St Martins C3 Church: Recent Episodes
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To download sermon notes, click here.A remarkable aspect of church life is the way everyone usestheir talents and giftings to share with each other. In this message, we explore what activates us, the actions we can take, and the attitude we have in being the church.
Series: Christ-Centred Community
To download sermon notes, click here.Learn how we can be more like the body Paul describes, needing each part to function better as a whole, encouraging, refining and harmonising 'one another'.
Series: Christ-Centred Community
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We don’t worship God to get the blessing of His Spirit’s presence with us. Rather, we worship Christ for who He is, and it just so happens that God loves to dwell with those who gather to worship Him.
Series: Christ-Centred Community
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To know what church is all about, we need to go back to what Jesus called it to be. As we do, we see a fresh and inspiring vision for us to invest in.
Series: Christ Centred Community
Guest speaker Steve Gywn shares a powerful message on the amazing love God has for his children and what a difference an encounter with that love can have on us.
Father's Day 2025
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Hear about what is happening around the world, across all denominations, and how we can prepare for it should it start to happen in our own nation.
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Joseph's story ends with trust that God was orchestrating his life all along. But how does God work things for good when people make such bad choices?
Series: The Coats of Joseph
To download sermon notes, click hereWe take a look at Genesis 41:14-43 and see that Joseph's external robe of authority is an outward sign of inner leadership qualities that have now fully developed.
Series: The Coats of Joseph
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This week, we explore the prison years of Joseph’s life.Insights into his response give us clues as to how we might respond when we face difficulties in our lives.
Series: The Coats of Joseph
To download sermon notes, click here.Joseph is now in Potiphar's house, where he has become so successful that he has been placed in charge of the entire household. Learn how we should follow Joseph's example of resisting temptation and taking a stand against sin.
Series: The Coats of Joseph
To download sermon notes, click here.We pick up the account of Joseph's life when he has just been sold into slavery.
Series: The Coats of Joseph
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In this series, we do an Old Testament character on Joseph. Through his failures, trials and successes, we are inspired to put our hope in God and grow in our walk with Jesus.
In this message, we meet 17 year old Joseph, a spoilt and arrogant teenager, favoured son, hated brother; a young man, like us, with a lot to learn.
Series: The Coats of Joseph
Practical tips on how to more effectively move others along in their faith journey and understand the different places people can be on that journey.
Series: Sharing The Story
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This message explores how to help those who have questions about the Christian faith, by looking at how Jesus answered questions posed to him.
Series: Sharing The Story
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Given the importance of sharing the gospel, and the transforming power of it, how do we share our faith well, with those around us? Hear some practical approaches to sharing the gospel.
Series: Sharing The Story
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In this series, we give practical tips to share your faith with others. Today, we give a simple and repeatable thirty second way of telling the gospel.
Series: Sharing The Story
A shorter than usual message for the whole church family on what it means to be a treasure hunter knowing that the Word of God is our treasure map with great riches to be found within. This message is good for young listeners.
Series: Family Service
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In the final message of our series, Warren looks at the right road to bring our workmates into a relationship with God.
Series: God @ Work
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We need a new story for our work. This week, we look at the purpose each of us have in whatever work we do. Your work can be a spiritual calling.
Series: God @ Work
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Listen as we explore the way to turn our everyday job into worship.
Series: God @ Work
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God cares about all of our life, including the time we spend in our workplace. In this series, we explore how we can integrate our faith with our work. In this message, Warren shows us that work, works on us.
Series: God @ Work
Hear a special message from counsellor Kath Landreth on the importance of biblical self-care in this busy world.
Series: Mother's Day
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As we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus we reflect on the brave actions of Joseph of Arimathea and how we can have courage to live for God.
Series: It Is Finished
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As we continue to explore the finished work of Christ, this week we look at the freedom Christ has purchased for us on the cross and how to truly be free.
Series: It Is Finished
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The first in our Easter series, focusing on how the death of Christ is such a complete, once and for all sacrifice, that it never needs to be repeated.
Series: It Is Finished
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The final soil that Jesus mentions is fertile and producesabundant fruit. In this message, we explore the groundwork that is needed to prepare our hearts for God’s ongoing work.
