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What are you doing here? Repeated question Out of my comfort zone learning lots of things Information vs. Experience Getting to know people Passion, gentleness, determination, mana Experiences I’ve never had before Tangata whenua side of powhiri sharing in the kitchen, and in the laundry making friends…

Deuteronomy 32:1–4 (ESV) — 1 “Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak, and let the earth hear the words of my mouth. 2 May my teaching drop as the rain, my speech distill as the dew, like gentle rain upon the tender grass, and like showers upon the herb. 3 For I will proclaim the name of the Lord; ascribe…

Why we sing. Songs get stuck in your head. two all beef patty . . . We are farmers . . . Give me a break, give me a break . . . like a good neighbor . . . plop, plop, fizz, fizz, . . . The best part of waking up . . . God knows the human heart and knows how to ensure that His message get’s stuck in there.…

INTRODUCTION An important topic that parents and teens often discuss is what is, or is not, mature. Parents and teens do not have the same idea about what maturity actually means. TEENS Freedom to go, do what you want, when, where, how you want. Owning your own car, having a girlfriend or boyfriend.…

Good morning. I am glad that we can be here together and that we are able to gather and to worship together. We continue this morning our study of the book of 1 John. John is an author that we look to for a lot of deep theological points. He informs a lot of theology that we have in the church. Now I…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

Isaiah 30:8-29 Deuteronomy 32:1-43 We continue to study the Fall Feasts This in combination of Devarim/ Deuteronomy Today is not going to be different - we continue with the same content I have removed the review for this Biblical presentation today because of the amount of scriptures we are going to…

15 “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen— 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name,…

The Scales of Justice What does it take to convict a man of guilt? We weigh the actions and motives of a person against the weight of the law. If we want to be able to judge people with dignity and equity we must choose which law we will judge by very carefully. Where do we find such a law? Does it come…

Final message of our Foundation study in which we have been getting an overview of the Old Testament. Through this study, we have been asking two questions: What do we learn about God? What do we learn about ourselves? We have seen a lot of things about God and ourselves. What are some of the things…

This Torah Portion: Gen 28:10-32:3 Hosea 12:13-14:9 John 1:41-51 Introduction In the previous Torah portions we talked about God calling Abraham out of his country and family We also heard how God also uses his daughters - a couple of weeks ago: Sarah - Abraham’s wife Last week we also examined the role…

Introduction It is a great honour and privilege to be with you all today at your 11th anniversary service. Of course many of you will my Father in Law - Pastor David Moore and I know that he has preached the last two anniversary services for you and has told me many good things about you all and the…

What’s The Big Deal about our Obedience? When I was growing up as kids me and my sister when not obeying our parents would often quote the passage in Ephesians 6:1 , “Children obey your parents.” If my sister Candy saw that I was doing something disobedient should would tell me this verse and I would…

Introduction The Lord has revealed to Moses he will die and that Israel will betray Him And the Lord said to Moses: “Behold, you will rest with your fathers; and this people will rise and play the harlot with the gods of the foreigners of the land, where they go to be among them, and they will forsake…

The Name YHWH = Yahweh = The LORD, was considered too sacred to pronounce, so adonai = my lord was substituted in reading The Name Yahweh is best described to mean “present to act” Immanuel = God is with us, Yahweh is present, accessible to help when we call 23 “ Behold , the virgin shall be with child…

Scripture Intro “How Then Shall We Live?” Topics in theology and how they change the way we live. Last two weeks (of the series AND before my sabbatical)... To Glorify God To Enjoy God 1 Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord , all the earth! 2 Sing to the Lord , bless his name; tell of his…

Welcome... Introduction… Finishing our series on what is the church Pray Heavenly Father, please give me clarity in the words I speak. Please fill us with the truth of your word and grant us repentance where there is sin, understanding where there is confusion, and wisdom where there is foolishness.…

What rock? 1 “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, Who seek the Lord : Look to the rock from which you were hewn And to the quarry from which you were dug. 3 “For I proclaim the name of the Lord ; Ascribe greatness to our God! 4 “The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just; A God…

languages of the world, a blessing disguised as a curse. Learning any language is hard-work- struggling to learn how a new assortment of sounds should be patterned together to to communicate sounds awful to me! I have never been gifted at learning languages. I just don’t have an ear for it. I know that…

Pleas of Warning to a Nation Gone Astray Prophetic Warning. Terrible Time Down There Everybody's gonna have a terrible time down there (Lordy, Lordy, Lord have mercy) Some mornin', No warnin' Gods a gonna separate the brave and strong, leavin' all to satan who have done him wrong. Soul winner, See sinner…

Welcome, introduce self... “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak…

“No!” “You can’t!” “It won’t work!” “There is no way.” “We took a vote.” How do you hear it? Do these words give you a sense of victory, or do they give you a sense of defeat? It may depend on whether you’re the one hearing them or the one saying them. Either way the source of these words can often be…

We’ve been moving through CASKET EMPTY, and I don’t want us to lose sight of why we’re doing that. The whole idea of Casket Empty is to recognize God’s redemptive story throughout the Old Testament. Many have wondered did God create the world and then just leave it to run itself, and what we see throughout…

If we’re honest we’re always somewhere on the scale between belief and unbelief. I’ve shared with you many times the Father’s exclamation from Mark 9 when he brings his son to Jesus and asks him to heal him, “if he can.” Jesus responds: And Jesus said to him, “ ‘If you can’! All things are possible for…

Injustice Absence of justice: violation of right or of the rights of another 15 The exercise of justice is joy for the righteous, But is terror to the workers of iniquity. What is Justice The maintenance or administration of what is just, the administration of law : the establishment or determination…