South West Sermons

Mike Pilavachi Saturday Afternoon Session

Mike Pilavachi Saturday Evening Session

Alan Jamieson celebrates the anniversary of Parihaka by looking at how the Spirit moved and inspired a non-violent community of Maori in the 1880s, and looks at how such inspiration and guidance is needed by all of us today, especially in relation to recent events in West Papua.

Alan Jamieson and Doug McNeill share about the history of Parihaka and its relevance for us today, especially in the light of the recent events in West Papua.

As his letter comes to a close James becomes particularly hard-hitting against those who exploit the poor. Alan Jamieson examines what it means to look at the world through the eyes of the king.

Jo Robertson closes our series on the book of James with a look at the importance of praising God in the good times and bad, and making sure we seek him in prayer as our first response.

Words are powerful. Our tongue is the most powerful muscle in our body. Alan Jamieson looks at James's teaching on controlling our tongue and what true wisdom is.

Do we offer our deepest longings and desires to God? Is our deepest longing for God or for something else? How do we put God first?

Steve Withington examines God's call to impartiality and mercy, and how this ties in with God's bias to the poor.

Our series on James continues with Henk Smit offering a 'fruit salad' of thoughts on the importance of hope, combating temptation, and the goodness of God.

Our series on the book of James kicks off with Alan Jamieson examining the importance of perseverance and seeking wisdom, with some practical tips on how to engage in Godly decision making in our lives.

Grant Chivers dives into the book of James to see what James has to say about wealth and poverty and the way we are meant to live as followers of Jesus.

Dr Jayakumar Christian shares 5 important things needed for true transformational mission to occur.

Dr Jayakumar Christian examines what it means for a local church acting locally to effectively and actively engage in global mission for the sake of the nations.

Jo Robertson preps us for Global Missions Week by looking at the song Mary sings upon being told she will bear a son, and what this episode reveals about the kingdom.

Alan Jamieson concludes our Sabbath series with a look at how the Sabbath is a foretaste of eternal life and celebration in the fullness of the kingdom of God, and why it is so important that we make time in our lives for God.

For our family service, Ben Macgregor explains how God sees beneath the sometimes not so great externals of our lives and actions and sees us and loves us for who we are as his children.

Tash Britt discusses the importance of a life that has good Sabbath rhythms in it, and interviews Grant Chivers about the rhythms he has in his life.

How does God delight in us and how do we delight in the Sabbath? Why has God given the Sabbath to us? Alan Jamieson takes us through the importance of the Sabbath for our rest, re-creation and renewal.

Can we rest? Can we stop and enjoy God's holy rest? Or are we too afraid of what we might find within us if we were to stop and rest? Warren Read examines the difficulties and anxieties that can stop us from resting in God's peace.

Cat McFedries examines how "the Sabbath as resistance" is a key element in our call to 1) resist the pressures of society, 2) resist the pressure to exclude others, and 3) stand up against economic injustice.

Jo Robertson looks at the incredibly radical nature of God's call to Sabbath observance, and how living the Sabbath truly must be a deeply counter-cultural act.

Steve Withington begins our series on the Sabbath by asking the fundamental question of what is the Sabbath and why is it important? Are our lives too busy and too fast to even properly have the Sabbath God intended? what can we do to change this state of affairs?

Lloyd Martin asks who were the adults who had the biggest impact on us when we were growing up and why, and challenges us to make a similar impact on the young people around us by simply offering ordinary kindness to them.

Lloyd Martin asks who were the adults who had the biggest impact on us when we were growing up and why, and challenges us to make a similar impact on the young people around us by simply offering ordinary kindness to them.