Hukanui Bible Church
231 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago -Sunday Messages from Hukanui Bible Church - Hamilton, New Zealand. Includes sermons from a variety of guest speakers from around New Zealand. For more information about Hukanui Bible Church, please visit www.hukanuibible.church
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Ruth // When It's Time To Walk Away [Ruth 1:1-22] (Dan Pettersen)
July 14, 2024 00:00 - 33 minutes - 31.3 MBDan Pettersen delves into the first chapter of the Book of Ruth, exploring themes of faith, loyalty, and divine providence. Dan introduces our new series by setting the historical context of Ruth during the chaotic period of the Judges, a time when everyone did what was right in their own eyes. He draws parallels to modern life, urging us to prioritize spiritual protection over economic gain. Dan highlights Ruth's powerful declaration of loyalty to Naomi and her commitment to the God of Isr...
Putting Our Faith Into Practice // How to Pray About Your Problems [James 5:13-20] (Tom Leslie)
July 07, 2024 00:00 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBTom Leslie delves into the final section of the book of James, focusing on the profound power of prayer in various life circumstances. Our discussion is anchored in James 5:13-20, where we explore the transformative impact of prayer in times of suffering, cheerfulness, and sickness. Listen as Tom reads and unpacks James 5:13-20, a powerful passage that offers guidance on how to approach prayer in different situations. Discover how prayer serves as a lifeline during hardships, drawing from ...
Open Topic // Into The Deep [Luke 5:1-11, John 21:1-8] (Chris Ayers)
June 30, 2024 00:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBChris Ayers from Pioneers Aotearoa joins us this week to share about the work being done worldwide, and also talk about our commission. Chris starts us with an overview of who Pioneers NZ are and their work, while also giving us a small update on the Pothula Family in Australia and their move currently in progress. Chris then moves his attention to two passages from the Gospels of Luke and John, where Jesus instructs fishermen on casting their nets, and he looks at the contrasts these two p...
Open Topic // What Has Happened to the Church? [Acts 4 & 17] (Professor Darrell Bock)
June 23, 2024 00:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBWhile Professor Darrell Bock is in the country for Winter Bible School in Te Puke, we grasped the opportunity to have him pop over to Hamilton for the day to speak at HBC. Prof. Darrell starts us off by discussing how Americans view sports vs the Commonwealth before tying these concepts into his topic for today, discussing what has happened to the Church in recent years. Looking back in Acts 4 and 17, Prof. Darrell looks at how the Church made a difference in its time. Starting in Acts 4, P...
Putting Our Faith Into Practice // How To Develop Patience [James 5:7-12] (Jeff Samuel)
June 09, 2024 00:00 - 47 minutes - 44.2 MBJeff Samuel brings us our message this week looking at "How To Develop Patience" from James 5:7-12. Jeff dives straight into a review of what Kotie spoke on last week to see how that ties into today's passage before looking at our passage for today in detail. He takes a look at how to hurt someone with grumbling, the opposite of what we should be doing. Jeff then looks at the story of the Prophet Micaiah from 1 Kings 22, and looks at how he invokes what James mentions in verse 10. He then c...
Putting Our Faith Into Practice // How To Be Wise With Your Wealth [James 5:1-6] (Kotie Smith)
June 02, 2024 00:00 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBKotie Smith discusses "How To Be Wise With Your Wealth" from James 5:1-6. Kotie opens with a reading of our passage for today, before breaking it down, starting with discussing who this was written to. Kotie then moves verse by verse, looking at how they can be applied to us today, especially focusing on how we view money vs God. He breaks them into "three sins" outlined by James, before looking at some principals about wealth. Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday...
Putting Our Faith Into Practice // How To Face Your Future [James 4:13-17] (Dan Pettersen)
May 26, 2024 00:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBDan Pettersen discusses facing our future this week, taken from James 4:13-17. Peter Sun opens up our service today with a Pastoral Prayer over our children before Dan Pettersen jumps in to discuss "the future". Dan looks over three key mistakes that are commonly made about the future as outlined by James, and the warning that he gives. Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 26th of May 2024 during the 10:00 am service.
