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BELIEVE AGAIN . Finding Fresh Faith . Glenn Bilby . 2 July 2023
BELIEVE AGAIN . Finding Fresh Faith . G...
New Series on Believe Again, a call to fresh faith. Faith leaks, and requires intentional stirring. Here Ps Glenn ...
00:26:18
July 02, 2023
MOTHERS DAY | Nic Gaze | 14 May 2023
MOTHERS DAY | Nic Gaze | 14 May 2023
Guest speaker Nic Gaze shares a Mother's Day message on God's heart for people. The Father's heart and...
00:34:15
May 13, 2023
STORIES OF LIBERATION . Joseph of Arimathea | Glenn Bilby | 7 May 2023
STORIES OF LIBERATION . Joseph of Arima...
Do you ever feel like you only have a small part in the big play of life? Over this series we look at some of the ...
00:30:54
May 07, 2023
Why does love do this to me? Easter Message | Glenn Bilby | 9 April 2023
Why does love do this to me? Easter Mes...
In the immortal words of Jordan Luck of the Exponents, "why does love do this to me?" What are you doing...
00:22:18
April 08, 2023
COME HOLY SPIRIT . The Healer | Claudia Malloy | 26 March 2023
COME HOLY SPIRIT . The Healer | Claudi...
As part of our series on Haere mai te Wairua Tapu (Come Holy Spirit) Claudia Malloy brings us a great message on T...
00:29:22
March 25, 2023
COME HOLY SPIRIT . The Comforter | Glenn Bilby | 12 March 2023
COME HOLY SPIRIT . The Comforter | Glen...
Glenn launches our new series on Haere mai te Wairua Tapu (Come Holy Spirit), with a message on The Comforter. Wha...
00:24:41
March 11, 2023
UP & GO A Day on the life of the Disciples | Glenn Bilby | 15 May 2022
UP & GO A Day on the life of the Discip...
What did a day in the life of the disciples look like? Walking with Jesus, experiencing the miraculous. We track t...
00:26:27
May 15, 2022
FAITH FOR THE JOURNEY | Roadblocks & Roundabouts | Glenn Bilby | 13 Feb 2022
FAITH FOR THE JOURNEY | Roadblocks & Ro...
Ever felt stuck, or going around in circles? This weeks message is on Roadblocks and Roundabouts as we kick off ou...
00:16:26
February 13, 2022
CHURCH ONLINE | RECREATE | Staying Fruitful | Glenn Bilby | 6 Feb 2022
CHURCH ONLINE | RECREATE | Staying Fr...
This Sunday we wrap up our series on Recreate and how to maintain a faith that is alive and fruitful. We look at J...
00:09:12
February 06, 2022
CHURCH ONLINE | RECREATE | A New Church | Glenn Bilby | 30 Jan 2022
CHURCH ONLINE | RECREATE | A New Church...
If Jesus was to restore the Church what would it look like? What did the early church look like? Essentially Churc...
00:15:58
January 30, 2022
CHURCH ONLINE | RECREATE | A New Community | Glenn Bilby | 23 Jan 2022
CHURCH ONLINE | RECREATE | A New Comm...
This week in our series on Recreate we talk about how to rebuild and restore relationships, how do we ensure in a ...
00:15:25
January 23, 2022
CHURCH ONLINE | RECREATE | Restore my Soul | Glenn Bilby | 16 Jan 2022
CHURCH ONLINE | RECREATE | Restore my...
We are in a season on Recreate, January is a time of recreation. What restores your soul? Finding that place of gr...
00:13:27
January 16, 2022
CHURCH ONLINE | RECREATE | A New You | Glenn Bilby | 9 Jan 2022
CHURCH ONLINE | RECREATE | A New You |...
God has made and is making all things new – this includes you. What does it mean to be a new creation in Christ?...
00:11:49
January 09, 2022
CHURCH ONLINE | RECREATE | A New Day | Glenn Bilby | 2 Jan 2022
CHURCH ONLINE | RECREATE | A New Day |...
New Years message God’s mercies are new every morning Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, &...
00:08:27
January 02, 2022
CHURCH ONLINE | RECREATE | Glenn Bilby | 26 Dec 2021
CHURCH ONLINE | RECREATE | Glenn Bilb...
God is a creator Always making new things, and things new. I am making everything new!’    &nb...
00:09:13
December 26, 2021
ADVENT | A Christmas Message | Glenn Bilby | 19 Dec 2021
ADVENT | A Christmas Message | Glenn ...
