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South West Sermons — 848 episodes
Seek the Good of the City
Discerning God's Voice Amidst the Nosie
False Prophets and False Hope
Jeremiah: Three Cups
A Promise in Exile
Hearing God's Voice
Broken Cisterns vs. Living Water
God's Call
Psalm 116
Psalm 22
Psalm 118
Resurrection Sunday 2026
Good Friday 2026
Death to Power
Death to Status – A Life of Service
Death to Wealth
Wilderness Temptation: Lies and Learning to Trust
Naturally Supernatural 2026: To be Audacious
Lent: Baptism and Death to Old Identity
Redemptive Community Part 3
Redemptive Community in Aotearoa/New Zealand
The Vineyard Workers
The Two Builders
The Vineyard
The Sower
The Midnight Knocker
Emmanuel - God With Us
A New Humanity
A New King
A New Prophet
A Kingdom of Priests
Sharing the Load with Others
With Arms (Together) Lifted
Water from the Rock
Manna from Heaven
The Tenth Plague
Plagues
Speaking Truth to Power
God Hears the Cries - The Call of Moses
God Hears the Cries - Our Response
God Hears the Cries
The Prophets
Wisdom Literature
How and Why to Read the Law
Gideon - How to Read Narrative
From Garden, to Garden, to Garden
Reading the Bible
Praise the Lord! - Songwriters Service
Psalm 95
Psalm 73: Hope in Doubt
Psalm 42: Hope for A Future Saviour
Psalm 23: Faithfulness
Unhindered
Freedom
Transformation
Opposition
The Church is Jesus's Body
Empowering
Easter Sunday
Good Friday
Tempted
Denied
Betrayal
Questions
Called to be Peacemakers
Invited to the Banquet
The Layers of Community: 3, 12, 72 and the Crowds
A Peculiar People
Called Together
Flourish Part 4 - Love One Another
Flourish Part 3 - Helping Each Other
Flourish Part 2 - Growing with Kingdom DNA
Flourish Part 1 - Deeply Rooted Followers of Jesus
Meeting Jesus - Blind Bartimaeus
Meeting Jesus - The Rich Man
Meeting Jesus - Little Children
God is With Us : Yesterday, Today and Forever
Sublimely Ordinary, Shockingly Divine
Peace has Come
Justice has Come
The Light has Come
In the Room Together
Conflict in the Church
Taming the Tongue
Faith and Works and Grace
The Mirror of Truth
The Book of James
Fasting: Solidarity with the Poor
Fasting: To Amplify Our Prayers
Fasting: Growing in Holiness
Fasting: Offering Ourselves to God
Global Week 1: Weeping over Jerusalem
Jonah: God's Graciousness
Transformation
Jonah's Second Chance
Jonah Inside the Whale
The Holy Spirit
The Son: Salvation
The Son: How Do We Know What God is Like?
Jonah: Off to Tarshish
The Outward Flow of Divine Love
God the Loving Father
God's Care for Creation
Lamenting the Way of the World
The Lament of Habakkuk
The Parable of the Four Soils
The Wise and Foolish Builders
The Season of Matariki
Psalm 103 – “Praise the Lord, O My Soul”
Psalm 139 - "You Know Me"
Silence and Hearing God
Psalm 23 - "You Are With Me"
Desiring the Lord
Meditating on the Word of God
Pentecost: Miracle of the Spirit
Lord of All Circumstances: Lazarus Raised
Deliverance from Demons
Courage in the Storm
Searching for God
Resurrection: The Promise of Transformation
Following Jesus in a Warming World - James Beck
Creation Care
Resurrection Sunday
Known & Loved - Good Friday 2024
A Psalm of Confession
Dr Ahmed Joktan
Donkey Rides
Hosea and Grace
What is Grace for Each Other?
Grace for Ourselves
God's Grace is Sufficient
Grace for Our World
The Truth of the Gospel: Grace Gives Freedom
Summer Series 2024: New Wine, New Ways
Summer Series 2024: Dedication
Summer Series 2024: Knowing God & Being Known by God
Summer Series 2024: Prayer
Making Room: For All
Making Room - Hospitality
The Crisis in the Middle East
Making Room - Preparing the Way
Looking Towards the Destination
Leadership
Fidelity & Generosity
Love and Hospitality
Two Mountains
Training for the Race
What is Faith?
