Category Archives: Pastor’s Word

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Just how did we end up celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ on 25th December? Is it a good guess at the actual date? Did the church compromise with the pagan Roman culture? The answer is not straightforward. At the outset, we are not given a specific date forContinue reading “December 25th?”

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Is it wrong for Christians to be sad? After all, we are the recipients of ‘every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.’ Meeting some Christians, you might get the impression that a Christian is never troubled, or that they shouldn’t be (and if they are, they definitelyContinue reading “The Purpose of Suffering”

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, I don’t remember my baptism. I’m told that it happened at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Gore on the South Island of New Zealand sometime a few decades ago, but I don’t remember a moment of it. So what good does it do me? The very fact that childrenContinue reading “Improving Your Baptism”

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, The Scouts motto is ‘Be Prepared’. I was never a Scout, but their advice is worth taking. But there are some situations in life which no amount of knot tying or fire starting can prepare you for. How can we be ready for the unexpected? On Friday 29th July,Continue reading “Confidence in God”

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Nothing is the same as the excitement of seeing someone come to believe in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. But if anything comes close, it is seeing believers grasping the truth about their salvation in a deeper way. For that reason, it’s been a delight to fillContinue reading “Adopted as God’s Sons”