St Paul's Auckland

This week we wrap up our 'Songs of the Times' series with one final song. We will be looking at the story of the prodigal son in Luke 15 and how we find our way home.You can listen to Ed Sheeran's Castle on the Hill here: spotify.com/album/5YnGwVQx2OQ4CpcQeVDthPWe also watch Phil Wickham's Homesick for Heaven here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPLDMAswKf8

We're taking a look at another contemporary song that gets us thinking about the routines of everyday life. We'll explore what it has to say about how we see our work and whether we're really living with purpose. You can watch the Sabrina Carpenter music video of Thumbs here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAVUl0cAKpo

Jesus told His followers to pay attention to the signs of the times — to notice what was happening beneath the surface of culture. Today, one of the clearest signs of the times isn’t found in headlines; it’s found in our playlists. We’re beginning a new series called Songs of the Times. Each week, we’ll take a modern, secular song that’s resonating in our wider culture and ask what our songs say about us and what the gospel might say back. This week's talk explores Alex Warren's song, Ordinary. You can watch the Ordinary by Alex Warren music video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2ah9tWTkmk&list=RDu2ah9tWTkmk&start_radio=1 and at the end of Matt's talk he plays Tenth Avenue North's song, Control - here is the Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/0pAPFaE1Iwfvex9EVJuQlG

For our first service of 2026, we take a look at the astonishing outcome when a bunch of fishermen invite Jesus onto their boat.

Listen in as we continue our Unexpected series in the lead up to Christmas.

We'll be unpacking Luke 1:26-38, where the angel Gabriel shockingly announces to Mary that she will give birth to Jesus. We'll be asking what it looks like for the 'Holy' to break into our lives.

Join us as we land our series on The Unhurried Heart. In this final talk, we look at the Great Commandment to love God and neighbour, exploring how we can make it a reality in our lives. 

The Unhurried Heart series continues as we explore the challenges of navigating grief and loss.

The Unhurried Heart series continues as we look to enrich our faith and our lives through contemplative practices. 

The Unhurried Heart series continues as we take a look at the importance of learning to live within limits in a world of hurry. 

The Unhurried Heart series continues as we take a look at how our past experiences shape our discipleship, and how the Holy Spirit wants to meet us with his love in our places of pain. 

The Unhurried Heart series continues as we take a look at knowing ourselves so that we may know God.

We are launching our new series The Unhurried Heart: Bringing our Inner World to God. Join us as we explore the vital connection between emotional and spiritual maturity and invite God to work within us.

Andrew Shamy is joining us as we wrap up this Season of Creation. In the face of our ecological crisis, many of us live with a deep sense of grief and fear. Yet as Christians, we are also called to a life of hope. How do we hold these together? 

Jess looks at what it means to be strong as a follower of Christ: in today's culture, in the context of our human weaknesses, and in reference to Paul's summary in 2 Corinthians 12.

Julia explores the themes of humility and pride, and how they impact our faith, relationships, and everyday lives.

This talk unpacks our church vision in light of wrapping up the Dear Church: Seven Letters to Seven Churches series.

With this talk, we wrap up our Dear Church series. We end up in Laodicea, in Revelation 3:14-22, the lukewarm church. We'll unpack what Jesus said to them and how we might guard against that in our own lives. 

We continue our Dear Church series, looking at the letter to the church in Philadelphia. It's a wonderful word of encouragement, spoken to a people who had stayed faithful through thick and thin. We'll take a look at Christ's promise to them, and what that might mean for us.

We continue our Dear Church series, looking at the letter to the church in Sardis. The passage is from Revelation 3:1-6, and looks at the theme of being 'alive but spiritually dead'. We unpack what that might look like in today's context. (The second video not included on this recording can be found online by searching for Bible Project - How To Read Apocalyptic Literature.)