Liberty Church Podcasts

Our first gathering at our new building.  

Trent shares on what is the last message before we move into our new home at 119 Richardson Road, Mt Albert. 

God’s love for His children is expressed in so many ways. Just like a mother for her own children, He expresses His love by nurturing, protecting and comforting. This message is a great reminder of the great sacrifice moms make and that God made for all his children.

The Word became flesh. Words are symbols signifying something beyond themselves. Words are not the thing themselves, but they are how we describe and communicate the idea of a thing. The Word of God, however, is God. The Word of God is Life and Light, and that Word became flesh! The Word made flesh, Jesus Christ, perfectly reveals God because he is God made flesh.

Rejoice in the lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! - Philippians 4:4

Kim Goodwin shares a fantastic message that reminds us during tough times in life, that... "There is a comfort bigger than your trauma", and that "Surely Jesus has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows (Isiah 53:4).

Jesus is what God has to say and the crucifixion is inseparable from the identity of Jesus. All this is important to showing us a new way of living - we are called to be the Cruciform Ecclesia - the people whose lives are shaped by the cross. 

Trent concludes the series "The Week That Was" as we survey the power and the beauty of the cross. 

Jesus final night was spent in one of his favourite places where he would go often to pray – the garden of Gethsemane. Gethsemane means "oil press" and it is here that the Anointed (the Christ) comes under immense pressure. It is here that we most clearly see the humanity of Jesus as he struggles with the will of the Father. And it is here that Jesus takes his stand for a peace that will...

All four Gospels give an account of Jesus being anointed by a woman as an act of worship. Mary of Bethany anoints Jesus’ feet and wipes them with her hair as an act of worship. In all four accounts the woman is criticized by someone for her extravagant worship, yet defended and commended by Jesus. This prophetic act is part of Jesus final week journey to the cross.

The mommas and the papas sang a song back in 1966 called “Monday, Monday” which has one line that says “Oh Monday mornin’ you gave me no warning of what was to be” On the Monday of the last week Jesus entered into the temple in Jerusalem and undertook what was possibly his greatest prophetic action of his ministry – it was certainly his most provocative. Jesus closed down the temple. What was he t...

THE WEEK THAT WAS begins with the arrival of the King. This King does not come on a mighty warhorse declaring power and domination, He comes as a lowly servant on the back of the donkey. He has come to be crowned King and inaugurate the Kingdom of God. Jesus will stand before all three representatives of the principalities and powers of this world (Caiaphas the High Priest, Herod the King of Judea...

Jesus preaches to the new converts a sermon of blessings and woes. The gospel can be good news or can be not so good news. The choice is yours.

John presents Jesus as the son of God and in doing so he answers the question of the ages- How do we know exactly what God is like? John makes it so clear: God is like Jesus. Jesus is the definition of God. Jesus is the self-revelation of the complete character of God. There is no Kingdom of God without Jesus Christ at the centre as the King

We continue our birds-eye view of the gospels as we see them declaring the glory and reality of Jesus. We need all four Gospels just like we need the whole body of Christ. Luke, the third Gospel written, gives us the most human picture of Jesus. Through the eyes of Luke we consider 10 powerful effects of the cross.

Gods thoughts and ways are not the same as ours.  We need ongoing illumination from the Holy Spirit through the mind of Christ, so we can move over to His better life giving perspective.

The gospel of Matthew is a call to be authentic followers of Jesus. Matthew challenges us with the reality that salvation is about coming to Jesus and following Him in order to walk in His ways by entering into His life. Salvation and discipleship are in fact intertwined in the life of the believer. Matthew also clearly demonstrates that Jesus Christ is the fulfilment of all of the promises that G...

The New Testament opens with 4 Gospel witnesses to the life of Jesus Christ. These 4 distinct, yet complimentary witnesses, give us a full portrait of Jesus. We need all 4 gospels just like we need the body of Christ. In this new series Trent gives a bird's eye view of each of the gospels which will help us understand the underlying theme and revelation that each gospel brings. 

Trent Hodson shares the final message in the Unwrapping Christmas series, and talks about the 2nd 1/2 of Human History.

Isaiah 9 contains one of the clearest declarations of Immanuel. In this prophecy we see the coming not only of the King but also the establishment of His kingdom and we consider the power and purpose of His government. Heavens government is a government of peace and goodwill and as believers we are called to live in it NOW.

Continuing the Unwrapping Christmas series -  The Angel appeared to the shepherds and made a declaration about the coming king - five rings of truth given from heaven.