Putting Our Faith Into Practice // How To Quit Playing God [James 4:11-12] (Sam Crosbie)
May 19, 2024 00:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBSam Crosbie brings us a shorter message this morning, focusing on just two verses from James 4. While our passage is short, Sam jumps right in and reads the two verses that he's covering. He then talks to us with a warning about looking at things on the surface, rather than being able to see the deeper level and root cause of what may be going on. Sam then ties this into how James speaks into judging those around us, without actually dealing with the underlying problems that may be present....
Putting Our Faith Into Practice // Friendship with the World [James 4:1-10] (Peter Sun)
May 05, 2024 00:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBPeter Sun follows up the message from Tim Norris last week, looking at "Friendship with the World" from James 4. Peter gets right into it and reads our passage for today before looking at how it builds on what was spoken about last week. He then breaks the passage into four sections - The Context; Our Actions; Consequences; and Solutions. Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 5th of May 2024 during the 10:00 am service.
Putting Our Faith Into Practice // Heavenly Wisdom vs Earthly Wisdom [James 3:13-18] (Tim Norris)
April 28, 2024 00:00 - 44 minutes - 41.4 MBTim Norris discusses "Earthly Wisdom" and "Heavenly Wisdom" and what that means from the end of James 3. We jump into Tim giving us a quick overview of what has been covered in the last couple of chapters before he starts going through the passage for today. Tim looks at how we define wisdom based on people around us and their "status", and how the world defines wisdom from Romans 1, and even in Genesis 3. He then compares this to the "Christian" wisdom that James writes about here in our p...
Putting Our Faith Into Practice // How To Manage Your Mouth [James 3:1-12] (Gavin Lynch)
April 21, 2024 00:00 - 40 minutes - 37.7 MBGavin Lynch looks at how to manage our mouth as James discusses in Chapter 3. Andrew Linton starts us off with a pastoral prayer before handing over to Gavin who gives us a brief intro before asking Jonathan Linton to read the passage for today. Gavin then looks at the clarity that James hopes to give here, with the theme "Our words have the power to be a blessing or a curse – you choose!", and the main point being "The tongue can cause great destruction if not controlled". He then breaks t...
Open Topic // What's the Bible All About? [Luke 24:36-49] (Lewis Varley)
April 07, 2024 00:00 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBWhile we take a break from our current series, Lewis Varley challenges us to summarise what the Bible is all about in 12 words or less. Lewis dives straight in with the question for this week, breaking for a couple of minutes to allow those present to discuss their answers. He then turns to Luke 24 to see how Jesus answers the question. After reading the passage, Lewis gives us some context of what we've just read before drawing six points from it. While looking at these points, Lewis also ...
Easter // Paradise Regained Through Our Lord Jesus Christ [Romans 5:19] (Kanda Sami)
March 30, 2024 23:00 - 46 minutes - 43.3 MBKanda Sami brings us a special Easter Sunday message this morning. Kanda starts with a couple of anecdotes about preaching and the journey he's been on to speak this morning, before turning to Romans 5 and looking at the paradise that Adam lost being re-gained through Christ. He then looks at 1 Corinthians 15 and the Ressurection story presented here. Kanda then looks at five different ways that the devil has tried attacking God's plan, and how even through all this, Jesus achieved the cros...
Putting Our Faith Into Practice // How to Treat People Right [James 2:1-13] (Peter Sun)
March 23, 2024 23:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBPeter Sun brings us into chapter 2 of James in our new series, looking at the pitfalls of partiality, Peter takes us for a quick overview of our study, reminding us of the overall theme of James being "maturity in Christ". He then tells a story of a conservative church in America, and how it relates to our passage for today regarding partiality. Peter then looks at what partiality is (stereotyping) and how we should react to it as a Church. He then looks at three points as to why believers ...