How often do we ask the question 'How will this be?' Mary asked this question of the Angel Gabriel and I love the ...
00:13:10
December 19, 2021
ADVENT | Prepare the Way | Glenn Bilby | 5 Dec 2021
ADVENT | Prepare the Way | Glenn Bilb...
ADVENT 2021  |  CHURCH ONLINE The lead up to Christmas is a time of expecting, waiting, hoping. What are...
00:15:07
December 05, 2021
WHY WOULD I? Is Heaven & Hell still a thing? | Glenn Bilby | 14 Nov 2021
WHY WOULD I? Is Heaven & Hell still a t...
In our series on 'Why would I? Glenn looks at Heaven and Hell and what Jesus had to say about it. Should we make f...
00:13:39
November 13, 2021
WHY WOULD I? | Priscilla Bilby | 31 Oct 2021
WHY WOULD I? | Priscilla Bilby | 31 Oc...
We are in a series on 'Why would I?' Why would I choose to follow Jesus This week Priscilla shares her why, a bit ...
00:13:45
October 31, 2021
WHY WOULD I? | Why follow? | Glenn Bilby | 24 Oct 2021
WHY WOULD I? | Why follow? | Glenn Bilb...
Why would I? Why would I follow Jesus? Glenn kicks off our new series looking at the early disciples and their res...
00:15:28
October 24, 2021
THE GREAT TURN AROUND | Resurrection Power | Glenn Bilby | 17 Oct 2021
THE GREAT TURN AROUND | Resurrection Po...
We are in a series looking at the great turnaround moments in the Bible, the 'but God' moments when everything shi...
00:18:12
October 17, 2021
THE GREAT TURN AROUND | The Art of the Pivot | Glenn Bilby | 10 Oct 2021
THE GREAT TURN AROUND | The Art of the ...
In these Covid times the ability to pivot, change directions, have another go is really important to getting throu...
00:16:59
October 10, 2021
THE GREAT TURN AROUND | Prison to the Palace | Glenn Bilby | 3 Oct 2021
THE GREAT TURN AROUND | Prison to the P...
This Sunday we look at the life of Joseph and how in one day he goes from the prison to the palace. Glenn brings u...
00:15:14
October 03, 2021
THE GREAT TURN AROUND | Michael Jenkins | 26 Sept 2021
THE GREAT TURN AROUND | Michael Jenkins...
Today we hear from Michael Jenkins, a bit of his story on Gods ability to turn your life in a totally different di...
00:11:40
September 26, 2021
THE GREAT TURN AROUND | The Cave | Glenn Bilby | 19 Sept 2021
THE GREAT TURN AROUND | The Cave | Gl...
Today we kick off a new series on The Great Turn Around, the 'but God' moments in the Bible where God turns things...
00:09:36
September 19, 2021
THE BLESSING | Glenn Bilby | 12 Sept 2021
THE BLESSING | Glenn Bilby | 12 Sept ...
What does it mean to be blessed? This Sunday we take a look at The Blessing or the Benediction. We hear from Emma ...
00:17:22
September 12, 2021
JESUS STORIES | Parable of the Sower | Glenn Bilby | 25 July 2021
JESUS STORIES | Parable of the Sower |...
How come one person hears the gospel message and responds eagerly and another hears the same message and stares bl...
00:25:45
July 25, 2021
JESUS STORIES | Incredible redemption story | Paulie & Frances Pupualii | 4 July 2021
JESUS STORIES | Incredible redemption s...
Paulie and Frances tell their incredible story, from violence and abuse, growing up in Samoa and the streets of Gl...
00:21:20
July 04, 2021
CHASING MONSTERS | battling anxiety | Mark Stevenson | 27 June 2021
CHASING MONSTERS | battling anxiety | M...
Guest speaker Mark Stevenson shares his story and also his daughters in the battle against anxiety and depression....
00:53:53
June 27, 2021
JESUS STORIES | Tarore, The Alabaster Box and Les Mis | Glenn Bilby | 13 June 2021
JESUS STORIES | Tarore, The Alabaster B...
We are in a series of Jesus Stories of redemption.  Telling the Stories of the Land and early NZ and the gosp...
00:29:50
June 13, 2021
BUILD | Redeem your Finances | Glenn Bilby | 27 May 2021
BUILD | Redeem your Finances | Glenn ...
Did you know that sowing will leave you poor? So often we are taught to sow and you will reap a harvest. But as an...
