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Psalm                                           Psalm 4                                                                                    First Reading:                          Acts 3:12-21                Second Reading:                    1
A sermon exploring what it was like for those male disciples when they heard Jesus had risen – They had abandoned Jesus to his death, denied him, betrayed him. They did not die with him as Thomas promised not so long ago – and now he is back!!-
                                                                      Gate Pa – Year B  Easter Sunday 2024Readings:First Reading: Isaiah 25:6-9     Second Reading: Acts 10:34-43Gospel:John 20:1-18What I want to say:Our friend died this week. Th
A reflection to help people into the story of Palm Sunday, to ask where are they in this story, and what do they see?Invite them to ask, as Jesus sees everything, what are we invited to see?We watched Rev Dr Rodney Aist speak in front of Church
John talks about the writer of John's gospel and Jeremiah both reframe what is going on to find hope in the midst of despair.As we approach an interregnum and gather for our AGM how might we reframe the story of Anglican Parish of Gate Pa?What
Readings:Hebrew Scripture:      Numbers 21:4-9Psalm:                         107:1-3,17-22Epistle:                        Ephesians 2: 1-10Gospel:                        John 3:14-21What I want to say:We began by watching part of the video -  S
Last week we talked about “carrying our cross with some examples of “martyrs”. When John got home he read about MLK Jr, and some of his experiences with his father in Jim Crow South  – living the truth that he was created a man in the image of
We began by watching Dean Richard talk abut the wilderness, John then offers some thoughts on how Genesis 17 and Mark 8 help us in this Lenten time.The Abrahamic Covenant offered in Genesis 12
It is Lent – traditionally a time to give something up, to pray and read the bible more, and to support charities. John explores the point of all that using his three questions – whose are we, who are we, what is ours to do? He suggests that it
John  uses Mark 1:40-45 to explore some ideas around the point of the healing stories in Mark, using David Loses’ “4 words about Jesus”. (https://www.workingpreacher.org/dear-working-preacher/four-words)What do these teach me/us about God and t
John starts by exploring  what Candlemas is. He then wonders what is revealed of Jesus in story from Mark 1 – that we might see and live in the reign of God today, and  what has this to do with Waitangi Day?What I want to happen:-          How
John talks about Epiphany and what that is all about, and how we are to read our readings in light of the themes of Epiphany.He uses the 1 Samuel story to explore place of others in call, especially with young people. Then use this story to tal
John talks about how we have two principal feasts and should not be displaced by any other celebration:  Epiphany and the Baptism of the LordOriginally they were on the same day, and still are for many Eastern Orthodox Churches.Both stories are
On this fourth Sunday of Advent, using the story of the Annunciation from Luke's Gospel, John explores who is Mary, and how she might inspire us in our life of faithAnd he invites us to reflect on who helps us be disciples and who we help.You c
Last week we were invited to “Wake up!”-  John asks what does that mean for us?He then uses John 1, particularly John 1: 26+7, and Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11, to offer a response - waking up to God’s presence in the light of Christ  in our midst He us
John wonders if we hear the call to wake up – In Isaiah, in John the Baptiser, in how Mark introduces his telling of the good news of God found in Jesus. He explores each as they stand on their threshold and the urgency of each's messageDo we f
Rev Debbie Garrett explores the themes of Advent using the gospel passage set for the day -Mark 13:24-37.In all that is happening in this land and around the world today, we are reminded that God is our source of hope and the provider of joy an
John explores the Reign of Christ from Matthew’s perspective using the Sermon on the Mount in particular, and applying that to the parable of the sheep and the goats.What warnings do we need to heed as we leave Matthew and enter a new year.How
John invites us to think about the Parable of Talents in Matthew 25:14-30  from several perspectives, reminding us that when we can hold those perspectives rather than looking for the one right way of reading it, we will gain a deeper understan
John talks about how St Francis offers us important ways of living for our world today.He gives thanks for the SPCA and their work inviting us treat all animals with care and respect and working so that all animals thrive.In this service we giv
John uses those three responses to explore the readings for Ordinary Sunday 32,  especially Joshua 24:1-3, 14-25  and Matthew 25:1-13 .  .In  reading Matthew, and Jesus' story of the 10 bridesmaids John reflects on the 3 audiences that are invo
Cliff Simons talks about our early years as a church and when we became St George's
For our St George's Day celebration I wrote this little play about St George, the Serpent (no dragons in this play thank-you!) and the Empress Alexandra (no damsels in this play either - enough of that nonsense.)Here it is all acted out.You can
St Georges Anglican Church - Hori Tapu, has been doing the Season of Creation early. This week is also Matariki - the Māori New Year. John talks a little about the themes of the Season of Creation and how Matariki helps us engage with these. Al
Bonnie Hebenton preaches about how Matariki and Harvest Festvial support each other.In the pew sheet she writes"As we come to this Harvest Festival Sunday, the opening line from Philippians 4 is perhaps what should be foremost in our minds: "Re
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