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The Bible calls us to continually take steps toward knowing and following Jesus. In this series, we explore some specific areas we can take our next step in, including areas of loving God, and areas of loving each other. This week we look at the difficult taks of stepping into surrender.

The Bible calls us to continually take steps toward knowing and following Jesus. In this series, we explore some specific areas we can take our next step in, including areas of loving God, and areas of loving each other. This week we talk about a very specific step we can take to journey further into a life of worship.

The Bible calls us to continually take steps toward knowing and following Jesus. In this series, we explore some specific areas we can take our next step in, including areas of loving God, and areas of loving each other. Our first week explores the unpopular but extremely important act of stepping into repentance.

Easter Weekend is a time of remembering a huge moment in history. It was especially huge for those living in that time, although their expectations for what was happening were very different. It turns out Jesus was doing something way bigger than anyone thought. The question is: do we know better? Or are we also missing what Jesus is really doing in our lives?

The focal point and climax for the story for Jesus is his death, burial, and resurrection—it is the story of our redemption. But as important as that is, Jesus came to do more than that, to show us what true and successful humanity looks like. In this series, we go Beyond Redemption to see how Jesus shows us to live well as men and women created in the image of God. In our final week we get a lesson on humanity from an unexpected place—the little children.

The focal point and climax for the story for Jesus is his death, burial, and resurrection—it is the story of our redemption. But as important as that is, Jesus came to do more than that, to show us what true and successful humanity looks like. In this series, we go Beyond Redemption to see how Jesus shows us to live well as men and women created in the image of God. This week we see Jesus calling us to externalise our focus—to see and meet the needs of others as more important than ourselves.

The focal point and climax for the story for Jesus is his death, burial, and resurrection—it is the story of our redemption. But as important as that is, Jesus came to do more than that, to show us what true and successful humanity looks like. In this series, we go Beyond Redemption to see how Jesus shows us to live well as men and women created in the image of God. This week Jesus shows us the importance of a faith that is internalised in our hearts and minds, not just external actions.

The focal point and climax for the story for Jesus is his death, burial, and resurrection—it is the story of our redemption. But as important as that is, Jesus came to do more than that, to show us what true and successful humanity looks like. In this series, we go Beyond Redemption to see how Jesus shows us to live well as men and women created in the image of God. This week has Jesus showing us that true humanity includes a supreme confidence in God.

The focal point and climax for the story for Jesus is his death, burial, and resurrection—it is the story of our redemption. But as important as that is, Jesus came to do more than that, to show us what true and successful humanity looks like. In this series, we go Beyond Redemption to see how Jesus shows us to live well as men and women created in the image of God. To start us off, we see Jesus showing us a drastic prioritisation of God in his life.

One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.' These famous words highlight how some of humanity's greatest achievements often hinged on small and significant steps. This was true of Daniel, whose epic story began with a seemingly unimportant decision about food. In this series we explore the lessons from that one small step, and how they (and the moon landing) can teach us how to achieve great things for God's kingdom. In our final week, we see how God uses each of our ‘one small steps' to train us up for bigger steps down the road.

One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.' These famous words highlight how some of humanity's greatest achievements often hinged on small and significant steps. This was true of Daniel, whose epic story began with a seemingly unimportant decision about food. In this series we explore the lessons from that one small step, and how they (and the moon landing) can teach us how to achieve great things for God's kingdom. This week we see God putting us to the test to see if we have 'The Right Stuff'.

One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.' These famous words highlight how some of humanity's greatest achievements often hinged on small and significant steps. This was true of Daniel, whose epic story began with a seemingly unimportant decision about food. In this series we explore the lessons from that one small step, and how they (and the moon landing) can teach us how to achieve great things for God's kingdom. This week explores how when we step out in faith, God often meets us there and shows himself as our Support System.

One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.' These famous words highlight how some of humanity's greatest achievements often hinged on small and significant steps. This was true of Daniel, whose epic story began with a seemingly unimportant decision about food. In this series we explore the lessons from that one small step, and how they (and the moon landing) can teach us how to achieve great things for God's kingdom. This week is about knowing our mission parameters—what are we truly responsible for?

As the Christmas season approaches, we are often faced not with peace, but chaos and stress. And yet that baby boy gifted to us is called Car Shalom—the Prince of Peace. Join us as we trace the story of shalom through the Bible to see how truly special this baby would have been to those who beheld him.

Back in September CNW started a church-wide conversation and study of women in leadership, and specifically around their inclusion in eldership--the highest level of authority in the local church. Today we reveal and explain the elders' conclusion on this interesting and controversial topic, and CNW's decision on how we will operate moving forward.

"To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. As we wrap up the book with Paul's journey to Rome, we take a look back and see how the major themes of the book are highlighted in these last chapters—and how they continue forward to today.

"To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. As we continue Paul's march toward Rome, Paul finds himself entangled in the Roman political and court system—showing a familiar knack for taking every opportunity to share Jesus with people.

"To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. As we continue Paul's march toward Rome, we see him interacting with the two major powers—Rome and the Sanhedrin—and revealing how his past has equipped him to navigate this next chapter of his life.

"To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. This week starts the final stage of Acts—the Road to Rome. We look at the determination of Paul as he faced the end of his own story.

"To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. We find ourselves in chapter 20 this week, where Paul gives a kind of self-eulogy, an assessment of his ministry that becomes a great example for us to follow."

"To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. This week sees us in Ephesus, where Ty will show us some clues about how the great revival in that city came about."

"To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. This week we finish Paul's second missionary journey, and learn some critical lessons for how best to share our faith in different contexts."

"To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. This week we follow Paul as he begins his second missionary journey, and we see a familiar character take the lead as the captain of this trip.

