Sermons from City on a Hill, Wellington

Peace in a World of Anxiety Preacher: Paul Shoemark Date: 05/07/2026 Series: Finding Jesus Reading: Philippians 4:1-9 Why does anxiety feel so normal, even in a world more comfortable than ever before? This message walks through Philippians 4:1–9, exploring how our culture's promises of peace - through performance, control, or simply "being true to yourself" - tend to run dry, and how Jesus offers...

Kept in God's Love Preacher: Andrew Southerton Date: 28/06/2026 Series: Contend for the Faith Reading: Jude 17-25 What does it actually look like to stay close to God when things get hard? In Jude 17–25, we explore what it means to keep ourselves in God's love — and what it means that God is the one who keeps us. There's a beautiful tension here that's worth sitting with.

Contend For The Faith Preacher: Andrew Southerton Date: 21/06/2026 Series: Jude - Contend For The Faith Reading: Jude 1-16 What happens when grace gets twisted into something that looks like the real thing but leads people away from Jesus? Jude wrote this urgent letter to a church facing exactly that question. This message explores what it means to "contend for the faith" and why that matters so m...

The God Who Goes With His People Preacher: Andrew Southerton Date: 14/06/2026 Series: Choose Life Reading: Deut 31:1-22 What if the greatest danger we face isn't out there, but inside us? As Andrew wraps up the book of Deuteronomy, this sermon explores what Moses' final words reveal about God's faithfulness, our wandering hearts, and how the promise of atonement in Deuteronomy 32 points us all the...

A Heart that Chooses Life Preacher: Andrew Southerton Date: 07/06/2026 Series: Choose Life Reading: Deut 30:1-14 What if trying harder is actually making things worse? Andrew explores Deuteronomy 29-30 and Romans 10, asking what it really means to "choose life." Could the deepest problem we face be something no amount of willpower or effort can fix — and could God's answer be closer than we think?

The New Creation Preacher: Mal Gill Date: 01/06/2026 Series: The End of the World Reading: Rev 21:1-8 What actually is heaven — floating on clouds, an endless church service, or something else entirely? Revelation 21:1-8 pulls back the curtain just a little, and what we glimpse is stunning. This message from Malexplores seven aspects of new creation that speak directly to our deepest longings for...

The End of the Wicked Preacher: Mal Gill Date: 31/05/2026 Series: The End of the World - Church Camp 2026 Reading: Rev 17:1-6, 18:1-8 When we read Revelation, it's easy to get lost in the details and miss the big picture. So what happens when we zoom out? Across Revelation 17–18 we meet two women, two cities, and two outcomes — all leading us to one question: which kingdom do we belong to?

The Chaos of History Preacher: Mal Gill Date: 31/05/2026 Series: Church Camp - Revelation Reading: Rev 6-7 What happens as history unfolds? In Revelation 6–7, Malcolm walks us through the four horsemen and the strange comfort of God's judgement. If the world feels chaotic, where is it all heading? This message explores how we might follow the lamb when everything seems uncertain.

Worthy is the Lamb Preacher: Mal Gill Date: 30/05/2026 Series: It's the End of the World - Church Camp 2026 Reading: Rev 4-5 When Christians in the ancient world faced persecution and felt unseen, God gave John a vision of heaven — a throne room where the Lamb who was slain is worshipped alongside the Father. This sermon explores how that heavenly reality in Revelation 4–5 speaks directly into our...

The Serious Joy of Life with God Preacher: Andrew Southerton Date: 25/05/2026 Series: Choose Life Reading: Deut 27:1-13 & Gal 3:10-14 What happens when the law demands perfection and we fall short? Deuteronomy 27 confronts us with the weight of sin and its consequences, but the story doesn't end there. Galatians 3:10-14 shows us how Christ steps into the curse so we can receive the blessing. This...

Ancient Laws, Timeless Truths Preacher: Andy Williams Date: 17/05/2026 Series: Choose Life Reading: Deut 12 & Psalm 19 Why do Christians follow some Old Testament laws but not others? Andy walks through Deuteronomy 12-26, exploring what these ancient laws, about worship, feasting, justice, and caring for the vulnerable, might reveal about who God is and what he loves, and how they find their fulfi...

Remember the Lord Preacher: Andrew Southerton Date: 10⧸05⧸2026 Series: Choose Life Reading: Deut 9:1-8 & Ephe 2:1-10 What if the blessings we enjoy aren't actually about us at all? In Deuteronomy 9, Moses warns Israel — just as they're about to receive everything God promised — that pride has a sneaky way of rewriting the story. This message explores what grace really means, and why no one gets to...

