to express how we're feeling to God and others.

What passages have impacted you deeply recently?

#marionvineyard #psalms

Weekly Thought: Serving 🤲☕️ Lifting others

Weekly Thought: Serving 🤲☕️

Lifting others up and serving our spheres of influence doesn’t have to stop when there’s a restriction of 1.5 metres! In fact, it has the potential to make us more creative and intentional.
For example, our Youth Group, unable to meet in person as the restrictions began to clamp down, put together a virtual game show night to keep the community alive and connected!
Or I’ve heard stories of people offering to serve their immediate families who need a load off - cooking dinner, tackling the household chores.
And even supporting and encouraging those who are in a position of constantly serving - our nurses, teachers, family.

God has a knack of turning difficult situations into something beautiful - healing communities and relationships - and He invites us to be a part of that. How can you serve those around you this week and beyond?
#marionvineyard #serving

Our Weekly Thought: “I lift up my eyes to the mo

Our Weekly Thought: “I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭121:1-2‬ ‭NIV‬‬ ⛰
I wouldn’t be surprised if many of us have been in a place where we can only see our hand in front of us - tunnel vision of our current (and very real!) difficulties, possibly to the point of becoming engulfed in hopelessness.
The verse quoted above is a Psalm - a song - that begins with a broadening of perspective, a ‘lifting of the eyes’; pulling the writer out of suffocating tunnel vision into a wide, breathable place. The writer (and those who sing along) are reminded of the greatness of our trustworthy and good God.
When our church would meet in person (and now occasionally online!), we often spend time in song together! Through the words, and the special gift of music, we’re able to refocus on that wider view and praise God, personally and as a group. It’s unifying and encouraging!

Throughout this week, consider lifting your eyes through the power of music, particularly through songs that paint a picture of who God is (please share suggestions below if you have them!). It’s hard to not come away with a broader perspective.
#marionvineyard #worship #iliftmyeyesup

Whenever disaster strikes, we can often feel helpl

Whenever disaster strikes, we can often feel helpless. But no matter what the situation, there is always hope because we have a God who listens and acts on our prayers. Here's a great international example from our youth leader Holly Winter:
• • • “A couple years ago I was volunteering in Thailand. At this time we were visiting some elderly people in the village and asked if they had any needs we could pray in the name of Jesus for.
One woman shared the need for rain so that her sons could continue their farming work because, as we learnt, it hadn’t rained in around 3 months. My team and I sat with her and asked God for this amongst other things, standing in the way of the powers that would want to stop them from happening.
It was 3 days later, and my team and I were riding in the back of a ute when we felt the first few drops of rain. Was this for real?! Then, minutes later I took this photo [above] as the rain poured and poured out of nowhere (naturally, we went and danced around in it!!). God had kept His promise! He acted on our prayers and His love for this women and her family. And He chose to use us in the process.
This is just one personal story, but it showed me that God wants to work with us in bringing wholeness on earth - we just need to ask!" 🌧🌴🙌🏼
#marionvineyard #testimony #prayer

Words are powerful tools! In this age of digital

Words are powerful tools!
In this age of digital everything, the art of a handwritten note is fading. However, whether you’re reading the words on a sheet of paper or from a screen, the content of what’s being said is what matters most.
When these messages encourage or uplift something that someone else sees in you, those notes become treasures.
For some, the earth can feel like it is wobbling on its axis, and receiving a note of encouragement can make a world of difference.
Who in your life can you support with your words this week? "Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing." 1 Thessalonians 5:11

#marionvineyard #encouragement

❤️💡 Our hearts and minds are a powerful thi

❤️💡
Our hearts and minds are a powerful thing - and something we need to look after.
We’ve been given such an amazing ability to think and reason, to remember and reflect, to feel and express. But that’s a quality that we need to protect. What we think seeps into what we do.
So consider this; What is filling your mind? What are you listening to? Which voice is the loudest?
• “In conclusion, my friends, fill your minds with those things that are good and that deserve praise: things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and honourable." - Philippians 4:8