Putting Our Faith Into Practice // How to be Blessed by the Bible [James 1:19-27] (Andrew Linton)
March 16, 2024 23:00 - 26 minutes - 24.9 MBAndrew Linton wraps up James 1 in our new series this week. Andrew begins with a brief overview of what we know about James, before getting James Broadbridge up to read our passage for this morning. After the reading, he follows up with a survey on how many people skipped lunch that morning, before swinging to look at the concept of "no Bible, no breakfast", which leads into our title for today's passage. Andrew then breaks the passage into four divisions, with four steps - one from each se...
Putting Our Faith Into Practice // How to Win Over Temptation [James 1:12-18] (Dan Pettersen)
March 09, 2024 23:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBDan Pettersen brings us verses 12-18 from James 1 this week in our new series. Dan does a quick review of prior weeks before starting with a story of his time in Korea and the test for the English language school, which leads to the discussion of the homonym "peirasmos" which James uses in this part of the passage. He then looks at the homonym and the trials and temptations we may face, and what James has to say about this. Dan looks at five "principals" about dealing with temptation, also ...
Word of Life // Righteousness [Ephesians 6:14] (Kris Stout)
March 02, 2024 23:00 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MBKristopher Stout joins us from Word of Life (Executive Vice President of International and Youth Ministries) and shares about righteousness as discussed in Ephesians 6:14. Kris takes us through why this topic has been on his heart before reading through the text on the Armour of God in Ephesians 6:10-17. He then looks at the importance of the Armour of God, and why we need to put it ALL on. Kris then dives into why righteousness is important, looking at references from both the Old Testamen...
Putting Our Faith Into Practice // Seeking God's Wisdom in Trials [James 1:5-11] (Billy Hanna)
February 24, 2024 23:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBBilly Hanna continues our study in James this week, while also taking a chance to chat about baptism. Billy jumps right into it, reviewing the passage from last week for context before looking at verses 5-11. He then looks at his statement "In order to face our trials with a Godly perspective, we need God’s wisdom", looking at three points that this encompasses. Billy then looks at what baptism is and why it's so significant in the Christian life, being done in obedience to Christ. Record...
Putting Our Faith Into Practice // How to Profit from your Problems [James 1:1-4] (Sam Crosbie)
February 17, 2024 23:00 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MBSam Crosbie jumps right into the book of James in our new series, looking at the first four verses this week. Sam looks at the passage right away, starting in verse 1 of James chapter 1, to introduce us to our audience. He then looks at the analogy of running for the sake of running, or for doing something for an "end goal" but no other purpose, before swinging around to his statement for this passage - “A desire for maturity should outlast any desire for a trial to pass.” Sam then looks at...
Putting Our Faith Into Practice // Overview - The Marks of a Mature Person [James] (Dan Pettersen)
February 10, 2024 23:00 - 36 minutes - 34.1 MBDan Pettersen kicks off our new series "Putting Our Faith Into Practice" with an overview of the book of James. Dan starts by looking back at our series from last year and what we covered, which leads into the series we're going into looking at how we take what we learnt last year and make it practical. Dan then looks at who James was, and where he fits into the narrative. He then dives into an overview of the book, looking at the overarching theme of maturity, and breaking it down into fiv...
Nehemiah // Avoiding the Pitfalls [Nehemiah 13] (Gavin Lynch)
December 16, 2023 23:00 - 40 minutes - 37.7 MBGavin Lynch wraps up our book overview of Nehemiah, and our "Who Are We?" series as a whole this week, looking at Nehemiah 13. Gavin gives us an overview of our study this year leading to the question "What do we need to do now?" Gavin then looks at an illustration of how we can tend to "play up when the Master isn't home". Titling his message "Avoiding the Pitfalls", Gavin presents his theme for today as "God's people should strive for obedience in all areas of life." As he progresses thro...
