Standalone Messages 2024

Around the world, millions of followers of Jesus are persecuted for simply loving Jesus. It's hard to fathom from where we sit in New Zealand with our relative freedom of religion. But we are part of a global family of faith; when one part hurts, we all hurt. Ryan Pollard from Open Doors shares stories of our brothers and sisters around the world and how we can stand with them in prayer.

How does your prayer life reflect your faith? Discover practical steps to deepen your prayer life, simplify your walk with God, and engage in the spiritual battles we all face.

It's one of the most popular stories in scripture—the son who runs away with his father's wealth and squanders it in wild living. But the story is about more than the younger son; it's about the older son, too, and it reminds us that we are all lost and in need of the Father's radical love.

How do you approach suffering? Is it something you try to sweep under the rug, or do you tend to sit in it? Caitlin explores how we can best deal with suffering in our lives.

It's one of the biggest questions critics and sceptics ask about Christianity—was Jesus of Nazareth truly God in the flesh? Was it something he even claimed for himself? The answer to this question changes everything.

Richard Black dives into the important topic of identity, showing how our true self is rooted in Christ, not in what we do or what others think. How does understanding your identity in Christ change the way you view yourself and your worth?

One of the markers of a follower of Jesus is that their lives produce fruit. But how does this happen? Is it by our own efforts and striving, or does it come from something more simple? Emma Roche unpacks John 15 to show us how to be fruitful followers of Jesus.

What concerns, goals, and priorities are you carrying into this year? What if you could only carry one thing—what would it be?