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A DAY or several days away with John’s Trips & Tours. Coronation Street on stage coming to NZ. DOn’t miss Ken Barlow & actors. Matinee with premium seats 30th March, Book now. Ph 576 9305 A HOLIDAY or day-out. Every week. Small Group Tours. Door to Door Hinterland Tours Ph Kae & Rick 07 575 8118 ARE YOU looking for a day out or maybe a tour? Ph us for a copy of our weekly travel calendar. Outings include shows shopping markets luncheons mystery tours, scenic drives industry tours and even overnight tours. Ph Zealandier Tours 07 575 6425 admin@zealandiertours.com AUCKLAND SHOPPING SPREE Saturday, 8 December 2012. Shop to your heart’s content with Bayline! Ph 07 578 3113 $55 per person – Group discounts available BAYLINE COACHES Day trips, away trips or sight seeing & tours! Call for a free quote today Ph 578 3113
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The forgotten people of Christmas As we approach Christmas, the decorations and Christmas cards remind us of some of the characters in the Christmas Story: the wise men, the shepherds, Mary and Joseph and some angels. But there are others that we readily overlook. Let’s look at one of them. At the time of Jesus birth, the king of the land was
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called Herod and in Judea there was a priest named Zechariah. He was married to Elizabeth and although they were well on in years, they had no children. Their story is in Luke Chapter 1 starting at verse 5 One time when Zechariah was on duty in the temple as priest before God, an angel of the Lord appeared to him. When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear. But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John. He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth, for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from birth. “Many of the people of Israel will he bring back to the Lord their God.” Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.”
The angel answered, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news. And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their proper time.” And true to the Angel’s word, Zechariah could not speak for the following nine months until the baby was born. We could well ask why should this be? The answer is, that he questioned the promises that God has made to him. All that the angel said came true. Zechariah was able to speak again when the boy was born and the son, John the Baptist, grew to be the one to announce the coming of Jesus. And today God promises us many things and we need to accept the promises of God because they will always come true. Our god is faithful and what he says will always come to pass. Stephen Tyrrell , Senior pastor, South City Baptist Church, Tauranga.
New premises for op shop The St Andrew’s Church Great Opportunity Shop has moved from Maunganui Road to a purpose-built shop attached to the church at the corner of Dee Street and Macville Road, Mount Maunganui. The op shop was established more than 20 years ago with the vision to make good quality second-hand clothing available to the community. In addition, 10 per cent of the profits have been used to support community projects and
to support the youth pastor at St Andrew’s Church. The shop has a constantly changing collection of clothing, shoes, accessories, household items and other goods, and a willing and friendly group of ladies who regularly volunteer their time. To celebrate the recent move, St Andrew’s held a women’s Christmas event. Prizes were awarded for the best ‘look’ from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, as well as
the most elegant attire. The event included a demonstration of singing Christmas carols around the piano, some creative ways to recycle T-shirts and jeans purchased from the op shop, and a delicious afternoon tea. One of the advantages of its new location - apart from a more spacious shop - is that there is good parking right outside, which is helpful for the quick drop-off of donated goods, or for a wander around the shop.
Winter wonderland for show Christmas is coming! And City Church Tauranga is kicking-off its Christmas season celebrations this Sunday morning at 9:30am with their annual Christmas Show. The Christmas Show is a zany, funfilled, Christmas-themed service for both children and adults alike. Each Christmas Show is loaded with interactive games, musical items and lots and lots of prizes! According to Mark Allan, co-ordinator of this year’s show, the 2012 edition will be no different. “It’s always a highlight of the year,” says Mark. “People go out of their way to invite
their friends and family to this event. We have people come from all over the city to be a part of it.” This year’s theme is ‘A Winter Wonderland’ and Mark says they’re trying to make it ‘about as close to the North Pole as a Kiwi in New Zealand can get.” “Yeah, we know that some people think a Kiwi Christmas should be all beaches, barbecues and jandals. We just want to let our imaginations run wild for a little bit. We are going to do everything we can to make it feel like we’re right there at Santa’s workshop.” Mark assures Santa will be making an appearance. “It’s going to be great time.”
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The intolerance of tolerance
The world today places a lot of emphasis on what is perceived to be tolerance, which is the ability or willingness to condone or accept something - in particular the existence of opinions or behaviour that one does not necessarily agree with. The motto of today seems to be: “the one thing I will not tolerate is intolerance.” The suggestion is that all tolerance is good and that all intolerance is bad. One of the catch-cries of the imminent One World Church will be “unity in diversity” and tied in with that is the ever-increasing call for tolerance, even of other religions. The world’s perspective, and sadly that of some in the Church, is that Christianity ought to be as broad and as accepting as possible, even to the point of condoning or accepting that which is contrary to Scripture and contrary to God’s plan of salvation. We are told that to suggest that faith in Jesus is the only way to salvation is too narrow and that we ought to accept those who have faith in God in ways that don’t align with Scripture. To suggest that certain behaviours are sinful and an abomination to a holy and righteous God is seen as being bigoted, narrow-minded and judgmental. Christians who make moral judgments based on Scripture are defined as “sub–Christian” or “sub–human”. Scripture says that the way is narrow that leads to eternal life and that few find it. Jesus says in John 14:6: “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” Paul says in Ephesians 5:11: “Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.” People take a verse out of context (Matthew 7:1) and are convinced that Christians should not judge sin, “lest ye be judged also”. When you read the rest of the conversation, Jesus is actually saying “when you judge, don’t judge hypocritically – don’t judge others by a different standard than the standard that you use for yourself.” To state that we are not to judge others, you also have to ignore what Jesus says in John 7:24 and what Paul says consistently in the Epistles (see 1 Corinthians 5:12). God is intolerant of sin, He judges sin. God is intolerant of other gods and other religions. Let us be faithful to God and His Word, rather than submitting to the spirit of this fallen age. See you on Sunday.
SPCA thank you SPCA Tauranga volunteers were rewarded for their service on Saturday, when 14 gold medallions and 15 volunteer long service certificates were issued for animal welfare. Photo supplied.
School pride was on the line last Saturday when principals from 33 schools around the Western Bay raced for glory in the inaugural SunLive Principals’ Challenge at Baypark Speedway. The fastest principal was Nik House from Welcome Bay Primary School. Check on www.sunlive.co.nz for the video. Photos by Daniel Hines.
Ange McAllister and Donelle Lyndsay from Fairhaven School. Phoebe Burling, 10, and Tyler Peterson, 10. Welcome Bay Primary School were the winners of the banner competition.
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