The Street Church
by The Street Church
Check out our latest sermons every week to help you grow in your faith! The Street Church is a multi-site church based in Wellington, New Zealand. Our mission is to help people become total followers of Jesus Christ. Visit thestreet.org.nz for resources and more!
Episodes
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Open Doors Sunday: Persecuted Church
Our Senior Pastor, Simon Gill, interviews Open Doors advocate Gunilla Jensen about Open Doors' work and how the church in the West can stand with our persecuted brothers and sisters around the globe.
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Parables, Part 4: The Two Sons // Jerram Watts
One says he will, and doesn't; the other says he won't, but then does. It's a tale of two sons, two commitments and two different outcomes - but what was the shocking message Jesus had for his listeners with this parable?
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Parables, Part 3: Hidden Treasure & Pearl of Great Price // Keegan Harris
Would you sell everything you have to buy a single pearl? What about a piece of land? What was Jesus getting at in these two brief parables?
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Parables, Part 2: The Eagles and the Vine // Simon Gill
In part two of our Parables series, we look at a fairly unknown parable in the book of Ezekiel about eagles and vines, and where people place their trust.
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Parables, Part 1: The Ewe Lamb // Geneva Nevell
We kick off our Parables series by looking at how the prophet Nathan used a parable to confront King David with his own sin. This is the power of the parable - to shock, to get under our skin, and reveal what is hidden. In this Parables series, we'll look at parables and how they act as a…
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This Is How We Know, Part 10: We Have Eternal Life // Jerram Watts
John finishes his letter with encouragement for the Church to know they have eternal life - and that eternal life is knowing Jesus, which we can experience now and will then enjoy forevermore.
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This Is How We Know, Part 9: We Love Because We're Loved // Bruce Read
Our love as followers of Jesus flows from being infinitely loved by our heavenly Father. This is the source of our love and enables us to love as our Father desires us.
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This Is How We Know, Part 8: We Know the Holy Spirit // Paul Windsor
John draws his readers' attention to the Holy Spirit - the one who is in and is greater than the evil one who is in the world. John urges Christians to be discerning of spirits, because not every spiritual thing draws people to the truth and the light.
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This Is How We Know, Part 7: We Love Sacrificially // Joel Cooper
To be God's child is to love sacrificially - to love how God loved us: by sending his only Son to die for us. John urges Christians to let their faith be proved by their love, and to let our love be shown in radical generosity.
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This Is How We Know, Part 6: We Are God's Children // Simon Gill
John has called his readers his 'dear children', and he now reveals a marvellous truth - the incredible love that God has lavished on believers, that they get to be called the children of God! John invites Christians to marvel at their adoption into God's family and to ensure their actions…
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Lord, Teach Us To Pray Together // Keegan Harris
What do you do when you want to pray but have no idea where to begin? Jesus’ disciples asked the same question, and his answer shows that prayer was always meant to include other people.
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This Is How We Know, Part 5: We Don't Deny Christ // Jamie Rodwell
John returns to the first point of his letter: It's all about Jesus. We can know we are true children of God if we don't deny Christ - that he is God in the flesh, he is the way, the truth and the life.
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This Is How We Know, Part 4: We Don't Love the World // Josiah Nevell
Love for the Lord and one another is compared with loving the world. John says we can know we are true children of God if we don't love the world - don't adopt the way of life of those who oppose God, nor their value system or anything that draws our affection away from the Lord Jesus Christ.
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This Is How We Know, Part 3: We Love Each Other // Simon Gill
Love is essential. John has written about this previously in his gospel account, when Jesus urged his disciples to love one another. John revisits this call to love one another strongly to his dear children in the faith.
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This Is How We Know, Part 2: We Walk in the Light // Jenny Gill
John makes many comparisons throughout his letter, telling believers how they can know they are true children of God. The first of these is that they walk in the light and not in the darkness: choosing holiness over sin and yet being quick to repent when they do sin.
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This Is How We Know, Part 1: We Have Seen the Son // Jerram Watts
The Church is still young and facing many pressures, not the least of which is a departure of many from the faith. John writes to strengthen Christians in the face of many troubles and urges them to hold fast to their faith - and he begins by bringing their eyes to the Lord Jesus Christ: The Word...
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God Speaks, Part 6: God Speaks through Creation // Anna Holmes
Creation has been one of God's biggest billboards since day one, but we grow familiar with it as we live amongst it. How can we see the created world afresh and hear our Father's voice calling to us on a daily basis?
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God Speaks, Part 5: God Speaks through Community // Rochelle Jackson
There's no such thing as a lone wolf in Christianity - God desires us to be in community and will speak to us through others in that community. We're here to speak the truth in love and be conduits for God's voice to one another.