The God Who Speaks Preacher: Paul Shoemark Date: 3⧸05⧸2026 Series: Choose Life Reading: Deut 5:1-22, Hebrews 1:1-3 What actually shapes your life? In Deuteronomy 5, Paul explores the Ten Commandments, not as a checklist to earn God's favour, but as words of grace spoken to people already loved and rescued. Could it be that hearing and obeying God's word is where real freedom is found?

The God who went before you Preacher: Andrew Southerton Date: 26⧸04⧸2026 Series: Choose Life Reading: Deut 4:1-40 At Mount Sinai, surrounded by fire and darkness, Israel experienced something remarkable, there was no image, no statue, just a voice. So what does it mean that God reveals himself through words rather than what we can see or feel? This message from Deuteronomy 4 explores what that mea...

Remember the Journey Preacher: Andrew Southerton Date: 19/04/2026 Series: Choose Life Reading: Deut 1:1-8 & 19-46 There's a generation in Deuteronomy 1 who saw everything God did — the plagues, the Red Sea, bread in the desert — and still couldn't bring themselves to trust him when it really mattered. Andrew explores this ancient story and what it might have to say about the way we hold onto God's...

Heart that loves Jesus Preacher: Dave MacIver Date: 12⧸04⧸2026 Series: < /p> Reading: Luke 6:43-49 What does it actually look like to follow Jesus — not just in what we say, but in how we live? In Luke 6:43-49, Jesus connects our outward actions back to what's really going on in our hearts. This message explores what it means to build a life on a foundation that holds when the storms come.

The Lamb is Alive! Isaiah 53:7-10 Preacher: Paul Shoemark Date: 05⧸04⧸2026 Series: Easter 2026 Reading: Isaiah 53:7-10, Matthew 28:1-10 What does Easter actually mean — beyond the eggs and the long weekend? Isaiah 53 painted a picture of a suffering servant 700 years before Jesus, and it points to something bigger than death. This Easter message explores what it means that the grave wasn't the end...

Good Friday Preacher: Andrew Southerton Date: 3/4/2026 Series: Easter Reading: Isaiah 52:13-53:10 Hundreds of years before it happened, a prophet described someone who would be "pierced for our transgressions" and crushed so others could find peace. Who is this servant? What does his suffering have to do with us? This Good Friday message from Isaiah 53 explores what might be the most important que...

Betrayal and Denial Preacher: Andrew Southerton Date: 29⧸03⧸2026 Series: Believe & Have Life Reading: John 13:18-38 Could the cross be God's greatest moment — greater even than creation? And if so, what does that mean for the way we love each other? Andrew unpacks John 13:18–38, exploring how Jesus' love for Judas and Peter shows us what it means to love not from our own strength, but because we'v...

Followers Who Serve Preacher: Tim Maddock Date: 22⧸03⧸2026 Series: Believe & Have Life Reading: John 13:12-17 Could serving others really be the blessed life? In John 13, Jesus — the Lord of the universe — takes on the role of the lowest servant, and then tells his disciples this is what following him looks like. This message digs into what that means for us today, and why we can only truly serve...

Love that Kneels Preacher: Paul Shoemark Date: 15⧸03⧸2026 Series: Believe and Have Life Reading: John 13:1-11 What does it mean that Jesus says "unless I wash you, you have no part with me"? In John 13:1–11, the foot washing points forward to the cross — where Jesus humbles himself to death to cleanse us of sin and give us not just a clean slate, but a clean state.

Why Don't People Believe Preacher: Andrew Southerton Date: 8⧸3⧸2026 Series: Believe & Have Life Reading: John 12:37-50 What happens when people see overwhelming evidence of Jesus but still don't believe? Andrew explores John 12 and discovers that unbelief isn't really about lacking evidence - it's about what our hearts do with Jesus' words when we hear them.

The Hour Has Come Preacher: Andrew Southerton Date: 01⧸03⧸2026 Series: Believe & Have Life Reading: John 12:27-36 What does it mean that the cross is the "glory" of God? Andrew walks through John 12:27–36, where Jesus speaks about his coming death with stunning clarity — not as a tragedy, but as the decisive moment of all history. This message explores what the cross accomplishes and what it means...

Surrender Everything to Jesus Preacher: Andy Williams Date: 22⧸02⧸2026 Series: Believe & Have Life Reading: John 12:20-26 Is there something more satisfying than Olympic glory, career success, or living life on our own terms? In John 12:20–26, Jesus makes a radical claim — that losing your life is actually how you find it. This sermon explores what surrender to Jesus really looks like, and why it...

The King We Need Preacher: Andrew Southerton Date: 15⧸02⧸2026 Series: Believe & Have Life Reading: John 12:12-19 What happens when Jesus doesn't match our expectations of kingship? Andrew explores John 12:12-19, where crowds welcome Jesus with palm branches expecting a political deliverer, but find a humble king on a donkey heading toward the cross - the king we need most.