The Street Church

Peter is criticised for eating with a Gentile but explains to the apostles the vision God gave him. Peter was obedient even when he didn't fully understand what God was up to. That's true devotion in action.

The gospel has spread beyond Jerusalem, but the Jewish believers are still reluctant to mingle with Gentiles. Then Peter has an encounter with God, who breaks down ancient barriers to thrust the gospel into new territory. God is on the move.

Miracles aren't ends in themselves—they always point people to the King. As followers of Jesus, we're given the Holy Spirit to help bring the Kingdom of God to earth—but do we live like we have that power?

Miracles aren't ends in themselves—they always point people to the King. As followers of Jesus, we're given the Holy Spirit to help bring the Kingdom of God to earth—but do we live like we have that power?

When all seems lost, God turns things around. Saul attacked the church, but now he is baffling people with his powerful gospel proclamation! God is the one who turns lost causes into embodied hope—and he can do it in your life.

When all seems lost, God turns things around. Saul attacked the church, but now he is baffling people with his powerful gospel proclamation! God is the one who turns lost causes into embodied hope—and he can do it in your life.

Saul is on a murderous mission to destroy the church, but an encounter with the risen Lord Jesus changes his life forever. He was the most unlikely of converts who became the early church's strongest voice. Who are the people in your who you think would never respond to the gospel? Who do you know that seems the most unlikely to follow Jesus? All they need is to meet him.

From preaching to the crowds in Samaria, to sharing with one man on his way home from Jerusalem, Philip shows that devotion to Jesus proves itself in the big things and little things.

We like to think we're in control, but events like job cuts, pandemics, and natural disasters remind us otherwise. However, we can find peace in trusting God, who truly holds the reins of the universe.

Wherever followers of Jesus go, we have a message to proclaim—that believing in Jesus Christ is the only way to be forgiven for your sins and given a new life. It's the only message we have, and we must share it!

One of the markers of a follower of Jesus is that their lives produce fruit. But how does this happen? Is it by our own efforts and striving, or does it come from something more simple? Emma Roche unpacks John 15 to show us how to be fruitful followers of Jesus.

Stephen was filled with the Holy Spirit, and this brought hostility from the religious Jews, which ultimately led to his martyrdom. But God is at work in the horror of this event; he uses this to send the disciples beyond Jerusalem to reach people with the good news of Jesus Christ.

As we begin part two of our Acts series, we move from looking at how the Holy Spirit empowered the early church to how the early church was scattered throughout Israel and the surrounding areas with the good news of Jesus Christ. We start by focusing on how being filled with the Spirit sets us apart, but sometimes this brings opposition.

We wrap up our Psalms of Easter series with the final two hymns Jesus would've sung before going to the cross—Psalms 117 and 118. With more rich imagery foreshadowing the cross, these Psalms continue to show how the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ was God's plan all along to bring salvation to all nations.

In week two of our Psalms of Easter series, we look at Psalms 115 and 116. One is a song of corporate praise, a song for a community to sing together. The other is a personal song, one for individual reflection. Both look to the wonder and glory of who God is and draw us into deeper worship for what he accomplished at the cross.

As we approach the celebration of Resurrection Sunday, we look at the songs Jesus and his disciples would've sung together at the Last Supper. This week we focus on Psalms 113-114, with references to God's power and humility, and also the Exodus and how it foreshadows the freedom Jesus would bring through the cross.

Scripture has a refreshing perspective of work. It's not a curse, it's not a nuisance, it's actually a good thing God gave us that has been corrupted by sin. But God invites us to look at work through a redemptive lens and to work with all our heart as though working for God himself.

Scripture has a refreshing perspective of work. It's not a curse, it's not a nuisance, it's actually a good thing God gave us that has been corrupted by sin. But God invites us to look at work through a redemptive lens and to work with all our heart as though working for God himself.

We worship what we love, and every human being is a worshipper! Whether it's self, sport, money, sex, reputation—whatever—we all worship something. But only God is truly worthy of our worship and praise. Scripture invites us to express our love for him with all our hearts—like nobody is watching!

We continue our Wholehearted series by looking at wholehearted trust in the Lord. In our sin, we can easily think we control our own lives, and it can hurt to lay that down and relinquish control to someone else. But as we'll see, giving Jesus our wholehearted trust is the best thing we can do.

We continue our Wholehearted series by looking at wholehearted trust in the Lord. In our sin, we can easily think we control our own lives, and it can hurt to lay that down and relinquish control to someone else. But as we'll see, giving Jesus our wholehearted trust is the best thing we can do.

Wholehearted love will prove itself in wholehearted obedience. If we love and trust the person giving the command, it's our joy to obey and follow! In part two of our wholehearted series, we look at what it means to obey the Lord with all our heart.

Wholehearted love will prove itself in wholehearted obedience. If we love and trust the person giving the command, it's our joy to obey and follow! In part two of our wholehearted series we look at what it means to obey the Lord with all our heart.

Following Jesus requires everything of us. He doesn't ask for part of our lives; he asks for it all! So what does it look like to live wholeheartedly—with no reservations—for the Lord? In our Wholehearted series, we'll explore five ways Scripture calls us to give our everything in what we do. Our series kicks off with the call to love the Lord with all our heart.

We’re using the occasion of Waitangi Day to reflect on our place as a church and why we believe we need to begin a bicultural journey. Let's pray for God’s wisdom and grace for both our church and our nation with all that is ahead.