Bullentin – 22 June 2014

This morning in my Bible reading I read about Philip, who was sent by God from a busy, active church ministry to reach out to just one man on a busy desert road. As I read the passage I was reminded that God is not impressed with big numbers, but every individual is valuable to…

This past month our country has been in the grip of the cricket world cup. Even those, who in the past hardly followed NZ cricket, have become fans overnight as our team went all the way to the final. Sadly the final match was a huge disappointment. I am aware that our boys did their…

In the 10 years I have lived in N.Z. I can’t remember a time, (apart from the 2011 rugby world cup) when our country was in a more positive spirit of optimism. The cricket world cup semi- final against S.A. has brought a spirit of joyful enthusiasm and anticipation to the country that I have…

A minister friend of mine introduced me to a new series of DVD’s that have just been released, called “Towards belief”. It is a 10 part study on the belief blockers that so many people find so hard to deal with in the Christian life, ie. Suffering, religious violence, homosexuality, God and science, etc. I…

This Sunday we hold our AGM after the morning service. Now I am aware that AGMs are not occasions that people usually queue up to attend or all rush to the front seats. Having said that our church AGM will only last 20 minutes and I trust will be a time to remember the past…

This week’s message has come as a surprise to me as it forced me to confront a subject that I have hardly ever considered before. It made me reflect on the very real area of doubt. As I researched and reflected on this subject I have to confess that I too have had moments of…