It’s been 11 years since Australia Day fell on a Sunday, so this year we took the opportunity to refresh our thinking about our history and those who brought the gospel to this land and taught it throughout the colonies and the first schools.
You might like to refresh your memory about that too with the videos below…
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In 1 Samuel 2:1-36 the writer carefully contrasts the character and actions of Hannah, her son Samuel and Eli’s sons, Hophni and Phinehas who were priests of Israel. While Hannah rejoiced in God because of His faithfulness, the two sons of Eli showed great contempt for God and His Word and so earned God’s displeasure. In was in this situation that Samuel was raised and started living according to the grace he had received from God. Believers should never be the same as the world and our witness for Christ should be evident, like a light shining in a dark place.
With the holiday season almost over and the end of January and the commencement of the school year now in sight, it won’t be long before regular ministries get underway once again. Keep watching this space! (No you don’t have to rush out and buy a telescope!)
On Christmas Day (and every day), it’s good to think about the ‘amazing gulf that God did span’ in sending His Son to this earth to be our Saviour. In Philippians 2:1-11, Paul links 3 great truths that all are dependent upon one another; the birth, death and exaltation of Jesus, that not only are important theologically, but also practically – because they teach us how to live.
You are welcome to join us at 9:30am on Christmas Day as we meet to celebrate the coming into the world of the One who said ‘I am the Light of the world’ (John 8:12). We’ll sing some carols, hear from God’s Word and will also be taking up an offering for PresAID projects in Uganda and East Timor and afterward we’ll share some morning tea!
Join us as we come together for ‘Carols by Torchlight’ (yep, it’s much safer than candles!) at St John’s on Sunday December 22nd at 8pm, followed by supper in the hall (please bring some to share!) All very welcome!
Monday night December 2nd. Lake Weeroona 6pm. BYO everything!
All welcome!!
Join us as we come together to pray for local, national and worldwide needs, God’s people across all nations, missions near and far and His will to be done in our lives. We’ll meet in the Upper Room (the meeting room in our Church Hall) from 9:30am until approx 11:30am.
Wow.. how the year flies past! This Sunday (Nov 24th) we’ll wrap up our Playgroup and Sunday School year once again! Even ‘Hot Dog’ is promising to be there! A shared lunch will follow in the hall…come and join with us!
John 16:25-33 highlights the final aspects of the message that Jesus spoke to his disciples before his death. In preparing them for his departure, Jesus made his future plain to them while the disciples responded by making their faith plain to him. In response Jesus then made their future plain to them as he told them of the trouble they would have in the world as his followers. But in all the trouble they would face, Jesus promised them his peace and gave them every encouragement by telling them that he had overcome the world. Those who believe in him and remain faithful to the end will likewise overcome the world through him.