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St Davids on Regent St Davids Church, 60 Regent Street in Invercargill, NZ. Services are 10am every Sunday and streamed live here on our page. You are welcome 💖

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30/10/2026

Break that bad habit

‘Overcome evil with good.’ Romans 12:21 NKJV

When we started our relationship with Jesus, we began a lifelong journey of becoming the people God created us to be. In the process, we learn how to overcome our weaknesses and draw on God’s strength. This often means learning to break bad habits. Some of these habits are obvious, such as alcohol and drugs. Some are not so obvious, such as gossip, jealousy and being judgemental.

God does not want us to be controlled by our emotions and impulses – he wants us to have victory. Breaking a bad habit requires making a series of good choices, one after another. Most of us try to do that on our own without the help of the Holy Spirit, but eventually we figure out that we can’t do that without God helping us. Jesus said: ‘The Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you’ (John 14:26 NKJV). But the Holy Spirit won’t just show up uninvited; you must ask for his help.

The Bible says that we overcome evil with good (see Romans 12:21). This is one of the biggest truths in the word of God: it’s a lot easier to make the right choice when you’re focused on God and your victory instead of your fear of failure. Jesus told his disciples: ‘Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak’ (Matthew 26:41 NLT)! That means if you pray and keep watch, you can break that bad habit.

29/10/2026

We hope you are all keeping warm on this Wintry day! Here are the details for our service this week. We look forward to seeing you on Sunday.

28/10/2026

God believes in you!

‘You…made me bold with strength in my soul.’ Psalm 138:3 NKJV

A little boy was overheard talking to himself as he strutted out of his house and into the back garden carrying a baseball bat and a ball. He tipped his baseball cap in a salute to his eager puppy. Then he picked up the bat and ball and announced with a loud voice, ‘I’m the greatest hitter in the world.’ He then proceeded to toss the ball in the air, swing at it, and miss. ‘Strike one!’ he cried, as if he were also playing the role of the umpire. He picked up the ball, threw it into the air and said again, ‘I’m the greatest baseball hitter ever!’ And again he swung at the ball and missed. ‘Strike two!’ he announced to his dog who was watching. Undaunted, he picked up the ball, examined his bat and then, just before tossing the ball into the air, announced once again, ‘I’m the greatest hitter who ever lived.’ He swung the bat hard but missed for the third time. ‘Strike three!’ he cried. And then he added, ‘Wow, what a pitcher! I’m the greatest pitcher in the world!’

Today that is what we would call a PMA: Positive Mental Attitude. And when you know that God has redeemed you, equipped you and called you to serve him, it’s the attitude you should have too. Because God loves you, accepts you and believes in you, you should believe in yourself. David said, ‘In the day when I cried out, you answered me, and made me bold with strength in my soul’ (Psalm 138:3 NKJV).

So the word for today is this: believe in yourself; God does!

26/10/2026

Our goal: to please God

‘Work hard so God can say to you, “Well done.”’ 2 Timothy 2:15 TLB

Wallace E. Johnson, president of Holiday Inns and one of America’s most successful builders, said, ‘I keep on a card in my billfold the following Scripture, and refer to it frequently: “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened” (Matthew 7:7-8 NIV). These Scriptures are among God’s greatest promises.’

Then Johnson said something interesting: ‘These verses can seem a little one-sided, and indicate a philosophy of receiving but not of giving. One day as my wife, Alma, and I were seeking God’s guidance for a personal problem, I came across the following verse which has since been a daily reminder to me of what my responsibility as a businessman is to God: “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed.” Since then I have measured my actions against the phrase: “A workman that needeth not to be ashamed.” Without knowing that you have God’s approval, your successes, however great, will leave you feeling empty. But when you know you have God’s approval, you are totally fulfilled.’

Paul wrote to the believers in Corinth, saying, ‘Our goal is to please [God]’ (2 Corinthians 5:9 NLT). To the Thessalonians he said, ‘We urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God (1 Thessalonians 4:1 NLT). So this is the word for today: what matters most is pleasing God.

26/10/2026

God’s part and our part

‘Work out your salvation.’ Philippians 2:12 NIV

Paul writes: ‘Work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfil his good purpose’ (Philippians 2:12-13 NIV). Salvation is a gift from God, so you can’t work for it – but you can work on it. How do you do that? The same way you work out your muscles. If you want to get into good shape, you have to exercise! And the more you do it, the stronger you become. You have to take your faith to the gym and bench press it. It will involve some trembling – that’s what muscles do when they are pushed to their limit. But that’s how they grow stronger. And as you keep doing it, today’s faith ceiling will become tomorrow’s faith floor.

Paul writes: ‘For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son’ (Romans 8:29 NIV). The ‘predestined’ part is God’s part, and the ‘conformed’ part is our part. A good example of this is the oft-repeated maxim: ‘Pray like it depends on God, and work like it depends on you.’ If you only do one or the other, it will result in half-baked spirituality. Our destiny is to be conformed to the image of Jesus. And God will use any circumstance, good or bad, to accomplish that objective.

Hence, Paul writes: ‘Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation”. Then you will shine…like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life’ (Philippians 2:14-16 NIV).