Series: Groundwork
To download sermon notes click here.This message explores the truth that God's goal for our lives is that we produce fruit. And how can we produce kingdom fruit? By having a Kingdon focus!
Series: Groundwork
To download sermon notes click here.This message looks at the example of Job and explores how to have a relationship with God that can withstand persecution and suffering.
Series: Groundwork
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In this series, we explore the parable of the soils to new depths. Today we look at the lost seeds that come from hardness in our lives. Being open to God’s truth is key to being a disciple, and a closed heart can keep us from experiencing God’s life for ourselves.
Series: Groundwork
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Meeting with God is like dipping our torch into the Sun. Itfires us up and allows us to bring that light to others.
Series Encounter
To download sermon notes for 'Dependency' click here.This message reflects on Moses in Exodus 33 & 34 and how we can learn from him. He did four things to position himself to encounter God.
Series: Encounter
To download sermon notes click here.Hear how God wants to meet with us and wants us to meet with Him and how we can put ourselves in a place to encounter God.
Series: Encounter
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Exodus 32 is the story of the Golden Calf. In it, we see Israel move from a connection with God to complacency. As we read their story, we discover the ingredients that would also cause us to rebel against God.
Series: Encounter
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To go deeper with God, we need to value the time we spend with Him. In this series, we will look at Encounters with God in the second half of the book of Exodus and what they tell us about our journey in growing hungry for His presence. In this message, we look at the different approaches of Moses and Israel at the foot of Mt Sinai.
Series: Encounter
In this last message of our, “verses that changed the world” series, Warren explores how blessed humanity is, that God has revealed His good way of life to us and the consequences that follow nations who obey God’s laws and those who don’t.
Series: Verses that changed the world.
We live in a world that awards gold medals to the best and offers adulation to the spectacular. God’s grace, however, is far superior. It has transformed the world and can change our lives as we recognise that we don’t deserve it, but we are good enough, so we should rest in God’s grace.
Series: Verses that Changed the World
We and the world will be made new upon the return of Christ.
Series: Verses that Changed the World.
The first message from the summer series: Verses that Changed the World.
Series: Verses that Changed the World.
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John tells the story by taking us right back to thebeginning. Jesus is God inhuman flesh, the Lamb of God who invites us to know Him and commit our lives toHim.
Series: Gospel Beginnings
To download the sermon notes click here.Luke’s gospel presents Jesus as a tiny, helpless newborn baby. Listen as we explore how Jesus brings hope and all the possibilities of new life.
Series: Gospel Beginnings
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God reveals through Marks's gospel that Jesus, (the King), has come to bring His Kingdom.
Series: Gospel Beginnings
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Beginning our Christmas journey as a church, exploring what the beginnings of each gospel tells us about who Jesus is. This sermon is based on Matthew 2.
Series: Gospel Beginnings (Dec 2024)
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Discipleship has been a major strategy for us this year. Welook back and assess where we are at after a year working on our relationship to God, ourselves, others and the world.
Series: Discipleship Explored
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As we seek to Trust and Obey, we need to understand theimportant role of Scripture in our discipleship journey.
Series: Under Construction
To download the sermon notes click hereGod’s Holy Spirit will actively guide us into God’s will as we trust and obey His leadings in our lives. It will require us to prioritise our relationship with God and within that relationship seek the infilling of His Spirit.Series: Trust and Obey
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A large part of our relationship with God is trusting in who He is and obeying what He calls us to do. In order for us to obey, we need to hear clearly from Him.
Series: Trust and Obey
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In this series, we encourage you to deepen your trust inGod, sharpen your ability to hear His voice and take bold steps of obedience to follow His call. We will invite you to understand God’s guidance and live it out with confidence and purpose.
In this message, we dive into the three dimensions oftrusting God—exploring what it truly means to believe that He knows what’s bestfor us, even when we’re not sure.
Series: Trust & Obey
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Warren concludes our Under Construction seriesexploring how to strengthen joy, gratitude and contentment in our lives.
Series: Under Construction
To download the sermon notes click here.Jesus invites all weary people to come to Him, and Hewill give them rest. He also invites them to learn His way of life, filled withtwo unexpected traits: humility and gentleness.
Series: Under Construction
To download the sermon notes click hereAs we improve the areas of character that God wants us to, we need to love like God does.
