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…

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@curat…

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 f…

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 f…

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.โดย Stephen Wood

In this message Stefan shares part 2 of a message about 'Hearing the Voice of God'.โดย Stefan Greenway

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 o…

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 …

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'…

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@curatec…

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, …

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 …

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 l…

The second message in a series looking at encounters people had with Jesus after he has been resurrected, Tim shares about Thomas and his need to see Jesus for himself before he would believe, from John 20:19-29. In this passage the disciples were locked away, resisting arrest and in fear, which is not a great place for the church to be! Thomas res…

The first message in a series looking at encounters people had with Jesus after he has been resurrected, John shares about the encounter on the road to Emmaus, found in Luke 24:13-35. John shares some possible scriptures that Jesus might have shared to talk about the messiah from the Old Testament, from Genesis, Psalms and Isaiah, as well some refe…

This Resurrection Sunday Joel shares from Ephesians 1:15-13 on the power of Jesus - which is good news for us today and for every day into eternity. Our celebration this Sunday is mixed with sadness as we have two of our Curate congregants go to be with Jesus this week. God's hope is for now and for the life to come.…

Joel shares from Luke 19:28-40, the triumphal entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem, which we remember on Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter. Reflecting on this passage, Joel shares about what we can learn from how Jesus entered Jerusalem, and how the people responded, throwing their garments down and worshipping God. What does this mean for us today…

Joel shares the fifth message of a series “Famous Last Words” during this season of Lent (the lead up to Easter) - a journey through John 13 - John 17 as Jesus prepares and shares with his disciples his thoughts and words before the suffering (and triumph) of Easter. Reflecting on John 17 Joel shares about how great it is that we get to eavesdrop i…

Joel shares the fourth message of a series “Famous Last Words” during this season of Lent (the lead up to Easter) - a journey through John 13 - John 17 as Jesus prepares and shares with his disciples his thoughts and words before the suffering (and triumph) of Easter. Reflecting on John 16 Joel shares about the Paraclete, our advocate, the Holy Spi…

Joel shares the thirdd message of a series “Famous Last Words” during this season of Lent (the lead up to Easter) - a journey through John 13 - John 17 as Jesus prepares and shares with his disciples his thoughts and words before the suffering (and triumph) of Easter. Reflecting on John 15 Joel asks the question "What are you rolling in?", using th…

John shares the second message of a series “Famous Last Words” during this season of Lent (the lead up to Easter) - a journey through John 13 - John 17 as Jesus prepares and shares with his disciples his thoughts and words before the suffering (and triumph) of Easter. Reflecting on John 14 John Arts shares a little about the Upper Room discourse, f…

Joel shares the first message of a series “Famous Last Words” during this season of Lent (the lead up to Easter) - a journey through John 13 - John 17 as Jesus prepares and shares with his disciples his thoughts and words before the suffering (and triumph) of Easter. Reflecting on John 13 Joel reminds us that Jesus doesn't just love us, he likes us…

Katie shares the fourth message of our first series for 2024, “I Have Decided” - a look at what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. This message is titled "A Visible Disciple in an Invisible Kingdom", and is about the importance of remembering that our identity needs to be as part of a living Kingdom of God.…

Joel shares some thoughts on the Treaty of Waitangi and how we can journey in our current Aotearoa New Zealand context as followers of Jesus. What does it mean to be the people of God in the midst of the current discussions and debates around the Treaty?โดย Joel Milgate

Joel shares the third message of our first series for 2024, “I Have Decided” - a look at what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. This message is titled "Make a Plan", and is about the importance of making a plan for our walk with Jesus.โดย Joel Milgate

Joel shares the second message of our first series for 2024, “I Have Decided” - a look at what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. Joel speaks about ‘Letting Go’ from Matthew 16:13-27 in the Bible, where Jesus talks to his disciples about what it means to follow Him. This passage has four main movements, and Joel spends some time looking at each of…

Joel shares the first message of our first series for 2024, “I Have Decided” - a look at what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. Joel speaks from Matthew 11 in the Bible, where Jesus invites people to walk with Him, abiding, relating and working.โดย Joel Milgate

This week Joel shares an Advent message of hope and also shares some hopes and vision for 2024 - including some practical things that are going to happen at Curate to help us with this focus. Enjoy this encouraging message as we move into the last week of Advent, as we prepare to celebrate the coming of Jesus at Christmas time. You can find our Adv…

