Last Wednesday I was in Auckland with church and denominational leaders from across Aotearoa New Zealand. The aim of the gathering was to see how the NZ church can be better equipped and more effective at reaching the lost for Christ.
It was great to come back from that and dive right into our staff retreat where we are striving to do exactly that here in Wellington. […]
This week our family returned from our stint of long service leave. It was a great time of reconnecting with precious friends and family, having some adventures and making memories as a family. We're very thankful to God for the break and those who stepped up while we are away!
We've come home (yes, Wellington is our home!) excited about the next season of serving with God's people in this place. […]
One of the many things I love about Night Church is that after the sermon we have a Q&A time. We had some great questions on Sunday from Daniel 1.
One of them was this - “Is it possible for the same decision to be compromising for one person but actually Jesus-honouring for another?” For example (a scenario I mentioned in my sermon) deciding to skip community group to go to work drinks. […]
How’s life playing out for you?
What things are going well and what things would you change if you could?
Last week at church we unpacked the words of Jesus and his offer of Life to the Full. If you didn’t get a chance to listen to the sermon you can find it here. This Life to the Full Jesus offers doesn’t equal a life of bliss and happiness but a life lived in relationship with God. Life to the full is found with Him alone.
How great has the book of Philippians been at re-orienting us to what matters most in life. Living with our eyes fixed on Jesus and the eternal home we have in Him.
Each week in my personal devotion time with God I read a blog by a Christian writer by the name of Scotty Smith. He beautifully writes prayers based off passages of scripture. I always find them so moving and helpful in drawing me closer to God. […]
