Weekly Notices - 15 June 2025
Work Out What God Works In
Your will agrees with God, but in your flesh there is a disposition which renders you powerless to do what you know you ought to do. When the Lord is presented to the conscience, the first thing conscience does is to rouse the will and the will always agrees with God. Look to Jesus and you will find that your will and your conscience are in agreement with Him every time.
The thing in you which makes you say “I shan’t” is something less profound than your will; it is perversity, or obstinacy, and they are never in agreement with God. The profound thing in man is his will, not sin. Will is the essential element in God’s creation of man: sin is the perverse disposition which entered into man. In a regenerated man the source of will is almighty. “For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.”
You have to work out with concentration and care what God works in; not work your own salvation, but work it out, while you are base resolutely in unshaken faith on the complete and perfect Redemption of the Lord. As you do this, you do not bring an opposed will to God’s will, God’s will is your will, and your natural choices are along the line of God’s will, and the life is as natural as breathing.
God is the source of your will, therefore you are able to work out His will. Obstinacy is an unintelligent ‘wadge’ that refuses to be enlightened; the only thing is for it to be blown up with dynamite, and the dynamite is obedience to the Holy Spirit.
Do you believe that Almighty God is the source of your will? God not only expects me to do His will, but He is in me to do it.
June service times are as follows: St Paul’s: 8.45am, St Columba’s: 11am, St Saviour’s: 4pm.
There is a combined service at St Paul’s on the fifth Sunday of the month June 29th at 10.30am. There will be a Bring and Share Lunch to follow the service.
Today’s Sentence and Prayer
Sentence: You O Lord reign for ever; your throne endures from generation to generation.. (Lamentations 5:19) [NZPB, p. 606]
Prayer of the Day: Everliving God, you have given to us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of your divine Majesty to worship the Unity; may we, through the steadfastness of this faith, evermore be defended from all adversities; through Jesus Christ, who is alive with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Readings: Isaiah 6:1-8, Romans 10:1, 2:10-16 & John 16:12-15
Parish News
Next Parish Prayer Meetings
Templeton will be held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday mornings of the month -
9:15am: 3rd and 17th June 2025, at Jean’s place. 13 A RIWAI ST TEMPLETON
Hornby will be held on Wednesdays mornings -
Wednesday 10.30am, prayer gathering at Bolton's 4/12 Amyes Road
TIME 4 U
Tuesday 17th June. Visit to City Mission. Meet Hornby Mall. Bus leaves 10.53am. Lunch to follow at the City Mission Cafe. RSVP to Gina.
Anglican Parish of Hornby, Templeton and West Melton & Beyond…
Prayer for Leading Your Church into Growth
God of mission, who alone brings growth to your Church, send your Holy Spirit to give vision to our planning, wisdom to our actions, joy to our worship, and power to our witness. Help our parish churches to grow in numbers, in spiritual commitment to you, and in service to our local community. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
News from around the Diocese
See Anglican e-life: http://anglicanlife.org.nz/publications/e-life/
Helpful info
Groups
It’s easy to connect and get involved with some great social and faith-focused groups that meet regularly across the parish. You can find out about all our regular groups on our Groups page. If you have any questions, just click the contact button to connect with the group’s organiser.
Recycling
Used batteries can be placed in the boxes in each church or taken to Mitre 10
Soft plastics can be dropped off at participating store locations. This is any plastic you can fold up in your hand.
Pastoral Care
Need meals or other in-home pastoral support? Please contact the Parish Pastoral Care Co-ordinator.
In-Home Communion
If parishioners can't attend church but would still like to have communion, this can be brought to you at your home or rest home. Please get in touch with the Home Communion Co-ordinator to organise this.
Need prayer?
We’d love to pray for you. See the ‘Prayer Support’ section on the Help & Support page for more information on how we can help with your prayer needs. There are confidential and anonymous options available.
