The Debt To God

We are all in debt. Firstly, there’s everyday debt. This is usually the state of most people having a mortgage, hire purchase, loans and so on. But what about when we consider spiritual debt? You might not believe you owe God anything. Many people say “…if God doesn’t bother me, I won’t bother Him…” This…

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Where Does Authority Really Lie?

In Matthew, there is an account of a meeting between a centurion and Christ. “And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. The…

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Are You Growing In Grace?

This title is a question I regularly ask myself.  As Christians, we are supposed to be aware of the need for progressive sanctification. We all must acknowledge our sin, and the need of a saviour and to be born again due to our faith in Christ.  But, just as a baby becomes a child and…

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Maintain Good Works

Our key passage for this piece is Titus 3:14.  “And let our’s also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.” (KJV). And, in writing to Titus, the apostle Paul gives solid instructions regarding the establishing of churches, teaching of congregations and what the message should be to the lost…

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No Limits

In Sunday School, the children used to sing “…My God is so big, so strong and so mighty there’s nothing my God cannot do…” As we become adults, I think our concept of God can change so that we fail to see the ‘Almighty’ part of God. “God is love…” seems to be the favorite…

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Awake!

Complacency is inevitable when things are going well. We set ourselves goals and objectives – and often these are short term. Having achieved a result, we then want to bask in the satisfaction of accomplishment for a while, rather than set new agendas and press on towards a new mark. “Brethren, I count not myself…

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Family, First: The Fabric of a Strong Nation

“Deregistered, but not defeated.” Four words immediately on Bob McCoskrie’s lips as a nearly $750,000, decade-long, four-court case journey came to an end tell you almost everything you need to know. The Supreme Court’s recent decision which saw Family First lose its charitable status in New Zealand was, of course, hugely disappointing for Family First’s…

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Richard van den Engel’s ‘Driving’ Passion: To See Others Succeed

When Richard van den Engel regards the Ebbett Automotive’s present-day business, two words come to mind – stewardship and responsibility. Throughout its more than 90-year history in Hamilton, the automotive business with Waikato roots – and now a North Island-wide network – has always had family, and family values, at its core. As doors have…

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Worshipping a ‘God’ That Cannot Save

“…They have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.” – Isaiah 45:20 (KJV). I was in my local fish and chip shop waiting for my order and noticed an addition to the décor. Behind the counter on a table, a small shrine had…

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Sending Out The Good News: Māori Postal Aotearoa Shares Jesus

“I just want people to come to know Jesus.”  As Malachi WIlliams and I initially chatted about this interview, those were among his first words. Though many things may have changed during the more than three quarters of a century – or 77 years – Māori Postal Aotearoa has been following the call of God…

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