Hope Tauranga

Are we ready at a moment's notice to bring the word, in and out of season? We are people of the word and of the spirit, so is what God is doing on the inside, causing us to want to talk to others about Him.

Today, we hear from our friends in Israel and pray blessings upon them. We also look back on part of our story and how God has spoken to us about being fishers of men, here in our backyard and to the nations.

How should we be in this time? Not reacting to the things happening around us but responding rightly according to what The Word says. To act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with our God.

This morning, Ken discussed a couple of recent events and encouraged us to reflect on our foundations. What are we building on?

First, we hear an exhortation from Cindy then we hear from Ken about having in us, a default of thankfulness.

From dreams in the night, to long-term vision for your generation and the next. How do we hear from God and how do we steward that well.

First we hear from Alana about her time in Thailand recently then we hear from Ken about our heart for missions, a local expression of that and the other expressions that we support as a church: To Israel, to India and the new allocation of support to Kristen with what he does here in NZ and also to the nations. (The short music portions were part of longer slide shows on Sunday for the different...

God is love, and He first loved us, but let's not only focus on that one attribute, but remember that, as A W Tozer puts it, "All of God does, all that God does" We are not our own, we are bought with a price.

When we delight in the Lord and commit our ways to Him, we will gain a clearer understanding of God's desires and His plans for us.

We might be comfortable with what we already know and see, but as we stretch out in faith, we discover what we have not yet seen.

We should properly view the fear of the Lord and how trust and love assist in maintaining the correct perspective. "If we always struggle with obedience we don't fear God rightly"

The Torah and the rest of scripture help us better understand God's character and nature, His righteousness, judgment, and love. How does that shape the way we represent Him? "Blessed are you, O Lord God, King of the universe, the true Judge."

We hear about Kens time in America recently and ask the question prompted from Isaiah 40, what should we be shouting?

God's will: Did we miss it, and how does our thought life impact us?

Considering Gods holy redemption plan and the two occasions Jesus was on the shore with his disciples and fish, what part do we play in all of this?

We need to allow the Word of God to dwell in us, and then go and do something with that Word.

On Father's Day, Ken talked about how his dad inspired him, and how we should follow God's example.

Pray, pay attention and follow the leading of the Holy Spirit. Earlier in the morning we spoke about an outreach initiative, then looked at some practical steps in evangelism.

Today, let's examine ourselves to fight the good fight and endure to the end.

This Evening, he shares that night church is a spiritual engine, and how God wants to foster character development and faith that pleases Him.

Are we practising daily the cultivation of fellowship in the spirit and experiencing an overflow of thankfulness?

This morning, we take a look at John 14:1-7 with its context, and how we understand and apply these verses.

Talking about how we can be intentionally behaving with humility in a way that brings glory and honour to God

Examining the elementary principles in Hebrews and being set on a firm foundation.

Thought-provoking perspective around: how are we being discipled, and who are we discipling?