Thought for the week
Thought For The Week 3, December 2017
Last Sunday was a wonderful day in the life of the parish. We came together in worship to celebrate our Stir-Up Sunday to make our hearts and minds ready for this Christmas season, we celebrated the ordination of Steph Holland as an Elder among us, and we had a resoundingly successful vote at our […]
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Thought For The Week November 26
Welcome to our special combined service this morning. We will be ordaining Steph Holland to the office of Elder. Elders are ordained, not appointed, in recognition of the special call and gifts of God on a person’s life to be responsible for spiritual oversight and pastoral care of the local church. When the Apostle Paul […]
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Thought For The Week 12 November
Welcome to our services of worship today. I trust you will be encouraged, inspired and perhaps challenged as we explore our Matthew reading on the parable of the wise and foolish virgins. The liturgical season preceding Christmas has its focus on the return of Christ which is reflected in the readings for the next 3 […]
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Thought For The Week 29 October
Green shoots….. As we near the end of spring we celebrate God’s creation once again in the beauty of the green shoots popping through the ground, on the trees and shrubs, along with the budding roses and so many beautiful flowers we see everywhere. Just as we glory in the springtime, we can look forward […]
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Thought For The Week 15 October
I have been asked to prepare a piece for the Illustrated Gospel Project looking at the story of Jesus and the Syrophoenician woman in Mark 7. It’s an unusual story. A woman finds out where Jesus is staying and comes begging Jesus for help. His first move is to turn her away with an insult: […]
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Thought For The Week 8 October
Welcome to our combined service today. Over the weekend around 80 people from all over the Alpine Presbytery (which stretches from the Waitaki River to the top of the South Island and the West Coast) gathered in Timaru to share stories, worship together, conduct business, be inspired and encourage one another in the call God […]
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Thought For The Week 1st October
Politics can be brutal! The largest party by a country mile doesn’t have the numbers to govern alone. Parties that once had a place in parliament have been pushed aside. Things said and done on the campaign trail will linger like fog around the negotiating tables. An impatient media want to know who is forming […]
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Thought For The Week 24 September
Phew! The election is over – time for the negotiations to begin to form a government. (Note: I’m writing this on Thursday prior to the election so am assuming no clear winner which is so often the case). It’s certainly been an enlivened election campaign. Last Saturday we held our annual spring plant sale at […]
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Thought For The Week September 17
Once again it is election season. Once again we have parties and candidates selling us their vision of a better New Zealand and a better world. Each one will assure you that they have the only right and true answer to our woes. Each one will assure you that the other lot are misguided and […]
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Thought For The Week September 10
Welcome to our worship services today. If you are like me you will be feeling a lift in your spirit as we move out of winter into spring. It’s lovely to have more light, colour, fragrance and warmth around us. Next Sunday at Trinity will be the annual spring flower displays which will fill the […]
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