Te Pipiwharauroa 69

Te Pipiwharauroa 69

No. 69

1903/11

(Maori Version at NZETC.)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 69, Gisborne, November 1903.

LIVING FAITH

‘Thereupon, the woman left her water-jar, went to the village, and said to the people, Come.’ (John 4.28-29)

Reader, the desire of my heart and my prayer is that, if you do not yet know Jesus in your heart, your heart may be awoken by his Spirit that you may find him who died for you. You must also pray that your heart may be enlightened. Of all dark things it is darkness of the spirit that is worst – it is very dark. In the verses I have written here are some important indications of Living Faith. If your faith does not have these two marks it is right that you should be uneasy at heart about the nature of your faith, and it is right that you should ask yourself if your faith is like that spoken of in the Scriptures by which you find life, the faith which God desires so much. So consider carefully these marks of Living Faith.

Te Pipiwharauroa 60

Te Pipiwharauroa 60

No. 60

1903/02/01

(Maori Version at NZETC)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Gisborne, February, 1903

THE TEMPTATION

First Sunday of Lent

Matthew’s story of the temptation of Christ is the portion of Scripture set as the Gospel reading for this Sunday (Matthew 4.1-11). The story is also told by Mark and Luke.

Te Pipiwharauroa 52

Te Pipiwharauroa 52

No. 52

1902/06/01

[Maori Version at NZETC]

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 52, Gisborne, June 1902

GOOD NEWS

Pretoria, June 1, 1902. ‘This night peace was made.’ Kitchener.

Te Pipiwharauroa observed in April that the leaders of the Boers were meeting and that perhaps the war would be ended. On 2nd of this month Kitchener’s telegram arrived. The Boers had submitted to the authority of King Edward. The whole Empire is happy and glad and full of praise at this good news, the coming of peace. God be praised!

Te Pipiwharauroa 39

Te Pipiwharauroa 39

No. 39
1901/05/01

(Maori Version at NZETC)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 39, Gisborne, May 1901

APPEALS

The Saviour of the world said, ‘It is better to give than to receive.’ [Acts 20.35] It is a sign of a living faith that people contribute to good causes, because if a person commits his heart to Christ he also commits his pocket. No one should say that money given to the work of God is wasted. God’s giving to humanity is so much greater than people's giving to God. And God will not allow the debts of a person who relies on him to become excessive.