Bradley Joubert continues our study in Nehemiah, looking at chapters 8 to 12. Bradley gives us a very brief introduction of himself before diving straight into our text for today after opening with prayer. After reading from the passage, Bradley looks at our first point, "Confession". With four points, he looks at how "the confessions of the Israelites were brought about by the Word of God", "this confession is accompanied by sincere feeling", "the confession is specific and detailed", and "the ...
Dec 02, 2023•30 min•Season 2023Ep. 49
Jeremy Lind continues our study in Nehemiah, looking at a detailed overview of chapters 4 to 7. Jeremy gives us a quick bio for himself before diving into "story" to give us some context to look at our passage in, looking at what story we tell ourselves that motivates our daily behaviour, and how this "story" drove Nehemiah. He then looks at the contrast between "Effective Leadership" and "Revelatory Leadership" as hinted at in the passage today. Jeremy then takes us through our chapters today v...
Nov 25, 2023•46 min•Season 2023Ep. 47
Dan starts us off by taking a look at the series "Who Are We?" that we've been going through as a church over the year, giving an overview of the topics and books we've been focusing on. He then takes us back to look at the first Church in Acts and how they developed. Dan then looks at the four things that we want to become characterised by as a church: "The Apostles Teaching - What does the Bible say?", "Fellowship", "Breaking of Bread", and "Prayer". Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church mornin...
Nov 11, 2023•38 min•Season 2023Ep. 45
Caleb Wilkinson-Mackie shares a bit with us about his time in Nepal, while also sharing from Romans 10:9-15. Caleb starts with a time of prayer as part of the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. He then shares a bit behind the work he recently did in Nepal and the heart behind why he did it, before diving into our passage for today. After reading through the text, Caleb breaks it into 3 segments while intertwining the learning with what he has been a part of this year. He look...
Nov 04, 2023•43 min•Season 2023Ep. 44
Brian Goodwin is back to talk to us about our life from Acts 20:17-27. Brian starts with a small promo for Lake Learning in January at Lake Taupo, before sharing an anecdote about his "baptismal" story. Brian then brings us around to Acts 20:17-27, where Paul is addressing the Elders at Ephesus, and he breaks down his words into 2 points/challenges - Believe, and Achieve. "Do You Believe?" Paul's one message in verse 21, and "What Will We Achieve" looking at verse 24. Recorded at the Hukanui Bib...
Oct 28, 2023•45 min•Season 2023Ep. 43
Lewis Varley wraps up our study of Ephesians, looking at "Christ in our problems" in chapter 6 verses 10 to 24. Lewis dives straight into reading our passage this morning before diving into some analogies that tie into our text for today, focusing on how we respond to problems in our lives as Christians. He then looks at how Paul describes how to deal with these troubles in the passage. Lewis asks the question, "What are we standing on?" He wraps up by looking back at the analogies from earlier ...
Oct 21, 2023•31 min•Season 2022Ep. 42
Tom Leslie brings us into chapter 6 of Ephesians, looking at the second half of the instructions for submission started in chapter 5 verse 21. Gavin Lynch starts us off with a prayer for Israel, and also our new leadership for our country before handing over to Tom. Tom launches straight into reading our passage for today, before outlining the relationships he will be looking at today - the parent-child relationship, and the slave-master relationship. He looks at his understanding of these relat...
Oct 14, 2023•45 min•Season 2023Ep. 41
We round out Ephesians 5 with Jeff Samuel, looking at Christ and our Church as an example of Marriage. Jeff dives straight into reading our passage today, before taking a step back and looking at what marriage on this earth actually means. He then takes us through our passage verse by verse, breaking down an understanding of them one at a time, looking at comparison vs contrast. Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 8th of October 2023 during the 10:00 am service....
Oct 07, 2023•37 min•Season 2023Ep. 40
Brian Goodwin brings us the message this week, looking at the start of Ephesians 5, discussing Love, Light, and Wisdom. Brian shares a story from a prison in Peru where a man tried to take his life but was challenged by a nurse, before leading into reading our passage in Ephesians from today. He then focuses on 2 verses - verse 2 "Live a life filled with Love...", and verse 8 "...Live as people of light". Brian also discusses the topic of "sexual immorality", especially as a Christian (verse 3),...
Sep 30, 2023•40 min•Season 2023Ep. 39
As we take a break from Ephesians, Dan looks at Romans 12 in regard to "Setting Christ Apart". Dan looks at Romans 12 and the discussion of being the body of Christ and functioning as such, serving, as a living sacrifice. He then interviews Rachel Randall (Sunday School Coordinator), Phyllis Egestad (Ladies Friendship & Craft), and Lynda Linton (Kenehi Kids) about each of the ministries they're involved with at HBC. Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 24th of S...
