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Equal Before God
Lent - February 16 (Friday) In this passage, the crowd following Jesus and His disciples rebuked the two blind men on the roadside when...
Rev. Peter Benzie
Feb 15, 20242 min read
A Heart Desperate for God
Ash Wednesday February 14 Introduction: The season of Lent always begins on Ash Wednesday. During this shortened week of Lent, we will...
Rev. Peter Benzie
Feb 14, 20242 min read


Being all you can be
Have you ever wondered what life would look like for you if you were being all you can be? It's a hard question to answer but the good...
Rev. Peter Benzie
Aug 4, 20221 min read


God doesn't call the equipped, he equips the called
You may have heard this before. It's often used to "get past" our "objection" (aka "excuse") that I can't do what God is call me to do...
Rev. Peter Benzie
Jun 23, 20212 min read


Psalm 19 - protection from COVID-19?
Our Midweek Moment this week comes from Barry Fisk who shared this devotional thought at the meeting of the Interchurch Council for...
Rev. Peter Benzie
Jun 2, 20212 min read


COVID-19 Vaccination
Our Minister's Midweek Moment this week comes courtesy of our National Superintendent - Rev. Brett Jones. Brett has written this pastoral...
Rev. Peter Benzie
May 26, 20213 min read


3 people
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross, and 2 others beside it. 3 people, 3 crosses, 3 deaths, 2 who we know went to heaven and are...
Rev. Peter Benzie
May 14, 20212 min read


Minister's Midweek Moment - Why Trust God
This week I'm sharing the message I had prepared for the service to celebrate Hala's life last week because I believe it's what many of...
Rev. Peter Benzie
Apr 29, 20215 min read


Minister's Midweek Moment - Being thankful
In some ways it seems like just yesterday, in others like a lifetime ago. In reality it is exactly 1 year ago that we all NZ went into...
Rev. Peter Benzie
Mar 25, 20212 min read


Minister's Midweek Moment - Making the most of technology
And so the America's Cup stays in New Zealand. What a series. But all over so quickly. I must admit I felt a lot less stressed watching...
Rev. Peter Benzie
Mar 18, 20211 min read


Minister's Midweek Moment - Peace in the midst of the battle
Content warning :) If you are someone who thinks their Minister should be perfect and/or should not show their weaknesses then stop...
Rev. Peter Benzie
Mar 10, 20214 min read
Minister's Monday Moment - Deja vu
As I sit here thinking about what to write I am struck by the sense of deja vu about today - our second day at Alert Level 3 again. After...
Rev. Peter Benzie
Mar 1, 20211 min read


Minister's Midweek Moment - Where does your help come from?
As I write this I am hopeful that the PM will announce at 4:30pm that we will at least move to Alert Level 2 before the weekend. Why,...
Rev. Peter Benzie
Feb 17, 20211 min read


Minister's Monday Moment - "That" room
I wonder how many of you are like me and have that room that you don't want people in? I suspect most of us do. It's the one that you...
Rev. Peter Benzie
Feb 8, 20211 min read


Minister's Monday Moment - The old rugged cross
A couple of years ago a visitor, having told me how much she had enjoyed the service, said "you need to paint the cross." I said nothing...
Rev. Peter Benzie
Feb 1, 20212 min read


Minister's Monday Moment - Continuous Improvement
"Yep, 100 per cent. You’d be foolish in the game not to have improvements to put on the boat throughout a two month period of a...
Rev. Peter Benzie
Jan 25, 20211 min read


Minister's Monday Moment - One of those weekends!
Today, as I was waiting for our youth to make their way back from lunch ready to come home after WYCamp 2021, I was talking with one of...
Rev. Peter Benzie
Jan 18, 20212 min read


Minister's Monday Moment - Looking forward
Last week we looked back - this week we look forward. But who is driving? It should be God. We should be looking forward to what God...
Rev. Peter Benzie
Jan 4, 20212 min read


Minister's "Monday" Moment - Reflecting on the year
Short and simple today - On Sunday we paused to reflect on 5 questions designed to help us review the year that comes to a close...
Rev. Peter Benzie
Dec 30, 20201 min read


Minister's Monday Moment - Baptisms
What better way to experience the 4th theme of Advent but through participating in the joy of baptism. Nasa, Hala, Ethan and Paisi took...
Rev. Peter Benzie
Dec 21, 20202 min read
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