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Becoming
Children of God
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28-Dec-08
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Galatians 4: 4-7; Luke 2: 22-40
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The true gift of Christmas
- relationship with God.
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9:52/
1.69 MB
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The
Journey of Christmas
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25-Dec-08
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Luke 2: 8-20
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The census, the shepherds
and the Incarnation; three journeys meet at Christmas. (Revd Andrew
Barlow)
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13:59/
2.40 MB
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Jesus,
Be the Centre
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24-Dec-08
11:30 p.m.
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2008's New Zealanders of the
Year: what happens when we stop thinking that we are at the centre of the
Universe.
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11:33/
1.98 MB
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John
the Baptist
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7-Dec-08
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Isaiah 40: 1-5; Mark 1: 1-8
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"Make straight in the desert
a highway for our God": letting go of self-interest and our desire for
certainty.
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15:27/
2.65 MB
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The
Sheep and the Goats
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23-Nov-08
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Matthew 25: 31-46
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How love, as shown in our actions,
is at the centre of Christianity.
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12:00/
2.05 MB
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The
End of the Age
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9-Nov-08
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1 Thessalonians 4: 9-18; Matthew
25: 1-13
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The destruction of the temple
in Jerusalem, and the beginnings of the Kingdom.
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17:40/
3.03 MB
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Preaching
What We Practise
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2-Nov-08
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Matthew 23: 1-12
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Hypocrisy and pride; practising
what we preach, and the need to preach what we practise as well.
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18:59/
3.25 MB
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Philippians
Chapter 4
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12-Oct-08
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Philippians 4: 1-9
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"And the peace of God which
transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in
Christ Jesus."
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20:04/
3.44 MB
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Philippians
Chapter 3
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5-Oct-08
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Philippians 3: 4b-14
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"Yet whatever gains I had,
these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ."
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17:28/
2.99 MB
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Philippians
Chapter 2
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28-Sep-08
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Philippians 2: 1-13
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"Make my joy complete: be of
the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind."
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13:25/
2.30 MB
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Philippians
Chapter 1
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21-Sep-08
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Philippians 1: 21-30
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Paul's letter to the Philippians.
"Yes, and I will continue to rejoice . . . for to me, living
is Christ and dying is gain."
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20:02/
3.44 MB
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The
Law and the Way
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31-Aug-08
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Romans 12: 9-21; Matthew 16:
21-28
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Why following the rules is
a result, not a precondition, of being Christian. (Ven Kelvin
Wright)
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10:24/
1.78 MB
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But
Who Do You Say That I Am?
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24-Aug-08
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Matthew 16: 13-20
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"Unless the Lord builds the
house, the builders labour in vain" - the temptation to do things
our way instead of God's way.
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9:38/
1.65 MB
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The
Mission to the Gentiles
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17-Aug-08
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Matthew 15: 21-28
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The Canaanite woman, and Jesus'
other encounters with those outside conventional Jewish faith.
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14:43/
2.52 MB
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The
Order of St Stephen
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3-Aug-08
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2 Chronicles 24: 20-22; Acts
7: 51-60; Matthew 23: 34-39
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An Anglican order for young
people, and its patron saint. (Mary Little)
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9:55/
1.70 MB
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The
Parable of the Mustard Seed
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27-Jul-08
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Matthew 13: 31-33, 44-52
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Weeds and wheat: the kingdoms
of this world and of God.
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10:43/
1.83 MB
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The
Wheat and the Weeds
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20-Jul-08
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Genesis 28: 10-19; Romans
8: 12-25; Matthew 13: 24-30, 36-43
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The Kingdom of God: not the
way of this world, but growing within it.
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12:28/
2.14 MB
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The
Parable of the Sower
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13-Jul-08
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Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23
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Hearing and understanding:
how to be a fruitful Christian.
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11:53/
2.04 MB
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For
My Yoke is Easy
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6-Jul-08
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Matthew 11: 16-19, 25-30
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Choosing to follow one crucial
but very simple set of rules.
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11:09/
1.91 MB
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Fear
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22-Jun-08
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Matthew 10: 24-39
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Comfort and terror: the need
to put relationship with God ahead of everything else. (Felicity
Bond)
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11:12/
1.92 MB
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Abraham
- part 2
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15-Jun-08
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Genesis 18: 1-15; Romans 5:
1-8; Matthew 9:35 - 10:8
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Three visitors at the oaks
of Mamre - waiting for God's purposes to be fulfilled in God's
own way.
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21:23/
3.67 MB
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A
House Built on Rock
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1-Jun-08
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Genesis 6:9-22, 7:24, 8:14-19;
Matthew 7: 21-29
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Bishop
George Connor speaks on the introduction to St Mary's of a
new translation of the Bible.
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23:41/
4.06 MB
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Discipleship
- part 2
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11-May-08
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Acts 2: 1-21; 1 Corinthians
12: 3b-13; John 20: 19-23
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Pentecost
and the Holy Spirit: being disciples even though Jesus is no
longer physically present.
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14:44/
2.53 MB
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Discipleship
- part 1
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4-May-08
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Acts 1: 6-14; Matthew 28: 18-20
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The great
commission and the "great omission" - why being a disciple means
more than just being a Christian.
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20:44/
3.56 MB
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The
Promises of God
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20-Apr-08
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John 14: 1-14
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"Thy
will be done": the problem of unanswered prayer.
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22:30/
3.86 MB
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The
Stories We Tell Ourselves
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13-Apr-08
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John 10: 1-10
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Trying
to preserve the things that really matter, in a society that
puts material wealth first.
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21:16/
3.65 MB
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The
Road to Emmaus
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6-Apr-08
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Luke 24: 13-31
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A journey,
a conversation and an invitation: seeing past the shadows of Good Friday.
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15:05/
2.59 MB
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The
Disciple Simon Peter
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23-Mar-08
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Acts 10: 34-43; John 20: 1-18
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Peter's
character and his ideas about Jesus, before and after the Resurrection.
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16:28/
2.82 MB
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The
Temptation of Jesus
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10-Feb-08
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Matthew 4: 1-11
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Choosing
against wealth and power: Jesus learns how to be the Messiah.
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19:02/
3.26 MB
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