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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 21 January 2007 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 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) Love and Knowledge (I Corinthians 13) The Holy Spirit "the rich variety of God’s wisdom will be made known through you and me." Advent Christ the King Heaven: now and then, time and space Security, Addiction and Freedom Knowledge... God's call and God's grace... What God Requires... "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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