Faithfulness Despite our Weakness - Moses
Abraham and Sarah: Leaning in to the New
The Faith of Sarah: Waiting is Hard
The Faith of Rahab
Whose and Who We Are
Mission and Faith
Lessons of Faith from Jacob
Deborah and Barak
Faith That Endures
Being With God
Listening to God
Talking With God
Talking to God
Bringing and Breaking
Mary and Martha
Worth-ship: Mary and Martha
The Body Language of Faith
Melchizedek: Mystery Man of the Bible
The Good of the City
Seeking the Good of the City
Milk and Muscle
Dreams and Visions
Approaching the Throne of God
The Courage of Daniel
Pentecost
Worthy of His Rest
Writing on the Wall
Our Perfect Leader
Faith in the Fiery Furnace
Fixing Our Eyes on Jesus
The Rock Cut out of the Mountain
Our Heavenly Hope Realised in Our Earthly Reality
Introduction to the Book of Daniel
Belief in an Age of Be-Leaving
On the Emmaus Road
Resurrection Sunday
Wells Old and New
Commemoration and Celebration
Peter - A Lifelong Follower
"Come Follow Me"
Word, Sign and Deed
In the World
The Love of Christ
The Love of Christ
The Dream of Community
Summer Spectacular - Experiencing and Sharing the Love of Jesus
Summer Spectacular - Jesus Stories
Sabbath - Worship
Sabbath - Delight
Sabbath - Rest
Sabbath Part 1 - Stop
Christmas Eve - Could it be True?
Advent - Joy
Advent - Love
World Vision in Afghanistan
Jesus in the Wilderness
"What Are You Doing Here?"
I Am Doing a New Thing
Water in the Wilderness - Exodus
The Armour of God
Life Together
Following God's Example
Living Differently
Global Week: God's Concern for the Poor
Global Week: Bringing Dry Bones to Life
Gifts of Grace
United as One Body
Known and Loved
Christ in Creation
Opening up Ephesians
Discipleship Pathways
The End of the World
A Mirror of Woes
The Great Commission Today
The Arrest and Betrayal of Jesus
Real Talk Between Friends
The Beauty of Worship
The Parable of the Workers - Our Vocation
The Rich Young Man and the Great Commandment
Marriage, Divorce: God’s Intention for Protection
Love Seeks Out, Love Confronts, Love Forgives
Zerubbabel and the Rubble
The Kingdom of Heaven: Seed, Yeast, Treasure
The System versus Freedom
Lord of All Creation
John, Jesus and the Yoke of Jesus
John the Baptist: Doubt and Rejection
The Good News About Sharing the Good News
The Call to Follow and the Cost of Following
Freedom
Jesus Before All Else
A Leper, A Centurion and a Mother-in-Law
The Revolutionary Lifestyle of the Kingdom
The Lord's Prayer
The Way to a Transformed Heart and Life
The Beatitudes
The Kingdom of God
The Baptism of Jesus
The Spirit of Pentecost
The Great Commission
On the Beach
Thomas the Twin
"Peace Be With You"
The Truth of the Story
A New Way of Seeing the Old Story
God's Story and Our Stories
Woven into God's Story
Easter Sunday: The Story of Easter
Good Friday: It is Finished - Into Your Hands...
Palm Sunday: The Unexpected King
Palm Sunday: Humility and Obedience
I am Thirsty
My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?
Family
"Father Forgive Them"
Unity and Diversity
What's So Spectacular?
Life of the Beloved: Given
Life of the Beloved: Broken
Life of the Beloved: Blessed
Life of the Beloved: Taken
Advent 2 - Sharing Aroha Together
Advent 1 - Breath
Love and Truth and Peace
Truth and Hope
Weaving the Thread
Love Actioned
The Darkness
The Light
The Last Word
The Four Greats
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Blessing
Hurt and Hope
Community
A Response to Suffering
A New Thing
Living Forever
Chosen People Living Godly Lives
The Importance of Holiness
The Letter of 1 Peter
The Big Adventure
The Promise of Hope
Our Waka
Micah and Mercy
Micah and Hope
Baptist Hui - Shamelessly Audacious Prayer
Leadership
Micah 2
The Call to Live Out our Love of God
The Prophet's Call to "Hear"
South West Songs EP Release
Welcoming the Stranger
Preparing for the Signs
Scattering Seed: Sowing the Kingdom of God
The Mustard Seed
The Lamp on the Stand
The Sower, the Seed and the Soil
Jonah 3 & 4
Jonah 3 and 4
Jonah 3
Jonah 1
The Gospel in New Zealand
Coffee, Stillness and Listening
The Power of Coffee
Chocolate Wars
Chocolate Families
A Meal at Levi's House
When Love Goes Through the Roof
A Shrivelled Hand
Feeding 5000/Crossover Trust 30th
Baptism Service
A Dead Girl and a Sick Woman
Jesus and Evil
Jesus and Subtle Evil
Jesus and Nature
Jesus Heals Many From the Boat
Pentecost
Pentecost: The Gift of the Holy Spirit
“Then They Told What Had Happened on the Road”
"Were Not Our Hearts Burning Within Us?"
