Windsor Park Baptist Church

This week, Pastor Grant Harris concludes Part One of our King & Kingdom Come series. Together we'll explore how in Luke 9:1-51, Jesus calls His disciples — and us — to move beyond simply admiring Him to truly following Him. We’ll unpack what it looks like to trust Jesus enough to step out, surrender, and actively participate in His mission. It’s a gentle, yet challenging invitation to tak...

Do you ever wonder what it truly looks like when heaven touches earth? In Luke 8, we see Jesus calming storms, healing lives, and bringing hope to the hopeless. In this message, Kevin McFetridge from Tearfund unpacks what it means to join Jesus in His mission today—reaching people, restoring communities, and letting compassion speak. Be inspired as we continue our King & Kingdom Come series, t...

This week, Pastor Grant Harris continues our King & Kingdom Come series with a message titled The Upside-Down Kingdom , from Luke 7. In this chapter, we encounter four stories that reveal a kingdom unlike any other — where Jesus is amazed by unexpected faith, restores the broken, meets doubt with grace, and inspires love through forgiveness. Together, these moments paint a picture of a kingdom...

This week Pastor Caleb Finlayson continues our King & Kingdom Come series, preaching out of Luke 6:17-49 with a message titled: Come, Hear, Do. Caleb will explore how Jesus’ Sermon on the Plain turns the world upside down, calling us not just to believe, but to act—to come close, hear His voice, and live differently. Like the wise builder who digs deep and builds on solid rock, true disciples...

Pastor Grant Harris continues our King & Kingdom Come series, speaking from Luke 5:1 – 6:11 on Jesus: The Disruptive Innovator. In these six powerful stories, Grant looks at how Jesus overturns society’s norms to reveal a kingdom that transforms lives and challenges the status quo. His disruptive actions angered the religious leaders, yet they carry deep spiritual significance for us today. Fo...

This week in our King and Kingdom Come series, Pastor Heather Ameye-Bevers explores Luke 4:14–44 , where Jesus proclaims that God’s kingdom has come — a kingdom marked by freedom, healing, and restoration for all. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, we’re invited to join Him in bringing this kingdom to earth through love, service, and acts of justice.

We’re so excited to celebrate the beauty of our diverse community this week with our Intercultural Service! Pastor Margaret Loh will be sharing a powerful message from Ephesians 4:1–6 , exploring our cross-cultural calling to be One in Christ , unpacking the difference between simply being diverse and truly living as an intercultural community. 

This Sunday, we’re honoured to welcome Naomi Cowan, CEO of Equip Mental Health Services, and Matt Strong, GM , for our annual Equip Sunday services . As we wrap up Mental Health Awareness Week, we’ll explore what it truly means to love one another deeply—and how genuine, supportive connection isn’t just good for the soul, but essential to our health and healing. Drawing from powerful stories, Scri...

This week Pastor Grant Harris continues our King and Kingdom Come: The Gospel According to Luke series with a message titled Jesus: Prepared & Proven.  We'll explore Jesus stepping into His public ministry — prepared through John’s bold preaching, affirmed in baptism, rooted in whakapapa, and proven through testing in the wilderness; looking at how His genealogy connects Him to all of hum...

This week, Pastor Aidan Wivell explores Luke 2 as part of our King & Kingdom Come: The Gospel According to Luke series, diving into the story of Simeon—a Spirit-led man who had been waiting his whole life for God’s promise. Holding the child Jesus in his arms, Simeon rejoices in the hope revealed not just for Israel, but for all nations. He also proclaims the great reversal Jesus’ Kingdom will...

This week Pastor Grant Harris launches our new series King & Kingdom Come: The Gospel According To Luke , with the message small parts. BIG STORY. speaking out of Luke 1:1–4.  Grant will explore how Luke opens his Gospel with what feels like a preview of God’s unfolding plan. Through the stories of Zechariah, Elizabeth, Mary, and John, we’ll see how God weaves ordinary lives into extraordinary...

This week Pastor Grant Harris will bring us a one-off message on being Witnesses to the World , speaking out of Acts 1:8 . Jesus calls us to be his witnesses—sharing the good things He has done in our lives, both as individuals and as a church family. We’ll also explore Windsor's long-term partnership with Joyya, one of our Beyond the Walls projects, and consider how God might still be inviti...

