Living Water Seen and Set Free_Matt McInnes - John 4_1–26_ 1 November 2026
A Samaritan woman comes to the well at noon, alone, carrying more than an empty jar. Matt unpacks the culture behind John 4 and shows how radical it was for Jesus to ask her for a drink. He explores why sin is a poor substitute for God's grace, and how one ordinary-day encounter with Jesus can set us free.
• Why drawing water at midday, alone, said so much about this woman's life
• Jews and Samaritans: shared roots, different mountains (and a cheeky Kiwi–Aussie comparison)
• How the things we use to fill the gaps in our hearts can rob us of the connection we long for
• From hiding to telling the whole town: what changes when Jesus sees us
4 Nov 2026
Walking Worthy in Unity_Ephesians 4_1–6_Chris Chalmers 25th October 2026
"I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace." — Ephesians 4:1–3
Looking ahead to the next 100 years of community and mission, this message works through Ephesians 4:1–6 to show that spiritual fruit follows intentional unity.
Key Themes:
The Fact of Our Unity (vv. 4–6): Rooted in the triune nature of God—one body, one Spirit, one Lord, one faith. Unity is already formed by God, not something we fabricate.
Truth & Difference (v. 5): Holding the tension between essential dogma, important doctrine, and non-essential opinion—seeking unity in essentials, liberty in non-essentials, and charity in all things.
The Call & Means to Keep It (vv. 2–3): Making every effort through humility (strength under control), gentleness, and long-tempered patience.
The Calling (v. 1): Walking out the covenant of grace together as one body before a watching world.
18 Oct 2026
People of the Spirit (Part 7) Healing Chris Chalmers Psalm 103:1-3
In the final message of our series on being a people of the Spirit, Ps Chris opens Psalm 103 and the call to "forget not all his benefits". He unpacks the two greatest gifts the psalmist names – the forgiveness of all our sins and the healing of our diseases – and what it means to pray for healing in a kingdom that is here now but not yet complete. It's a hope-filled, honest message, with real stories from the streets of Christchurch and plenty of pastoral wisdom.
In this episode:
• Why the Psalms teach us to talk to our own souls, and how to shift our focus from inward to upward
• How God's forgiveness reaches every sin, past, present and future
• What "healing in the atonement" and the "now and not yet" kingdom mean for us today
• Six biblical ways to pray for healing, plus wise cautions about faith, medication and mystery
Episode details
• Scripture: Psalm 103:1–3
• Speaker: Ps Chris
• Service date: Sunday 18 October 2026
• Website: sabc.org.nz
• YouTube: youtube.com/@stalbansbaptistchurchchris4151
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