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The Street Church
Check out our latest sermons every week to help you grow in your faith! The Street Church is a multi-site church based in Wellington, New Zealand. Our mission is to help people become total followers of Jesus Christ. Visit thestreet.org.nz for resources and more!
Episodes
The Street ChurchParables, Part 2: The Eagles and the Vine // Simon Gill
In part two of our Parables series, we look at a fairly unknown parable in the book of Ezekiel about eagles and vines, and where people place their trust.
The Street ChurchParables, Part 1: The Ewe Lamb // Geneva Nevell
We kick off our Parables series by looking at how the prophet Nathan used a parable to confront King David with his own sin. This is the power of the parable -…
The Street ChurchThis Is How We Know, Part 10: We Have Eternal Life // Jerram Watts
John finishes his letter with encouragement for the Church to know they have eternal life - and that eternal life is knowing Jesus, which we can experience now…
The Street ChurchThis Is How We Know, Part 9: We Love Because We're Loved // Bruce Read
Our love as followers of Jesus flows from being infinitely loved by our heavenly Father. This is the source of our love and enables us to love as our Father…
The Street ChurchThis Is How We Know, Part 8: We Know the Holy Spirit // Paul Windsor
John draws his readers' attention to the Holy Spirit - the one who is in and is greater than the evil one who is in the world. John urges Christians to be…
The Street ChurchThis Is How We Know, Part 7: We Love Sacrificially // Joel Cooper
To be God's child is to love sacrificially - to love how God loved us: by sending his only Son to die for us. John urges Christians to let their faith be…
The Street ChurchThis Is How We Know, Part 6: We Are God's Children // Simon Gill
John has called his readers his 'dear children', and he now reveals a marvellous truth - the incredible love that God has lavished on believers, that they get…
The Street ChurchLord, Teach Us To Pray Together // Keegan Harris
What do you do when you want to pray but have no idea where to begin? Jesus’ disciples asked the same question, and his answer shows that prayer was always…
The Street ChurchThis Is How We Know, Part 5: We Don't Deny Christ // Jamie Rodwell
John returns to the first point of his letter: It's all about Jesus. We can know we are true children of God if we don't deny Christ - that he is God in the…
The Street ChurchThis Is How We Know, Part 4: We Don't Love the World // Josiah Nevell
Love for the Lord and one another is compared with loving the world. John says we can know we are true children of God if we don't love the world - don't adopt…
The Street ChurchThis Is How We Know, Part 3: We Love Each Other // Simon Gill
Love is essential. John has written about this previously in his gospel account, when Jesus urged his disciples to love one another. John revisits this call to…
The Street ChurchThis Is How We Know, Part 2: We Walk in the Light // Jenny Gill
John makes many comparisons throughout his letter, telling believers how they can know they are true children of God. The first of these is that they walk in…
The Street ChurchThis Is How We Know, Part 1: We Have Seen the Son // Jerram Watts
The Church is still young and facing many pressures, not the least of which is a departure of many from the faith. John writes to strengthen Christians in the…
The Street ChurchGod Speaks, Part 6: God Speaks through Creation // Anna Holmes
Creation has been one of God's biggest billboards since day one, but we grow familiar with it as we live amongst it. How can we see the created world afresh…
The Street ChurchGod Speaks, Part 5: God Speaks through Community // Rochelle Jackson
There's no such thing as a lone wolf in Christianity - God desires us to be in community and will speak to us through others in that community. We're here to…
The Street ChurchGod Speaks, Part 4: God Speaks to our Hearts // Simon Gill
Perhaps the most difficult way to pin down and also the least understood - God speaks to us through our hearts through impressions, thoughts and instincts. But…
The Street ChurchGod Speaks, Part 3: God Speaks through Prophecy // Jamie Rodwell
One of the gifts of the Spirit used to build up the church is the gift of prophecy. This isn't future-telling, but speaking God's words to encourage and build…
The Street ChurchMission Possible: The Harvest Is Plentiful // Jenny Gill
Jesus did not wait for people to come to him. He went through the towns and villages, proclaiming the good news and healing the sick. In this message, Jenny…
The Street ChurchGod Speaks, Part 2: God Speaks Through Scripture // Nicky Rees-Thomas
To know the Son, we must know scripture. Scripture is one of the primary ways God continues to communicate clearly and across time to his church.
