Gavin Lynch wraps up our book overview of Nehemiah, and our "Who Are We?" series as a whole this week, looking at Nehemiah 13.

Gavin gives us an overview of our study this year leading to the question "What do we need to do now?" Gavin then looks at an illustration of how we can tend to "play up when the Master isn't home". Titling his message "Avoiding the Pitfalls", Gavin presents his theme for today as "God's people should strive for obedience in all areas of life." As he progresses through the chapter, Gavin looks at five key points: As believers we should... "...not be compromised by the culture around us", "...guard our temple from the enemy", "...support the work and the workers of the church", "...put time aside to worship", and "...only date and marry other believers". Gavin wraps up by answering his question "What do we need to do now". "Let's be people who want to get rid of the sin that entangles us, live lives that glorify God, and keep our eyes fixed on Jesus."

Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 17th of December 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Bradley Joubert continues our study in Nehemiah, looking at chapters 8 to 12.

Bradley gives us a very brief introduction of himself before diving straight into our text for today after opening with prayer. After reading from the passage, Bradley looks at our first point, "Confession". With four points, he looks at how "the confessions of the Israelites were brought about by the Word of God", "this confession is accompanied by sincere feeling", "the confession is specific and detailed", and "the entire confession is punctuated with praise for Gods faithfulness". Bradley then moves on to his second point, "Covenant". Bradley looks at how "The covenant that they made was founded on the Word of God", and "taken together, confession and covenant are what we mean by the word repentance". Moving on to his third and final point, "Christ", Bradley poses the question "Where does this all lead us?"

Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 3rd of December 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Jeremy Lind continues our study in Nehemiah, looking at a detailed overview of chapters 4 to 7.

Jeremy gives us a quick bio for himself before diving into "story" to give us some context to look at our passage in, looking at what story we tell ourselves that motivates our daily behaviour, and how this "story" drove Nehemiah. He then looks at the contrast between "Effective Leadership" and "Revelatory Leadership" as hinted at in the passage today. Jeremy then takes us through our chapters today verse by verse looking at how Nehemiah reacted to the pushbacks he faced.

Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 26th of November 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Dan starts us off by taking a look at the series "Who Are We?" that we've been going through as a church over the year, giving an overview of the topics and books we've been focusing on. He then takes us back to look at the first Church in Acts and how they developed. Dan then looks at the four things that we want to become characterised by as a church: "The Apostles Teaching - What does the Bible say?", "Fellowship", "Breaking of Bread", and "Prayer".

Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 12th of November 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Caleb Wilkinson-Mackie shares a bit with us about his time in Nepal, while also sharing from Romans 10:9-15.

Caleb starts with a time of prayer as part of the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. He then shares a bit behind the work he recently did in Nepal and the heart behind why he did it, before diving into our passage for today. After reading through the text, Caleb breaks it into 3 segments while intertwining the learning with what he has been a part of this year. He looks at "The Belief" (vs 9-10), "The Hope" (vs 11-13), and "The Need" (vs 14-15). Caleb then wraps up looking at some facts outlining the mission field today, and a challenge with "The How" for how we can get involved.

Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 5th of November 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Brian Goodwin is back to talk to us about our life from Acts 20:17-27.

Brian starts with a small promo for Lake Learning in January at Lake Taupo, before sharing an anecdote about his "baptismal" story. Brian then brings us around to Acts 20:17-27, where Paul is addressing the Elders at Ephesus, and he breaks down his words into 2 points/challenges - Believe, and Achieve. "Do You Believe?" Paul's one message in verse 21, and "What Will We Achieve" looking at verse 24.

Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 29th of October 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Lewis Varley wraps up our study of Ephesians, looking at "Christ in our problems" in chapter 6 verses 10 to 24.

Lewis dives straight into reading our passage this morning before diving into some analogies that tie into our text for today, focusing on how we respond to problems in our lives as Christians. He then looks at how Paul describes how to deal with these troubles in the passage. Lewis asks the question, "What are we standing on?" He wraps up by looking back at the analogies from earlier and seeing how to apply what we've learnt with them, before looking at prayer.

Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 22nd of October 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Tom Leslie brings us into chapter 6 of Ephesians, looking at the second half of the instructions for submission started in chapter 5 verse 21.

Gavin Lynch starts us off with a prayer for Israel, and also our new leadership for our country before handing over to Tom. Tom launches straight into reading our passage for today, before outlining the relationships he will be looking at today - the parent-child relationship, and the slave-master relationship. He looks at his understanding of these relationships with a couple of examples, before looking at both sets of relationships. Starting with children and their parents, Tom looks at the importance of obeying and honouring your parents, with the latter remaining even after you have left home. He then also looks at the instruction given to the parents about not provoking their children to anger. Tom then recaps verses 5-9 before looking at the relationship of a slave and master.

Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 15th of October 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

We round out Ephesians 5 with Jeff Samuel, looking at Christ and our Church as an example of Marriage.

Jeff dives straight into reading our passage today, before taking a step back and looking at what marriage on this earth actually means. He then takes us through our passage verse by verse, breaking down an understanding of them one at a time, looking at comparison vs contrast.

Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 8th of October 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Brian Goodwin brings us the message this week, looking at the start of Ephesians 5, discussing Love, Light, and Wisdom.

Brian shares a story from a prison in Peru where a man tried to take his life but was challenged by a nurse, before leading into reading our passage in Ephesians from today. He then focuses on 2 verses - verse 2 "Live a life filled with Love...", and verse 8 "...Live as people of light". Brian also discusses the topic of "sexual immorality", especially as a Christian (verse 3), leading into "no smutty talk" (verse 4), and "no excusing sin" (verse 6). He then closes our time with an open invitation to reaffirm our desire to live for God every day in love and enlightenment.

Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 1st of October 2023 during the 10:00 am service.