Reflection 3 August – Rev. Luke Blackbeard

by Bryndwr Administrator | Aug 4, 2025 | sermon

Ephesians 1:15-23 Growing up in Christ #3 We come to week three of Ephesians, our last in chapter one. We’re working through the letter over a total of 12 weeks, so after today, we’re a quarter of the way through. By the way, if you want to read through the whole...

Reflection 22 Septembe – Mountains Matter – Linda Cowan & Christine Arnold

by Bryndwr Administrator | Sep 23, 2024 | sermon

Reflection -Mountains Matter  22 September 2024 Christine Arnold, Linda Cowan (Christine) Mountains are generally solid and permanent features of our landscape. They have formed over centuries and do not change significantly during a human lifetime. Though we do...

Reflection 8 September – Open Up! – Rev. David Coster

by Bryndwr Administrator | Sep 9, 2024 | sermon

Sunday 8th September 2024   Pentecost 15 James 2:1-10 & 14-17 & Mark 7:24-37 Open Up! One of the criteria considered by our Immigration Service when consideration is being given as to whether a person can reside in New Zealand on a permanent basis is...

Reflection 1 September – God saw that it was very good – Joy Kingsbury-Aitken

by Bryndwr Administrator | Sep 2, 2024 | sermon

Reflection: God saw that it was very good, by Joy Kingsbury-Aitken, 1 September 2024, Planet Earth Sunday The first chapter of Genesis is neither history nor science and yet it is profoundly true.  It is pre-scientific poetry, acknowledging God as the creator of...

Reflection 4 August – “You are the man!” – Joy Kingsbury-Aitken

by Bryndwr Administrator | Aug 6, 2024 | sermon

Reflection by Joy Kingsbury-Aitken on 2 Samuel 11:26 – 12:15 & Matthew 5:1-12, 4 August 2024, “You are the man!” When working towards the Bachelor of Theology degree in the 1990s, I had the privilege of studying the Old Testament under the guidance of the late...