Kia ora whaanau  Praise - is a choice, an act of faith 1 Peter 1:3-5What a God we have! And how fortunate we are to have him, this Father of our Master Jesus! Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we've been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for, incl...

Kia Ora family. On Sunday I talked about praising God with all you are.Now. This is a challenging statement as it is so easy to make excuses like I can't, I'll wait, just after, I'm to tired at the moment. Nah, Shut that down right now! Our God is worthy to be praised, ac...

Hi precious people! I spoke on Sunday about the peace that God gives us...and about some of the ways that our peace can be disturbed.  I talked about knowing that we have an enemy...and that his goal is to 'steal, kill and destroy' but that we have a God who wants ...

Kia Ora Koutou,I have so loved reading specifically about the life of Jesus. I don’t know about you, but so often the gospels can feel like the story we all know the most out of the bible. We can have a ”yea, yea, the whole Jesus lived, died, and rose again books” ...

Tēnā Koutou There are many things that bring me grief in my life. When I look back there are lots of decisions and moments and failures that cause me grief. The law of Moses tells me that I have been measured and found to be not enough. It tells me that my grief should not...

Ko te kai o te mate he mokemoke, ko te mokemoke he mate ngākau. Ngā mihi tātou e te marea, ka tuku aku mihi ki ngā ringaringa me ngā waewae o to tātou hāhi ngā mihi. I te Ratapu, te ra tapu rawa atu, ko taku he arohaehae ki ngā whakaaro e pa ana ki te hapori. He pō...

Hi good people, Hope your week is going well as you do life and keep the 'I AM' at the centre of the way you invite God into your way, truth and life's decisions. In a world of pluralism where we are encouraged to determine and control our destiny we are called to live by t...

I spoke on Sunday about intimacy with God. I used the story of Mary and Martha. Martha invited Jesus into her home...then got 'distracted' by the dinner preparation. Mary sat at Jesus' feet and listened! Jesus said that Mary made the right choice. Right from the beginning.....

On Sunday I started speaking with the story of Jonah, and could easily have finished there. I love the absolute truth in Jonah's complaint to God. Jonah was furious. He lost his temper. He yelled at God, "God! I knew it—when I was back home, I knew this was going to hap...

Reflections on the week that's been, and in particular what Jessica Harris shared on Sunday night as well as her book…. Sunday night…. There were aspects of Jessica's personal story of finding freedom from addiction and there was the story from John 4, (the Samaritan w...