Recorded Worship Service Videos

Service 12 April 2026

John 20:19-31 : The disciples hid behind a locked door out of fear, grief, and doubt. It is much like we close our own doors when life overwhelms us. Augustine said the heart as the house with the door is too narrow for God to enter, which is revealing our human limits. But Jesus comes to us as the door that we experience his saving power. Though we lock ourselves in, Christ enters without waiting, offering peace before belief. So Jesus’ peace is not a mental state we achieve, but God’s own power breaking into our wounded hearts. Like water from the struck rock, peace breaks our fear and anxiety. Through the locked door, the risen Jesus meets our fear, doubt, and wounds with unwavering peace.

Service 5 April 2026

Matthew 28:1-10: The four gospels offer different perspectives on Jesus’ resurrection. At the same time, all affirm two central truths. Jesus rose on the third day, and he first appeared to women. Though culturally dismissed as unreliable witnesses, these women embody the biblical pattern of God using the powerless to open new chapters in salvation history, like Tamar, Rahab, and Ruth. Their hope, Tikvah, is an anchored trust in God’s saving power which is placed them at the tomb. Then they encountered the risen Christ. Their witness shows that true belief is stepping into God’s larger story. Like them, we are called to anchor our lives in resurrection hope.

Service 29 March 2026

Hebrews 4:1-13 The importance of rest in our Christian life - Rest in God, Rest from Work, and Rest from Anxiety.

President's Easter Message

The world feels loud right now. Many of us are carrying more than we let on, with financial pressures, private grief, and the weight of a world that often divides more than it heals. And yet Easter does not look away from any of this. The first Easter happened behind locked doors, among fearful people. And into that fear, the risen Jesus stood and said: “Peace be with you”. That is the message I want to speak into this moment. For you, for our Uniting Church communities, and far beyond our walls. My heart is that it would reach people facing hardship, whether hidden or out in the open.

Service 22 March 2026

John 11:1-45: Today’s reading invites honest reflection on suffering and mortality. In Lent, we remember Jesus’ death not for its darkness but for the deeper life it reveals. The story of Lazarus shows both human limitation and God’s glory. Martha and Mary grieve, and Jesus enters their sorrow, weeping with them. Unlike we who stand outside the tomb, Jesus steps into the place everyone fears. God’s glory is revealed precisely where we feel powerless. Jesus calls Lazarus and us out of our tombs, showing that resurrection is not only a future hope but a present reality.

Moderator's Easter Message

This Easter, the Moderator, Rev. Faaimata (Mata) Havea Hiliau, invites us into a familiar but often overlooked truth: resurrection doesn't begin with triumph. It begins in the darkness — in the quiet before understanding stirs, before the light becomes visible.

Service 15 March 2026

John 9:1-16: A man born blind was healed by Jesus, revealing that human limitation is not a punishment but a place where God’s glory is shown. People often judge blindness and all weakness through assumptions shaped by culture, fear, and incomplete sight. Jesus challenges this, exposing spiritual blindness in those who cannot recognise God’s work in ordinary moments. Jesus’ healing process was quite ordinary but transformative, showing that God often works through what seems plain or limited. Our struggles and our ordinary days, like the blind man’s, can become doorways to deeper vision. In our weakness, God invites us to repentance, renewed sight, and a life shaped by His purpose.

Service 8 March 2026

John 4:5-23: The story of the Samaritan woman reveals how Jesus crossed deep cultural, gender, and historical barriers to meet someone judged and isolated by her community. She came to the well at midday to avoid others, unaware that Jesus was destined to meet her there. While she saw the encounter as coincidence, Jesus saw it as God’s purposeful moment of salvation. Her routine, failures, and limitations became the very place where grace broke in. This story shows that Jesus meets us not because we seek him, but because he has a plan to renew our weary lives with living water.

Service 1 March 2026

John 3:1-17: Nicodemus came to Jesus seeking wisdom but not transformation. Though knowledgeable in the law, he relied on his own understanding and struggled to accept Jesus’ call to be “born from above.” Our limited human perspective prevented us from receiving the deeper life God offered. Jesus taught that true help and renewal come not from human logic but from God’s power. It is like manna from heaven and the dry bones revived in Ezekiel’s vision. Being born from above means allowing God to reshape our whole being, leading us beyond partial solutions into new creation. Through this new birth, we can live faithfully, overcome our limitations, and run our race as true winners.

Service 22 February 2026

Matthew 4:1- 11: The wilderness is a place of preparation where God shapes His people through testing and trust. Jesus, led by the Spirit, endured temptation, proving His identity and fulfilling God’s salvation plan. As we follow our Lord, through our own temptation, we also face hardship to grow in God. Temptation reveals a bigger picture of God’s plan. Abraham and Noah obeyed God through their temptation for the sake of all nations. we walk through our own wilderness where our supports fall away. However, this place of modern wilderness gives us an opportunity to remember God’s deliverance, to live beyond our own limits and live for God’s kingdom.