Disappointment with God
"He Explained the Scripture"
"But We Had Hoped"
Informing Conversations
A Stranger on the Road to Emmaus
The Road to Emmaus
Faith vs Unbelief
The Faithfulness of God
Getting Rid of Our Baggage
God at Work in the World
Agony, Absence and Alleluia
Bread and Wine
Salt and Fire
A Gift of Costly Love
Hope in Grief
The Normal Christian Life
A Kairos Moment
A Day in the Kingdom
Dropping Everything to Follow
Leave and Follow
How We Change the World
Word, Sign and Deed
Jesus' Baptism
A Voice in the Wilderness
The Gospel of Mark
Summer Series 4
Summer Stories 3
Summer Stories 2
Summer Stories 1
"What Do You Want?"
Abundant Life
Children of God
The Weary World Rejoices
Relationships - Marriage
Colossians 3
Vision - Discipleship
Colossians 1
Where Do Fit As A Church?
The Beginning of the Story
Love Your Enemies
Romans 8:18-39
Finding God in the Struggle
The Hope of Creation
Care for the Earth
Romans 8 - The Spirit and the Flesh
Romans 7
Freedom From and Freedom For
Romans 6
What About Sin?
Faith, Hope and Love
Romans 4 - Abraham and Hope
Romans 4
God's Faithfulness
The Heart of the Matter
Romans 1:18-32
The Gospel of God
The Gospel of God
Jesus, Muslims and the Samaritan Grudge
Looking Back: Has Prayer Changed Us?
How Is Prayer Changing You?
From Leading to Being Led
Fleshy Spirituality and Bodily Prayer
From Popularity to Feeding
Silence and Solitude
From Relevance to Prayer
The Word of God
Prayer: Always More
Praying Scripture
Path to Contemplative Action
Prayer for Others
Prayer - Sharon Garlough Brown
Prayer Needs All of Our Selves
Holy Spirit: Power of Prayer to Change
She Loves Us
Waiting Together
Prayer Changes Us - Changed for Good
Prayer Changes Us
The Ascension of Christ
The Beginning of the Church
Thomas and Doubt
Service and Sacrifice
The Stone the Builders Rejected
Easter Camp Review
Didn't Our Hearts Burn Within Us?
God Reveals Himself
Jesus' Final Words
The Cry of the Crowd
Couldn't You Stay With Me One Hour?
Not My Will But Yours
He Wept As He Looked Over
He Set His Face
Joy in Dealing with Conflict
Joy in Conflict
Joy in Despair
Joy and Humility
Waitangi Day 2018
Philippians - Joy
Celebrating the Future
Celebrating the Present
Celebrating the Past
Advent - Wise Men
Advent - Mary
Advent - Shepherds: Everyone Has a Part
Advent - Joseph: Hearing the Call
Advent - Mary and Elizabeth
Chris Heuertz
Advent 1 - The Gift
The Holy Spirit and the Body of the Church
How the Holy Spirit Guides Us
Wow, Woe, Go - Mike Pilavachi 2
The Holy Spirit - Mike Pilavachi 1
Mike Pilavachi - Wow, Woe, Go
Mike Pilavachi - The Holy Spirit
Mike Pilavachi - Saturday Evening
Mike Pilavachi - Saturday Afternoon
Mike Pilavachi - Saturday Morning
Holy Spirit - Peace - Parihaka 2
Holy Spirit - Peace - Parihaka
Praise and Prayer
Treasures and Patience
Passion and Plans
Words and Wisdom
Partiality and Mercy
Temptations and Gifts
Poverty and Wealth
Perseverance and Wisdom
Local Church, Global Mission
Transforming the Nations
Mary's Kingdom Song
Family Service
Eternity in a Day
Sabbath Delight
Sabbath Rhythms
Community Resistance
Freedom Renewed
Resisting A Rest
A Bid for Ordinary Kindness
Sabbath: Less is More
A Bid for Ordinary Kindness
A Bid for Ordinary Kindness
Freedom to Love and Do Good
Freedom to Walk by the Spirit
Freedom By Adoption
Freedom From the Law and Religion
Freedom by Faith
Freedom From the Past
In-Tension-al
Love is Incarnational (2)
Love is Incarnational
Praying with Intent 2
Praying with Intent
Entering the Conversation 2
Pentecost - Water and Spirit
Pentecost - Holy Spirit
Haggai: Putting God First
Tuesday Fellowship 30th Anniversary
The Ten Commandments and the World
Mothers' Day
The Ten Commandments and Each Other
Passion for Christ - Belonging
Burning Passion
Living With Passion
Passion Reborn
Passion Rising
The Song of Moses and Miriam
Crossing the Red Sea
Passover: A First and Last Meal of Freedom
The Egyptians and the Plagues
Let My People Go
What Is In Your Hand?