Series: Under Construction
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Every Christian is called to engage in the relentless pursuit of improvement. In this series, we look at the character that God wants to grow in our lives and discover the way we can pursue transformation.
Series: Under Construction
In this message from guest speaker Richard Black, we explore the important but difficult topic of forgiveness and reconciliation.
Series: Between you and me
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As we seek to strengthen the relationships within our church, Phil Parkes brings an encouragement and a challenge to follow Christ's example in how we forgive from the heart and let go of offence.
Series: Between you and me
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Jesus’ teaching on relationships was radical for our world. To prevent relational rifts we need to adopt a positive attitude towards others rather than a posture of judgment.
Series: Between you and me
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This fathers day message begins with a testimony from Chris Manson and continues with a challenge from Pastor Warren to consider how we find our refreshment in Christ.
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Many find the claims of truth to be extravagant and evenarrogant. However, Christianity passes the test of absolute truth and is for all people of all time.
Series: Answering Big Questions
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For some people, the question of suffering is not only a personal question, it is also the reason they don’t believe in God’s existence. In this message Warren Gouman explores what Jesus says about suffering.
Series: Answering Big Questions
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In this sermon, Fraser looks at the question, “Why wouldsomeone want to be a Christian when others see Christians as judgmental, hypocritical and miserable?”
Series: Answering big questions
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In this series, we aim to equip people to share their faith with confidence and answer the big questions that others have. In this sermon we look at the question of whether science has removed the need for God and how we navigate these conversations.
Series: Answering big questions
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In this message, we look at Ephesians 6:10-18 and find that our identity gives us strength to fight the spiritual battle we are engaged in.
Series: Chosen
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We are called to live consistently for God, in all the relationships around our life. These are the attitudes and behaviours that flow from our identity as God’s children.
Series: Called
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Our relationship with God gives us a new identity, we become who God always intended us to be and can experience all that God has for us as his children.
Series: Chosen
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We are inviting you to join us over the next four weeks to explore how our identity as children of God frees us from our sins, fears, and insecurities, to be the people God always intended us to be. We are exploring our identity in Christ, because we only experience true spiritual, emotional and mental freedom, when we internalise our true identity.
Series: Chosen
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As we share God’s love with others we can show how God can meet their deepest needs. This is because Christianity elevates and fulfils our cultural values and practices.
In this message from guest speaker "Mama" Jane Laurie, we hear an update about the wonderful work that Fountain of Peace are doing in Uganda, and are encouraged to trust God when he calls us to make a difference.
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When we know God, we have access to His power. In our family service, we discover three unexpected ways God’s power works in us.
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The last three verses of the Lord’s prayer give us wisdom and inspiration for how we can strengthen our relationship with God each day by trusting in His provision, forgiveness and leadership of our lives.
Series: Prayer for life
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Buried in the Lord’s Prayer is the most powerful prayer youwill ever pray, however, it is also the most difficult prayer you will ever pray.
Series: Prayer For Life
Listen as Warren explores how our prayer life will be transformed if we begin by worshipping God and inviting His presence with us. Series: Prayer for Life
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In this series, we unpack the Lord’s Prayer. If you pray with the right focus, then God will reward you with growth and with His presence.
Series: Prayer For Life
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In all the ups and downs of life, we can easily overlook the greatest resource that God has made available to us, that is, the presence, perspective and power of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
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In this message Warren Gouman takes a look at the book of Esther, and the way that God used someone else in her life to help her realise and fulfill the purpose He had for her.
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In this message, we explore what we bring to the table when we have a spiritual conversation with others: our sins, idols, and growth areas.
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The Bible puts a lot of emphasis on us being part of a church family who are there to provide the appropriate encouragement and support for us to grow into all that God has called us to be.
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In this message, Jonty King shows how to build safe relationships that create an environment in which spiritual growth can happen.
Series: Iron Sharpens Iron
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In this message Warren Gouman shares that Seeking to develop a healthy one-on-one mutual relationship with someone else in the church for the purpose of helping each other grow in Christ, will accelerate your spiritual growth.
Series: Iron Sharpens Iron
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The resurrection means we get to see how Jesus’ victory allows us to walk in the victory of His Kingdom.
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When we become Christians, we enter God’s New Creation. In this message, we consider how we bring the life of that New Creation to those around us. Includes seven real-life examples of people from our St Martins C3 family.
