Church Talk
Church Talk: Get out and vote
Saturday 5 July 2014 | Published in Church Talk
With elections taking place next week, our Church Talk correspondent Mauri Toa thought this poem by Louis Gander says it all…
Youths give a helping hand
Friday 27 June 2014 | Published in Church Talk
Youths from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints rendered service to the community by collecting recyclable rubbish along the Avatiu Stream waterway last Saturday.
'It's election time – E Tuatau Ikianga Teia'
Friday 27 June 2014 | Published in Church Talk
Text: Psalm 75: 6 & 7, “For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
Thinking clearly about your problems
Friday 20 June 2014 | Published in Church Talk
Your mind is an amazing creation of God. It handles billions and billions of bits of information. It can process 800 memories a second for 75 years and never get tired.
One day at a time
Friday 13 June 2014 | Published in Church Talk
Two nights ago I met a happy young couple in the shop in Muri, we exchanged greetings and they asked me, “How’s things’? I replied, “Taking it one step at a time”
Church Talk: Why sacrifice?
Friday 6 June 2014 | Published in Church Talk
Sacrifice – one of the definitions from the Oxford Dictionary include – An act of giving up something valued and treasured for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy.
Church Talk: Finding God in all things
Friday 30 May 2014 | Published in Church Talk
Jesus told stories to his disciples and to the crowds to convey the mystery of the kingdom of God.
Church Talk: Let your light shine
Friday 23 May 2014 | Published in Church Talk
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in Heaven (Matthew 5:16).
Jesus Christ: 'Gift above all gifts'
Friday 16 May 2014 | Published in Church Talk
Acts 1:8, “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon thee; and ye shall be witnesses unto Me (Jesus), both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the utter most part of the earth...
How to give and get respect – Part 2
Friday 9 May 2014 | Published in Church Talk
In part one of this article we spoke of some of the reasons why we should give and receive respect. One of the primary reasons is because God created every human being there is.
Am I a trustworthy person?
Friday 2 May 2014 | Published in Church Talk
I went to buy groceries in a dairy shop in New Zealand a few days ago, and the shop keeper told me he do not trust anybody.
Churchtalk: What on earth do you expect?
Saturday 26 April 2014 | Published in Church Talk
It is time to increase our expectation in Jesus Christ who wants to move now.
Beware of false doctrines – Part 2
Saturday 19 April 2014 | Published in Church Talk
In continuation from last week's article: Those whose conduct and teaching contradicts the Word of God are to be marked and to be avoided.
Easter Sunday – the Risen Lord
Saturday 19 April 2014 | Published in Church Talk
Given we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus tomorrow, my thoughts turn to what it was like for those living at the time of Jesus to encounter the Risen Lord and what might this encounter be like for us today.
Beware of false doctrines
Friday 11 April 2014 | Published in Church Talk
Refuting false doctrine and belief is one of the duties of the Church.
Lived and died to His name
Friday 4 April 2014 | 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...
How to give and get respect - Part one
Friday 28 March 2014 | Published in Church Talk
It seems that common courtesy is not so common any more.
New pre-school building blessed
Friday 28 March 2014 | Published in Church Talk
St Joseph’s School pre-school students received blessings and prayers when their new school was opened at Tutakimoa on Wednesday morning.
The other side of death
Friday 21 March 2014 | Published in Church Talk
Last week a friend was sharing with me how disheartening it was for him to see a friend pass away so suddenly and unfairly.
What makes a follower of Christ?
Friday 14 March 2014 | Published in Church Talk
“And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishers.
