Poetic Licence

  The book of Colossians is a powerful pastoral letter, Paul had never met the people of Colossae, but had good reports from others. Paul was in prison but this did not stop him writing or praying. In the introduction to this book, we again see Paul’s pastoral heart, his concern for his flock. Colossians […]

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Imagine you are at work, whether it be in your office, road-marking, fixing someones plumbing, driving your tractor in the field, in the kitchen making a cup of tea, and a humongous angel appears to you and the Glory of the Lord shines around you, would you be a bit taken back, terrified, say Whoa […]

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Hi All Advent is upon us, It is all too easy for the Birth of Christ to be passed by in the midst of  getting wrapped up in all the other things which seem to happen throughout December, it should not be about presents, rather God’s presence on earth through the birth of his Son, […]

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John 15 is a rich chapter, In these verses Jesus again re-emphasises the imperiative of love. Agape unconditional love which sticks with friends no matter what.. No greater love hath no man than this… to lay down his life.. Of course Jesus was going to do exactly this .. this was to be the night […]

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Romans 8 is one of those chapters in the Bible that I keep coming back to, it gives so much reassurance, from verse 1 we are new creations no longer under condemnation, through to verses 38-39, nothing can separate us from God’s love. Our church notices had an extract from Mark Keown, a lecturer at Laidlaw discussing the […]

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Hi All Paul recognises in this passage that we are have our weaknesses, that as we are earthen vessels, at times we can get a bit cracked, we can lose our way. But he also recognises that it is God in us is our power source with him all things are possible. We need to […]

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  Hi All, Sometimes the journey can be a bit of a battle, when things aren’t as smooth as we would like. It is how we respond in these times that can impact on our growth, if we are prepared to seek God in the midst of our trials, then he can build into us, […]

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Hi all In our Church Newsletter I was again reminded of the issue of contentment. NZ is a land of plenty, and I am fortunate to live where I do and to have so much, yet at times it is easy to feel like there should be more to life. Paul though recognised that contentment […]

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  Hi All Though we are weak, God is strong. We are earthen vessels, some of us are a bit cracked, others a bit chipped around the edges, regardless of this God stills moulds and shapes us. We go through times of struggle and doubt, and yet regardless, God is still with us, building patience, […]

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Paul’s letter to the church at Ephesus is drawing me in at present, there are so many things to learn from this book. In this short section we see the depths of Paul’s concern for this church  “I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit . […]

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