Thought for the week
Thought For The Week 3 June 2018
It’s quite exciting to be starting this sermon series on Caring for Creation. It really does feel like one of those “God moments”. Quite independently several things have come together to allow this preaching series and the accompanying small group studies to happen. The enthusiasm and response from the congregation has been genuinely encouraging. Clearly, […]
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Thought For The Week 27 May 2018
Welcome to our services today. The 1st Sunday after Pentecost is celebrated as Trinity Sunday, honouring the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The doctrine of the trinity can be very difficult to explain and most explanations fall short in some way. We say we worship one God so we are firmly monotheistic and yet there […]
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Thought For The Week 20 May 2018
The following is an excerpt from the Moderator’s Pentecost message. You can read the whole thing on our website www.timarupres.org.nz At Pentecost, the Spirit of God comes in a manner that is both reassuring and completely alien; unless we understand this we will be doomed to look in the ‘wrong way’ for the Spirit moving amongst […]
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Thought For The Week 13 May 2018
This week Brent and I have been putting our thinking caps on as we prepare for our “Caring for Creation” sermon series, beginning at Queen’s birthday weekend. We are blessed to live in a rich and fruitful world, and, as God’s children we are called to participate in God’s care for creation. Are we doing […]
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Thought For The Week 6 May 2018
Welcome to our services of worship. I trust you will connect meaningfully with God and one another today. Last weekend 5 members of the parish attended the Alpine Presbytery gathering in Christchurch. A range of speakers spoke on the theme of Social Enterprises which is where business acumen meets social concern and profits are generated […]
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Thought For The Week 29 April 2018
When I was in Wellington recently, I had the opportunity to go to Te Papa with my 12 year old grandson Kieran to view the Gallipoli: The scale of our war Exhibition. It was Kieran’s fourth time and my first. I mentioned to Kieran that others had found the exhibition overwhelming and I may find […]
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Worship Duty Roster’s 29 April 2018
College Road Worship site Bible & Vestry Elder: Noel Crawford Bible Reader: Ron Paulin Prayers for others: Ron Paulin Data: Ken Falconer Sound: David Draffin Door: Neville &, Robin Rawstorn & Margaret Littler Morning Tea: Tui Walsh, Rose Macauley & Evi Frank Flowers: Helen Carter Wai—iti Road Worship site Elder on Duty: Jim Pearce Sound: […]
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Thought For The Week 22 April 2018
Welcome to our combined service this morning. As one parish in two locations it is necessary to join together regularly to strengthen our common identity and to remind ourselves that it is not the buildings we worship in or the style of worship we prefer that matters. Rather it is the worship, in spirit […]
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Thought For The Week 15 April 2018
It’s certainly been a chilly week! I’m not sure that any of us were prepared for winter to bite just so early. As the days begin to close in, perhaps you’re getting into a bit more reading. I had a person email me the other day and ask which translation of the Bible they […]
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Thought For The Week 8 April 2018
Welcome to our worship services today which feature lay preachers at both our sites. David Draffin at Trinity and Bev Quigley at St Stephen’s. It is very healthy for the church to hear a variety of voices and while our ministers are specially called to the task of preaching and teaching, they are not the […]
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