The Village Presbyterian Church NZ

This episode is part three of a five week series taking a look at the grand narrative, or BIG story of the bible. This week, we read passages from Mark 1:1-15 NIVUK and Colossians 1:15-20 NRSVue

This episode is part two of a five week series taking a look at the grand narrative, or BIG story of the bible. This week, we read passages from Genesis chapters 12:1-9 and Malachi 3:6-7, 3:13-4:6.

This episode is part one of a five week series taking a look at the grand narrative, or BIG story of the bible. This week, we read passages from Genesis chapters 1 and 2.This episode is a rerecording of the sermon Luke preached on Sunday 19 April 2026. We haven't been releasing episodes recently because we've had some problems with our recording equipment, So we've decided to rerecord and release some of the sermons and reflections from the last few weeks.

This episode is a rerecording of the sermon Luke preached on Easter Sunday 5 April 2026 from Matthew 28:1-15.We haven't been releasing episodes recently because we've had some problems with our recording equipment, so we've decided to rerecord and release some of the sermons and reflections from the last few weeks.

This episode is a rerecording of the sermon Luke preached on Sunday 22 March 2026 from John 11:1-45, the story of the raising of Lazarus. We haven't been releasing episodes recently because we've had some problems with our recording equipment, So we've decided to rerecord and release some of the sermons and reflections from the last few weeks.

This week Joy Kingsbury-Aitken unpacks the story of a man who was born blind but goes away from his encounter with Jesus seeing, and the religious leaders, who can see but are 'blind' to who Jesus is and what he is doing. Reading John 9:1-41

This week we join Jesus and a Samaritan woman at a chance meeting by Jacob's well. Rev Luke draws us into their surprising and challenging conversation.Reading John 4:3-42

In this episode we enter Nicodemus' visit with Jesus and find that Jesus is God's answer for a dark and broken world. This sermon refers to a painting by Henry Ossawa Tanner called Nicodemus visits Jesus. You can find the painting here.Reading: John 3:1-21

For the first Sunday in Lent, Rev Josh looks at Jesus time in the wilderness. This episode includes a reflection on the painting of Christ in the Desert by Ivan Kramskoy. If you wish to do your own reflection, you can view the image here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_in_the_Desert#/media/File:Christ_in_the_Wilderness_-_Ivan_Kramskoy_-_Google_Cultural_Institute.jpg

Rev Luke Blackbeard explores the Transfiguration and deepening our relationship with Jesus. Readings: Exodus 24:12-18, Matthew 17:1-9

This Sunday of Waitangi weekend, Rev Josh Olds looks at what living as salt and light looks like as God's people in Aotearoa, New Zealand.ReadingsPsalm 85:8-13Matthew 5:13-20