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Church Northwest

by Hamish Taylor, CNW Teaching

Keen to take a step toward Jesus? We'd love to help with that. Listen in for teaching from Sunday mornings at Church Northwest (Auckland, New Zealand). For more info including supporting documents for some episodes go to churchnorthwest.nz/podcast.

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Episodes

  1. At The Movies: The Fellowship

    It’s the 25th anniversary of the Lord of the Rings movies, and we are a NZ church, so yeah, we’re doing a LOTR series! Join us as we explore some of the deep spiritual themes in the movies, and how they can build our spiritual lives. This week one of our resident LOTR fanatics Marie Bollig…

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  2. At The Movies: The One Ring

    It’s the 25th anniversary of the Lord of the Rings movies, and we are a NZ church, so yeah, we’re doing a LOTR series! Join us as we explore some of the deep spiritual themes in the movies, and how they can build our spiritual lives. We begin of course with the central item of the franchise, and...

  3. Lament

    As Christians, we often acknowledge the incredible sacrifice of Easter Friday and the wonderful victory of Easter Sunday. But in between those days was a day of incredible difficulty and pain for the followers of Jesus. This “Saturday of lament” is the focus for our interactive service this week,...

  4. Life's Healing Choices: Growth & Sharing

    All of us have hurts, hangup and habits that we would like to see gone in our lives. The Life’s Healing Choices series looks at 8 decisions we can make based on the Beatitudes of Mathew 5 that will put us on the right path. This week guest speaker Libby Hunt explores the seventh & eighth choices:...

  5. Life's Healing Choices: Relationship Repair

    All of us have hurts, hangup and habits that we would like to see gone in our lives. The Life’s Healing Choices series looks at 8 decisions we can make based on the Beatitudes of Mathew 5 that will put us on the right path. This week we explore the sixth choice: Relationship Repair.

  6. Life's Healing Choices: Transformation

    All of us have hurts, hangup and habits that we would like to see gone in our lives. The Life’s Healing Choices series looks at 8 decisions we can make based on the Beatitudes of Mathew 5 that will put us on the right path. This week Skylar Ely explores the fifth choice with us: the…

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  7. Life's Healing Choices: Housecleaning

    All of us have hurts, hangup and habits that we would like to see gone in our lives. The Life’s Healing Choices series looks at 8 decisions we can make based on the Beatitudes of Mathew 5 that will put us on the right path. This week Skylar Ely explores the fourth choice with us: the…

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  8. Life's Healing Choices: Reality, Hope, and Commitment

    All of us have hurts, hangup and habits that we would like to see gone in our lives. The Life’s Healing Choices series looks at 8 decisions we can make based on the Beatitudes of Mathew 5 that will put us on the right path. This week we look briefly at the first three decisions: the Reality…

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  9. Great Cloud: Therefore

    Hebrews 12:1 talks of a ‘great cloud’ of witnesses (described in Hebrews 11) that surround us—stories of our spiritual ancestors who fought the good fight of faith and emerged victorious. These witnesses encourage us to continue our own fights of faith, and give us lessons about how to persevere…

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  10. Great Cloud: The Prophets

    Hebrews 12:1 talks of a ‘great cloud’ of witnesses (described in Hebrews 11) that surround us—stories of our spiritual ancestors who fought the good fight of faith and emerged victorious. These witnesses encourage us to continue our own fights of faith, and give us lessons about how to persevere…

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  11. Great Cloud: Rahab

    Hebrews 12:1 talks of a ‘great cloud’ of witnesses (described in Hebrews 11) that surround us—stories of our spiritual ancestors who fought the good fight of faith and emerged victorious. These witnesses encourage us to continue our own fights of faith, and give us lessons about how to persevere…

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  12. Great Cloud: Moses

    Hebrews 12:1 talks of a ‘great cloud’ of witnesses (described in Hebrews 11) that surround us—stories of our spiritual ancestors who fought the good fight of faith and emerged victorious. These witnesses encourage us to continue our own fights of faith, and give us lessons about how to persevere…

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  13. Great Cloud: Abraham & Sarah

    Hebrews 12:1 talks of a ‘great cloud’ of witnesses (described in Hebrews 11) that surround us—stories of our spiritual ancestors who fought the good fight of faith and emerged victorious. These witnesses encourage us to continue our own fights of faith, and give us lessons about how to persevere…

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  14. Great Cloud: Intro

    Hebrews 12:1 talks of a ‘great cloud’ of witnesses (described in Hebrews 11) that surround us—stories of our spiritual ancestors who fought the good fight of faith and emerged victorious. These witnesses encourage us to continue our own fights of faith, and give us lessons about how to persevere…

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  15. Adulting: Money, part II

    Adulting…is hard. We suddenly find ourselves responsible for ourselves (and sometimes other, smaller versions of ourselves) with no real playbook on how to do it. Thankfully, God has given us His wisdom in the pages of Scripture to guide us. In this series we will look at some of the adulting...

