In Luke 17, Jesus warns those who cause others to stumble. “Watch yourselves!” He admonishes in verse 3. As followers of Jesus, we have to hold ourselves to a higher standard in order to avoid causing others to stumble. This includes continuous forgiveness, expressing our faith, however small, in our actions, and praising God forContinue reading “2025-03-16 Sermon – Watch Yourselves!”
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2024-03-29 Good Friday
Reflecting on Easter: Rediscovering the Passover Tradition with Pastor Laurie At Easterour hearts are drawn to the profound significance of Jesus Christ’s resurrection. At Rimutaka Baptist, we recently had the privilege of delving deeper into the roots of Easter by exploring the rich traditions of the Passover meal, guided by Pastor Laurie. This special event,Continue reading “2024-03-29 Good Friday”
2023-11-12 Sermon – Godly Faithfulness
This Sunday we look at the fruit of faithfulness. We put faith under the microscope so that we can understand how it is formed in us and how we can then be faithful people capable of faithfulness.
2021-01-10 Sermon – Faith in Everyday Life
Today Robyn Mellar-Smith brings a message on Faith in everyday life drawing in Romans 5:1-11. Through Faith in Christ, we belong to God and it is by having our identity and belonging in Christ that we can face the trials in our everyday faith journeys.
2021-01-03 Sermon – Faith
This Sunday we hear from guest speaker Brian Krum who is the Baptist Youth Team Leader. Brian brings us a sermon on the subject of Faith. It is such an important topic for us to hear as we leave behind 2020 and usher in 2021. Last year took a tremendous amount of faith to getContinue reading “2021-01-03 Sermon – Faith”
2020-12-27 Sermon – Planning for the Future
In our service this morning, Neville brings a message on planning for the future. What do walnut trees and sheep have to do with the Christian walk? Tune in to find out!
Friday, 1 May 2020
Good morning Church family, “Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,” 1 Peter 2:2 NIV This morning I was reading an interesting chapter in a book by Tozer called Living as a Christian and in it he had an illustration that caught my eye. HeContinue reading “Friday, 1 May 2020”
Wednesday, 22 April 2020
Good morning Church family, Have you ever heard the expression, it’s how you look at it? One Christian who has always inspired me in this area, is the hymn writer Fanny Crosby. Here is her story: “Francis Jane Crosby wrote more than 9,000 hymns, some of which are among the most popular in every ChristianContinue reading “Wednesday, 22 April 2020”
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