Oswald Chambers once said that "A life of intimacy with God is characterised by joy." This week Katie shares Part Two of a message on joy, sharing about the 'friends of joy' - Peace, Letting Go and Faith. Enjoy this encouraging message as we move into the first week of Advent, as we prepare to celebrate the coming of Jesus at Christmas time. You ca…

John Arts shares from his theological background about the importance and the power of the ascension of Jesus - where Jesus was raised from the dead after his crucifixion. John takes us through six points of what the ascension of Jesus means for us today as his followers.โดย John Arts

Katie Milgate shares Part One of a message on joy - the oil of gladness, talking from her experiences of a journey into joy. Katie encourages us to decide where the source of our joy comes from, and suggests that it should be coming from our saviour Jesus.โดย Katie Milgate

In John 16:33 Jesus said “In this world you will have trouble.” Joel Milgate shares about how we all go through times of testing, explores the different sorts of testing we will encounter, and gives some thoughts on how we should respond during these times.โดย Joel Milgate

The Rev. Dr. Nathan McClellan shares with us from the passage of scripture found in Ephesians 3:14-21. He explains how each section of these verses is like a link in a chain which link together one after another. Nathan also explains the background to why Paul wrote these verses (he starts with “For this reason . . .”) and references a well loved c…

Joel shares the eighth message from our Philippians Series, speaking on Philippians 4:10-20. This passage includes the verse that starts “I can do all things . . .”. Joel shares the great ‘secret’ Paul had learnt to be able to say this, with some key ideas of how we can apply it to our lives. Phillipians was written by the Apostle Paul to the churc…

Joel shares the seventh message from our Philippians Series, speaking on Philippians 4:4-9. This scripture tells us to “not worry about anything”. Joel shares about how this could look, and what we should do instead. Phillipians was written by the Apostle Paul to the church in Philippi. Paul writes from prison, most likely in Rome and his writing r…

Joel shares the sixth message from our Philippians Series, speaking on Philippians 3:10-16. We are encouraged from the scripture to ‘press on’, using the analogy of a cross-country running race. Phillipians was written by the Apostle Paul to the church in Philippi. Paul writes from prison, most likely in Rome and his writing reveals the strong bond…

Joel shares the fifth message from our Philippians Series, speaking on Philippians 3:1-11. There are three ‘W’ words in this passage that we focus on - - Whatever - Watch Out - Worth Less Phillipians was written by the Apostle Paul to the church in Philippi. Paul writes from prison, most likely in Rome and his writing reveals the strong bond betwee…

Katie introduces our annual Vision Offering and then shares the fourth message from our Philippians Series, speaking on Philippians 2:12-18 & Philippians 2:19-30. Katie talks about ‘not grumbling’ and the importance of all of us to ‘play our part’ in the church. Phillipians was written by the Apostle Paul to the church in Philippi. Paul writes from…

Joel introduces our annual Vision Offering and then shares the third message from our Philippians Series, with Joel speaking on Philippians 2:1-11. Joel talks about what it is to 'live in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ' (Phi 1:27).Phillipians was written by the Apostle Paul to the church in Philippi. Paul writes from prison, most lik…

This is the second message from our Philippians Series, with Joel sharing on Philippians 1:12-26. Joel speaks from the verse "For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better. But if I live, I can do more fruitful work for Christ."Phillipians was written by the Apostle Paul to the church in Philippi. Paul writes from prison, most…

This week we welcomed Dr Sean McDowell to share with us. Sean has a passion for equipping the church to make the case for the Christian faith. He is an Associate Professor in the Christian Apologetics program at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University.Sean shares a message about how we can prove that Jesus died, was buried and rose again. He al…

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In this fourth message of our series on 'Life Together', Joel A'Bell shares about righteousness, and how God's righteousness and our righteousness (through Jesus) impacts on those around us.We are God's people, a community, a whanau, practicing hospitality, spending time together. We do life . . . together. To really connect with this content we re…

In this third message of our series on 'Life Together', Katie shares about one thing we can do that has a huge effect on the communities we belong to.โดย Katie Milgate

In this second message of our new series on 'Life Together', Joel shares about a metaphor for church - sitting around the family table sharing a meal.โดย Joel Milgate