#marionvineyard #guardyourheartandmind

Generosity 🤲❤️ When we feel like we’re sl

Generosity 🤲❤️
When we feel like we’re slipping in life, our natural tendency is to hold on. We cling to whatever we have out of fear or comfort or familiarity.
Recent events have revealed the collective attitude of people’s hearts in a pandemic: 'Get all I can for me and look out for myself.'
Empty grocery store shelves attest to that, even though we’re not in the middle of a food crisis.
Fear has a way of making us close our fists and hold on tight.
But that’s not how we've been designed to live.
Be on the look out for ways to fight back fear with generosity this week!
#marionvineyard #generosity

As we look back at the week, sometimes our days ha

As we look back at the week, sometimes our days have a tendency to blur together. This is particularly so in a time where our schedules have been drastically changed like this one.
Perhaps it’s a good and simple reminder (or challenge) to enjoy each new day as a fresh opportunity and gift, being intentionally aware of the moments we may usually take for granted.
Make each day special - Winnie the Pooh seems to have the right idea. 🍯
#marionvineyard

Gratitude 💐 Cultivating a grateful mindset, ch

Gratitude 💐
Cultivating a grateful mindset, choosing to search for the good even in the face of tough situations, can benefit you inside and out - physically, mentally and spiritually.
What are you thankful for today?
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances...”
#marionvineyard #gratitude

🐨 Serenity the state of being calm, peaceful, a

🐨 Serenity the state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled.
“God, grant me the serenity
to accept the things, I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can,
and wisdom to know the difference.”
“Living one day at a time;
enjoying one moment at a time;
Amen.”
(Part of the Serenity Prayer by Reinhold Niebuhr)

God doesn't let time go to waste. Maybe, in the ab

God doesn't let time go to waste.
Maybe, in the absence of the usual noise, you notice thinking patterns that need changing from the inside out.
Maybe you’re learning to simply be still and rest.
Maybe you’re being equipped for what’s to come.
Even in the physical separation, what’s being prepared in your heart? 💛
#marionvineyard

Our last service at Cooinda (for now) was an aweso

Our last service at Cooinda (for now) was an awesome time of powerful, spirit-filled worship! A beautiful way to declare God’s goodness during this uncertain time.
We’ll keep you posted as to how we’ll move forward as a community. But until then, be blessed with His peace (Numbers 6:24-26).
#marionvineyard

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Graduation! 🎓
For the past 8 months, this amazing group of people have been a part of Marion Vineyard's first "School of Kingdom Ministry" (SoKM) class - growing in deeper knowledge of God & His Kingdom and learning practically how to live it out!

Last Sunday they completed their training, finishing by acknowledging their achievement at our Sunday morning service.
It's been an awesome adventure! And the best is yet to come!

Follow the link below to learn more about SoKM:
www.schoolofkingdomministry.org/ ...

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4 days ago

The Word/(Jesus Christ) became flesh and took up residence among us. We observed His glory, the glory as the One and Only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:14 ...

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5 days ago

New Project! 🤩
Marion Vineyard’s Youth Leader Holly Winter has been funded by the City of Marion Youth Development Grant to start up a new project this coming school term!
Using her experience and gifts in filmmaking, she’ll be facilitating workshops for young people to be creative and learn what it takes to make a short film in a supportive team!

If you know any young creatives in year 7-10 who’d like to be involved, check out the event page (www.facebook.com/events/691881131411535/)
or contact Holly directly. ...

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2 weeks ago

If you want real rest & perfect peace in this world, then come to CHRIST... ...

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2 weeks ago

Don’t Panic! Be Peaceful!
The Ancient ONE of the Ancient Book has divinely designed humans to live in Peace with Him and with each other in His creation. That is why Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace came into our world full of grace and truth to reset those willing to believe and receive God’s Perfect Peace,again as He planned originally.
Jn14: 1 Jesus said: - “Your heart must not be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in Me. 27“Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Your heart must not be troubled or fearful”
Blessings in Christ's grace & peace! ...

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