The Street ChurchGod Speaks, Part 1: God Speaks Through Jesus // Hayden Berkers
As we begin a new series about discerning the voice of God, we look at the number one way Scripture says God speaks to us - through His Son, the Lord Jesus…
The Street ChurchHoly Spirit, Part 4: Gifts of the Spirit // Jenny Gill
God dwells with his people by his Spirit and causes fruit to grow as we keep in step with his Spirit. He also gives us gifts to use to build and strengthen the…
The Street ChurchHoly Spirit, Part 3: Fruit Of The Spirit // Jerram Watts
So often our minds go to the obvious shows of miraculous power when we think of the Spirit - healing and tongues. But the Fruit of the Spirit is one of the…
The Street ChurchHoly Spirit, Part 2: Baptism In The Spirit // Simon Gill
It's one of those secondary issues in Christianity that can often divide people. Is a secondary baptism of the Holy Spirit required, or is a believer…
The Street ChurchHoly Spirit, Part 1: Person Of The Spirit // James Rees-Thomas
One of the deep longings of the human heart is to live with God. Augustine said, "Our heart is restless until it rests in you." God's desire is also to dwell…
The Street ChurchThe Cross, Part 6: Life of the Cross // Cam Mackenzie
In light of all that God accomplished through his Son at the cross - how now are we to live? What does living a life crucified with Christ actually look like?
The Street ChurchThe Cross, Part 5: Boast Of The Cross // Simon Gill
Jesus did it all for us at the cross. It was his great victory over sin, death and Satan, and made a way for us to be reconciled to God and to each other. How…
The Street ChurchThe Cross, Part 4: Reconciled To God // Jamie Rodwell
The cross made a way for Jews and Gentiles to be reconciled, but only because it made it possible for us all to be first reconciled to God. How did the cross…
The Street ChurchThe Cross, Part 3: Victory Of The Cross // Floyd Edwards
The cross was God's most decisive victory of the power of sin, death and Satan. But it looked like the moment of his defeat. How did God orchestrate this great…
The Street ChurchThe Cross, Part 2: Reconciled To Each Other // Jerram Watts
The Jews and Gentiles simply did not mix - they had nothing in common, and the Jewish laws made sure the Gentiles were treated as inferior and 'other'. But…
The Street ChurchThe Cross, Part 1: Power Of The Cross // Aidan Meerman
What's the big deal about the cross? It's everywhere: necklaces, tattoos, gravestones, bakery items. Has it become so common that is has lost its offensive…
The Street ChurchSermon On The Mount, Part 7: Christian Commitment // Pete Crosson
The Sermon On The Mount concludes with a parable of two builders and their different foundations. It's an apt ending to a powerfully countercultural sermon…
The Street ChurchSermon On The Mount, Part 6: Christian Relationships // Simon Gill
As Jesus draws near to the end of the message, he has a few words about how he desires Christian relationships to work, particularly about how we ought to be…
The Street ChurchSermon On The Mount, Part 5: Christian Motives // Anna Holmes
Money and possessions. Two things that have pulled human hearts away from their loving Creator since the Fall. But they cannot sustain nor comfort us, and…
The Street ChurchSermon On The Mount, Part 4: Christian Practice // Jenny Gill
Giving, prayer and fasting. Three simple practices that Jesus expects his followers will continue to do in their obedience to him. But how do these simple…
The Street ChurchSermon On The Mount, Part 3: Christian Righteousness // Rochelle Jackson
As he continues his counter-cultural sermon, Jesus takes aim at the teachings of the Pharisees, the religious elite of the day. Jesus raises the bar to show…
The Street ChurchSermon On The Mount, Part 2: Christian Influence // Jerram Watts
Salt and light. Two incredibly simple illustrations Jesus used to show his followers how they ought to live differently from the surrounding culture, and…
The Street ChurchSermon On The Mount, Part 1: Christian Character // Simon Gill
What are the Beatitudes all about? In Jesus' opening remarks to his famous Sermon on the Mount, he describes the character qualities that he desires his…
The Street ChurchOne Another, Part 4: Serve One Another // Josiah Nevell
We wrap up our One Another summer series by looking at the outworking of how we love, bear with, forgive and show humility towards one another in the church…
The Street ChurchOne Another, Part 3: Humility Towards One Another // Simon Gill
What if humility is not optional, but essential to becoming like Jesus? In Philippians 2:1–11, we’re challenged to “value others above yourselves” and to adopt…
The Street ChurchOne Another, Part 2: Bear With & Forgive One Another // Jerram Watts