God Prepares a People
God Provides a Person
The Lord Sees the Oppression
A Waka to Join
Baptism and Membership
Conversion
The Redemptive Community of the Redemptive God
Binding the Broken Hearted
Growing a Deeper Relationship with God
Who Do I Need To Love?
Looking Back, Stretching Forward
Advent - Jesus Prince of Peace
Advent: Belonging
Advent: Belonging - Being Involved
God Seeks to Grow My Trust in Him
God Seeks to Grow My trust in Him
Are You Hungry?
Let the Little Children Come to Me
Sinners and Tax Collectors
Sending Out People of Peace
Go Home and Tell
Now What?
South West Baptist Church 150th Celebration 2
South West Baptist Church 150th Celebration
Belonging - Unity and Diversity
Belonging
Belonging - The Divine Mystery Revealed
Belonging - Jesus the Cornerstone
Belonging - God's Reconciling Love
150th Launch 2
150th Launch 1
Worship: Acts
Worship: Acts - Bethany Stories
Worship: Song and Dance
Worship: Heart 2
Worship: Heart 1
Our Role in the World
The Christian Voice in Our Society
Local Missions
Local Missions 2
The Good Shepherd: A New Calling - Fisherman Becomes Shepherd
Pain & Suffering
The Good Shepherd: Jesus Embodies
Sexuality
The Good Shepherd: Jesus Portrays
Clash of Religions
The Good Shepherd: The Prophets Predict (Part 2)
The Bible - The Word of God?
The Good Shepherd: The Prophets Predict
Is Jesus the Only Way to God?
The Good Shepherd: The Image Appears
Living and Giving 2
Living and Giving
Poverty and Wealth 2
Poverty and Wealth
God and Mammon 2
God and Mammon 1
Global Mission: Learner, Servant, Story Teller
The Great Commission and Myanmar
Truthfulness and Inclusion
Gratitude
Hospitality 2
Hospitality 1
Making and Keeping Promises
Promise Making and Keeping
Jesus and Forgiveness
Forgiveness
Clothed in Power
Why Are You Crying?
Put Your Finger Here
He Is Not There
Watch and Pray
With a Kiss
My Body Given For You
My Blood Poured Out For You
Beyond the End of Time 1
The End of the End
The Final Horseman
The System That Seduces the World 1
The System That Seduces the World 2
The Church and the Powers 1
The Church and the Beasts
Hope for Humanity
A Call to Action
The Saga of Human History
Saga of Human History
Introduction to the Book of Revelation
Intro to Revelation
Life Rambunctious
Life Restful
Life Revealed
Grace and Peace
Joy!
What a Year!
Not Normal
Justice/Parihaka
Tearfulness 1
Vulnerability, Attachment and Grace
Narrow Door
Baptism and the Call to Follow Jesus
Local Vision
Looking for a Sign
The End of the End Times
Jesus Predicts His Death
The Meal
Gratefulness
Zacchaeus, Forgiveness and Transformation
Forgiveness
Lord I Want To See!
What Do You Want Me To Do For You?
Why Suffering?
Suffering - Why?
Prayer
The Great Banquet 2
One Body Many Parts
World Vision's Alex Snary: His Story
The Great Banquet
The Great Chasm
The Rich Man And Lazarus
His Will Be Done...
