
South Auckland sermons with practical faith.
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Elim Christian Centre Manurewa offers sermon recordings and church panels shaped by biblical teaching, prayer, and a warm congregational rhythm. Recent messages move from resurrection peace and healing to money, family, time, and trusting God with the future.
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About Elim Christian Centre Manurewa
Elim Christian Centre Manurewa is a church teaching feed rooted in sermons, prayer, Scripture readings, and occasional panel conversations. Its centre of gravity is practical Christian formation. Messages begin with the Bible open and usually move quickly toward the emotional and spiritual pressures people bring into church: fear, uncertainty, family responsibility, financial anxiety, illness, disappointment, and the desire to trust God again. The tone is warm and direct. Speakers address the congregation as church and family, creating the feel of a local room rather than a detached studio production. Recent Miracle Territory messages focus on Jesus entering fearful places, bringing peace behind locked doors, and meeting the suffering woman who reaches for healing. Those episodes stress that peace is not denial and that faith is not abstract optimism. It is tied to the risen Christ, the presence of God, and the conviction that suffering does not get the final word. The God First series is more practical but still deeply biblical. It treats money as worship, trust, freedom, generosity, and justice rather than a pressure point by itself. It also turns to family and marriage through panels, drawing on church members' lived experience, community work, discipleship, leadership, and family restoration. Another message uses memories of older technology to make the passing of time feel concrete. Summer at Elim widens the frame toward worship, fear, vision, and surrendering the future to God. Personal stories appear, including mission-trip memories, challenging seasons, and moments of prayerful response. The show is unmistakably church audio: congregational, biblical, invitational, and filled with spoken prayer. It is best for listeners who want sermons that connect scriptural exposition with everyday discipleship, especially within a South Auckland Christian context.
Made for: This show is for listeners seeking Christian sermons, Bible teaching, prayer, and local church reflection. It especially suits people interested in faith applied to family, money, fear, healing, worship, and daily trust in God.
What sets it apart: The feed combines energetic preaching with community panel episodes, giving it both pulpit clarity and local lived experience. Its South Auckland church setting brings a strong sense of family, worship, and practical discipleship.
In their own words
Elim Christian Centre Manurewa exists to be a centre of hope to reach, serve and influence the community of South Auckland. We are a church that welcomes as family, expects breakthrough, is invitational and are relevant to whoever walks through the doors of 198 Mahia road, Wattle downs or listens to one of our messages online. We would love to connect with you and meet you at one of our upcoming Sunday services.Find out more at www.elimchristiancentre.org.nz
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This is where locked doors and awkward money talk meet faith you can actually take home.
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- biblical teaching that connects fear, finances, and hearing God to your actual week
- a preacher who acknowledges church-money baggage before asking what generosity means
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Episodes
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Miracle Territory | While the doors were locked
Elim Christian Centre Manurewa's “Miracle Territory | While the doors were locked” is a sermon on John 20:19-23, where frightened disciples encounter the risen Jesus behind locked doors.
Apr 5, 2026·21m·1 clip - 2
Miracle Territory | Who Touched Me?
A sermon on the biblical story of the woman who touched Jesus' cloak and was healed, emphasizing faith and the power of Jesus.
Mar 22, 2026·22m - 3
God First | Day; Psalm 90
A sermon at Elam Christian Centre reflecting on the passage of time and the relevance of Psalm 90.
Mar 8, 2026·29m - 4
God First | Home Panel 9AM
A church panel discussion on putting God first in family, featuring diverse members sharing lived experiences and wisdom.
Mar 1, 2026·43m - 5
God First | Home Panel 11AM
A church panel discusses putting God first in family, drawing from Ephesians 5 and collective wisdom.
Mar 1, 2026·35m - 6
God First | Money! Money! Money! Money!
Hidden gemElim Christian Centre Manurewa’s "God First" week two sermon, "Money!
