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13/02/2025

Relationship with God (2)

‘The Son…can do only what he sees his Father doing.’ John 5:19 NIV

The second thing that defines Jesus’ relationship with his Father is: dependency. Corrie ten Boom used to say, ‘I am just the glove, Jesus is the hand that fills it and works through it.’ That’s a picture of Jesus’ relationship with his heavenly Father, and it’s a blueprint for the kind of relationship you can have with God.

In the Bible you will notice two all-important things about Jesus: (1) He never seemed to suffer from the fear of failing, like we so often do. Why? Because he prayed regularly and got direction from his Father. Knowing he was acting on the Father’s word and operating in the Father’s will, he never doubted. Until you have heard from God, you are a question mark. But once you have heard from God, you are an exclamation mark. (2) Jesus knew he couldn’t accomplish anything of significance without his Father’s direction and power, so he never attempted to. We, on the other hand, say we trust God but act like everything depends on us. And the result? We fall flat on our faces and keep wondering why.

Every action of God in your life is intended to increase, not decrease, your dependence on him. Someone wisely said, ‘You’ll never know that Christ is all you need until Christ is all you’ve got.’ To bring you to the place of total dependence on himself, God will allow your ego to be crushed and your self-sufficiency to be stripped away. At that point you make a life-changing discovery: when you have nothing left but God – God is enough!

12/02/2025

Hi Star Family and the good news keeps on coming. On Sanctuary - New Zealand's Worship Station- New Zealand's Worship Station we have evenings with Cathy Jenke (yay Cathy's back on air) and overnights with Tom Francis.

To keep up to date with everything make sure you go follow and like Sanctuary - New Zealand's Worship Station

Lizzie

11/02/2025

"The more I try and hold onto something in my own strength, I close myself off from receiving God's goodness".

Former White Fern Katie Perkins is my guest on the podcast today. Such a great korero. Follow the link below to listen or go subscribe via apple, spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

Lizzie

11/02/2025

From heartfelt moments to fun memories - what’s your favorite Star moment over the years? 🌟 Share your stories with us! Don’t forget to follow Sanctuary - New Zealand's Worship Station for more inspiring content!

11/02/2025

Blessing is progressive

‘Gather all Israel to me on Mount Carmel.’ 1 Kings 18:19 NKJV

The greatest chapter in the story of Elijah’s life took place on Mount Carmel. That’s when he called down fire from Heaven, defeated the prophets of Baal and turned the hearts of the Israelites back to God. The word ‘Carmel’ means ‘fruitful ground’. But before Elijah could get to Mount Carmel, he had to go through two places:

First, God led him to the brook called Cherith. The word ‘Cherith’ means ‘to make covenant with’. It was here that Elijah discovered that God is a covenant-making and covenant-keeping God who can sustain you through the hardest of times. It was here during a drought and famine that ravens brought food to him each day and he drank from the refreshing waters of the brook. But the Bible says, ‘After a while…the brook dried up’ (1 Kings 17:7 NKJV). Now, when God allows your brook to dry up, it’s in order to drive you back to your true source, which is himself, that you may get further instructions. Second, God led him to a widow in Zarephath. The word ‘Zarephath’ means ‘to refine as in a melting pot’. Gold is not pure in its original form. It must be refined, and this is accomplished by heating it to the boiling point. The heat separates the raw substance from its impurities, which surface and are skimmed off. And God will do the same for you by using the heat of trials to separate the gold from the dross in your life.

God knows the experiences you need to reach Mount Carmel, the place of fruitfulness, so trust him. He knows what he is doing.

10/02/2025

I bought Redd the Ragdoll a cooling mat.

Redd: "Whatcha talking about Willis?"

As you can see, it’s going really well.

Lizzie

09/02/2025

Hay Star Fam it's me! Starting Friday 14th Feb I'm Afternoons on Sanctuary - New Zealand's Worship Station 12pm - 6pm. Love it if you could go like and follow the new page so you can keep up with all the news.

