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Matthew 28:16-20 - Trinity Sunday - Rev Harry Newton - 31st May 2026

Rev Harry Newton preaches on Trinity Sunday at Sumner Redcliffs Anglican Church, using the occasion to explore what Christians mean when they use the…

Acts 2:1-21 - Pentecost Sunday - Finn Chirnside - 24th May 2026

Finn Chirnside, Associate Vicar at Sumner Redcliffs Church, delivers a Pentecost Sunday sermon on Acts 2:1–21, exploring the theology of the Holy…

Acts 1:1-11 - Ascension Sunday - Whose Story are you Living? By Rev Harry Newton - 17th May 2026

Rev Harry Newton preaches on Acts 1:1–11 at Sumner Redcliffs Anglican Church, using Ascension Sunday as the occasion to explore the tension between…

Acts 17:22-31 - Pray - "Draw Near to Me & I'll Draw Near To You" - Finn Chirnside - 10th May 2026

Finn Chirnside delivers a sermon on Acts 17:22–31, using the example of Paul's speech at the Areopagus in Athens as a masterclass in contextualizing…

John 6:1-15 - What Do You Look For In Jesus - Rev Harry Newton - 3rd May 2026

Rev Harry Newton, Vicar of Sumner Redcliffs Anglican Church, preaches on John 6:1–15 — the feeding of the five thousand — as part of an ongoing…

Luke 24:13-35 - The Road to Emmaus, the Risen Lord is awaiting our Invitation - Rev Harry Newton - 19th April 2026

Rev Harry Newton delivers a sermon based on Luke 24:13–35, the account of two followers of Jesus walking to Emmaus after the crucifixion, joined by…

Matthew 28:1-10 - Easter Sunday - He Is Risen - Rev Harry Newton - 5th April 2026

Rev Harry Newton preaches an Easter Sunday sermon at SumRed Church, working through Matthew 28:1–10. He opens by framing pain — physical,…

Matthew 21:1-11 - Palm Sunday - Rev Harry Newton 29th March 2026

Rev Harry Newton delivers a Palm Sunday sermon tracing the narrative arc from the raising of Lazarus through to Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, arguing…

John 11:1-45 - Jesus Is Lord Over Life & Death - Rev Harry Newton 22nd March 2026

Rev Harry Newton delivers a sermon on John 11:1–45, the account of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead after four days in the tomb. He frames the…

John 9:1-41 - The Blind Man - "Who Do You Say I Am?" - Rev Harry Newton 15th March 2026

Reverend Harry Newton delivers a sermon at SumRed Church based on John 9:1–41, the account of Jesus healing a man born blind. He opens with a…

John 3:1-17 - How to Enter God's Kingdom - Finn Chirnside 1 March 2026

Finn Chirnside, lay minister at SumRed Church, preaches on John 3:1-17, focusing on two interlocking themes: the kingdom of God and eternal life. He…

Joel 2:12-13 - Season of Lent - Finn Chirnside 22nd February 2026

Finn Chirnside, speaking at SumRed Church on 22nd February 2026, delivers a sermon on Joel 2:12-13 to mark the beginning of Lent. He argues that…

Isaiah 58:7-12, 2 Corinthians 8:1-9 - Trust in God's Goodness - Rev Harry Newton 15th February 2026

Rev Harry Newton delivers the final sermon in a short series on faith, God, and money at SumRed Church, drawing on 2 Corinthians 8:1–9 and Isaiah…

Luke 16:1-13 - Parable of The Dishonest Manager - Rev Harry Newton 8th February 2026

Rev Harry Newton delivers a sermon on one of the most puzzling parables in Luke's Gospel — the Parable of the Dishonest Manager — arguing that its…

Matthew 5:1-12 - The Beatitudes - Rev Harry Newton 1st February 2026

Rev Harry Newton delivers a sermon on the Beatitudes from Matthew 5:1–12, the opening passage of the Sermon on the Mount. Drawing on Thomas Aquinas…

Christmas Eve Carol Service - Rev Harry Newton 24th December 2025

Rev Harry Newton preaches at the Christmas Eve carol service at Sumner Redcliffs Anglican Church on 24th December 2025, following readings from…

Matthew 11:2-11 - Look Up - Rev Harry Newton 21st December 2025

Rev Harry Newton delivers an Advent sermon at Sumner Redcliffs Church on Matthew 11:2–11, focusing on John the Baptist's crisis of doubt while…