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For us to see God’s Kingdom come we need to allow space in our hearts for other people, for the needs of a hurting world. God wants to change our hearts, so we are willing and available to extend His life to the world around us.
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When Jesus began ministering to people in Israel 2,000 years ago, the impact was immediate and dramatic. People were helped, healed, and delivered from sin. In this message Warren Gouman shares about Jesus' radical vision for His kingdom.
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The final aspect of discipleship is how we relate to people outside of our Christian connections. In this message, we look at how we can grow in bringing God’s life to the world.
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In this message Warren shares about how God’s purpose for your life is to grow Christlike character in you.
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A great relationship with other Christians is an expression of our love for God and aids our discipleship in all other areas
Download notes here. Everything in our relationship with God is facilitated through God’s Holy Spirit. So let’s seek the infilling of God’s Holy Spirit, so that we go deeper in our relationship with Him this year.
Download notes here. The purpose of our life is to be Jesus’ disciples. As we explore our relationship with God, our relationship with ourselves, our relationship with other Christians and our relationship with the world we can grow as Christ’s disciples.
This series builds off of a self-assessment survey ondiscipleship which can be found here.
Warren Gouman's message on Psalm 25 calls us to experience God's love and put our trust in Him.
In this message, we journey with the ancient writer Asaph as he shares his envy of the wicked that nearly shipwrecked his faith.
As he unpacks Psalm 34 for us, Chris Hurst delivers a great encouragement to taste and see that the Lord is good.
In this message Pastor Jonty takes us through Psalm 46, an encouragement to trust God as our fortress in all situations.
The Psalms are a great resource for us to ponder and to pray. In this message, we explore Psalm 1 and see how doing life God's way can make us into life-givers for the world around us.
As part of our Christmas Eve service Warren Gouman encouraged us with the truth that Jesus is God.
Download notes here. In this message Warren takes us through the question: Are you open to God doing something unexpected in your life?
Download notes here. Our world says that only the strong survive, and you must be spectacular to succeed. Scripture, however, tells us that salvation comes to sinners, and even lowly shepherds can find the Saviour. Jesus is for everyone.
Download notes here. As we come to Christmas, we reflect on what Jesus’ coming means by looking at who Jesus is. The early stories of Jesus reveal his purpose all along. But the things we cover in this series might not be the things that we often think of when we think of Jesus’ life and his purpose. As we read the early stories, we see fresh takes on who Jesus is.
In this message, we see how Jesus' coming was disruptive and how he longs to disrupt us today.
Download notes here. As we finish our series on fear, Warren Gouman encourages us that internalising our worth in Christ is what sets us free from the fear of failure.
Download notes here. In this message Warren Gouman explores the fear of losing someone or something in our lives that is important to us, and how we can find freedom in surrender to Christ.
Download notes here. In this three part sermon, we hear from Eloise, Brad and Phil as they each share about following Christ's example in three different areas: prayer, forgiveness and humility.
Download notes here. In this message, Warren Gouman encourages us to often come back to the prayer: "Lord, what does your Kingdom look like in this situation?"
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Download notes here. When we pray miracles happen. However, there are many times we pray and we don’t get the answer we hoped for. In this message, we explore the mystery of unanswered prayer.
Download notes here. If God were to do a miracle in or around your life right now, what would it be? In this message Warren shares an encouragement to believe in our God who does miracles today!
Download notes here. A strong vision of the age to come leads to a strong commitment to God, His mission and His people. In this message, we reflect on the last chapter of the Bible, its picture of the age to come and the longing to cry “Come, Lord Jesus.”
Revelation 21 is a glorious vision of Heaven. We need to see past the symbolic images and discover the glorious future that awaits God's people in Heaven.
Our world can seem out of control and we might wonder what God is doing amongst it all. As we look at the relation between Genesis 1-3 and Revelation 20-22, we see that the same God who made the world God is coming to renew it again.
There will be a day when all people will be called to account, some to everlasting life, others to everlasting judgment. The reality of this scene has massive consequences for our lives today.
In this sermon, Warren Gouman begins a new series on the final three chapters of Revelation. Looking at what our future will hold and the way we can passionately follow Jesus now as we prepare for what He has for us.
