Baptism celebration

Last Sunday was one of the highlights of my year so far!

In the bright sunshine and tucked behind the hill out of the wind, about forty people gathered at Hataitai Beach to witness the baptisms of Airu, Leah and Megan. […]

Guarded by the Gospel

As I've been working through 2 Timothy in preparation for our new sermon series, it has been abundantly clear that life and ministry for Paul was not straight forward. At the time he wrote he was at the end of his life, in chains and being abandoned by other believers.

In 2 Corinthians 11 Paul gives a candid account of his experiences,

"Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. […]

God's word is like a treasure hunt

We've really been blessed over the last few weeks by Paul's sermons on Psalm 119. I confess that often I feel like my time in the Bible can be a bit dry and dutiful but I think this comes from a misunderstanding of the whole exercise of spending time in God's word.

This week I was struck by Psalm 119:18 which will be preached on this Sunday, 'Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.' […]