00:28:24
May 23, 2021
REDEMPTION Not by human effort | Graeme Dixon | 16 May 2021
REDEMPTION Not by human effort | Graeme...
Graeme Dixon shares a great word of freedom, we are not called to strive harder to earn God's favour, it's a God t...
00:35:17
May 16, 2021
MOTHERS DAY | Priscilla Bilby | 9 May 2021
MOTHERS DAY | Priscilla Bilby | 9 May 2...
How do we build a home where people want to come to?
00:29:29
May 09, 2021
THE PRODIGAL SERIES | The Older Brother | Glenn Bilby | 25 April 2021
THE PRODIGAL SERIES | The Older Brother...
Ps Glenn shares a message on the Older Brother, and asks the question 'have we become the modern day Pharisees? Ho...
00:36:35
April 25, 2021
THE PRODIGAL SERIES | The Father's Heart, the robe, the ring & the sandals | Glenn Bilby | 18 April 2021
THE PRODIGAL SERIES | The Father's Hear...
We continue our series on the story of the Prodigal Son. This week we look at the Father's response and the simple...
00:31:51
April 18, 2021
David & Greta Peters | An Unshakeable Hope | 28 March 2021
David & Greta Peters | An Unshakeable H...
Special guests David & Greta share their incredible story of redemption and hope. Where hope is found and God'...
00:46:17
March 27, 2021
THE PRODIGAL SERIES | He came to his senses | Glenn Bilby | 21 March 2021
THE PRODIGAL SERIES | He came to his se...
We continue to unpackage the simple but brilliant theology contained in the short parable Jesus told of the Prodig...
00:33:28
March 21, 2021
THE PRODIGAL SERIES | Intro, lost sheep + lost coin | Glenn Bilby | 21 Feb 2021
THE PRODIGAL SERIES | Intro, lost sheep...
Older Brothers and Younger Brothers We kick off our new series looking at the two groups of people Jesus was talki...
00:21:53
February 21, 2021
REDEMPTION The story of Esther | Nicole McCracken | 14 Feb 2021
REDEMPTION The story of Esther | Nicole...
Nicole continues our series on redemption with the story of Esther. Someone who was in the right place at the righ...
00:47:35
February 14, 2021
REDEMPTION | The story of Joseph | Glenn Bilby | 21 Jan 2021
REDEMPTION | The story of Joseph | Glen...
God has the incredible ability to turn our lives around and what looks like an impossible situation gets turned to...
00:32:34
January 24, 2021
KIDS TAKEOVER | Andy Nicholls | What's important about Christmas?
KIDS TAKEOVER | Andy Nicholls | What's ...
All-round legend Andy shares around what makes Christmas special in our family service, complete with balloon illu...
00:09:58
December 13, 2020
WIDE-EYED WONDER | Passing on faith to those following | Priscilla Bilby | 22 Nov 2020
WIDE-EYED WONDER | Passing on faith to ...
How do we pass our faith on to our kids? When the kids aren't perfect and expectations seem to mount up. Let's rem...
00:32:46
November 22, 2020
CHEERFUL GIVERS | Glenn Bilby | 15 Nov 2020
CHEERFUL GIVERS | Glenn Bilby | 15 Nov ...
Ps Glenn shares a message on how we want to operate as a church around giving, both in finances and also in servin...
00:23:24
November 15, 2020
WIDE EYED WONDER | Doug McCracken | 8 Nov 2020
WIDE EYED WONDER | Doug McCracken | 8 N...
How does child like faith actually operate? How does that trust work? Doug shares his insights laced with humour a...
00:24:08
November 08, 2020
Julia Grace | Gratitude and Wellbeing | 1 Nov 2020
Julia Grace | Gratitude and Wellbeing ...
What is the real effect of gratitude? Guest singer-songwriter Julia Grace sings and shares her journey, laced with...
00:54:41
November 01, 2020
DJ Forbes | Legendary All Blacks Sevens Captain | 18 Oct 2020
DJ Forbes | Legendary All Blacks Sevens...
DJ Forbes is a Kiwi hero, former Captain of the All Blacks Sevens team during a highly successful era. He shares h...
00:28:07
October 17, 2020
WIDE-EYED WONDER | Child like faith | Glenn Bilby | 4 Oct 2020
WIDE-EYED WONDER | Child like faith | ...
Glenn starts our new series on wide-eyed wonder based out of Matthew 18:3 Learn about heaven’s kingdom realm, wi...
