Unite Neighbourhood Church
76 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago -A weekly podcast for our Neighbourhood Church Communities.
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Wisdom in Weakness - 14th April 2024
April 13, 2024 21:00 - 15 minutes - 14.8 MBQuestions: 1/ (Tahi ) Q: Why is Jesus a firm place to hope in? 2/ (Rua) Q: What must I lay down so that I might see Jesus more clearly? 3/ (Toru) Q: How do we help each other to (re)focus on Jesus?
Co-missioned To Love - 7th April 2024
April 06, 2024 21:00 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBQuestions: 1/ (Tahi ) Q: How are you letting Jesus lead you? 2/ (Rua) Q: What can we learn about loving one another through the life of Jesus? 3/ (Toru) Q: How can we grow in the kind of love that seeks to understand one another?
To Be Found IN Him - 24 March 2024
March 23, 2024 20:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBQUESTIONS: 1/ (Tahi ) Q: How is Jesus revealing himself to us in these passages? 2/ (Rua) Q: How do we make ourselves aware of the active and present Spirit of God that is in us? 3/ (Toru) Q: Where is Jesus wanting to bring healing to your heart at the moment?
Miracles in Ordinary Spaces - 17th March 2024
March 16, 2024 20:00 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBQUESTIONS: 1/ (Tahi ) Q: How can we make ourselves aware of the presence of God? 2/ (Rua) Q: What is the Holy Spirit working on in your life at the moment? 3/ (Toru) Q: As we consider the days leading up to the cross, how does your heart respond?
To Be With Jesus - 10 March 2024
March 09, 2024 11:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBQUESTIONS: 1/ (Tahi ) Q: How has Jesus loved you this week? 2/ (Rua) Q: What habits have you built or need to build related to being with Jesus? 3/ (Toru) Q: Ask God: “How do you experience me?” And then share with one another.
To Offer Your Heart - 3rd March 2024
March 02, 2024 20:00 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBQUESTIONS: 1/ (Tahi ) Q: How has the grace of God held you this week? 2/ (Rua) Q: How does/could the idea of apprenticing to Jesus shape how you live day to day? 3/ (Toru) Q: How do these passages lead you to heart-surrender?
Learning from Jesus - 18 February
February 17, 2024 20:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MBQUESTIONS: 1/ (Tahi ) Q: What kind of Father is our God like? 2/ (Rua) Q: How is Jesus forming you at the moment? 3/ (Toru) Q: How is Jesus leading us to love one another?
The Unfaithful Fig Tree - 11 Feb 2024
February 10, 2024 20:00 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBQUESTIONS: 1/ (Tahi ) Q: Consider Christ in your heart. What do you love about Jesus? 2/ (Rua) Q: How is God leading you to “show up” in community? 3/ (Toru) Q: Where do you need to turn from trusting in your own faithfulness and trust in the faithfulness of Jesus instead?
Jesus Hears - 4 February 2024
February 03, 2024 20:00 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBQUESTIONS: 1/ (Tahi ) Q: Where are you consenting to the grace of God in your life? (What is the Holy Spirit working on in you?) 2/ (Rua) Q: What is trying to quieten you down, and how can you shout louder (so to speak)? 3/ (Toru) Q: What is it right now that you want God to do for you?
A New Way - 21 Jan 2024
January 20, 2024 20:00 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBQuestions: 1/ (Tahi ) Q: How do these passages show us a generous God? 2/ (Rua) Q: What way of thinking do you need to lay down this week and trust Jesus with? 3/ (Toru) Q: How can we invite the wisdom of God to guide us in new and old faith relationships?
Sunday December 10th
December 09, 2023 20:00 - 8 minutes - 8.02 MBTahi - Where have you followed Jesus together in your neighbourhood church? Rua - Where have you been encouraged, spurred on or loved by your neighbourhood church? Toru - What are your hopes for 2024
Is Jesus Enough? - December 3rd
December 02, 2023 20:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBQuestions: 1/ (Tahi ) Q: What does Jesus want to do with our hearts? What is he able to do? 2/ (Rua) Q: Where is Jesus not enough for you? What has gotten into our hearts that Jesus is asking us to surrender to him? 3/ (Toru) Q: What does surrender look like for you?