For Father's day 2023, Warren Gouman interviews two Grandfathers from our congregation and shares on the heart of love that God has for.
Why are you so busy? If we want to see a mission mindedness Permeate our lives then we need to make space for mission. In this message, we look at how we use our time and overcome busyness in our lives.
As Christians we are to love our neighbours (everyone around us) as Christ would - something we all agree we should do, but that is hard to do in practice. So, where do we start?
We want to see God move in powerful ways and to do so we need to prepare ourselves by living Scripture, caring for others and always thinking about mission.
In this message, we look at the amazing work of Bluebird mission in Indonesia and see what we can learn from them and how we can grow a vision for a similar movement in our place.
The great heroes of faith gave everything they had to living for Jesus. We must not settle for mediocrity but go all in to know God. In this message, we explore what takes our passion away and how we might get it back.
As we seek to live generous lives, we need to ensure that we give in ways that are generous. In this message, we explore the things that prevent our giving from being generous and how we can freely give gifts that help others.
How we approach our finances matters to God. In this message, Warren Gouman shares how God expects us to develop a healthy attitude towards money and to use it wisely.
Whether we have a lot or a little, money can have a great pull on our hearts. As we surrender this area to Christ we can see it change from being an idol to a tool for His Kingdom.
As part of our family service, Jonty King shared about the way the whole bible points us to the person of Jesus Christ.
As we finish this series 'Overflow', Warren shares a message on keeping our mission to the world Christ-centered and authentic.
If we have filled ourselves with God we need to recognise what the Overflow of His Spirit will be in our life. As we explore a famous passage on the fruit of the Spirit we can see the work of character that God wants to do in us.
It is when we are filled with God's Holy Spirit that we receive God’s abundant life. That fullness of God’s Holy Spirit in our lives happens as we surrender our lives to God and invite His Spirit to fill our life with His life.
God wants more for us than just to be free of sin. He has a life of purpose for each of us. For this to happen we first need to fill ourselves with Him.
One of the most powerful things Jesus said was that his followers must deny themselves, take up their cross and follow him. Warren Gouman unpacks what that means for us in this challenging, yet encouraging sermon.
God wants His life to overflow in us. For us to get there, we first have to engage in Spirit led self-examination asking Him to give us deep awareness of the parts of our life not from Him. In this message, we explore what stops us from doing this and how we might begin.
In this special Mother's Day service we talk to three Grandmothers and ask them what they have learnt about parenting and how we can all bring faith in different generations.
Occasionally a topic arises in our pastoral discussions that warrants being addressed in church. In this message, Warren Gouman outlines where we stand as a church on the topic of women in leadership roles in the church. In C3 Church Christchurch, we invite people into leadership roles within our church based on their spiritual maturity and gifting, not based on their age, race or gender. How did the scriptures lead us to that approach?
Prophecy is when we hear God speak and pass it on to others. It is a gift that we need to learn to use wisely. In this message, we explore five elements of good prophecy.
God speaks to us at various times and in various ways. In this message, Warren Gouman starts a new sermon series where we explore how God uses prophetic words to speak to us.
Jesus' death and resurrection shows He is the King of the Universe. He calls us to be victors too but sometimes life seems so overwhelming. In this message, Jonty explores what it looks like to be a conqueror in spite of life's difficulties.
If there is a day of the year to be grateful for the life that God has given us and make a fresh choice to live that life, that day is resurrection Sunday. The day that Jesus was victorious over death and in gaining that victory, released God’s new life to us.
In this message, Warren explores the struggle we all have with sin. He shows the only way to be free of it is to choose to not let it be our master anymore.
It is one thing to believe that Jesus can take our sins and save us fromdeath, but we also see that Jesus is the victor over the struggles and worriesof our life that are out of our control.
In this message, Warren Gouman shares how having an accurate worldview of Satan and evil matters, helping us appreciate the victory Christ achieved for us over Satan.
To finish off this series on growing together and deepening the discipling relationships within our church, Warren Gouman shares the importance of and power we can experience when we seek God together.
We are all called to do mission and ministry. In this message, we explore what our mission is, where we practice it and how we can help each other do it more effectively.
In this message, Fraser Scott, and guests, introduce us to the new missions we will be supporting as St Martins C3.
