Church Talk
Ora e mate uatu i te tika o Tona Ingoa!
Friday 2 June 2017 | Published in Church Talk
“And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins...E tamaiti tana e anau, e ko Iesu te ingoa taau e tapa nona: e akaora oki aia i tona au tangata i ta ratou ara” – Mathew/Mataio 1:21
Pilgrimage a special experience
Friday 26 May 2017 | Published in Church Talk
Each year thousands of people the world over go on pilgrimage to places considered by many to be sacred because of the spiritual significance which these places represent for them.
Is it true? Is it kind? Is it helpful?
Friday 19 May 2017 | Published in Church Talk
Truth. Two headlines in the Cook Island News on May 12 prompted me to write on Truth this week.
Quake a lesson in candlelight faith
Friday 12 May 2017 | Published in Church Talk
The date September 4, 2010 is etched in my memory forever.
Resurrection – a leap into new life
Friday 5 May 2017 | Published in Church Talk
A common thread that weaves through the Easter stories is the disciples’ inability to recognise Jesus when he appeared.
Charity, the pure love of Christ
Friday 28 April 2017 | Published in Church Talk
In Matthew 22:35-40 it says: “Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
Jesus Christ our redeemer
Saturday 15 April 2017 | Published in Church Talk
God sent His Son Jesus to the earth to teach us a better way to live.
Standing true to the faith
Friday 7 April 2017 | Published in Church Talk
In the Old Testament, the book of Daniel chapter three describes how Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits (90ft), and the breadth six cubits (9ft).
Thanksgiving service scheduled
Friday 31 March 2017 | Published in Church Talk
The annual Cook Islands Religious Advisory Committee thanksgiving service will be held on April 9 at the National Auditorium in Tupapa.
Economics and our lives as Christians
Friday 31 March 2017 | Published in Church Talk
Most of the biggest international news stories so far this year have focused on economics.
Believers need to look outwards
Friday 24 March 2017 | Published in Church Talk
I have said it many times: “The local church can be like a black hole!”
Striving for positive change
Friday 24 March 2017 | Published in Church Talk
Life is so unpredictable, isn’t it?
How to avoid saying 'stupid' prayers
Friday 17 March 2017 | Published in Church Talk
God doesn’t do stupid things.
Look for the blessings in life
Friday 17 March 2017 | Published in Church Talk
Some days we feel as though challenges face us every moment.
Seeking your reason why
Friday 10 March 2017 | Published in Church Talk
Three-letter word - why - is the most common question word of them all.
A certain 'shortcut' to success
Friday 10 March 2017 | Published in Church Talk
I’d like to introduce a simple but profound principle that will guarantee true and long term success in your life. Whether it is in your relationships with your loved ones, or in your business and, even in your ministry, the same principle will make a huge difference and will deliver abundant dividends.
Beware seeds of compromise
Friday 3 March 2017 | Published in Church Talk
The Bible refers to three different kinds of seeds in Matthew 13:24-30: God’s seed which is good seed, man’s seed which is at best mixed, and Satan’s seed, which is bad.
The secret behind satisfaction
Friday 24 February 2017 | Published in Church Talk
Is there a secret to a happy life, a satisfied life?
Tattooing is a 'Satanic activity'
Thursday 23 February 2017 | Published in Church Talk
Pastor Temu Ngarima George has branded tattooing “a Satanic activity” and is calling on Cook Islanders to stop getting them.
