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As we are still in Lockdown, Peter Sun looks at "God is Love" based on 1 John 4:8-10. Peter discusses the alarming decline of people identifying as Christians today, especially in the younger generation, and how this often hinges on the question "If God is Love, why is there so much suffering?" Peter looks at four aspects at the nature of Gods love…

As New Zealand enters lockdown again we take a break from our series in Philippians, and Gavin Lynch looks at Psalm 118. Gavin shares what Church looks like for his family in lockdown before diving into Psalm 118, a Psalm of Praise. Gavin breaks the chapter down in chunks, and dicsusses the amazing promises declared in the praises throughout. This …

We continue our series in the book of Philippians as Dan Pettersen takes us through Philippians 1:27-2:6. Dan looks at the context of the passage by taking a look at the time when Paul and Silas were in prison together, and how the results of that affected the Church at Philippi. Dan then looks at our passage for today and discusses how the church …

This week is week two in the book of Philippians, and Peter Sun takes us through Philippians 1:12-26. Our message this week is opened with Isaac reading through our passage before Peter gives a brief overview of the book itself. Peter then goes on to explain why he changed the title of his message for today from "Paul's Imprisonment" to "Paul's Cru…

As we enter week one of the book of Philippians, Peter Cowie takes us through the first 11 verses of Philippians 1. Peter starts our book off with a bit of context around what the book is about as a whole, this letter Paul wrote to the church at Philippi, and why we as a church are going through it. Peter then starts reading through the passage, st…

This month we are blessed to have Caleb Wilkinson Mackie speaking during our monthly Sunday evening service, this month discussing "Worship". Starting in Amos 5 from verse 21, Caleb discusses how we can't just be blasé about our worship. Caleb then looks at John 4 from verse 19, where Jesus discusses worship with the Samaritan woman. He looks at ho…

This week is our final week in 2nd Samuel, and Alan Stanley takes us through 2nd Samuel 24. Our passage is read in its entirety by Mat before Alan dives into it. Alan starts by discussing how "religious people" tend to limit God to their beliefs, rather than experiencing Him, and poses the question "have you ever encountered/experienced God, or is …

As we near the end of our study in 2nd Samuel, Gavin Lynch takes us through the first 7 verses of 2nd Samuel 23. Gavin starts by reading our passage for today, before discussing the probability of these verses actually being the "last words of David". Gavin then breaks the verses down, firstly looking at "the Grace of God" in verse 1, then he looks…

With a slightly different layout this week, Peter Cowie takes us through 2nd Samuel 22. Prior to the message, the congregation sang "When Peace Like a River", and Peter starts by discussing the significance of that song and why he asked for it to be sung before he started. As we start to look at chapter 22 of 2nd Samuel, Peter looks at the similari…

Back into 2nd Samuel this week, Peter Cowie looks at chapters 20-21 with us. Peter dives in deep from the start with the question, "How do we be men and women after God's own heart when things get comfortable?" Peter looks back at the story so far, showing the context of the journey David has been on, starting in Chapter 11 through to our chapters …

Following on from last months message on "The Call to Serve", this month Gavin takes us through one of the three passages from our Young Adults study groups in Acts 20 - "Paul's Life, Work, and Mission" - during our monthly Sunday evening service. Mark Linton opens for Gavin by reading our passage in Acts 20 before Gavin dives in and gives us a bit…

This week we take a break from 2nd Samuel to hear from Dan Pettersen, a church planter now working with WEC NZ/East West College, discussing our call from God, looking at the story of Jonah. Dan starts by posing the question "Did you ever get the sense that God was asking you to step out and do something?" He then jumps into the story of Jonah, sta…

Billy Hanna dives into 2nd Samuel 19 this week, looking at David's response to the death of Absalom. Billy breaks our passage today into three pieces - the context of David's grief, the enormity of David's responsibility, and considers the failure of David's perspective. The key idea Billy wants to bring across from this passage is "a heart that lo…

Join us this week as Shane Wildermoth takes us through part 2 in the story of Absalom in 2nd Samuel 13-18 which he's titled "Overcome by Bitterness". How does a man born into royalty become so bitter? What brought Absalom to turn the people from their king to the point of war? Shane discusses how poisonous bitterness and revenge is in our lives, an…

Brett Falconer is back again with another challenge for our monthly Sunday evening service, this month discussing "The Call to Serve". Brett starts looking at three passages from throughout the Bible discussing serving. But why should we serve? How does it help the Church and the body of Christ? Brett breaks his message down to three different part…

Itinerant Bible teacher Rhys Lamont takes a look at our passage this week, looking at how Absalom won the hearts of the people in 2nd Samuel 14-15. Why does this text matter to you? The Old Testament is not simply a collection of stories to pluck moral teachings from. Instead, it’s redemptive history! Kingdom in crises points us forward to a kingdo…

This week, Peter Sun takes a look at a difficult passage covering the sin of David with Bathsheba in 2nd Samuel 11-12. When approaching today's passage, Peter struggled with if he should hold back on what he talks about on this "sensitive topic" or go all in. Peter looks at how sexual sin can affect anyone, even David who was regarded as "one after…

