Let’s bring back a Healing Ministry:  

It’s been burning in me once again. It’s time to bring back a vibrant healing ministry here at Connect. In the Gospel of Mark, after Christ called the first disciples, he went into the synagogue in Capernaum and began to teach about the Kingdom of God. He then delivered a […] Read More

A reflection on today’s word as this was written.
Ephesians 4:32 (NIV)
“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you”.
We have heard the statement “Be kind to each other” a lot from our Prime Minister over the last two years and it’s taken from God’s word and still […] Read More

Thank You God for Your Presence:
Thank You God that Your love knows no bounds
You are patient, kind, and protective towards us (1 Co 13:4-7)
Connect has been through many valleys, yet You bring us through every time
Taking us once again to the mountaintops of renewal and refreshment
We give glory back to You and proclaim Your praise […] Read More

Cast your anxieties on Christ: 
When the apostle Peter was talking to elders and young men in the church, he said, “Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you,” 1 Pe 5:7. That is one thing to say but quite another to do. Through this COVID pandemic most New Zealanders have suffered anxiety […] Read More

The Power of the Resurrection and Ascension:
I’m so grateful that God’s work didn’t stop at the Cross. Yes, for those of us who choose to follow Christ, our past, present and future sin is nailed to that cross, destroying it’s hold over us, and we can be very thankful for that. But if Christ did […] Read More

Anoint us with fresh oil, God
There’s an old school song that has some words I’d like to pray over us as we gather today after months apart. It goes like this….
“Anoint me with fresh oil. Fill me Spirit of God.
Anoint me with fresh oil. Fill me Spirit of God
Help me see your purpose; understand all  […] Read More

What is a “successful” church?: 
Connect is a “small church” now. If we base our “success” on numbers we may feel like we have “failed.” But God’s ways are not the ways of the world. His idea of “success” is when we “love the Lord our God with all our heart soul, strength and mind, and […] Read More

Living well in uncertain times:  
Talk to anyone these days and you can sense a level of stress that wasn’t there 3 years ago. COVID has changed the way we live, and we all have areas where we are finding it hard to adapt. So how can we still live well in uncertain times?
Focus on what […] Read More

Forgive me God for I have sinned: 
Last Friday I drove to Tauranga as I regularly do to take my mum her evening meals for the next two weeks. My mum has early dementia, and this is affecting her personality, but I love her dearly. However, this particular day nothing was right for her. Out of […] Read More