by Rev Maku Potae | Sep 1, 2026 | Sermon
Today’s readings bring us to two holy places: first to the wilderness, where Moses turns aside before a bush that burns but is not consumed; and then to the road with Jesus, where the disciples must learn that following the Messiah means taking up a cross. Between...
by Rev Maku Potae | Sep 1, 2026 | Sermon
There are times when God’s work is easy to miss. We look for thunder, but God begins with a whisper. We look for power in public places, but God begins in hidden rooms, beside rivers, in the courage of ordinary people, and in the quiet faithfulness of those who choose...
by Rev Maku Potae | Sep 1, 2026 | Sermon
I mentioned last week about my involvement as Stage Manager and Sound Technician for a Production of, ‘Joseph and His Technicolour Dreamcoat’, while teaching at St Peters in Cambridge. I’ve always wanted to be a script writer, not! But here’s a draft anyway on a...
by Rev Maku Potae | Aug 11, 2026 | Sermon
Matthew 14:22–33 There are moments in life when the wind is against us. We set out in obedience, doing the thing we believe we are meant to do, and still the boat is battered. That is where the disciples are in today’s gospel. They are not in trouble because they have...
by Rev Maku Potae | Aug 5, 2026 | Sermon
Here we are on a lonely riverbank in the dark, and in a crowded wilderness at day’s end. At the Jabbok, Jacob wrestles through the night and comes away wounded but blessed. And in the wilderness, the disciples see a hungry crowd and panic. They see scarcity; Jesus...
by Rev Maku Potae | Jul 22, 2026 | Sermon
Sermon Readings: Genesis 29:15-28; Psalm 105:1-11, 45b; Romans 8:26-39; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 There are days when the kingdom of heaven does not look obvious. It does not always arrive with trumpets, certainty, or instant success. Sometimes it looks like a seed, so...