Praying like a Psalmist - 19th November
November 18, 2023 20:00 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBQUESTIONS: 1/ (Tahi ) Q: How is Jesus character revealed in this passage? 2/ (Rua) Q: What does this story tell us about people both collectively and personally? 3/ (Toru) Q: As we read and share, how is the Holy Spirit inviting us to respond?
Parables to the Heart - 12th November
November 11, 2023 20:00 - 11 minutes - 11 MBQuestions: 1/ (Tahi ) Q: How has the Holy Spirit been at work in your day to day this past week? 2/ (Rua) Q: How is Jesus working in your heart at the moment? 3/ (Toru) Q: What do you need from your NC at the moment? How we hold one another in prayerful love this week?
Rhythms of Shared Love - 5th November
November 04, 2023 20:00 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBQUESTIONS: 1/ (Tahi ) Q: What is Jesus teaching you at the moment? 2/ (Rua) Q: How have you experienced the grace of God in community? 3/ (Toru) Q: How can we encourage one another with our shared rhythms of apprenticeship in this season?
Carrying the Kingdom - Oct 22nd
October 21, 2023 20:00 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBQuestions 1/ (Tahi ) Q: Lord, what can You show me about Who you are? 2/ (Rua) Q: What can You can show me about who I am? 3/ (Toru) Q: Where in my life do I need to repent and step back?
Humility and Responsibility - Oct 15th 2023
October 14, 2023 20:00 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBQuestions: 1/ (Tahi ) Q: What is God revealing to you about who he is? 2/ (Rua) Q: Where are you being led to humble yourself before God? (What need in your life do you need to invite God into?) 3/ (Toru) Q: Where is Jesus inviting you to take responsibility in your apprenticeship to him?
To Know, Practice, and Carry Love - September 17th
September 16, 2023 21:00 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBQuestions: 1/ (Tahi ) Q: How is God loving you at the moment? 2/ (Rua) Q: How are you loving your NC faith family at the moment? 3/ (Toru) Q: Who are you being led to love outside of your NC at the moment?
The Sermon on the Mount - Heart to Hand - Sep 10
September 09, 2023 21:00 - 13 minutes - 12.9 MBQuestions: 1/ (Tahi ) Q: What do the need for boundaries show us what God is like? 2/ (Rua) Q: How is Jesus bringing us back to the heart in this passage? 3/ (Toru) Q: How is this passage grounded in relationships?
The Beatitudes - September 3rd
September 02, 2023 21:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MB1/ (Tahi ) Q: What do these passages tell us about what God is like? 2/ (Rua) Q: How do these passages show us how to view others? 3/ (Toru) Q: What is the Holy Spirit inviting you to partner with him in right now?
What Kind of Kingdom is This?
August 19, 2023 21:00 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBQuestions: 1/ (Tahi ) Q: What about the birth of Jesus, reveals to us the kind of King he is? 2/ (Rua) Q: As we consider the genealogy in Matthew, what does this tell us about how God chooses to partner with humanity? 3/ (Toru) Q: Where is the Holy Spirit inviting you to partner with him in right now?
Faithful in the Middle (August 13th)
August 12, 2023 21:00 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBThis Weeks Questions 1/ (Tahi ) Q: What characteristic of God do you relate to right now? 2/ (Rua) Q: Where can you look back on your life and say “God was my … here?” 3/ (Toru) Q: Consider God’s heart for us. What is God showing us about who we are?
Worshippers, Apprentices, and Missionaries (Sunday August 6th)
August 05, 2023 21:00 - 13 minutes - 12.9 MB1/ (Tahi ) Q: How is God showing you his love at the moment? 2/ (Rua) Q: How are we being led to practice love in our Neighbourhood Church? 3/ (Toru) Q: Where has the Holy Spirit been leading you to give his love to others in your life?
