Last weekend COVID made its annual visit to our house to remind us again that as much as we think we make our plans, really we aren't as in control as we would like to be. A nice lesson in humility and dependance on God in the lead up to the Christmas season!
This meant that we tuned into the live-stream for church on Sunday and there were two things that struck me from the service that I have been reflecting on this week.
!! NO 10am CITY CHURCH SERVICE 1 Dec !!
Te Whaea is holding their graduations this weekend which means that we are unable to use the venue for our 10am City Church this coming Sunday.
It is weeks like this where it is good to remind ourselves why it is important to keep gathering together, even when it is inconvenient.
Stick and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me!'
It was a line that was often repeated across the playground at primary school. It was seen as the ultimate comeback to anyone who was saying nasty things about you.
As clever and comforting as we thought it might be in the school yard, it actually couldn't be further from the truth. Many of us still bear the significant and even debilitating scars of harsh and abusive words long after any physical trauma has healed. […]
How do you measure the gestation time for a new church? It’s been…
5 months since the launch team started meeting.
14 months since we set a launch date.
2 years since we sat down and planned a timeline.
5 years since our family packed up our lives and moved to Aotearoa for a church planting internship. […]
This Sunday we celebrate another birthday for our church. Another lap around the sun for the community of God's people we call City on a Hill with lots to thank and praise to God for his work amongst us.
But this birthday is a bit more significant than most.
From the very beginning we have wanted to be a church that would see as many people as possible in Wellington come to know Jesus and be saved by putting their trust in him. It's what we mean when we say that we want to multiply and mature wholehearted followers of Jesus.
It’s so great to be getting into the Psalms as a church!
We’ve heard a lot of positive feedback from people keen to get stuck into the Psalm, especially tackling how it fits together as a whole book.
One of the tricky things I find with the Psalms is working out how they apply to us as Christians, given they were written for Israel, before Jesus. Plus they often address situations where I’m not sure I’ve faced or will ever face. It can be hard to relate.
