Messages from Curate Church in Mount Maunganui. Lead Pastors Joel & Katie Milgate. Stay up to date at curatechurch.com
In this message Dr Van Shore, a good friends of Nick and Sarah's, shares from Acts 1 in the Bible, when Jesus asked His disciples to wait well, before ascending to heaven. Dr Van encourages us in this powerful message to wait well, being open to God through prayer.If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Nick shares from Matthew 28 in the Bible, when Jesus shared some last words with His disciples, something that Christians know as 'The Great Commission'. Thinking about what Jesus asked us to do, Nick looks back at Jesus' teachings to see how we should respond.If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Nick shares from John 21, when Jesus met with Peter, John and other disciples on the beach, around a coal fire. Nick talks about how Jesus helped Peter to get in to right relationship with him, and how this applies in our lives through five key points.If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message we have a panel of wonderful Mums, talking about who Jesus is to them in good times and difficult times, and how this has impacted their journey as mothers. If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Sherry Boyd shares from John 20:19-23 in the Bible, where Jesus appears to his disciples in a locked room. If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In these 3x7 messages, Isaac, Tatum & Chev share from Luke 24 in the Bible, where Jesus meets with some believers on the Road to Emmaus. If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this Easter Sunday message, Sarah Khiroya shares the good news of Jesus - He is risen! Sarah also shares on this very special day about the beautiful act of water baptism, and what it represents. This message was followed by multiple baptisms.If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this Palm Sunday message visiting guest Aran Puddle shares about how Jesus postures himself on His entry to Jerusalem - on a donkey. If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Sarah continues our Lent series, sharing from John 19:16 in the Bible. Sarah asks the question "What are you carrying?" while illustrating this brilliantly by carrying all sorts of things while sharing this powerful message!We also continued with our March 2025 "Walking into the Future" Sundays. If you would like to find out more, please watch todays 'Curate Online' here - https://www.youtube.com/live/v4aJl8iuvUs?si=9hFUqYbxiUoeFfdW&t=6017If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Nick continues our Lent series on Jesus' treatment from Pilate when He was beaten, mocked and crowned. Nick read from John 19:1-16 in the Bible. He then went back to John 12:1-8 in the Bible and shared about how Mary perfumed Jesus' feet, and how that smell was so significant both to Jesus and to us today. We also continued with our March 2025 "Walking into the Future" Sundays. If you would like to find out more, please watch todays 'Curate Online' here - https://www.youtube.com/live/hGkVDB39Pzg?si=T0x_Fz6D9gyfHX6H&t=3476 If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Sarah and Tony continue our Lent series on Jesus' court trial and the denial of Simon Peter. Sarah and Tony take turns to share as we read through John 18:12-40. We also continued with our March 2025 "Walking into the Future" Sundays. If you would like to find out more, please watch our todays 'Curate Online' here - https://www.youtube.com/live/5vthzYqCgKw?si=HuvDqvdt_vBM9E5c&t=3014 If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Stefan Greenway continues our Lent series on Jesus' betrayal and arrest. We also continued with our March 2025 "Walking into the Future" Sundays. If you would like to find out more, please watch our todays 'Curate Online' here - https://www.youtube.com/live/Dkq-OZ46GqIIf you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message our Senior Pastor Sarah Khiroya shares the first message in our Lent series, as we walk towards Easter. We also continued with our March 2025 "Walking into the Future" Sundays. If you would like to find out more, please watch our todays 'Curate Online' here - https://www.youtube.com/live/SznZ7xHErTcIf you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message our Senior Pastor Nick Khiroya shares about three metaphors of who we want to be as a church. Today is also the beginning of out March 2025 "Walking into the Future" Sundays. If you would like to watch the introduction of the Board, Elders and Staff roles for this year, please watch our todays 'Curate Online' here - https://www.youtube.com/live/G4p_sEeAL1cIf you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Sarah Khiroya shares from the life and words of the apostle Paul in the Bible , about being content in all circumstances but also discontent with things that are not OK. Sarah walks through four principles from Paul's life that we can practice in our own lives.If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Matt Higa shares a message of encouragement, referencing the unique nature of both Hawaiian and Kiwi culture, the desire to connect with God, the role of the Holy Spirit, and the need for spiritual growth. He concludes with a message on the importance of self-reflection, purpose, and the value of grace and mercy in relationships.If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Skip Smith shares from 1 Corinthians 14 about how as people of God we should be not only holding love as our highest ideal (1 Corinthians 13) but that we should be looking to be people of prophecy. Skip then goes on to share about what prophecy is and how we can be better at it.If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Thomas Hansen shares about the upside down kingdom that Jesus ushered in and what it means for us today. If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
This week we had a message and sharing from Nick our Senior Pastor, Stephen our current Youth Pastor, Isaac & Tatum our future Youth Pastors, and a group of our amazing youth!If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Nick Winlaw shares from Exodus in the Bible, about living well in the in-between times of wilderness in our lives. These are times when God provides (Manna), when we need to remember to be grateful (Manners) and when we see the promises of God in our lives (Mangoes). If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message we hear from Nick who shares about the anointing of God, specifically anointing with oil and the Holy Spirit.“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.”2 Chronicles 7:14-15 NIVIf you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message we hear from four people who share about the four elements of Advent - Hope, Joy, Peace and Love. At the end Paul lights the fifth white candle, which represent Jesus. If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Nick shares about the names of Jesus from Isaiah 9:6 in the Bible. Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace - Jesus lives up to all of these names, which is good news for us! If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Tim shares from 2 Kings 3, an incredible story in the Bible of redemption during incredibly difficult times, and about how the wilderness seasons in our lives matter.If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Anika shares about some of her journey of faith and how she encountered 'the joy of the Lord'. Anika shares scripture on what this joy is and then tells a story from the Bible and from history of what an encounter with Jesus can do.If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Nick shares from John 21 in the Bible about Jesus' conversation with Peter, emphasising love, acceptance, and the importance of reaching out to others.If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Sarah shares about the posture of saying 'Hear I am' to God, just as many Biblical characters did. Sarah delves into the Hebrew word for this phrase - Hineni, and what it means for us today.If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Nick shares for John 16, sharing about how we should listen to what God says to us - two major things God says is 'Trust Me' and 'Follow Me'.If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Sarah shares four things we do to prepare soil and relates that as a metaphor to our spiritual lives. This message is a part of our 'Prepare the Soil' Spring Offering Sunday. If you would like to give, you can visit www.curatechurch.com/give for more information.If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
Anika, Matt & Paul share a series of three short messages around the theme of 'prepare the soil' as we move towards our church Spring Offering next Sunday.If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Tim shares from a story in the Bible, when Jesus is a wedding guest and turns water into wine. Tim talks about how kind Jesus is and how He wants the best for us.If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Nick shares the second part of the message he started last week, speaking from Mark 12 in the Bible about 'keeping it simple'. This is all about hearing, seeing and passing by. If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Nick shares from Isaiah 43:19 and compares this verse to what Jesus says about listening and hearing, especially in relation to the question of which is the most important commandment. During this message the congregation all join in to sing a special song written in 1885!If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Sarah continues on her message from last week, and talk about how spring is a time for a big 'Spring Clean'. Sarah talks about how this might look in the places we live, as well as how this applies to our lives. Listen in to find out WHY we should spring clean, and hear some spiritual spring cleaning tips. If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Sarah shares from three scriptures from the Bible that talk about 'streams in the wasteland' - Isaiah 43, Ezekiel 47 & John 7. Linking these passages together to share about the hope we have in Jesus, Sarah then shared from the story of Lazarus, whom Jesus raised from the dead. If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Nick shares about being part of a community, sharing from Mark 2 in the Bible, the story of the paralysed man being lowered from the roof to see Jesus. There are 5 types of people in this story. Which one do you identify with?If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Tony shares on God's faithfulness, encouraging us to remember what God has done, to see what God is doing, and to speak out the good things God is going to do.If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message John shares on the topic of forgiveness, explaining through many Bible scriptures how important it is to forgive others.If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Nigel shares from the book of Ruth (one of his favourite books of the Bible), about what we can learn from Naomi, who found herself in Moab with no family.If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Don shares from a series on learning from the birds, about what were can learn from the sparrow, knowing how much God loves each of them, and how God loves us. If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Sherry shares a beautiful word, encouraging us to listen to the words of Revelation 2:4, to return to our first love - Jesus. If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Nathan shares from Psalm 23, about how God is the God of comfort, no matter what season of life we are in. If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Stephen shares about 'The Age of Tension', the time between Jesus being on earth as a man, and Jesus returning again. We get to think about how we should live in this time.
In this message Stefan shares part 2 of a message about 'Hearing the Voice of God'.
This message is a part of the farewell gathering for Joel and Katie Milgate, our outgoing Senior Pastors. Joel A'Bell (one of the team who provides Spiritual Oversight for Curate) shares about being changed and changing still. He talked about how we continually need to be changed, as we continually move closer to Jesus. If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Joel shares from 2 Peter 1:1-15, some of the final words of Peter where he encourages all believers everywhere. In this final message as the senior pastor of Curate Church, Joel reminds us to continue to grow in our Christian faith, continuing to spur each other on, making every effort to respond to God's grace. If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Joel shares from about what the baptism of the Holy Spirit is, looking at the instances in the New Testament where believers encountered the Holy Spirit, and discusses what this means for us as believers today. If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this Pentecost Sunday message Joel shares from Acts 2:1-47 where the Holy Spirit descends on the disciples in the upper room. We look at four aspects of how the Holy Spirit works in our lives - He empowers, purifies, reveals and unifies.If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
In this message Katie shares from Genesis 1:26-28 where God placed Adam and Eve into a garden, with both a blessing and a commission. Katie compared Eve's choice to listen to the serpent with the times in our lives when we do the same, making choices that are not how God would have us live. Katie shares about what it means to live a fruitful life, multiplying the goodness of God in our lives.If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
This is a message from Stefan Greenway about hearing the voice of God. Stefan has been involved at Curate Church for 18 years and shares some of his story calling Curate Church 'home' during this time, as well as sharing some ideas on how God talks to us, and why it seems like God doesn't talk to us at times. If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.
The third message in a series looking at encounters people had with Jesus after he has been resurrected, Joel shares about Peter and some other disciples meeting Jesus on the beach, from John 21:1-19.Joel teaches four things about the power of the gospel from this passage of scripture - it brings people together, it brings a 'forwardness' in our lives, it has a way of doing surgery on our lives, and it is what qualifies us in God's eyes.If you would like to reach out or know more about Jesus, please visit curatechurch.com or email hello@curatechurch.com. We'd love to connect and help you in your journey of faith.