Sermons

Home > Sermons > 27 May 2018 Concern For God…

27 May 2018 Concern For God and His People Rev Tom Phillips

June 1, 2018

Pentecost Holy Spirit…

3 June 2018 Spiritual…

From Pastor Tom’s Desk

16 September 2018

September 13, 2018

FROM PASTOR TOM’S DESK It was a busy day for us all last Sunday. Speaking for myself, I had communion in the first service which is an important sacrament to share, then Anna’s commissioning in the second service, followed by soup and buns together followed by the two baptisms at 1pm. A short time at […]

9 September 2018

September 6, 2018

This month, for one reason or another, is one of the busiest so far this year. It seems like everything has suddenly come together with all sorts of meetings and events happening. Some of the evening meetings are fairly usual but there is one that the First Church elders will need to work through concerning […]

26 August 2018

August 29, 2018

FROM REV TOM’S DESK A couple of days ago, some of us from First Church went over to Whangamata to attend Jack Foster’s funeral. Some of you won’t know who the heck I’m talking about, but Jack was here at First Church for five years leading up to my becoming the Minister here in 2002. […]

12 August 2018

August 8, 2018

This week, the team looking for another Youth Pastor will be interviewing the first of two candidates that we think are worth talking to at this stage. We’ve had a few inquiries this time round including some about whom we’ve been left wondering, ‘why did they even bother?’ or ‘they’ve got to be kidding!’ We […]

5 August 2018

August 2, 2018

I found this the other day which I thought you might enjoy. A surgeon, an engineer, and a politician were debating which of their professions was the best and the discussion turned to which was the oldest. The surgeon said, “Eve was made from Adam’s rib, and that, of course, was a surgical procedure. Obviously, […]