Readings:
Psalm 31: 1-5
1 Peter 2: 2-10

“As you come to him, the Living Stone – rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him – you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 2: 4-5)
 
Call to Worship based on Micah 6
God has told you, O Mortal, what is good.
What does the Lord require of us but to do justice,
and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
It is good to be together, God,
together listening for your voice, united by your Spirit.
In this time of worship
tell us about your kingdom of kindness so that we can seek it.
Show us your justice.
We want to walk with you, humbly, closely, daily.
 
Watch the recording of the sermon - Living Stones –here: https://youtu.be/YspKjYE7lU0

Readings:
Psalm 23
Acts 2:42-47 

Bless us as we meet together,
dear Lord we pray.
Bless the singing of your praise,
the reading of your Word,
the sharing of our fellowship,
the prayers that will be heard.
Bless us as we meet together,
dear Lord we pray.
Amen.
 
The recorded sermon can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/cQ0u9Vz_PpI

Go from here in the joy of knowing
God is with us
Go ready to serve knowing
God is with us
Go ready to give knowing
God is with us
In all that we do and all that we are
God is with us.
 
Kia tau ki a tatou katoa
   (Descend upon us)
Te atawhai o tatou Ariki
   (The grace of our Lord)
o Ihu Karaiti
   (of Jesus Christ)
Me te aroha o te Atua
   (The love of God)
 me te whiwhinga tahitanga
   (and the fellowship)
ki te Wairua Tapu
   (of the Holy Spirit)
a ake ake
   (be with you for evermore)
Amine
   (Amen)

God calls us to worship – not only in this day and hour but on all days and in every hour. On all days and in every hour, we are called to remember who God is and to remember who we are.
We are called to sing aloud together, to pray together and to live in the presence of God.
 
Readings:
1 Peter 1: 17-23: In the first chapter of Peter’s letter, he emphasises that followers of Jesus are God’s people. They may encounter problems in following Jesus, but they are precious in God’s eyes.
Luke 24:13-36: On the afternoon of the first Easter two disciples are walking to the village of Emmaus. On their way a mysterious stranger joins them.
 
You can download the full service sheet on our News page, and the recorded sermon is available to watch here: https://youtu.be/5md9q8hRpkk

Acts 2: 14a & 22-32: Peter’s point in this passage is simple, especially to the ears of people living in our time and age: Jesus the one who was crucified is risen - for death could not hold Him.
John 20:19-31: John tells of the events after Easter that led the disciples from paralyzing fear to great joy.
 
Belief, or faith, is an important matter in John’s Gospel. In fact, John says that he has written hi entire Gospel that people will believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and in the act of believing, have real and eternal life.
 
You can access our Bulletin (service sheet) for today's service on our News page, and you can watch the recording of the sermon here: https://youtu.be/K5u5CJ3d5Y4

Christ is Risen!
He is Risen indeed! Alleluia!

Today is Easter Day, and we celebrate with our brothers and sisters around the world the miracle of Christ’s Resurrection.

In the centre of the Christian faith is this narrative – even in death there is hope of new life!

Watch the recorded sermon for today – Resurrection & Restoration – here: https://youtu.be/3XTQEbNy2jg

Readings
Hebrews 12: 1-3
Matthew 21: 1-11
 
Let us come before the Lord today, lifting our hearts in praise.
May we be ready to follow him
with ‘Hosanna!’ on our lips
and love for him in our hearts.
 
The Sermon for today – The Race of Faith – can be watched here:
https://youtu.be/KVm91of_1iY

Wait and watch for God!
Even when we feel in the depths of death and despair?
Wait and watch for God!
Even when life seems like a night that never ends?
Wait and watch for God! In God there is constant love and kindness.
We will wait and watch with hope.

Readings:
Ezekiel 37:1-14: In a vision, Ezekiel sees a valley of dry, dead bones. “Can these bones live?” The breath of God works a miraculous transformation.
John 11: 1-15 & 38-44: An abbreviated reading of the account of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead.
 
The recorded worship and sermon can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/9Din859by_c

Sunday 19th March 2023 – 4th Sunday in Lent
 
Ephesians 5: 8-14: Paul writes encouraging us to actively seek to know how we should live, not just as individuals but as a community of faith.
John 9:1-23: Jesus heals a man who was blind from birth, thus provoking a controversy about sin and sinners.
 
The recording of today’s sermon can be watched here: https://youtu.be/do-inPVFPeg

Sunday 12th March 2023

The text today is from John 4:5-27, 39-42, when Jesus talks with a Samaritan woman about ‘living water’ and then He reveals himself to be the long-awaited Messiah, the Saviour of the world. Many Samaritans come to believe in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony.
 
You can watch the recording of the sermon here: https://youtu.be/57a8F2sq_Uk
 

Sunday 5th March 2023 - 2nd Sunday in Lent

Reading: John 3:1-17
 
Our text today – where Nicodemus visits Jesus to find out more about this teacher - talks about the new life that comes with a relationship with Jesus Christ.
 
May we, like Nicodemus, be open to the ‘more’ God has for us, humble enough to acknowledge we have more to learn and courageous enough to investigate Spiritual encounters with God.
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You can watch the recorded sermon here: https://youtu.be/eC4gyexEMaI

The Lord says, 
“I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean.
I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols. 
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you, 
I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. 
And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.” 
(Adapted from Ezekiel 36:25-27)