In this sermon I use the story of Elizabeth of Hungary to shed light on the story of Lazarus and the Rich Man. How can we live out what this story is suggestingIn response I hope people will talk about who is at their/our gate, and how do we and how might we respond

John explores Luke 16:1-13, the story of the Wasteful Steward. He wonders whether he really was dishonest, or lazy. He goes on to use this story to talk about the living wage concept and the upcoming local body elections.

John Hebenton talks about his time in the Solomon Islands, Australia and South Africa, offering some thoughts along the way.

Explores Lukes story of Mary and Martha, partly as it addresses the challenge of offering hospitality for house churches, and partly as Jesus opening up all roles to all people.

Today’s Gospel reading, despite its familiarity, never fails to challenge my thinking and to kick start my efforts to live out my faith in my life!Today we hear Jesus tell a story in which three men see a man in the ditch – but only one stops to help him. It is a story about being a neighbour and it emphasises Jesus’ priority of loving God and loving one’s neighbour. Having told the story, Jesus turns back to the lawyer again and catches him out on the very question which the lawyer had thought that he would trap Jesus with. “Which of the three was a neighbour?”This is the question that always challenges me. In his response to Jesus the lawyer can’t even bring himself to speak of the Samaritan. The only way that the lawyer could bring himself to acknowledge this was by answering “he who showed mercy”.In telling this story Jesus has shattered the stereotypes of social boundaries and class division. He has shown us the true meaning of neighbourliness. We, like the Samaritan, are sent out to be good neighbours – to “Be and Do”.

Uses the story of Elisha healing Naaman to look at how our God will not conform to our expectations and hopes and keeps doing the unexpected

In this sermon I explore the sending out of the seventy in Luke, using the rise of the Mendicant Orders in the Western Church. I do so in the hope that we will all hold lightly to money and grow in faith

In this sermon I talk about who we are passing our mantle on to and what are we passing on?In response I hope those who hear this will reflect on the important people in their lives and how they helped shaped them today; how they seek to help shape and support younger people today; and what they need to let go of to pass on the mantle of Christ

Wendy Showan explores the story of the Sinful Woman in Luke 7, and compares her actions to Simon the Pharisee, and us.

I explore why we would want to celebrate Te Pouhere, the constitution of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. I examine the central place of Te Tiriti o Waitangi tin that constitution, and use Paul to look at how the early church sturggled with similar issues. My hope in doing this is that people will be better informed about Te Pouhere and think about how we might live it out.