The Village Presbyterian Church NZ Fri, 29 May 2026 04:45:52 -0400 en-nz © 2026 The Village Presbyterian Church NZ yes c567dcdf-fa4c-5fbc-8d02-c287ef361ca9 The Village Presbyterian Church NZ episodic false Here is where you'll find the latest reflections and sermons from our Preaching team.


The Village is a Presbyterian Church in Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand. We're a faith community that seeks to take notice of, point towards, and engage people with the goodness, grace and love of God, through Jesus, animated by the Spirit.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) The Village Presbyterian Church NZ https://storage.buzzsprout.com/lltrs2zcb9ffcealm9c8x6bkooc8?.jpg The Village Presbyterian Church NZ The BIG story of the Bible - Act 5: The Last Things The BIG story of the Bible - Act 5: The Last Things This episode is the last episode in our five week series taking a look at the grand narrative, or BIG story of the bible. 

This week, we read passages from 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11 NIVUK
Revelation 21:1-7, 22-27 NIVUK

We hope you've enjoyed the series!

]]> This episode is the last episode in our five week series taking a look at the grand narrative, or BIG story of the bible. 

This week, we read passages from 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11 NIVUK
Revelation 21:1-7, 22-27 NIVUK

We hope you've enjoyed the series!

]]> The Village Presbyterian Church NZ Buzzsprout-19188801 Sun, 17 May 2026 12:00:00 +1200 1252 1 13 full false The BIG story of the Bible - Act 4 The Church: Our part to play in God's mission The BIG story of the Bible - Act 4 The Church: Our part to play in God's mission This episode is part four of a five week series taking a look at the grand narrative, or BIG story of the bible. 

This week, we read passages from 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 NIVUK and Acts 2:42-47 NIVUK

]]> This episode is part four of a five week series taking a look at the grand narrative, or BIG story of the bible. 

This week, we read passages from 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 NIVUK and Acts 2:42-47 NIVUK

]]> The Village Presbyterian Church NZ Buzzsprout-19153963 Mon, 11 May 2026 09:00:00 +1200 1334 1 12 full false The BIG story of the Bible - Act 3 Jesus: Redemption completed The BIG story of the Bible - Act 3 Jesus: Redemption completed This episode is part three of a five week series taking a look at the grand narrative, or BIG story of the bible. This week, we read passages from Mark 1:1-15 NIVUK and Colossians 1:15-20 NRSVue

]]> This episode is part three of a five week series taking a look at the grand narrative, or BIG story of the bible. This week, we read passages from Mark 1:1-15 NIVUK and Colossians 1:15-20 NRSVue

]]> The Village Presbyterian Church NZ Buzzsprout-19117738 Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 +1200 1202 1 11 full false The BIG story of the Bible - Act 2 Redemption Initiated The BIG story of the Bible - Act 2 Redemption Initiated This episode is part two of a five week series taking a look at the grand narrative, or BIG story of the bible. This week, we read passages from Genesis chapters 12:1-9 and Malachi 3:6-7, 3:13-4:6.

]]> This episode is part two of a five week series taking a look at the grand narrative, or BIG story of the bible. This week, we read passages from Genesis chapters 12:1-9 and Malachi 3:6-7, 3:13-4:6.

]]> The Village Presbyterian Church NZ Buzzsprout-19076381 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +1200 1491 1 10 full false The BIG story of the Bible - Act 1 Creation and Paradise lost The BIG story of the Bible - Act 1 Creation and Paradise lost This episode is part one of a five week series taking a look at the grand narrative, or BIG story of the bible. This week, we read passages from Genesis chapters 1 and 2.

This episode is a rerecording of the sermon Luke preached on Sunday 19 April 2026. We haven't been releasing episodes recently because we've had some problems with our recording equipment, So we've decided to rerecord and release some of the sermons and reflections from the last few weeks.

]]> This episode is part one of a five week series taking a look at the grand narrative, or BIG story of the bible. This week, we read passages from Genesis chapters 1 and 2.

This episode is a rerecording of the sermon Luke preached on Sunday 19 April 2026. We haven't been releasing episodes recently because we've had some problems with our recording equipment, So we've decided to rerecord and release some of the sermons and reflections from the last few weeks.

]]> The Village Presbyterian Church NZ Buzzsprout-19041621 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +1200 998 1 9 full false Easter Sunday - Jesus has risen from the dead Easter Sunday - Jesus has risen from the dead This episode is a rerecording of the sermon Luke preached on Easter Sunday 5 April 2026 from Matthew 28:1-15.

We haven't been releasing episodes recently because we've had some problems with our recording equipment, so we've decided to rerecord and release some of the sermons and reflections from the last few weeks.

]]> This episode is a rerecording of the sermon Luke preached on Easter Sunday 5 April 2026 from Matthew 28:1-15.

We haven't been releasing episodes recently because we've had some problems with our recording equipment, so we've decided to rerecord and release some of the sermons and reflections from the last few weeks.

]]> The Village Presbyterian Church NZ Buzzsprout-19041592 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +1200 925 1 8 full false Jesus has a different relationship with death - John 11:1-45 Jesus has a different relationship with death - John 11:1-45 This episode is a rerecording of the sermon Luke preached on Sunday 22 March 2026 from John 11:1-45, the story of the raising of Lazarus. 

We haven't been releasing episodes recently because we've had some problems with our recording equipment, So we've decided to rerecord and release some of the sermons and reflections from the last few weeks.


]]> This episode is a rerecording of the sermon Luke preached on Sunday 22 March 2026 from John 11:1-45, the story of the raising of Lazarus. 

We haven't been releasing episodes recently because we've had some problems with our recording equipment, So we've decided to rerecord and release some of the sermons and reflections from the last few weeks.


]]> The Village Presbyterian Church NZ Buzzsprout-19041545 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +1200 899 1 7 full false Jesus, the man born blind and the religious leaders John 9:1-41 Jesus, the man born blind and the religious leaders John 9:1-41 This week Joy Kingsbury-Aitken unpacks the story of a man who was born blind but goes away from his encounter with Jesus seeing, and the religious leaders, who can see but are 'blind' to who Jesus is and what he is doing. 

Reading John 9:1-41

]]> This week Joy Kingsbury-Aitken unpacks the story of a man who was born blind but goes away from his encounter with Jesus seeing, and the religious leaders, who can see but are 'blind' to who Jesus is and what he is doing. 

Reading John 9:1-41

]]> The Village Presbyterian Church NZ Buzzsprout-18850024 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +1300 1266 1 6 full false Jesus, the woman, the well and worship Jesus, the woman, the well and worship This week we join Jesus and a Samaritan woman at a chance meeting by Jacob's well. Rev Luke draws us into their surprising and challenging conversation.

Reading John 4:3-42

]]> This week we join Jesus and a Samaritan woman at a chance meeting by Jacob's well. Rev Luke draws us into their surprising and challenging conversation.

Reading John 4:3-42

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