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This week are continuing our 5-week series exploring the book of Ecclesiastes.

Annedien will be speaking from Ecclesiastes 3 and exploring how there is a time for everything, but where do we find meaning that truly lasts?

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Note: All our online services are 2-3 weeks delayed from when they took place in person.

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Kia ora, and welcome to church!

This week Ps. Chriselle begins our new 5-week series exploring the book of Ecclesiastes.

This week, she will explore Ecclesiastes 1:1-2:26. Here, we'll be introduced to the concept of 'hevel' and the tension that can exist between faith and life as we experience it.

For more about who we are or what we're about, you can check out our website here: https://www.villagebaptist.org.nz/

Note: All our online services are 2-3 weeks delayed from when they took place in person.

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Kia ora, and welcome to church!

This week are continuing our 5-week series exploring the book of Ecclesiastes.

Ps. Cameron will be speaking from Ecclesiastes 7, which explores both the limits, and the source of wisdom.

For more about who we are or what we're about, you can check out our website here: https://www.villagebaptist.org.nz/

Note: All our online services are 2-3 weeks delayed from when they took place in person.

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Kia ora, and welcome to church!

This week are continuing our 5-week series exploring the book of Ecclesiastes.

Ps. Chriselle will be speaking from Ecclesiastes 4-6, addressing the 'hevel' of systems. We will be talking about how to live faithfully within the broken structures of our reality.

For more about who we are or what we're about, you can check out our website here: https://www.villagebaptist.org.nz/

Note: All our online services are 2-3 weeks delayed from when they took place in person.

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Kia ora, and welcome to church!

We believe that Jesus is alive, active, and wants to encounter us by his Spirit. So we're launching 2026 with a series entitled 'Encounters with Jesus'. This series will explore some of the many encounters that Jesus had with others, so we know what to expect when he encounters us.

This week Ps. Chriselle takes us through Matthew 23, where Jesus challenges the Pharisees in his final warning to them. In this encounter with Jesus, we will learn how we need to be on guard when it comes to our faith to align ourselves with the heart of God.

For more about who we are or what we're about, you can check out our website here: https://www.villagebaptist.org.nz/

Note: All our online services are 2-3 weeks delayed from when they took place in person.

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Kia ora, and welcome to church!

We believe that Jesus is alive, active, and wants to encounter us by his Spirit. So we're launching 2026 with a series entitled 'Encounters with Jesus'. This series will explore some of the many encounters that Jesus had with others, so we know what to expect when he encounters us.

This week Ps. Cam will explore Luke 7:18-23, and how meeting with Jesus means meeting with the one who reassures us.

For more about who we are or what we're about, you can check out our website here: https://www.villagebaptist.org.nz/

Note: All our online services are 2-3 weeks delayed from when they took place in person.

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Kia ora, and welcome to church!

We believe that Jesus is alive, active, and wants to encounter us by his Spirit. So we're launching 2026 with a series entitled 'Encounters with Jesus'. This series will explore some of the many encounters that Jesus had with others, so we know what to expect when he encounters us.

This week Ps. Chriselle will be focusing on John 11:1-44 where Jesus meets Martha and Mary in their grief from the loss of their brother, Lazarus. Here, we see Jesus' compassion and empathy through the way in which he interacts with Martha and Mary, and how Jesus has the same understanding for us too.

For more about who we are or what we're about, you can check out our website here: https://www.villagebaptist.org.nz/

Note: All our online services are 2-3 weeks delayed from when they took place in person.

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Kia ora, and welcome to church!

We believe that Jesus is alive, active, and wants to encounter us by his Spirit. So we're launching 2026 with a series entitled 'Encounters with Jesus'. This series will explore some of the many encounters that Jesus had with others, so we know what to expect when he encounters us.

This week Ps. Cam will explore Peter's encounter with Jesus (Lk. 5:1-11), and how meeting with Jesus means meeting the one who calls us to follow him.

For more about who we are or what we're about, you can check out our website here: https://www.villagebaptist.org.nz/

Note: All our online services are 2-3 weeks delayed from when they took place in person.

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Kia ora, and welcome to church!

We believe that Jesus is alive, active, and wants to encounter us by his Spirit. So we're launching 2026 with a series entitled 'Encounters with Jesus'. This series will explore some of the many encounters that Jesus had with others, so we know what to expect when he encounters us.

This week Ps. Cam will explore the story of the woman at the well (John 4:1-42), and will reflect on how encountering Jesus is to meet with the hope of healing and reconciliation.

For more about who we are or what we're about, you can check out our website here: https://www.villagebaptist.org.nz/

Note: All our online services are 2-3 weeks delayed from when they took place in person.

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Kia ora, and welcome to church!

We believe that Jesus is alive, active, and wants to encounter us by his Spirit. So we're launching 2026 with a series entitled 'Encounters with Jesus'. This series will explore some of the many encounters that Jesus had with others, so we know what to expect when he encounters us.

This week we're exploring the story of the woman caught in adultery (John 8:2-11). Through this story, we'll see that encountering Jesus involves being received not as a problem to be solved, but as a person to be loved.

For more about who we are or what we're about, you can check out our website here: https://www.villagebaptist.org.nz/

Note: All our online services are 2-3 weeks delayed from when they took place in person.

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Kia ora, and welcome to church!

This week, Matthew Witheford concludes our Advent series (The Arrival of the King of Kings), speaking on the theme of joy.

For more about who we are or what we're about, you can check out our website here: https://www.villagebaptist.org.nz/

Note: All our online services are 2-3 weeks delayed from when they took place in person.

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Kia ora, and welcome to church!

As 2025 draws to a close and we prepare to step into a new year, Annedien will bring a reflective and forward-looking message on the final Sunday of 2025, inviting us to consider what 2026 might hold as we walk with God.

For more about who we are or what we're about, you can check out our website here: https://www.villagebaptist.org.nz/

Note: All our online services are 2-3 weeks delayed from when they took place in person.

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