Hukanui Bible Church

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 master of Onesimus, and breaks it down into four ar...

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 time, and how it was so much more than what the proph...

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 loving the life we live in this world. We are so o...

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 affected to Jewish people when the Messiah arrived. Pa...

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 each of these three. Craig dives into what that a...

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 prayer should actually be for us, especially in the "b...

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; God's redemption is awesome; and God's indwellin...

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 "Doubting Thomas", but we don't call John "Doubting John"...

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 Samuel to a close. Alan talks about how the Israelites...

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. Tom discusses how when we are controlled by fear, we...

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. Peter then goes into depth explaining the 70-week 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 through the story of David as he approaches the prope...

Join us this week as Jonathan Linton dives into the story of "Saul's descent into madness" and how David responds to this in 1st Samuel 24. As Hukanui Bible Church continues our journey through 1st Samuel, Jonathan takes us through the story of when Saul enters a cave where David and his men are hiding, and while David has a chance to kill Saul, he simply cuts his coat in the darkness. Jonathan di...

This week, Mikey Coopers discusses with us about the jealousy of Saul in 1st Samuel 18-19. As Hukanui Bible Church continues our journey through 1st Samuel, Mikey discusses how Saul grows jealous of David with the peoples view of David being a contender for the throne. Mikey looks into the ways that Saul tries to trip David up and send him out to die at the hands of their enemies so the blood isn'...

As we take a break from our current series in 1st Samuel, Brian Goodwin talks with us about prayer essentials. Brian breaks down the "Lord's Prayer" in Matthew 6 line by line and discusses how we can pull essentials of prayer from each line. He discusses how the passage shows us how not to pray, and then continues on to discuss how the passage tells us not what to pray, but how to pray. Recorded a...

Join us as Alan Stanley takes us through the story of the famous battle between David and Goliath in 1st Samuel 17. As Hukanui Bible Church continues our journey through 1st Samuel, Alan discusses how Goliath "defies" Israel and the Lord as he comes out for battle. He takes a closer look into Davids response as he goes out to face Goliath, and how we can relate that to our identity in Christ. Reco...

As Hukanui Bible Church continues our journey through 1st Samuel, Tom Gilpin discusses man's earthly flaws vs Gods eternal flawlessness. Join us as Tom takes us through the story of Samuel anointing David as the new King of Israel, and he goes over three comparisons he found in this passage - Gods Desires vs Our Desires; Gods Choice vs Our Choice; and Gods Power vs Our Power. Recorded at the Hukan...

On this Fathers Day, as Hukanui Bible Church continues our journey through 1st Samuel, Peter Cowie dives into the story of Sauls rejection. Join us as Peter takes us through how we seem to want to be in the here and now with all the control, and how this relates to Sauls disobedience with his offering without comprehending the significance of his actions. Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church Morni...

Jeff Samuel brings us our devotion in week 1 of the COVID-19 Pandemic Alert Level 2 Lockdown. Join us as Jeff looks at the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6 and breaks down some different points about the prayer itself and how we can understand it better. The full video clip for this message can be viewed on Youtube at https://youtu.be/GT0rmvmIyg0

Gary Gilpin brings us our devotion in week 2 of the COVID-19 Pandemic Alert Level 3 Lockdown. Join us as Gary looks at the three different periods of marriage; Past, Present, and Future. Diving into two specific things that stand out, the Engagement Period, and the Wedding Feast, and how these are covered in the Bible. He then goes on to discuss another marriage to take place as recorded in Revela...

Ernie Pene brings us our devotion in week 1 of the COVID-19 Pandemic Alert Level 3 Lockdown. Join us as Ernie looks at the word forgiveness, focusing on the story of Joseph. Diving into the story of Joseph, Ernie goes through the details of the hardships that Joseph faced in his lifetime, all the way to his rise to power in Egypt and where that lead the relationship with his family. Ernie also dis...

Andrew Linton brings us our devotion in week 5 of the COVID-19 Pandemic Alert Level 4 Lockdown. Join us as Andrew dives into the story of Elijah during the time of the great drought in the reign of King Ahab, and he reflects on how Elijahs life was the example of prayer, which is the focus of HBC in 2020. The full video clip for this message can be viewed on the Hukanui Bible Church Youtube Channe...

Peter Sun brings us our devotion in week 4 of the COVID-19 Pandemic Alert Level 4 Lockdown. Join us as Peter discusses how the world and world leaders have responded to the pandemic, and how we as believers should react to what is happening considering end times. The full video clip for this message can be viewed on the Hukanui Bible Church Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPeiMQ...

Jeff Samuel brings us our devotion in week 3 of the COVID-19 Pandemic Alert Level 4 Lockdown. Join us as Jeff looks into the Passover and the significance it plays in the Easter message. Diving into John 12, Jeff explains the details of the chapter and the lead up to the crucifixion and beyond. Faith over fear; Wisdom over worry; Prayer over panic.

Gary Gilpin brings us our devotion in week 2 of the COVID-19 Pandemic Alert Level 4 Lockdown. Join us as Gary challenges us to look at what we're fixing our gaze on, especially in this heavily media-driven age. The full video clip for this message can be viewed on the Hukanui Bible Church Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfYYn-ww14c