Reflections

Reflection 17 August – Rev. Josh Olds

Ephesians 2:11-22 / The Village, Sunday 17th August 2025 / Rev. Josh Olds / Unity: The Prequel This morning we continue our journey through Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Now, we’re still in the first half of the letter, and if you’ve been with us on the journey...

Reflection 10 August – Rev. Luke Blackbeard

Ephesians 2:1-10 Christ cures us from the Living Death and gifts us the living life Have you ever planned a trip — maybe overseas, or even just a weekend away or a hike — and imagined what it would be like? Maybe you pictured the scenery, the people, or the food. At...

Reflection 3 August – Rev. Luke Blackbeard

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 13 July – Rev. Luke Blackbeard

We’ve heard two readings from scripture this morning, one of which may be quite unfamiliar. I will touch on both of them, but my sermon this morning isn’t based on either of those texts. The reading will come shortly, but I would first like to invite you on a little...

Reflection 22 June – Rev. Luke Blackbeard – Matariki

Matariki ma puanga 2025 - Becoming Faithful Convenant Partners A survey conducted last year delved into New Zealanders' understanding and relationship with Matariki, our youngest holiday. It found that 87% of New Zealanders had some knowledge or understanding of...

Reflection 8 June – Rev. Luke Blackbeard – Pentecost

Introduction It’s often said that the Spirit coming at Pentecost was the birth of the church. I think in many ways it is the beginning of the spread of this Jesus movement outward and around the world. But the beginning of this movement didn’t just happen out of the...

Reflection 18 May – Rev. Luke Blackbeard – Peter

Acts 1:1-18 - Peter explains what the Spirit did. Well, truth be told, I’m not giving the sermon this morning. It turns out we’ve got a special guest speaker. His name is Peter, and he’s offered to talk about his story with you this morning. So that reading we’ve just...