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In this centenary celebration message, Paul Jones explores Joshua 4 and the memorial stones at the Jordan, highlighting how memories and stories shape faith across generations.

As part of the centenary celebrations, Martin recounts Carey Baptist College’s journey across six locations and the challenges that shaped its story, with reflections from past students.

In this episode, Brian Smith, Paul Windsor, Charles Hewlett, John Tucker, and Paul Jones reflect on 100 years of Carey Baptist College at its centenary celebration.

Through every high and low of ministry, God meets us in our weakness, speaks in the stillness, and remains sovereign over it all.

Even when discipline comes, God’s faithfulness never wavers. Pride divides and damages what was meant to be united, revealing the stark contrast between harsh, self-focused leadership and the humble, sacrificial way of Christ.

Everyone worships something - but choosing worldly things that promise life ultimately leads to death. Through the dramatic story of Elijah’s confrontation with King Ahab, John explores the contest between Baal and Yahweh, revealing that Yahweh alone is God.

In 1 Kings 16, Ahab’s hunger for power led to idolatry and ruin. Idols still seduce - money, sex, power etc. What’s capturing your heart?

In 1 Kings 14, Nicola invites us to see the story through the eyes of Jeroboam’s wife, revealing the sobering truth that compromise inevitably leads to consequences.

In 1 Kings 11, Solomon traded allegiance to God for alliances with others. What does true allegiance to God look like, and what might be pulling your heart away from Him?

In this episode, Christa takes us into 1 Kings 8 and reveals covenant as more than a theological idea - it’s God’s chosen way of saying, “I’m with you.” God doesn’t stay at a distance, but moves toward us, desiring to dwell among His people and walk in relationship with them.

1 Kings 6 is not simply a construction report, but a declaration of God’s faithfulness across generations.

Wisdom or justice? In 1 Kings 2, Michael Rhodes shows why you can’t have one without the other.

1 Kings 1 presents four portraits of leadership as the question looms: who will be king—David, Adonijah, Solomon, or another? And beneath it, a deeper question for us: who are we enthroning in our own lives?

Listen as Paul Jones introduces the 2026 Karakia sermon theme, Prophets and Kings, drawing from the book of Kings, and asks: how will you respond when God speaks?

Mark 11 unfolds like a whāriki, where tradition, culture, and prophecy are woven together, revealing the humble King carried in the stories of generations.

What kind of greatness are you really pursuing? John Tucker leads us through Mark 10:35–45, challenging us to choose between the way of the hero and the way of the saint.

Mark 7:1–23 invites us to examine what truly defiles us - not external things, but what lives within. Is it judgement, fear, negative attitudes, or old wounds we still carry? Where in your heart is Jesus seeking to bring renewal and change from the inside out?

Through the miracle of the feeding of the 5,000, we see Jesus revealed as the true Shepherd - stirred by compassion, speaking life through His teaching, and providing abundantly for those who follow Him.

A powerful reminder to stand firm with bold faith in the face of life’s challenges.

A beautiful reminder that to follow Jesus is to sow faithfully and rest peacefully, knowing He brings the growth.

A refreshing focus on the significance and authority of Jesus over the Sabbath. Jesus redefines the true purpose of the Sabbath and invites us into a deeper understanding of rest that centers on relationship, not regulation.

A life changing announcement and the invitation that comes with it.

Mark sets the scene for a truly epic announcement of good news. This is a story of the fulfilment of God’s centuries-old promises.

Grant unpacks his research of the bicultural journey within the church in Aotearoa New Zealand with Luke Kaa-Morgan, Te Pouarataki mō te hikoi (Treaty guide) at Carey Baptist College. Grant is the Kaihautū/Lead Pastor of Northcity Church in Ōtautahi Christchurch.

Sarah delivers the 2025 Carey Baptist College Graduation Address. What do we plan to do with our lives? Jesus invites us to go all out, striving after the kingdom of God, trusting in him and living lives of purpose. Sarah and her husband, Paul, founded The Loyal Workshop, a business that brings freedom to women trapped in slavery.