Title: Room at the Inn
Speaker: Pastor Warren Sharrock
Date: 9th April 2025
Location: New Plymouth, New Zealand

Summary: “You need a past to have an identity. You need a future to have a hope.” That idea anchors this episode, which digs into two inns in the Bible and what they reveal about Jesus, the church, and what it genuinely means to follow him.

The first inn is the kataluma, the family hostel in Bethlehem described in Luke 2. The familiar picture of Jesus being turned away into the cold gets reexamined. The kataluma was a crowded family space, and the stable below offered shelter and privacy for the birth. Jesus was not rejected by his people. He was separated, set apart from the very beginning, born into the tribe of Judah but distinct in a way the rest of his story would go on to explain.

The second inn sits in the middle of the Good Samaritan parable in Luke 10. The episode traces the original question that prompted the story: what must I do to inherit eternal life? Jesus answered through a tale about a dangerous road, a wounded man, and someone who stopped when no one else would. The Samaritan figures as a type of Christ, and the inn figures as the church. Being rescued and brought to safety is not the end of the story. It is the beginning. Fellowship, living water, one way in, and walls worth defending.

Key Points:

• “No room at the inn” does not mean rejection. Jesus was born within the family of Judah, separated and lowly, but placed there deliberately, distinct from the very start.
• The Good Samaritan is an answer to the question about eternal life, not just a lesson in good behaviour. The inn represents the church, and the Samaritan is a picture of Christ paying the price for strangers.
• Fellowship is not optional. The church is the inn on the Jericho Road, a place with walls, one way in, and living water at the centre. Being brought to safety without being brought into fellowship is an incomplete rescue.

Reference Scriptures:

• Luke 2:7
• Luke 10:25-37

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Title: The Names of God
Speaker: Pastor Bryan Smith
Date: 22nd March 2026
Location: New Plymouth, New Zealand

Summary: “The Lord is my shepherd” is one of the most quoted lines in the Bible, but how often do we pause to ask what that name actually means? This episode takes a close look at several of the Hebrew names of God, unpacking what each one reveals about who God is and what He offers His people today.

Starting with Jehovah Tsidkenu, the Lord our righteousness, the episode draws a direct line from Jeremiah’s prophecy about the coming Messiah to Jesus as the fulfilment of that promise. The world is full of corruption and no amount of personal effort can clean that up. Jesus, the exact image of the Father, laid down His life to remove the contamination of sin and restore righteousness to those who trust in Him.

From there, the names keep unfolding. Jehovah Rohi, the Lord is my shepherd, points to a God who knows each person by name, who guides, protects, and provides even through the darkest valleys. Then Jehovah Rapha, the God who heals, is traced from a bitter wilderness spring to the cross itself, where healing was secured. Taken together, these names build a picture of a God who is not one-dimensional but deeply personal, multi-faceted, and actively involved in every area of life.

Key Points:

• Jehovah Tsidkenu means “the Lord our righteousness.” Jesus fulfilled this name by dealing with the corruption of sin that no human effort could fix, making His righteousness available to everyone who receives Him.
• Jehovah Rohi means “the Lord is my shepherd.” Just as David drew comfort from knowing God watched over every detail of his life, the same promise stands for believers today, including through fear, uncertainty, and the challenges of a turbulent world.
• Jehovah Rapha means “the Lord who heals.” The tree cast into the bitter waters at Marah points forward to the cross, where Christ bore sin in His own body so that healing, wholeness, and restoration could flow to His people.

Reference Scriptures:

• Jeremiah 23:5-6
• Hebrews 1:1-9
• Exodus 6:2-3, 7
• Psalm 23:1-6
• John 10:11-14
• Acts 20:25-31
• Exodus 15:22-26
• 1 Peter 2:21-25
• James 5:14-16
• Psalm 83

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Title: Preparing people for the Kingdom of God
Speaker: Pastor Bryan Smith
Date: 1st June 2025
Location: New Plymouth, New Zealand

In this episode we unpack Luke 1:5–25, where Zechariah and Elizabeth’s faith meets divine intervention. Gabriel’s announcement of John’s birth, Zechariah’s doubt and subsequent muteness illustrate God’s perfect timing and purpose.

We then turn to John the Baptist’s mission to prepare the way for Christ and draw parallels to our own calling. Believers today are sealed by the Holy Spirit as a down payment on our inheritance, empowering us with spiritual insight and guiding the church into God’s kingdom.

Key takeaways:

• Divine purpose: God orchestrates events in His perfect timing, even when circumstances seem impossible.
• Preparing the way: John’s prophetic role models how we ready hearts for Christ through faith and obedience.
• Sealed by the Spirit: The Holy Spirit guarantees our inheritance and empowers us beyond mere intellect.

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Title: Released from the World
Speaker: Pastor Bryan Smith
Date: 1st September 2024
Location: New Plymouth, New Zealand

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Title: Unity
Speaker: Pastor Bryan Smith
Date: 11th February 2024
Location: New Plymouth, New Zealand 

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