Church Talk
Church Talk: Overcoming Discouragement
Friday 1 November 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features
Elijah is a very prominent prophet in the Old Testament and was used as an analogy for John the Baptizer’s ministry, the one who would prepare the way for the coming Messiah. Pastor Paul Kauri writes.
Turama, All Souls Day- Remembering our loved ones
Friday 1 November 2024 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Church Talk, Features, Local, National
Today November 1 at sundown marks All Souls Day, locally known as Turama, a significant occasion in the Cook Islands when families commemorate their departed loved ones.
Over 1000 celebrate nuku at Ngatangiia
Wednesday 30 October 2024 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Church Talk, Features
To commemorate Te Arikianga o te Evangelia/The Arrival of Christianity to the Cook Islands, each year on Gospel Day brings together an assembly from each of the six Ekalesia of the Cook Islands Christian Church (CICC) on Rarotonga.
Vibrant and joyous celebration
Tuesday 29 October 2024 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Church Talk, Features
Gospel Day is a vibrant and joyful occasion that brings together the six Cook Islands Christian Church (CICC) Ekalesia on the island to celebrate the love and teachings of Christ, and yesterday’s 2024 celebration was just that.
Church Talk: 201 years of the Gospel: ‘It’s an incredible honour’
Friday 25 October 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features
What an incredible honour it is that this coming Monday, we will celebrate 201 years of the Gospel of Jesus Christ being welcomed and embraced into the Cook Islands, a nation that holds to His name and celebrates His goodness.
‘David and Goliath’ theme for Nuku Day
Friday 25 October 2024 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Church Talk, Features
Gospel Day draws an assembly from each of the Cook Islands Christian Church (CICC) Ekalesia on Rarotonga to perform gospel dramas or “nuku” to commemorate the Arrival of Christianity to the Cook Islands.
Church Talk: Faith-driven, not fear-driven
Thursday 17 October 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features
Jesus Christ is perfect love, and perfect love casts out all fear. He that fear is not made perfect, fear is torment but God is love. Be faith-driven, not fear-driven, writes Bishop Tutai Pere of the Apostolic Church of the Cook Islands.
Church Talk: The difference between justice and charity
Friday 11 October 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features
What is beyond justice is charity. We cannot have charity without justice. But we could have justice without charity, writes Bishop Reynaldo Bunyi Getalado msp of the Catholic Church.
Church talk: ‘Comparison is the thief of joy’
Friday 4 October 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features
Rather than focusing on what we don’t have or what we lack, let us be more grateful for the blessings we do have in our lives, writes Kayla Kaimarama-Willie of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
St Joseph’s Cathedral encourages unity among migrants
Tuesday 1 October 2024 | Written by Talaia Mika | Published in Church Talk, Features
Cook Islands Catholic Church Bishop Reynaldo Getalado has stressed the message that every migrant and Cook Islanders should be one family regardless of their cultures and languages.
Church Talk: The pursuit of true happiness
Saturday 28 September 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features
Happiness is something we desire and long for in our pursuit of life, writes Pastor Eric Toleafoa of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Church talk: Anointed for the marketplace
Friday 20 September 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features
Initially, I believed church was primarily about Sunday services, singing, sermons, and socialising. However, I later realised that this was a superficial understanding of Jesus and the message of the gospel, writes Rachel Best of The Arepua Gateway Assembly of God Church.
Church Talk: Nikao CICC marks historic milestone
Friday 13 September 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features
“...If you do return unto the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve Him only, and He will deliver you out of the hands of the Philisitines.” (1 Samuels 7:3)
Three-day programme promises good news!
Wednesday 11 September 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features
Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Cook Islands will join a three-day global convention this weekend, which promises to bring news to attendees.
Church Talk: Why all eyes must look to Jesus Christ? – Eaa te au mata ravarai ka akara’I kia Iesu Mesia?
Friday 6 September 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features
Jesus has two distinct natures, one divine and the other human. Jesus is the Word who was God and was with God and was made flesh, writes Bishop Tutai Pere of the Apostolic Church.
Church talk: Can humanity reclaim its divine image?
Friday 30 August 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features
Through God’s grace we can be restored and renewed, reclaiming the divine image and fulfilling the purpose for which we were created, writes Bishop Reynaldo Bunyi Getalado msp of the Catholic Church.
Church: Trusting God’s timing
Friday 23 August 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features
God uses trials and challenges to stretch us to our limits. It is his way of allowing us to discover our own strengths, writes Kayla Kaimarama-Willie of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Church Talk: Shining brightly for Jesus
Friday 16 August 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features
We live in a world where darkness (confusion, fear and sin) seems to be everywhere. But Jesus calls us to be something different. He calls us to be the light of the world. Today, we will explore what it means to live out that calling in our lives, writes Pastor Eric Toleafoa of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Church Talk: A word from our Jubilee Celebration
Friday 9 August 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features
It has been an outstanding time for The Assemblies of God Cook Islands celebrating our Jubilee Celebration Conference, writes Paul Kauri, the General Superintendent of Cook Islands Assemblies of God Church.
Church Talk: Jesus is the living Gospel
Friday 2 August 2024 | Written by Supplied | Published in Church Talk, Features
The gospel is a term that comes from the old English word ‘godspell’ which means ‘good news’, writes Reverend Mata Tumu-Makara of the Cook Islands Christian Church.
