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Messages from the Ministers

 

Graham Redding, former St John's Minister, opening sermon to General Assembly 2008,Thursday 2 October 2008 at St John's and later sermon at Assembly in Upper Hutt, Sunday 5 October.

Allister Lane, Sermon 10 June 2008  (18 Mb video file, Sermon.3gp)

Healing Teaching From Tom Cuthell (667 Mb pdf file)

Understanding the Trinity Tom Cuthell 18 May 2008 (pdf)

'I am the Way, the Truth and the Life' Tom Cuthell's sermon for 20 April 2008

Doubting Thomas A sermon on doubt by Ryhan Prasad - from 30 March 2008

"I Hate Walls" A Sermon about Divisions and Barriers from Tom Cuthell

3 February 2008

Remembrance Day: A sermon from Rev Tom Cuthell

11 November 2007

Finding Christ in Harry Potter

Another Sermon from Professor Jonathan Boston 23 September 2007: Find out about the Christian concepts discernible in the Harry Potter Books

J Boston Sermon: The Cost of Discipleship

Teaching on the Cost of Discipleship, based on the Gospel of Luke

Each of the three sermons below from Helen Martin, from 7 to 21 January 2007, is a pastoral sermon that aims to help us open ourselves to the new possibilities that God has for us.

INTERUPTED BY GOD Isaiah 43: 1 - 7  Luke 3: 15-17, 21-22

7 January 2007

SOMETHING TO SHOUT ABOUT  Isaiah 62: 1 - 5 John 2: 1 - 11

14 January 2007

THE RESOURCES WE HAVE IN CHRIST  Nehemiah 8: 1 - 3, 5 - 6, 8 - 10; Luke 4: 14 - 2; & 1 Corinthians 12: 12 – 18, 27

21 January 2007

Waiting on God   Mark 4:26-34

Guest Preacher, The Rev. Kevin Ward, Acting Principal of The School of Ministry, Knox College, Dunedin, discusses God's role in the future of the Church

The Da Vinci Code Phenomenon

Graham Redding provides the context and a Christian approach to the Da Vinci Code

Towards an ethic of giving: Responsible generosity

A sermon by Graham Redding, 19 February 2006   

Texts: Hebrews 10:1-18; Luke 12:22-34

The Christian Experience of Truth Versus the Rhetoric of Values

A paper delivered by Graham Redding to the Systematic Theology Association of New Zealand in November 2005

Graham Redding's Sermon providing a Christian view of Islam, 14 August 2005

Graham Redding's Inaugural Lecture at School of Ministry, February 2005

Calvin and the Café Church: Reflections at the Interface Between Reformed Theology and Current Trends in Worship

Message from Rev Graham Redding: Thinking About Ethics

Graham offers these thought provoking comments from his March 2003 Church magazine, "The Messenger", material.

Graham Redding's Sermon for St John's 150th Anniversary Celebrations

A message from the service on 26 October 2003 (55 kb Word file)

Helen Martin 29 January 2006

Love and Knowledge (I Corinthians 13)

Helen Martin 15 January 2006

The Holy Spirit

Helen Martin 8 January 2006

"the rich variety of God’s wisdom will be made known through you and me."

Helen Martin 27 November 2005

Advent

Helen Martin 20 November 2005

Christ the King

Helen Martin 24 April 2005

Heaven: now and then, time and space

Helen Martin 17 April 2005

Security, Addiction and Freedom

Helen Martin 6 March 2005

Knowledge...

Helen Martin 20 February 2005

God's call and God's grace...

Helen Martin 30 January 2005

What God Requires...

Helen Martin 16 January 2005

"Behold the Lamb of God

who takes away the sin of the world"

Helen Martin 9 January 2005   Baptism and the Tsunami

Helen Martin - Matthew 1:18-25

A message for 19 December 2004

Helen Martin - Sermon on Psalm 139

A message for 5 September 2004

Helen Martin - Sermon on Psalm 23

A message for 2 May 2004

Helen Martin - Sermon on Coping with Deaths of Loved Members of St Johns

A message following the deaths of three longstanding St John's members

 

 

 

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