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South West Sermons
by South West Baptist Church
At South West Baptist Church, we’re all about redemptive communities and lifelong followers of Jesus. We are inspired by our long-held vision statement:“To be a redemptive community,sharing the love of Christ in the world,by word, sign and deed;helping people become lifelong followers of Jesus Christ.”We value: love for God, ourselves, each other and the world.Otautahi, Aotearoa (Christchurch, New Zelaand)
Episodes
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The Body and the Table
Paul berates the Corinthian church for the manner in which they are celebrating the Lord's Supper and explains to them how the way they celebrate is supposed to remember Christ but also reaffirm them in their role as the body of Christ on earth.
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Dignity for All
Jo Robertson continues our 1 Corinthians series by taking us through a passage of scripture that has often been used to oppress and marginalise but that, in reality, is an example of the gospel's power to protect, honour and liberate people often regarded as second class or unimportant.
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Living for the Glory of God
Sam Young explains how we can glorify God in all we do - in each everyday moment of our lives - and the importance of putting the benefit and well-being of others ahead of our own rights and desires.
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Avoiding the Pitfalls of Temptation
How do we avoid temptation? How do we make sure we are actively moving forward with God and not drifting or stagnating? What are the pitfalls we need to be aware of to avoid this? Looking at 1 Corinthians 10, Bruce Heesterman explains how.
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All Things to All People
What does Paul mean when he says he became "all things to all people?" And why did he do it? Duane Major takes us through Paul's reasons for relinquishing his own rights for the sake of others.
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My Freedom for Others
Sam Young Investigates what it means to limit our freedom for the sake of others so that our use of the freedom God has given us doesn't cause others to stumble
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Global Week pt. 1 David Chang
David Chang, pastor at Open Door Presbyterian Church in Northern Virginia, USA, kicks off our Global Week with a look at what it really means to align ourselves with the mission heart of God.
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Global Week pt. 2 David Chang
Open Door Presbyterian Church pastor David Chang shares his second Global Week message, this time about what it means to be a servant, and challenges us about what we might have to lay down in order to truly serve God and others.
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Transformational
Our series on First Corinthians continues as Duane major takes us through the first half of chapter 7 and shares how faith in Jesus is truly transformational.
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Undivided Devotion
What did Paul say to the Corinthians when the question of whether to remain single or get married came up? Amelia Smith unpacks how Paul encouraged the Corinthians - all the Corinthians - to live lives of undivided devotion to Christ.
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The Call to be a Contrast Community
A case of sexual immorality in the Corinthian church is the catalyst for Paul to upbraid the Corinthians for allowing the surrounding culture and its values to influence them more than Jesus - the one who died and rose for them. Paul reminds them of Jesus's call to live by the power of his Spirit...
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Tilling the Soil: Humility and Grace
Paul's first letter to the Corinthians continues with some harsh words for the Corinthians about their pride and arrogance and the need for them to take on and cultivate the humility of Christ.
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The Foundation of Unity
We are the body of Christ on earth and yet often we are so divided. Sam Young continues our series on Paul's first letter to the Corinthian church with a look at what is needed for us to united as one body.
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Wisdom: Worldly or Godly?
In the next of our series, Erin White shares the difference between Godly and Wordly wisdom and how Paul challenges us to live in light of God's wisdom.
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The Crucified Christ
Jo Robertson explores the idea of the foolishness and scandal of the cross, and poses the question : are we willing to follow the Crucified Christ?
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Not Paul, Not Apollos, Not Peter, But Christ
Week 2 of our 1 Corinthians series sees Sam Young discussing Paul's disappointment with the divisions among the Corinthian Christians' and reminds them that the only one that we are all called to follow is Jesus.
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Becoming the Whanau of God
Who were the Corinthians? Why did Paul write to them? What did he say to them? And what does this 2,000-year-old message have to say to us? Sam Young begins our series on this letter of scripture by introducing us to the Corinthians and what Paul had to say to them and why.
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Hope in the Ruins
Erin White brings our series on Jeremiah to a close, taking from the final chapter of the book message of hope we find in God's promises that he will always remain faithful to his people and rescue them - a promised hope that was finally fully fulfilled in Jesus.
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Seek the Good of the City
What are God's people to do while in exile? How are they supposed to live? What should they do as God's people? Steve Withington shows us what God said to his people in exile through Jeremiah and how they were to "seek the welfare of the city."