This Father’s Day message by Dr Paul Jones contrasts absent earthly fathers with our ever-present heavenly Father, who promises, “I am with you.” Through Jesus, God bridges the gap between heaven and earth, coming down to dwell with us and even within us by His Spirit.

This week Pastor Grant Harris brings a one-off message titled Freed | Restored | Sent from Luke 8:26–39. Together we’ll explore the reality of spiritual battles and humanity’s struggle with evil, and see how Jesus freed the demon-possessed man, restored his identity and community, and sent him out as a witness to God’s power. The challenge for us today is to live out that same pattern—allowing Jes...

This week Pastor Grant Harris wraps up our Prophetic Words: Ancient Voices, Modern Hope series with the prophet Malachi , and a message titled: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions! Grant will explore how every day we make countless decisions—some small, some life-shaping. In the closing words of the minor prophets, Malachi calls God’s people out of apathy and back into wholehearted devotion. Spiritual...

This week  Guest Preacher John Tucker will unpack how Jesus shows us that the way up is, in fact, down—revealing the secret to a meaningful life through Mark 10:45: “The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Discover how true greatness in Jesus’ kingdom comes from serving others, embracing sacrifice, and putting others first.

This week Pastor Aidan Wivell continues our Prophetic Voices: Ancient Words, Modern Hope series with a message titled “Zephaniah: I See Fire.” Zephaniah paints a striking picture of God’s righteous fire—one that doesn’t leave anything untouched. For the proud, it brings resistance and ruin. But for the humble, it leads to repentance and refining. The difference lies in the posture of our hearts. A...

This week Mikayla Reid continues our Prophetic Words: Ancient Voices, Modern Hope series with a message on Habakkuh titled: Holding Tight In The Wrestle. Mikayla will explore what it looks like to trust God in the tension—when faith is stretched and doubt creeps in. Through the honest wrestle of the prophet Habakkuk, we’ll discover that even in seasons of uncertainty, our faith can grow deeper, st...

As we continue our Prophetic Words: Ancient Voices, Modern Hope series, Pastor Grant Harris brings the voice of the prophet Joel into our world today with a creative, first-person message titled: Wake Up, Aotearoa! Rooted in Joel 2:28, this message begins with crisis—a locust invasion symbolising seasons of loss and disruption—but it doesn’t end there. Joel’s call is clear: Return to God with all...

As we continue our Prophetic Words: Ancient Voices, Modern Hope series, this week we’re exploring one of the most powerful calls in Scripture. We're delighted to have Junie, Miko, and Nicholas from our Mairangi Bay Campus unpacking  Micah 6:8 , diving into what it truly means to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God . Come be challenged and encouraged to live with purpose, com...

This week Pastor Aidan Wivell continues our series Prophetic Words: Ancient Voices, Modern Hope with a powerful message from Hosea titled Shocking Love. Hosea paints a confronting picture of Israel’s unfaithfulness—yet even more staggering is the relentless love of God, full of mercy and compassion. Hosea didn’t just speak this message—he lived it. Are we still shocked by the gospel? Would anyone...

This week we’re diving into the bold and confronting words of the prophet Amos — a humble shepherd called to speak truth to a spiritually shallow, complacent, and unjust society. Through rich historical context and striking parallels to our world today, this message by Pastor Grant Harris will challenge us to take an honest look at our worship, our wealth, and our heart for justice. It’s a timely...

This week, we’re excited to kick off our brand new series: Prophetic Words: Ancient Voices, Modern Hope — starting with a message from Pastor Grant Harris titled: A Prophetic Homecoming , speaking out of Micah 6:8.  The prophetic books of the Bible may be small in size, but they carry weighty, powerful messages that still speak into our world today. In this series, we’ll journey through the voices...

This week we’re marking Matariki with a special message from Pastor Aidan Wivell , sharing on Sacred Signs —preaching from Genesis 1:14–19. Aidan will explore how Matariki is Aotearoa’s only public holiday based on the rhythms of nature—looking at how Scripture tells us that God created the stars to mark times and seasons. We’ll pause to reflect, realign, and open our eyes again in wonder at the b...

We all long to be truly known and deeply loved—but that kind of connection requires risk. This week, Mikayla Reid wraps up our Risk & Reward series by unpacking the story of the woman in Mark 5, who dared to step forward in her shame and found healing through vulnerability. In a culture that often rewards hiding, Jesus invites us into something far better: honest connection with God and one an...