Nehemiah // Confession, Covenant, Christ [Nehemiah 8-12] (Bradley Joubert)
December 02, 2023 23:00 - 29 minutes - 27.8 MBBradley Joubert continues our study in Nehemiah, looking at chapters 8 to 12. Bradley gives us a very brief introduction of himself before diving straight into our text for today after opening with prayer. After reading from the passage, Bradley looks at our first point, "Confession". With four points, he looks at how "the confessions of the Israelites were brought about by the Word of God", "this confession is accompanied by sincere feeling", "the confession is specific and detailed", and ...
Nehemiah // No Opportunity Without Opposition [Nehemiah 4-7] (Jeremy Lind)
November 25, 2023 23:00 - 45 minutes - 42.4 MBJeremy Lind continues our study in Nehemiah, looking at a detailed overview of chapters 4 to 7. Jeremy gives us a quick bio for himself before diving into "story" to give us some context to look at our passage in, looking at what story we tell ourselves that motivates our daily behaviour, and how this "story" drove Nehemiah. He then looks at the contrast between "Effective Leadership" and "Revelatory Leadership" as hinted at in the passage today. Jeremy then takes us through our chapters to...
Who Are We? // Who Do We Want To Become? [Acts 2:42] (Dan Pettersen)
November 11, 2023 23:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBDan starts us off by taking a look at the series "Who Are We?" that we've been going through as a church over the year, giving an overview of the topics and books we've been focusing on. He then takes us back to look at the first Church in Acts and how they developed. Dan then looks at the four things that we want to become characterised by as a church: "The Apostles Teaching - What does the Bible say?", "Fellowship", "Breaking of Bread", and "Prayer". Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church m...
Missions Report 2023 // The Cry Of The Gospel To The Ends Of The Earth [Romans 10:9-15] (Caleb Wilkinson-Mackie)
November 04, 2023 23:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBCaleb Wilkinson-Mackie shares a bit with us about his time in Nepal, while also sharing from Romans 10:9-15. Caleb starts with a time of prayer as part of the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. He then shares a bit behind the work he recently did in Nepal and the heart behind why he did it, before diving into our passage for today. After reading through the text, Caleb breaks it into 3 segments while intertwining the learning with what he has been a part of this year. He...
Open Topic 2023 // What About Your Life? [Acts 20:17-27] (Brian Goodwin)
October 28, 2023 23:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBBrian Goodwin is back to talk to us about our life from Acts 20:17-27. Brian starts with a small promo for Lake Learning in January at Lake Taupo, before sharing an anecdote about his "baptismal" story. Brian then brings us around to Acts 20:17-27, where Paul is addressing the Elders at Ephesus, and he breaks down his words into 2 points/challenges - Believe, and Achieve. "Do You Believe?" Paul's one message in verse 21, and "What Will We Achieve" looking at verse 24. Recorded at the Hukan...
Who Are We? // A People Prepared [Ephesians 6:10-24] (Lewis Varley)
October 21, 2023 23:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBLewis Varley wraps up our study of Ephesians, looking at "Christ in our problems" in chapter 6 verses 10 to 24. Lewis dives straight into reading our passage this morning before diving into some analogies that tie into our text for today, focusing on how we respond to problems in our lives as Christians. He then looks at how Paul describes how to deal with these troubles in the passage. Lewis asks the question, "What are we standing on?" He wraps up by looking back at the analogies from ear...
Who Are We? // Obedient Individuals [Ephesians 6:1-9] (Tom Leslie)
October 14, 2023 23:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBTom Leslie brings us into chapter 6 of Ephesians, looking at the second half of the instructions for submission started in chapter 5 verse 21. Gavin Lynch starts us off with a prayer for Israel, and also our new leadership for our country before handing over to Tom. Tom launches straight into reading our passage for today, before outlining the relationships he will be looking at today - the parent-child relationship, and the slave-master relationship. He looks at his understanding of these ...
