Thought for the week
Thought For The Week June, 24 2018
Welcome to our services today. I hope you have enjoyed our Care for Creation series as much as we have enjoyed bringing it to you. There has certainly been a lot to take in and contemplate, given the scale of the environmental challenges we are facing (and will face in the future). It might all […]
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Thought For The Week 17 June 2018
Last week at our mission planning meeting before Parish Council we read together from Mark chapter 1: After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” The question is, what is […]
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Thought For The Week 10, June 2018
Welcome to our services of worship today. Last week Rory kicked off our Care for Creation series looking at our mandate from scripture to be good stewards of God’s creation. He left us with a provocative question; are we doing a good job of this? If you missed it you can listen to his message […]
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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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