00:20:06
October 04, 2020
GRATITUDE | Bless the Lord O my Soul | Glenn Bilby | 13 Sept 2020
GRATITUDE | Bless the Lord O my Soul |...
Feeling frustrated, maybe a little disappointed about how this year is going? Ps Glenn looks at the words of King ...
00:11:16
September 13, 2020
BACK 2 LIFE | Lazarus | Priscilla Bilby | 12 July 2020
BACK 2 LIFE | Lazarus | Priscilla Bilby...
What are our expectations around when Jesus will turn up and what he will do? As C S Lewis wrote of Aslan in the N...
00:20:24
July 12, 2020
BACK 2 LIFE | Strike the Arrows | Glenn Bilby | 28 June 2020
BACK 2 LIFE | Strike the Arrows | Glenn...
Need some encouragement around your career or business? In the episode in our series on Back 2 Life Ps Glenn preac...
00:21:25
June 28, 2020
BACK 2 LIFE | Dawn Engelbrecht | Top Tips for Business
BACK 2 LIFE | Dawn Engelbrecht | Top Ti...
Entrepreneur and business guru Dawn Engelbrecht shares insight and wisdom for getting your business unstuck in thi...
00:11:48
June 28, 2020
BACK 2 LIFE | Will the prodigal come home? | Glenn Bilby | 14 June 2020
BACK 2 LIFE | Will the prodigal come ho...
Will the prodigal come home? A message of hope,  Jesus is the restorer of brokenness, broken families, broken...
00:27:53
June 14, 2020
BACK 2 LIFE | Are you awake? | Glenn Bilby | 7 June 2020
BACK 2 LIFE | Are you awake? | Glenn Bi...
First service back after Covid lockdown. God wants to breathe new life into your situation. A look at Eutychus, th...
00:20:15
June 07, 2020
PENTECOST SUNDAY | a language that unifies | Glenn Bilby | 31 May 2020
PENTECOST SUNDAY | a language that unif...
On the day of Pentecost the disciples spoke in languages that foreigners understood. The Holy Spirit came to unify...
00:15:13
May 31, 2020
STRETCH OUT | What's in your hand? | Glenn Bilby | 24 May 2020
STRETCH OUT | What's in your hand? | Gl...
Recorded during lockdown due to Covid What's in your hand? Moses had a staff.  God uses the ordinary, the fam...
00:11:39
May 24, 2020
HOPE | Walk Through | Glenn Bilby | 29 March 2020
HOPE | Walk Through | Glenn Bilby |...
Recorded during lockdown due to Covid What are you going through? We all have situations that we would rather not ...
00:10:09
March 29, 2020
BUILD | A time to Sow | Glenn Bilby | 15 March 2020
BUILD | A time to Sow | Glenn Bilby | ...
King Solomon wrote "there is a right time for everything, a time to plant, and a time to harvest" What season are ...
00:28:02
March 17, 2020
Glenn Bilby | More than Enough | 10th Nov 2019
Glenn Bilby | More than Enough | 10th N...
Who likes leftovers, when there is more than enough? God is a God of more than enough. When Jesus feeds people the...
00:13:11
November 10, 2019
Carolyn Clerk | Healing Story | 10th Nov 2019
Carolyn Clerk | Healing Story | 10th No...
Carolyn is an amazing member of our congregation who is walking through cancer. You will be encouraged as you hear...
00:19:27
November 10, 2019
Ian Bilby | Restore our Sight | 22nd Sept 2019
Ian Bilby | Restore our Sight | 22nd ...
Have you ever missed out on something or lost something because you have failed to see? Ian Bilby shares insight o...
00:30:09
September 24, 2019
FATHERS DAY | Peter Engelbrecht | 1 Sept 2019
FATHERS DAY | Peter Engelbrecht | 1 S...
Peter shares three propositions on how to dad, how to think generationally  and how to do the best for your k...
00:32:59
September 01, 2019
GLORY | Glenn Bilby | Filled | 21 July 2019
GLORY | Glenn Bilby | Filled | 21 Ju...
Ever feel like you are running on empty? No petrol in the tank? We are created to be filled with the Spirit of God...
00:39:19
July 23, 2019
Julia Grace | Girl on the kitchen floor | 30 June 2019
Julia Grace | Girl on the kitchen floor...
Guest singer / songwriter Julia Grace shares her journey from the kitchen floor into mental well being. Dealing wi...
00:50:49
June 29, 2019
GLORY | Doug McCracken, Marion Dixon and Steve Barratt-Boyes | 16th June 2019
GLORY | Doug McCracken, Marion Dixon an...
