Gavin Lynch looks at how to manage our mouth as James discusses in Chapter 3.

Andrew Linton starts us off with a pastoral prayer before handing over to Gavin who gives us a brief intro before asking Jonathan Linton to read the passage for today. Gavin then looks at the clarity that James hopes to give here, with the theme "Our words have the power to be a blessing or a curse – you choose!", and the main point being "The tongue can cause great destruction if not controlled". He then breaks the passage up into 4 main points, vs 1-2, vs 3-5, vs 6-8, and vs 9-12. Gavin looks at each of these sections with a takeaway for each section.

Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 21st of April 2024 during the 10:00 am service.

While we take a break from our current series, Lewis Varley challenges us to summarise what the Bible is all about in 12 words or less.

Lewis dives straight in with the question for this week, breaking for a couple of minutes to allow those present to discuss their answers. He then turns to Luke 24 to see how Jesus answers the question. After reading the passage, Lewis gives us some context of what we've just read before drawing six points from it. While looking at these points, Lewis also shares a bit about his time living and serving in Bangladesh.

Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 7th of April 2024 during the 10:00 am service.

Kanda Sami brings us a special Easter Sunday message this morning.

Kanda starts with a couple of anecdotes about preaching and the journey he's been on to speak this morning, before turning to Romans 5 and looking at the paradise that Adam lost being re-gained through Christ. He then looks at 1 Corinthians 15 and the Ressurection story presented here. Kanda then looks at five different ways that the devil has tried attacking God's plan, and how even through all this, Jesus achieved the cross. Kanda then looks at two of the "seven sayings ofresurrection Jesus" to wrap it all up with his own salvation story from the darkness of Hinduism and a challenge to accept the Gospel.

Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 31st of March 2024 during the 10:00 am service.

Peter Sun brings us into chapter 2 of James in our new series, looking at the pitfalls of partiality,

Peter takes us for a quick overview of our study, reminding us of the overall theme of James being "maturity in Christ". He then tells a story of a conservative church in America, and how it relates to our passage for today regarding partiality. Peter then looks at what partiality is (stereotyping) and how we should react to it as a Church. He then looks at three points as to why believers shouldn't be partial. Peter then wraps up with what we should do instead, according to Romans 12 and Philippians 2.

Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 24th of March 2024 during the 10:00 am service.

Andrew Linton wraps up James 1 in our new series this week.

Andrew begins with a brief overview of what we know about James, before getting James Broadbridge up to read our passage for this morning. After the reading, he follows up with a survey on how many people skipped lunch that morning, before swinging to look at the concept of "no Bible, no breakfast", which leads into our title for today's passage. Andrew then breaks the passage into four divisions, with four steps - one from each section - on how to be blessed by the Bible: Quietness, Meekness, Faithfulness, and Fruitfulness.

Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 17th of March 2024 during the 10:00 am service.

Dan Pettersen brings us verses 12-18 from James 1 this week in our new series.

Dan does a quick review of prior weeks before starting with a story of his time in Korea and the test for the English language school, which leads to the discussion of the homonym "peirasmos" which James uses in this part of the passage. He then looks at the homonym and the trials and temptations we may face, and what James has to say about this. Dan looks at five "principals" about dealing with temptation, also looking at four steps outlined that Satan can use to tempt us.

Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 10th of March 2024 during the 10:00 am service.

Kristopher Stout joins us from Word of Life (Executive Vice President of International and Youth Ministries) and shares about righteousness as discussed in Ephesians 6:14.

Kris takes us through why this topic has been on his heart before reading through the text on the Armour of God in Ephesians 6:10-17. He then looks at the importance of the Armour of God, and why we need to put it ALL on. Kris then dives into why righteousness is important, looking at references from both the Old Testament and the New Testament outlining this. He then discusses what "Positional Righteousness" is and means in a Christian life. Kris shares the importance of not only external righteousness but also internal righteousness. He then wraps up by sharing WHY we want to live righteously, and how we can put on the breastplate of righteousness.

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Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 3rd of March 2024 during the 10:00 am service.

Billy Hanna continues our study in James this week, while also taking a chance to chat about baptism.

Billy jumps right into it, reviewing the passage from last week for context before looking at verses 5-11. He then looks at his statement "In order to face our trials with a Godly perspective, we need God’s wisdom", looking at three points that this encompasses.

Billy then looks at what baptism is and why it's so significant in the Christian life, being done in obedience to Christ.

Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 25th of February 2024 during the 10:00 am service.

Sam Crosbie jumps right into the book of James in our new series, looking at the first four verses this week.

Sam looks at the passage right away, starting in verse 1 of James chapter 1, to introduce us to our audience. He then looks at the analogy of running for the sake of running, or for doing something for an "end goal" but no other purpose, before swinging around to his statement for this passage - “A desire for maturity should outlast any desire for a trial to pass.” Sam then looks at what a "trial" is, especially the one facing the audience of the book of James, and how we face them in the "Christian life". He then suggests three things that are "vital to our maturity being greater than our desire for a trial to pass".

Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 18th of February 2024 during the 10:00 am service.

Dan Pettersen kicks off our new series "Putting Our Faith Into Practice" with an overview of the book of James.

Dan starts by looking back at our series from last year and what we covered, which leads into the series we're going into looking at how we take what we learnt last year and make it practical. Dan then looks at who James was, and where he fits into the narrative. He then dives into an overview of the book, looking at the overarching theme of maturity, and breaking it down into five points. Dan looks at how a mature person is positive under pressure, sensitive to people, has mastered their mouth, is a peacemaker, and is patient and prayerful.

Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 11th of February 2024 during the 10:00 am service.