God’s Love Psalm 104 speaks of the wonder and creation of the earth and all that it contains and how much God loved what He created and with the creation of human kind how much He loved us. So much so that even when we were yet sinners His only Son, Jesus, died for each…

Devotional 6th July

The Power of a Word When Jesus speaks to us today our spirits leap in excitement. To hear His precious voice leading and guiding us is so special. There is more power in one word from Jesus than all the power of the enemy. Words spoken to us can stay in our memory. We can…

Devotional 10th November

Why do bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people? This is a question we’ve probably all asked ourselves at some point in our lives! It seems reasonable to us that a reckless driver might have a serious accident, or that a terrorist might be killed with his own bomb,…

Some information about Finlay Park Adventure Camp

Finlay Park on the shores of Karapiro near Cambridge is a Baptist run adventure camp that offers adventure camping for school aged kids each holidays. Have a look on the Finlay Park Web site for the dates of the next camps. If you are looking for a place for a Church Camp (or any other adventure…

Video from 16 June service

Sometimes we need a reminder to be Joyful. Sometimes it is the old kids verses that really remind us what is important like… Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. and just to get you in the mood

Devotional 17th February

  Imagine our hearts are one of two glasses of water: one filled with sweet, clean water and one filled with dirty, bitter water. If the glass of sweet water gets bumped and spilt, what comes out of the glass? Sweet water; bump the glass of bitter water and what comes out? Bitter water. It’s…

Devotional 11th November

  Today has been designated “The Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church” and to help us grasp the scale of the problem here are some figures supplied by the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention: More than 43 million Christians have been killed for their faith since the crucifixion of…

Devotional 28th October

Today is our combined service and I am speaking about Christian unity. Unity is so important to God because the union of the Father, Son and Spirit is at the very heart of God. Jesus said that the unity among believers would be the most powerful factor in convincing the unbelieving world of the truth…