In Colossians 3:1–14, we discover that God’s “dress code” is not about what’s on your body, but what’s forming your character: compassion, kindness, humility…
The Street ChurchOne Another, Part 1: Love // Jenny Gill
In John 13:34–35, Jesus gives a “new command”: love one another, as I have loved you. In this sermon, we explore what it means to love like Jesus: humble…
The Street ChurchChristmas, Part 4: Prince of Peace // Rochelle Jackson
Peace so often feels fleeting or unattainable in our day. Whether it's conflict between nations, friends or even within our own minds and emotions. How do we…
The Street ChurchChristmas, Part 3: Everlasting Father // Simon Gill
This coming son and child, this savious, will also be known as the Father of the Everlasting. Supreme over eternity past and future, the Lord Jesus reigns now…
The Street ChurchChristmas, Part 2: Mighty God // Aidan Meerman
Isaiah says this coming Saviour will also be a Mighty God! We see this in Jesus' life as he calmed storms, healed the sick and raised the dead, and we see it…
The Street ChurchChristmas, Part 1: Wonderful Counselor // Emma Roche
As we begin our four-week Christmas series, we explore a popular passage from Isaiah 9 which details four titles as expressions of the coming Messiah's…
The Street ChurchCelebration Sunday: Thus Far The Lord Has Helped Us // Simon & Floyd
On Celebration Sunday, Simon and Floyd unpack the story of Samuel’s “Ebenezer” stone in 1 Samuel 7:12 and invite us to look back on a year of God’s…
The Street ChurchTimeless: Great Prayers of the Old Testament, Part 5: Habakkuk // Jamie Rodwell
When you consider your family, workplace, community, city - what things are present that grieve God's heart? What things do you long to see renewed and…
The Street ChurchTimeless: Great Prayers of the Old Testament, Part 4: Hezekiah's Prayer // Anna Holmes
Similar to Jehoshaphat, King Hezekiah faces a terrible threat from the Babylonian army, and while his response is similar, it's also different. Hezekiah prays…
The Street ChurchTimeless: Great Prayers of the Old Testament, Part 3: Jehoshaphat// Nicky Rees-Thomas
When faced with an existential threat, King Jehoshaphat goes straight to his source of strength and trust - Almighty God. What's your tendency when things are…
The Street ChurchTimeless: Great Prayers of the Old Testament, Part 2: David // Jerram Watts
David was Israel's most revered King. A man after God's own heart. A warrior. A poet. And he sinned terribly against the Lord. It's from this pit of regret and…
The Street ChurchTimeless: Great Prayers of the Old Testament, Part 1: Hannah // Jenny Gill
Do you find it easier to worship God when things are or aren't going well for you in life? What about when you finally get the answer to the prayer you were…
The Street ChurchTogether, Part 6: Is Anyone Thirsty? // Simon Gill
Feeling dry, anxious, or stuck? In John 7:37-39, Jesus invites anyone who is thirsty to come and drink—promising the Holy Spirit as “rivers of living water.”…
The Street ChurchRevelation, Part 11: The New Garden // Simon Gill
The dwelling place of God is now with his people—in a city, a garden city. Eden has been restored! Jesus finishes his revelation to John with the important…
The Street ChurchBuild a Fireplace for Your Finances // Matt Rowan
You might've heard the phrase, "It is better to give than receive." But is it something you've truly experienced? Why do we often find it so much easier to…
The Street ChurchLeadership Lessons from 2 Timothy 4 // Paul Windsor
When people disappoint you, or even oppose you, what keeps you going? In Paul’s last recorded words, we meet real people (Demas, Alexander, Luke, Mark) and a…
The Street ChurchPsalm 67 and the Mission of God // Paul Windsor
Psalm 67 is a call for the nations to be glad and praise God! But how will the many nations respond to such a call? Paul Windsor shows how Psalm 67 is a…
The Street ChurchRevelation, Part 10: The New City // Jerram Watts
So what will the world look like without Satan, sin and death? Well, "now the dwelling place of God is among the people". God will make His home with us in a…
The Street ChurchRevelation, Part 9: Great White Throne & Satan's Defeat // Simon Gill
In the end, Jesus wins, and Satan, sin and death are fully and finally defeated. The Great White Throne is God's final act of judgment against sin, a…
The Street ChurchRevelation, Part 7: The Great Tribulation (Part Three) – The Antichrist // Simon Gill
When culture says “bow,” how do you stand firm? This message explains Revelation 13 in plain language. Who is the Antichrist? What is the beast from the sea?…
The Street ChurchRevelation, Part 5: The Great Tribulation (Part One) // Jerram Watts
Jesus Christ breaks the first of seven seals on the Scroll, and sets into motion the final countdown for human history: The Tribulation. This part of…