  16. Adulting: Money

    Adulting…is hard. We suddenly find ourselves responsible for ourselves (and sometimes other, smaller versions of ourselves) with no real playbook on how to do it. Thankfully, God has given us His wisdom in the pages of Scripture to guide us. In this series we will look at some of the adulting...

  17. Adulting: Work

    Adulting…is hard. We suddenly find ourselves responsible for ourselves (and sometimes other, smaller versions of ourselves) with no real playbook on how to do it. Thankfully, God has given us His wisdom in the pages of Scripture to guide us. In this series we will look at some of the adulting...

  18. Guest Series: Gospel Stories

    Gospel stories are the good news stories of God doing great things through normal people like us. In this message Nathan Bollig shares his own gospel story of how God used ordinary christians to bring him from atheist to believer, and then encourages us to see how we can be part of the gospel...

  19. Adulting: Parenting, part II

    Adulting…is hard. We suddenly find ourselves responsible for ourselves (and sometimes other, smaller versions of ourselves) with no real playbook on how to do it. Thankfully, God has given us His wisdom in the pages of Scripture to guide us. In this series we will look at some of the adulting...

  20. Adulting: Parenting

    Adulting…is hard. We suddenly find ourselves responsible for ourselves (and sometimes other, smaller versions of ourselves) with no real playbook on how to do it. Thankfully, God has given us His wisdom in the pages of Scripture to guide us. In this series we will look at some of the adulting...

  21. Adulting: Marriage, part II

    Adulting…is hard. We suddenly find ourselves responsible for ourselves (and sometimes other, smaller versions of ourselves) with no real playbook on how to do it. Thankfully, God has given us His wisdom in the pages of Scripture to guide us. In this series we will look at some of the adulting...

  22. Adulting: Marriage

    Adulting…is hard. We suddenly find ourselves responsible for ourselves (and sometimes other, smaller versions of ourselves) with no real playbook on how to do it. Thankfully, God has given us His wisdom in the pages of Scripture to guide us. In this series we will look at some of the adulting...

  23. Katie Rickson: Mental Health & The Church

    Writer Katie Rickson shares how her own diagnosis of bipolar brought relief, how her faith anchors her, and why churches must become more understanding of mental health.

  24. A Sign of the Times: The Last Days

    Storms surge, wars rage. Evil runs rampant throughout the world. It’s very easy to look around and start to wonder if this truly is the end times. This is a subject that has generated an infinite string of podcasts, books and YouTube videos, but what does the Bible really say about it? And more...

  25. A Sign of the Times: When Will This Happen?

    Storms surge, wars rage. Evil runs rampant throughout the world. It’s very easy to look around and start to wonder if this truly is the end times. This is a subject that has generated an infinite string of podcasts, books and YouTube videos, but what does the Bible really say about it? And more...

  26. Easter: Five Moments

    Even though Christmas was the moment that split history into two, it was Easter where Jesus truly changed the world. As we celebrate the most important weekend on the Christian calendar, we reflect on five major moments in the story, as Jesus moves from the Last Supper on Tuesday Night to his...

  27. Tech Genius: A.I.

    With the meteoric rise of AI, the proliferation of social media, and the saturation of screens in our world, we live in a time of unprecedented opportunity, and unprecedented uncertainty. At the heart of all this, we want to ask a simple question in this series: what wisdom has God given us in...

  28. Tech Genius: Social Media

    With the meteoric rise of AI, the proliferation of social media, and the saturation of screens in our world, we live in a time of unprecedented opportunity, and unprecedented uncertainty. At the heart of all this, we want to ask a simple question in this series: what wisdom has God given us in...

  29. Tech Genius: Devices

    With the meteoric rise of AI, the proliferation of social media, and the saturation of screens in our world, we live in a time of unprecedented opportunity, and unprecedented uncertainty. At the heart of all this, we want to ask a simple question in this series: what wisdom has God given us in...

  30. Tech Genius: Faith & Technology

    With the meteoric rise of AI, the proliferation of social media, and the saturation of screens in our world, we live in a time of unprecedented opportunity, and unprecedented uncertainty. At the heart of all this, we want to ask a simple question in this series: what wisdom has God given us in...

  31. He Is Gentle and Humble in Heart

    Adam and Ayako Dawson are church planters in Yokohama, Japan. Today Adam shares with us an important picture of God not as an overbearing tyrant, but as father who is gentle and humble in heart.

  32. Not Alone: Opportunities

    From the beginning pages of the Bible, it is clear that relationship is core to the story of God and man. Relationship with Him, and relationship with each other. This series explores how God has designed us to not be alone, and this week we look at making the most of our opportunities to connect...

  33. Not Alone: El Roi

    From the beginning pages of the Bible, it is clear that relationship is core to the story of God and man. Relationship with Him, and relationship with each other. This series explores how God has designed us to not be alone, and this week we see that expressed in the beautiful story of El Roi—the...

