[ mites from our momentary marriage and ministry ]
It took nearly five years, 7 different series and over 50 sermons. Yet in God’s kindness, yesterday our English congregation at PCBC completed an expository preaching journey through the gospel of Matthew. Out of the dozen or so sermon series we’ve completed at PCBC English, this one has been the most meaningful to me personally …
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What happens when you invite an Old Testament lecturer and seven students to join in with a week and a half of ministry and mission at a suburban Chinese church in Auckland, New Zealand? This past month, our church had the joy of hosting a mission team from Sydney at the bible college where we …
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It’s the clichéd answer on how to spur a church towards corporate unity around a building project: trot out a teaching series on how Ezra and friends rebuilds the temple, or how Nehemiah and friends restore the walls of Jerusalem, and exhort brothers and sisters to unite and do the same. But more than likely, …
When my GP invited me to “join us for Matariki” at his family practice to give a “small scripture sharing”, I initially didn’t want to do it! In our cultural moment, it’s not always welcomed when Tāngata Tiriti (people here by right of the Treaty of Waitangi) speak for Māori about their customs and values. …
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This year marks 21 years since I first heard the good news about Jesus. (For reference, I’ve been celebrating / complaining about Arsenal for longer!) Like many who come to find Jesus beautiful and believable out of a non-Christian upbringing, I’ve never fit completely into one “tribe”. I’m convinced the gospel is of first importance, …
