http://www.fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.fairfieldbaptist.co.nz en-us Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:31:21 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/blog/post/170063/what-do-you-see-the-question-that-reveals-everything/ When the king of Aram was at war with Israel, he would confer with his officers and say, “We will mobilize our forces at such and such a place.” But immediately Elisha, the man of God, would warn the king of Israel, “Do not go near that place, for the Arameans are planning to mobilize their troops there.” So the king of Israel would send word to the place indicated by the man of God. Time and again Elisha warned the king, so that he would be on the alert there. The king of Aram became ve... Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:03:14 +1200 http://www.fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/blog/#post170063 http://www.fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/blog/post/169764/when-death-is-not-the-end-the-hope-of-the-rapture/ And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him the believers who have died. We tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died. For the Lord himself will come down from h... Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:14:28 +1200 http://www.fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/blog/#post169764 http://www.fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/blog/post/169398/when-he-returns-living-as-people-of-hope/ Therefore, we never stop thanking God that when you received his message from us, you didn’t think of our words as mere human ideas. You accepted what we said as the very word of God—which, of course, it is. And this word continues to work in you who believe. And then, dear brothers and sisters, you suffered persecution from your own countrymen. In this way, you imitated the believers in God’s churches in Judea who, because of their belief in Christ Jesus, suffered from their own people, t... Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:17:34 +1200 http://www.fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/blog/#post169398 http://www.fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/blog/post/169001/love-readiness-and-the-life-that-speaks/ But we don’t need to write to you about the importance of loving each other, for God himself has taught you to love one another. Indeed, you already show your love for all the believers throughout Macedonia. Even so, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you to love them even more. Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before. Then people who are not believers will respect the way you live, and you will not need to... Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:47:45 +1200 http://www.fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/blog/#post169001 http://www.fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/blog/post/168801/living-to-please-god-a-call-to-holiness-in-a-distracted-world/ Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You live this way already, and we encourage you to do so even more.  For you remember what we taught you by the authority of the Lord Jesus. God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin.  Then each of you will control his own body and live in holiness and honor—  not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God ... Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:38:48 +1200 http://www.fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/blog/#post168801 http://www.fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/blog/post/168553/faith-love-and-the-hope-of-his-coming/ How we thank God for you! Because of you we have great joy as we enter God’s presence.  Night and day we pray earnestly for you, asking God to let us see you again to fill the gaps in your faith. May God our Father and our Lord Jesus bring us to you very soon.  And may the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow and overflow, just as our love for you overflows.  May he, as a result, make your hearts strong, blameless, and holy as you stand befo... Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:37:35 +1200 http://www.fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/blog/#post168553 http://www.fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/blog/post/168204/the-deep-work-of-the-soul-why-emotional-health-is-the-key-to-spiritual-maturity/ Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.... Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:23:05 +1200 http://www.fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/blog/#post168204 http://www.fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/blog/post/168029/caring-for-others-in-challenging-times/ Finally, when we could stand it no longer, we decided to stay alone in Athens, and we sent Timothy to visit you. He is our brother and God’s co-worker in proclaiming the Good News of Christ. We sent him to strengthen you, to encourage you in your faith,  and to keep you from being shaken by the troubles you were going through. But you know that we are destined for such troubles.  Even while we were with you, we warned you that troubles would soon come—and they did, as you well... Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:10:57 +1200 http://www.fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/blog/#post168029 http://www.fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/blog/post/168565/love-as-an-eternal-investment-what-really-matters/ Timothy’s Good Report about the ChurchDear brothers and sisters, after we were separated from you for a little while (though our hearts never left you), we tried very hard to come back because of our intense longing to see you again. We wanted very much to come to you, and I, Paul, tried again and again, but Satan prevented us. After all, what gives us hope and joy, and what will be our proud reward and crown as we stand before our Lord Jesus when he returns? It is you!  Yes, you are our ... Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/blog/#post168565 http://www.fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/blog/post/168567/the-transformative-power-of-gods-word-hearing-receiving-and-living-scripture/ And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe. For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators of God’s churches in Judea, which are in Christ Jesus: You suffered from your own people the same things those churches suffered from the Jews  who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets&nbsp... Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.fairfieldbaptist.co.nz/blog/#post168567