Good and Holy - Sunday July 23rd 2023
July 22, 2023 21:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBQuestions: 1/ (Tahi ) Q: Where do we see the goodness of God in these passages? 2/ (Rua) Q: Where is God leading you to repent (to turn from a way of thinking and to a new way of thinking)? 3/ (Toru) Q: Where is Jesus leading you to change your life in response to his glory?
Trust as a Gift - Sunday July 16th 2023
July 15, 2023 21:00 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBQuestions: 1/ (Tahi ) Q: What does the grace of Jesus mean to you? 2/ (Rua) Q: How are you getting to know God at the moment? 3/ (Toru) Q: Where have you witnessed trust in God in your NC?
Grace and Truth - 2 July 2023
July 01, 2023 21:00 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MB1/ (Tahi ) Q: Take a moment to give your thoughts and feelings to the Holy Spirit. What do you sense him impress upon you as you consider this scripture? 2/ (Rua) Q: How is Jesus leading you in trust of him?
A Surrendered Heart (1 Samuel 14-16)
June 10, 2023 21:00 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBThis Weeks Questions 1/ (Tahi ) Q: Take a moment to give your thoughts and feelings to the Holy Spirit. What do you sense him impress upon you as you consider this scripture? 2/ (Rua) Q: What does surrender look like for you at the moment? 3/ (Toru) Q: Where in your life do you need the grace of Jesus?
A Need for Grace (1 Samuel 11-13)
June 03, 2023 21:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MB1/ (Tahi ) Q: Take a moment to give your thoughts and feelings to the Holy Spirit. What do you sense him impress upon you as you consider this scripture? 2/ (Rua) Q: What things in your life have become idols (things that compete with God for your trust and focus) that you sense to surrender to God? 3/ (Toru) Q: How is God leading you to practice Christ-love in community?
Representing God (1 Samuel 3-6)
May 20, 2023 22:00 - 13 minutes - 12.9 MB1/ (Tahi ) Q: Take a moment to give your thoughts and feelings to the Holy Spirit. What do you sense him impress upon you as you consider this scripture? 2/ (Rua) Q: How do you wrestle with the tensions in this passage? 3/ (Toru) Q: How is Jesus leading you to trust in the story he is telling?
An Invitation To Trust (1 Samuel 1 & 2)
May 13, 2023 21:00 - 10 minutes - 9.93 MBQUESTIONS: 1/ (Tahi ) Q: What does this passage reveal to us about God’s faithfulness? 2/ (Rua) Q: Read Hannah’s prayer together in 1 Samuel 2: and then consider: What does this prayer reveal to us about God’s relationship with humanity? 3/ (Toru) Q: What is Jesus inviting us to trust him with today?
Partnership and Pride (Genesis 2 and 3)
May 06, 2023 23:10 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MB1/ (Tahi ) Q: What do these passages tell us about who God is? 2/ (Rua) Q: What does living in rest look like in your life? 3/ (Toru) Q: What does it mean for us to walk in Partnership with God now?
Known and Knowing (Psalm 139)
April 22, 2023 22:00 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBQUESTIONS: 1/ (Tahi ) Q: Why is the presence of God so vital for us as followers of Jesus? 2/ (Rua) Q: What does this Psalm reveal in me about how I see God? 3/ (Toru) Q: What truth about God, is the Holy Spirit leading me to trust him with?
Easter Sunday (John 13-20)
April 08, 2023 22:00 - 8 minutes - 8.25 MB1/ (Tahi ) Q. What does the cross and resurrection of Jesus mean to you? 2/ (Rua) Q. Put yourself in the shoes of those who saw Jesus resurrected. How would you have responded if you were there? 3/ (Toru) Q. Reflect on the words “Peace be with you,” spoken by Jesus. Where are you led to repentance and trust, worship and rest?
