Reflection 24 August – The Mystery of God Made Known -Rev. Luke Blackbeard
Ephesians 3:1-13 - Growing up in Christ Week 6 The Mystery of God made known Introduction Well, we are officially halfway through our Ephesians series. Week 6 of 12. We’ll be taking a short break next week for our 5th Sunday Creative service and feast, but then we’ll...
Reflection 17 August – Rev. Josh Olds
Ephesians 2:11-22 / The Village, Sunday 17th August 2025 / Rev. Josh Olds / Unity: The Prequel This morning we continue our journey through Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Now, we’re still in the first half of the letter, and if you’ve been with us on the journey...
Reflection 10 August – Rev. Luke Blackbeard
Ephesians 2:1-10 Christ cures us from the Living Death and gifts us the living life Have you ever planned a trip — maybe overseas, or even just a weekend away or a hike — and imagined what it would be like? Maybe you pictured the scenery, the people, or the food. At...
Reflection 3 August – Rev. Luke Blackbeard
Ephesians 1:15-23 Growing up in Christ #3 We come to week three of Ephesians, our last in chapter one. We’re working through the letter over a total of 12 weeks, so after today, we’re a quarter of the way through. By the way, if you want to read through the whole...
Reflection 27 July – Growing Up in Christ – Rev. Luke Blackbeard
Ephesians 1:3-14 - Growing up in Christ #2 Last week, Josh introduced us to our series working through Ephesians with the video from Bible Project, which illustrated how we can divide Ephesians into two parts: the first half about the good news of Jesus and the second...
Reflection 13 July – Rev. Luke Blackbeard
We’ve heard two readings from scripture this morning, one of which may be quite unfamiliar. I will touch on both of them, but my sermon this morning isn’t based on either of those texts. The reading will come shortly, but I would first like to invite you on a little...
Reflection 22 June – Rev. Luke Blackbeard – Matariki
Matariki ma puanga 2025 - Becoming Faithful Convenant Partners A survey conducted last year delved into New Zealanders' understanding and relationship with Matariki, our youngest holiday. It found that 87% of New Zealanders had some knowledge or understanding of...
Reflection 8 June – Rev. Luke Blackbeard – Pentecost
Introduction It’s often said that the Spirit coming at Pentecost was the birth of the church. I think in many ways it is the beginning of the spread of this Jesus movement outward and around the world. But the beginning of this movement didn’t just happen out of the...
Reflection 1 June – Rev. Luke Blackbeard – Paul and Silas in prison
Acts 16:16-40 Introduction Last week we were introduced to Lydia and Paul and heard their stories of how faithfulness, prayer, and response to the Good News of Jesus. This week, we look at what happened next for them. I’d hoped that I would be able to find coverage of...
Reflection 18 May – Rev. Luke Blackbeard – Peter
Acts 1:1-18 - Peter explains what the Spirit did. Well, truth be told, I’m not giving the sermon this morning. It turns out we’ve got a special guest speaker. His name is Peter, and he’s offered to talk about his story with you this morning. So that reading we’ve just...