Glory, how do we enter in and experience the presence of God? Here's three different perspectives, Doug the bloke ...
00:32:15
June 16, 2019
GLORY | Glenn Bilby | Glory Revealed | 9 June 2019
GLORY | Glenn Bilby | Glory Revealed | ...
"That the Glory of God will be revealed, and everyone will see it together."  Ps Glenn shares a message on Pe...
00:25:54
June 08, 2019
LET IT GO | Graeme Dixon | 26 May 2019
LET IT GO | Graeme Dixon | 26 May 201...
The trouble is we are human,  I want to do what is right, but I don't do it, instead I do what I hate... Paul...
00:40:37
May 26, 2019
LET IT GO | Glenn Bilby | Holding On or Letting Go? | 19 May 2019
LET IT GO | Glenn Bilby | Holding On or...
Ever found that expectation and reality don't quite match up? Believed for something and been disappointed? Faith ...
00:26:59
May 19, 2019
LET IT GO | Steph Priest | 5 May 2019
LET IT GO | Steph Priest | 5 May 2019
How do you stop picking up and revisiting the past? Connect with and allow the healing power of forgiveness to shi...
00:21:35
May 05, 2019
Jade Membrey | Who are you? | 24 March 2019
Jade Membrey | Who are you? | 24 March ...
Ever wondered if you are good enough? Hear Jade's incredible story of transformation, who you are in Christ, that ...
00:34:18
March 23, 2019
BUILD | Glenn Bilby | Remove the Obstacles | 17 March 2019
BUILD | Glenn Bilby | Remove the Obstac...
Have you ever got stuck, faced obstacles? Ps Glenn shares the heart of C3 Eastern Suburbs from Isaiah 40: 3-5. Val...
00:24:57
March 16, 2019
MY STORY | Joel Malloy | From gangs and meth, to amazing grace
MY STORY | Joel Malloy | From gangs and...
Hear Joel's story of involvement with the gangs, money, drugs, a life addicted to P, then God's rescue plan and am...
00:18:52
February 04, 2019
MY STORY | Peter & Dawn Engelbrecht | Out of the lions mouth
MY STORY | Peter & Dawn Engelbrecht | O...
Peter and Dawn share their remarkable journey to faith. Where Peter literally leaps into a lion enclosure to rescu...
00:49:21
February 04, 2019
A NEW HOPE | Priscilla Bilby | Hope in spite | 20 January 2019
A NEW HOPE | Priscilla Bilby | Hope in ...
David writes in the Psalms of triumph and tragedy, a look a Psalm 119 and finding hope through the messiness and i...
00:26:42
January 19, 2019
A NEW HOPE | Glenn Bilby | Hope as an Anchor | 6 Jan 2019
A NEW HOPE | Glenn Bilby | Hope as an A...
Ever felt hopeless? The Christian message is one of a new day, a new hope, a fresh start. It is a solid rock where...
00:20:59
January 05, 2019
ETERNITY | Glenn Bilby | Heavens Reward | 25th Nov 2018
ETERNITY | Glenn Bilby | Heavens Reward...
Heaven is the ultimate reward, but on what basis are we rewarded in Heaven? How are we judged? What can we look fo...
00:22:01
November 24, 2018
ETERNITY | Glenn Bilby | Eternal Glory | 28 Oct 2018
ETERNITY | Glenn Bilby | Eternal Glory ...
Thinking about eternity, challenges us to think how we handle life on this planet and the circumstances we face. P...
00:27:34
October 27, 2018
BEYOND | Graeme Dixon | Identity | 23 Sept 2018
BEYOND | Graeme Dixon | Identity | 23 S...
This Sunday we continue our BEYOND series, with Graeme Dixon speaking. Graeme is a bit of a legend, was Ps Glenn's...
00:39:10
September 22, 2018
MAKE ROOM | Priscilla Bilby | A place prepared | 26 Aug 2018
MAKE ROOM | Priscilla Bilby | A place p...
Jesus said "I am going to prepare a place for you". He goes before us to make a way, how do we also make room for ...
00:25:56
August 25, 2018
SEND & TRANSMIT | Glenn Bilby | Prayers that get answered | 29 July 2018
SEND & TRANSMIT | Glenn Bilby | Prayers...
How come some prayers get answered? A look at how to pray specifically with 'shameless audacity' to move the hand ...
00:26:16
July 28, 2018