“Living Worthy of the Call” (Acts 24-25, Eph 2-4)
April 01, 2023 22:00 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MB1/ (Tahi ) What does the grace of God mean to you? 2/ (Rua) How are you engaging with God’s gift of grace in your life right now? 3/ (Toru) When have you experienced unity in the church?
One Focus (Acts 20:7-21:36)
March 18, 2023 21:00 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MB1/ (Tahi ) Q. What are we hugging to our hearts as if it were our soul’s life? 2/ (Rua) Q. What is Jesus asking us to hand over and trust him with? 3/ (Toru) Q. What does it mean for each of us to fix our eyes on Jesus right now?
Worship, Love, and Mission (Acts 17:35-20:6)
March 11, 2023 21:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MB1/ (Tahi ) Q. How is your trust in Jesus growing? 2/ (Rua) Q. How are we being led to serve one another in love? 3/ (Toru) Q. How are we being led to partner in God’s mission of revealing his saving love to our city?
Kings and Idols (Acts 16:11-17:34)
March 04, 2023 21:01 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MB1/ (Tahi ) Q. What does it mean for Jesus to be Lord and King in our lives? 2/ (Rua) Q. How is the Lordship of Jesus at odds with how we as Christians are living presently? 3/ (Toru) Q. What are we led to surrender and trust Jesus with?
Becoming Love (Acts 13:13-14:28)
February 18, 2023 21:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MB1/ (Tahi ) Q. When you consider the book of Acts, how are you led to repentance? 2/ (Rua) Q. How can we foster a community full of the love of Christ? 3/ (Toru) Q. Where are we called to humble ourselves in community?
Spirit Lead Us (Acts 11:19-13:13)
February 11, 2023 21:00 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBAs you allow the Spirit of the Lord to lead you, why don’t you consider these questions: 1/ (Tahi ) Q. How have you experienced rest from setting rhythms in your life? 2/ (Rua) Q. What does the Holy Spirit mean to you? 3/ (Toru) Q. How can we practice being led by the Spirit of the Lord in community?
"Sensing where God is leading” (Acts 9:32-11:18)
February 04, 2023 21:00 - 10 minutes - 9.73 MBAs you allow the Spirit of the Lord to lead you, why don’t you consider these questions: (Tahi ) Q. How have I seen the goodness of God in my life over this past week? (Rua) Q. Where am I led to repentance and worship as I read the scripture? (Toru) Q. Where do we sense God’s leadership for us individually and as a community?
18 December 2022
December 17, 2022 21:00 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBQuestions to consider as we share together, remembering that the Holy Spirit guides us in all truth, leading us as we open the word together . Tahi - How have I seen the goodness of God in our neighbourhood church this year? Rua - How is Jesus present in the mess of life at the moment? Toru - Where have we sensed the whisper of the Holy Spirit as we read scripture this week? You can follow along with us as we read the bible this week at www.unitechurch.org.nz/bible. Verses are posted...
‘’Worship, Discipleship, Mission” (Luke 23:26-24:35)
December 10, 2022 21:00 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBQuestions to consider as we share together, remembering that the Holy Spirit guides us in all truth, leading us as we open the word together . 1/ (Tahi ) Q. Who is God and how has he been good to me? 2/ (Rua) Q. What good work are you doing in me Holy Spirit of Jesus, and how would you like me to respond? 3/ (Toru) Q. What good work are you doing in my faith community, and what part would you like me to play? You can follow along with us as we read the bible this week at www.unitechurc...
‘’A Rhythm of Prayer” (Luke 22:39-23:25) Sunday Dec 4th 2022
December 03, 2022 21:00 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBQuestions to consider as we share together, remembering that the Holy Spirit guides us in all truth, leading us as we open the word together . 1/ (Tahi ) Q. Retell in our own words, what is happening in this passage? 2/ (Rua) Q. What is God wanting to show us as we read this passage, where do we sense the Spirit leading? 3/ (Toru) Q. What is our response, personally and collectively? You can follow along with us as we read the bible this week at www.unitechurch.org.nz/bible. Verses are ...
