John offers an introduction to St. Paul, the radical, and the letter attributed to him by way of preparing to spend the next few weeks looking at Paul's great letter to the churches in Rome

John invites people to explore what harvest festival is about, both in terms of giving thanks, acknowledging God's generosity, and at Matariki, linking it with climate change and land and water degradation. John then invites people to reflect on what it is the are giving thanks for, and to be inspired to generously offer more of themselves

Bishop Andrew joined us for Trinity Sunday and to confirm two of our people. Here is his very short sermon

John explores the symbolism around the telling of Pentecost and what that offers us in our understanding and living of the Pentecost storyJohn teaches that the Spirit is the one to be trusted – not understood. When we trust and live the Spirit then we find life, then Spirit of Jesus offers life through us.– what do we trust the Spirit to do? -do we recognise the extraordinary acts of the spirit in our lives, in our world

John explores some of the dangers with the Ascension, but goes on to suggest that it offers us the other side of the incarnation. He invites those listening to pray the gift of ascension, "God is us, us in God."

The gift of the Spirit is that the glory of God resides in each one of us, that all may be drawn into the way of God – the way of compassion, generosity, justice and love.John invites people to reflect on this awesome gift, and awesome responsibility.

John wonders what do Jesus words in John 14:1-14 offered to the disciples in depths of grief and impending hopelessness offer us?It is Easter – what is that aboutwhat might Jesus being “the way, the truth and life” mean for us in this seasonwhat does it mean to be a people who live the way the truth and the life

John explores what abundant life is for us, and in light of the healing of the blind man and Jesus use of the Good Shepherd Tradition