Through the saving work of Christ, and our relationship with him personally, we are able to join a supportive church family and learn to help each other grow as we all become more like Christ.
One of the major barriers to growing in church community is the pull of our culture towards our individual wants and needs. As we understand what is happening in our culture we can choose to go against the flow and purposefully involve ourselves in Christian community.
When Jesus called His first disciples, He called them into a discipling community. In this message Warren shares what it means to follow this call to discipleship in the way God meant for us.
In Matthew 20 Jesus tells a story of workers being paid the same full days wage, despite some having only worked half the day or even less. In this message, Pastor Warren brings this parable to life for us today with a clear description of God's grace.
Jesus tells this story to let people know they should persistently pray for the full coming of His Kingdom. Listen to discover how Jesus reveals we can pray in a way that makes a difference.
In this message from Fraser Scott, we explore a parable that challenges us to remain humble in our understanding of the Gospel and the saving work of Jesus.
In this series, we look at some of the Parables of Jesus and discover the Kingdom life He is hoping to grow in us and how we can take hold of it.
In this message, we explore the parable of the mustard seed and ask what Kingdom seeds God has planted in us this year.
This message includes the audio from "Parables of Jesus" by the Bible Project, which can be viewed here.
When Jesus sat down to teach he often began with the phrase, "Let me tell you a story." As he taught he unveiled the truth of the Kingdom of God and how we might access it. In this message, we explore the parable of the sower and how we can be the good soil that grows a crop that will produce much fruit.
In this message from Warren Gouman, we hear of how Jesus brought life that overcame, sickness, evil and suffering. Our challenge is living in a tension where we have access to the life God has for us, but we still live in a fallen world.
In the first of our Christmas messages, Warren Gouman explores the topic of Jesus Christ as the 'light of the world'.
As we finish our 'Knowing God' series, David Sampson, Tom Cocks and Danella Redepenning take turns to share about a name of God that means something to each of them. In this three part message we hear about God as our Father, our provider and the one who sees.
Knowing God is essential, if we misunderstand who He is then we miss the impact He wants for our lives. Once we know God then we must respond by trusting Him more than we trust in any other thing.
In this message Warren Gouman helps to gives us guidance on how to develop a relationship with God where we are likely to experience more of Him?
In this message from Chris Hurst we hear how God is the unchanging one. Even in a world full of change, and as we discover new aspects of His character, God's unchanging nature is key anchor point for our Christian lives.
We will all be judged by God one day. In this message, we explore what God's justice looks like and whether a just God can send people to hell.
Scripture declares that God is love. In this message, we celebrate God's active, exuberant and personal love and discover how we can experience it for ourselves.
God is holy, but what does that mean? It is better seen than described. In this message, Jonty traces the theme of fire to show how God’s holiness brings us both terror and hope.
As we come to know God, understanding him as three in one, as the Holy Trinity, is both important and powerful for our lives as Christians.
In this message from Warren Gouman, we explore what it means to approach God with humility and allow him to change who we are, discovering who God truly is. We begin to know God in a personal way when we acknowledge that He is the rightful Lord of our lives and we acknowledge His sovereignty.
In this new series, Knowing God, we seek to know more about God. In doing so we see how we can know Him for ourselves and put our trust wholly in Him. In this message, we explore God's transcendence and immanence seeing how amazing it is that God is great and He is near.
In this message we explore the importance of forgiveness. Forgiving others is one of the highest values in the Christian faith because forgiveness comes from what Jesus did on the cross for us, which is at the very centre of our faith. It is because Jesus forgave us that we have a reconciled life with Him.
Taking a look at Matthew 18, Warren shares from Jesus' teaching on relationships, acknowledging that hurts do happen, people do sin and giving God's guidance for how to respond.
Dads are known as wise guys; they always have a witty response for the situation they are in. In this message, we explore how they (and all of us) can show the other side of wisdom – knowing the right path to walk down and walking it.
One of the most difficult things for us to do is to have difficult conversations, where we resolve hurt and communicate expectations, with the people who matter to us. In this message, we explore why these conversations are an essential part of the life of God’s people and how we can do them well.
In this message from St Martins C3 worship pastor Phil Parkes, we explore the way that God moves in our worship and are encouraged to make our singing on Sundays more than just a song but a genuine offer of worship to God.
