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    • Tongues & Ears
      • Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:10c and 14:1-25 Video Link: https://youtu.be/ibVvwZdyxMg Audio Link: Stream Sermon – 19 Oct 2025 – Tongues & Ears by tawabaptist | Listen online for free on SoundCloud Structure: Introduction: Good morning everyone. Today I thought we could start with a little experiment. How many of you here can roll your tongue into … Continue reading Tongues & Ears

    • Prophecy & Discernment
      • Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 12:10b and 14:29-33 and Isaiah 50:4-8 Video Link: https://youtu.be/wI5nRcJp3fM Audio Link: Stream Sermon – 12 Oct 2025 – Prophecy & Discernment by tawabaptist | Listen online for free on SoundCloud Structure: Introduction: Good morning everyone. On the wall in the Sprig & Fern (here in Tawa) they have a daily word puzzle … Continue reading Prophecy & Discernment

    • Faith, Healing & Miracles
      • Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:9-10a Video Link: https://youtu.be/XLsvppBdCtQ Audio Link: Stream Sermon – 5 Oct 2025 – Faith, Healing & Miracles by tawabaptist | Listen online for free on SoundCloud Structure: Introduction: Good morning everyone. Three weeks ago we began a new sermon series on spiritual gifts. Spiritual gifts are like tools, given by God to … Continue reading Faith, Healing & Miracles

    • The Holy Spirit – by Peter Barnett
      • Audio Link: Stream Sermon – 28 Sep 2025 – The Holy Spirit (by Peter Barnett) by tawabaptist | Listen online for free on SoundCloud Have you ever felt the Wellington wind on your face? …Of course you have! We all have! You can’t see it, but you know it’s there. You see its effects — … Continue reading The Holy Spirit – by Peter Barnett

    • An Inside Story – by Neville Gardner
      • Audio Link: Stream Sermon – 21 Sep 2025 – An Inside Story (by Neville) by tawabaptist | Listen online for free on SoundCloud A couple of years ago, in the rather isolated village of Hrastovlje, in western Slovenia, Nicky and I were shown a building that looks like a small castle with a tower. Close … Continue reading An Inside Story – by Neville Gardner

    • Wisdom & Knowledge
      • Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:8 Video Link: https://youtu.be/NW9ykX-QVGk Audio Link: Stream Sermon – 14 Sep 2025 – Wisdom & Knowledge by tawabaptist | Listen online for free on SoundCloud Structure: Introduction: Good morning everyone. Both my grandfathers had a shadow board for their tools. A shadow board is normally hung on a wall in a garage … Continue reading Wisdom & Knowledge

    • Paul’s Parenting
      • Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12 Video Link: https://youtu.be/-WsJU41EXAg Audio Link: Stream Sermon – 7 Sep 2025 – Paul’s Parenting by tawabaptist | Listen online for free on SoundCloud Structure: Introduction: Good morning everyone. Today is Father’s Day. You might wonder when and where Father’s Day originated. Well, it depends on what part of the world you … Continue reading Paul’s Parenting

    • Paul in Rome
      • Scripture: Acts 28:16-31 Video Link: https://youtu.be/VwbRDZnsO7g Audio Link: Stream Sermon – 31 Aug 2025 – Paul in Rome by tawabaptist | Listen online for free on SoundCloud Structure: Introduction: Good morning everyone. You may have heard of the phrase, “Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.” This comes from William Shakespeare’s play, Henry … Continue reading Paul in Rome

    • Paul in Ephesus
      • Scripture: Acts 19:1-12 Video Link: https://youtu.be/k3K5R935iaQ Audio Link: Stream Sermon – 24 Aug 2025 – Paul in Ephesus by tawabaptist | Listen online for free on SoundCloud Structure: Introduction: Good morning everyone. In his book, ‘That they may have life’, Sri Lankan pastor, Daniel Niles writes: “Evangelism is witness. It is one beggar telling another … Continue reading Paul in Ephesus

    • Paul in Athens
      • Scripture: Acts 17:22-34 Video Link: https://youtu.be/mhKLM8nneqs Audio Link: Stream Sermon – 17 Aug 2025 – Paul in Athens by tawabaptist | Listen online for free on SoundCloud Structure: Introduction: Good morning everyone. What would you say if someone asked you to explain your faith? What are the most important things to communicate and what is … Continue reading Paul in Athens

    • Steering Wheel Prayer
      • Scripture: Luke 18:1-14 Video Link: https://youtu.be/FTbBKTCQdT0 Audio Link: Stream Sermon – 10 Aug 2025 – Steering Wheel Prayer by tawabaptist | Listen online for free on SoundCloud Structure: Introduction: Good morning everyone. Corrie Ten Boom asks the question, “Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tyre?” A steering wheel is what we use to … Continue reading Steering Wheel Prayer

