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Introducing an enCOURAGEment blog

This blog is about stepping out of our comfort zones to bring our message of hope to others. It is an enCOURAGEment blog! I think continually on the great challenge given to the Christian Church,...

12 September, 2010
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๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐ŸŒŒ The same God who placed every star also holds every detail of our lives with care and intention ๐Ÿ™In a world that often feels heavy, we can remember: we are not forgotten in a vast universe โ€”we are known within it ๐Ÿ’ซ ... See MoreSee Less

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As Matariki approaches ๐ŸŒŸ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿค”As Christians, we are called to be the light of the world โœจโ€œ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ. ๐—” ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป.โ€ โ€” ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐Ÿฑ:๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ ๐Ÿ’กLike all things, this to can be an opportunity to point people to the God of all creation ๐ŸŒฟโœจIf youโ€™re looking for ideas, encouragement, or help in understanding how to navigate this well as a follower of Christ, ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ™ alltogether.co.nz/matariki/ ... See MoreSee Less

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๐Ÿค” ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ถ, ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ, ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฎ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€?As New Zealand becomes increasingly multicultural, many Christians are asking important questions:โ€ข How do we show love and respect to people of other faiths?โ€ข Where is the line between respect and participation in worship?โ€ข What does the Bible say about idolatry in today's world?Dave explores these questions from a biblical perspective, encouraging Christians to respond with both discernment and courage while remaining gracious and respectful toward others. It also discusses how churches can engage positively with Matariki while remaining faithful to Christ.๐Ÿ“– ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: alltogether.co.nz/idolatry/#faith #christianworldview #Matariki #ChurchLeadership #BiblicalTruth #christianliving #discernment #churchresources #aotearoa #Jesus ... See MoreSee Less

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