Happy New Year to you all and welcome to Encounter Vineyard online and our first celebration of 2026.

We do hope that you have had a good Christmas and that you have enjoyed some connection with your family and friends, as well as the wider church family.

As we gather back together this weekend, we are so looking forward to continuing to celebrate ‘God with Us’, as we look forward to the beginning of a new year and all that God has in store for us.

This January we begin the year with a series called ‘Momentum’ and we explore what momentum is. We will be looking at how we can know whether we have it or not, how to spot when momentum is moving and how it can be the energy to keep us moving forward.

Today’s message is called ‘Run the Race’ as Mark brings us a message out of Hebrews 12 to begin the new year.

We so look forward to joining with you in the adventure of 2026 and all that the Lord has in store for us!