[ mites from our momentary marriage and ministry ]
Here’s the weekly recap of the Sunday service at my home church. This week we joined in worship with brothers and sisters from the Evangelical Formosan Church NZ (a Mandarin-speaking congregation) – naturally there was quite a different, yet immensely exciting feel to the day! I led the service, which was ably translated by Paul …
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Here’s our weekly recap of the Sunday service at my home church. This time, I led the worship service while Peter preached from 1 Timothy 2:3-6, carefully explaining through some quite tough gospel dilemmas. We concluded the service by taking communion together in remembrance of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Simon Newbould led the worship service, while Peter preached from 1 Timothy 2:4. 1. Come Now Is the Time to Worship – Brian Doerkson. 2. Resurrection Hymn – Keith Getty and Stuart Townend. 3. All Is Well – Robin Mark. 4. Rejoice – Simon Newbould. Simon wrote this one about a month ago and the …
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So a question piqued my interest recently. It came to me one Sunday, when sitting under Jono’s message. Midway through he was citing the example of a movie called “What Dreams May Come”, starring Robin Williams. The story goes like this: “Chris Neilson dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could …
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We’ve just come back from an enjoyable weekend away in the beautiful river town of Wanganui. The drive down from Auckland took 5 1/2 hours, and we thoroughly enjoyed the rolling hills and lush landscapes (though the North Island still have nothing on the vistas of the South!) We were fortunate to be able to …
