In this powerful message, Nigel unpacks Jesus’ words from Matthew 5:14–16, reminding us that we are not called to try to be the light - we already are the light through Him.

Exploring the three key themes - the reality of darkness, the rising of God’s glory, and the ripple effect of a life aligned with Him - we’re invited to stop striving and start positioning ourselves in God’s presence. As we turn toward His light, our lives begin to reflect His love, truth, and power to the world around us.

This message is a call to live boldly and visibly for Jesus, understanding that even the smallest light can transform darkness. You were not created to blend in - you were created to shine.

SERIES
THE UPSIDE DOWN KINGDOM
Episode One: The Way Of Repentance: https://youtu.be/mn1Rbi2WrfI
Episode Two: Blessed are the Poor in Spirit: https://youtu.be/hrpVnj9wmRo
Episode Three: Blessed Are Those Who Mourn: https://youtu.be/PS1ei9DcCSE
Episode Four: Blessed Are The Meek: https://youtu.be/iYfXZDmTP0g
Episode Five: Hunger and Thirst: https://youtu.be/802ZNfR7qQw
Episode Six: Touching the Untouchable: https://youtu.be/5pXie2RaAeo
Episode Seven: Mercy, Purity, and Peace: https://youtu.be/LSJpvmA3-UU
Episode Eight: Salt of the Earth: https://youtu.be/vJgLTjGo740
Episode Nine: From Darkness to Display: https://youtu.be/qDd7Uy3JXAA

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ZION MEDIA
Welcome to Zion Media, the home of ZION at home. As a church we believe that we can gather anywhere and experience the presence, love and Truth of Jesus. Our desire is for the content presented here to encourage and uplift you, to inspire and teach you, and most importantly, connect you with Jesus.

In this message, Josh Duckett unpacks Jesus’ words from Matthew 5:13 and explores what it truly means to be the salt of the earth. Salt isn’t meant to draw attention to itself, it’s meant to make people thirsty.

Through Scripture, stories, and practical examples, we’re reminded that as followers of Jesus we are called to bring flavour, value, and healing into every space we step into.

This message challenges us to examine how we show up in our workplaces, relationships, and communities, and points us back to Jesus - the living water the world is truly thirsty for.

SERIES
THE UPSIDE DOWN KINGDOM
Episode One: The Way Of Repentance: https://youtu.be/mn1Rbi2WrfI
Episode Two: Blessed are the Poor in Spirit: https://youtu.be/hrpVnj9wmRo
Episode Three: Blessed Are Those Who Mourn: https://youtu.be/PS1ei9DcCSE
Episode Four: Blessed Are The Meek: https://youtu.be/iYfXZDmTP0g
Episode Five: Hunger and Thirst: https://youtu.be/802ZNfR7qQw
Episode Six: Touching the Untouchable: https://youtu.be/5pXie2RaAeo
Episode Seven: Mercy, Purity, and Peace: https://youtu.be/LSJpvmA3-UU
Episode Eight: Salt of the Earth: https://youtu.be/vJgLTjGo740
Episode Nine: From Darkness to Display: https://youtu.be/qDd7Uy3JXAA

CONNECT WITH US
Website: https://zionpeople.nz
Facebook: https://facebook.com/zionpeople.nz
Instagram: https://instagram.com/zionpeople.nz
Newsletter: https://zionpeople.nz/email-newsletter/
YouTube: https://zionmedia.nz

ZION MEDIA
Welcome to Zion Media, the home of ZION at home. As a church we believe that we can gather anywhere and experience the presence, love and Truth of Jesus. Our desire is for the content presented here to encourage and uplift you, to inspire and teach you, and most importantly, connect you with Jesus.

In this message, Rochelle Lamborn continues The Upside Down Kingdom series, exploring three powerful Beatitudes from Matthew 5: mercy, purity of heart, and peacemaking. Through the parables of the Good Samaritan and the Unforgiving Debtor, we’re reminded that Kingdom people reflect God’s character in their relationships.

This message challenges us to move beyond appearances and effort, and instead allow Jesus to transform us from the inside out. Mercy that costs us, purity that flows from knowing our identity in Christ, and peace that seeks wholeness - not avoidance - are all marks of God’s children. As we experience God’s mercy, receive His peace, and allow Him to shape our hearts, our relationships become a living testimony of His upside-down kingdom.

SERIES
THE UPSIDE DOWN KINGDOM
Episode One: The Way Of Repentance: https://youtu.be/mn1Rbi2WrfI
Episode Two: Blessed are the Poor in Spirit: https://youtu.be/hrpVnj9wmRo
Episode Three: Blessed Are Those Who Mourn: https://youtu.be/PS1ei9DcCSE
Episode Four: Blessed Are The Meek: https://youtu.be/iYfXZDmTP0g
Episode Five: Hunger and Thirst: https://youtu.be/802ZNfR7qQw
Episode Six: Touching the Untouchable: https://youtu.be/5pXie2RaAeo
Episode Seven: Mercy, Purity, and Peace: https://youtu.be/LSJpvmA3-UU
Episode Eight: Salt of the Earth: https://youtu.be/vJgLTjGo740
Episode Nine: From Darkness to Display: https://youtu.be/qDd7Uy3JXAA

CONNECT WITH US
Website: https://zionpeople.nz
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ZION MEDIA
Welcome to Zion Media, the home of ZION at home. As a church we believe that we can gather anywhere and experience the presence, love and Truth of Jesus. Our desire is for the content presented here to encourage and uplift you, to inspire and teach you, and most importantly, connect you with Jesus.

