Devotions
The Presence of the Holy Spirit By Kevin Park Is it a blessing to be around families and friends? I believe it is such a blessing. I cannot live without them. I can, but living without family and friends would be so challenging, regardless of my disabilities. What if I get stuck on something and […]
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By Michael Smith Kia ora, Elevate whanau. My name is Michael for those who don’t know me, and I’ve been involved in supporting people with disabilities since 2015. I hope you are all doing well. I’m talking about forgiveness. In the parable of the unmerciful servant, Jesus said to Peter to forgive a brother/sister 77 […]
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Being Connected to God – Part 1
By Ruth Beale As we look around the world today and even in our own land we see disasters, sickness and tragedy. Surely this would want us to stay closely connected to God. But if you are anything like me, when all is going well cruising through life and it’s not till a disaster strikes […]
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Courageous Love
2 Timothy 1:7 “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.” It’s one of my favourite verses at the moment. It’s definitely been one of my battle Bible verses this year. We have such an incredible and generous God who gives us His love. We don’t need to earn it, He just gives […]
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Loving Yourself and Others – Part 2
By Michael Smith In my last devotion I talked about connecting with God, and now I want to talk about connecting with others. What came to my mind when I thought about connecting with others was my men’s group, my recovery group, and my Church, and each of these groups have played a positive impact […]
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