Who Are We? // Christ and our Church as an example of Marriage [Ephesians 5:22-32] (Jeff Samuel)
October 07, 2023 23:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBWe round out Ephesians 5 with Jeff Samuel, looking at Christ and our Church as an example of Marriage. Jeff dives straight into reading our passage today, before taking a step back and looking at what marriage on this earth actually means. He then takes us through our passage verse by verse, breaking down an understanding of them one at a time, looking at comparison vs contrast. Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 8th of October 2023 during the 10:00 am serv...
Who Are We? // A People Walking In Love, Light, and Wisdom [Ephesians 5:1-21] (Brian Goodwin)
September 30, 2023 23:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBBrian Goodwin brings us the message this week, looking at the start of Ephesians 5, discussing Love, Light, and Wisdom. Brian shares a story from a prison in Peru where a man tried to take his life but was challenged by a nurse, before leading into reading our passage in Ephesians from today. He then focuses on 2 verses - verse 2 "Live a life filled with Love...", and verse 8 "...Live as people of light". Brian also discusses the topic of "sexual immorality", especially as a Christian (vers...
Open Topic 2023 // HBC Ministries [Romans 12] (Dan Pettersen)
September 23, 2023 23:00 - 47 minutes - 44.2 MBAs we take a break from Ephesians, Dan looks at Romans 12 in regard to "Setting Christ Apart". Dan looks at Romans 12 and the discussion of being the body of Christ and functioning as such, serving, as a living sacrifice. He then interviews Rachel Randall (Sunday School Coordinator), Phyllis Egestad (Ladies Friendship & Craft), and Lynda Linton (Kenehi Kids) about each of the ministries they're involved with at HBC. Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 24th of...
Who Are We? // The Darkened Mind & Renewed Mind [Ephesians 4:17-32] (Peter Sun)
September 17, 2023 00:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBThis week Peter Sun looks at the second half of Ephesians 4, focusing on the mind. Peter starts by reading through our passage for today. Peter then dives straight in to discuss how the mind works, looking at the difference between the transformed mind and the darkened mind, by looking at what the mind is, and how it's connected with the brain. He then looks at the practical steps we can take as believers to renew our minds. Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday th...
Who Are We? // Spiritual Gifts [Ephesians 4:7-16] (Gavin Lynch)
September 10, 2023 00:00 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBWe dive into Spiritual Gifts with Gavin Lynch this week, looking at Ephesians 4. Gavin dives right in, looking at his theme of "Jesus gives spiritual gifts to grow and build up His Church", breaking this into two parts: Spiritual gifts given (v7-10), and Spiritual gifts used (v11-16). Starting in verse 7, Gavin starts a journey into looking at what these spiritual gifts are, and the significance of them. He then looks at why we should use our gifts to grow and build up the Church. Recorded...
Who Are We? // Walking In Unity [Ephesians 4:1-6] (Bardoe Besselaar)
August 20, 2023 00:00 - 41 minutes - 38.8 MBThis week we look at the start of Ephesians chapter 4 with Bardoe Besselaar. Bardoe dives head first in this morning, looking at how the world around us defines "unity", followed by an overview of our journey through Ephesians so far before diving into a reading of our passage for today. Bardoe then breaks our passage down today into 2 sections: vs 1-3 examines the inclusive nature of unity, and vs 4-6 examines the exclusive nature of unity. Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning se...
Who Are We? // The Mystery [Ephesians 3] (Geoff Smith)
August 13, 2023 00:00 - 44 minutes - 41.4 MBWe are privileged to have Geoff Smith back for a second week in a row to go through our next chapter of Ephesians. Geoff starts by reading through Ephesians chapter 3 this morning before looking at an overview of the sections of Ephesians. He then looks at the origin of sin, and why we need this unification in the first place. Geoff then comes to the passage for today and looks at how God has "Equalised" us. He then looks at some examples of what the Mystery is NOT. The Mystery is NOT that ...