What does it look like to live with the power of the Holy Spirit in everyday life?

In this Pentecost message, Phil Brown explores the upside‑down kingdom of God through the story of Jesus healing the leper in Luke 5 - a moment where compassion overrides fear, and love crosses social boundaries. “Touching the Untouchable” challenges us to consider who the “untouchables” are in our world today, and how, through the power of the Holy Spirit, we can love, serve, and minister without being overcome.

Drawing from Acts, the Gospels, and personal reflection, this message unpacks signs of the Spirit at work - healing, prophecy, tongues, testimony, deliverance, and love - and reminds us that we are not called to live timid lives, but Spirit‑empowered ones. Just as Jesus reached out without fear, we too are invited to step beyond comfort, trusting the Holy Spirit to guide and protect us as we reach others.

A timely and encouraging message calling believers to live boldly, love courageously, and walk in the power given through the Holy Spirit.

SERIES
THE UPSIDE DOWN KINGDOM
Episode One: The Way Of Repentance: https://youtu.be/mn1Rbi2WrfI
Episode Two: Blessed are the Poor in Spirit: https://youtu.be/hrpVnj9wmRo
Episode Three: Blessed Are Those Who Mourn: https://youtu.be/PS1ei9DcCSE
Episode Four: Blessed Are The Meek: https://youtu.be/iYfXZDmTP0g
Episode Five: Hunger and Thirst: https://youtu.be/802ZNfR7qQw
Episode Six: Touching the Untouchable: https://youtu.be/5pXie2RaAeo
Episode Seven: Mercy, Purity, and Peace: https://youtu.be/LSJpvmA3-UU
Episode Eight: Salt of the Earth: https://youtu.be/vJgLTjGo740
Episode Nine: From Darkness to Display: https://youtu.be/qDd7Uy3JXAA

CONNECT WITH US
Website: https://zionpeople.nz
Facebook: https://facebook.com/zionpeople.nz
Instagram: https://instagram.com/zionpeople.nz
Newsletter: https://zionpeople.nz/email-newsletter/
YouTube: https://zionmedia.nz

ZION MEDIA
Welcome to Zion Media, the home of ZION at home. As a church we believe that we can gather anywhere and experience the presence, love and Truth of Jesus. Our desire is for the content presented here to encourage and uplift you, to inspire and teach you, and most importantly, connect you with Jesus.

What are you really hungry for?

In this message from our Upside Down Kingdom series, Kayla explores Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:6—“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” This message unpacks the deep restlessness we all feel, the ways we try to fill it with things that don’t satisfy, and the invitation Jesus offers to experience true fulfillment now.

SERIES
THE UPSIDE DOWN KINGDOM
Episode One: The Way Of Repentance: https://youtu.be/mn1Rbi2WrfI
Episode Two: Blessed are the Poor in Spirit: https://youtu.be/hrpVnj9wmRo
Episode Three: Blessed Are Those Who Mourn: https://youtu.be/PS1ei9DcCSE
Episode Four: Blessed Are The Meek: https://youtu.be/iYfXZDmTP0g
Episode Five: Hunger and Thirst: https://youtu.be/802ZNfR7qQw
Episode Six: Touching the Untouchable: https://youtu.be/5pXie2RaAeo
Episode Seven: Mercy, Purity, and Peace: https://youtu.be/LSJpvmA3-UU
Episode Eight: Salt of the Earth: https://youtu.be/vJgLTjGo740
Episode Nine: From Darkness to Display: https://youtu.be/qDd7Uy3JXAA

CONNECT WITH US
Website: https://zionpeople.nz
Facebook: https://facebook.com/zionpeople.nz
Instagram: https://instagram.com/zionpeople.nz
Newsletter: https://zionpeople.nz/email-newsletter/
YouTube: https://zionmedia.nz

ZION MEDIA
Welcome to Zion Media, the home of ZION at home. As a church we believe that we can gather anywhere and experience the presence, love and Truth of Jesus. Our desire is for the content presented here to encourage and uplift you, to inspire and teach you, and most importantly, connect you with Jesus.

In this message from our Upside Down Kingdom series, Brendan Vink explores Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:5: “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” Meekness is often misunderstood as weakness, but Jesus shows us that it is actually strength under control.

This message will encourage you to slow down, release the need to win every battle, and allow God to grow your character as you live out faith in everyday moments.