Throughout history, the church has faced serious questions that threaten to create divides and rifts in the community. But as Acts 15 shows us, these questions can be handled well and bring life to the church. This week, we take some of the lessons learnt from that episode to tackle the tricky question of women in eldership.

"To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. This week we encounter a familiar situation in church life: conflict. How can we engage conflict in a healthy way?

"To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. This week begin the third section of Acts as Saul and Barnabas go on their first church planting missions trip.

"To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. This week we are introduced to one of the villains of the book: Herod Agrippa I.

“To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. This week's message focuses on one of the most pivotal moments in the early church—the conversion of Cornelius the Centurion.

“To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. This week's message focuses on one of the most pivotal moments in the early church—the conversion of Cornelius the Centurion."

“To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. We continue in the section of Acts looking at some of the key characters in the book, and this week centres on Peter, one of the pillars of the early church."

“To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. This week Ty Van Ingen-kal brings a fresh take on the classic story of Saul's conversion in chapter 9."

“To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. This week starts the second section of the book as the Gospel spreads out into new regions, and we follow the exploits of a new character, Phillip.

“To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. This week brings the end of the first section of the book entered on Jerusalem, and sees the church branch out—but not in the most comfortable way…

“To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. This week we explore the short but powerful story of Stephen—the first martyr of the church.

“To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. Challenges continue for the new church as they deal with grumblings, and discover a critical lesson in leadership development in the process.

“To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. This week we explore the friction that arose for the church as the religious leaders took a closer look at the new church.

To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. This week we see the first major challenge that came from within the community, and the dramatic way it was dealt with.

To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. This week, we see what the early church community looked like, and the lessons we can see for our modern church context.

“To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. This week, we witness the birth of the church at Pentecost.

“To Be Continued” is a series on the book of Acts, telling the story of the birth and rise of the early church. Apart from being a fascinating piece of history, this book contains a great many lessons for us to learn as we continue their mission—to be witnesses of Jesus throughout the world. In our first week, we look at some of the key characters and themes of the book, as well as seeing how the early disciples prepared themselves as they waited for the Holy Spirit.

This week, one of our elders, Gordon Summerville, delivers a message from Acts 3:1-10.

The Beatitudes are possible the most famous collection of statements that ever came out of the mouth of Jesus, and they have resonated inside and outside of the church for as long as it has existed. They are a beautiful picture of what true Christ followers look like—their character and their heart posture. In this series, we explore what it truly means to be #Blessed by Jesus, and how we can bring ourselves back into that sacred space. In our final week, we look at a teaching not usually associated with the Beatitudes—being salt and light. Explore the connection with us, and the meaning of the idea of ‘blessed to be a blessing'.

The Beatitudes are possible the most famous collection of statements that ever came out of the mouth of Jesus, and they have resonated inside and outside of the church for as long as it has existed. They are a beautiful picture of what true Christ followers look like—their character and their heart posture. In this series, we explore what it truly means to be #Blessed by Jesus, and how we can bring ourselves back into that sacred space. This week brings us to the “Persecuted”—the surprising teaching that being a follower of Jesus doesn't mean things will always go well for us....

The Beatitudes are possibly the most famous collection of statements that ever came out of the mouth of Jesus, and they have resonated inside and outside of the church for as long as it has existed. They are a beautiful picture of what true Christ followers look like—their character and their heart posture. In this series, we explore what it truly means to be #Blessed by Jesus, and how we can bring ourselves back into that sacred space. This week brings us to the “Peaceful”—the ones seeking the betterment of others even over themselves.

The Beatitudes are possible the most famous collection of statements that ever came out of the mouth of Jesus, and they have resonated inside and outside of the church for as long as it has existed. They are a beautiful picture of what true Christ followers look like—their character and their heart posture. In this series, we explore what it truly means to be #Blessed by Jesus, and how we can bring ourselves back into that sacred space. This week we look at “The Seekers” in verses 6 and 8.

The Beatitudes are possible the most famous collection of statements that ever came out of the mouth of Jesus, and they have resonated inside and outside of the church for as long as it has existed. They are a beautiful picture of what true Christ followers look like—their character and their heart posture. In this series, we explore what it truly means to be #Blessed by Jesus, and how we can bring ourselves back into that sacred space. This week we look at the first three beatitudes—the “humble” followers of Jesus.

Join us for Whānau Sunday, where our tamariki join us in the service. This week we wrap up our vision series by revisiting John 15:5 one more time. What makes life easier? What turns our challenges into victories? What boosts our production of ‘good fruit'? Power, of course! Our Children and Family Pastor Jodi Taylor joins our Youth and Family Pastor Molly Taylor to share this crucial key for unlocking a successful life.

As the calendar turns to 2024, we are faced with an exciting road ahead of us at Church Northwest. We will begin the year with a series that unpacks the vision statement for the church, and explores how this will be unfolding in 2024 and beyond. In our final week, we look at explore the final ‘pillar' of our mission statement: an active hope for our community.

As the calendar turns to 2024, we are faced with an exciting road ahead of us at Church Northwest. We will begin the year with a series that unpacks the vision statement for the church, and explores how this will be unfolding in 2024 and beyond. This week we explore how important ‘authentic love for each other' is to the success of all we do.

As the calendar turns to 2024, we are faced with an exciting road ahead of us at Church Northwest. We will begin the year with a series that unpacks the vision statement for the church, and explores how this will be unfolding in 2024 and beyond. This week we see how our desire to have a “growing faith in Jesus” is influenced by John 15:5—and what that looks like in our day to day life.

As the calendar turns to 2024, we are faced with an exciting road ahead of us at Church Northwest. We will begin the year with a series that unpacks the vision statement for the church, and explores how this will be unfolding in 2024 and beyond. Listen in as we share the vision for our church community moving forward!