  34. Not Alone: Ambassadors

    From the beginning pages of the Bible, it is clear that relationship is core to the story of God and man. Relationship with Him, and relationship with each other. This series explores how God has designed us to not be alone, and this week we explore that if He has never left us to do life alone…

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  35. Not Alone: Wired to Connect

    From the beginning pages of the Bible, it is clear that relationship is core to the story of God and man. Relationship with Him, and relationship with each other. This series explores how God has designed us to not be alone, beginning with how we are wired for connection.

  36. Motif: Temple

    The Bible is a masterclass in storytelling. Even though it was written over many centuries and through the pens of many different authors, it is a singular story with several fascinating themes weaved throughout. In the Motif series, we look at some of these themes play out, and how they point to...

  37. Motif: Exile

    The Bible is a masterclass in storytelling. Even though it was written over many centuries and through the pens of many different authors, it is a singular story with several fascinating themes weaved throughout. In the Motif series, we look at some of these themes play out, and how they point to...

  38. Motif: Covenant

    The Bible is a masterclass in storytelling. Even though it was written over many centuries and through the pens of many different authors, it is a singular story with several fascinating themes weaved throughout. In the Motif series, we look at some of these themes play out, and how they point to...

  39. Vision Part 2: Mental Wellness & Community

    When Jesus launched his public ministry in Nazareth in Luke 4, he quoted an interesting passage in Isaiah 61 that not only perfectly captured his own mission, but the mission for all his followers to come. Join us as we explore how these word guide us in expressing our purpose for our own…

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  40. Express Yourself: Wow!

    When Madonna launched ‘Express Yourself’ in 1989, I doubt she had the Psalms in mind! But this book of poetry fits the description well—a genuine expression of the heart of the writer to God. Often praise-filled, but many times filled with pain, doubt and pleas for help, the Psalms are a great...

  41. Express Yourself: Thanks!

    When Madonna launched ‘Express Yourself’ in 1989, I doubt she had the Psalms in mind! But this book of poetry fits the description well—a genuine expression of the heart of the writer to God. Often praise-filled, but many times filled with pain, doubt and pleas for help, the Psalms are a great...

  42. Express Yourself: Help!

    When Madonna launched ‘Express Yourself’ in 1989, I doubt she had the Psalms in mind! But this book of poetry fits the description well—a genuine expression of the heart of the writer to God. Often praise-filled, but many times filled with pain, doubt and pleas for help, the Psalms are a great...

  43. Express Yourself: Why?

    When Madonna launched ‘Express Yourself’ in 1989, I doubt she had the Psalms in mind! But this book of poetry fits the description well—a genuine expression of the heart of the writer to God. Often praise-filled, but many times filled with pain, doubt and pleas for help, the Psalms are a great...

  44. Express Yourself: Yes!

    When Madonna launched ‘Express Yourself’ in 1989, I doubt she had the Psalms in mind! But this book of poetry fits the description well—a genuine expression of the heart of the writer to God. Often praise-filled, but many times filled with pain, doubt and pleas for help, the Psalms are a great...

  45. Hello, My Name is CNW: Baptism

    As Church Northwest celebrates 6 years of existence, we are taking a look at who we are and what is important to us as a church. This week we are exploring the practice of baptism.

  46. Hello, My Name is CNW: Beliefs

    As Church Northwest celebrates 6 years of existence, we are taking a look at who we are and what is important to us as a church. This week we are exploring Belief Tiers—which beliefs are core to the Christian faith, and which are more open-handed.

  47. Hello, My Name is CNW: Leadership

    As Church Northwest celebrates 6 years of existence, we are taking a look at who we are and what is important to us as a church. This week we look at our leadership structure—who our leaders are and what they do.

  48. Hello, My Name is CNW: Values (part 2)

    As Church Northwest celebrates 6 years of existence, we are taking a look at who we are and what is important to us as a church. This week we look at some more of our values, including our desire to be inter-generational and inter-cultural.

  49. Hello, My Name is CNW: Values (part 1)

    As Church Northwest celebrates 6 years of existence, we are taking a look at who we are and what is important to us as a church. This week we look at some of the values that guide us as a church, and specifically at the value of how we build our beliefs and understanding of God.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Keen to take a step toward Jesus? We'd love to help with that. Listen in for teaching from Sunday mornings at Church Northwest (Auckland, New Zealand). For more info including supporting documents for some episodes go to churchnorthwest.nz/podcast.

HOSTED BY

Hamish Taylor, CNW Teaching

Produced by Nate Hutchison

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Keen to take a step toward Jesus? We'd love to help with that. Listen in for teaching from Sunday mornings at Church Northwest (Auckland, New Zealand). For more info including supporting documents for some episodes go to churchnorthwest.nz/podcast.

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