Sep 23, 2023•48 min•Season 2023Ep. 38
This week Peter Sun looks at the second half of Ephesians 4, focusing on the mind. Peter starts by reading through our passage for today. Peter then dives straight in to discuss how the mind works, looking at the difference between the transformed mind and the darkened mind, by looking at what the mind is, and how it's connected with the brain. He then looks at the practical steps we can take as believers to renew our minds. Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 17th...
Sep 17, 2023•39 min•Season 2023Ep. 37
We dive into Spiritual Gifts with Gavin Lynch this week, looking at Ephesians 4. Gavin dives right in, looking at his theme of "Jesus gives spiritual gifts to grow and build up His Church", breaking this into two parts: Spiritual gifts given (v7-10), and Spiritual gifts used (v11-16). Starting in verse 7, Gavin starts a journey into looking at what these spiritual gifts are, and the significance of them. He then looks at why we should use our gifts to grow and build up the Church. Recorded at th...
Sep 10, 2023•35 min•Season 2023Ep. 36
This week we look at the start of Ephesians chapter 4 with Bardoe Besselaar. Bardoe dives head first in this morning, looking at how the world around us defines "unity", followed by an overview of our journey through Ephesians so far before diving into a reading of our passage for today. Bardoe then breaks our passage down today into 2 sections: vs 1-3 examines the inclusive nature of unity, and vs 4-6 examines the exclusive nature of unity. Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service o...
Aug 20, 2023•42 min•Season 2023Ep. 33
We are privileged to have Geoff Smith back for a second week in a row to go through our next chapter of Ephesians. Geoff starts by reading through Ephesians chapter 3 this morning before looking at an overview of the sections of Ephesians. He then looks at the origin of sin, and why we need this unification in the first place. Geoff then comes to the passage for today and looks at how God has "Equalised" us. He then looks at some examples of what the Mystery is NOT. The Mystery is NOT that the G...
Aug 13, 2023•45 min•Season 2023Ep. 32
Geoff Smith continues our time in Ephesians this week, looking at the second half of chapter 2. After reading through our passage this week, Geoff looks at the chapter broken into three segments - Alienation (v11-12); Reconciliation (v13-18); and Unification (v19-22). Geoff looks back at Genesis and the covenant with Abraham, alongside the genealogy of Christ, and the responsibility that the Israel nation possessed. He then compares the nation of Israel to the Gentiles before Christ came. Geoff ...
Aug 06, 2023•42 min•Season 2023Ep. 31
As we round up our month of Prayer, Dan Pettersen brings us a brief message on the topic based on the Lord's Prayer from Matthew. Dan looks at how we use prayer to communicate back to God in response to scripture and dives into some highlights that have helped him in prayer, looking at the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6. Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 30th of July 2023 during the 10:00 am service.
Jul 30, 2023•24 min•Season 2023Ep. 30
We continue our series through Ephesians with Lewis Varley looking at Ephesians 2 this week. Lewis starts by giving a very quick overview of the first chapter of Ephesians before reading through our passage for today. He then looks at the diptych of Paul in the passage, looking at three things about life before Christ, and three about life after someone has become a Christian. Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 23rd of July 2023 during the 10:00 am service....
Jul 23, 2023•33 min•Season 2023Ep. 29
Shane Wildermoth continues Ephesians 1 for us as we go through our series. We open with our passage for today being read by Ephraim Sisay. Shane then dives into our passage and talks about the importance of prayer for each other, especially in the way that Paul is praying for the Ephesians here. Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 16th of July 2023 during the 10:00 am service.
Jul 16, 2023•45 min•Season 2023Ep. 28
Gavin Lynch starts us in our first Ephesians chapter in the new segment of our current series. Gavin gives us a brief overview of the book and our chapter for this morning before diving into the spiritual blessings found in these verses. He then looks at how we can personalise these blessings, as an individual and as a church, before looking at how we can apply them to our lives. Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 9th of July 2023 during the 10:00 am service....
Jul 09, 2023•36 min•Season 2023Ep. 27
We head back into our "Who Are We" series, starting our next section in Ephesians with Peter Sun. Peter Sun brings us to an overview of Ephesians, looking through the lens of "identity", starting with the question "what is identity?" He then looks at three "truths" that formulate our identities as Christians. Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 2nd of July 2023 during the 10:00 am service.
Jul 02, 2023•38 min•Season 2023Ep. 26
Dan Pettersen continues our "Who Are We" series looking at "Who Are We As A Church?" After a short overview of our series so far, Dan looks at a few statements some people say regarding being part of a church. He then looks at three points - "What is a church?", "What does a church do?", and "How does that work in practice?", prefaced by the question "Why do we care?" Dan looks at 3 key things of the Church which are "Evangalise", "Baptise", and "Stabalise". He then looks at the three stages of ...