‘The Kingdom of Heaven’ (Luke 21:5-22:38)
November 26, 2022 21:00 - 9 minutes - 8.99 MBQuestions to consider as we share together, remembering that the Holy Spirit guides us in all truth, leading us as we open the word together . 1/ (Tahi ) Q. Retell in our own words, what is happening in this passage? 2/ (Rua) Q. What is God wanting to show us as we read this passage, where do we sense the Spirit leading? 3/ (Toru) Q. What is our response, personally and collectively? You can follow along with us as we read the bible this week at www.unitechurch.org.nz/bible. Verses a...
‘Approaching the Bible Together’ (Luke 20:20-21:4)
November 19, 2022 21:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBQuestions to consider as we share together, remembering that the Holy Spirit guides us in all truth, leading us as we open the word together . 1/ (Tahi ) Q. Retell in our own words, what is happening in this passage? 2/ (Rua) Q. Where is God’s heart in the scripture we are reading? 3/ (Toru) Q. What is our response? You can follow along with us as we read the bible this week at www.unitechurch.org.nz/bible. Verses are posted at 6am each day. For more info about Unite Church, visit www....
‘The Forest from the Trees’ (Luke 19:1-20:19) Sunday November 13th 2022
November 12, 2022 21:00 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBQuestions to consider as we share together, remembering that the Holy Spirit guides us in all truth, leading us as we open the word together . 1/ (Tahi ) Q. What does this passage tell us about God; his love and heart for us? 2/ (Rua) Q. How does this passage invite us as Apprenticeship Communities of Jesus to trust in the story of God? 3/ (Toru) Q. How does this passage lead us to partner with God on His mission to love the world? You can follow along with us as we read the bible th...
‘Humble vs. Exalted’ (Luke 18:9-18:42)
November 05, 2022 21:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBQuestions to consider as we share together, remembering that the Holy Spirit guides us in all truth, leading us as we open the word together . 1/ (Tahi ) Q. What does this passage tell us about God; his love and heart for us? 2/ (Rua) Q. How does this passage invite us to engage as communities of apprenticeship to Jesus in love and service? 3/ (Toru) Q. How does this passage lead us to partner with God on His mission to love the world? You can follow along with us as we read the bibl...
Sunday Service (Luke 16:19 -18:8) Oct 30
October 29, 2022 21:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBQuestions to consider as we share together, remembering that the Holy Spirit guides us in all truth, leading us as we open the word together . Tahi - Where can you see God’s goodness in these bible passages we are reading? Rua - Where in your life do you need the rest that Jesus offers us? Toru - How can you draw near to God? You can follow along with us as we read the bible this week at www.unitechurch.org.nz/bible. Verses are posted at 6am each day. For more info about Unite Church,...
‘Love in Community’ (Luke 15:1-16:18) Sunday October 23rd 2022
October 22, 2022 21:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBQuestions to consider as we share together, remembering that the Holy Spirit guides us in all truth, leading us as we open the word together . 1/ (Tahi ) Q. How is Jesus loving you in the season you’re in right now? 2/ (Rua) Q. How does Jesus, as your Shepherd, lead you? 3/ (Toru) Q. How is God leading you to practice love in community at the moment? You can follow along with us as we read the bible this week at www.unitechurch.org.nz/bible. Verses are posted at 6am each day. For m...
‘’The Gift Of Repentance” Luke 12:49-13:21
October 08, 2022 21:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBQuestions to consider as we share together, remembering that the Holy Spirit guides us in all truth, leading us as we open the word together . 1/ (Tahi ) Q. What does it mean to persevere in trusting Jesus? 2/ (Rua) Q. Where have you experienced the gift of repentance in your walk with God? You can follow along with us as we read the bible this week at www.unitechurch.org.nz/bible. Verses are posted at 6am each day. For more info about Unite Church, visit www.unitechurch.org.nz, or get ...