Coffee With Phil

In this episode of Coffee With Phil we're looking at the issue with unforgiveness where Phil talks about the problems that we experience with holding on to unforgiveness.  If unforgiveness has created a stronghold in your life, maybe it's time for you to look into the benefits of forgiveness, and join Phil as he slows down and learns how to remove those strongholds from your life.  If yo...

In this episode of Coffee With Phil we're looking life being too busy to be quiet, where Phil unpacks how to set a direction for a fruitful life and what it means to be off focus.  If you can see that things are too busy and life is unmanageable, maybe it's time for you to gain an awareness of the demands on your life, and join Phil as he slows down and learnshow to make space for quiet....

In this episode of Coffee With Phil we're looking at a following Jesus, where Phil unpacks how we can see if Jesus is really leading us, or if we are asking him to follow us.  If you can’t tell if you are asking Jesus to follow you, or you are following him, maybe it's time for you to step back, see where your focus is, and join Phil as he looks at what Jesus is up to.  If you're th...

In this episode of Coffee With Phil we're looking at a key focus areas, where Phil highlights the danger of being off focus and then unpacks how to set a direction for a fruitful life.  If you can see that things are stealing your focus, maybe it's time for you to gain an awareness of what your focus stealers might be, and join Phil as he slows down and learns to live a refreshed life. ...

EPISODE DESCRIPTION  In this episode of Coffee With Phil we're looking at a refreshed life, where Phil unpacks a refreshed life, pulling back the curtain and sharing where he is going, how he is tracking, and invites you to join him on that journey.  If you can see that the pace of life is unsustainable, and you don’t feel alive during moments of joy maybe it's time for you to start taki...

How do you stay strong in 2022? In these short devotional messages, (originally published on Youtube ), Phil shares key disciplines you can establish in your life to stay strong, regardless of what life sends your way! Episode 6:  Faith Through Prayer. In Session Six Phil looks at ‘Faith Through Prayer’ learning how to pray, with a focus on establishing a habit of prayer. RESOURCES Stay Strong Ses...

How do you stay strong in 2022? In these short devotional messages, (originally published on Youtube ), Phil shares key disciplines you can establish in your life to stay strong, regardless of what life sends your way! Episode 7:  Strengthen Yourself in the Lord. In Session Seven (the final session) Phil looks at ‘Growing Together’ how we can be in relationship with others and grow to be more effe...

How do you stay strong in 2022? In these short devotional messages, (originally published on Youtube ), Phil shares key disciplines you can establish in your life to stay strong, regardless of what life sends your way! Episode 1:  Strengthen Yourself in the Lord. In Session One Phil looks at how we can come back to the ‘Simplicity of spending time with God’, focusing on worship and submission. RES...

How do you stay strong in 2022? In these short devotional messages, (originally published on Youtube ), Phil shares key disciplines you can establish in your life to stay strong, regardless of what life sends your way! Episode 2:  Promises, Promises, Promises. In Session Two Phil looks at how we can focus on the promises that God has spoken for each of us and to take hold of them. RESOURCES Stay S...

How do you stay strong in 2022? In these short devotional messages, (originally published on Youtube ), Phil shares key disciplines you can establish in your life to stay strong, regardless of what life sends your way! Episode 3:  Meaningful and Purposeful Action. In Session Three Phil looks at 'Meaningful and Purposeful Action’ how we are created for God with both beauty and function, create...

How do you stay strong in 2022? In these short devotional messages, (originally published on Youtube ), Phil shares key disciplines you can establish in your life to stay strong, regardless of what life sends your way! Episode 4:  Contributing to Community. In Session Four Phil looks at 'Contributing to your Community’ our family (whanau), our church, the place we’re called to live, and the t...

How do you stay strong in 2022? In these short devotional messages, (originally published on Youtube ), Phil shares key disciplines you can establish in your life to stay strong, regardless of what life sends your way! Episode 5:  Healing Through Grace. In Session Five Phil looks at ‘Healing Through Grace’ taking a look at the hurts we carry and the belief’s we hold that might be deviating us from...

In this episode of Coffee With Phil you're going to hear Phil be pretty honest about the season of life he's in and what the risks are for him. And why this is important is the risks he faces are the same for you. How does Phil try and live life to make sure the pressures don't make him go "pop"? Phil shares five key disciplines that he has been implementing lately to take...

Life truly throws us challenges, doesn't it? Life can sometimes feel like a storm. In this podcast I want you to hear me say, "storms in life are preparation for something!" You are being prepared for your future, and the future is good. At the beginning of this podcast you'll hear me explain how this audio impacted me 12 months after it was recorded. And here we are, another 1...

When you race a motocross bike you want to have the throttle "wide open" as much as you can.  That's because you want to be the fastest in order to win.  But what about when your life shifts?  What does it mean to live life "wide open"? Mary Wanhill and her husband Joel lead an organisation called Youth Encounter , where they invest in young people to help them discover wh...

What do you do if you fail when you attempt the very thing you know you were called to do?  Ryan was certain he should be involved in local government and so he made plans to be elected.  But he failed.  Not once, not twice, and not three times.  Listen to this interview and discover how many times Ryan failed.  More importantly for you, discover the keys you can apply to your own life and learn h...

In this episode of Coffee With Phil there's a challenge that you may not like. Do you view your choices through the lens of a long-term or short-term gain? In this candid discussion, Phil shares five examples where he and Kathy have made significant decisions that were not motivated by the short-term, here and now. You'll hear how they had to decide whether they would be affected by the...

In this episode of Coffee With Phil you will hear some of the key lessons Phil has learned through his book writing projects and how you can also achieve more with the power of team.  Back in 2014 when Phil launched Kids and Money he had people contributing from all over the world; his co-author Amanda was in Canada, he had proof-readers in NZ and Australia and he never met his editor who was livi...

Welcome to Episode 3 of Coffee with Phil. In this episode Phil sits with long-time friend, Lana Carter, and asks her what it is like to live with depression.  This conversation is raw, emotional and incredibly honest.  This will help you to understand what may be going on inside of you, or perhaps help you to begin to understand what is happening inside someone close to you. Being aware of and tak...

In this episode of Coffee With Phil , Phil pulls back the curtains and reveals some of what goes on behind the stories he writes.  If you've read his book, Building a Strong Family , you'll know there has to be more than what is on the pages.  And that's a bit of what Phil shares here... and there's more!

In this Coffee With Phil episode, Phil does what he does often - speaks with himself!  What are the life-changing benefits you can gain by listening to people's stories?

In this teaching session, Phil speaks on WORSHIP as a value of the Kingdom of God. (Eastside Church, Sunday 15th June 2014) Excerpt: What makes us think a casual, irreverent attitude is acceptable when we come to worship? What does the “Fear of the Lord” look like? What is God’s motivation for connection?

Sometimes doing good just isn’t enough.  We need to do more than that. #lovethemuntiltheyaskwhy In this message, Phil shares principles from the powerful “call to action” from Paul in Ephesians 2:10. “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” And then Phil unpacks the “call to action” from Jesus himself, from M...

What is the Antitheses of the Goodness of God?

What causes people to drop the ball on their destiny?