If your mobile is switched to silent you won't receive calls - are you available to hear God?
Preacher: Tony Jee [Texts: 1 Samuel 3:1-10; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 ; John 1:43-51]
If your mobile is switched to silent you won't receive calls - are you available to hear God? Preacher: Ian Hardcastle [Text: Luke 2:8-20] About 2000 years ago a messenger came to some common shepherds with a mind blowing message. Exactly 200 years ago, another messenger came to some Maori with a similar message. What may Samuel Marsden have said? ![]()
This sermon draws on research by David Pettett into what Samuel Marsden may have preached on 25/12/1814. Download that reconstruction here.
Preacher: Ian Hardcastle [Texts: Luke 1:26-38; 2 Samuel 7:1-11,16; Romans 16:25-27] The Annunciation: angel, miracle - what should we make of it? What might we learn from it? ![]()
Preacher: Ian Hardcastle [Text: Isaiah 61:1-2] Looking at today's text, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me ...," I have to tell you of my thoughts about God's favour poured on us ... ![]()
Preacher: Ian Hardcastle [Texts: Mark 1:1-8; Isaiah 40:1-11; 2 Peter 3:8-15a] Prepare the way of the Lord! As we prepare a way for him into our lives, he becomes the Way for us into God. ![]()
Preacher: Ian Hardcastle [Texts: Mark 13:24-37; 1 Cor 1:3-9] We can be quite puzzled by endtime prophecies - what is Jesus saying in this chapter. Which signs and what signs go together??? ![]()
Preacher: Ian Hardcastle [Texts: Ezekiel 34:11-24; Ephesians 1:15-23a ; Matthew 25:31-46] Our texts speak of Christ being King - but more than a national king. I wonder if we have a large enough concept of the majestic sovereignty of Jesus or of the position the Church has in Him? ![]()
Preacher: Helen Hardcastle [Texts: Amos 5: ; Matthew 25:1-13] Are you prepared for Jesus' return? Helen looks at what He has to say about it and how we might be ready. ![]()
Preacher: Ian Hardcastle [Texts: Revelation 7:9-11, 1 John 3:1-3, Matthew 5:1-12] All Saints Day - what is it about? Just who are saints anyway? ![]()
Preacher: Ian Hardcastle [Texts: Matthew 22:34-46; Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8] What is the most important Law in our land? When Jesus was quized about the greatest commandment he responded with a brilliantly simple yet profound answer. ![]()
Preacher:Tony Jee [Exodus 33:12-23; 1 Thessalonians 1; Luke 15:11-32] Our new Assistant Lay Minister explores the parable of the Prodigal Son and introduces himself in the telling. Preacher: Ian Hardcastle [Text: Luke 14:25-35] Jesus calls us to a radical commitment and warns us of the cost of following him. Surely we need then to be ready to share the gospel with others. Having listened to the person and the Holy Spirit, having conversed in love the time will come when it is appropriate to share the gospel. ![]()
This video by Dave Mann of the Hope Project is referenced in the sermon - watch it at the appropriate point to learn a simple gospel presentation.
Below are the audio files of the sermon. Listen to part 1, then watch the video, then continue with part 2. Preacher: Ian Hardcastle [Text: Luke 19:1-10] All the techniques in the world will not reach people in the way love will. We need to love the people we talk to. We need to find out what are the emotional and spiritual blocks they have. Jesus reached out to the despised tax collector and so rescued a man for the kingdom. We will allow God to use us to reach the lost around us? ![]()
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Preacher: Peter Lloyd [Text: John 1:43-51] We listen carefully to the person, but we also need to listen to God. What is his input into the conversation? We see Jesus using divine promptings as he talked to the Samaritan woman which opened her heart to him as Saviour. In addition to the recording of Peter speaking, here is a link to the video we watched and the study guide associated with the sermon is below. ![]()
Preacher: Helen Hardcastle [Text: John 4 - the Samaritan Woman] In the account of Jesus conversing with the Samaritan woman, we see how he listened both to her and to the Father. Out of what he heard, he responded and so let her to truth. A study guide is attached for small group work following the sermon. ![]()
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Preacher: Ian Hardcastle [Texts: 1 Samuel 14:1-17, 20-23; 2 Corinthians 6:1-2; Luke 10:1-2] When do we act? Jonathan in the account in 1 Samuel presses forward asking the Lord to stop him if it is the wrong time. Paul says, "Now is the acceptable time." Are we ready to press forward into the opportunity God is opening before us? ![]()
Preacher: Peter Lloyd [Texts: 2 Kings 7:3-9; Acts 17:15-34; Matthew 13:47-53] The importance of giving reasons for our faith. We need to learn to ask questions - graciously. Preacher: Ian Hardcastle [Texts: Acts 7:51-60; Matthew 13:43-46] Stephen, our parish namesake, gives us an example of a man totally committed to Jesus. Filled with the Holy Spirit and wisdom he had a remarkable ministry and gave his life for the gospel. He valued the treasure in the field more highly than everything else. How about us and the pearl of great price? Luther spoke of three conversions: the head, the heart and the wallet. Consider that as we come to make our giving pledges for another year. ![]()
Preacher: Ian Hardcastle [Texts: Malachi 3:6-12; Hebrews 6:19-7:8; Luke 6:36-38] Are Christians supposed to tithe? Isn't that legalism? What about the grace of giving? The pledge day file was given out with this sermon to be returned the following Sunday. ![]()
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Preacher: Ian Hardcastle [Texts: 1 Corinthians 16:1-2; 2 Corinthians 8:7-12; Matthew 6:19-25, 33-34] The Apostle Paul gives us some princiiples to guide our giving while Jesus redirects our hearts to trust in God. ![]()
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