Richmond Anglican Aotearoa

Zane Elliott takes a sermon originally written in 1547 by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, which was then translated by Lee Gatiss in 2020, and localises it for us.  In this sermon we will explore:  i)What we are before God  a. Ashes & Dust  b. Sinners  ii) Our inability to change  iii) Our marvelous hope This sermon was preached at Holy Trinity Richmond, in New Zealand on Sunday 22nd May 2022. If y...

Zane Elliott takes a sermon originally written in 1547 by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, which was then translated by Lee Gatiss in 2020, and localises it for us.  In this sermon we will explore:  The usefulness of Scripture The power of Scripture Ignorance of the Scripture The Difficulty of Scripture This sermon was preached at Holy Trinity Richmond, in New Zealand on Sunday 15th May 2022.

In the final message in this series Zane Elliott helps us see that Jesus is in the business of redeeming broken people. Peter is restored to ministry, even after denying he ever knew Jesus.  We being  with an awkward question in vv.15-19, then follow Peter, Jesus and John as they walk on the beach vv.20-23, and finally, to round off the work we’ve been doing in this Gospel, we’ll see John’s Conclu...

Zane Elliott opens the first part of John 21, and shows us that in the new resurrection reality Jesus brought his disciples full-circle to their call.  In this passage we consider:     i) The Setting vv.1-7                                                                    ii) Peter's response to recognising Jesus v.8                                                                     iii) Th...

Zane Elliott helps us consider our expectations of the Risen Jesus, as we see Jesus' Peace and Jesus' mandate for his followers.

In this message Zane Elliott helps us consider our expectations of Jesus as we walk with Mary, Peter and John to the empty tomb.

In this passage Zane Elliott introduces us to Titus and Paul as he i)sets the scene' (vv. 1&4), then he helps us see ii)Paul's purpose v.1, iii)our Hope v.2 and how that is brought to light iv) through proclamation v.3. I'f you'd like to read the passage click here This sermon was originally preached at Holy Trinity Richmond on Sunday 20th February 2022.

As we open Psalm 33 Zane Elliott helps us to see that we are called to Praise God (v.1-3) who is blessing His people (v.4-11) and offers true security (vv.16-22).  This is the last of the Summer Psalms for 2022.

 Jean Palmer shows the importance of praising God for our personal and collective faith as she opens Psalm 146.

This week we open what is probably the most famous Psalm, Psalm 23.  As we open this Psalm we will see we have nothing to fear in this life, or eternity as the Psalmist shows us God as Shepherd, and God and Host which are both amplified in Jesus.