    • Connections
      • Scripture: Matthew 14:13-21 Video Link: https://youtu.be/4V8DB8BO2FE Audio Link: https://soundcloud.com/tawabaptist/sermon-3-aug-2025-connections Structure: Introduction: Good morning everyone. Most nights Robyn and I do some of the New York Times word puzzles. There’s Wordle of course, but we normally start with the lesser known Connections. With Connections you are given 16 words; that is, four sets of four words … Continue reading Connections

    • Oneness
      • Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6 Video Link: https://youtu.be/7ScfYPCmH4s Audio Link: https://soundcloud.com/tawabaptist/sermon-27-jul-2025-oneness Structure: Introduction: Good morning everyone. Today, for Campbell’s baptismal service, I have chosen a Scripture reading from Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. In the book of Ephesians, Paul explores the mystery and wonder of the Christian church. From Ephesians chapter 4, verses 1-6, Paul writes… As … Continue reading Oneness

    • Distraction
      • Scripture: Acts 6:1-7 Video Link: https://youtu.be/E0fq28Wa49A Audio Link: https://soundcloud.com/tawabaptist/sermon-20-jul-2025-distraction Structure: Introduction: Good morning everyone. Most weeks we find a police car in our church car park watching the roundabout. Or at least I think they are watching the roundabout. They might be staking the church out for criminal activity. Brodie’s name is known to the … Continue reading Distraction

    • Non-Essentials
      • Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1 Video Link: https://youtu.be/VCYych5ltnc Audio Link: https://soundcloud.com/tawabaptist/sermon-13-jul-2025-non-essentials Structure: Introduction: Good morning everyone. There’s a well known saying among Christians: In essentials, unity. In non-essentials, liberty. In all things, love. Essentials are not negotiable. We do not depart from those things which are essential to the Christian faith. Essentials include things like our … Continue reading Non-Essentials

    • Mutually Exclusive
      • Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:14-22 Video Link: https://youtu.be/FPXWfWBaKQo Audio Link: https://soundcloud.com/tawabaptist/sermon-29-jun-2025-mutually-exclusive Structure: Introduction: Good morning everyone. Some things cannot happen at the same time. For example, if you flip a coin, you will get either heads or tails. You can’t get both heads and tails simultaneously. Likewise, if you take one card from a standard playing … Continue reading Mutually Exclusive

    • Thin Ice
      • Scripture: 1st Corinthians 10:1-13 Video Link: https://youtu.be/G0sJ4VhYD2Q Audio Link: https://soundcloud.com/tawabaptist/sermon-22-jun-2025-thin-ice Structure: Introduction: Good morning everyone. The expression, “You’re on thin ice”, is a warning that you are in danger. You are venturing into an area that is life threatening or detrimental to your wellbeing. The literal meaning of being on thin ice is skating or … Continue reading Thin Ice

    • We Believe
      • By: Neville Gardner, 15 June 2025 Audio Link: https://soundcloud.com/tawabaptist/sermon-15-jun-2025-we-believe In Türkiye, not far from Istanbul, is a small town called Iznik. There is no Christian church, but this year Christians around the world are celebrating a significant event that took place here 1700 years ago. In those days, the town was part of the Roman … Continue reading We Believe

    • Secure
      • Scripture: Romans 8:14-17 Video Link: https://youtu.be/0MS9jZG8uqw Audio Link: https://soundcloud.com/tawabaptist/sermon-8-jun-2025-secure Structure: Introduction: Good morning everyone. What makes you feel secure? Perhaps when you were young, your teddy bear made you feel safe and secure. Then, as you grew older, being accepted by your friends gave you a sense of security. Some people find security in their … Continue reading Secure

    • Liminal Experiences
      • Scripture: Acts 1:1-11 Video Link: https://youtu.be/x8IwMmDbypc Audio Link: https://soundcloud.com/tawabaptist/sermon-1-jun-2025-liminal-experience Structure: Introduction: Good morning everyone. Our lives are peppered with liminal experiences. A liminal experience is a time or place of transition and change. An in-between moment, a period of waiting. The word “liminal” comes from the Latin word “limen,” which means threshold. A liminal moment … Continue reading Liminal Experiences

    • Building Bridges
      • Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:19-27 Video Link: https://youtu.be/o7Bdmv-u9XQ Audio Link: https://soundcloud.com/tawabaptist/sermon-25-may-2025-building-bridges Structure: Introduction: Good morning everyone. I grew up in Kirikiriroa, Hamilton, a city with a river running through it. There are eight bridges spanning the Waikato River in Hamilton. Six vehicle bridges, one rail bridge and one pedestrian bridge. I was there for the opening … Continue reading Building Bridges

