In the beginning
Almighty God created the universe: the heavens, the earth, and everything in them. He is ultimately in control. Yet when it comes to us, our thoughts and actions, he has given up control; we can think and do what we want.
We are not made of divine material—we are made of dust and live by the breath of God—so it is unsurprising that often (but not always) what we want to do is not what he wants us to do.
That we were made and live by the will of God has been the understanding even of those to whom the word of God was not revealed. Paul says that “in him we live and move, in him we exist; as some of your own poets have said, ‘We are also his offspring.’” (Act 17:28).
We are God’s children; in him we live and move and exist, and sin, and profane his name, and visit horrible things upon each other. Why did God make us this way? I hope to answer that question; beginning with Adam and Eve in Eden, through to Jesus Christ, and finishing with us. “In him we live and move and exist” is where we will start—the creation; “in us he lives and moves and exists” is our destination—the new creation.
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An informative, easy to follow course on the Bible, and an overview of its history and message.
The course runs on Wednesday evenings for 8 weeks
Te Rauparaha Arena Meeting Room, Porirua centre
Starts Wednesday August 12 at 7:30pm
All participants receive a free Bible and course notes
To register, phone 0800 456 800
Te Rauparaha Arena Lecture Theatre
Wednesday July 29, 7:30pm
Enquiries phone 0800 456 800
June Weekend is a study weekend run primarily by and for our youth group. Visitors are billetted and enjoy a full (long) weekend of activities.
This year’s June Weekend considered Paul’s letter to Philippi, with bro TJ Reding of Kemps Creek (NSW) leading the studies. Wellingtonians no doubt remembered TJ’s refreshing style from our study week last year, and he did not disappoint us.
We shared a number of meals at the hall in the course of the weekend, and these were themed around the idea of a journey from Wellington to Philippi, starting with a Kiwi-style barbecue and ending with a Greek feast at the final lunch on Monday.
Check out our resources page for downloadable recordings and handouts. Go here and Geta Life!
A series of 8 seminars under the above title have just concluded in Wellington. We had a great venue (Kiwi Host on Victoria Street), a pair of keen presenters (Kevin & Mark, thank you both for doing a very good job), and an appreciative audience.
We will be running a followup series of seminars shortly, and are considering a repeat of the initial series, possibly in a different venue. Let us know by email (click here) if you might be interested in attending.
We are in the process of setting up this blog; unfortunately the site owners are rather busy right now. However we hope to have some new content for you within the next few days.
Feel free to leave a comment and say hello!
The Wellington Christadelphians