Please note, due to technical difficulties a short section in the middle of the sermon is somewhat distorted.
Throughout the gospels we see Jesus set clear expectations for those who chose to follow him. In this message Warren takes a look at how we too can set clear expectations in the relationships in our lives.
The first thing everyone experiences in their relationship with God is grace, it's His grace that makes a relationship with Him possible. In this message, Warren Gouman unpacks the truth that Grace Comes First.
One of the key things that Paul wants to impart to the people of Philippi is joy in the Lord. This is not superficial happiness that fills our desires and denies the reality of life, but a deep abiding joy that is found through the presence of Jesus.
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As New Zealand becomes increasingly secular in its values and outlook, Christians will face increasing pressure to compromise their allegiance to Christ and His ways.We need to be prepared for that challenge. We need to stand strong in our allegiance to Christ, while still showing God’s love to the world around us.
What Jesus did in becoming a human and coming to earth to die for us is one of the most scandalous and amazing acts we have ever seen. What we see in that act forms the blueprint for how we can act too. And more than that it provides the power for us to live with humility, just like Jesus.
Living life for Christ can be challenging at times and we may think, is the reward worth the effort? In this message Warren begins to unpack the book of Philippians, an encouragement from Paul to hold fast to God and His purposes.
As followers of Jesus we know that the message of the gospel is the most important message in the world, so how do we stay motivated to share our faith with others?
A key part of sharing our faith is building genuine friendships with non-Christians and sharing spiritually with them. In this message, Jonty explores the mindsets and approaches that help us create relationships that lead to life change.
The Bible makes it clear that God wants everyone to know Him personally. Because Christians know how important this message of salvation is, we willingly share it with anyone who is willing to listen, and because it is so important, we want to do it well.
In this sermon, Fraser Scott looks at the message we share when we tell others the good news about Jesus. As we understand the core parts of the Gospel message we can then begin to share it with others.
In this message, we explore the doubt, distrust, and skepticism in our world today. We also discover the place Jesus established to combat it.
In this message, Warren Gouman asks the question: "What do you use to keep yourself distracted, so that you don’t have to deal with that feeling, or issue or situation that you have been avoiding?"
Entitlement is like a slimy swamp monster that tries to drag us down to its miserable, squalid depths. People who feel entitled always want more stuff, opportunities and pleasure. In this message, we explore how big a deal entitlement is for us and the wisdom Jesus brings that enables us to resist it.
In this message, Warren Gouman draws from Revelation chapters 2 & 3 to deliver a challenge to resist the ungodly temptations of this world.
A Mother's Day message from Warren Gouman, featuring 3 special guests discussing the triumphs and challenges of persevering in prayer.
We live in a world that drains our energy and strength. We are always searching for meaning and satisfaction. In this message we explore this can only be found in one place, the person of Jesus.
As Christians we are not supposed to be observers of God powerfully moving around us, we ought to be experiencing God’s power moving through us and around us. In order for that to happen, we all need to be filled with the Holy Spirit.
In this special Easter Sunday message, Jonty King unpacks Psalm 22 and shares with us the sorrows of Jesus on the cross and the hope that His resurrection brings.
The news of Jesus Christ is not only good for our life here on earth, but as Warren shares in this message, it is good news for eternity.
With so many bad things going on in the world right now we need some good news. In this message, Fraser explores the best news of all - the difference Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection makes in our lives.
As we look at recent global events, our lives have probably never been less certain; so what keeps us centred in the ups and downs of life? Warren Gouman unpacks this question in this message on God's faithfulness.
In this message Warren Gouman shares how we have been called to share God's life with others.
In this sermon Jonty King looks at one of the tools God gives us to bring His Kingdom – the authority he has placed within us.
In this message, Warren Gouman shares that building God's Kingdom is fulfilling the purpose he has for our lives.
We are called to bring Godly discernment into our life and our world. Discernment is necessary to understand spiritual truth, live holy as God intends, and help others to walk with God. In this message, we explore what discernment is, how we can get it, and how we can use it to serve others in our life.
In this episode, Warren explores how God's followers are called to be holy. Holiness is not about following a list of divine rules, but recognising that God is doing far more in us than we could possibly imagine and submitting to that process.
