Sermons from HOPEWhangārei, Presbyterian Church in Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand. If you want to see visuals for the sermons, please go to http://howard-carter.blogspot.com/

Readings:Micha 6:81 Corinthians 13:4-7Galatians 5:22-23

The calling of serving the Lord - go unto all the earth. For His Glory.

this is the second on the series on the fruit of the Holy Spirit focusing on the first fruit mentioned... Love. Love is foundational to the passage in Galatians, to our Christian faith and to our Christian practice.

This is an introduction to the Series of the messages on the Fruit of the Holy Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23. It could be called reflections on the fruit of the Holy Spirit from my experiences as a horticultural labourer.

John 20:1-23 and 24-31

Bible readingsPsalm 80: 8-11John 15: 1-11

John 11:17-45I Am the Resurrection and the Life

8th Feb2026 - Message from the Moderator

Lisa Dawson Sermon 8th FebJohn 1:1-13, John 8:v12

Readings:NKJVActs 13: 44-48Isiah 49: 1-7

Isa 60:1-6Ephesians 3:14-21

Readings:1 Thessalonians 2:8Ephesians 6:21-24

What Kind of Christmas Are You Dreaming Of?Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-21

Readings: Isaiah 9: 2 - 7 Luke 2: 1 - 7Like 2: 8 - 14Luke 2: 15 - 20Matthew 2: 1 -12John 1: 1 - 14

Christmas carols, readings on the coming of Jesus

Ephesians 6:10-17Romans 12:1-2

Readings:2 Kings 5:1-18Luke 10:25-37

Ephesians 6: 10-20Romans 3:21-28

Howard Carter introduces the mini series on the armor of God in Ephesians 6;10-20. Putting it into context and focusing on what we do when we have put our armor on.The first 1 and a half minutes are a video clip of the battle of sterling in the 1995 movie 'Braveheart'. where in the face of the charge of the English heavy Calvary you hear William Wallace (played by Mel Gibson) exhort his men to 'hold, hold, hold".

Reading : Ephesians 5:21-6:9

What is wisdom? Be Filled with the Holy Spirit, Speak to one another in songs, psalms, and submit to one another.

Eph 5:1-14

Roland unpacks the purpose of the five fold gift given to build the church up. Looking at God's call and gifting of all of us to minister to one another and also to embody Christ to the world.

Ephesians 4:1-6

Growing to know God and God's love

Readings:Ephesians 2: 11-22Matthew 27 45-56

But God... The Human Condition and Divine Compassion

Bible readings: Psalm 16:5 - 11 , Ephesians 1:3 - 14

Psalm 86:5-10Ephesians 1:1-2

Acts 2:1-12, Acts 4:29-31

Bible readings: Acts 2: 40-43 and Acts 4: 23-31