SERIES
THE UPSIDE DOWN KINGDOM
Episode One: The Way Of Repentance: https://youtu.be/mn1Rbi2WrfI
Episode Two: Blessed are the Poor in Spirit: https://youtu.be/hrpVnj9wmRo
Episode Three: Blessed Are Those Who Mourn: https://youtu.be/PS1ei9DcCSE
Episode Four: Blessed Are The Meek: https://youtu.be/iYfXZDmTP0g
Episode Five: Hunger and Thirst: https://youtu.be/802ZNfR7qQw
Episode Six: Touching the Untouchable: https://youtu.be/5pXie2RaAeo
Episode Seven: Mercy, Purity, and Peace: https://youtu.be/LSJpvmA3-UU
Episode Eight: Salt of the Earth: https://youtu.be/vJgLTjGo740
Episode Nine: From Darkness to Display: https://youtu.be/qDd7Uy3JXAA

CONNECT WITH US
Website: https://zionpeople.nz
Facebook: https://facebook.com/zionpeople.nz
Instagram: https://instagram.com/zionpeople.nz
Newsletter: https://zionpeople.nz/email-newsletter/
YouTube: https://zionmedia.nz

ZION MEDIA
Welcome to Zion Media, the home of ZION at home. As a church we believe that we can gather anywhere and experience the presence, love and Truth of Jesus. Our desire is for the content presented here to encourage and uplift you, to inspire and teach you, and most importantly, connect you with Jesus.

In Week 3 of our Upside Down Kingdom series, Kayla Duckett unpacks one of Jesus’ most confronting Beatitudes: “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” This message explores grief in all its forms—personal loss, shame‑wrapped grief, sorrow over sin, and lament for a broken world—and why none of it disqualifies us from God’s presence.

Through Scripture, lived experience, and reflections from C.S. Lewis, this message reminds us that grief is not a faith failure but a sign of love—and that Jesus meets us not with explanations, but with His presence. Whether your grief is visible or hidden, recent or long‑carried, this message invites you to bring it honestly before God and discover the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

SERIES
THE UPSIDE DOWN KINGDOM
Episode One: The Way Of Repentance: https://youtu.be/mn1Rbi2WrfI
Episode Two: Blessed are the Poor in Spirit: https://youtu.be/hrpVnj9wmRo
Episode Three: Blessed Are Those Who Mourn: https://youtu.be/PS1ei9DcCSE
Episode Four: Blessed Are The Meek: https://youtu.be/iYfXZDmTP0g
Episode Five: Hunger and Thirst: https://youtu.be/802ZNfR7qQw
Episode Six: Touching the Untouchable: https://youtu.be/5pXie2RaAeo
Episode Seven: Mercy, Purity, and Peace: https://youtu.be/LSJpvmA3-UU
Episode Eight: Salt of the Earth: https://youtu.be/vJgLTjGo740
Episode Nine: From Darkness to Display: https://youtu.be/qDd7Uy3JXAA

CONNECT WITH US
Website: https://zionpeople.nz
Facebook: https://facebook.com/zionpeople.nz
Instagram: https://instagram.com/zionpeople.nz
Newsletter: https://zionpeople.nz/email-newsletter/
YouTube: https://zionmedia.nz

ZION MEDIA
Welcome to Zion Media, the home of ZION at home. As a church we believe that we can gather anywhere and experience the presence, love and Truth of Jesus. Our desire is for the content presented here to encourage and uplift you, to inspire and teach you, and most importantly, connect you with Jesus.

What does it truly mean to be poor in spirit?
In this message from Matthew 5:1–3, Josh Duckett opens the Beatitudes by exploring humility, dependence on God, and the upside‑down nature of God’s kingdom. Discover how poverty of spirit is not self‑hatred, but honest humility — the doorway to a Spirit‑filled life and the place where kingdom living begins.

This message invites us to lay down self‑sufficiency, embrace repentance, and step into a deeper relationship with the Father.

SERIES
THE UPSIDE DOWN KINGDOM
Episode One: The Way Of Repentance: https://youtu.be/mn1Rbi2WrfI
Episode Two: Blessed are the Poor in Spirit: https://youtu.be/hrpVnj9wmRo
Episode Three: Blessed Are Those Who Mourn: https://youtu.be/PS1ei9DcCSE
Episode Four: Blessed Are The Meek: https://youtu.be/iYfXZDmTP0g
Episode Five: Hunger and Thirst: https://youtu.be/802ZNfR7qQw
Episode Six: Touching the Untouchable: https://youtu.be/5pXie2RaAeo
Episode Seven: Mercy, Purity, and Peace: https://youtu.be/LSJpvmA3-UU
Episode Eight: Salt of the Earth: https://youtu.be/vJgLTjGo740
Episode Nine: From Darkness to Display: https://youtu.be/qDd7Uy3JXAA

CONNECT WITH US
Website: https://zionpeople.nz
Facebook: https://facebook.com/zionpeople.nz
Instagram: https://instagram.com/zionpeople.nz
Newsletter: https://zionpeople.nz/email-newsletter/
YouTube: https://zionmedia.nz

ZION MEDIA
Welcome to Zion Media, the home of ZION at home. As a church we believe that we can gather anywhere and experience the presence, love and Truth of Jesus. Our desire is for the content presented here to encourage and uplift you, to inspire and teach you, and most importantly, connect you with Jesus.