24/10/2026

Speaker - Murray McIntosh
Topic - Fruit & Growth - Patience & Joy

24/10/2026

Do the honourable thing

‘Don’t copy the behaviour and customs of this world.’ Romans 12:2 NLT

In an extensive opinion survey from 1991 called The Day America Told the Truth, James Patterson and Peter Kim reported these findings. Only 13 per cent of those interviewed believed that all Ten Commandments are still binding and relevant today. Ninety-one per cent admitted that they lied regularly, both at home and at work. Most workers admitted to skiving off an average of seven hours a week. About half of the workforce admitted they called in sick even when they felt well. When they were asked what they would be willing to do for ten million dollars, 25 per cent said they would abandon their families, 23 per cent would be willing to work as a pr******te for a week, and 7 per cent would be willing to murder a stranger! (These findings are a few years old, but show the heart of people.)

And should you conclude that those surveyed are the unsaved and unchurched, Doug Sherman and William Hendricks surveyed Christians and found that they were almost as likely as unbelievers to do these things. They admitted to stealing in the workplace, falsifying their tax returns and selectively obeying the laws.

Paul wrote to the Corinthians: ‘We are careful to be honourable before the Lord, but we also want everyone else to see that we are honourable’ (2 Corinthians 8:21 NLT). Then he wrote to the Christians in Rome: ‘Don’t copy the behaviour and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you’ (Romans 12:2 NLT). So, always do the honourable thing.

24/10/2026

Thrive in enemy territory (2)

‘Resist the devil and he will flee from you.’ James 4:7 NKJV

Before allowing his people to inhabit the Promised Land, God commanded all the males to be circumcised (see Joshua 5:2). Circumcision was first introduced by God to Abraham as ‘a sign of the covenant between me and you’ (Genesis 17:11 NKJV). The act of circumcision meant they were God’s, set apart from the nations who didn’t know God. During the wilderness wanderings, the Hebrews let this practice lapse. But before they began their new life in Canaan, God introduced it to them again as a condition for enjoying a covenant relationship with him.

What’s the secret to surviving enemy territory? First, remember what God has done for you. Second, remember whose you are. The Hebrews did what God commanded – and God protected them and gave them spectacular victories: ‘So it was, when all the kings of the Amorites who were on the west side of the Jordan, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan…their heart melted; and there was no spirit in them any longer because of the children of Israel’ (Joshua 5:1 NKJV).

The Israelites’ devotion to God brought protection from God. And it still works that way. ‘Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and he will draw near to you’ (James 4:7-8 NKJV). This Scripture teaches that when you are surrendered to God, he gives you the power to overcome the world, the flesh and the devil.

24/10/2026

Honour God at home

‘As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.’ Joshua 24:15 NKJV

Joe was a carpenter who worked for a building contractor. One day, the contractor said to him, ‘Joe, I’m putting you in charge of the next house we build. I want you to order the materials and oversee the job.’ Joe accepted the assignment with great enthusiasm. He studied the blueprints and checked every measurement and specification. Then he had a thought: ‘If I’m really in charge, why couldn’t I cut a few corners, use less expensive materials, and put the extra money in my pocket? Who will know? Once the house is painted, it will look great.’ So Joe ordered second-grade lumber and inexpensive concrete, put in cheap wiring and cut every corner he could. When the home was finished, the contractor came to see it. ‘What a fine job you have done!’ he said. ‘You have been faithful to me all these years, and I have decided to show you my gratitude by giving you this house that you just built as a gift.’ Night after night, as Joe lay in bed listening to the roof leaking and the floor creaking, the message came through loud and clear: the house you built is the house you will live in!

Are you short-changing your spouse and your family in love, time, example and instruction? Count on it: there will come a time when you may regret what you’ve done and have left undone. And depending on time and opportunity, you may or may not have a chance to undo it. So make this your prayer: ‘As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord’ (Joshua 24:15 NKJV).

23/10/2026

Thrive in enemy territory (1)

‘I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.’ Joshua 5:9 NKJV

When Israel entered the Promised Land, there were thirty-one kings who had to be conquered. This meant they were living in enemy territory. God told Joshua to ‘circumcise the sons of Israel’ (Joshua 5:2 NKJV). When it was done, the Lord said, ‘This day I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you’ (Joshua 5:9 NKJV). The ‘reproach of Egypt’ was the humiliation of slavery they’d endured for four hundred years; now it was time to reclaim their birthright as God’s chosen people. Circumcision, then, was a symbolic separation from the past and a declaration of a new identity: no longer a slave, but free.

What about your old temptations, lusts and shortcomings? He detached you from their power! It cannot be stated too often or too clearly – you are not the person you used to be! When Jesus died, you died. When Jesus was buried, you were buried. When Jesus rose from the dead, you rose with him. ‘You put off…the old man’ and ‘put on the new’ (Ephesians 4:22, 24 NKJV).

Satan is called ‘the tempter’ and ‘the accuser’. When he comes against you in either role, tell him: ‘I have been bought with a price, I belong to God’ (see 1 Corinthians 6:20); ‘I have not been given a spirit of fear but of power, love and a sound mind’ (see 2 Timothy 1:7); ‘I cannot be separated from the love of God’ (see Romans 8:35); ‘I can find grace and mercy in the time of need’ (see Hebrews 4:16); and ‘I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me’ (Philippians 4:13 NKJV).

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60 Regent Street
Invercargill
9812

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 12:30pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 12:30pm
Thursday 9:30am - 12:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 12:30pm
Sunday 10am - 12pm

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