Sermons from City on a Hill, Wellington

The Hour Has Come

Preacher: Andrew Southerton

Date: 01⧸03⧸2026

Series: Believe & Have Life

Reading: John 12:27-36

What does it mean that the cross is the "glory" of God? Andrew walks through John 12:27–36, where Jesus speaks about his coming death with stunning clarity — not as a tragedy, but as the decisive moment of all history. This message explores what the cross accomplishes and what it means for us to walk in the light.

Surrender Everything to Jesus

Preacher: Andy Williams

Date: 22⧸02⧸2026

Series: Believe & Have Life

Reading: John 12:20-26

Is there something more satisfying than Olympic glory, career success, or living life on our own terms? In John 12:20–26, Jesus makes a radical claim — that losing your life is actually how you find it. This sermon explores what surrender to Jesus really looks like, and why it leads somewhere far greater.

The King We Need

Preacher: Andrew Southerton

Date: 15⧸02⧸2026

Series: Believe & Have Life

Reading: John 12:12-19

What happens when Jesus doesn't match our expectations of kingship? Andrew explores John 12:12-19, where crowds welcome Jesus with palm branches expecting a political deliverer, but find a humble king on a donkey heading toward the cross - the king we need most.

Costly Devotion

Preacher: Paul Shoemark

Date: 08⧸02⧸2026

Series: Believe & Have Life

Reading: John 11:55-12:11

When Mary poured out a year's wages in perfume on Jesus' feet, was it wasteful or worship? This message from John 12 challenges us to examine what our lives are truly devoted to and whether Jesus is worth our everything.

When God is Still in Control

Preacher: Andrew Southerton

Date: 01⧸02⧸2026

Series: Believe & Have Life

Reading: John 11:45-54

Life can feel like looking at the back of a tapestry—chaotic, messy, out of control. But John 11:45-54 lets us glimpse the front side, where God's sovereign purpose unfolds perfectly. This sermon examines how Jesus' death wasn't plan B, but God's intentional rescue from the very beginning.