Category Archives: Wellington

Advent Fire

Liz and I sometimes go to the cinema. After the ads have played there’s a little clip and a voice over says something like, “And now for your favourite bit. …. it’s the trailers.” And then you get the highlights of films that are due to arrive in the new year. Now, I’m not sure […]

December 15, 2024 – 12:31 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Prayer Patterns

In his commentary on 1 Thessalonians, Tom Wright suggests that there are some similarities between praying and playing a musical instrument. Next week at the Civic carol service we will have some choirs and music groups from local primary schools taking part. They will, in the most part, be accompanied by a teacher playing the […]

December 1, 2024 – 7:32 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , | Comments (0)

All Saints 2024

I wonder what the best meal you have ever had was. I don’t really remember one particular meal as the best I’ve had. I remember a couple of dishes that I really enjoyed. A pea and parmesan risotto that I had at one restaurant. An Eton mess made with caramelised pineapple instead of strawberries. Really […]

November 3, 2024 – 12:31 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Celebrating Faith

I wonder if you have a particular hero. Someone you admire and look up to, who inspires you. I was listening to the radio the other day, to an interview with a man who has been organising and equipping Christians around the world to pray for the nation of France during the Paris Olympics and […]

September 15, 2024 – 11:43 am | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Clean?

I wonder how you feel about dirt and cleanliness. If you drop food on the floor, do you think “5 second rule” and put it back on your plate, or does even the thought of that make you feel a bit sick. Do you subscribe to the old adage, “you’ve got to eat a peck […]

September 4, 2024 – 9:29 am | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Celebrating Abundance

Over the next few weeks, in the lead up to harvest, we are are going to be celebrating different aspects of God’s creation, and exploring what our responses to God’s gift in creation could be. This morning I am going to be talking about God’s generosity and abundance, and about how God provides for what […]

September 1, 2024 – 10:54 am | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Jesus on the Road

Over the summer we’ve been thinking about encounters with Jesus, the places that those encounters happened, and why the place was important to the encounter. We’ve met Jesus at the pool, on the beach, in a graveyard and at the Temple. Do catch up on the podcast, Youtube or Facebook if you missed any of […]

August 18, 2024 – 11:55 am | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Jesus in the Temple

How do you feel about camping? Let’s do a fist to five. Hold up 5 fingers if you love the kind of camping I call out. Fist if you hate it, and something in the middle if you could live with it. Let’s start high end, which some of you might think doesn’t really count […]

August 11, 2024 – 11:44 am | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Jesus in a Graveyard

Location, location, location. In our summer sermon series we have been exploring different encounters that people had with Jesus in different locations, and the importance of those locations to that encounter. A couple of weeks ago Jesus was at the pool, asking a man who had been disabled for at least 38 years if he […]

August 4, 2024 – 3:59 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , | Comments (2)

Jesus at the Pool

This morning we are beginning a new series, that will take us through the summer, in which we will explore different encounters that people had with Jesus in different places. This morning we are reading from John’s eye witness account of the good news of Jesus. The place is the Pool of Bethesda, just inside […]

July 21, 2024 – 12:03 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , | Comments (0)