Sermons from City on a Hill, Wellington

The God Who Speaks

Preacher: Paul Shoemark

Date: 3⧸05⧸2026

Series: Choose Life

Reading: Deut 5:1-22, Hebrews 1:1-3

What actually shapes your life? In Deuteronomy 5, Paul explores the Ten Commandments, not as a checklist to earn God's favour, but as words of grace spoken to people already loved and rescued. Could it be that hearing and obeying God's word is where real freedom is found?

The God who went before you

Preacher: Andrew Southerton

Date: 26⧸04⧸2026

Series: Choose Life

Reading: Deut 4:1-40

At Mount Sinai, surrounded by fire and darkness, Israel experienced something remarkable, there was no image, no statue, just a voice. So what does it mean that God reveals himself through words rather than what we can see or feel? This message from Deuteronomy 4 explores what that means for us today.

Remember the Journey

Preacher: Andrew Southerton

Date: 19/04/2026

Series: Choose Life

Reading: Deut 1:1-8 & 19-46

There's a generation in Deuteronomy 1 who saw everything God did — the plagues, the Red Sea, bread in the desert — and still couldn't bring themselves to trust him when it really mattered. Andrew explores this ancient story and what it might have to say about the way we hold onto God's promises today, especially when life is messy, painful, and complicated.

Heart that loves Jesus

Preacher: Dave MacIver

Date: 12⧸04⧸2026

Series:

Reading: Luke 6:43-49

What does it actually look like to follow Jesus — not just in what we say, but in how we live? In Luke 6:43-49, Jesus connects our outward actions back to what's really going on in our hearts. This message explores what it means to build a life on a foundation that holds when the storms come.

The Lamb is Alive! Isaiah 53:7-10

Preacher: Paul Shoemark

Date: 05⧸04⧸2026

Series: Easter 2026

Reading: Isaiah 53:7-10, Matthew 28:1-10

What does Easter actually mean — beyond the eggs and the long weekend? Isaiah 53 painted a picture of a suffering servant 700 years before Jesus, and it points to something bigger than death. This Easter message explores what it means that the grave wasn't the end, and what Jesus' resurrection offers us now.