Listen as Rod explores on what it means for us to be the branches and Jesus the vine from John 15: 1-5. How are we to be pruned, how do we bear fruit?

Listen to Rod as he contemplates the purpose of preaching, how people may process it and the path he wishes us to take as a church community this coming year.

Learn what Christian gratitude means and how we can be thankful IN all situations.

Listen to how Sardis, regarded on the outside as a church with a good reputation and full of life was living a lie and was in fact rotten and dead inside. What role does sin play?

Listen to Steph preach from Revelation 7:9-17 about how the Saints were human and suffered just like us and Jesus and how our faith gives us comfort.

Place yourself in the shoes of the Ephesus congregation. They did good works for others, were faithful in prayer and persevered through hardship and false prophets. But was their service what God really wanted? How do you maintain your heart for worship and foster your first love for God?

Listen to the story of Henri Nouwen and the banker who enabled Henri to best use his gift to spiritually nourish others through his support. Where do you place your value? What gifts do you have that could be of value to others? Are you a living sacrifice?

Listen as Rod explores what worth we place upon things and what we may do with them. And does how we live reflect what we believe?

Listen to how you are loved, wanted and treasured by a God who places great value on you because you are precious to him much like "The Velveteen Rabbit".

Listen to Chris Grantham, the author of "The Kiwi Bible", as he kicks off our month of Prayer and Self Denial focusing on the gospel of Jesus being Nga taonga tuku iho (treasures handed down) and how this treasure was meant for all.

More on Tranzend and Self Denial visit https://www.tranzsend.org.nz/resources/news-stories/30-prayer-and-self-denial-2017