Jun 18, 2023•34 min•Season 2023Ep. 24
As we take a break from our current series, Dan brings us a message on tithing titled "What's In Your Hand?" Dan poses the statement "We all have a desire for our lives to count for something", and asks "What kind of impact are you having?" He starts by looking at this in the context of Moses and how God used what was in his hand. Dan then looks at "What is tithing?", "What does tithing look like?", and "Why would you tithe?", based on what the Bible says. He looks at examples from Abraham, Jaco...
Jun 11, 2023•40 min•Season 2023Ep. 23
Andrew Linton brings our final passage from 1 Peter 5 for our "Who Are We" series this week. Andrew Sun starts us off with a reading of the passage for this week before Andrew Linton jumps into breaking it down. Andrew breaks our chapter into two sections - Firstly, "Shepherding the Flock", and secondly, "Standing Firm". But before he dives into these sections, he gives us some footnotes about the end of the chapter. Diving into verse 1, Andrew looks at some definitions around "Elders", before c...
Jun 04, 2023•35 min•Season 2023Ep. 22
This week we have Billy Hanna bringing our passage for our "Who Are We" series, looking at 1 Peter 4. Billy starts the message with an overview of the book we've been looking at and how it ties into our current series, before diving straight in at verse 7. Moving on to verses 8-11, Billy highlights a number of traits that Peter gives that "must characterise the Church", starting with "loving one another" and going verse by verse from there observing what that looks like when the Church loves one...
May 28, 2023•37 min•Season 2023Ep. 21
Gavin Lynch continues our "Who Are We" series, looking at 1 Peter 3 and 4. Apologies, we missed the first few minutes of the message in the recording this week. Gavin breaks our passage this week up into two triumphs - Triumphant suffering of Christ (1 Peter 3:18-22), and Triumphant living in Christ (1 Peter 4:1-6). We start as Gavin is explaining the triumphant suffering of Christ, as he jumps into verse 18 and begins to break it down. Gavin then continues through verse 18 in to 20, and looks a...
May 21, 2023•39 min•Season 2023Ep. 20
This week for our "Who Are We" series, Mikey Cooper looks at "Suffering & Blessing" from 1 Peter 3. After opening our time with prayer, Mikey dives straight into verse 8 before pausing to reflect on and break down the verse. To give some context, Mikey gives a bit of church history on how the early church looked, giving meaning to the term "brotherly love". Moving in to verse 9, Mikey looks at what Christ modelled and taught in relation to repaying evil with blessing. Continuing on with vers...
May 14, 2023•39 min•Season 2023Ep. 19
This week we have Steve Fleming - pastor of Grace Bible Church in Naples, Florida (www.gbcn.org) - sharing from Colossians 3 on "How to Evaluate the Health of a Ministry / Believer". We start with an introduction on Steve from Brian White, before Steve dives into an overview of the start of the book of Colossians as they have been looking into it at his home church over the past year. He then gets to our passage for today and looks at six principles, starting in verse 12 with the five "attitudes...
May 07, 2023•54 min•Season 2023Ep. 18
As we continue our "Who Are We" series, Andrew Linton looks at 1st Peter 3 and the instructions given for husbands and wives. Andrew jumps right in with a brief refresher overview of the book itself broken into segments before reading the passage for today. He then looks at the passage from a viewpoint of how we can apply these instructions to our lives whether we are a husband or wife or not, especially in the way that the world watches and asses christian behaviour. Andrew then looks at "three...
Apr 23, 2023•32 min•Season 2023Ep. 16
Peter Sun brings our "Who Are We" message this week, speaking on "Submission To Masters" from 1 Peter chapter 2. Peter jumps right in giving an overview of the passage and what we'll look at this week, while also reflecting on the message Dan shared a couple of weeks ago and how they tie in to each other. While the passage for today specifically deals with servants and their relationships with their masters, Peter looks at how we can apply what we read here to the workforce in New Zealand with t...
Apr 16, 2023•36 min•Season 2023Ep. 15
This week Dan Pettersen is speaking on "Submission To Government" from 1 Peter chapter 2, continuing our time in 1st Peter. Dan reflects on where we left off a couple of weeks ago with Peter Sun covering the Cornerstone earlier in the chapter, before diving right into our passage for this week. He looks at the first verse for today, explaining a "sojourner" and what that means in this. Dan then moves on to the second half of this verse to look at the battle between "our flesh", "our spirit", and...
Apr 02, 2023•38 min•Season 2023Ep. 13
