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St Paul’s is a vibrant Anglican Church committed to following the way of Christ by cultivating authentic worship, deep relationships, and God’s life in the city. We’re privileged to be the first church in Auckland and we’re seeking to extend that legacy into the future for God’s glory.

St Paul's Auckland


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    I Want To Want To Pray

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 27:19


    We are looking at repentance and turning to God both for us individually and as a church, as we continue to press into praying for a holy awakening. Listen in as we hear stories from around the world.

    Foundations For Rekindling Our Relationship With God

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 35:17


    Over the next six weeks, we'll be exploring the powerful link between prayer and renewal, and how we as the church can rekindle our prayer lives. Listen along as we look at the foundations for prayer as we kick off this new series. The video referred to during Matt's talk is from 24/7 Prayer - called 'Why Pray? www.24-7prayer.com/about/why-pray/

    Easter Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 19:48


    He is Risen! This Sunday we celebrate the Risen Christ, looking at the resurrection and how it transforms our lives.

    The Great Commission

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 22:45


    On Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week, we looked at Matthew 21:1-11 and the Great Commission. 

    With Jesus At The Table

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 26:03


    Listen in as we continue our With Jesus, For Jesus series with Matt Bruns.

    The Extraordinary Urgency Of Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 49:05


    Our special guest is the founder of 24/7 Prayer, Pete Greig. Pete will be speaking to us about the urgency of prayer.

    With Jesus On The Mount Of Transfiguration

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 26:52


    Mountains, clouds, and tents. The account of the Transfiguration is rich with biblical imagery and deep significance, but at its heart is the revelation of who Jesus is and His coming to be with us. It is an invitation to be with God, and a message of hope. Listen in, as we explore this further.

    With Jesus At The Well

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 31:00


    This Sunday, we are with Jesus at the well, meeting him in our brokenness and finding living water that satisfies our deepest thirst. We'll see how this becomes a core part of who we are and what we are.

    With Jesus In The Wilderness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 38:38


    We have begun our Lenten series With Jesus, For Jesus. Through Matthew 4:1-11, we will be 'with Jesus in the wilderness' - asking how to live faithfully through life's trials. 

    Faith In Mark

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 39:47


    This week, as we continue our series, Who Do You Say I Am?, we'll be looking at the theme of faith in Mark's gospel by comparing the rich young man and the centurion's response to Jesus. 

    Jesus And Miracles

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 36:49


    We're continuing our series, Who Do You Say I Am? We're excited to open up a space for testimonies, prophetic words, and prayer ministry, as we look at the miracles in Mark. There are two videos that Sally shared:The first video is an excerpt from The Chosen of Jesus raising Jairus's daughter from the dead, Matthew 9, Mark 5, Luke 8. Click here to watch the YouTube videoThe second video is 'Here is a story about a kitten and a prayer!' Click here to see the Instagram Reel

    Start Small, Save All

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 30:24


    As we continue our series, Who Do You Say I Am? we're diving into The Kingdom of God passage in Mark 4:26-32. Jesus gave Himself for the world, now we're called to follow His mission, reaching those still outside the church.

    Beyond The Shallow End

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 30:00


    As we continue our series on the Gospel of Mark, we'll be looking at the invitation Jesus shared with his disciples, to dive deep into relationship with Christ, and what that looks like for us today, especially through hard times.

    Begin Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 29:47


    We begin our new series diving into the earliest written Gospel, Mark, allowing the words and actions of Jesus to shape and speak to our lives. We'll be exploring the question Jesus asks his disciples, and that each of us must wrestle with – Who do you say I am?You can look up the video clips that Matt used in his talk here:Clip 1 link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVRixfameGYClip 2 link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL8DThllZAY

    Ko Tēnei Te Wā

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 25:48


    In this talk, we'll be considering God's faithful promises - what might He be saying to us about the season ahead?

    God Knows, We Follow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 31:26


    Ian starts us back for the year with getting back to the basics of knowing and following God in 2025. 

    Do You Hear What I Hear?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 16:25


    How might we do December differently and be able to see time in a fresh way; so that we can be attentive to the wonder and joy of the Christmas story.

    A Song Of God's Greatness

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 30:20


    We continue our Advent journey, looking at Zechariah's Song from Luke 1:67-80. 

    Do You Hear What I Hear?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 30:33


    We begin our journey to Christmas. We will be looking at some of the early songs of praise around the birth of Jesus, starting with Mary's song. These words are full of passion and praise, and speak truth to power about a new kingdom and a new King. We hope her song will help us prepare our hearts and lives to receive Jesus afresh.

    Christ The King

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 31:29


    As we head into Advent, Ian Yong speaks about Christ the King.

    Psalm 42

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 34:15


    Rachel Bruns helps us to lean into Psalm 42 - navigating disappointment with God. We'll explore some of the unhelpful ways we go about this, and offer some alternatives. 

    Psalm 73

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 30:30


    This week, we look at Psalm 73, which takes us on a journey of They, Me, and You. It's a common journey of looking around at others' lives, and how we can look up to God and handle feelings like envy, anger, and disappointment. Please note: If you'd like to listen to the song that Pete mentions towards the end of the talk, please look up 'Psalm 73' by Poor Bishop Hooper on Spotify.

    Psalm 25

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 34:29


    We'll be exploring Psalm 25 to answer the question: how do we seek God when we are at crossroads in our lives?To read the chapter that Matt refers to - The Conundrum of Calling by Ruth Hayley Barton - please click the link above.