    • The Freedom Paradox
      • Scripture: 1st Corinthians 9:1-18 Video Link: https://youtu.be/ZG-yEtPvtoY Audio Link: https://soundcloud.com/tawabaptist/sermon-18-may-2025-the-freedom-paradox Structure: Introduction: Good morning everyone. Less is more. The only constant is change. The more you know, the more you know you don’t know. You have to spend money to make money. It’s hard making elegance look easy. Each of these statements describes a paradox. … Continue reading The Freedom Paradox

    • Life Interrupted
      • Scripture: Acts 9:32-43 Video Link: https://youtu.be/HljaddMFH5M Audio Link: https://soundcloud.com/tawabaptist/sermon-11-may-2025-life-interrupted Structure: Introduction: Good morning everyone. Today is Mothers’ Day. To be a mother it seems, is to be interrupted. Mum, can you take me to football? Mum, what’s for dinner? Mum, can you help me with my homework? Mum, where’s my favourite top? Mum, can I … Continue reading Life Interrupted

    • Informed by Love
      • Scripture: 1st Corinthians 8:1-13 Video Link: https://youtu.be/r5yAZXm_xNQ Audio Link: https://soundcloud.com/tawabaptist/sermon-4-may-2025-informed-by-love Structure: Introduction: Good morning everyone. Imagine for a moment that you have a superpower. Maybe super strength or the ability to fly or perhaps move objects with your mind or make yourself invisible. What if you could heal people just by touching them? Or discern … Continue reading Informed by Love

    • The Tree of Life
      • Scripture: Genesis 2:8-17, 3:22-24, Proverbs 3:18, 11:30, 13:12, 15:4, Revelation 22:1-2 Video Link: https://youtu.be/bDNF7EVaRIE Audio Link: https://soundcloud.com/tawabaptist/sermon-27-apr-2025-the-tree-of-life Structure: Introduction: Good morning everyone. Sustainability is a word we hear a lot these days. In 1987, the United Nations defined sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet … Continue reading The Tree of Life

    • Transformation
      • Scripture: Isaiah 65:17-25 Video Link: https://youtu.be/Spt3lNxBec0 Audio Link: https://soundcloud.com/tawabaptist/sermon-20-apr-2025-transformation Structure: Introduction: Good morning everyone. Miracles of transformation are all around us. Perhaps the most common and yet unnoticed transformation is the miracle of photosynthesis. Plants are able to absorb water, carbon dioxide and sunlight then transform it into glucose energy. As part of this process, … Continue reading Transformation

    • Palm Sunday – by Sam Barris
      • Scriptures: John 12:12-19, Hebrews 10:22-25, Matthew 27:15-26, 1 Peter 3:15-16 Audio Link: https://soundcloud.com/tawabaptist/sermon-13-apr-2025-palm-sunday-sam-barris Palm Sunday – by Sam Barris: Good morning everyone, have you ever been swept in the energy or the excitement or the momentum of a crowd? Maybe you’ve been at a sports game, jumping up and down out of your seat cheering … Continue reading Palm Sunday – by Sam Barris

    • Good Wood
      • Scriptures: Mark 15:16-23, Luke 23:32-34, John 19:28-37 Video Link: https://youtu.be/aLIuV-PCblo Audio Link: https://soundcloud.com/tawabaptist/sermon-6-apr-2025-good-wood Structure: Introduction: Good morning everyone. Easter is almost upon us. Easter is the time when we remember Jesus’ death on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. It seems strange to call the day Jesus died ‘good’, but it is right. … Continue reading Good Wood

    • The Cedar Tree
      • Scriptures: Leviticus 14, 1 Kings 6, Psalm 92, Ezekiel 17 Video Link: https://youtu.be/PAZlUkTL934 Audio Link: https://soundcloud.com/tawabaptist/sermon-30-mar-2025-the-cedar-tree Structure: Good morning everyone. There are five countries in the world who have a tree on their flag, one of which is Lebanon. Would anyone like to guess what tree we find on the Lebanese flag? [Wait] That’s right, … Continue reading The Cedar Tree

    • The Fig Tree
      • Scripture: Luke 13:1-9 Video Link: https://youtu.be/DGLyluurx5s Audio Link: https://soundcloud.com/tawabaptist/83f7b8ce-a1ff-4108-8a7c-cc28b7f99959 Structure: Introduction: Good morning everyone. All fruit trees produce flowers. Usually, the flowers grow on the outside of the tree so you can see the flower. But fig trees are different. With fig trees the flower is inverted, it is hidden inside the fig itself. To … Continue reading The Fig Tree

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