We’ve prepared some pre-recorded sermons available for use in our churches.
They might be used to give your regular preachers a break, or because the content fits particularly well with what a local church is planning. Feel free to use an many of these as you need.
Sermons On Demand 2023 (December 2022)
There has been such a great response to the sermon series over the last two summers, with some churches using them well into the year. We thought we’d gift churches another series. This year’s series, called Sermons On Demand 2023 (released to churches December 2022), has 8 sermons by both Carey Baptist College staff and Baptist pastors. You can use one, use them all, or grab them when you most need a break – post-Christmas, the New Year, or into 2023.
All of the sermons are around 12-20 minutes in length. They include discussion questions via a PDF and at the end of each video, making them useful in a variety of settings.
We have removed the “Summer” branding, so you can use this series after summer finishes, and we won’t make these easily/publicly available until 1 July 2023 to ensure your people haven’t already watched then!
Sermons can be downloaded, or streamed:
- Click this link – a new tab will open in your web browser showing our EzyStream media library.
- A popup window will appear listing the 8 sermons.
- Log in using the same details you use for the Baptist NZ app (if you have set up a log in), or set up a new login (this gives access to the EzySream media library we use).
- Click the blue ‘OWN EPISODE 0.00’ button next to a sermon you want to stream or download. This is set up to purchase the sermon: for FREE.
- You can download using SD – Standard Definition (smaller file, less quality) or HD – High Definition (larger file, higher quality). Your web browser will download the file to the location it usually uses – often the ‘Downloads’ folder on your computer.
- Downloading the file means you can play it from your own computer to a live audience without worrying about a good or reliable internet connection. Streaming means you play the sermon from the internet, which saves hard-drive space, but stops if the internet stops, and may buffer/stall if your internet is slow.
- The PDF download option is a one-page document for each sermon that has a summary and a few questions for discussion or reflection.
- After downloading, our system will send you an email from the Baptist Support Centre with a $0.00 receipt of your ‘purchase’ – please ignore this.
We hope you find these sermons helpful.
Sermons on demand 2023 (December 2022)
The tiny kingdom
Matthew 13:31-33. Do we have eyes to see the small, yet significant things that God is doing? Tim Hart is pastor at Māngere Bridge Baptist…
Numbering our days aright
Psalm 90. This sermon explores the life-giving biblical theme of being cognisant of the fragility of life. Phil Halstead is Lecturer: Pastoral Care at Carey…
Beautiful Feet
Romans 10: 13-15; Luke 7:36-50. Nicola reflects on the beautiful feet of Jesus, and the beauty of the feet of those who have shared the…
“Our Father”: on learning to pray
Luke 11:1-2 (Matt 6:9). The two words with which the Lord’s Prayer begins contain the sum of the Gospel. If we can hear afresh the…
Very Good News
Isaiah 52:7; 2 Kings 6:8-23. Gospel—as Christians, it’s one of our most treasured words. But what do we mean by it? We know it means…
To love as Jesus loved
John 13:31-35. In washing his disciples’ feet, Jesus gave them a picture of his forgiveness of them. Then he gave them a new commandment: to…
The wise king’s request
1 Kings 3:5-14. There can be no justice without wisdom. Grace Paddison is a 2022 Carey Baptist College Youth Pastoral Leadership graduate and is at…
Praying confidently thanks to Jesus' priesthood
Hebrews 4:14-16, 7:23-25, 9:11, 10:19-23. Jesus is both our high priest and perfect sacrifice who intercedes for us in the heavenly realms. By taking a closer…
Summer Sermon Series (December 2021)
Bonus Kid's Talk: Good vs very good
A kids talk for the featured sermon by Alastair Hall, Pastor, Manukau City Baptist.
Good vs very good: Living a life that makes a difference
Luke 18:18-30 (and it’s not about the money!)A featured sermon by Alastair Hall, Pastor, Manukau City Baptist
Bagels, boats and 'being' the Church: The ingredients that shape the church
A featured sermon Acts 2:42-47by Tim Palmer, Pastor, Franklin Baptist Church
A particular set of skills: Vengeance, justice and mercy
A featured sermon on 1 Samuel 24, 25, 26 by Odele Habets, Pastor, Albany Baptist
I don’t always 'connect with' God over Zoom: Spiritual pathways
A featured sermon on Luke 10:27 by Rachel Roche, Carey Baptist College
Foundations for Gospel Renewal (December 2021)
God: The One who is faithful when we are not
Matthew 1:1-6Christa McKirland, Lecturer in Systematic Theology
Jesus: The Saviour who makes all things new
John 2:1-11John Tucker, Principal, Carey Baptist College
Spirit: The Gift-Giver who enables the impossible
1 Corinthians 12:1-5Mick Duncan, Adjunct Lecturer, Carey Baptist College
Discipleship: Rediscovering our identity and calling as disciples of Jesus
1 John 3:1-3Michael Rhodes, Lecturer in Old Testament, Carey Baptist College
Mission: Reimagining the church and mission in a time of disruption
Acts 1:1-12George Weiland, Director of the Carey Centre for Mission Research and Formation