Who Are We? // Strangers No More [Ephesians 2:11-22] (Geoff Smith)
August 06, 2023 00:00 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MBGeoff Smith continues our time in Ephesians this week, looking at the second half of chapter 2. After reading through our passage this week, Geoff looks at the chapter broken into three segments - Alienation (v11-12); Reconciliation (v13-18); and Unification (v19-22). Geoff looks back at Genesis and the covenant with Abraham, alongside the genealogy of Christ, and the responsibility that the Israel nation possessed. He then compares the nation of Israel to the Gentiles before Christ came. G...
Open Topic 2023 // Prayer [Matthew 6:7-11] (Dan Pettersen)
July 30, 2023 00:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBAs we round up our month of Prayer, Dan Pettersen brings us a brief message on the topic based on the Lord's Prayer from Matthew. Dan looks at how we use prayer to communicate back to God in response to scripture and dives into some highlights that have helped him in prayer, looking at the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6. Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 30th of July 2023 during the 10:00 am service.
Who Are We? // Individuals Saved By Grace [Ephesians 2:1-10] (Lewis Varley)
July 23, 2023 00:00 - 32 minutes - 30.4 MBWe continue our series through Ephesians with Lewis Varley looking at Ephesians 2 this week. Lewis starts by giving a very quick overview of the first chapter of Ephesians before reading through our passage for today. He then looks at the diptych of Paul in the passage, looking at three things about life before Christ, and three about life after someone has become a Christian. Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 23rd of July 2023 during the 10:00 am service.
Who Are We? // Powerful Individuals [Ephesians 1:15-23] (Shane Wildermoth)
July 16, 2023 00:00 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MBShane Wildermoth continues Ephesians 1 for us as we go through our series. We open with our passage for today being read by Ephraim Sisay. Shane then dives into our passage and talks about the importance of prayer for each other, especially in the way that Paul is praying for the Ephesians here. Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 16th of July 2023 during the 10:00 am service.
Who Are We? // Seven Spiritual Blessings of the Redeemed [Ephesians 1:1-14] (Gavin Lynch)
July 09, 2023 00:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBGavin Lynch starts us in our first Ephesians chapter in the new segment of our current series. Gavin gives us a brief overview of the book and our chapter for this morning before diving into the spiritual blessings found in these verses. He then looks at how we can personalise these blessings, as an individual and as a church, before looking at how we can apply them to our lives. Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 9th of July 2023 during the 10:00 am service.
Who Are We? // Who Are We As Individuals? [Ephesians] (Peter Sun)
July 02, 2023 00:00 - 37 minutes - 34.9 MBWe head back into our "Who Are We" series, starting our next section in Ephesians with Peter Sun. Peter Sun brings us to an overview of Ephesians, looking through the lens of "identity", starting with the question "what is identity?" He then looks at three "truths" that formulate our identities as Christians. Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 2nd of July 2023 during the 10:00 am service.
Who Are We? // Who Are We As A Church? (Dan Pettersen)
June 18, 2023 00:00 - 33 minutes - 31.3 MBDan Pettersen continues our "Who Are We" series looking at "Who Are We As A Church?" After a short overview of our series so far, Dan looks at a few statements some people say regarding being part of a church. He then looks at three points - "What is a church?", "What does a church do?", and "How does that work in practice?", prefaced by the question "Why do we care?" Dan looks at 3 key things of the Church which are "Evangalise", "Baptise", and "Stabalise". He then looks at the three stage...
Open Topic 2023 // What's In Your Hand? (Dan Pettersen)
June 11, 2023 00:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MBAs we take a break from our current series, Dan brings us a message on tithing titled "What's In Your Hand?" Dan poses the statement "We all have a desire for our lives to count for something", and asks "What kind of impact are you having?" He starts by looking at this in the context of Moses and how God used what was in his hand. Dan then looks at "What is tithing?", "What does tithing look like?", and "Why would you tithe?", based on what the Bible says. He looks at examples from Abraham,...