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Discerning God's Voice Amidst the Nosie
Examining the confrontation between God's prophet Jeremiah and the false prophet Hananiah, Sandy Hector discusses how we hear God's voice and truly and accurately discern what he is saying to us.
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False Prophets and False Hope
Amelia Smith looks at the messages of Jeremiah and Hananiah - the one with a hard but real message from God, the other with an easy message of false comfort.
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Jeremiah: Three Cups
God told Jeremiah he was going to pour out his cup of Wrath upon the nations. Sam Young investigates what this means, specifically: How can a loving, compassionate, patient God act in such a way that seems to contradict his very nature?
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A Promise in Exile
Jo Robertson and Sam Young team up on this Pentecost weekend to look at God's promises to Israel, even in exile, and his promise to be with them and deliver them.
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Hearing God's Voice
Guest speaker Tim Piesse shares about the importance of listening for, hearing and obeying God's voice, and how to ensure we always hear it, hear it clearly, and know that it is actually God speaking.
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Broken Cisterns vs. Living Water
Our journey through Jeremiah continues as Amelia Smith shares with us Jeremiah's call to draw people back to God relationally, and back to God's mission of justice and peace. At the centre of this text is the prophet's (and God's) warning about how Israel had exchanged their glorious God for...
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God's Call
John Robertson begins our journey through the book of Jeremiah, beginning with God's calling of the prophet, the tasks God set for him, and stresses the vital importance of God's people being agents of hope and change and rescue in our troubled world today.
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Psalm 116
Duane Major takes us through Psalm 116, in particular our need to heed the psalmist's call to "return to your rest, my soul."
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Death to Power
Our Lent series continues with Jesus in Gethsemane, wrestling with himself and his impending sacrifice. Jo Robertson looks at the wrestle between the human side of Jesus and the divine and how these two sides come together to see the purpose of God come into being.
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Death to Status – A Life of Service
Our Lent series continues with a look how to live a life of service to others, through the example of Jesus washing his disciples' feet.
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Death to Wealth
Duane Major takes us through Jesus's encounter with the rich young ruler and the barrier that wealth was to this young ruler to following Jesus further.
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Wilderness Temptation: Lies and Learning to Trust
For our "All In" Lent service Erin, Jesse and Andy take us through the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness, looking at the three lies Satan tried to convince Jesus of and how we can resist succumbing to those same lies.
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Naturally Supernatural 2026: To be Audacious
Alex Absalom preaches from the story of the blind man Bartimaeus and what we can learn about being audacious, persisting, pushing on and being obedient.
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Lent: Baptism and Death to Old Identity
Duane Major begins Lent by introducing our series on "From Death to Life" with the episode of Jesus's baptism by John the Baptist. Starting with his baptism, we see how Jesus's life is a model - a life-long model - for our discipleship transformation from Death to Life.
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Redemptive Community Part 3
Sam Young concludes our series on Redemptive Community with a look at a biblical theology of redemption: what is redemption and what does it look like?
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Redemptive Community in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Antony Nihoniho, lecturer at Laidlaw college, investigates the nature of redemptive community in Aotearoa/New Zealand, and how the diversity of who we are as a nation and people, and God's guiding hand, contribute to how we live as God's redemptive community today.
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The Two Builders
In the next of our summer series, Amelia looks at the parable of the wise and foolish builders; encouraging us, whether for the first time or once again, to look towards Jesus, the ultimate Cornerstone so that we may continue to build our lives upon His firm foundation.
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The Vineyard
"Look to Him and get to work". In the third of our summer series, guest speaker Michael Rhodes looks at a passage from the book of Isaiah; encouraging us to draw towards God, towards repentance, and ask: what does it look like to take the next step in producing just and righteous fruit?
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The Sower
In the second of our summer series, Colin Burt poses some key questions that arise from the parable of the Sower. Are we ready? Are we listening? What can I do to make sure I am ready soil?
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The Midnight Knocker
In the first of our summer series, Bruce looks at the parable of the friend knocking at midnight and how we are called to pray boldly and unceasingly.
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Emmanuel - God With Us
For our All-In service Amelia Smith brings us the message of the good news of the coming of Jesus - of Emmanuel, God with us.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
At South West Baptist Church, we’re all about redemptive communities and lifelong followers of Jesus. We are inspired by our long-held vision statement:“To be a redemptive community,sharing the love of Christ in the world,by word, sign and deed;helping people become lifelong followers of Jesus Christ.”We value: love for God, ourselves, each other and the world.Otautahi, Aotearoa (Christchurch, New Zelaand)
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