Church Talk
What's different about a Christian
Friday 9 April 2010 | Published in Church Talk
In these verses Paul is thinking of the Christians as the chosen people of God, and his mind runs along three lines. He thinks of the fact of God’s choice. Paul never thought of himself as having chosen to do God’s work. He always thought of God as having chosen him. Jesus said to his […]
What if Christ hadn't risen from the dead?
Thursday 1 April 2010 | Published in Church Talk
Once a South Sea Islander proudly displayed his Bible to an American soldier during World War II. “We’ve outgrown that sort of thing,” the soldier said. The Islander smiled back and said, “It is a good thing that we haven’t, if it weren’t for this book, we would have eaten you by now.” Whether the […]
Holy Week in focus for Catholic Church
Thursday 1 April 2010 | Published in Church Talk
Holy Week is the focal point of the Catholic Church this week leading up to Easter weekend. Today is known as Holy Thursday. The mass for the ‘Last Supper’ will start at 7pm at St Joseph’s Cathedral in Avarua. A selected number of parishioners will have their feet washed during mass to portray how Jesus […]
How to rebound from failure PART 2
Friday 26 March 2010 | Published in Church Talk
The first principle of success is found in Luke 5.3, “Jesus was in the boat with the disciples.” Christ’s presence made a big difference! So the first principle for successful living is this: You must appropriate God’s presence in your life. That’s the starting point. Nothing has greater influence in your personal success than whether […]
Three local Harvest student graduates all in ministry today
Friday 19 March 2010 | Published in Church Talk
This Photo is of a 1997 graduation from Harvest Bible College in Melbourne. Harvest Bible College is a Pentecostal College recognised by the Assemblies of God in Australia and open to people from across the Christian spectrum. Three Cook Islanders – Charlie Hosking (far right back row), Nooroa George (far right in second row) and […]
Bible is key to evangelism
Friday 19 March 2010 | Published in Church Talk
The main purpose of this article is to try and direct God’s people back to the Bible for the work of evangelizing the world. The Bible is crucial to world evangelisation. This makes the Bible an essential tool or ingredient in finding out how we do evangelism? Who the participants are? And why we do […]
Play hits 'rights' note
Saturday 13 March 2010 | Published in Church Talk
Nearly 200 people packed the Takuvaine AOG church on Monday night to celebrate International Women’s Day with the play ‘It Started with a Kiss’, written by gender activist and economist Vaine Wichman. The packed audience included politicians, traditional leaders, community leaders, church elders, families and youths who witnessed the debut of the local production supported […]
'Walk Thru Bible' seminar a success
Friday 12 March 2010 | Published in Church Talk
By Robert Siakimotu WTB Ministries It was a real privilege for me to be invited by Mr Ken Ben and the leaders of the Cook Islands Christian Church to conduct a Walk Thru Bible seminar of the Old and New Testaments in Rarotonga. I am very grateful to God for Brother Ken who organised and […]
There's just one true gospel
Friday 12 March 2010 | Published in Church Talk
Paul was surprised that the people in Galatia, who he had led to Christ, were turning away from the gospel of salvation he had preached. Paul mentions that a ‘different gospel’ was being proclaimed. This is serious because only the one true gospel leads to salvation. To preach and teach another gospel could cause followers […]
Peer pressure can lead to poor choices
Friday 12 March 2010 | Published in Church Talk
Tomorrow’s blessings and opportunities depend on the choices we make today. In this life we have to make many choices. Some are very important choices. Some are not. Many of our choices are between good and evil. The choices we make, however, determine to a large extent our happiness or our unhappiness, because we have […]
Natural beauty can give us inspiration
Friday 5 March 2010 | Published in Church Talk
We had 9/11 followed by the Iraq and now Afghanistan wars. We have had the crisis of climate change with drought, bushfires, floods and tsunamis. Now we are working through a global financial crisis. But on the positive side, many people have become more aware of and committed to inter-religious dialogue and work for ecology. […]
Sick feeling over Tepuka land
Wednesday 3 March 2010 | Published in Church Talk
Dear Editor, I read with a sick feeling on what’s going on in Tepuka, this is why I’m replying to the letter ‘Te Puka land belongs to the Lord’. The Lord DID NOT give the land to these people, Makea Takau did. Makea DO NOT own this land. The goverment (Albert Hen-ry) hid the truth […]
Seminar to walk through the Old and New Testaments
Friday 26 February 2010 | Published in Church Talk
The Titikaveka Cook islands Christian Church will be hosting a seminar titled ‘Walk Thru the Bible’ starting on March 1 and continuing through to March 5. The seminar will dissect the Old and New Testaments, presenting the scripture in a clear, concise and easy-to-understand format. Evangelist Dr Robert Siakimotu, president for the Open Air Campaigners […]
Finding peace in a storm
Friday 26 February 2010 | Published in Church Talk
To voyage with Jesus was to voyage in peace even in a storm. Now that is universally true. It is not something which happened once; it is something which still happens and which can happen for us. In the presence of Jesus we can have peace even in the wildest storms of life. Jesus gave […]
Replant, rebuild, restore - our Godly First Love! Tanutanu, akatu, akaoki akaou mai – to tatou Inangaro Atua Mua!
Friday 19 February 2010 | Published in Church Talk
As much relief, replanting, rebuilding and restoring efforts are being implemented and activated these days for our beloved people and island of Aitutaki, we all just need to take a little time to pause to consider what should come first in all that we do. Based upon our Judeo-Christian faith and tradition, every disaster of […]
Rebounding from failure
Friday 12 February 2010 | Published in Church Talk
I believe that the current global economic struggle is beginning to be felt in a big way in our country. Families are not only finding it difficult to make ends meet but it is also creating stress in relationships. Some businesses are barely keeping afloat while others have failed miserably. And if life is not […]
Look for the blessings
Friday 5 February 2010 | Published in Church Talk
Some days we feel as though challenges face us every moment. That whatever we touch, do, plan, or say presents another challenge. Sometimes this is true both in our personal and professional responsibilities. What do you do on such a day? “Look for the Blessings.” When to look for the blessings? When we are facing […]
Apostolic ministry strong after 17 years in PNG
Friday 5 February 2010 | Published in Church Talk
Worshipping under a mango tree was just one of the many challenges a Cook Islands pastor has faced in Papua New Guinea. Pastor Ngere Tamatoa, his wife Mata and their family have called PNG home for the past 17 years and were recently back in the country on a well earned holiday. “We’re blessed to […]
Spiritual preparedness
Friday 29 January 2010 | Published in Church Talk
The great test of life is to see whether we will hearken to and obey God’s commands in the midst of the storms of life. Most of us have thought about how to prepare for storms. We have seen and felt the suffering of women, men and children, and of the aged and the weak, […]
New minister for Celebration on the Rock
Friday 29 January 2010 | Published in Church Talk
When Jonathan Cargill and his wife Natasha were here 20 years ago for their honeymoon, they never considered the idea that one day they’d be moving to Rarotonga to pastor a church. Jonathan is the new minister at Celebration Centre on the Rock, a church located in the old Kids in Action building directly across […]