Opawa Baptist Church

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?

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".

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

 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).  

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?

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.

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.

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. 

Listen to Rod as he unpacks for us the question “Who is my God?” and what it means for us and others today while reflecting on the faith Job had despite his hardships.

Listen to our guest speaker Steph Robson as she maps out the Bible narrative of Gods story in terms of a five act play and how it fits in with us living today from when it was written.