Feb 15, 2026·27m·1 clip - 7
Summer at Elim | Whose Hand Holds Your Future
Hidden gemHayley asks a repeated question from her own difficult season: "whose hands do you really believe are holding your future?" She reads Psalm 93 and argues that "the Lord reigns" because God's throne was established long ago, before any human success or political power.
Jan 18, 2026·30m·1 clip - 8
Summer at Elim | After This
Hidden gemElim Christian Centre Manurewa’s “Summer at Elim | After This” opens with Genesis 15 and the phrase “after this,” linking Abraham’s fear to both the battle in Genesis 14 and the passing of time.
Jan 4, 2026·31m·2 clips - 9
Christmas at Elim | Mary's Song
Dec 14, 2025·21m - 10
Christmas at Elim | This Christmas
Dec 7, 2025·28m - 11
Isaiah 6
Nov 9, 2025·29m - 12
A look at the seven letters of revelation | To the church in Philadelphia
Oct 19, 2025·28m - 13
A look at the seven letters of revelation | The Walking Dead
Oct 12, 2025·29m - 14
A look at the seven letters of revelation | To the church in Thyatira
Oct 5, 2025·36m - 15
A look at the seven letters of revelation | To the church in Smyrna
Sep 21, 2025·32m - 16
A look at the seven letters of revelation | First Love
Sep 14, 2025·36m - 17
How to Hear God’s Voice - The 7 Ways God Speaks.
Hidden gemElim Christian Centre Manurewa's sermon "How to Hear God’s Voice - The 7 Ways God Speaks" opens with a Dunedin student who preached in a primary school and ended up in police custody.
Aug 31, 2025·40m·3 clips - 18
We who live by faith | James 4:1-4
Aug 10, 2025·33m - 19
We who live by faith | Mercy triumphs over Judgment
Jul 27, 2025·28m - 20
We who live by faith | Hearers VS Doers
A sermon introducing a series on the book of James, emphasizing the difference between merely hearing God's word and actively doing it.
Jul 20, 2025·26m - 21
If these walls could talk | Restored to Worship
Jul 13, 2025·26m - 22
If these walls could talk | When greatness kneels
Jun 22, 2025·27m - 23
Vision Sunday | Steve's Message, Part the Waters
Mar 30, 2025·9m - 24
When You Pray | The First Prayer
Mar 9, 2025·19m - 25
When You Pray | ...Not my will
Mar 2, 2025·18m - 26
Legacy | Barak
Feb 16, 2025·25m - 27
Legacy | Moses
Feb 2, 2025·27m - 28
Summer at Elim | When God Moves, We Move
Jan 26, 2025·29m - 29
Summer at Elim | No Weights
Jan 19, 2025·28m - 30
Summer at Elim | Change the Script
Jan 12, 2025·35m - 31
Summer at Elim | Rhythm of Rest
Jan 5, 2025·26m - 32
Christmas at Elim | Christmas Day
Dec 25, 2024·24m - 33
Christmas at Elim | God with Us
A sermon on the meaning of Emmanuel, 'God with us,' as fulfilled in Jesus Christ, based on Matthew 1 and Isaiah 7.
Dec 22, 2024·28m - 34
Christmas at Elim | The Genealogy of Jesus
Dec 15, 2024·31m - 35
Christmas at Elim | Listen
Dec 8, 2024·26m - 36
Christmas at Elim | God is Coming
Dec 1, 2024·27m - 37
Therefore Stand | Helmet of Salvation
Nov 17, 2024·28m - 38
Therefore Stand | Shoes of the Gospel of Peace
Nov 3, 2024·31m - 39
Therefore Stand | Belt of Truth
Oct 20, 2024·22m - 40
Holy Ground
Oct 13, 2024·28m - 41
Living on God's Highway
Pastor Bob Lawson delivers a sermon about living on God's highway, emphasizing worship and honoring pastors.
Oct 6, 2024·27m - 42
The Psalms | Psalms 126
A reflection on Psalm 126, exploring the Israelites' captivity in Babylon and their journey from despair to hope.
Sep 22, 2024·29m