The New Testament writers understood that suffering in the Christian life is not random or arbitrary, and that the Incarnation & Christ’s death were God’s way of participating with us in suffering. This week we explore Paul’s encounters with suffering in Acts 21 and what it can teach us today. At the beginning of Matt's talk there is a video played, credit goes to Bible Project: Bound for Rome - Acts 21-28.

Pete shares the culmination of the feedback about our shared vision for St Paul's. Be prepared to be challenged and motivated about our future as a church.

Our good friend, Carl Tinnion from Holy Trinity, Tauranga is back with us to share about the beauty, abundance and hope of God.

Luke Fenwick unpacks the infamous Areopagus sermon in Acts 17 which is the fullest and most dramatic speech of Paul’s missionary career. He used this to call Gentiles to worship the one true God in a world peppered with many gods and idols.

How do we increasingly become a church that doesn't exist just for those already in church but for everyone. 

We are looking at what it means to be the body of Christ in a polarised world, and how we live with disagreement. 

Our guest speaker, Aaron Hardy, speaks to the evening service, looking at what kind of God are we following. Aaron leads Te Rautini Church in Hamilton, he's also a musician and social worker.

Our guest speaker, Aaron Hardy from Te Rautini, speaks to the morning service where he explores the story of Mary and Martha. Aaron leads a church in Hamilton, he’s also a musician and social worker.

We look at the Beatitudes and the promise of God’s nearness in everything we face.

We lean into Acts 13 as we wrestle with how to recapture something of the early enthusiasm, vision and power of the early church as they were overwhelmed by the Spirit and thrust out into witness.