    Psalm 139

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 27:52


    We continue our series on Psalms and look at Psalm 139, a Psalm for loneliness. How do we feel God's presence in those times when we feel alone or far from God and others?

    Psalm 27

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 42:33


    This week we dig into something that we all face at some stage in our lives - fear and anxiety. Psalm 27 will be our roadmap for navigating these human emotions and experiences. 

    Psalm 23

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 33:19


    We're kicking off a new series: Psalms in Troubled Times. We'll explore the wide range of emotions in the Psalms, from suffering and fear, to anger and disappointment, and discover how each emotion can be met with hope and acceptance. 

    Apocalypse And Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 33:08


    Dr Andrew Shepherd, one of the leading voices on creation care and public theology in Aotearoa, is our guest speaker from Otago, and is speaking to us on the apocalypse and anxiety.

    The End Of The Beginning

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 29:32


    We are finishing up our Acts series as we journey with Paul from Malta to prison in Rome. We'll delve into what is the ‘end of the beginning' for the early Church. Where does Acts land and what does it mean for how we share our stories as followers of Jesus today?

    Embracing The Way The Suffering

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 37:20


    The New Testament writers understood that suffering in the Christian life is not random or arbitrary, and that the Incarnation & Christ's death were God's way of participating with us in suffering. This week we explore Paul's encounters with suffering in Acts 21 and what it can teach us today. At the beginning of Matt's talk there is a video played, credit goes to Bible Project: Bound for Rome - Acts 21-28.

    Stop Trying And Start Dying

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 31:25


    Pete shares the culmination of the feedback about our shared vision for St Paul's. Be prepared to be challenged and motivated about our future as a church.

    Beauty, Abundance and Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 34:22


    Our good friend, Carl Tinnion from Holy Trinity, Tauranga is back with us to share about the beauty, abundance and hope of God.

    Why Is God's Judgement Good News For Us?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 34:13


    Luke Fenwick unpacks the infamous Areopagus sermon in Acts 17 which is the fullest and most dramatic speech of Paul's missionary career. He used this to call Gentiles to worship the one true God in a world peppered with many gods and idols.

    Willingness Wins

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 33:05


    How do we increasingly become a church that doesn't exist just for those already in church but for everyone. 

    Holding Tension and Disagreement in a Polarised World

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 32:09


    We are looking at what it means to be the body of Christ in a polarised world, and how we live with disagreement. 

    What kind of God am I following?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 37:09


    Our guest speaker, Aaron Hardy, speaks to the evening service, looking at what kind of God are we following. Aaron leads Te Rautini Church in Hamilton, he's also a musician and social worker.

    Is it as simple as time and honesty?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 32:00


    Our guest speaker, Aaron Hardy from Te Rautini, speaks to the morning service where he explores the story of Mary and Martha. Aaron leads a church in Hamilton, he's also a musician and social worker.

    The Nearness of God is my Good

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 21:05


    We look at the Beatitudes and the promise of God's nearness in everything we face.

    The Spirit Led Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 31:14


    We lean into Acts 13 as we wrestle with how to recapture something of the early enthusiasm, vision and power of the early church as they were overwhelmed by the Spirit and thrust out into witness.

    From Antioch to Auckland

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 37:37


    We continue our Acts series, exploring what being a Christian actually looks like. We also look at the formation of the early church and how that applies to us today. Join us on the journey from Antioch to Auckland!

    When God Speaks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 24:45


    As we continue our series on Acts, Bruce White from NZCMS shares his thoughts on when God speaks.

    When God Speaks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 31:47


    As we continue our series on Acts, Bruce White from NZCMS shares his thoughts on when God speaks.

    Living in a way that draws other to Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 35:56


    This Sunday, we continue our Acts series, looking at Chapters 7 and 8. How can we live in a way that draws others to Jesus? What does that look like in our everyday lives? 

    Following in the footsteps of Acts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 37:04


    Rachel continues our new series, Acts: The Unfinished Story, looking at Acts chapters 3 and 4, and wrestling with what it means to really offer all that we have and are to God. 

    What does ACTS mean for us today

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 46:08


    Knock and the door will be opened to you

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 33:56


    St Paul's has a partnership with Lalogi Lakwana, a community in Northern Uganda. Together we sponsor over 50 kids! This is impacting the lives of over 200+ people and is resourcing the community to lift themselves out of poverty. World Vision joins us this week to share more about the impact St Paul's is making.

    Pentecost

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 26:09


    It is Pentecost Sunday, when we mark the birthday of the church. The day in which the Holy Spirit, the spirit of Christ, came to fill people with His presence and love, and enable them to be His church, His body in the world. We will celebrate, remember, and give thanks for all God has done for us.

    Discipling the next generation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 33:40


    Julia looks at what it means to raise and disciple the next generation, and how we can live out our own lives in a way that positively impacts them. 

    The most power prayer ever prayed

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 31:04


    Pete looks at the words from John 17, and Jesus' prayer for us as a people and as a church. We explore how God is drawing us back to pray and how He can be involved in our daily lives.

    Four Gardens

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 22:31


    Pete leads us on a journey through different gardens in the bible as we celebrate the release of 'Garden' by Chris Cope, through St Paul's music. We be explore how gardens represent different stages of our lives and hold invitations, questions and challenges. 

    Engaging Doubt

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 37:16


    Pete winds up our mini-series, When Jesus Shows Up, unpacking the story of Doubting Thomas, and how doubts can sometimes be a friend and not an enemy of faith. 

    Breakfast at the Beach

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 32:03


    Ian explores the impact of Jesus' presence and power in the lives of His followers, and what that means for us today. 

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