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God Speaks, Part 4: God Speaks to our Hearts // Simon Gill
Perhaps the most difficult way to pin down and also the least understood - God speaks to us through our hearts through impressions, thoughts and instincts. But how can we tell it's God speaking and not just our own thoughts or selfish desires?
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God Speaks, Part 3: God Speaks through Prophecy // Jamie Rodwell
One of the gifts of the Spirit used to build up the church is the gift of prophecy. This isn't future-telling, but speaking God's words to encourage and build others up. How do we use this biblically within the body of Christ?
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Mission Possible: The Harvest Is Plentiful // Jenny Gill
Jesus did not wait for people to come to him. He went through the towns and villages, proclaiming the good news and healing the sick. In this message, Jenny Gill encourages us to take seriously the mission Jesus has given his people and to faithfully play our part in the harvest.
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God Speaks, Part 2: God Speaks Through Scripture // Nicky Rees-Thomas
To know the Son, we must know scripture. Scripture is one of the primary ways God continues to communicate clearly and across time to his church.
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God Speaks, Part 1: God Speaks Through Jesus // Hayden Berkers
As we begin a new series about discerning the voice of God, we look at the number one way Scripture says God speaks to us - through His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Holy Spirit, Part 4: Gifts of the Spirit // Jenny Gill
God dwells with his people by his Spirit and causes fruit to grow as we keep in step with his Spirit. He also gives us gifts to use to build and strengthen the church. What are they? Why are they important? And how can we use them? Jenny Gill lands our Spirit series today by looking at the gifts…
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Holy Spirit, Part 3: Fruit Of The Spirit // Jerram Watts
So often our minds go to the obvious shows of miraculous power when we think of the Spirit - healing and tongues. But the Fruit of the Spirit is one of the most important outworkings of a life filled with the Spirit. What do we miss when we take the Fruit of the Spirit for granted?
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Holy Spirit, Part 2: Baptism In The Spirit // Simon Gill
It's one of those secondary issues in Christianity that can often divide people. Is a secondary baptism of the Holy Spirit required, or is a believer immediately filled with the Spirit upon conversion? Does it matter either way? Today, Simon Gill looks at the baptism of the Spirit and what is…
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Holy Spirit, Part 1: Person Of The Spirit // James Rees-Thomas
One of the deep longings of the human heart is to live with God. Augustine said, "Our heart is restless until it rests in you." God's desire is also to dwell with us - he did it in the garden, and he'll do it fully again on the New Earth. But what about now? How does God dwell with us now? By his...
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The Cross, Part 6: Life of the Cross // Cam Mackenzie
In light of all that God accomplished through his Son at the cross - how now are we to live? What does living a life crucified with Christ actually look like?
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The Cross, Part 5: Boast Of The Cross // Simon Gill
Jesus did it all for us at the cross. It was his great victory over sin, death and Satan, and made a way for us to be reconciled to God and to each other. How could we boast in anything we've done? Paul says all such boasting is worthless - there's only one thing worth making much of: the cross.
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The Cross, Part 4: Reconciled To God // Jamie Rodwell
The cross made a way for Jews and Gentiles to be reconciled, but only because it made it possible for us all to be first reconciled to God. How did the cross make it possible for lost sinners to come near to a holy God?
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The Cross, Part 3: Victory Of The Cross // Floyd Edwards
The cross was God's most decisive victory of the power of sin, death and Satan. But it looked like the moment of his defeat. How did God orchestrate this great reversal? What made this victory so triumphant? Today we look at the victory of the cross on Resurrection Sunday!
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The Cross, Part 2: Reconciled To Each Other // Jerram Watts
The Jews and Gentiles simply did not mix - they had nothing in common, and the Jewish laws made sure the Gentiles were treated as inferior and 'other'. But then Jesus went to the cross and tore down the dividing walls between them - to make new humanity! How is that possible? What does that mean...
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The Cross, Part 1: Power Of The Cross // Aidan Meerman
What's the big deal about the cross? It's everywhere: necklaces, tattoos, gravestones, bakery items. Has it become so common that is has lost its offensive power? What actually happened at the cross all those years ago? In part one of our Easter series, we're reminded of just how powerful the…
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Sermon On The Mount, Part 7: Christian Commitment // Pete Crosson
The Sermon On The Mount concludes with a parable of two builders and their different foundations. It's an apt ending to a powerfully countercultural sermon. How can we live out Jesus' desires for our lives? Not by striving, but by ensuring our lives are genuinely built on the solid rock of God's...
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Sermon On The Mount, Part 6: Christian Relationships // Simon Gill
As Jesus draws near to the end of the message, he has a few words about how he desires Christian relationships to work, particularly about how we ought to be slow to judge others before we've taken a good look in the mirror ourselves.
