As Zane Elliott opens Luke 23: 26-56 with God on the Cross as the theme. Exploring the 3 main ideas of; A God of compassion, a God of Mercy and a God of power and promise.

As Zane Elliott opens Luke 22:66-23:25 we come to a miscarriage of justice, as Jesus is out on trial.

The trial itself raises a question everyone who comes face to face with Jesus has to answer; how will you judge him? Will you believe he is who he says he is or not?

As we answer those questions today, we’ll walk through three phases of this trial, in the first he’s before the Jewish i) Ruling council vv.66-71, who want confirmation that they have reason to put him to death. 

Then he appears before ii) the authorities, Pilate and Herod 23:1-12, who both want different things from Jesus.

Finally, we’ll come to iii) the sentence Jesus receives in 23:13-25, and the question it forces us to answer.

Today we'll be exploring Luke 22: 39-65 in a new format called a whanau service. This will be an interactive service, with discussion groups and lots of participation. We'll be trying this service on the 5th Sunday of the month. There will be reflection questions on the screen for folks at home.

The end of the Beginning series continues with Simon Martin taking us through Luke 22: 1-38 theme: the Last supper

Jean Palmer continues our journey through the series of, The end of the Beginning Theme: The last things: Luke 21: 5-38

John Palmer will continue our series of; The end of the Beginning through the Gospel of Luke 20:45- 21:1-4.

Rob Morton from the Gospel Training Trust will be helping us continue our journey in the Gospel of Luke as we come to another difficult question Jesus faces in Luke 20:20-44.

Today we continue in Luke's Gospel. We are in a series called 'the end of the Beginning' walks us through Jesus final week on earth.

Zane Elliott will be opening Luke 19:45- 48 +20:1-19.
Firstly, we’ll examine,

 i) an explosive confrontation in vv.45-48 as Jesus reacts to the rot he sees in the temple. Then we’ll come to;

 ii) an interrogation 20:1-9 where Priests try to question Jesus’ authority, before he delivers.

 ii) a distressing condemnation vv.9-19 as Jesus names the deep rot, and it's terrible consequences.

Today we come to the final block of teaching in Luke's Gospel. the series 'the end of the Beginning' walks us through Jesus final week on earth.

In Luke 19:28-44 we come to a Controversial Inauguration.
Some celebrate, while others reject his claim of leadership.
As we come to this inauguration of sorts Zane Elliott will unpack;

i) the heart of the claim vv.28-35
ii) the heart of the controversy vv.36-40
iii) Jesus’ heart for the perishing vv.41-44

We continue our journey today with Oliver Preston on the series of Consider Christ.

Today Jesse Behan will continue through our series of Consider Christ.
Today's sermon is focused on Christ our Founder.
Hebrews 12:1-3

In the third week of the series 'Consider Christ' Jean Palmer is teaching on Romans 5:1-11, where we come face to face with our great need for a mediator who can bring a rebellious people before a holy God. 

We need a mediator, because we have a very real problem - we have broken God's Law, and are rightly deserving of condemnation.
We'll see how through Christ our mediator Jesus not only deals with that problem, but he allows us to share in all of the blessings of God - they are ours, but only ours through Christ. 

In this series we are moving beyond the Christmas story of the birth of Jesus, and thinking more about his ministry, as Lord and Saviour.  We’ll be looking at a series of themes and passage that make it very clear that the Christian life is all about Jesus.

Today we are in the second week of the series 'Consider Christ.' We are moving beyond the Christmas story of the birth of Jesus, and thinking more about his ministry, as Lord and Saviour.  We’ll be looking at a series of themes and passage that make it very clear that the Christian life is all about Jesus.

The theme is 'In Christ our Lifegiver' and Zane Elliott will open John 15:1-8 and we’ll explore three { aspects of this passage:

i) The setting for Jesus’ teaching so that we can understand its significance to his first hears, and us. Then ii) Jesus’ goal for us as his followers and  iii) The implications for those who remain in him.

This week we begin a brand new series as we focus on Jesus at the centre of everything. The series is called 'Consider Christ' and today John Palmer is opening Colossians 3:1-4 to help us think about the assurance we have With Christ our Security.

Over this advent season we’ve been considering the overarching title “ The promised King, a king like no other" where we’ve looked at an Old testament promise, and then thought about its fulfilment in Jesus.

So far we’ve covered two big themes: 
Jesus is the forever king. His reign will never come to an end. He has been raised from the dead, and will rule for all eternity. 
Jesse showed us last week that that Jesus is a rescuing king. Because of his birth, life and death, we can experience true peace, and live lives which are transformed to the glory of God.

Today we open Isaiah 49, and Matthew 2 where we see  i) the scope of this New King's rule, as we think about how far it extends, and then two responses to ii) living under his reign - one which accepts his kingship, and one which rejects it.

This Sunday is the second Sunday of Advent, and over the next four weeks we'll be looking at the birth of Jesus who is a King like no other. He is God's promised King. 

Today, Jesse Behan, one of our student ministers will open Isaiah 53, and Luke 2, showing us how Jesus is the Rescuing King, and what that means for us.

This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent, and over the next four weeks we'll be looking at the birth of Jesus who is a King like no other. He is God's promised King.

in the first of these four sermons Zane Elliott will take us to Isaiah 9:6-7, and Luke 1:26-38 to help us see that Jesus is the Forever King.

Today Dave Clancey will be preaching, and helping us think through Spiritual Balance. He'll be opening Isaiah chapter 6 to help us apply God's word to our lives.

This morning, we are preparing ourselves for a change in focus as a church in 2025 as Zane Elliott preaches on Romans 10:1-15.

We’re going to spend time thinking about 
i) the message we have which saves, in vv.1-13, before we move to the simple, logical progression, that.
 ii) this message can only be heard if we speak vv.14-15.

Today we conclude the portion of Luke's Gospel we've been working through, as we see Jesus describe a day of reckoning. Zane Elliott will help us consider.
 i) our responsibility while the king is away vv.11-13,
 ii) the rewards for those who discharge them faithfully, 
iii) and the reprimand which awaits those who don't vv.20-27.

As Jesus gets even closer to his death in Jerusalem, he makes a pit-stop in the city of Jericho where we’ll spend time with these two men, as we explore the power of faith
 i) to redeem and restore 18:35-43, and the power of faith to redeem and transform 19:1-10. We’ll be reminded that Jesus comes to seek and save the lost, whose lives are totally transformed by the power of faith.

Today, as we focus on Luke 18:31-34, where Jesus explains that he has just one job, but unlike all of the internet memes capturing "you had one job" failures, Jesus will complete this one job perfectly. 
Today Zane Elliott explores
i) the one job,
ii) how it will happen, and,
iii) why we need to remember it.

This morning, as we open Luke 18:9-30, we are going to come face to face with three blockages, as we continue the series Saviour of the Lost. 

Zane Elliott will show us how these blockages, are blockages to entering the Kingdom of God, and finding new life in Jesus - the three blockages we’re going to explore are:
 i) self-righteousness vv.9-14,
 ii) self-importance vv.15-17,
iii) self-reliance vv.18-30.

Today we continue in the gospel of Luke, in the series 'Saviour of the Lost.'  Simon Martin, Vicar-General of the Diocese of Nelson, and Bishop's Chaplain will be preaching on the first part of chapter 18 of Luke's Gospel.