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...
by Dan Spragg | Sep 18, 2023 | sermon
Matthew 3:13-4:2 – Jesus, Beloved and Hungry A Reflection by Dan Spragg In 1940, Warner Sallman, a commercial artist from Chicago, who worked in advertising painted an image of Jesus called, ‘The Head of Christ’ and through his affiliation with both the...
by Josh Olds | Aug 28, 2023 | sermon
Matthew 16:13-20 – “I will build my church…” – Jesus. Reflection by Josh Olds For a large part of my life, my dad was in the police force. He went in when I was a baby and only retired from the police a few years ago. I found that there were many pluses and...
by Dan Spragg | Aug 21, 2023 | sermon
Matthew 15:10-28 – The Human side of Jesus helps us become more… A Reflection by Dan Spragg What do you make of this text?! What do you make of Jesus in this text?! Be honest… It’s potentially one of those readings we don’t know what to do with. Jesus,...
by Dan Spragg | Aug 14, 2023 | sermon
Matthew 14:22-33 – Jesus walks on water a reflection by Dan Spragg Each year we make our annual pilgrimage up the south island to the golden sands of Kaiteriteri. The sun shines, it’s warm, it’s relaxing and the beach and the water are beautiful. If you’ve been...
