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The sermon podcast of Opawa Baptist Church, a community of Jesus followers located in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Monday Oct 23, 2017
Monday Oct 23, 2017
Place yourself in the shoes of the Ephesus congregation. They did good works for others, were faithful in prayer and persevered through hardship and false prophets. But was their service what God really wanted? How do you maintain your heart for worship and foster your first love for God?
Wednesday Oct 18, 2017
Wednesday Oct 18, 2017
Listen to the story of Henri Nouwen and the banker who enabled Henri to best use his gift to spiritually nourish others through his support. Where do you place your value? What gifts do you have that could be of value to others? Are you a living sacrifice?
Monday Oct 09, 2017
Monday Oct 09, 2017
Listen as Rod explores what worth we place upon things and what we may do with them. And does how we live reflect what we believe?
Monday Oct 02, 2017
Monday Oct 02, 2017
Listen to how you are loved, wanted and treasured by a God who places great value on you because you are precious to him much like "The Velveteen Rabbit".
Monday Sep 25, 2017
Monday Sep 25, 2017
Listen to Chris Grantham, the author of "The Kiwi Bible", as he kicks off our month of Prayer and Self Denial focusing on the gospel of Jesus being Nga taonga tuku iho (treasures handed down) and how this treasure was meant for all.
More on Tranzend and Self Denial visit https://www.tranzsend.org.nz/resources/news-stories/30-prayer-and-self-denial-2017
Monday Sep 18, 2017
Monday Sep 18, 2017
Listen to Rod as he summarises his series on the Old Testament and how it gives us hope in our relationship with a God who reaches out to us. Series based on the book "The Bible Jesus Read" by Philip Yancey. Three minute intro of making paper planes (darts).
Monday Sep 11, 2017
Monday Sep 11, 2017
Listen to Rod as he explores the Prophets and their role in our relationship with God as he asks us to ponder these questions;
Is God our first love?
How are we treating the poor we know?
Is our spirituality authentic?
Monday Sep 04, 2017
Monday Sep 04, 2017
Listen to Rod as he explores the contrasting emotions expressed in Psalms and what they mean for us in our relationship and worship of our God.
Tuesday Aug 29, 2017
Tuesday Aug 29, 2017
Listen to Rod as he tries to reconcile how the apparent genocide from Dut 20:16-18, of the people in the promised land after the Exodus marries up with the God and Jesus we know.
Monday Aug 21, 2017
Monday Aug 21, 2017
Listen to Rod talk of the far reaching message Moses spoke to all Israel where he proclaimed to the Israelites all that the Lord had commanded him concerning them.