Tom McIvor takes our Baptism service message this week, looking at the question "What Does It Mean To Follow Jesus?". As we are blessed to have 5 of our young adults getting baptised this week, Tom looks at what this actually means. Starting in Matthew, Tom heads to 1st Kings 19 where Elisha is called to follow Elijah. What can we learn from this s…

Andrew Lintons brings us a look at our passage for this week in 2nd Samuel 9. Today we are looking at the (hi)story of Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, grandson of King Saul. David wants to show kindness to the descendants of Jonathan, as he promised. But this man was crippled, so what will David do? Jonathan Linton starts by reading 2nd Samuel 9…

Join us this week as Tom Leslie looks at our passage for today in 2nd Samuel 7. Should we keep our promises? What about if your parents bribe you with a Playstation if you go to your school ball and then don't keep that promise? Tom talks about these things as he reads through 2 Samuel 7, which he splits into four sections - Houses and Covenants; T…

Gavin Lynch takes our Mother's Day message for 2021, looking at the story of Jochebed in Exodus 2. Who was Jochebed, and what was her legacy in the Bible? Gavin looks at that this week as he looks at this story of Moses' mother. From defying the Egyptians edict which commanded that all Hebrew boys be killed when they're born, to raising her son for…

The awesome Luke Stevenson spoke this month during our monthly Sunday evening service, his topic being "How Do We Grow Spiritually?". Luke jumps straight into our question today with the statement "Growing spiritually is how do we become perfect by God's standards as we seek to love God with all our being, and love our neighbours?" He then asks if …

As we enter week 3 in our series on 2nd Samuel, Mikey Cooper looks at the moving of the Ark in 2 Samuel 6. Mikey starts by giving us an overview of the story covered in the books of Samuel up to where we are at this week. Mikey then poses us with the question, "How would you individually view God?" Before reading through today's passage, Mikey give…

As HBC enters the second week in 2nd Samuel, Brian Goodwin looks at David's Coronation in 2 Samuel 5. After giving us a brief promotion for Lake Learning camp at Mi Camp in Taupo, Brian reads our passage for this week before diving into his message. He talks about the evidence given that the story of David is true, and how we can trust the Bible. H…

Peter Cowie starts our new series in 2nd Samuel this week, starting with 2 Samuel 1:1-16. Peter challenges us with the concept of a "story" as we enter 2nd Samuel. What are the differences we see between Saul and David? Both Kings of Israel throughout the books of Samuel, but very different in how they lead and who they were to the people and God. …

Jeff Samuel takes our Easter Sunday message for 2021 Jeff gives us a detailed dive into the "Feast of First Fruits" from Leviticus 23. He starts by looking at 1 Corinthians 15:20-23, and the parallels found here. He then looks at 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 which discusses what happens when a believer passes. Continuing on to Daniel 12:1-2, he looks at…

Murray Stevenson, the Missions Ambassador for GC3 New Zealand, gives us an update on the ministry work provided through GC3. Murray talks to us about the mission work he and his wife Joy have recently left in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, now moving into their new role as Missions Ambassadors with GC3 NZ. Murray talks about how we are all c…

Join us in the final week of our series on "The Seven Churches" in Revelation where Alan Stanely looks at the letter to the Church at Laodicea in Revelation 3:14-22. Alan starts his message this week by reading our passage before jumping into a story about an encounter with his son at a young age. This leads into the crux of the problem with the ch…

Coming into week 6 of our series on "The Seven Churches" in Revelation, Hayden John looks at the letter to the Church at Philadelphia in Revelation 3:7-13. Starting by looking at today's passage, Hayden questions what the point is of reading a letter written to a bunch of people 2,000 years ago in a place most of us have never been to. Hayden divid…

This week 5 of our series on "The Seven Churches" in Revelation, Paul Tabrum looks at the letter to the Church at Sardis in Revelation 3:1-6. Paul starts with a PowerPoint showing an overview of the seven churches in Revelation, before diving deeply into the letter to the Church at Sardis. Paul goes verse by verse through our passage and breaks it …

Entering week 4 of our series on "The Seven Churches" in Revelation, Peter Sun looks at the letter to the Church at Thyatira in Revelation 2:18-29. Peter starts of with an overview of where the city of Thyatira is today, what it is known for, and what it was back in the time of the New Testament, specifically in regards to trade guilds, to give som…

This is week 3 of our series on "The Seven Churches" in Revelation, and Mikey Cooper looks at the letter to the Church at Pergamum in Revelation 2:12-17. Starting with an overview of what the city of Pergamum was like, Mikey leads into our passage for today. Mikey builds a framework to help us understand the text and the application we can pull fro…

As we enter week 2 of our series on "The Seven Churches" in Revelation, Alan Stanley takes a look at the letter to the Church at Smyrna in Revelation 2:8-11. Alan starts with a very brief overview of the purpose of the book of Revelation, before diving into our text for today. He takes a look back into Isaiah and challenges us to view how we can of…