Lizzie

Introducing The Afternoon Sanctuary 🌿

Meet Lizzie Oakes (a familiar announcer on-air), here is a get to know more about Lizzie:

"I’ve been part of the Rhema Media Whanau for 8 years. God is my best friend and I talk to him about everything (I mean EVERYTHING… he knows what I’m thinking anyway). I enjoy having real, honest, and authentic conversations with my guests. I’d LOVE you to check out my podcast: Where Do You Find God.

Music is my happy place. Playing it, listening to it and going to concerts. I also love keeping fit by walking, swimming, and lifting weights. (move over Arnie). I have an awesome 20-year-old son and a sassy cat, my 2nd child - Redd the Ragdoll."

Sanctuary. 📌 Coming to you February 14

08/02/2025

Improve your self-talk

‘His praise shall continually be in my mouth.’ Psalm 34:1 NKJV

Whether you know it or not, you have an ongoing conversation with yourself. How does it sound? Do you encourage yourself? Or do you condemn yourself? If you are positive, then you strengthen your positive self-image. If you are negative, you weaken your self-worth. If you’re serious about improving your life, then you must improve the way you think of yourself. And to do that, you must change the way you talk to yourself. And the older you grow, the more responsible you are for the way you think, talk and believe.

Don’t you already have enough problems? Why give yourself more by discouraging yourself with negative self-talk? Turn into your own encourager. Each time you do a good job, compliment yourself. Each time you choose discipline over an indulgence, don’t tell yourself that you should have done that anyway; appreciate how much you are helping yourself. Each time you make a mistake, don’t rehearse everything that’s wrong with yourself; instead tell yourself you’re paying the price for growth and that you’ll learn to do better next time.

The psalmist recognised the importance of his self-talk: ‘I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth’ (Psalm 34:1 NKJV); ‘Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits’ (Psalm 103:2 NKJV); ‘I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in him I will trust”’ (Psalm 91:2 NKJV). The word for today is – improve your self-talk.

06/02/2025

OOh look who's back in New Zealand and joining me in the line up for Sanctuary - New Zealand's Worship Station

Nerida Ashcroft on Breakfast with Lee. Yay! Make sure you like and follow Sanctuary - New Zealand's Worship Station page to keep up to date with all the deets.

Lizzie

Introducing The Morning Sanctuary 🌿 2/2

Surprise, you may know our other Morning announcer! We are excited to introduce Nerida Ashcroft, here's a brief 'about Nerida'.

"There's no place like home! 👋 So stoked to be back with the Rhema Media family after a year living in Portugal! You might remember me from Rhema Breakfast and basically every other show 😂. Mum of two awesome twentysomethings, married to a legend of a primary school teacher, lover of custard squares, dogs, coffee dates, travel, and SHOES! 👠 Can't wait to hang out with you on Sanctuary - It's going to be amazing, you're gonna LOVE it! ❤️"

Sanctuary. 📌 Coming to you February 14

05/02/2025

Where Do You Find God Podcast:

Loved catching up with Bishop Kito on the podcast this week. Bishop Kito will be very busy right now as he's taking the services at Waitangi tomorrow, so was so grateful that he popped in last week to speak with me.

To listen search for "Where Do You Find God" via apply, spotify or wherever you get your podcasts or follow the link below.

Lizzie

04/02/2025

Oooh look it's our awesome Lee! One part of the new breakfast show on Sanctuary kicking off Friday 14 Feb.
Go follow the page. You can also find us on Instagram too! .nz

Lizzie

Introducing The Morning Sanctuary 🌿 1/2

We’re very excited to introduce Lee Baker! Here’s a brief introduction about him.

"I have been working in radio for over 20-years, firstly in the commercial sector, then with Rhema Media since 2013 when I gave my heart to the Lord. Working in this ministry is an absolute joy, as it combines my love for Jesus, spreading the gospels throughout New Zealand and my lifelong passion for radio. I have two handsome sons, whom I love to bits and enjoy running, self-improvement in mental and physical health and am never too far away from my next cup of tea!"

Sanctuary. 📌 Coming to you this February 14

04/02/2025

My vacuum cleaner is falling to pieces, actually it’s just the vacuum hose that has split. So my son keeps wrapping tape around for me.

Thinking of getting a “universal” hose to replace but how universal is universal?

Also if you have any recommendations for good, compact, bagless vacuum with good suction!

Lizzie