Zombies and Aliens
Local Missions Week 1
Local Missions Week 2
The Persistent Widow
Persisting in Prayer
The Rich Fool
Jesus - The Good Samaritan
The Good Samaritan
The Lost Son
The Lost
Sower, Seed and Soil
The Parable of the Sower
Mid-Winter Christmas
Mid-Winter Christmas is Here, But Christmas is Coming
Jesus' Call to His Right-Way-Up Kingdom
Wise and Foolish Builders
The Fruits and the Wise and Foolish Builders
Love Your Enemies
Loving Your Enemies
Blessings and Woes
Blessings and Woes 2
Jesus' Miracles
The Miracles of Jesus
Jesus' Miracles
The Good Life
Jesus and the Sabbath
The Continual Call
The Call
ANZAC Day: A Tale of Two Nations
The Ottomans and ISIS
The Reality of the Resurrection
The Resurrection of Jesus
The Resurrection: Repentance and Forgiveness
The Resurrection Changes Everything
A Stranger at My Table
The Road to Emmaus
In An Instant
The Trials of Jesus
Speaking Truth to Power
If It Be Your Will
Past the Point of No Return
The Community of the First Communion
The Last Supper
The Mandate of Jesus
Jesus' Mandate
Wilderness Comfort
The Testing of Jesus
Jesus's Baptism
The Baptism and Heritage of Jesus
Preparing the Way
Faith in the Storm
Jesus Calms the Storm
BBQ on the Beach
Called
Escape to Sea
Crossing Over
Seas Opened
Advent 3
Advent 2
Advent 1
Gratitude - Whakawhetia (1)
Graciousness (1)
Graciousness (2)
Generous Solidarity
Generosity
Generosity
Generous Solidarity
Generosity
Generous Solidarity
The Vision (2)
The Vision (1)
The Vision (1)
The Vision (2)
The Vision (1)
The Vision (2)
Evangelism (2)
Evangelism (1)
The Kingdom of God
The Final Act
Permission to Speak
Because of This Hope
God's Purposes Strangely Fulfilled
Clueless But Interested
Truth and Lies - Live Your Choice
The Way
Cheers
In All Good Conscience
Mutuality of Mission
People Who Know the Story They're a Part Of
The Dream of God
My Story to Tell
The Witness
To Go or Not To Go
Mission Trumps
You Know How I Lived
It Is More Blessed to Give than to Receive
The Gospel and the Opposition
People, Place. Power and Public
Don't Be Silent
What About the Spirit?
Being Real
The Great Power of a Small Word
Paul in the Lion's Den
The Guidance Puzzle
Two Lives Changed
Through Many Hardships
A Door of Faith*
The Final Frontier
Magic and Mission*
Pentecost, Prison and Power
Journeying with God
The Anonymous Revolutionaries
Crossing Over
Crossing Over
The Reluctant Convert
The Call of God
Following Truth
Walking With Philip
Jesus the Suffering Servant
Jesus the Saviour of Compassion
Jesus the Prophet of the Kingdom
Jesus the Revolutionary
I Thirst
Stephen's Stones
Growth Pains and Change
Leadership Needed
The Enemy Within
Following Jesus But At What Cost?
Two Kingdoms Clash
Why Are You So Surprised?
"What I Have I Give"
Power and Life
Power and Life
It Begins
The Church Begins
Jesus - Summed up in One Word
The Bible: What is it? Why read it?
Prayer 2
Prayer 1
Worship 3
Worship 2
Worship 1
Let Earth Receive Her King
Jesus is the Light of our Communities
Let the Party Begin
Jesus - Light of the World
Stay - Do Not Run
Futility or Hope?
In the Mud
God's Vision
Inequality is Killing Us
God Acts
Keep Your Promises to God
Clay in God's Hands
Time
God Will Restore
Run With Horses
Return to Me
Wisdom and Study
Call and Vision
Introduction to Futility
Our People
Our Place
Our Passion
Our Passion
Our Posture
Our Posture
Our Shape
Our Shape
Our Story
Our Story
Peoples of Other Faiths
Darkness and Vision
Dryness and Fruit
A Global Perspective
Depression and Hope
Despair and Contentment
Doubt and Truth
Ecology and Creation Care
Ethics
Choosing a life partner
Marriage
Discipleship - Who Wants to Follow Jesus?
Taking Risks For God
The Man Who Had the Secret
Folly in Godzone - How Crazy Are You?
Listening in Stereo
Mind Wars
The Holy Spirit
Sowing and Reaping
Holding it Together
Generous Grace - Gutsy Giving
Learning to be Spirit led
A Community that brings Comfort
Remain in me
Integrity, Intimacy and Idolatry
Who is the Holy Spirit Anyway?
A Body to Die For
It's Time for the Revolution
A Bias Towards the Poor
Calling All Clay Pots
Our Local Heartbeat
What Are You Looking At?
Our Global Heartbeat
Straight From the Heart
Learning to Lean on God
The Greatest Story Ever Told
A Global Story
Alternative Stories
Other Stories
Are All Christians Hypocrites?
Our Stories
Our Story
The 'E' Word
The Church's First Call
The Future's Inauguration
Jesus' Mission
Jesus' Commission
Songs of the People
Cries of the Prophets
Let My People Come
Let My People Go
New Creation
Mission Beginnings
Exchanging Gods
Finding God in the Desert
Hearing God Speak
How To Pray So Stuff Happens
Swimming In The River