Derek Greenfield Archives - https://fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/tag/derek-greenfield/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 01:10:00 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/FBCtree-150x150.png Derek Greenfield Archives - https://fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/tag/derek-greenfield/ 32 32 Growing Together – using your spiritual gifts https://fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/2026/06/02/growing_together_using_your_spiritual_gifts/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:06:36 +0000 https://fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/?p=20952 Spiritual growth was never meant to be a solo journey. In this message from Ephesians 4, we explore how God has uniquely gifted every believer – not just with natural talents, but with spiritual gifts given at conversion. These gifts are designed to build up the church from the inside out, creating unity, intimacy, maturity, stability, and authenticity among God’s people. Rather than leaving all the ministry to pastors, Scripture teaches that leaders equip the saints so that every member can serve. Small groups become a key context for this growth, as we use our gifts to encourage one another, speak the truth in love, and grow together into the likeness of Christ. At Fairfield Baptist, Sunday services and small groups belong together in God’s plan for “growing together in Christ.”

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]]> Devotional 9 April 2017 https://fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/2017/04/09/devotional-9-april-2017/ https://fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/2017/04/09/devotional-9-april-2017/#respond Sun, 09 Apr 2017 08:51:45 +0000 http://fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/?p=4167 Our sincere thanks must go to the Call Committee who have prayerfully waited on the Lord and so faithfully gone […]

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