As we enter week 1 of our new series on "The Seven Churches" in Revelation, Gary starts us off with his last sermon as our pastor at Hukanui Bible Church, looking at the letter to the Church in Ephesus in Revelation 2:1-5. This week we were blessed to have 2 baptisms during our service, which Gary was able to tie the theme of this letter to quite n…

This week, Sam Crosbie looks at "Food Laws and the Observance of Sacred Days" from Romans 14. Sam starts by discussing not what Paul says in this passage, but what he doesn't say. This leads to Sam's first point - "We are called to have convictions". He looks at how at no point in this letter is Pauls aim to correct the readers. Instead, it is to p…

This week, Billy Hanna looks at the Rich Young Ruler from Mark 10. Through this passage, Billy looks at 3 key points - The righteous discernment of Christ (v17-21); The tragic delusion of the young ruler (v22); The contrasting response of Zaccheus (Luke 19); He discusses the difficulty of evangelism and how Christ was able to discern this man and s…

This week, Damien Peden looks at Biblical Faith from Mark 5. Damien looks at the story of Jairus and the woman who had been bleeding for 12 years and dives into the faith that they had to have to be able to approach Jesus for His help. He looks at the significance of who these two people were in the time, and the vast differences in their stories. …

This week, Jono McMillan looks at "Our Hope" in the new year. Jono reflects on what has happened to the world in 2020, and how it has affected all of us in different ways. In reflection on all this, Jono challenges us where we are looking to for our hope. He looks at some passages that talk about how God is where our hope should be rooted. Jono the…

Over the Summer break, our services are a shorter devotion time, and in this first week, Ernie Pene looks at the story of Onesimus from the book of Philemon. After reflecting over the testimonies we've heard at the evening services in 2020, Ernie goes over the story of Onesimus and his journey. He reads the letter that Paul wrote to Philemon, the m…

This last week of our end of year series, Gary Gilpin looks into the story of the birth of Jesus the Messiah, from Matthew 1 verses 18 to 25. Gary covers three different aspects of the birth - the scandal of it all; the spirit involved in the scandal; and the surrogate/substitute. He talks about each of these three aspects in the context of the tim…

For our monthly Sunday evening service, this month we are challenged by Brett Falconer in how we live out our faith. Brett dives into how we as Christians can live for the treasures/trash on this Earth, but we can often fail to recognise what awaits us in Heaven. He challenges us to how we are living our day to day life to glorify God, rather than …

As we enter week 3 of our end of year series, Paul Tabrum looks at how Jesus was rejected in the synagogue, from Luke 4 verses 16 to 30. Paul looks at the misunderstanding of Jesus when he was here on earth, and how there is still a lot of misunderstanding surrounding Him today. He looks at how religion stifles our Christian walk, and how this affe…

This week we take a break from our current series "The Expected Saviour" as our annual Sunday School breakup service is held. Craig Jamieson brings us his message, "God's Amazing Gift of Love is Giving Himself". Craig shares how God has given His love through the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and he breaks down how God has done this through…

As we take a break from our current series, "The Expected Saviour", Peter Cowie takes us through the intimacy of prayer. Peter dives into Matthew chapter 6, and looks at how Jesus lead by example in prayer. He looks closely at the connection we have with Christ as Christians and how this is shown in the Lord's prayer. Peter then discusses what pray…

As we enter week 2 of our end of year series, Hayden John looks at Job and his perspective of Christ, from Job 19 verse 25. Hayden gives us a brief overview of what Job is about, and why it's relevant to our topic. Hayden then goes into what he describes are God's three stability truths for the believers life of worship - God's character is awesome…

With our series on 1st Samuel now finished, Gary Gilpin starts our end of year series, "The Expected Saviour", starting with the story of John the Baptist in John 1. Gary looks into the story of John the Baptist and how he prepared the way for the Saviour. Gary discusses how John reacts to meeting the Saviour, and ponders why we call Thomas "Doubti…

This week, Alan Stanley closes 1st Samuel for us looking at the story of Saul's death. As Hukanui Bible Church wraps up 1st Samuel, Alan discusses death and how we approach it. Saul loses three of his sons in the war with the Philistines, and Saul himself is wounded severely. Saul ends his life, causing the Israelites to flee, and bringing 1st Samu…

This week, Tom McIvor looks at the story of Saul consulting with a medium. Samuel has died and the Lord refuses to respond to Saul's pleas, so in his fear, Saul seeks out a Medium to consult with Samuel from the grave. As Hukanui Bible Church continues our journey through 1st Samuel, Tom talks about fear in the Bible, and how fear can affect us. To…

As we take a break from our current series in 1st Samuel, Peter Sun takes us through Daniel's prayer and the results of his visit from the angel Gabriel in Daniel chapter 9. Peter breaks down Daniel chapter 9 and discusses how this is the backbone of Biblical prophecy and how Daniel misunderstood Jeremiah's prophecy of the 70 years of desolation. P…

As Gary Gilpin looks at what he thought was the story of how Samuel dies in 1st Samuel 25, he quickly realises this is only a small section at the beginning of the passage and continues on to take us into a deeper look at the conflict between David and Nabal. As Hukanui Bible Church nears the end of our journey through 1st Samuel, Gary takes us thr…