Posts from 2018 (Page 2)

Posts from 2018 (Page 2)

Marriage

Marriage Course Refresher Evening

Welcome to our Marriage Course refresher. We have run the Marriage Course for about 10 years.  One of the questions we often get asked is whether we run some sort of refresher. We’ve finally got around to putting together an evening.  This gives you the chance to take stock of how things are going in your marriage since doing the course. It is on Saturday 29th of September at 7pm.  We will be hosting it at Backyard Cafe in Palmer’s…

Mens Movie Night this weekend

The Fireproof Movie We warmly invite you to join us  for on Sat 11th Aug at 6.30pm, for an evening movie, Fireproof. A movie that has had millions of all ages laughing and crying as they were inspired by this story of perseverance and commitment.  This movie is about life, in particular, life we as men can influence. It is about the highs and the lows we may all encounter at some stage in our relationships with those we care most…

Women’s Weekend Away

Hi Everyone We are planning a women’s weekend away on 7th-9th September and we would love you to join us. Our venue is El Rancho in Waikanae and have Wendy Burgess joining us from Te Puke.  It will be a relaxing, uplifting and encouraging time as we spend a weekend away from the usual hustle and bustle of life. Bring your friends – and make it a great weekend away. Our theme is Deeper still: Living in God’s Word. Here is…

This Sunday- bring the kids, ride on down

This Sunday, Ray Cooper and guests will be with as at both 10 am and and 6:30 pm,  get on down to church and bring the whole family.  It has been an awesome week at the Holiday Programme and this is the finale! That is after Thursday night and the Family Fun night – make sure you make that evening from 5pm till 7:30pm – even if your kids havent been at the Holiday programme come on down and have…

Distractions!

Recently, the Holy Spirit has been drawing my attention to the fact that I have been letting the world, the everyday and the busy become distractions and draw me away from Him. I have been slipping into an attitude of complacency.  The seemingly immediate needs of the day-to-day demand my attention and my desire for security, for rest and for significance creep in. Despite feeling the pull of the priorities of the world in recent times, I have also during…

Open to All Drivers

Open to All Drivers When – Saturday 7th July 8:30am Whitby Men’s Breakfast At The North Porirua Baptist Church Guest Speaker: Glenn Marshall – Police Serious Crash Unit Drivers you really need to get along and listen to this.  Glenn will be talking on some of the things he has seen on the job and talking about the cause of some of the incidents he attends. There will be a presentation showing some of the vehicles which may be graphic. This…

Infinite worth or infinite worthlessness?

“Christianity preaches the infinite worth of that which is seemingly worthless and the infinite worthlessness of that which is seemingly so valued.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer At the end of another week, I often look back on days dominated by things that may seem important at the time, but in the end hold no value in God’s view of things. God’s values are different from ours and I seem to keep running after that which God doesn’t. God ran after us, whereas I’m…

Winter Bible School – Book it in

Winter Bible Scho`ol Its Full – email us if you would like to join us.   Details are on www.winterbibleschool.co.nz Book the Winter Bible School into your calendar now. Three days – Friday 22nd June – Sunday 24th of June – Two days, twelve sessions, three outstanding speakers. Options for each day.  Each day – doors open at 8am for a 9am start – full schedule is here https://www.winterbibleschool.co.nz/page/schedule-2018/   Introducing Pastor Greg Burgess from Jocelyn Elen on Vimeo. Introducing Geoff Smith…

Messiness

We live in a messy world. We are surrounded by messy situations in our relationships, our families, our friendships, our parenting, our bodies, our hearts, our priorities, our businesses, our jobs, our schools, our homes, our churches, our government, our country, our world – it is not hard to feel down about the mess things are in. This is no surprise to God though. The world is not how he intended it to be. We live with sin in our world and in a broken relationship with our…

Movie Night

Please come and also invite your friends to join us for a movie night with Fireproof! “Fireproof”  is a movie that we all might have seen and even if you have, you might have some friends who didn’t and will be touched by the message. Good old fashioned movie night – Self serve Lollies and juice on arrival, coffee and slice during intermission. Time and Date Doors open at 6:30pm for a 7:00pm start. Saturday June 9th. Please come and support…

Citizenship

My family and I recently arrived in New Zealand after spending our entire lives as residents and citizens of the United States. We’ve had to adjust to new ways of doing things and new ways of thinking about the world. Often, some event will remind me of the way things were done in America and create a longing for the things I miss. I tolerate most diet fizzy drinks, but I actually like Diet Dr. Pepper. Unfortunately, New Zealand doesn’t sell it. My favorite restaurant, Skyline Chili, is…