Matthew 3:1-12 - John the Baptist - Rev Harry Newton 7th December 2025

Rev Harry Newton delivers the second-Sunday-of-Advent sermon at Sumner Redcliffs Church, working through Matthew 3:1–12 and the figure of John the…

Luke 23:33-43 - Christ the King - Rev Harry Newton - Sunday 23rd November 2025

Rev Harry Newton preaches at SumRed Church on Christ the King Sunday, the final Sunday of the church calendar before Advent begins. Drawing on Luke…

Acts 4:32-5:11 - Hypocrisy is Real - Rev Harry Newton - 16th November 2025

Rev Harry Newton preaches from Acts 4:32–5:11, focusing on the story of Ananias and Sapphira, who sold property but secretly kept back part of the…

Acts 1:1-11 - Purpose - Rev Harry Newton - 19th October 2025

Rev Harry Newton delivers a Sunday sermon at SumRed Church in Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand, working through Acts 1:1–11 as part of an ongoing…

Luke 24:13-32 - Seeing Redemption - Alex Summerlee Sunday 5th October 2025

Alex Summerlee delivers a sermon at SumRed Church on Luke 24:13-32, the account of two disciples walking to Emmaus who encounter the risen Jesus…

Luke 22:66-23:25 - Guilty Yet Accepted - Rev Harry Newton - Sunday 14th September 2025

Rev Harry Newton delivers a sermon from Luke 22:66–23:25, the second-to-last chapter in a series through the Gospel of Luke. He walks through the…

1 Corinthians 10:23 - 11:1 - Living with Integrity - Rev Harry Newton 10th August 2025

Rev Harry Newton delivers a sermon at SumRed Church as part of Missions Month, building on the previous week's introduction to the topic. He opens…

Matthew 28:16-20 - The Great Commission - Rev Harry Newton 3rd August 2025

Rev. Harry Newton preaches on the Great Commission, using it as a springboard to explore what "mission" actually means — historically, theologically,…

Luke 22:1-23 - Hope in Jesus Christ - Rev Harry Newton 27th July 2025

Rev Harry Newton delivers a sermon on Luke 22:1–23, placing the passage in the context of the final days of Jesus' life as recorded in the Gospel of…

Luke 21:5-19 - Signs - Do Not Fear! - Rev Harry Newton 20th July 2025

Reverend Harry Newton preaches on Luke 21:5–19 at SumRed Church, working through Jesus' so-called eschatological discourse — his predictions about…

Luke 19:44-48, 20:20-26 - Living in God's Image - Rev Harry Newton Sunday 6th July 2025

In this sermon, Rev Harry Newton of SumRed Church works through two passages from Luke's Gospel — Jesus's entry into Jerusalem and the encounter with…

Acts 12:1-19 - WHY? - Rev Harry Newton -29th June 2025

Rev Harry Newton delivers a sermon at SumRed Church based on Acts 12:1–19, which recounts King Herod Agrippa's arrest and execution of James, and the…

John 15:1-9 - Abide in Jesus - Rev Harry Newton 22nd June 2025

Rev Harry Newton delivers a sermon on John 15:1-9, set within the context of John's Gospel and the farewell discourse of chapters 13–17. He explains…

John 16:12-15 - Pentecost Sunday - The Good News of Today - Rev Harry Newton 15th June 2025

Rev Harry Newton delivers a Trinity Sunday sermon at Sumner Redcliffs Church, working from John 16:12–15. He opens by contrasting the previous week's…

John 17:20-26 - United in the Good News of Jesus Christ - Rev Harry Newton 1st June 2025

Rev Harry Newton delivers a sermon at Sumner Redcliffs Anglican Church in Christchurch, New Zealand, working through the final six verses of John…

Acts 9:1-20 - The Living Water, The Correct Map - Rowena Stevenson 25th May 2025

Rowena Stevenson delivers a sermon at Sumner Redcliffs Anglican Church drawing on a personal misadventure at the Glentui Lodge Alpha Weekend camp,…

Isaiah 58:1-12 - Our Calling, Rev Harry Newton - 18th May 2025

Rev Harry Newton delivers a sermon drawing on Isaiah 58:1–12, using verse 12 as a prophetic word he believes was given to him for both his own life…

John 6:22-29, Satisfaction - Rev Harry Newton - 11th May 2025

Rev Harry Newton preaches on John 6:22–29, situating the passage within the broader "Bread of Life" discourse that runs through the entire sixth…
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