Hey, you made it!
Thanks for being here. Seriously.
so… what is vssls?
we're a worship collective from the Adelaide Hills writing songs for the Church—songs anchored in Scripture, Jesus-focused, and Spirit-led from start to finish.
The name vssls comes from the Bible. Vessels of honour. Jars of clay. Empty containers that God fills and uses.
We're not chasing viral moments. We're writing songs we believe will be sung for decades—modern psalms that God will use to shape lives.
and here’s the thing…
we're youth-first.
That doesn't mean we're just for young people. We’re here because we believe God is doing something in your generation — and we want to be part of it.
We write songs that help you express what's already stirring in your heart. Songs for the moments when you're alone with God, wrestling through doubt, or discovering breakthrough. Songs for your youth group, your room, your car, your altar.
On 26 January 2026, we hosted our first live worship night — a gathering of empty vessels at Atelier Theatre, Cornerstone College in Mount Barker. It wasn't a concert. It was a room full of people hungry for God, and He showed up.
That night, we recorded our debut single — including one that almost never made it out to the world:
“Friend to me”
and in a spur of the moment, Joel hit record on his voice memo and said to Jordan,
"can you summarise everything you said this afternoon… I think there's a song about it."
and ended up in Luke's lounge room —
It started one Sunday afternoon.
We grabbed lunch with our mate Jordan, went to the park,
kept talking through dinner,
kept chatting in the car,
and ended up in Luke's lounge room —
and in a spur of the moment, Joel hit record on his voice memo and said to Jordan, "can you summarise everything you said this afternoon… I think there's a song about it."
After we worked past the initial awkwardness… out came the line:
"help me to see in the simple things".
After we worked past the initial awkwardness… out came the line:
"help me to see in the simple things".
We finished the chorus that night.
Jordan asked for one of the lines to be:
"I want to know you".
In the days that followed, the rest of the song came together —
a prayer to hear God speak, to treasure His word, to sit in His presence like you would with a close friend.
We thought it was just for us. A song loop for personal worship.
Then one night, Joel was leading worship at a youth gathering and felt to leave some space in the song choice. He felt like God was up to something, but was not 100% sure on where God wanted to take it.
The bridge of “Friend to me” flowed out in that moment, and Joel later discovered that the preacher had prepared a message straight out of John 15, the exact passage the song was anchored in.
A song born between three friends became an anthem for that group of young people, not just in the response time of that night, but it became a prayer that they were singing since then.
And on January 26, a room of people, quite a few who did not know who Joel and Luke were, also made this the cry of their hearts. This was where the song was recorded live, and it comes out to the world on 13 February 2026 - not a perfectly polished production, but a sound from a room of people hungry to make this song their prayer and their desire.
Here's something we discovered along the way.
"Friend to me" doesn't specifically name whether it's about God the Father,
God the Son, or God the Holy Spirit.
And we think that's beautiful — because Scripture shows all three wanting friendship with you.
God the Father called Abraham a friend.
Jesus said, "I no longer call you servants… I have called you friends" (John 15:15).
And He promised not to leave us as orphans, but to send the Holy Spirit to be with us always.
This Valentine's Day, while the world talks about love, we're pointing to the greatest love there is.
Jesus said it Himself: "No one has greater love than this: to lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:13).
He doesn't just love you. He calls you friend.
“There's no greater love,
what a friend to me."
That’s what this song is about.
Our three-in-one God — in all His fullness — has this desire to be FRIENDS with us in the simple moments of our lives.
That’s what this song is about.
It drops this Friday — 13 February.
“There's no greater love, what a friend to me."
This Valentine's Day, while the world talks about love, we're pointing to the greatest love there is.
Jesus said it Himself: "No one has greater love than this: to lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:13).
He doesn't just love you. He calls you friend.
It drops this Friday — 13 February 2026.
A friend who's lonely. A mate going through it.
Someone who's never felt like they belong.
Someone who's been let down by people who were supposed to love them.
It’s not an event. It's not a sermon. It's a conversation starter —
something you can share with anyone, whether they follow Jesus or not.
We built it for you to send to that person on your heart right now.
This Valentine's Day, we're running something called NOGREATERLOVE — and it's built around one question:
Share it. Send it in a DM. Drop it in your group chat.
You don’t need to have all the answers —
just be the friend who points them to the Friend.
YOU PROBABLY KNOW SOMEONE WHO NEEDS TO HEAR THIS
WHAT IF THE GREATEST FRIENDSHIP YOU
COULD EVER KNOW ALREADY CHOSE YOU
?
YOU PROBABLY KNOW SOMEONE WHO NEEDS TO HEAR THIS
A friend who's lonely.
A mate going through it.
Someone who's never felt like they belong.
Someone who's been let down by people who were supposed to love them.
This Valentine's Day,
we're running something called NOGREATERLOVE — and it's built around one question:
WHAT IF THE GREATEST FRIENDSHIP YOU COULD EVER KNOW ALREADY CHOSE YOU?
It’s not an event. It's not a sermon. It's a conversation starter —
something you can share with anyone, whether they follow Jesus or not.
We built it for you to send to that person on your heart right now.
Share it. Send it in a DM. Drop it in your group chat.
You don’t need to have all the answers —
just be the friend who points them to the Friend.
we’d love to hear your story.
It doesn't have to be dramatic.
Maybe a lyric from "Friend to me" hit you differently than you expected.
Maybe something shifted in your prayer time.
Maybe you played one of our songs for a mate and it opened up a conversation you didn't expect.
That stuff matters to us. A lot.
We read every single one. And we pray over every person who writes in.
KEEP YOUR FIRE BURNING
God doesn’t just want a moment with you. He wants to be your Friend.
and if you keep inviting Him to speak… if you keep inviting Him into every space where you live, He will.
We want to help you do this.
So here are some exclusive resources to get you started.
But let us know if there is anything else that will help you and we’ve missed.
stay connected.
this isn’t just about music or events.
It's the start of your generation turning back to worshipping God in spirit and in truth.
our instagram: @vssls.worship
other ways to connect:
We're not going anywhere.
Got questions? Need prayer? Want someone to walk with you as you figure out what God's doing in your life?
We're here.
vssls isn't just about songs. We're about discipleship—walking with you as you follow Jesus. Not just for one night, but for the long haul.
Your Christ-following journey isn't meant to be walked alone.
One more thing.
God doesn't need perfect vessels. He needs willing ones. Empty ones. Available ones.
that’s YOU
Whatever God stirs in you through our music, through our worship nights — don't let it fade. Keep leaning in. Keep showing up. Keep saying yes.