Who Are We? // Shepherding & Submitting [1 Peter 5] (Andrew Linton)
June 04, 2023 00:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBAndrew Linton brings our final passage from 1 Peter 5 for our "Who Are We" series this week. Andrew Sun starts us off with a reading of the passage for this week before Andrew Linton jumps into breaking it down. Andrew breaks our chapter into two sections - Firstly, "Shepherding the Flock", and secondly, "Standing Firm". But before he dives into these sections, he gives us some footnotes about the end of the chapter. Diving into verse 1, Andrew looks at some definitions around "Elders", bef...
Who Are We? // Serving & Suffering for the Glory of God [1 Peter 4:7-19] (Billy Hanna)
May 28, 2023 00:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBThis week we have Billy Hanna bringing our passage for our "Who Are We" series, looking at 1 Peter 4. Billy starts the message with an overview of the book we've been looking at and how it ties into our current series, before diving straight in at verse 7. Moving on to verses 8-11, Billy highlights a number of traits that Peter gives that "must characterise the Church", starting with "loving one another" and going verse by verse from there observing what that looks like when the Church love...
Who Are We? // The Triumphant Suffering of Christ [1 Peter 3:18-4:6] (Gavin Lynch)
May 21, 2023 00:00 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBGavin Lynch continues our "Who Are We" series, looking at 1 Peter 3 and 4. Apologies, we missed the first few minutes of the message in the recording this week. Gavin breaks our passage this week up into two triumphs - Triumphant suffering of Christ (1 Peter 3:18-22), and Triumphant living in Christ (1 Peter 4:1-6). We start as Gavin is explaining the triumphant suffering of Christ, as he jumps into verse 18 and begins to break it down. Gavin then continues through verse 18 in to 20, and l...
Who Are We? // Suffering & Blessing [1 Peter 3:8-17] (Mikey Cooper)
May 14, 2023 00:00 - 38 minutes - 35.8 MBThis week for our "Who Are We" series, Mikey Cooper looks at "Suffering & Blessing" from 1 Peter 3. After opening our time with prayer, Mikey dives straight into verse 8 before pausing to reflect on and break down the verse. To give some context, Mikey gives a bit of church history on how the early church looked, giving meaning to the term "brotherly love". Moving in to verse 9, Mikey looks at what Christ modelled and taught in relation to repaying evil with blessing. Continuing on with ver...
Open Topic 2023 // How to Evaluate the Health of a Believer [Colossians 3:12-17] (Steve Fleming)
May 07, 2023 00:00 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBThis week we have Steve Fleming - pastor of Grace Bible Church in Naples, Florida (www.gbcn.org) - sharing from Colossians 3 on "How to Evaluate the Health of a Ministry / Believer". We start with an introduction on Steve from Brian White, before Steve dives into an overview of the start of the book of Colossians as they have been looking into it at his home church over the past year. He then gets to our passage for today and looks at six principles, starting in verse 12 with the five "atti...
Who Are We? // Husbands & Wives [1 Peter 3:1-7] (Andrew Linton)
April 23, 2023 00:00 - 31 minutes - 29.5 MBAs we continue our "Who Are We" series, Andrew Linton looks at 1st Peter 3 and the instructions given for husbands and wives. Andrew jumps right in with a brief refresher overview of the book itself broken into segments before reading the passage for today. He then looks at the passage from a viewpoint of how we can apply these instructions to our lives whether we are a husband or wife or not, especially in the way that the world watches and asses christian behaviour. Andrew then looks at "...
Who Are We? // Submission to Masters [1 Peter 2:18-25] (Peter Sun)
April 16, 2023 00:00 - 35 minutes - 33.2 MBPeter Sun brings our "Who Are We" message this week, speaking on "Submission To Masters" from 1 Peter chapter 2. Peter jumps right in giving an overview of the passage and what we'll look at this week, while also reflecting on the message Dan shared a couple of weeks ago and how they tie in to each other. While the passage for today specifically deals with servants and their relationships with their masters, Peter looks at how we can apply what we read here to the workforce in New Zealand w...