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Sermon On The Mount, Part 5: Christian Motives // Anna Holmes
Money and possessions. Two things that have pulled human hearts away from their loving Creator since the Fall. But they cannot sustain nor comfort us, and Jesus doesn't want his followers worrying about such things, but to seek first the Kingdom of God and trust that their needs will be met.
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Sermon On The Mount, Part 4: Christian Practice // Jenny Gill
Giving, prayer and fasting. Three simple practices that Jesus expects his followers will continue to do in their obedience to him. But how do these simple things go beyond mere rule-following and habit? As we looked at last week, it's all about our heart posture in doing them.
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Sermon On The Mount, Part 3: Christian Righteousness // Rochelle Jackson
As he continues his counter-cultural sermon, Jesus takes aim at the teachings of the Pharisees, the religious elite of the day. Jesus raises the bar to show them - and us - that we cannot achieve righteousness through our outward efforts, because it's an inward thing that begins in our hearts.
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Sermon On The Mount, Part 2: Christian Influence // Jerram Watts
Salt and light. Two incredibly simple illustrations Jesus used to show his followers how they ought to live differently from the surrounding culture, and simultaneously how they'll impact that culture for the kingdom of God. So it's worth asking, how salty are we? How brightly do we shine?
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Sermon On The Mount, Part 1: Christian Character // Simon Gill
What are the Beatitudes all about? In Jesus' opening remarks to his famous Sermon on the Mount, he describes the character qualities that he desires his followers to embody - and the blessing they will receive. At first reading, it looks like a simple list, but dive a bit deeper, and you'll see...
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One Another, Part 4: Serve One Another // Josiah Nevell
We wrap up our One Another summer series by looking at the outworking of how we love, bear with, forgive and show humility towards one another in the church: we serve each other. What gifts have you received that can be used to encourage and bless others in service?
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One Another, Part 3: Humility Towards One Another // Simon Gill
What if humility is not optional, but essential to becoming like Jesus? In Philippians 2:1–11, we’re challenged to “value others above yourselves” and to adopt the mindset of Christ, who took the posture of a servant. This sermon connects Philippians 2 with Jesus’ “golden rule” (Matthew 7:12) and...
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One Another, Part 2: Bear With & Forgive One Another // Jerram Watts
In Colossians 3:1–14, we discover that God’s “dress code” is not about what’s on your body, but what’s forming your character: compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, and love. This sermon gets practical about how to deal with difficult people, when to bear with someone, and when to...
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One Another, Part 1: Love // Jenny Gill
In John 13:34–35, Jesus gives a “new command”: love one another, as I have loved you. In this sermon, we explore what it means to love like Jesus: humble service (even when it is costly), authenticity and vulnerability instead of performance, and living from a secure identity in what the Father...
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Christmas, Part 4: Prince of Peace // Rochelle Jackson
Peace so often feels fleeting or unattainable in our day. Whether it's conflict between nations, friends or even within our own minds and emotions. How do we gain perfect peace in a tumultuous world? We come to our final Christmas message as we explore Jesus Christ as the Prince of Peace.
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Christmas, Part 3: Everlasting Father // Simon Gill
This coming son and child, this savious, will also be known as the Father of the Everlasting. Supreme over eternity past and future, the Lord Jesus reigns now in the heavens and will some day bring his Kingdom to earth with finality and everlasting authority.
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Christmas, Part 2: Mighty God // Aidan Meerman
Isaiah says this coming Saviour will also be a Mighty God! We see this in Jesus' life as he calmed storms, healed the sick and raised the dead, and we see it in the future as he reigns supreme over a restored earth. But what about now? How is Jesus exercising his authority as Mighty God today in...
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Christmas, Part 1: Wonderful Counselor // Emma Roche
As we begin our four-week Christmas series, we explore a popular passage from Isaiah 9 which details four titles as expressions of the coming Messiah's character. Today we look at Jesus Christ as Wonderful Counselor. What a name! In a world of chaos and confusion, isn't it wonderful to know that…
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Celebration Sunday: Thus Far The Lord Has Helped Us // Simon & Floyd
On Celebration Sunday, Simon and Floyd unpack the story of Samuel’s “Ebenezer” stone in 1 Samuel 7:12 and invite us to look back on a year of God’s faithfulness at The Street. From quiet revival among young people and online church stories, to caring for refugees, raising emerging leaders, and...
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Timeless: Great Prayers of the Old Testament, Part 5: Habakkuk // Jamie Rodwell
When you consider your family, workplace, community, city - what things are present that grieve God's heart? What things do you long to see renewed and restored? What things are you crying out for revival in? Habakkuk was someone who longed to see God repeat his works of old in his day. What can…
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Check out our latest sermons every week to help you grow in your faith! The Street Church is a multi-site church based in Wellington, New Zealand. Our mission is to help people become total followers of Jesus Christ. Visit thestreet.org.nz for resources and more!
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