In this message, Warren Gouman explores how being in God’s presence changes us. When we encounter the God who created us, it is a powerful experience. Let this message be an inspiration to you to enter God's presence with expectation.If you want to chat to someone about what you have heard or know more about Jesus please email contact@stmartinsc3.org.
In this message, we explore the loss of wonder in our lives and how it leads to a low concept of God. However, if we can recapture our wonder, our enlarged view of God leads to faith and overflows into worship. If you want to chat to someone about what you have heard or know more about Jesus please email contact@stmartinsc3.org.
If you have been a follower of Christ for some time, God has surely transformed many areas of your life, but why are there still some areas where we need a lot of help? In this message, Warren Gouman takes us through the wisdom journey.
Taking wisdom from the book of Ecclesiastes, Jonty King encourages us to simultaneously hold a posture of appreciating every moment we are given while also humbly bringing our plans for the future before God.
Looking at the book of Proverbs, Jonty King takes us through four 'Hunters' it would be wise to avoid in 2022.
In this message from Warren Gouman, hear how God puts us in the right place at the right time to fulfil His purposes.
As part of our Christmas family service, Jonty King shared this message on the gifts that God gives us.
When you disagree with another Christian, you can fight to be right or strive to unite. You can’t do both.
Romans 13:814 shows what it is like to love each other. It reveals love is far more than something we enjoy and fulfilling our own desires.
In this sermon Warren Gouman shares with us another practical insight into how Christians should live out our faith while living under authority, as described in Romans 13.
A central part of our relationships is how we respond to people who wrong us. In this message Jonty King reminds us to live in light of God's mercy, especially in our relationship to others.
Warren Gouman begins this series on Romans chapters 12-15 with a look at the way God calls us to live "in view of God's mercy" as "living sacrifices.
Our job as Christians is to experience God's love for ourselves and then let
that overflow to those around us. We want to see God’s
kingdom come in new and powerful ways in our world and our
community.
In this message Fraser Scott shares with us three key considerations in undertaking mission effectively: we need to be Relational, Responsive and Reflective.
In this message Warren Gouman urges us to love God's world the with the love that we have experienced from Him.
In this weeks message, Jonty King gets specific and shows us a deeper view of God's mission in our world.
As we begin our 'Focus On Mission' series, Fraser Scott brings us back to the true motivation behind why we would want to seek and serve those in our world - God's love for us!
Receiving prayer from someone else can be very powerful and life-changing. In this message, Warren Gouman encourages us to pray for others in faith and pass on the positive messages God has for them.
When stepping into what God has for you the encouragement of others can make all the difference. We see in Paul's letters to Timothy in the New Testament what this encouragement can look like.
Our identity as children of God should not only change the way we think about ourselves, it ought to also change how we think about everyone else around us, especially our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. In this series we explore how we can support and encourage each other in their new creation identity.
Today, as we celebrate Father's Day we use the analogy of a builder to encourage us all to make something out of the things God has given us.
A new law is being processed in New Zealand parliament on conversion therapy. In this message, Warren Gouman explores what can be celebrated from this law and what should be challenged.
To see the whole law go to https://www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/government/2021/0056/latest/whole.html. To make a submission go to https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/make-a-submission/document/53SCJU_SCF_BILL_113397/conversion-practices-prohibition-legislation-bill.
This message from Pastor Warren Gouman discusses the hate speech laws being processed in New Zealand at the moment from a balanced Christian perspective.
In this sermon, guest speaker Richard Black shares three different perspectives people hold about life and encourages us to be proactive with our perspective by adopting an overcomers mindset.
In this sermon, Warren Gouman explores what Jesus had to say about our attitudes towards money and how we put Godly attitudes regarding money into action.
In this message, Jonty King finishes off our resilient series with an encouragement to be aware of God's constant presence in our lives.
Vision is something we all need, and because we know Christ and His purpose for our loves, our vision ought to be clearer and more compelling that that of the world.
Overwork is a phenomenon that is reaching pandemic levels in our world. In this message, Jonty King shares the way Jesus encourages us to approach work and rest.
How well we cope with what is going on around our lives depends more on what is goin on inside us. In this message, Warren Gouman shares about the daily renewal all Christ followers can receive.
As we begin this new sermon series, Ps. Warren shares that our relationship with God will empower us to be resilient in the face of all life's challenges.