by maryjo | Feb 5, 2024 | sermon
Reflection on 1 Corinthians 3:5-15 and John 4:31-38 by Joy Kingsbury-Aitken I have chosen to move away from the lectionary this week and instead seek out scriptures that may have something useful to say about the season we find ourselves in as a congregation; a season...
by Dan Spragg | Dec 11, 2023 | sermon
A Voice Comes from the Wilderness A Reflection by Dan Spragg Advent is a season of expectation and anticipation – well it is meant to be if we can get past the rush, which I’m sure every year we say, “Next year will be different…” Maybe it just is what it...
by maryjo | Nov 20, 2023 | sermon
Reconsidering the Parable of the Talents by Joy Kingsbury-Aitken Traditionally, the parable of the talents has been seen as an exhortation to Jesus’ disciples to use their God-given gifts in the service of God, and to take risks for the sake of the Kingdom of...
by Dan Spragg | Nov 14, 2023 | sermon
The Good Samaritan or, something else? a reflection on Luke 10:25-37 by Dan Spragg In her book, Grounded: Finding God in the World, author Diana Butler Bass talks at length about the idea of compassion and how she believes it is a critical factor in remembering and...
by Dan Spragg | Oct 24, 2023 | sermon
Matthew 13:1-9 | What is the nature of this Kingdom Jesus talks of? Some of my favourite books to read when I was around 11 or 12 were those ‘choose your own adventure’ stories. Do you know the ones? At the end of each chapter you got to choose what happened next,...
by Dan Spragg | Sep 24, 2023 | sermon
Matthew 20:1-16 – Throw away the ledger and do what is right A reflection by Dan Spragg ‘Do the mahi, get the treats…’ This is a well-known Kiwi saying. ‘Mahi’ is ‘work’ in Māori, so, ‘do the work, get the treats.’ Do the work and get the rewards. It speaks of...
