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In August of each year, we celebrate being in the Baptist whānau of Aotearoa New Zealand by running CareySunday. This year, we provided three sermons as well as discussion questions and other helpful resources.
Carey exists to serve churches by training leaders for ministry and mission. It is a privilege partnering with churches across Aotearoa in this way. If you have any questions, or any suggestions as to how we can better serve you, please let us know.
CareySunday Sermons
For CareySunday this year we have three sermons from Carey lecturers for you to choose from.
Emma Stokes, Michael Rhodes, and John Tucker have all prepared a sermon with the theme “Hear the Word of the Lord.” You might like to use all three on the day, or just one or two. You choose! You could even tuck one away for later in the year.
Hope for the Weary
To download the sermon , use the link above which will open the video in Vimeo. You can then select the Download option which is found below the video.
NB// Closed Captions for this video are available to be used if needed.
Emma Stokes
Lecturer in Bible and Mission
Isaiah 40:25-31
“The strength that comes for the weary and ensures that they can walk is not a strength we can grasp for ourselves. It’s given to us by God as we understand who he really is and trust his plans and purposes rather than our own.”
What does it mean to be prophetic?
To download the sermon , use the link above which will open the video in Vimeo. You can then select the Download option which is found below the video.
NB// Closed Captions for this video are available to be used if needed.
Lecturer in Old Testament
Jeremiah 4
“…because the prophets had felt the hot breath of the Holy Spirit, the New Testament writers recognised that the words they wrote were God breathed. And that means that when we read those sacred words, with God and one another, we can feel the warm breath of God’s Spirit in our lives as well.”
Word and Spirit
To download the sermon , use the link above which will open the video in Vimeo. You can then select the Download option which is found below the video.
NB// Closed Captions for this video are available to be used if needed.
Carey Baptist College Principal
Ezekial 37:1-4
“If you want to see the Spirit breathe new life in you, and through you, it will mean attentive listening to the word of God and courageous speaking of the word of God. Because the word and the Spirit they go together. And together, they breathe hope.”
Supporting Resources
We hope that these resources alongside the Carey Sunday message can be used by your leaders and small groups.
We have prepared some discussion questions for you to use alongide the message.
Charles Hewlett, the National Leader of the Baptist Union of New Zealand, has written a short prayer for use on Carey Sunday. Would you, or one of your team, be willing to include this in your worship that day?
Promotional Resources
We have created some digital elements for you to use in your church communications.
This is a short introduction to Carey. Could you please show this during your gathered worship on CareySunday? Alternatively, or additionally, you might like to interview someone in your church who has studied, or is studying, at Carey.
*This will open the video in Vimeo. Select the Download button found under the video player to access this video offline.
A banner that can be used for church newsletters.
An image that can be used in powerpoint as a notice slide during your service.
Previous Carey Sunday Messages
Carey Sunday 2022
“I am passionately committed to you, my people. And I am present with all my power to bring new life, both to you, and to the neighbourhoods in which I have you placed you as my witnesses. See, I am doing a new thing!”
Carey Sunday 2021
Have you ever found yourself wondering, “What’s the point of the people of God?” Dr Michael Rhodes invites you to join him in listening to how Scripture, from Abraham to Matthew, Isaiah to Acts, calls the church to embrace God’s purposes for his people.